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FabSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:50:22 -0800

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The Top 20 Celebrity Twilight Fans!

PopSugar — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:44:16 -0700

Teens aren't the only Twi-hards eagerly awaiting the release of New Moon on Nov. 20. Tons of celebrities have admitted they're die-hard fans of the Stephenie Meyer series, and here's our top 20! From Jimmy Fallon's "Rob is Bothered" to Lucas Grabeel's "I Kissed A Vampire," there are plenty of spoofs to go around, but there are some serious fans in the celebrity set. The premiere date can't come soon enough for us, and it seems like the Twilight fever has overtaken Hollywood as well - check it all out now!

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America Leaves the USA For Some Fun in the Bahamas

PopSugar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:00:51 -0700

America Ferrera flashed a big smile Saturday as she showed off her bikini body in the Bahamas, where the cast of Ugly Betty is currently working on their fourth season. She's usually a little more covered up on the series, which is back with new episodes this Friday night. The show has caused some controversy by deciding to make Betty "prettier," but America doesn't need the help of wardrobe and makeup to look beautiful all on her own.

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Did Ugly Betty Really Need a Makeover?

BellaSugar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:00:43 -0700

Ever since news of Betty's "prettier" look next season broke, I have to admit that I've been a little bummed. It's not that I don't understand that characters evolve, it's just that Betty has always been so heroic because she's a person of substance, one who doesn't depend on her looks to make her life full. Ugly Betty is an import, a rewrite of a hit telenovela from Colombia, Betty La Fea. And in the original series, Betty suddenly lost her braces, got great hair, turned out to be gorgeous, and promptly married the Daniel character. It was a complete betrayal of everything that had been good about the show, and totally reconfirmed that the only way to be loved is by achieving the fashion world's most unrealistic beauty ideals. Never mind that Betty had proven herself a million times over - she was hot now, so she could be happy. I'm just hoping that our version doesn't fall into the same trap. I love Betty for who she is, and I think a great, cute guy should, too.

Link Time!!!

PopSugar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:00:53 -0700

Betty isn't so ugly anymore - JustJared
Check out all the nominees for the 2009 VMAs! - BuzzSugar
Peep Jason Wahler's newest mugshot - Pink Is the New Blog
Aubrey O'Day has a new single! - D-Listed
Many more Jennifer Love Hewitt bikini tennis photos - Egotastic
Pam and Tommy, together again? - The Superficial
Adrianne Curry hits the beach! - Hollywood Tuna
Brooke and Hulk Hogan know best - Hollywood Rag
Much more of George's lady friend (NSFW) - cityrag
Channing Tatum's bad tan - popbytes
Jackson Rathbone rocks out! - Lainey Gossip

Ugly Betty Rundown: Episode 23, "Curveball," and Episode 24, "The Fall Issue"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:00:03 -0700

Well, friends, this week concludes Ugly Betty's run on Thursday nights. The show brought out loads of stars for its third season finale, but then a lot of things happened and then unhappened and then rehappened again, and I'm wondering this morning if we actually needed two whole hours of that.

Betty has the job! Betty doesn't have the job. Betty's promoted! Betty isn't promoted. Betty's in love! Betty isn't in love. Betty's sort of in love? And then there's the ever-present threat of Molly dying hanging over everything, and even though it's predictable and slightly manipulative, I still cried. Let's get to chatting - just read more.

So Molly didn't die after last week's cliffhanger, and after she gets out of the hospital, the whole world is smitten with her relationship with Daniel. He's no longer a man-whore to the world but Prince Charming instead.
Therefore, he gets to go on The View to promote the wedding issue. I feel like this could have been funnier.
Um, I think I might get fired if my boyfriend showed up to work as much as Matt does. He stops by with his first painting and it's so ugly! Betty is practically naked in it, too.
The best ever is when Amanda sees it and gasps, "It's like looking at the butt of Satan!"
Of course, when Betty is all, "Everything is perfect! There's even a rainbow!" when she and Matt talk about moving in together, that's right when she spots Henry.
Then she Facebook-stalks him! Turns out Henry has a new aerobics girlfriend (Hazel from Gossip Girl), so now he's all buff.
I got so irritated with Betty when she does the whole compare-Matt-to-Henry scoreboard thing. Betty's inner voice is kind of funny, though: "Should I mention Matt's rich? No! That's gross."
And then Matt making his stomach talk is awesome.
Daniel is so awkward at the baseball game with Molly when he tells that other lady he doesn't want to go out with her! I cringed.

I'm convinced the only reason Betty gets the job at The New York Review is so we could get a teary Daniel/Betty goodbye moment. But then of course she doesn't get the job and is staying at Mode, so . . . whatever.
Meanwhile, Matt was driving me nuts. He gets mad at Betty all the time! He's so sensitive that she doesn't announce to the whole world they're moving in together.
But then, um, Matt totally has a right to be mad because Betty makes out with Henry! And Matt sees it, of course. Why is he there? Also, do people really do this Facebook status message stalking thing? For one thing, it's kind of hard to find people's status messages on Facebook these days.
Christine Baranski and Vanessa Williams singing together at the piano is brilliant. Dream come true.
Baranski spills the beans that Claire has a love child somewhere out there. I kept hoping/thinking it would be Matt.

