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Is Sacha Baron Cohen Really Banned From The Oscars Over A Dictator Stunt?

Feb 232012

Oscars season wouldn’t be Oscars season without a little irreverence; who didn’t love it when South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone cross-dressed for the 2000 Oscars? No one. According to Deadline, however, the Academy has pulled Sacha Baron Cohen‘s Oscars tickets, effectively banning him from the event, after rumors suggested that the Hugo star planned to walk the red carpet as his character from the upcoming film The Dictator. What, is the Academy afraid Cohen will ruin the dignified tone of the event? You guys know you’re letting the Muppets present, right? They are just people’s hands! Covered with really intricate gloves!

If they really want to ban a character from Sunday’s proceedings, might we recommend Mike Myers‘ deeply off-putting Cecil Worthington, an etiquette coach who terrorizes Kevin Kline with fun-sized Snickers and us with that comb over in today’s new Funny or Die Oscar promo? Seems like a double standard to embrace some freaks and not the others! Unless the Academy is concerned about dealing with camel poop, in which case…they are probably in the right.

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Jen Aniston Forces Justin Theroux To Breakdance For Ellen’s Amusement

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Feb 222012

Jennifer Aniston, we figured out why you’ve allegedly had such trouble settling down. It’s because you knew, deep in your heart, that somewhere out there was a man who you could make breakdance for your entertainment whenever you wanted. You were so right to wait. “Ever since she saw Zoolander, she’s been obsessed with making me breakdance,” Justin Theroux said of his costar and lady love while visiting The Ellen DeGeneres Show today. So obsessed, in fact, that Aniston shipped Theroux’s special breakdancing shoes directly to Ellen thus forcing her man to bust a move on-set. Jen and Justin: they may have met during the filming of the upcoming Wanderlust, but they fell in love between a basic toprock and a suicide corkscrew. No word, however, on who made Justin to wear those jeggings.

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Jennifer Aniston Gets Her Star

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Feb 222012

The Hollywood Walk of Fame has added one more to its galaxy…and it goes by the name of Jennifer Aniston.

With her father John, boyfriend Justin Theroux and a slew of her celebrity friends watching…the rom-com queen accepted her star today at a ceremony outside The W Hollywood Hotel…just two days before the release of her latest film, Wanderlust.

As most of you know, Jen’s celebrity status catapulted after playing Rachel Greene on the NBC comedy Friends and she’s been one of our favorites ever since.

This marks the 2,462nd star on the world famous Walk of Fame.

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The Ever-Changing Face Of Rose McGowan

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Feb 222012

Rose McGowan has been on the scene a lot recently, and after we spotted photos of her at last night’s 40th anniversary party celebrating Charlie Chaplin‘s honorary Academy Award, we couldn’t help but notice that the Conan the Barbarian actress looks a little…different. Of course, Rose has looked a little different every time we’ve seen her for a long time, making a slow transformation from Marilyn Manson-dating girl next door to a really hot female version of Tim Curry. Don’t believe us? That proof is in the overly tight, wrinkle-free pudding, dear readers. Check out the many, many, many faces of Rose below:

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A Make-Up Free Marion Cotillard

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Feb 222012

Make-up free and still beautiful! Check out these photos of Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix in New York on the set of the upcoming and currently untitled James Gray film.

In the movie, Phoenix reportedly plays a New York pimp who lures Marion Cotillard’s character into a life of prostitution.

Hmmmmm…we are definitely interested in seeing what happens with these two.

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What’s Wrong With Chris Brown And Rihanna’s Musical Reunion? Domestic Violence Experts Weigh In

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Feb 222012

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Britney Spears And Fergie Both Eyeing An X Factor Judging Gig

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Feb 222012

Britney Spears and Fergie are allegedly going head-to-head! They might be facing off in a bid to join The X Factor, rather than competing in some kind of fabulous Beyond The Thunderdome dance-off like we’d prefer, but still! We’ll take it. Us Weekly reports that the Black Eyed Peas chanteuse and the Criminal singer are both vying for a spot at the judges table alongside Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid. Does that mean Beyonce won’t be getting $ 500 million to join the panel? Or is Simon just going to take out a personal loan from the World Bank to hire all of the divas? Honestly, it would not surprise us.

Our two cents? Fergie and Britney Spears would both be excellent judges; combined, they have about 50 years of show business experience. If other rumored candidates like Janet Jackson or Bey join the judging panel, however, we’re going to have to go with Fergie. We need someone to balance out those sweethearts, and we can tell there would be a little more bite in Fergie Ferg’s comments. Or at least more backflips. Which is basically the same thing.

