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‘Muppets’ Star Jason Segel ‘Hoping’ For Lady Gaga Cameo

Actor and co-writer weighs in on Michael Cera rumor, 3-D for 2011 movie. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Jason Segel Photo: Jason LaVeris/ FilmMagic Will Lady Gaga reunite with Kermit the Frog after their red-carpet dalliance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards? Will Michael Cera kick it with some felt friends? Will the creative minds behind “The Muppets” give in to the 3-D craze and deliver the first franchise film since 1999 in three dimensions? These are just a few of the questions surrounding Jason Segel’s resurrection of the Muppets in a flick set to hit theaters next November. And while promoting “Gulliver’s Travels” recently, Segel touched on all these Muppet topics and more. “We are hoping to get Lady Gaga, but we hadn’t heard anything yet,” Segel told MTV News of the much talked-about cameo. “I literally don’t know.” We’ll file this bit of casting gossip under “wait and see.” On to the question of Cera. Earlier reports suggested Paul Rudd was being recruited for a cameo, but the actor told us a few weeks ago that it wasn’t going to happen. Cera had been rumored to be up for the same part, and Segel issued something of a non-denial denial about the rumor, going on to explain that the role in question concerns a new Muppet named Walter. “That part was never to play Walter,” Segel said. “The puppeteer who’s playing Walter is called Peter Linz, who’s an absolute genius, amazing puppeteer, brilliant actor and a great singer. There was a bit where Walter imagines himself as a human. All the puppeteers play their characters. There are no celebrity voices of the puppets.” Again, we’ll wait and see on Cera. One thing we most certainly won’t be seeing in “Muppets” is 3-D. Segel, who stars in the film and wrote the script along with Nicholas Stoller (“Get Him to the Greek”), envisions the movie as a throwback to previous series installments like “The Great Muppet Caper.” “No, I don’t think so,” he said of the 3-D question. “Maybe you’ll play this back in a year and see I was wrong. My goal is make it like the 1970s, early ’80s Muppet movies, so I don’t want there to be any 3-D, personally.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Muppets.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos ‘Muppets’ Star Jason Segel ‘Hoping’ For Lady Gaga Cameo MTV Rough Cut: ‘Gulliver’s Travels’

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What are your 2010 Golden Globe predictons?

Only a day after the Golden Globe nominations were released, the press is already overwhelmed with nominee reactions (Sofia Vergara was apparently in the shower when she heard) and commentary on the mixture of veteran nominees and newcomers (Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Mila Kunis all grabbed noms for young Hollywood). Surely it's now time to start making predictions for the winners. Does a young actress like Emma Stone have a chance at winning Best Performance? Will David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's The Social Network sweep every category featuring someone connected to the movie? If Johnny Depp's nominated twice for Best Performance, do other actors even stand a chance? What are your predictions for the 2010 Golden Globes? added by: cberlin1

Hilary Duff Thickness to Start the Day of the Day

I am a pretty inconsistent person. Some people have said that I am unstable, schizo, a sociopath, bipolar and a lot of other shit, but really it’s none of that, sometimes I dig a thick bitch with a thick ass, it’s all womanly and I want to bury myself inside her uterus like I was her husbands semen fertilizing her eggs….but this isn’t a biology class…. Sometimes, I point and laugh at her thickness she accumlated to deal with her homosexual hockey husband in the lockerroom telling stories about Hilary to lure his teammates home to initiate her pussy and the new teammates while he masturbates in the corner….other times I like the fact that she’s a dirty little puck slut who likes to accommodate. Either way, I am feeling these pics….she’s lookin hot, or maybe I am I just horny….who knows…

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The Economist Looks At Vertical Farming and Asks: Does It Stack Up?

Oliver Foster’s Vertical Farm The Economist does a good summary of the strengths and weaknesses of vertical farming . They note that “The necessary technology already exists. The glasshouse industry has more than a century’s experience of growing crops indoors in large quantities”, and that “The technology of hydroponics allows almost any kind of plant to be grown in nutrient-rich water, from root crops like radishes and potatoes to fruit such as melons and even cereals like maize.” But does it make sens… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Somewhat Gentle Man Trailer: Stellan Skarsgård Tries to Play Nice with the Mob

It seems like the Gangster-comedy sub-genre should be scraping the bottom of a dry well by now, but they just keep coming! And while A Somewhat Gentle Man indeed looks like rehash of dark comedy we’ve seen before, the fact that character actor and Lars Von Trier regular Stellan Skarsgård ( Breaking the Waves , Mamma Mia! ) plays the lead offers hop that maybe this Swedish import has more to offer than the trailer suggests.

