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Selfie, Omnishambles and TWERK. Did Miley Cyrus Just Update The Dictionary?
Just 24 hours after Miley Cyrus' controversial gyrating on-stage at the VMA's 2013, the Oxford English Dictionary has added 'twerk' as a new verb into the English lexicon. Yes, really.Oxford Dictionaries Online said the word...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2013
Was Lamar Odom On Drugs While Playing For The L.A. Lakers?
Lamar Odom's downward spiral appears to date back further than first assumed, with TMZ.com reporting that the basketball ace was "deep into drugs" while he was playing for the Dallas Mavericks and there is evidence...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28th August 2013
Matthew McConaughey Sparks Oscars Buzz With 'The Dallas Buyers Club' Trailer
Matthew McConaughey has a very real chance of scoring his first ever Oscar nomination for The Dallas Buyers Club. Before this week, we'd only been treated to stills from the drama - showing the Hollywood...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2013
![Kristin Chenoweth's Duet With Random Audience Member Goes Viral [Video]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130722/220713_carol_burnett_2/kristin-chenoweth-the-academy-of-television-arts_3776888.jpg "Kristin Chenoweth's Duet With Random Audience Member Goes Viral [Video]")
Kristin Chenoweth's Duet With Random Audience Member Goes Viral [Video]
Kristin Chenoweth's duet with an apparent randomly picked audience member at the Hollywood Bowl has gone viral, racking up some 2.3 million views on YouTube.Performing on-stage, Chenoweth suddenly began wandering through the audience asking if...
News posted in Books / Authors on 28th August 2013
Word: 'Twerk.' Definition: Dance To Popular Music In Sexually Provocative Manner
Oh Miley Cyrus has really gone and done it this time. Her 'twerking' craze, which she's aggressively shoved down our throats for the past six months, has made it into the Oxford dictionary - those...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th August 2013
With Bana and Hall, How Did 'Closed Circuit' Fail To Please?
Closed Circuit, the new crime-thriller from Is Anybody There? director John Crowley, has failed to impress the critics ahead of its highly anticipated release this week. The international suspense thriller features a glittering cast including...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2013
Lance Bass Really Wants N-Sync Reunion, Says Justin Is Too Busy
Lance Bass says that despite N-Sync's reunion at the MTV Video Music Awards, there is no concrete plans to tour or work on a new album, because Justin Timberlake is just too busy.The 1990s pop...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 2013
Dr Hasnat Khan Calls Diana Movie Terrible, Admits He Hasn't Seen It.
The former lover of Diana Princess of Wales, Dr Hasnat Khan, has slammed the new Hollywood movie about the late royal, calling reports that he collaborated "a complete lie."Naomi Watts as Princess Diana of WalesDr...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 2013
![Selena Gomez Hits 'Getaway' Premiere After MTV VMAs 2013 [Pictures]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130827/270813_getaway_premiere/selena-gomez-getaway-premiere_3838306.jpg "Selena Gomez Hits 'Getaway' Premiere After MTV VMAs 2013 [Pictures]")
Selena Gomez Hits 'Getaway' Premiere After MTV VMAs 2013 [Pictures]
Selena Gomez hit the premiere of her new movie Getaway just 24 hours after attending the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. In theaters on Friday (August 30, 2013), the movie sees Ethan Hawke...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 2013
'The Butler' Serves Up $17 Million Box-Office To Remain No.1
The Butler, the star-studded historical drama by director Lee Daniels, has topped the North American box office for a second week with $17 million in takings, reports BBC News.Forest Whitaker [L] and Cuba Gooding Jr...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 2013
Congratulations Madonna, You Just Made $125 Million In One Year
Madonna has surprisingly trumped the likes of Lady Gaga, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey to be named the world's top-earning celebrity for the past year.The 55-year-old singer made an estimated $125 million thanks to her...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th August 2013
Miley Who? Katy Perry Closes MTV VMAs 2013 Under Brooklyn Bridge
Katy Perry's closed out this year's MTV Video Music Awards with an ingenious performance under New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge, though fans can probably be forgiven for missing it, on account of being too busy...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th August 2013
Five New J.D Salinger Books Set For Release Before 2020
J.D Salinger, the shadowy author best known for his magnum opus The Catcher in the Rye, will posthumously release at least five new books before 2020, according to claims in a new film and book...
News posted in Books / Authors on 27th August 2013
"Shut The F*ck Up": Taylor Swift's F-Bomb At The MTV VMAs 2013
This always seems to happen. And we love it. The MTV Video Music Awards is perfect for high profile celebrities getting caught on camera saying or doing things this shouldn't. This time, it was Taylor...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th August 2013
Shailene Woodley Stars in 'Divergent' Trailer, But Is It The Next Hunger Games?
