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We're Live With Kardashians, 90210 Cast & Seacrest! - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Happy 9/02/10! Get it...90210?
In the spirit of this special day, we're live from Beverly Hills as the Kardashian family scores a key to the city, Larry King receives an award...
Victoria Beckham Up for Posh Fashion Honor - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Victoria Beckham joined Twitter just in time!
"So honoured to be nominated for designer brand of the year from the British Fashion Council!!!!in love and light x VB x," the...
Audrina's DWTS Partner: Bring On Paris and Lindsay! - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
We'll get to Audrina Patridge on Dancing With the Stars in a second, but first, let's talk Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan joining the show.
Patridge's DWTS partner, Tony...
It's Always Sunny's Mac and Dee Do Parenthood! - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has spawned a ray of sunshine.
Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson, wacky sitcom costars and real life husband and wife, have welcomed their first...
Paris Hilton's Week Continues to Blow - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Paris Hilton can continue to ignore the rumors, but she probably has to pay attention to the judge.
A Miami judge has sided with a film distributor that sued Hilton in 2008, ruling...
Ellen Pompeo -- I Don't Have SIX TOES!
Filed under: Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo is putting her foot down over a growing Internet con-toe-versy ... claiming a photo that surfaced recently -- which appears to show the actress with 6 toes on each foot -- is totally bogus. The photo in question ( top right ) seems to be an… Read moreDog-Eat-Dog Victim -- No Grave Situation
Filed under: Samantha Ronson, R.I.P.
The final chapter of Tiger 's short life story has now been written -- TMZ has learned the aspiring dog model 's body has been cremated ... but not before leaving something special behind. According to Tiger's owners, they had the Maltese's adorable paw… Read moreNick Prugo Arrested on Old Charge
Filed under: Nick Prugo, Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Orlando Bloom, Brian Austin Green, Rachel Bilson, Burglar Bunch
TMZ has learned Nick Prugo -- the alleged ringleader of the Burglar Bunch -- has been arrested again ... but this time for something that happened when he was just 16. Prugo was arrested today and booked as a juvenile and later released to his… Read moreT.I. Arrest -- Probation Violation Probe Underway
Filed under: T.I., Celebrity Justice
TMZ has learned ... federal officials are "in the process" of determining if they will try to revoke T.I. 's probation in the wake of his arrest late last night. As we first reported, T.I. -- who is still on probation for illegally possessing machine… Read moreJennifer Lopez -- 'American Idol' Deal Imminent
Filed under: Jennifer Lopez, American Idol, TV
Jennifer Lopez is in the final stages of negotiations with " American Idol " -- and we're told it's all but a done deal and Jennifer will be the last critical link in the chain. Sources connected to the negotiations tell TMZ ... contrary to some news… Read moreEminem And Jay-Z In Detroit! RapFix Is Live-Blogging - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
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Nicki Minaj Calls VMA Appearance 'Pinnacle Of My Career' - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
'I just feel like, this is my coming-out party,' the Best New Artist nominee and pre-show performer says.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Nicki Minaj
Photo: MTV
Very few newcomers have had as a grand of a debut as Nicki Minaj. She is still weeks away from dropping her hotly anticipated first LP, Pink Friday, but she's already scored a #1 hit with "Your Love" and an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best New Artist.
VMA night is shaping up to be a major event for the Young Money diva who will not only contend with chart-toppers like Justin Bieber and Ke$ha for a Moonman, but also hit the stage at the pre-show. In addition to making her first-ever televised solo performance, the Queens MC is hooking up some of her Barbz with the chance to witness the VMA action firsthand. Minaj will kick off a Twitter contest on September 7 that will give 10 fans the chance to check out her pre-show set. Fans who want to see Minaj rock the stage, should follow @NickiMinaj and @MTVTJ for more info.
Like the lucky winners of her Twitter contest, Minaj will get to experience the VMAs up close, and the star said that she's pumped to be involved. "I'm so excited to be a part of this. This is major," Minaj said on the set of the promo shoot for the big night. The femcee, who appears in the clip in the style of a hip-hop Bond girl, commands a motorcycle in an ultra-snug catsuit. She added that filming the VMA visual is a bit more involved than shooting the music videos to her hit collabos and solo smashes.
"This thing today has been like shooting a movie," Minaj observed. "It's very specific. When I shoot videos it's just about performing and doing whatever you want. But with this it's more like, 'No, this is the shot we need so we have to ... get that shot.' "
Ultimately, Minaj was down to be detail-oriented for the shoot and said that being involved in the VMAs is an honor for any up-and-comer.
"This is something that everybody dreams of being a part of ... and I am no exception to that rule," Minaj said. "I just feel like, this is my coming-out party. It's like, really, the pinnacle of my career so far."
What are you expecting from Nicki Minaj's appearance at the VMAs? Let us know in the comments below!
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12. The party starts with MTV News' VMA Pre-Show at 8 p.m., followed by the main event at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for Best New Artist from now through September 12.
Related Videos Related ArtistsLady Gaga's Rise To Fashion Icon Relived In 'VMAs: Revealed' - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Learn how Gaga pulled off her unforgettable VMA debut in the special premiering Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Lady Gaga at a 2009 VMA afterparty
Photo: Amy Sussman/ Getty Images
By most accounts, Lady Gaga turned it out at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Gaga stormed the event with an outrageous performance of "Paparazzi" and a cavalcade of costumes that made her debut one of the most memorable first-time VMA outings in the show's history. In the MTV special, "The VMAs: Revealed - Presented by New 5 React Gum," viewers will get an inside look at how Gaga and her team pulled off the show-stopping fashion extravaganza.