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How Cobra Starship Wound Up Glamping With Tommy Hilfiger: A Love Story

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Feb 222012

A fabulously well dressed family heads out into the New Mexican wilderness for a weekend of “glamping” (glam camping), all while being serenaded by an amped-up dance band from Manhattan. Nope, it’s not the premise of a new VH1 reality program, but the runway show for Tommy Hilfiger’s spring 2012 line at Lincoln Center last week. The production brought to life the fictitious “all-American Hilfiger” family, strutting to the tunes of Cobra Starship.

It certainly isn’t a stretch to picture CS in the fashion world. “You’ve gotta be creative but have a social, business mindset,” lead singer Gabe Saporta notes, before adding that both he and guitarist Ryland Blackinton date women who work in the fashion industry. But that doesn’t mean they’ve always been blessed with dead-on style sense. Some of their early looks were dead on arrival! “Early on [in our career] we embraced a Day-Glo neon, retina-burning color palette. We looked like Harajuku girls.”

So how did these guys hook up with the king of prepster style at New York Fashion Week? We were lucky enough to get backstage at Lincoln Center and ask Hilfiger himself. “Rock music has influenced me forever, since I started my brand when I was a teen. In high school I wanted to be a rock star,” he admitted, though sadly, music wasn’t where his talent lay. “But I knew I could look like a rock star!” This love of music continues to imbue his work to this day. ”I’ve always wrapped my brand around pop culture. We’re the first designer company ever to sponsor rock tours,” he told us proudly. In many ways, it helps keep the 60-year-old young, and he counts himself a fan of the very youthful electro-pop-rock sound of Saporta and company. “I love their music,” he gushed.

And the band loves him right back. “We did the opening of the Soho store for Tommy a few years ago and we’ve kinda been bros behind the scenes since then,” Gabe told us of their first meeting. They spent the day perfecting an extended medley of their hits to accompany the models down the catwalk. Despite the practice, Ryland was little worried before the show. “There wasn’t one time we did it without messing up somewhere, so I hope we pull it off.” (We think they nailed it, by the way.)

Check out more of the looks, lights, music, excitement and bikinis (!) in the gallery below!

[Photos: Christiana Cefalu]

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Lindsay Lohan is Back in Blonde at Court

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Feb 222012

Here’s Lindsay Lohan showing up to the LAX Courthouse with her mom, Dina.

Lindsay’s most recent hearing is another positive one for the actress. She’s receiving praise from the judge once again for completing her scheduled community service and obligations.

The actress recently booked a future hosting gig on Saturday Night Live, and will also play legendary actress Liz Taylor in an upcoming Lifetime movie.

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The Hunger Games Mall Tour Sounds Eerily Familiar

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Feb 222012

So, it was just announced today that the stars and director of The Hunger Games are embarking on an eight-city mall tour across the country, beginning in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 3. And we’re not sure what to think of this news. On the one hand, yay! Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and/or their tribute frienemies will maybe be coming to your town to answer your questions in person. On the other hand, well, the thought of these young stars being ferried from town to town and presented in front of crowds sounds kind of SPOILER …

… like Katniss and Peeta’s victory tour. Except it will be done in malls instead of in town squares. And they’re probably traveling by plane, not fancy futuristic trains. And the masses there to greet them won’t be forced to attend against their will (unless you’re counting unwilling parents or significant others who don’t know what they’re missing). And they won’t be starving people about to start an uprising against the government. But yeah, other than those things, it’s eery. Actually, we’d love it if Lionsgate brought some movie magic to an event like this — perhaps for Catching Fire? — and made a full-on Panem experience for the die-hard fans. You’d have to fast for a day before attending, and dress in drab, post-apocalyptic clothing, and be pushed around by angry guards. Hmmm. Maybe there’s a reason they don’t hire us to organize these things.

Anyway here’s the list of dates. Don’t forget to wear your Mockingjay pins!

» Saturday, March 3 @ Westfield Century City, Los Angeles
Talent: Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth

» Tuesday, March 6 @ JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead
Talent: Liam Hemsworth, Leven Rambin, Dayo Okeniyi, Amandla Stenberg and Jack Quaid

» Wednesday, March 7 @ Scottsdale Fashion Square, Phoenix
Talent: Liam Hemsworth, Leven Rambin, Dayo Okeniyi and Jack Quaid

» Wednesday, March 7 @ the Westfield Fox Valley, Chicago
Talent: Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson

» Thursday, March 8 @ the Westfield Broward, Miami
Talent: Jennifer Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig and Amandla Stenberg

» Thursday, March 8 @ Galleria Dallas
Talent: Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson

» Friday, March 9 the Mall Of America, Minneapolis
Talent: Jennifer Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig, Amandla Stenberg, Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson

» Saturday, March 10 @ the University Village, Seattle
Talent: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson

More info on each event is available on the movie’s Facebook page.

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