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Video: Jessica Sanchez Dishes on Her New Role on Glee, Talks Idol, and Sings For Us!

Jessica Sanchez blows the roof off our Los Angeles studio when she sings on POPSUGAR LIVE.

Jessica Sanchez blows the roof off our Los Angeles studio when she sings on POPSUGAR LIVE. She speaks with us about her new role on Glee, meeting the cast, performing on American Idol for the first time since coming in second last season, and releasing her debut album. Check it out on POPSUGAR Live!

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Video: Angelina Jolie Goes Ladylike to Speak in London and More

Angelina Jolie was in London this morning to attend a G8 meeting with world leaders and advocate on behalf of victims of sexual violence.

Angelina Jolie was in London this morning to attend a G8 meeting with world leaders and advocate on behalf of victims of sexual violence. Watch Angelina speak in this headlines roundup, and get the latest on her fiancé Brad Pitt's upcoming film Fury. We are also recapping top stories including a new project on HBO, the return of an old show on NBC, and why the most-visited museum in the world is closing. On Allie: BCBG Max Azria blazer, Club Monaco top.

Red Carpet

Lea and Cory Join Up With the Glee Cast to Celebrate Ryan Murphy

Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Jane Lynch were joined by their Glee cast members to honor Ryan Murphy as he received the PaleyFest Icon Award in LA last night.

Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Jane Lynch were joined by their Glee cast members to honor Ryan Murphy as he received the PaleyFest Icon Award in LA last night. Lea wore a sheer black Vivienne Tam dress while her boyfriend, Cory, went for a simple suit at the event. The Glee cast weren't the only stars from Ryan's shows to attend the shindig — Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, and Leslie Grossman from Ryan's first show, Popular, walked the red carpet along with Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha from The New Normal. Many of the stars of Ryan's shows have grown close with the prolific TV creator, and Andrew, Naya Rivera, and Darren Criss even did some impressions of Ryan Murphy on the red carpet for the Associated Press. After the award ceremony, Lea tweeted, "A beautiful night honoring the amazing Ryan Murphy. So happy for him. What a joy to be in such an amazing room with such incredible people."

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Gwyneth, Brooklyn, and Karolina Celebrate Michael Kors in NYC

Gwyneth Paltrow showed skin in a cutout little black dress designed by Michael Kors at last night's Golden Heart Gala, benefiting the God's Love We Deliver charity, in NYC.

Gwyneth Paltrow showed skin in a cutout little black dress designed by Michael Kors at last night's Golden Heart Gala, benefiting the God's Love We Deliver charity, in NYC. She was joined at the charitable event by other Michael Kors-clad celebrities like Karolina Kurkova, a newly brunette Brooklyn Decker, and Anna Wintour. Michael himself had the honor of sitting between Bette Midler and Anna Wintour during dinner. Gwyneth took the stage to introduce Glee creator Ryan Murphy, who made a speech and even asked Bette if she'd make a cameo on Glee — to his relief, she said yes! Michael was also honored at the fete for making a generous gift that will allow God's Love, a nonprofit that delivers meals to the seriously ill, to fund a new building.

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Kate Hudson Joins the Glee Cast to Toast a New Season!

Kate Hudson was a guest of honor at last night's Glee season four launch party in LA.

Kate Hudson was a guest of honor at last night's Glee season four launch party in LA. She donned Alexander McQueen to pose with the show's leading lady Lea Michele, in Versace. Other stars of the Fox hit, including Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Heather Morris, and Mark Salling, were also on hand for the bash. It was great fun for Lea, who tweeted, "Best night ever! Got to see the first two episodes and they're amazing! Season 4 starts tomorrow!" Kate Hudson's role on Glee is one of the many celeb cameos to come — Sarah Jessica Parker also has a small part. Kate plays Cassandra July, Lea's character Rachel's dance teacher at a new performing arts school in the Big Apple. Kate made the rounds at the afterparty as well, posing with Lea, Chord Overstreet, and show runner Ryan Murphy.

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Video: What to See on NBC This Fall — Matthew Perry and . . . a Monkey?

BuzzSugar editors Becky Kirsch and Shannon Vestal are down in Beverly Hills, CA, for the Television Critics Association's Summer press tour, and they're filling us in on the new shows coming to NBC this Fall so you know what to watch!

BuzzSugar editors Becky Kirsch and Shannon Vestal are down in Beverly Hills, CA, for the Television Critics Association's Summer press tour, and they're filling us in on the new shows coming to NBC this Fall so you know what to watch! From Matthew Perry's return to TV to Ryan Murphy's next hit to, yes, a famous monkey, get the lowdown in this PopSugar Rush.

Fall TV

The New Normal Is Based on Ryan Murphy's Own Life

Glee and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy is bringing another TV series to the Fall lineup, but this time, the subject matter is hitting a lot closer to home.

Glee and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy is bringing another TV series to the Fall lineup, but this time, the subject matter is hitting a lot closer to home. At the TCA panel for The New Normal, Murphy shared that the new show — about a gay couple who uses a surrogate to have a baby — is actually loosely based on his own life. Read on to get the details on that, as well as some fun tidbits from the stars of the show, including Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells as the main couple, David and Bryan, and NeNe Leakes as Bryan's assistant.

  • Murphy was very forthcoming about how his own life was the loose inspiration for the show. He said that he and his partner have been having conversations about kids and surrogacy, and it seems that of the two characters, Bryan (Rannells) is modeled after Murphy. Murphy praised Rannell's hair and paid him a compliment, saying, "If someone's loosely playing you, you want them to be much better looking than you."
  • The New Normal has already been the subject of controversy, with the organization One Million Moms calling for a boycott. Murphy said he wasn't surprised to hear about the issue but that he finds it "interesting when people take that position before they've seen it," and added, "I actually think if they watched it, they'd like it." Rannells, who's best known for his role on Girls and the Broadway play Book of Mormon, made a joke about the situation, saying he was honored to be mentioned "by first and last name!"
  • Justin Bartha said that he wanted to get involved with the show after reading about Rannells and Murphy doing a show together, at which point he had already seen the former in Book of Mormon. "I kind of initiated it," he said, speaking very highly of Murphy: "Ryan is brilliant . . . a modern-day Oscar Wilde." Bartha added that he likes that The New Normal deals with "love [and] real issues in a nontrite way that is also entertaining."
  • Murphy talked about casting Leakes, whom he first cast on Glee as Roz because he had seen her "take down Star Jones on Celebrity Apprentice." He reached out to her again for this show because he thinks she's hilarious, and, as if proving his point, when Leakes was asked about the subject matter of the show, Leakes exclaimed, "I live in Atlanta, GA, and it's a very popular city for gays. We love them!"

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Scenes From the 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Fashion Show

>> The final challenge of this year's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition — a fashion show by all 10 finalists at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles — took place last Thursday.
2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Show

>> The final challenge of this year's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competition — a fashion show by all 10 finalists at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles — took place last Thursday. “You’re never really a spectator at your own show, so it’s an amazing experience," said second-time finalist Joseph Altuzarra. "I wasn’t so much looking at the girls as at people’s reactions in the audience.”

Ryan Murphy, Bee Shaffer's current boss — both were in attendance — revealed another project Altuzarra has on his plate: designing some costumes for Murphy’s new movie based on Larry Kramer’s play, The Normal Heart.

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Anne Hathaway Says She Never Heard From Ryan Murphy About Her Glee Guest Spot

Anne Hathaway doesn't seem to have trouble getting coveted roles these days, but the one she really wants — a guest spot on Glee — hasn't materialized yet.

Anne Hathaway doesn't seem to have trouble getting coveted roles these days, but the one she really wants — a guest spot on Glee — hasn't materialized yet. Despite Ryan Murphy confirming in January that the actress would guest star, Hathaway says she hasn't heard from the series creator.

In an interview with PopSugar, she recounted the anecdote of when she ran into Murphy at the Golden Globes. Anne told us that [Murphy said] "'Anne Hathaway, come on Glee!' And I go yes, and he goes 'Fab, I'll call you.'" Sadly, she added, " . . . And I never heard from him again." She hasn't given up the dream, though, and has a message for Glee's mastermind: "Ryan Murphy, I'm calling you out, I want to be on Glee! I got my songs all ready to go!"

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Ryan Murphy, Douglas Keeve, and Possibly Bee Shaffer Working on Upcoming Model TV Series

>> America's Next Top Model may have Andre Leon Talley as a judge and Vogue Italia as a partner, but it sounds like Model Apartment, Glee creator Ryan Murphy's upcoming reality docuseries, may have an even more high fashion slant.

>> America's Next Top Model may have Andre Leon Talley as a judge and Vogue Italia as a partner, but it sounds like Model Apartment, Glee creator Ryan Murphy's upcoming reality docuseries, may have an even more high fashion slant.

The series, which is in development at A&E and has Unzipped's Douglas Keeve on board as executive producer, was described in May as: "[A look] inside the world of six models living together for a fly-on-the-wall look at how they live, work, and play."

The cast is reportedly a mix of established models and fresh faces, and The Imagist noted earlier this week: "[The] Ryan Murphy Model TV project is gathering momentum in the form of Vogue Italia cover girls and English indie cover boys. I don't think television has ever seen such a editorial casting in eons."

It's also possible that Anna Wintour's daughter Bee Shaffer is somehow involved — she moved to Los Angeles in May to work for Murphy's production company, reportedly overseeing research for the shows and projects under the company's umbrella.