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Adrian Grenier Supports Global Clean Water Projects at Charity: Water Gala (Video)

In an exclusive interview, Adrian Grenier speaks to the global water crisis and why he supports charity: water. Video: Emma Grady. In New York City last night, actor and environmental activist

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Meet Wesley Snipes Cell Mate (Satire)

RADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA – After finally giving up on appealing his tax evasion conviction, Wesley Snipes turned himself in to McKean Federal Prison Thursday to begin serving his three year sentence. After several hours of processing and orientation, Wesley Snipes was assigned a cell and then introduced to his new cellmate, Gregor “Bug Man” Samsa. After more processing, Wesley Snipes was taken back and locked inside the nine-by-twelve cell he’ll be sharing with Mr. Samsa for the next three years. Gregor “Bug Man” Samsa is in his second year of a six year sentence for burglary and grand larceny convictions. Three years ago it was discovered that he had burrowed into his vacationing neighbor’s basement, eaten all the food in their freezer and pantry, chewed holes in their furniture, linens and several expensive sweaters, and was in the process of building what appeared to be a nest in the corner of their laundry room. At the trial his lawyer attempted an insanity defense, claiming that his client awoke one morning to discover that he was an insect, but the jury didn’t bite and Mr. Samsa was sentenced to six years at McKean. Warden Kent Clark told The Daily Rash that the initial meeting between Wesley Snipes and Mr. Samsa went without incident. “The Bug Man is not one for small talk. After quickly shaking hands with Mr. Snipes he scurried back to his bunk. He tends to keep to himself most of the time. As long as Wesley Snipes isn’t looking for conversation from his cell-mate, I don’t foresee any problems in the next three years of his stay with us.” Several sources inside the prison claim that although Gregor “Bug Man” Samsa is viewed by many as peculiar and unusual, he’s never harmed anyone or been in trouble. Bill Bailey has worked as a guard at McKean prison for twenty-seven years. He told The Daily Rash that he’s confident that over time Wesley Snipes will grow accustomed to Bug Man’s “offbeat” behaviors. Wesley Snipes “Bug Man has a couple of peculiarities that I’m confident Wesley Snipes will eventually learn to tolerate. For example, Bug Man suffers from profuse sweating, chronic diarrhea and he doesn’t like to bathe… which makes for a less than appealing aroma inside a nine-by-twelve foot cell. But we do provide plenty of cans of Glade air fresheners and in the past, several of Bug Man’s cell-mate’s have found relief with large, pungent bowls of potpourri, scented candles and strong colognes. Once he adjusts, there’s no reason Mr. Snipes shouldn’t feel comfortable in his new cell.” Officer Bill Bailey paused to bark an order into his walki-talkie. “Bug Man does have one sore spot though,” he continued, “he doesn’t enjoy being looked at while he’s moving his bowels, which, because of his chronic diarrhea, occurs anywhere from ten to twenty times a day. Since prison cells are so small, it’s difficult to avoid looking in the direction of a man sitting just a couple of feet away from you while he’s having violent, explosive bowel movements. But since it happens so often, I am confident Mr. Snipes will reconcile himself to his new environment. And like I said, he’s got access to all the Glade freshener he can spray.” “It took me several months to adjust to the Bug Man,” Corrections Officer Cecil Jasper told The Daily Rash. “He sleeps during the daytime because at night he sits in front of the cell bars and stares up at the light bulb in the corridor. All night long he just looks at that light. When he does finally sleep, he sleeps under his bunk.” Officer Cecil cleared his throat. “He’s also a compulsive masturbater, which isn’t uncommon in a correctional facility. But when the Bug Man is, uh, you know….finishing, he releases a deep, guttural scream. It’s extremely loud and it echoes throughout the facility and scares some of the other prisoners.” Officer Cecil wiped his brow, “I would find it very difficult sharing a cell with him, but that’s just me. I’m sure Mr. Snipes will be just fine.” With just under eleven hundred days before his release, Wesley Snipes has a whole bunch of time to learn to tolerate his new roommate. added by: tverdell

Emma Stone Calls Golden Globe Nomination ‘Borderline Ridiculous’

