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The Jonas Brothers are seen here getting off their private jet after it landed in New York this morning. They are making the rounds for their surprise theater invasions.

Today, Nick, Joe, and Kevin thrilled their fans at the Palisades Mall in Nyack, NY.

“The great thing is that we used to live close to this mall and watched tons of movies here,” the boys said on their blog. “The crowd went crazy. It was so fun to see the joy on the faces of the fans!”

The brothers will continue their cross nation tour this weekend, making unexpected ‘pop- ins’ for fans at theaters screening The Jonas Brothers 3D Experience.

Get ready, they could be dropping in at a theater near you!

Rihanna and Chris are supposedly back together, PEOPLE and TMZ are reporting.

It’s just been three weeks since he beat her her up and an insider source told the magazine:

“They’re together again. They care for each other.”

The two of them have been hiding out at Sean Diddy’s home on Miami Beach’s Star Island.

Adds the source:

“While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves.”

The snitch told PEOPLE magazine’s latest issue that Chris called Rihanna on her 21st birthday one week ago:

“He called to wish her happy birthday,” a source told the magazine. “They’ve reached out to each other. It’s been mutual.”

The L.A. County D.A. will soon be deciding whether to charge him for the alleged assault on her.

This is really such a sad situation. Even though Rihanna is rich and famous it shows she is not immune from insecurity, low self-esteem and the cycle of abuse.

Rihanna has all the resources that most other abused women don’t to get out of an unhealthy relationship. I feel so sorry for all her young fans that needed her to be strong to set an example.

I’m upset with “Diddy” for supporting their reconciliation by letting them hide out in one of his homes which gives them the privacy that their own places don’t have right now. If he cared about either one of them, he wouldn’t have condoned the violence… the rest of the world was telling her to stay away from him.

Britney Spears’ official website has just posted the artwork for her latest single “If U Seek Amy.”

The song will be the third single to be released from her sixth studio album Circus. The track was co-written and produced by Max Martin, who also wrote “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!… I Did It Again”.

An unnamed source told In Style Magazine that she did the shooting for the video outside Malibu in Pacific Palisades California earlier this month. The insider who was an eye witness had this to say:

“The dancers are all dressed in metallic colors, and shiny tights. They look awesome, with sequins all over their outfits” .

PR rep Michael Sitrick, who is dealing with the crisis situation involving Chris Brown and Rihanna made a wise move and suggested that Chris take anger management classes. Brilliant attempt at damage control! This past Monday Chris attended his first one in Glendale, Calif. While he has not been ordered to go, Chris taking the initiative to go on his own just may help him appease the court and at least show the public that he is making an effort to seek the help he so obviously needs.

Rihanna will be returning to Los Angeles so that she can attend the March 5th court date.

The Daily News is reporting that because the February 8th assault was his first offence, and even with her testimony, if convicted, he most likely won’t have to do any jail time.

In a surprise slip of the tongue at Sunday’s Xbox party, Pete Wentz happily announced that he is going back to Sydney to host the Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 on March 27!

MTV’s Maz Compton interviewed Pete for her show on Nova where he told her:

“I just found out,”. . “I’m very excited.”

When he was asked by Perez Hilton about the rumours that he had died being speculated all over the internet Pete said:

“I just want to make the announcement that it’s not true. I apologise to the lovely commenters on PerezHilton.com that I am still alive and breathing!”

Having hosted the pre-show for the 2006 US MTV Movie Awards, Pete said his favourite part of these events is “getting to hang out with a lot of other bands, heroes, enemies. Doing the red carpet is always pretty cool, with the fans shouting.”

“Taking part in the MTV Awards nominations launch last week was a blast, and being MTV family, hosting the Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 will give me the perfect excuse to come back to this spectacular country and for an even bigger party!”

Some of the performers scheduled to perform on the Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 will be: The Killers, Kings Of Leon via satellite from TSB Arena, Wellington NZ and Adelaide’s Sia. Audrina Patridge will host the ‘Red Carpet Vodafone MTV Awards’, which will be broadcast online. Make sure you are logged onto www.mtv.com.au/vodafonemtvawards on March 27 at 8 P.M. for the Red Carpet show.

Fall Out Boy, who are nominated for Best Rock Video, are now in New Zealand and will leaving for Europe in the next few days.

Some of the previous hosts of the Australian MTV Awards include: Wyclef Jean (2008), Fergie and Good Charlotte (2007), his wife Ashlee Simpson (2006) and The Osbournes (2005).

Log onto www.mtv.com.ua/vodafonemtvawards to register and vote.

The Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 will broadcast live from the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, on MTV Australia, Friday March 27, 7:30pm (AEDT) Red Carpet, 8:30pm (AEDT) main show

Slumdog Millionaire came away with eight statues during last night’s Oscars including Best Picture, Best Score and Best Music (Song) for “Jai Ho.”

Ryan Seacrest debuted a remix of the “Jai Ho” featuring the Pussycat Dolls on his show. The remix was composed by A.R. Rahman and produced by Polow Da Don.

Nice to see the Red Cross Appeal message at the beginning. Take a listen:

Love the ladies wearing the saris!

Below is the clip from a musical medley that Beyonce performed in along with Hugh Jackman who was the host for the evening. The Bubsy Berkley inspired stage performance was quite the show stopper.

Also performing were real-life couples Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) and Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia!). They performed memorable songs from several musicals including Chicago and Moulin Rouge.

BEST PICTURE
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader” (Winner)

BEST ACTOR
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn, “Milk” (Winner)
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, “Doubt”
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (Winner)
Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight” (Winner)
Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road”

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, “Milk” (Winner)
Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River”
Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges”
Andrew Stanton, and Jim Reardon; original story by Stanton and Pete Docter”WALL-E”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)
David Hare, “The Reader”
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”
John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt”
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Baader-Meinhof Complex” (Germany)
“The Class” (France)
“Departures” (Japan) (Winner)
“Revanche” (Austria)
“Waltz with Bashir” (Israel)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“WALL-E” (Winner)

BEST ART DIRECTION
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” (Winner)
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Changeling” Tom Stern
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle (Winner)
“The Reader,” Chris Menges
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight,” Wally Pfister

BEST FILM EDITING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight,” Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon,” Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
“Milk,” Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens (Winner)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Australia,” Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” Jacqueline West
“The Duchess,” Michael O’Conner (Winner)
“Milk”, Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road,” Albert Wolsky

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“The Garden”
“Man on Wire” (Winner)
“Trouble the Water”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Jai Ho” (Winner)
“Slumdog Millionaire,” “O Saya”
“WALL-E,” “Down To Earth”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance,” James Newton Howard
“Milk,” Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman (Winner)
“WALL-E,” Thomas Newman

BEST MAKEUP
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,”(Winner)
“The Dark Knight,”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army,”

BEST SOUND EDITING
“The Dark Knight”(Winner)
“Iron Man”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”

BEST SOUND MIXING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Winner)
“WALL-E”
“Wanted”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Winner)
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphalt”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)” (Winner)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“La Maison en Petits Cubes” (Winner)
“Lavatory – Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki” (Winner)
“The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306″

The picture above caused quite a stir when it came out in Vanity Fair. It’s of Miley Cyrus and her dad Billy Ray Cyrus. So many people thought it was inappropriate, that they seemed too close.

In her new memoir, yes Miley has one out, she’s only 16 I know, but girl has things she needed to write about, she comments about all the negativity the picture received:

Miley writes:

“The media has said some stuff about my dad and me being too close and too cuddly for a father and a daughter. For me and my dad it’s not weird at all. we don’t let other people tell us what expressions we’re supposed to have on our faces when we take a picture together!”

She says that the people who criticized their relationship are:

“so full of anger, hatred and bitterness.”

I think a LOT of people would think ANY photo of a father and daughter posing the way a couple would do for an engagement photo has an ewwwww factor. Also, the way she’s dressed, low rise jeans, tummy showing and her body posture mixed with the fan machine blown hair, just seems a bit … much.

Not to mention, their hillbilly antics didn’t help the situation much either!

Last night, the photo of Rihanna with the injuries she allegedly got during the fight she had with her boyfriend Chris Brown made the internet. It was such a sad disturbing photo I didnt’ feel right posting it.

Anyways…

The LAPD now has an internal investigation to determine who sold or leaked the picture to one of the major celebrity news sites, TMZ. They issued the following statement last night asking for the public’s assistance :

“The photograph has the appearance of one taken during an official domestic violence investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department takes seriously its duty to maintain the confidentiality of victims of domestic violence. A violation of this type is considered serious misconduct, with penalties up to and including termination.”

Only Harry Levin and TMZ know how they obtained the photo. It may have been someone close to Rihanna’s, so until we are told the reasons why it was released, we should not jump to conclusions.

The one positive that I can see with it being released is that it shows that celebrities are human and also shows the younger fans who idolize Rihanna that abuse is never acceptable. Victims of domestic violence need to tell someone, instead of running back to their “abuser.” It’s a lesson hopefully others who are in a similar situation to hers learn.

Today is Rihanna’s 21st birthday.

Update:

Rihanna’s rep issued the following statement:

“At the request of the authorities, Rihanna is not commenting about the incident involving Chris Brown. She wants to assure her fans that she remains strong, is doing well, and deeply appreciates the outpouring of support she has received during this difficult time.”

Miley Cyrus is going to teach all the right dance moves to her new song, “HoeDown Throwdown” this coming Friday, February 20th on Disney Channel.

Miley and choreographer Jamal Simms, will be teaching the dance steps to the hip-hop country line dance in an exclusive dance session throughout the night. At the end of the show, those watching can put all the steps together and make up their own dance to “HoeDown Throwdown.”

The HoeDown ThrowDown ShowDown begins on Friday, February 20th @ 8PM ET/PT on Disney Channel.

This whole Miley Cyrus Thing is a bit ridiculous

How could you possible hate asians? Especially when they are as cute as Erin the Asian genius baby.

Cute Asian Baby Link

Girls Aloud won their first Brit Award. They are officially Britain’s most successful British girl group. They have been together for 6 years and have had 20 top 10 hits in a row and 6 albums, twice as many as the Spice Girls who were together for 4 yrs.

Congrats Nadine, Kimberly, Cheryl, Sarah and Nicola!

Here is the list of categories and who won in each from the 2009 Brit Awards:

British Male Solo Artist
Ian Brown
James Morrison
Paul Weller – WINNER
The Streets
Will Young

British Female Solo Artist
Adele
Beth Rowley
Duffy – WINNER
Estelle
M.I.A.

British Group
Coldplay
Elbow – WINNER
Girls Aloud
Radiohead
Take That

British Single
Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
Duffy – ‘Mercy’
Girls Aloud – ‘The Promise’ – WINNER
Leona Lewis – ‘Better In Time’
Scouting For Girls – ‘Heartbeat’

British Album
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Duffy – Rockferry – WINNER
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Ting Tings – We Started Nothing

British Breakthrough Act
Adele
Duffy – WINNER
The Last Shadow Puppets
Scouting For Girls
Ting Tings

British Live Act
Coldplay
Elbow
Iron Maiden – WINNER
Scouting For Girls
The Verve

International Male Solo Artist
Beck
Neil Diamond
Jay-Z
Kanye West – WINNER
Seasick Steve

International Female Solo Artist
Beyoncé
Gabriella Cilmi
Katy Perry – WINNER
Pink
Santogold

International Group
AC/DC
Fleet Foxes
The Killers
Kings of Leon – WINNER
MGMT

International Album
AC/DC – Black Ice
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
The Killers – Day & Age
Kings of Leon – Only By The Night – WINNER
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

Critics’ Choice Award
Florence and the Machine

Outstanding Contribution to Music
Pet Shop Boys

Not sure why they seem to distinguish between British and foreign artists in the award categories as they don’t at the Grammys, but whatever!

If you want to check out UK pop hit music, listen to Heart FM.co.uk.

At a Motley Crue show in San Diego a couple of weeks ago, Nikki tossed a bottle of water into the audience. Some girl in the audience threw it right back at him and Nikki then started ranting and swearing at her.

He had the stage, the spotlight, the mic and the security… yet he starts picking on a woman bullying her really, trying to make her cry. When she then starts crying he doesn’t stop. He ends up looking like a school yard bully.

Disturbing, see for yourself:

Suge Knight got his a** kicked again.

He had been at a private party at the W Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ for NBA All-Star weekend.

According to the Scottsdale PD website, when police arrived, they saw a man punch the victim — aka Suge — two times in the head.” Officers had to break out the tasers to “quell the fight.”

The suspect, Robert Carnes Jr., was charged with one count of felony aggravated assault — they ruled it a felony “due to the severity of the victim’s injuries.” A second man was also arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

According to the Scottsdale PD, “Carnes reported to officers that he is employed as the business manager for singer ‘Akon.’”

Suge was taken to a local hospital and had to undergo treatment for facial injuries.

Apparently, Akon had left the party and was back in his hotel room at The W when the fight was going on.

Akon’s publicist released the following statement about Robert Carnes Jr., the guy accused of beating Suge’s ass:

“He is not Akon’s business manager, David Bolno is. He is with Akon’s camp.”

Suge used to be the man at one time but that time is over since he’s got random dudes stepping up to him with no fear of consequences! Why doesn’t he relocate to somewhere far away, catch some rays and give up this partying and getting KO’d biznass?

I found this girl on youtube she is absolutely amazing! This kid reads flash cards and actually knows the word trapezoid!

See this parent spends so much time with their Erin, teaching her to read, I doubt all these other celebriy kids can’t even talk at this age let alone read words!

I am so amazed. I have watched it like 25 times

Chris Brown released the following statement:

“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God’s help, to emerging a better person. Much of what has been speculated or reported on blogs and/or reported in the media is wrong. While I would like to be able to talk about this more, until the legal issues are resolved, this is all I can say except that I have not written any messages or made any posts to Facebook, on blogs or any place else. Those posts or writing under my name are frauds.”

Well, I’ve been trying not to judge until the truth is revealed as none of us really know what happened, although leaving her on the side of the road alone, after what ‘transpired’ is not acceptable. If he didn’t want Rihanna in the car, he should have called the police, not resorted to fighting and violence.

If the allegations are true and he used excessive force, then he broke the law. Chris and anyone else who breaks the law should be held accountable for his/their actions and be punished either with counseling and community service or jail time. Just because he is young and a celebrity and can afford high priced attorneys, doesn’t mean he should get away with what he did… if he did do what he is being charged with.

Chris can pray and call upon God for forgiveness as that is what God is there for – to help get through the difficult times in life.

Reports from the Caribbean isle where Amy has been relaxing and vacationing while trying to recover from her heroin and crack cocaine addiction told reporters that she had been drinking heavily.

One person said:
“She looked in a terrible state, a shaking mess. The people with her were very concerned.”

Amy’s spokesperson has confirmed she was admitted and said the reason for her collapse is that she had run out of a drug replacement she has been using.

Amy is recovering well and should be discharged from the hospital soon although if she is still blazing and drinking, her long term chances of getting clean are very low. Getting an opiate addict like her through the withdrawals with medical supervision is the relatively easy part. Keeping her clean in the long run is the challenging part and that is where the replacement drug, possibly Suboxone (if that is what she was on when she ran out), is used. Biochemical changes in the brain persist for quite some time after withdrawals are over. Severe depression is common for 6 – 12 months, which often results in a high relapse rate.

Replacement meds like Suboxone are given for the length of time it takes the brain to eradicate the neural connections that were created by the habit of taking the drug. After the brain unlearns those habits, the addict can safely be withdrawn off Suboxone and have a real chance of staying opiate free.

Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson both came away winners last night at the 40th annual NAACP Image Awards. The awards honor achievements and performances of people of color in TV, film, music and literature. Former Vice President Al Gore and Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai received the Chairman’s Award. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali won the President’s Award. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was given the Vanguard Award.

Beyonce kicked off the show with a fantastic performance of “Halo.” She won for Outstanding Female Artist category while Jennifer Hudson, performed “The Impossible Dream” for President’s Award recipient Muhammad Ali, won for New Artist award. Both women co-starred in the 2006 film “Dreamgirls.”

“This is where we come from,” Hudson said, accepting the trophy. “So it’s always an honor to come home and feel welcome and to feel the love. I really cherish this and appreciate it.”

Jamie Foxx won for Best Male Artist.

Chris Brown and Rihanna who were both nominated, were noticeably absent.

will.i.am and Seal performed on stage at the Shrine Auditorium ceremony, which was hosted by actress Halle Berry and actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry. The awards show coincides with the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and launches a year long centennial celebration.

Sean “Diddy” Combs received a TV Movie Actor Trophy for his role in “A Raisin in the Sun.”

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons won the Vanguard Award for his achievements in charity.

And the circus continues!

Adnan Ghalib, a paparazzo and ex-boyfriend of Britney Spears who recently was issued a court order to stay away from her is now under investigation for assault with a deadly weapon a vehicle, which is a felony.

A process server went to Ghalib’s Encino apartment to serve him legal papers ordering him to appear in the restraining order case yesterday morning.

The process server was waiting for him in the alley when Ghalib drove by and allegedly hit the process server causing him to land on the hood of Adnan’s vehicle.

Adnan supposedly left the scene and the process server called police at 10:42 AM. When the cops got there, they noticed the process server had cuts and scratches, but he did not want any medical treatment for his injuries.

A Los Angeles woman named Lucie J. Kim has filed a class action suit against Miley Cyrus, claiming she made fun of Asians by slanting her eyes in the picture above. She wants $4 billion.

Lucie J. Kim is stating she is representing more than 1 million Asian Pacific Islanders who live in L.A. County. Her document also claims when Miley posed for the photo, she “knew or should have known that her image would be publicly disseminated via the media, which Cyrus knew focused on her private life, specifically TMZ.”

In her lawsuit that she filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, she claims that each Asian Pacific Islander is entitled to the minimum damages for a civil rights violation which amounts to $4,000, which when added up would total $4 billion!

Miley has apologized twice for the photo, the second apology coming after her first one didn’t cut it. The second apology while sounding more sincere, apparently still hasn’t appeased many in the Asian community.

Kim said in her lawsuit papers that Miley’s “just a kid” apology is not acceptable. She says it is similar to Paris Hilton claiming to be just a kid. What else is not acceptable according to many others is that 16 year old Miley is sitting on the lap of an adult at a party with other adults who are drinking what appears to be alcohol.

I wonder about the other kids in the picture doing the same face, are they being sued as well? I’m thinking no since none of them are as wealthy.

Miley’s reps have not yet released a comment.