Who does Willi see in the end? Connor?! And does Daniel really see Molly's ghost? Also, I never really thought Matt and Betty were destined to be together, but I didn't see evil Matt coming, either. He's going to be so awful next season, I just know it.

What are your highlights from this week's two-hour bonanza? Who's your favorite guest star? And was it enough to make you follow Betty to Fridays in the Fall?

Wedding Movie Gets Whitaker, Ferrera and Mencia

BuzzSugar — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:30:42 -0700

Looks like all the wedding stuff on the Sugar network (especially this post) might come in handy for the characters in an upcoming untitled wedding comedy by Fox Searchlight. Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia are signed on to play two dads and America Ferrera is the bride-to-be. Here's more:

Described as a clash-of-cultures comedy, story centers on two overbearing fathers (Whitaker, Mencia) who must put aside their differences to plan the wedding of their son and daughter (Ferrera) in less than two weeks.

Hmm . . . I wonder who will play the groom. Who could you see alongside the beautiful Ferrera? It sounds like a cute movie and I adore Forest Whitaker, though it'll be interesting to see the Oscar winner yukking it up with Carlos Mencia in Mencia's first major feature film role. It could be sweet if this came out around Father's Day next year. What do you think?

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Ugly Betty Rundown: Episode 22, "In the Stars"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:30:57 -0700

This week's episode of Ugly Betty is packed with proposals and marriage talk and even an honest-to-goodness wedding. But who's getting married? It's pretty easy to figure out - but fun to watch nonetheless.

I've often wondered how someone as ambitious as Betty could remain an assistant at Mode for so long. The crappy economy offers the writers a fairly reasonable way to keep her stagnated in her career a little while longer, and this episode fleshes that out a bit. Finally, Matt and Betty have yet another fight, making me think this romance is clearly destined for failure. Let's chat about it, just read more.

Hilda has some good zingers this week. I love her line to Matt and Betty in the kitchen before work: "Please don't be one of those kiss-with-the-food-in-the-mouth couples. That's just gross!" I agree. Those couples bug.
Also, whoa. Hilda is totally wearing stirrup pants. Only she can pull that off.
Betty is excited because it's her review, but despite being "excellent" at her job, Daniel can't promote her due to a hiring freeze. Bummer for Betty. It strikes me as realistic because if Mode has a hiring freeze, basically no one in publishing is hiring, which means Betty - someone dead set on being a magazine editor - gets stuck.
I like Daniel's line acknowledging Betty's ambition: "I know you have bigger aspirations for yourself than booking my tan."
Molly sees the wedding props for Mode's bridal issue and thinks Daniel is proposing. Amanda is hilarious: "Oh no. She definitely thought you were proposing. Yikes. That is really embarrassing."
I'm always touched by Claire Meade, twisted though she may be. The moment when she gives Daniel her ring to give to Molly is cute.

Also fun? Claire and Willi trading ex-husband/dead-husband insults while yanking around a model in a neon-pink wedding gown.
It turns out Matt is actually super flaky when it comes to his career. I thought he was into sports writing, but whatever. His goofing around on YouTube in Amanda and Marc's apartment is awesome: "Wait, wait! We're about to watch a gopher make a dramatic face!"
Meanwhile, the Suarez family learns that Ignacio's lady love is looking into a nursing job in California. When he asks his family what to do, they're all, "Duh! If you like it put a ring on it!" - complete with Beyonce-inspired hand motions. Great scene.
When Betty freaks about not getting the planetarium, she says to Marc, "This is Adele! Not Amy Winehouse!" Marc says that's funny. I don't know if I agree.
Yay! Christine Baranski is back! She's always a welcome addition to an episode. This time around, it's hard to tell if she's really all that evil. She is manipulative, though, and Betty's kind of a dope for going along with her scheme and not just being honest with Matt.
The Molly/Daniel romance hasn't moved me all that much since it started, but I'm only human: that talk of cookware lasting the happy couple into their 50s is really heartbreaking!
Their wedding is way cute, too. The best part, of course, is Willi destroying planets in the background

Ignacio does the right thing, I think, by letting the one he loves go. Betty and Matt make up and he brings her Adele. Daniel and Molly have a totally adorable planetarium wedding - but then disaster strikes! I saw it coming, but still, poor Molly! What did you think of this episode?

Ugly Betty Rundown: Episode 21, "The Born Identity"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:30:36 -0700

I wasn't prepared for this week's emotional ending to Ugly Betty. We knew that Ashley Jensen, who plays Christina, would be moving on, but it was still sad to watch Betty say goodbye to her friend. First, though, the show had to remind us that Christina and Betty are BFFs, especially since Betty has been spending so much time with her new boyfriend and Amanda.