‘Angelina Jolie? She wishes!’ ‘Easy A’ star jokes to MTV News about Best Actress competition. By Eric Ditzian Emma Stone in “Easy A” Photo: Sony Pictures We’re pretty sure Emma Stone owes us a big thank you. Just after MTV News named her the actress we’re most thankful for in 2010 , the Golden Globes went ahead and honored the 22-year-old with a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for her role in “Easy A.” Hardly a coincidence, no? And, as it turns out, Stone is pretty sure she owes us some gratitude too. “This goes to you,” she laughed when she called MTV News after the Globe announcement. “Thank you very much. You’re who I’m most thankful for in 2010!” Second place perhaps goes to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for recognizing her work in “Easy A.” Stone confessed that the nomination came “completely out of nowhere” for her and the last thing she was expecting was a pre-dawn phone call with such happy news. (Click here for photos of this year’s biggest nominees!) “I was completely asleep because it was 5:30 in the morning, and my manger called me sounding very upset, which is what you think when someone calls you at 5:30 in the morning,” she said. “Then I realized it was excitement and he wasn’t upset. I realized that nothing was burning down and no one was hurt and everything was wonderful.” Stone doesn’t have much time to celebrate, though. She’s expected to report to work as usual on the set of “Spider-Man,” Sony’s reboot of the venerable comic book franchise. There she’ll find fellow Globe nominee (and current wearer of Peter Parker’s Spidey tights) Andrew Garfield, who garnered a nod for “The Social Network.” “I could bring him a salted-caramel cupcake,” she said. “But I don’t know if he’s eating a lot of those right now because of all the Spider-Man-ness. I could bring him maybe a bran muffin.” While Stone believes she doesn’t have a shot at winning the best actress award — and had a ball jokingly dissing her competition with lines like, “Angelina Jolie? She wishes!” — she said even to be included in such illustrious competition has catapulted her breakout year from “borderline ridiculous into truly bizarre and amazing.” “I don’t know what’s going on,” she laughed. “I think a comet’s going to hit my house in 10 seconds.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Easy A.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos Gearing Up For The 2011 Golden Globe Awards Related Photos 2011 Golden Globe Nominees

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Michael Moore Praises WikiLeaks, Claims Website Could Have Prevented 9/11

Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore on Tuesday praised WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange and seriously asserted that if the website had existed in 2001, it could have prevented the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Moore, who is

The Cannabis Papers a Citizen’s Guide to Cannabinoids

Any student of history can tell you we are not the first Americans to confront untruths. (CHICAGO) – This is a book project called The Cannabis Papers: a citizen's guide to cannabinoids. It is written by “Publius” – a pen name once used by the founders and redrafted by the folks at Illinois NORML. The book's essays will be released first online and then published together later this year. The latest release is essay #15 The Birth of the ECS. Also posted… Part One: LIFE #1 Nature’s (legal) cannabinoids #2 Should pregnant women smoke consume pot? #3 Sporting cannabinoids #4 “DSI for Dummies” #5 Astrocytes and cannabinoids #6 A medical cannabis club called CHAMP #7 Chemotherapy and cannabinoids #8 Patient patients #9 To sleep, perchance to dream #10 “Cannabinoids” succeed where “marijuana” fails #11 Washington's hemp seed love Part Two: LIBERTY #13 Liberty to change Nixon's law #14 Intermission – let's get high #15 The birth of the ECS #17 Ownership rights – FOID meets COID #21 “Hi, my name is Publius and I have been an alcoholic since 1972.” Any student of history can tell you we are not the first Americans to confront untruths. To voice our truth through language, to create a new set and setting, we turned to a collection of essays known as The Federalist Papers. During 1787 and 1788, James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton wrote 85 essays in support of the US Constitution. They used the pen name “Publius” in honor of a famed Roman republican – someone they saw as a defender of liberty. We are “Publius” in 2010 for the same purpose – to make our sum greater than our individual parts. In doing so, we have created a series of essays to detail the role of cannabinoids in Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The essays take truths like “all human beings – in fact all mammals – use cannabinoids” and offers suggestions and ideas on how this will effect reform in the immediate future. Simply stated, cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system modulate other systems within the human body – and that fact alone represents a revolution in how we will soon be thinking about nature and cannabinoids. You can start reading now by going to Illinois NORML's website at: http://www.illinoisnorml.org/tcp or click on The Cannabis Papers under News & Information. ~ Publius is Bryan Brickner, Julie Falco, Dianna Lynn Meyer, Dan Linn, Stephen Young, William Abens, Danielle Schumacher, Derek Rea (1954-2008), David Nott, Dan S. Wang, Brian Allemana, and many others.~ If you are able to donate to Illinois NORML we would be very grateful for your support. We are< working hard to end cannabis prohibition in Illinois and have made significant progress over the past year moving our medical cannabis legislation through the Senate chamber. The Illinois chapter of the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws is financially dependent on our dues paying members and generous supporters, and we thank you. Donation Page -- http://www.illinoisnorml.org/donate added by: ras_menelik