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Buzz News Roundup, 9/8

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:30:07 PDT

J.K. Rowling has won her copyright infringement lawsuit against a fan who wanted to publish a Harry Potter encyclopedia. - AP
Spike Lee is working on a sequel to Inside Man. - Hollywood Reporter
24 is shutting down production for two weeks to rewrite scripts and figure out the end to the next season. - Zap2it
The Stand Up to Cancer telethon and associated fundraising efforts made $100 million for cancer research. - TV Guide
The Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler sparked an all-night bidding war at the Toronto International Film Festival. - Variety
Musicians including Heart and Jackson Browne don't want Republican candidates using their songs to campaign. - CitizenSugar
NBC is putting together a new Muppets special, Letters to Santa: A Muppet Christmas. - Reuters
Jayma Mays has been cast as the lead in the Fox pilot Glee, which might be an American Idol companion this Spring. - Hollywood Reporter
Jessica Alba has been cast in a "modern-day fable" called An Invisible Sign of My Own, which was initially supposed to star America Ferrera. - Variety

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See Britney Spears as an X Factor Judge

Becky Kirsch — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:36:54 PDT

Get the inside scoop on what Britney Spears is like as an X Factor judge - HuffPost TV
What to watch over the Memorial Day weekend - Zap2it
See the X-Men reimagined as Disney characters - BuzzFeed
Watch a clip from Brad Pitt's new movie - ET Online
The best movies about grief you probably haven't seen - /Film
Jon Favreau will star in Iron Man 3 - The Hollywood Reporter
See what critics are saying about Cosmopolis - Rotten Tomatoes
This is some serious Game of Thrones street art - The Frisky
How to throw an awesome Star Wars party - GeekSugar

Photo courtesy of Fox

Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Ellie Kemper With a Stripper

Katie Henry — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:30:53 PDT

Ellie Kemper gets a shocking surprise from Ellen - The Insider
Blossom's Jenna von Oy welcomes a daughter - People
Will Holy Motors win the Palme d'Or at Cannes? - Lainey Gossip
Jon Favreau will act in, but not direct, Iron Man 3 - HuffPost Entertainment
Kylie Minogue is showing lots of skin - D-Listed
Taylor Swift debuts a wild new look - JustJared
Is Bill Murray the coolest celebrity ever? - BuzzFeed
Kate Upton covers up in Cannes - Hollywood Tuna
Grant Bowler cast opposite Lindsay Lohan in Liz & Dick - Pink Is the New Blog
Kanye West is branching out into film - The Superficial
Are stars oversharing on Twitter? - The Daily Beast
TV marathons are taking over the holiday weekend - Zap2It
Katy Perry kisses a Marine during Fleet Week - TooFab
Check out the most stylish celebrity jet-setters - The Frisky
Is Mark Zuckerberg's new relationship status doomed? - Your Tango
Elton John's at home resting following health scare - ET Online

What to Rent: New DVDs This Week

Maggie Pehanick — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:05:00 PDT

In addition to the following releases, Rampart, The Devil Inside, and Chronicle are also available.

Albert Nobbs

Glenn Close scored an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of a woman posing as a man in 19th century Ireland. Forced to assume the dress and mannerisms of a man to secure a job as a butler in order to survive in the oppressive times, Albert finds his arrangement shaken up by the arrival of a stranger with a secret (Janet McTeer) and her involvement with her fellow servants (played by Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson). Deleted scenes and commentary by director Rodrigo Garcia and Glenn Close are included with the DVD.

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One for the Money

Katherine Heigl is Stephanie Plum, card-carrying Jersey girl and badass, in the film adaptation of Janet Evanovich's popular murder mystery series. Out-of-work Plum gets a gig working for her cousin as a bail bondswoman, and despite her lack of experience, she's got a knack for hunting down perps. Her biggest challenge is whether to get back with her momentary high school sweetheart, Joe Morelli, or give in to a fellow recovery agent's charms. Extras include featurettes and a gag reel.

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The Grey

It's Liam Neeson vs. the wild in this grim thriller. Neeson's character Ottway is already battling suicidal thoughts when his plane crashes in a remote part of Alaskan wilderness. Now, he must not only find a way to avoid catching hypothermia, but protect his friends from a pack of wolves hungry for a snack. As the film progresses, it becomes clearer that battling with the wolves is an easier fight than battling with one another. DVD extras include commentary by director Joe Carnahan and deleted scenes.