Shailene Woodley starred in the very first trailer for futuristic thriller Divergent, which premiered before the action at the MTV Video Music Awards last night.The movie is adapted from a young adult novel by Veronica...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 2013
Head in a Box? Why Lady Gaga's VMA Performance Was Her Most Bizarre Yet
Lady Gaga's opening performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (August 25, 2013) was arguably one of her most bizarre ever. The songstress, who was promoting new single 'Applause,' began the show by...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th August 2013
Lee Daniels' 'The Butler' Is The Quiet Success Story of the Year
Remember when we first heard about The Butler? Lee Daniels' big-budget drama - starring Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who served 34 years at the White House - was tipped for Oscars before...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd August 2013
Dearbhla Walsh to Direct Dustin Hoffman In Roald Dahl's 'Esio Trot'
Irish director Dearbhla Walsh, who won an Emmy for Little Dorritt, is to direct a new BB adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel Esio Trot, starring Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman and Judi DenchWalsh, who will...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd August 2013
'Thao & The Get Down Stay Down' Hitting Austin City Limits, Bumbershoot and More
The summer is beginining to edge away, and with Bonnaroo, Pitchfork and SXSW long-gone, music fans would be forgiven for packing up their tents and looking ahead for 2014.But fear not, there's still plenty of...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd August 2013
Matt Damon's 'Elysium' Fails To Convince Prickly UK Critics
Neill Blomkamp's follow-up his Oscar nominated sci-fi District 9 had garnered strong reviews stateside. Elysium followed Matt Damon's character Max, who attempts to reach a wealthy man-made space station inhabited only by the privileged as...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd August 2013
Kevin Spacey Goes All Frank Underwood in MacTaggart Lecture
Kevin Spacey gave the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival this week, passionately arrguing that the small screen had become its own art form, eclipsing film in terms of character-driven drama.It's hard to disagree...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd August 2013
Relax, UK: Joss Whedon's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Is Coming To Channel 4
Ok, all you Joss Whedon fans in the UK - it's time to stop emailing Marvel, ABC, or Joss himself about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.After a fierce bidding war, Channel 4 beat Sky for the rights...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd August 2013
Harry Styles Anticipates Taylor Swift Breakup Song. Oh, It's Coming.
Harry Styles is a pretty level-headed guy. He knows what's coming to him. And it's not actually that bad. It's just going to be a pop song about how bad of a boyfriend he was....
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd August 2013
Gia Allemand's Funeral Is A Typically Teary Affair In New York
Gia Allemand, 29, the American model who appeared on the first season of The Bachelor, was laid to rest in New York on Thursday (August 22, 2013) following her suicide attempt last week.Her boyfriend, the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd August 2013
As Wentworth Miller Comes Out as Gay, We Remember 'Prison Break'
Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller has refused an invitation to a film festival in St Petersburg over Russia's new anti-gay laws. Announcing himself "as a gay man," the actor said he was "deeply troubled" by...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd August 2013
Kanye West's Airport 'Victim' Enlists Services of Notorious L.A. Lawyer
Daniel Ramos, the paparazzi photographer who claims Kanye West gave him a beat down at the Los Angeles International Airport, has hired notorious celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred to handle his case.Ramos claims he was punched...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd August 2013
Dolly Parton's Dollywood Just Became Dollykingdom, or Dollyuniverse
Dolly Parton is stepping up the expansive of her Dollywood theme park, with plans for a $300 million development over the next decade.According to the Associated Press, the park plans to open the DreamMore Resort...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd August 2013
Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson Crashes Pittsburgh Wedding, Sort Of
"Hey hunny, remember at Meghan and Charlie's wedding when that guy from Duck Dynasty, Willie Robertson, turned up to give advice?"Yeah, it's a conversation likely to be had in the future by the friends of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd August 2013
Suspicions Remain Over Death Of 'That 70's Show's' Lisa Robin Kelly
Authorities remain suspicious of the cause of Lisa Robin Kelly's death - the former star of That 70s Show found dead at a rehab facility last week.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ.com that both the L.A....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd August 2013
Marion Cotillard To Play Lady Macbeth in 'Snowtown' Director's Adaptation
And so it is French actress Marion Cotillard who has been tasked with playing Lady Macbeth in StudioCanal and Film4's forthcoming adaptation of the Shakespeare tale, from the producers of The King's Speech, according to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd August 2013
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