"I told them I wanted to bleed to death for four minutes, and it just went silent. And then they said, 'OK Gaga, if that's your vision we're gonna do it,' " Gaga says in the special, describing her meeting with VMA organizers.
Gaga didn't let her status as a VMA rookie stop her from constructing an awards-show appearance for the ages. The singer got her wish to depict her stylized demise onstage, ending her performance by dangling above her crew of dancers, her skimpy white lace ensemble smeared with blood.
When the "Poker Face" singer won the Moonman for Best New Artist, she thrust the trophy in the air and declared, "This is for God and the gays!" But for the most part, Gaga let her outfits do the talking for much of the show. In addition to the head-to-toe crimson lace number she donned to accept the award, Gaga hit the carpet and held court in the audience in a bevy of OMG-inducing looks. She was snapped in a corseted Victorian-era Jean Paul Gaultier creation replete with black feathers and a gilded mask. She later showed off her trophy as a vision of Jetson chic, in a space-age lavender bodysuit with three-dimensional details.
Gaga owned VMA night when it came to daring style but executing her elaborate fashion show within an awards show was a major enterprise. To learn how it all went down, catch "The VMAs: Revealed - Presented by New 5 React Gum" Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV.
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12. The party starts with MTV News' VMA Pre-Show at 8 p.m., followed by the main event at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for Best New Artist from now through September 12.
Related Photos Related ArtistsT.I., Tiny Arrested For Pills That 'Resembled Ecstasy,' Police Allege - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Rapper and wife were pulled over after making an illegal U-turn on Sunset Boulevard on Wednesday night.
By Gil Kaufman
T.I.
Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images
Details are beginning to emerge about the Los Angeles traffic stop that resulted in rapper T.I.'s and wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle's arrests on charges of felony possession of a controlled substance Wednesday night.
According to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Tip (born Clifford Harris Jr.), 29, was pulled over by police when he made an illegal U-turn in his Maybach on Sunset Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. Once officers approached the car on the traffic violation, they reported smelling the odor of marijuana from inside the vehicle, which prompted a search of the car and its passengers.
Sheriff's Department spokesperson Nicole Nishida confirmed that police found a controlled substance in the vehicle described as an unspecified amount of pills that "resembled ecstasy." Police are currently testing the pills and Nishida said she could not confirm where the pills were found. She also confirmed that there were other passengers in the car who were not charged with any crimes.
TMZ has posted pictures of the black-and-gray vehicle T.I. was reportedly driving at the time that show tall white Styrofoam cups in the front and back cup holders. The site speculated that the cups could also point to the presence of codeine syrup, a.k.a. sizzurp, a popular concoction made up of narcotic cough medicine and sometimes consumed in Styrofoam cups. Police have made no mention of codeine so far.
T.I. is on probation following a seven-month prison stint for a felony gun charge, itself a violation of his probation from a previous felony arrest. As part of his release in March, T.I.'s new probation conditions included supervised release for three years, DNA testing and drug counseling, as well as a ban on owning firearms and an agreement to submit to reasonable searches.
An assistant to T.I.'s attorney in the federal gun case told MTV News on Thursday morning (September 2) that a statement would be released later in the day on the matter, but that no details were available before that time on how, or if, the arrest could impact Tip's probation in the previous case. A spokesperson for the probation office handling Tip's case in Atlanta could not be reached for comment at press time.
T.I. and Tiny were released on $10,000 bail early Thursday morning and are due back in court on Friday (September 3).
Related Photos Related ArtistsChelsea Handler Schools Staffers On Lady Gaga Pronunciation - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
'It's [Lady] Guh-GAW,' Handler says behind the scenes of her VMA promo.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Chelsea Handler
Photo: Timothy White
Chelsea Handler is hard at work preparing for her gig as host of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, a job that includes making sure that there are no slip-ups when it comes to shouting out oddly named pop stars. So, when the cameras went behind the scenes at the funnywoman's VMA promo shoot, Handler was found reprimanding her staff about the proper ways to announce some of this year's nominees.
"I am excited to see Lady Guh-GAW," Handler declared, while seated at the head of her staffers table. When someone on her team chimes in with "It's Gaga," the way that, well, the whole world pronounces it, the "Chelsea Lately" host jokingly corrected the supposed flub.
"No, it's Guh-GAW," Handler deadpanned. "Everyone pronounces it wrong." The comedienne pointed out that another blonde hitmaker, Ke$sha, has endured mass mispronunciation of her uniquely spelled moniker.
"Just like Keh-dollar-sign-hah pronounced that way," Handler said. "She doesn't want you to say it the other way. I met her."
With the big night just a couple weeks away and the pressure on to deliver another live two-hour event packed with oh-no-they-didn't moments, the cameras caught Handler and her team engaged in intense brainstorming sessions. And the crew brought in a master of mayhem to help ideate television magic: Kid Rock.
"You can go down on Snooki in the hot tub that they have on the 'Jersey Shore,' " Handler suggested to Rock. Lucky for the Handler, the Detroit rap-rocker seemed down for anything. "After a couple fifths of whiskey I'll go either way. Hell, after a fifth of whiskey I'd have sex with you."
Handler, who has experienced her fair share of passes from popular lyricists, served up a demure reply to the open invitation for a drunken hookup. "Thank you," Handler responded.
What are you expecting from Chelsea Handler as host of the VMAs? Let us know in the comments below!
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12. The party starts with MTV News' VMA Pre-Show at 8 p.m., followed by the main event at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for Best New Artist from now through September 12.
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