According to The Hollywood Reporter, MGM will team up with A Solitary Man writer Brian Koppelman and director David Levien to bring Neil Strauss’s dating how-to book The Game to the big screen. Others have tried before to make Strauss’s best-selling pick-up tome into a film, but maybe Koppelman and Levien are the right guys for the job; after all, they gave Michael Douglas a great vehicle playing a skeevy womanizer in A Solitary Man . Maybe they can do the same for magician-turned-pick-up artist Mystery?
I didn’t make the rules, girls, but it appears that Kevin James has reached a point in his career where he can look back and say, “I’m like if Chris Farley had it together!” I’m going to get out this comparison’s way and let the late SNL star and Zookeeper topliners’ careers speak for themselves.
In this weekend’s Horrible Bosses , Kevin Spacey plays Jason Bateman’s sadistic supervisor, a business director so despicable that he kind of deserves the extreme punishment Batemen, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day would like to inflict. How did Spacey transform himself from the guy simply credited as “Subway Thief” in Mike Nichols’ Heartburn to a two-time Oscar winner and summer blockbuster draw?
Before watching ‘Dark of the Moon,’ check out our handy guide. By Eric Ditzian Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Photo: Paramount Before the second “Transformers” even hit theaters, director Michael Bay was already saying no to a third installment — or at least one that would hit theaters in 2011. It was back in February 2009, a full three months before the release of “Revenge of the Fallen,” that Bay said there was no way he’d helm a third “Transformers” flick (later titled “Dark of the Moon” ) and get it into multiplexes little more than two years later. “I would like to take a year off,” he told us at the time. But whaddya know? Bay not only ended up agreeing to whipping together the 3-D flick in time for this year’s Independence Day weekend, but Paramount ended up shifting the release to June 29 (June 28, if you count the many 9 p.m. showings). How did we get to this point? To understand that transformation — to learn everything there is to know — we’ll have to travel back to mid-2009: Hop aboard our “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” cheat sheet: Reworking the Bay-hem By October 2009, coming off the poorly reviewed but $836 million-grossing “Revenge of the Fallen,” Bay had cleared up the release date issues and announced that preproduction on the next film had begun. Increasingly, it appeared as though the new movie would be the first “Transformers” to get a 3-D release . “We’re literally in the middle of that. There’s no definitive answer,” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura told us about the chance for 3-D . But the news about 3-D took a backseat to a rather shocking casting move in May: Megan Fox would not be returning to the franchise. She and Bay had previously shared a contentious creative partnership (remember when she compared him to Hitler and he called her immature?), but suddenly the two had parted ways. Possible replacements for Fox included Brooklyn Decker and Gemma Arterton, but the job eventually went to Victoria’s Secret model, and Hollywood newbie, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley . “I think there’s positives and negatives to her not being [in the movie],” LaBeouf told us about Fox . “It’s awesome that we get the discovery again. I think when everybody’s vetted and everybody’s been through these wars, then that discovery of the first film is nonexistent. It’s kind of beautiful in that we get a new set of eyes, a fresh set of eyes for the audience to vibe with. So you get the discovery again, which is something that wouldn’t happen if Megan came back.” New “Moon” Filming kicked off on the still-untitled film last summer. It wouldn’t be until the fall that it officially got a title . And the reason for that moniker wouldn’t become clear until December, when the film’s teaser trailer popped up online. It didn’t feature LaBeouf or Huntington-Whiteley — or any of the stars, for that matter — but it did make clear the story would be tied into the Apollo 11 moon landing. The trailers that followed, one 30-second spot during the Super Bowl and a second official trailer that dropped April 28, didn’t help explain the film’s storyline any further, but did continue to tease Bay’s famous action sequences and the new gorgeous girl. About That New Girl … Speaking of the lady in question, who admitted recently she thought she bombed her initial audition , Huntington-Whiteley’s co-stars Tyrese Gibson and LaBeouf assured us that the first-time actress has a lot more going on than just a pretty face. “Rosie is going to surprise a lot of people,” Gibson said. “I have to go on record and say that she did not replace Megan Fox. She’s a brand-new character; her name is Carly in the movie.” “She completely owns her sexuality,” LaBeouf added. “Which I think helps, especially on a movie like this where it’s a blanket summer movie and there are certain requirements of a woman in a summer movie.” Rising to Meet Technical Challenges Director Bay entered new territory on this third installment by doing away with his preconceived notions and shooting the film in 3-D, which, according to him, forced him to deal with a whole new set of filming challenges. “It’s hard with my style of shooting and taking [a camera] and strapping it to guys who are skydiving off buildings and helmet cams,” he said. “It’s a technical nightmare. You don’t even want to tell your viewers how technically complicated this stuff is.” On the other side of the technical spectrum is the amount of wirework required of the actors for the various stunts and action sequences. The specifics behind why the wirework proved to be so difficult, aside from the obvious hanging around, became very clear when LaBeouf, Gibson and Huntington-Whiteley offered a detailed (and highly entertaining) explanation of the various body parts that get pinched during the process. “Yeah, I don’t like the wires,” LaBeouf admitted to MTV News. “Really, you can ask any man.” “All the things cut into the wrong places, put pressure on the wrong bits,” Huntington-Whiteley added. “Whatever it does to a man, it also does to a woman.” “Thank God I have a bigger ass so when you put the harness on, the ass is able to help you stay away from the front part,” Gibson explained. “It kind of balances things out a little bit. When your ass is flat and you have to have it going over the front, it is a bad day in America.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . 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Foo Fighters, Bon Iver, the Beastie Boys also make Bigger Than the Sound ‘s midyear list. By James Montgomery Bigger Than The Sound’s Best Albums of 2011 (so far) Photo: MTV News Well, we’ve reached the halfway point of 2011, and if you’re a fan of unfortunately named politicians tweeting photos of their bulges, terrorists getting shot in the eye and Austrian strongmen who have a thing for the help, well, congratulations on having the best six months of your entire life. Of course, for the rest of us, there’s been plenty to help pass the time in 2011 — namely, a whole bunch of really excellent albums, from folks you probably know (Eminem, Lady Gaga) and some you more than likely don’t (the Weeknd, F—ed Up). But whether they’re household names or not, they’ve all helped make the first 180-or-so days of the year practically fly by — a feat that’s pretty amazing considering all the crap that’s happened up to this point. So, like I’ve done in previous years , I’ve compiled my favorite albums of the first half of 2011 — a traditional top 10, followed by some honorable mentions too. If there’s something you haven’t heard, well, you’ve still got six months to rectify that. And the same goes for me: If there’s an album that I’ve missed (a definite possibility), I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. So, let’s get right to it. Here’s my list of the Best Albums of 2011 (So Far): The Top 10 10. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Mirror Traffic : The elder statesman of erudite rock and good diction has been heading in a jammier direction for years now (on songs like “1% of One,” “No More Shoes” and, more recently, the Pavement reunion tour ), but thanks to the production work of Beck, he’s finally honed those tendencies into an album that’s every bit as elastic as his previous efforts, yet oddly focused too. Songs like “Tigers” and “Senator” prove he’s still not averse to an angular verse (or in-depth investigations into the sexual proclivities of elected officials), but it’s on “28 Forever” — when he warbles, “There’s no parade/ I cannot rain on with my poison eyes” — where he finally seems to be coming to terms with his past as an oft-noted sourpuss. Call it clarity, call it maturity, call it whatever: It all makes for the best Malk record in years. 9. Foo Fighters, Wasting Light : The year’s best major-label rock record was born out of risk: Dave Grohl eschewed the sanitary confines of the big-bucks studio to record an album in his own garage, on tape, warts-and-all. And then he brought in Nevermind producer Butch Vig to oversee the proceedings. The end result is an effort that positively rips, one equally packed with crackling rockers (“Rope,” “White Limo”) and muscle-y, medium-rare mopers (“I Should Have Known”). In the process, he not only reinvigorated his band, but set the bar impossibly high for any of his contemporaries. As if they’d have the balls to try something like this. 8. The Weeknd, House of Balloons : Mysterious, majestically paced R&B courtesy of 20-year-old Canadian Abel Tesfaye, whose sensibilities (gorgeously layered atmospherics, keenly placed Siouxsie and the Banshees samples) belie his years. The trope of the troubled loverman isn’t exactly new, but rarely are matters of the heart played out as honestly as they are here. A constant cycle of druggy nights, desperate flings and depressing dawns, Balloons makes no apologies, and, really, it doesn’t need to. Not when the scenery is this engrossing, this sumptuous. Mood music for increasingly moody times. And, best of all, it’s free . 7. Beastie Boys, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two : Really, this one could have gone either way. Especially after Ad-Rock’s battle with cancer forced the Beasties to scrap the first record (and, of course, To the Five Boroughs ). But, somewhat shockingly, they delivered an album that’s a total blast, a mishmash of boom-bap rattle and pop-culture flotsam that, like all the best Beastie albums, manages to tread the line between highbrow rap and lowbrow entertainment. So even if Mike D did open up a restaurant with Ted Danson, you still believe he’s got enough swagger to go toe-to-toe with Nas. And on Hot Sauce, he does both. 6. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues : The folks over at Spin called it “the year’s most beautiful album,” and they’re probably right. Swooning, wide-screen vocal harmonies ebb and expand into the warm, finger-picked acoustics, creating atmospheres that are summery one minute, wintery the next. But it’s not all ethereal. In fact, frontman Robin Pecknold spends the majority of the album rooting through problems that are, in fact, very real : finding his place in the world and coming to terms with his disappearing youth. That balance is key to the album’s strength. Because for a band that indulges so much in the space of the studio, Helplessness Blues is rarely, if ever, self-indulgent. 5. Lykke Li, Wounded Rhymes : Psychoanalytic, somnambulant pop from the prodigiously talented 25-year-old Swede, Wounded Rhymes expands on the themes that she laid out in her stunning debut (2008’s Youth Novel ) and imbues them with an otherworldly spirit. Not to mention the torchy leanings of the greatest of girl groups (the Ronettes, the Crystals, etc.). So while Li is still preternaturally somber (like on “Sadness Is a Blessing,” on which she keens, “Sadness is my boyfriend”), she’s also not afraid to get dirty, either, and it’s when she’s doing the latter — like on the aptly titled “Get Some” — that she truly shines. 4. Lady Gaga, Born This Way : It’s not a stretch to call BTW the year’s most-anticipated album, and perhaps in a nod to those expectations, Lady Gaga delivered an effort that doesn’t leave anything on the cutting-room floor. From the piston-pumping electronics of “Marry the Night” and the tarantula tango of “Americano” to the twitching, “Transformers”-huge techno of “Heavy Metal Lover” and the epic balladry of “You and I” and “The Edge of Glory,” this truly is an effort that tries very hard to be everything to everyone. And sure, it’s probably too long, but that’s sort of the point, isn’t it? And if she didn’t please everyone, well, she came pretty darn close, didn’t she? 3. Bon Iver, Bon Iver : Justin Vernon has done the impossible: follow up a beloved, much-mythologized debut album (you know, the one that was recorded in a cabin) with a record that’s just as good — if not better. He’s always been one for atmospheres, but never before have those atmospheres been so dense. Or so compelling. Here, he creates a singular, breathless world, building it with layers of echoing instrumentation and his own ghostly falsetto. There are moments where the sun shines through the cracks — a horn crescendo, a silvery sliver of bell — but for the most part, Bon Iver is a mesmerizing trip through a dewy dreamscape. And, in that regard, it’s a momentous achievement — even if the last song does sound like Bruce Hornsby. 2. Adele, 21 : It’s nice when the year’s best-selling album also ends up being one of the flat-out best, but, in the case of Adele’s 21, we should’ve seen it coming. After all, she’s got the Grammy-winning pedigree . But this time out, she’s grown, and become a singer capable of both tremendous power (like on the smash “Rolling in the Deep”) and terrifying tenderness too (like on the smash ing “Someone Like You”). A roiling collection of breakup ballads and revenge fantasies, there truly is no album quite like 21, and not only is its success justified, but it probably guarantees Adele will only add to her Grammy collection come February. Some things are inevitable. 1. F—ed Up, David Comes to Life : A wrecking-ball sorta rock opera courtesy of Toronto’s hardest-working (and, most likely only ) six-piece punk collective, David Comes to Life tells the story of a downtrodden factory worker who may or may not have killed his true love. I think. Because, along the way, there’s also betrayal, heartache, bomb blasts, fisticuffs and a whole lot of plot-twisting shifts in narration too. Of course, the story behind the album is largely unimportant (if you want to keep score at home, here’s a handy guide ) especially when the album itself hits so hard. The (multi-multi-multi-)tracked guitars squeal and chug for days, and frontman Pink Eyes’ screams are so visceral you can practically feel his blood welling up in your headphones. It’s an ambitious, ringing, raging success, the kind of record you’ll listen to over and over again, either to try and follow the plotline or just get pummeled by the sheer might of the thing. Either way, you’ll enjoy yourself. Honorable Mentions Bad Meets Evil, Hell: The Sequel : Reunited with (and recharged by) Royce, Em reminds us that he’s still capable of littering the scene with lyrical shell casings, and Nickel Nine matches him shot for shot. Their friendly competition makes for a thrilling listen, and basically everything here burns with varying degrees of intensity — even the track with Bruno Mars. Bright Eyes, The People’s Key : Unjustly overlooked for reasons not apparent to me, Conor Oberst’s seventh studio album is a latticework of sonic strips, wide-eyed (yet sorta hazy) ponderances of faith and science and, on “Ladder Song,” raw, positively aching ruminations on death. Not as great as some of his earlier works, but close. And that’s still better than 95 percent of everything else. Curren$y, Covert Coup : One of approximately 750 albums he plans to release this year (and not the one that syncs up with “Weekend at Bernie’s” either), Coup bubbles along on producer the Alchemist’s hazy beats and Curren$y’s laconic, chronic delivery. If you couldn’t tell, this is the weed-iest album of 2011, by a smoky mile. Death Cab for Cutie, Codes and Keys : Ben Gibbard finally gets happy, only, y’know, within reason. Because even the sunniest moments are dotted with dark clouds, and ultimately, this is an album that’s as much about alienation as anything else. After all, falling in love doesn’t fill the emptiness inside; it only makes it more pronounced. PJ Harvey, Let England Shake : The iconic Brit shape-shifts with seemingly every record she releases, and on Shake, she’s reborn as an old-fashioned protest singer. The sad thing is, the subjects she’s singing about (conflict, bloodshed, man’s unending cycle of self-immolation) are just as timely now as they were 50 years ago. Portugal. The Man, In the Mountain, In the Cloud : Guys from the same town that put Sarah Palin on the map (Wasilla, Alaska: Population 7,831) more than atone for that fact with an album that’s sprawling, psychedelic and crawling with ambition — the latter of which is also a pretty apt description for Ms. You-Betcha’s machinations too. Radiohead, The King of Limbs : Maybe the most divisive Radiohead album of all time (or at least since Hail to the Thief ), it may not necessarily rock, but that’s because it’s not supposed to. Instead, its main focus is creating a world that’s atmospheric and amniotic, and even if it doesn’t contain guitar solos like “Lucky” or “Just,” there’s still plenty to give you chills. Just not the chills you’re probably used to. Tyler, the Creator, Goblin : Terrifying meta-commentary or simply the angry rantings of a 20-year-old kid who doesn’t know any better? Probably both. Homophobic? Sexist? Clever? Irritating? How about all of the above. It’s also visceral, wince-inducing, frightening and sorta funny too. But perhaps nobody does a better job of summing it all up than Tyler himself, when, on the (sorta) hook to “Radicals,” he growls, “Kill people, burn sh–, f— school.” Now that’s a mission statement. YACHT, Shangri-La : New-age dance duo ponder the existence of the hereafter and discover that it may very well exist on earth (or within our own minds). Too bad we’re busy destroying both. A postapocalyptic party as foreseen by the Talking Heads and Giorgio Moroder, Shangri-La is as heavy on subject matter as it is on lithe, limber rhythms, so even when things get too heady, you can still let your hips do all the thinking. Yuck, Yuck : The year’s best debut, one that channels the stray slack and sonic stumblings of Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth. And considering it all comes from a quartet of kids too young to remember prime-era indie rock, it’s all the more noteworthy. Maybe the stuff can make a comeback. What did we miss? Share your favorites in the comments!
Hail To The Thief of the Day: Czech Republic president Václav Klaus helps himself to a ceremonial pen during a press conference in Chile. In fairness to President Klaus, it does seem like it was a pretty sweet pen . [ pk .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 13/04/2011 02:00 Number of articles : 2
Lindsay Lohan will be formally charged and arraigned today in court after a stunt in which she allegedly ripped off an expensive necklace from a jewelry store. While the star claims it’s just a misunderstanding (isn’t it always?), the L.A. County District Attorney believes Lindsay Lohan is a “seasoned” fashion thief. That’s the primary reason why the actress is being prosecuted for felony grand theft, and you can expect her history in this shady arena to be on full display. REPEAT OFFENDER : The D.A. will try to paint her as such, and there are certainly enough incidents from which to make a case. [Photo: Pacific Coast News] In deciding whether to prosecute Lohan, the D.A.’s Office heavily considered THREE OTHER INCIDENTS where Lindsay allegedly pilfered expensive items : She was accused of stealing a $12,000 coat in 2008 from an NYC club. She was suspected of taking a $400,000 necklace in 2009 from Elle. She was accused of taking a $35,000 Rolex from a “friend” in 2010. Lindsay was not prosecuted or convicted for any of the above, but they show a pattern, and that undisputed fact played a role in pushing the 2011 case. