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Tony Yayo Says He’s ‘Definitely A Bad Guy’ In ‘S.W.A.T. 2’

‘Having a guy like 50 Cent as a friend is a big advantage,’ he says of G-Unit honcho helping him land part. By Shaheem Reid Tony Yayo Photo: MTV News Tony Yayo says he will be billed as “Tony Yayo” not Marvin Bernard, his government name, when the credits roll on his feature film debut. The most energetic member of the G-Unit will get his shot at the big screen come 2011, when “S.W.A.T.: Fire Fight” hits theaters. “My part got edited [out],” Yayo laughed about his cameo in 50 Cent’s 90-minute film “Before I Self Destruct.” “I ain’t mad at you, 50. Having a guy like 50 Cent as a friend is a big advantage.” Fif recently put in the call to director Benny Boom, so that his close friend could get a look in the sequel to 2003’s “S.W.A.T.” “Shout out to 50, shout out to Benny Boom,” Yayo said last week during a visit to the MTV offices. “Shout out to my man Lucky. I just feel fortunate. 50 is in the movie world. They’re doing their thing in Hollywood with Cheetah Vision [Films]. They just shot a movie called ‘The Gun.’ Then he just shot another movie that was in Grand Rapids, [Michigan]. He did four movies since I did my movie. It was an honor to be in ‘S.W.A.T. 2’. L.L. was in the first one. Samuel Jackson, Colin Farrell — a lot of big names was in ‘S.W.A.T. 1’. So me being in ‘S.W.A.T. 2′ is crazy. “It’s a lot of big name stars in it,” Yayo added about “S.W.A.T.: Fire Fight.” Kevin Phillips, he played in the Biggie movie [“Notorious”]. Shannon Kane, she just played in “Brooklyn’s Finest.” And Robert Patrick — I got a chance to meet him. I’m a big “Terminator” fan. And it is directed by Benny boom. It was cool.” Yayo plays a member of a band of criminals led by Patrick. “I’m just a bad guy. I’m from the streets, and I do what bad guys do. I play Carlos,” he explained. “I’m definitely a bad guy. I don’t have a problem playing a bad guy, ’cause everybody looks at me as that anyway. It was real easy. … It’s going to be a lot of shooting and stuff in the movie, it’s great. There’s real S.W.A.T. in the movie and they real S.W.A.T.,” Yayo said of the special law enforcement team members who served as on-set technical advisers. “I met this guy, I forget his name, he’s the head S.W.A.T. guy for Detroit. He’s directing the actors on what to do. It’s S.W.A.T. in [the film who] obviously know what to do. It’s amazing to meet real S.W.A.T. They are really in the movie. It gets crazy in the movie!” Yayo said he has discovered a new love in acting, but music isn’t going to take a backseat. His second LP, tentatively titled Godfather of the Ghetto, is slated for release later this year, and he just put out the 50 Cent-featured “Pass the Patr

Guess How Much Kate Gosselin Made Per Week of Dancing with the Stars

Remember when reports surfaced last year that the “stars” on Dancing with the Stars were making $200,000 to “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” in front of ABC cameras for a season? And you questioned every career decision you had ever made that did not lead to shamelessly begging home viewers for votes while Cheryl Burke mimed the number four behind you? Well, get ready to re-question everything because there is an even more grotesque figure being circulated today– the number of U.S. dollars Kate Gosselin was paid to terrorize you every week .

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Tonight in NYC: Come Meet Some of the Toughest Docs Alive

Yes, lame pun, but I can explain: Tonight a few of the subjects of the Oscar-shortlisted documentary Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders will join me and filmmaker Mark Hopkins for a discussion at the Apple Store SoHo . We got docs and docs, and all of them have stirring, jaw-dropping stories to tell. Read on for details.

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‘Lost’ Cast Says Goodbye On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Show features comic alternate endings starring Naveen Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Evangeline Lilly. By Josh Wigler After “Lost” took its final bow during a special two-and-a-half-hour series finale event on Sunday night, several “cast and crew members appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to commemorate the show’s legacy, discuss some of the events that transpired during the episode and debut three alternate endings. Kimmel’s first guest was Matthew Fox, the 43-year-old actor responsible for playing noble spinal surgeon Jack Shephard. Fox reaffirmed that he’s long known that the final image of “Lost” would involve a dying Jack’s eye closing, just as his eye’s opening was the show’s first image. Despite his pride over working on the series, Fox admitted: “It’s hard to watch for me. Some time down the road, I suppose I’ll watch it all the way through. … [But] it’s been an incredible, incredible experience playing this guy.” Fox was soon joined by Terry O’Quinn (Locke) and Michael Emerson (Ben) . Kimmel jokingly asked O’Quinn if this was the “good Terry” or the “bad Terry,” referring to O’Quinn’s season-six portrayal of the villainous Smoke Monster in Locke’s body. “This is the out-of-work Terry,” the actor quipped. O’Quinn said he first understood the power of “Lost” upon watching “Walkabout,” the season one episode that revealed Locke was a paraplegic before the crash. Emerson said that his favorite scenes centered on Ben’s use of food as a prop. For Fox, his first scene with Evangeline Lilly (Kate) where she stitches his back was “a tough scene to do” but still a highlight. Other actors eventually graced the stage. Naveen Andrews (Sayid) admitted that he didn’t regularly watch “Lost,” while Emilie de Ravin (Claire) revealed that she didn’t tune in to the series during her season five absence. Daniel Dae Kim (Jin) laughingly acknowledged that his character had bad luck with boats, nearly blowing up twice and ultimately drowning in a sunken submarine. At the end of the hour, Kimmel debuted three comedic alternate endings crafted by executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. The first ending centers on Sayid as he tells a gathered campfire circle the story of how he blew up on the submarine. Moments later, “Survivor” host Jeff Probst steps out of the jungle and informs Sayid that he’s been voted out of the tribe. A furious Sayid rants to the camera that he didn’t go through the entire series only to be eliminated by “Jeff f—ing Probst!” The second alternate ending riffed on the famous ending of “The Sopranos,” with Jorge Garcia (Hurley) occupying the Tony Soprano role. He sits at a table with Fox and de Ravin and begins to tell them that he thinks he “knows the secrets to the Islan —” before the screen cuts to black. The final alternate ending evoked the classic conclusion to “Newhart,” complete with Bob Newhart waking up from a dream only to find himself in bed next to Evangeline Lilly. Kimmel closed out the hour on a serious note, thanking the cast and crew of “Lost” for contributing to one of the single most memorable television events of the decade. Which actor’s post-“Lost” career are you most excited to see? Share your thoughts in the comments. Related Videos Counting Down To The ‘Lost’ Finale! Related Photos The Sexiest Men Of ‘Lost’ Spin-Offs For The Characters Of ‘Lost’

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Advice to TV Execs Looking For the Next Lost: Don’t Bother

Enough has been written about Lost to fill the completely underwhelming Temple fifty times over — seriously, of all the disappointing reveals on the show, that might be the biggest; it should have looked awesome and not like an extra set from Legend of the Seeker . Still, from the production values, to the use of the Internet to form a community, to the entire storyline, Lost was literally like nothing television had ever seen before. This is despite the fact that it cribs from almost every geek pop culture landmark from the last 35 years. And now that Lost is ending — in less than 12 hours! — it seems fitting that it’s leaving the world with one more question: Where will the next Lost come from?

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ABC Keeps Edgar Floats From Sinking

And you thought pilot season was over! Despite not placing Edgar Floats on its fall schedule, ABC has ordered six additional scripts of the crime procedural from creator Rand Ravich. Some observers worried that the pilot — which stars Tom Cavanagh as a police psychologist-turned-bounty hunter — was too character driven and quirky for network television, but since this is the same network that actually aired Eli Stone , clearly normal rules are out the window. Don’t be surprised when you start seeing ads for Edgar Floats around midseason. [ Deadline ]

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Our Commenters of the Week Get to Build Their Own Provocative Bret!

This week’s “Commenters of the Week” prize is designed specifically for our engineering friends. Have you found yourself reading about a provocative “Bret” on Movieline — whether he’s a porn-loving diabetic on the mend or an iconic author/screenwriter who doesn’t care for female directors — and thought, “You know, I could construct an even more incendiary Bret — if only I had the means .” Well, Movieline is giving you access to its garage of tools, blueprints, soundbite instruction guides and Casio voice boxes. Your Bret will be as bandanna-loving or American Psycho -imagining as the real thing. So, who wins?

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Weinsteins Won’t Reclaim Miramax

Harvey and Bob Weinstein have been working steadily over the last few months to regain their old haunt Miramax from Disney, but the LAT says the deal has fallen apart. Among the sticking points: the Weinsteins’ final bid, $625 million, wasn’t quite as high as Disney wanted. Ugh, now the brothers will have to use that money to actually release the films they have on the shelf. They hate having to do that! [ LAT ]

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SATC 2 Culture War Continues With Liza Minnelli’s ‘Single Ladies’ Cover (AUDIO)

Hey, here’s something new you can ask Sarah Jessica Parker to explain when she calls you up next week: What is up with that Liza Minnelli cover of “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”?! After months of teasing the Oscar-winner’s cameo in Sex in the City 2 , the cultural terrorists responsible for this… this… gahhh have finally kicked out the jams for the world to hear. Kanye West will not be cutting off any award speeches over this one, believe me. Hear it after the jump.

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SATC 2 Culture War Continues With Liza Minnelli’s ‘Single Ladies’ Cover (AUDIO)