Betty is there for Christina after Wilhelmina bans her from seeing the baby, but their friendship is pushed to the limit with a certain twist that brings up the age-old dilemma: do you stick by your friend when she's accidentally dragged you into a high-profile illegal affair? To see what Betty chooses to do, read more.

I was hoping Hilda and Archie were going to announce getting married. I know we haven't seen enough of them together, but he's nice, he's successful, he's not married. Good enough!
Hilda getting excited about being in Archie's video shoot is so cute: "Should I play up my arms like Michelle Obama?"
The first thing I noticed when we finally get over to Mode is Amanda's freaking skirt. Whoa. I still don't know if I love it or hate it.
The deal with Cal Hartley hasn't been inked yet, so he's in the office to finalize things. He still calls Daniel "bunny!"
Amanda on Cal: "Daddy Warbucks is kind of old . . . and hot" and "Betty, when I marry Mr. Hartley, I'm gonna be your mom."
Betty tells the police that Christina would never ever kidnap a baby, so of course I knew that Christina had totally kidnapped the baby.

I can't believe they bring the baby to Betty's house! I feel like that implicates the entire family in this crime. Very irresponsible.
Hilda is so peeved at Betty for bringing the baby over during the shoot. This line of hers, delivered to Betty when she explains that they just need to prove the baby is Christina's, cracked me up: "OK! So we'll just drop by the DNA pagoda at the mall!"
It always touches me when Betty turns to Claire for help.
And how cute is Archie? He totally understands Betty kidnapping a baby! And then he even gives her advice to play dirty.
Marc comes up with a new Willi nickname after she figures out a way to hold on to her stake in the company even without the baby: "Bravo, Willi-maestro. Bravo."

And thus ends the whole Christina-Willi-baby-Meade heir plot that has dragged on for about 25 years. Are you sad to see Christina go? What did you think of last night's episode?

Ugly Betty Rundown: Episode 20, "Rabbit Test"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:30:07 -0700

This week's Ugly Betty is a little bit late to the Easter party, but no matter. It's still lots of fun - what with Daniel in a neon pink bunny suit and all. Financially speaking, things at Mode are looking quite grim, and Daniel is forced to put his dignity aside to save the company.

Whose evil idea is it to make Daniel hop for his supper (supper, in this case, being millions of dollars invested into Meade family magazines)? Let's just say Betty's boyfriend's mother is just the tip of the iceberg in that messed-up rich family. Meanwhile, it's brought to Wilhelmina's attention that her child looks nothing like her. Dun-dun-dun!

Can Daniel save the company? Is Willi really the mother of one of the heirs to the Meade fortune? Let's chat about the return of Betty - just read more.

Times are tough, y'all. Daniel has to take the bus and Willi is on the subway. Meanwhile, Betty gets to ride to work in limos!
When Betty gets to Mode, it looks like people are looting the office, but it's really just that the economy is bad and they have to save money. I guess once the budget gets tight, you lose all the fun perks of working at a magazine . . . like furniture. I love Amanda's line while all the guys are moving stuff out: "I feel so violated, and not in a good way!"
Betty gets an "eggvite" to Matt's dad's ultraexclusive Easter party, and Daniel's jealous. It's pretty nice of Matt to invite Betty's whole family, too, don't you think? I usually wait a while to mix families when I start dating someone.
Meanwhile, Willi's getting portraits taken of her and the baby, and the photographer points out that the baby, um, doesn't look like her at all. Willi's line back is great: "He'll brown up eventually."
Oh man, I keep laughing just thinking about Hilda's pronunciation of "Fabergé." To Justin after he corrects her: "No, sweetie. When there's an "e" at the end, it's silent."
I cringed when Betty first tells Daniel that Matt would be happy to set up a meeting with his father. I felt like she was in for trouble by offering that up so quickly.

One excellent scene is when Marc not-so-subtly tries to figure out if Christina had sex around the time she was implanted with Willi's egg. He suddenly starts to act all BFF with her and whips out a sex quiz, which of course makes Amanda appear out of nowhere: "I'm like the Einstein of sex. . . . I have a pornographic memory."
And then things get really dire and Amanda gets laid off. Sad!
So the Easter egg hunt event Matt's dad throws is pretty cool. How cute does Matt look in a suit? I think he is growing on me despite all his issues.
Also, Hilda's curtsy when she meets Matt's dad is basically the best thing ever.
Actually, no. The best thing ever is Hilda finding the special egg and getting mad when they donate the prize that goes along with finding the egg to a charity in her name. Ha!
Willi totally cheats on that blood test, right? She would never just get a test and do the right thing when it comes to her stake in the Meade family estate. Not buying it.

All in all, a pretty decent episode, although it appears Daniel has made a deal with the devil to save the company (Matt: "Dad's more like . . . Satan"). Also, I was wondering about this: Betty basically comes up with the maneuver that hooks Daniel up with an investor who completely saves the day. Doesn't rescuing an entire company qualify a person for a raise? A promotion? Anything? She should demand that.

What did you think of this episode?

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