The Selfie Olympics are taking over the Intewebz! We've taken the liberty of entering some of our favorite celebrities into the running. Originally posted here: MTV Act Blog – Justin Bieber, Tyler Posey, Ian Somerhalder + …
‘All Hail the King,’ the Ben Kingsley-starring short included on the ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Blu-ray, has close ties to Marvel’s future Netflix star. By Josh Wigler
Shia LaBeouf is retiring. From acting? No, unfortunately. But… life. “In light of the recent attacks against my artistic integrity, I am retiring from all public life,” the 27-year-old Tweeted early this morning. “My love goes out to those who have supported me.” Shia LaBeouf: So Much Plagiarism LaBeouf’s reputation has taken a massive hit over the past several weeks, following a plagiarism scandal that involved him clearly stealing material from artist Daniel Clowes for his short film HowardCantour.com. Clowes’ attorney sent the star a cease-and-desist letter in response, which LeBeouf posted (in its entirety) on Twitter, blacking out everything except the words “he must stop all efforts to create.” In a wink to that fiasco, LaBeouf included the hashtag #stopcreating in his retirement Tweet. After the plagiarism controversy hit, Shia released a long letter apologizing and later added three simple words: “I f-cked up.” But he’s gone on since then to engage in Twitter battles with Lena Dunham and Taylor Swift . The guy pretty much sucks at life. What do you think of him retiring from the public spector? Good riddance! No, don’t go! More like Shia LaDouche! View Poll »
For, Molly Schuyler a lot was at stake inside Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen in Portland, Oregon this month. Also, a lot of steak was on her plate. The competitive eater sat down at the establishment, stared down at 72 ounces of steak… and devoured every piece of the protein-filled meal in 2 minutes and 41 seconds, smashing the previous world record of 6 minutes and 48 seconds for this amount of meat. Schuyler, a Nebraska native, is currently ranked atop All Pro Eating, an actual organization for professionals who want to compete without contracts. Congratulations, Molly! We guess! Watch the feat now: Molly Schuyler Sets Steak Eating Record
Julie Gayet is making headlines in France for being that nation’s version of Monica Lewinsky . The 41-year old actress is rumored to be sleeping with French President Francois Hollande, as rumors continue to swirl around the actions of that politician overseas. Gayet is married to Argentinia director and script writer Santiago Amigorena and has two kids. She started acting at the age of 17 and recently portrayed a diplomatic adviser at the French foreign ministry in Quai d’Orsay . Gayet may be coy about her supposed affair with the President, but she’s always supported Hollande. In 2012, Gayet appeared in a promotional video for the President in which she described the Socialist candidate as “marvelous,” “humble” and “somebody who really listens.” See. There’s the key, fellas. Women love a man who listens. Chatter about a relationship between Gayet and Hollande first emerged early last year, but were flatly denied by both sides. The actress even engaged in legal action against various websites that were running the story, charging “infringement of personal privacy.” However, Gayet was asked about Hollande last month during a television interview when the reporter joked of the President visiting Gayet’s latest movie set: “The President loves the film. His partner [Valerie Treierweiler] much less.” Gayet, for possibly understandable reasons, refused to comment.
This is beyond adorable. And also a tad frightening. Author Ted Scheinman Tweeted a photo this morning of a napkin, on which a pair of eight-year olds explain all they know about relationships and how men and women fall for each other. “The best thing you will read all day: two of my sister’s 2nd graders on “how to fall in love.” My favorite: step #8,” wrote Scheinman along with the picture. Same here. Although the number of times these tykes reference “sex” is a bit scary: So, to recap in plain text: First you stare at the person. You get close to each other. You ask for a date. You go in bed and do sex. When you kiss you suck and lick. Get nacked [sic] in bed and do more sex. Go dance and put your noses together. Then kiss forever. Take a shower together and kiss. Give each other rings. Go to the pool together. Between one-year olds beatboxing and eight-year olds being all about doing sex, kids really are growing up fast these days.