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Beyoncé's Sweet Mother's Day Note For Mom Tina

Allie Merriam — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:49:15 PDT

Beyoncé Knowles shared a sweet Mother's Day letter to her mom Tina - The Insider
Eva Longoria documents her last day on the Desperate Housewives set - People
Do you like Taylor Kitsch's new hairdo? - Lainey Gossip
Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson going to Glee! - HuffPost Entertainment
The Brat Pack, then and now! - TooFab
Jessica Simpson tweets her Mother's Day love to her mom - Us Weekly
The many celebs who love Obama - The Daily Beast
The Amazing Spider-Man to open in India first - Hollywood Reporter
Happy 28th to Mark Zuckerberg! - BuzzFeed
Think Like a Man is still doing well at the box office - Rotten Tomatoes
The latest on John Travolta's legal troubles - YourTango
Russell Brand unfollows Katy Perry on Twitter - Wonderwall
Looks like Ashton will be on TV for another year - Lifeline Live
Ready for more True Blood? - Zap2It
Is Blake Lively putting love before work? - Celebitchy

Brad Pitt Signs With . . . Chanel!

Allie Merriam — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:19:51 PDT

Brad Pitt to rep Chanel No. 5 - People
Jessica Biel follows Justin onto Twitter - Lainey Gossip
Will Rebecca Hall be Iron Man's new leading lady? - HuffPost Entertainment
See Rihanna's short shorts photo shoot - TooFab
John Travolta's legal troubles mount - Us Weekly
The juiciest royal tidbits from a new biography of the Queen - The Daily Beast
Kristen Stewart's On the Road is one step closer to theaters - Hollywood Reporter
Are Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy back together? - YourTango
Did Anna Wintour ban Kim Kardashian from the Met Gala? - The Insider
Rachel McAdams on DVD this week - Rotten Tomatoes
John Hamm claims AMC execs wondered if he was sexy enough to be Don Draper - Wonderwall
Will Smith talks politics - Lifeline Live
Preview the Desperate Housewives series finale - Zap2It
Is Russell Brand having second thoughts about the divorce? - Celebitchy

Should There Be a War on Makeup For Little Girls?

BabyCenter — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:57:47 PDT

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about kids and makeup.

Hope Perlman survived the moment of mothering girls I dread. In her post for NY Times' Motherlode, she relays the day her 13-year-old daughter begged to be allowed to wear makeup to a party.

After much soul searching – Perlman occasionally wears makeup herself – and lecturing, she said yes. She describes her rationale here:

"I wanted her to fit in, because I know fitting in is what middle school is about. But what, exactly, was she starting to fit into? The role of the teenager tortured by her failure to live up to a magazine picture? I'd been that teenager, with a picture of a model taped to my bedroom mirror. It wasn't what I wanted for my child."

So she acquiesced. But not before letting her know exactly what she thought about the message, so aggressively delivered by a male-dominated advertising industry, that girls and women need to paint themselves, cover their skin with lotions and potions, to be beautiful and feminine.

"So that's how I allowed my daughter to start wearing makeup," Perlman says at the end of her essay, "I gave her permission - along with a large and cumbersome bag of guilt. The personal is political. Better remember that. Here's your mascara, honey. And your burden of awareness. Enjoy!"

I relate to Perlman’s story: When my daughter first sensed I had "issues" with makeup, she was about four years old. She asked me to get her a makeup kit, like the one her little friend Hanna got for being a flower girl, and I refused.

"Why not?" she pouted.

Instead of simply saying "because I said so," I treated her to a verbal tirade of stinging righteousness that came from an apparently conflicted place inside of me.

Keep reading for more of the story.

"I Like Much Older Guys"

Tres Community — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:05:00 PDT

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments!

I am 26 and since I can remember I've always had a thing for older guys. My first big celebrity crush was Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient and Jeremy Irons in The Mission - which is pretty weird but those actors/movies are pretty awesome and I'm sure many women have felt the same. Difference was, I was 9. When I was in early primary school and everyone was obsessed with Leonardo DiCaprio, I was doodling Alan Rickman's name on the back of my lever arch file.

I have dated guys that are my age and I have enjoyed their personalities and had (somewhat) successful relationships and although I was attracted to them, I never felt myself get gooey on the inside - if that makes sense. I just find older guys physically appealing. I get really turned on by grey hair and male pattern baldness. And dare I even say the slight paunch that men get when they are older. I have not found a man in his 20s or 30s attractive in a few years now. This is pretty weird, because I am definitely a young looking 26 year old (still get carded) and I am quite fit, dress for my age, often get approached by guys my age etc. I would not say I am craving the security and stability that comes with being older or dating someone who is older, although those are things most people who would like a relationship would logically desire . . . including me.

By the way, this is definitely not "Daddy Issues." My parents have a long, healthy, happy marriage and I come from a very close knit loving family. In fact, my Dad who is 55 is a fitness junkie like me and often passes for 44-45ish.

It's also definitely not financial. I am pretty successful and independent (have lived by myself and paid my own way since 18), and do not want someone to take care of me or buy me things in order to feel appreciated. Nor do I feel at this stage that I want to be nurtured and treated in a juvenile manner. I feel this is a sort of sexual awakening.

I am currently dating a man who is 41. We started dating about 3 years ago and I originally lied to him and said I was a young-looking 30 year old for our first three dates so he would take me seriously - we met through online dating. Although I love him dearly and think he is very attractive, I still find men that are much older than him more appealing. Like around 60 would be ideal for me.

I've tried talking to my best and closest girl friends about this, and they usually just say . . . "ewww that's gross!" and laugh it off as a joke. But I'm being serious. I am considering leaving my current relationship because these feelings are causing me to feel a bit distracted. I think I should try pursue this. I am worried about what my family and friends will think.

Everyone knows I have always liked older men, but I'm afraid that dating anyone older might cause my parents to have . . . um . . . heart attacks.

Do I need help? Is this a weird fetish, considering I am thinking purely with my loins? AM I CRAZY?!

Have a dilemma of your own? Post it anonymously to Group Therapy for advice, and check out what else is happening in the TrèsSugar Community.

Carrie Underwood Does Her Own Hair and Makeup

BellaSugar — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:43:00 PDT

Carrie Underwood does her own hair and makeup before performances - Stylelist
Catch a whiff of Lacoste's new fragrance for your man - Styleite
Maria Sharapova got a drastic haircut (psst, it's just a wig) - HuffPost Style
Bright lipsticks that can work for everyone - Real Simple
Julianne Hough has gone blonder than blond - InStyle
How you can pull off purple makeup three different ways - Refinery 29
Five steps to get great gams for Spring - Beauty Sweet Spot
Insider information: models reveal their beauty secrets - Glo
From Dior to Dolce, the products beauty bloggers crave - Real Beauty
Now at Sephora: Ciaté's caviar manicure tool kit - The Stir

5 Dating Don'ts From the Girls Premiere

Tara Block — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:56:00 PDT

HBO's new show Girls premiered last night, and while we enjoyed seeing this modern, messier take on the Sex and the City formula - group of female friends deal with dating and relationship drama in New York City - sometimes the realities of the dating world can be a bit cringe-inducing (albeit relatable). In this inaugural episode we meet two main couples: Hannah (Lena Dunham) and the guy she's dating Adam, and Hannah's roommate Marnie (Allison Williams) and her boyfriend Charlie. Both pairs have some major issues that portray what not to do in a relationship. So here are some dating don'ts from last night's Girls:

Don't keep dating someone just because he's really into you. Marnie has completely fallen out of love with her boyfriend Charlie, so much so that the thought of him touching her grosses her out. But he absolutely adores her, and it seems like this is what prevents her from breaking up with him. When a relationship is this off-balance, you owe it to the guy to let him go and find someone who returns his affections. If the roles were reversed, wouldn't you want to be cut loose?
Don't be a guy's booty call if you want more. Hannah continues to go back to Adam even though the only time he contacts her is to get some. If this was a mutual friends-with-benefits relationship, that'd be one thing. But Hannah's clearly really into him, and it's not OK for her to be taken advantage of in this way. A guy that only uses you for sex isn't going to change and suddenly be boyfriend material, and you're worth way more than that.
Don't tell your loudmouth friends about your sex life. Charlie invites his friend Ray over for a group dinner night, and at one point Ray makes a comment in front of everyone that alludes to Charlie and Marnie's current dry spell. Choose the friends you open up to wisely; the last thing you want is you and your man's bedroom woes broadcasted in front of a group. It'll be embarrassing for you both, and your man is sure to be upset to find out that you're sharing all your personal moments with your girlfriends.
Don't lose all the mystery. The morning after sleeping over (and even worse, not in the same bed), Charlie lets Marnie put her retainer in his hand. They joke about it, but we can't help but think that kind of moment is a little too comfortable. Obviously, there comes a point in a relationship when you and your man know almost all each other's dirty secrets, but you'll keep some of the sexy spark if you don't put it all out there - and that includes handing your guy your saliva-filled retainer.
Don't sleep with a guy who refuses to wear a condom. Adam is just an all-around jerk, and he really seals the deal when Hannah asks him to wear a condom before sex but he doesn't. He even acts like he is going to put one on, and it's not until he's literally inside her that she realizes he didn't use one. The sad part is, she continues to have unsafe sex with him. A guy that doesn't respect your wishes to wear protection should be kicked to the curb, and preferably kicked in the balls. This kind of behavior is never acceptable, and is a huge, blaring, red flag.

If you watched the Girls premiere, share your thoughts on the show below.

Photo courtesy of HBO