Daniel Day-Lewis, Channing Tatum and Ben Affleck are among the men vying for a Golden Popcorn at the Movie Awards. By Amy Wilkinson Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln” Photo: 20th Century FOX
We’re letting the pros pick the winners of Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards. By James Montgomery Best Shirtless nominees Channing Tatum and Taylor Lautner Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures / Lionsgate
When Cate Edwards learned that her father, former presidential candidate John Edwards, was cheating on her mother, Elizabeth, she was crushed. The 31-year-old daughter of the disgraced former U.S. senator adds that he personally admitted to her that he had had an affair with Rielle Hunter . “I guess he and my mom decided that that was how it needed to be done. So yeah, I was devastated. And I was very disappointed,” Edwards said. “I mean, these are my parents. I had grown up with a lot of love in my family. And it was hard to see them go through this,” Cate said in an interview on Today . Asked if she was mad, Cate Edwards said, “Yeah, of course.” She gave a dignified response when asked about the “unpleasant things” Rielle Hunter wrote in her book, What Really Happened, John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me . “I just thought it was … a poor choice, I guess, is all I can say.” Cate spoke fondly of her mother, Elizabeth Edwards, who passed away after a brave struggle with cancer, saying, “I miss her in sort of big ways and small ways.” “The big things that go by, like my wedding. She wasn’t able to be there. But we got to talk about it. I felt incredibly lucky that I got the chance to even have that conversation with her. “I carried out some of her vision which was great, to sort of feel her presence there even though she wasn’t there. And then there are small things. I mean, I get away with bad grammar.” “I never used to get away with bad grammar.”
He’s the Sexiest Man Alive , but in a recent interview, Channing Tatum didn’t want to talk about his rippling body or his chiseled face. Instead, the actor’s attention was focused on another attractive Hollywood star: George Clooney. Having spent time with the Oscar winner last summer – because Tatum’s wife, Jenna Dewan, and Clooney’s girlfriend, Stacey Keibler, are tight – Tatum referred to Clooney as the most “interesting man on the planet” and added: I’d have sex with him. Get in line, Channing! Meanwhile, this raises an important question for readers: Which of these Hollywood hunks would YOU rather have sex with? Vote now: And the Winner is? Channing Tatum Click Here To Vote for Channing George Clooney Click Here To Vote for George Two Hollywood studs. Only room for one in your bed. Which of these actors would you prefer to plow? View Poll » To see even more of Tatum, check out this White House Down trailer . It’s coming to a theater near you!
Robert Pattinson, Channing Tatum also rank on MTV News’ list of the best film characters of the year. By MTV News Staff Christian Bale as Batman in “The Dark Knight Rises” Photo: Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez is most definitely feeling the Christmas Spirit in 2012. “I love going and shopping for Christmas presents for everybody and making gifts and seeing their faces light up and surprising them; that’s where I get my joy,” she said last week. And she means it. The 43-year-old star recently launched her ” J. Lo’s Christmas Gift ” drive, asking fans to donate to her three favorite charities this year. Those include: The Boys & Girls Club The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles The American Red Cross In exchange, she’ll give someone two tickets to the last show of her “Dance Again” world tour in Puerto Rico on Saturday; she’ll also pay airfare and hotel costs. “It’s just that kind of doing something nice for somebody, and they do something nice back and kind of paying it forward,” she said in a phone interview. In a rare piece of celebrity news you can feel good about, she’s promoting the contest, ending Monday, on Twitter with the hashtag #JLOSCHRISTMASGIFT. She got the idea to use social media to encourage her fans to give back since becoming more in Twitter and Facebook and seeing a huge response to contests. “I was thinking about it, ‘What if every person I tweeted and asked for a follow donated a dollar?’ I have 13½ million followers (on Twitter),” she said. “We can collect a lot of money for these charities that are literally close to my heart.” Part of the reason Lopez chose the Red Cross is because of its relief work in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated parts of N.Y. City, where Lopez is from. Lopez added that her recent tour has been a “life-changing experience,” but acknowledged it could also be grueling at times, with the constant travel. For that reason, she said she identified with Jenni Rivera , the Latin music superstar who was killed December 8 in a plane crash en route home from a concert. “I didn’t know her personally but I knew of her. For me, just being on tour right now, you live the same type of life. You know what I mean? It’s traveling, it’s doing shows,” Lopez said. “She considered herself a businesswoman as well, besides an artist, and she had kids and I’m sure she was rushing home to get home to her kids.” “So you go like, wow, it’s just like a wake-up call for everybody. It’s tragic. She was so young, so young, and she had five kids. It just wasn’t her time.”
Magic Mike star and reigning Sexiest Man Alive Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum, who have been married three years, are expecting their first child! In other words, Jenna Dewan is pregnant, the couple’s rep announced. It’s unclear how far along Jenna is, but you know she’ll look amazing. “Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Channing Tatum are pleased to announce that they are expecting the birth of their first child next year,” the rep confirmed. “It was a total surprise,” an insider tells celebrity news magazine Us . Tatum, 32, one of the most in-demand actors of the past two years, is taking a full year off to be with his expectant spouse and their baby, due sometime in 2013. If you’ve read any movie news in 2011-12, you know he’s earned it! The couple met on the set of Step Up in 2006 and married in Malibu, Calif., on July 11, 2009. Earlier this year, Dewan, also 32, opened up about her family plan. “I would hope so!” the dancer-turned-actress said when asked if kids were in the couple’s future. “I just don’t know when. When it’s meant to be, it will happen.” Congratulations to the happy, expectant couple!
MTV News got 1D to spill each other’s secrets, so it’s dog-eat-dog as they dish on forgetfulness, morning breath and who’s the most sensitive. By Christina Garibaldi One Direction Photo: MTV News
‘Magic Mike’ star talks to magazine about how shocked he was to be honored and how he wants to have ‘like, 15 kids.’ By Jocelyn Vena Channing Tatum on the cover of People Photo: People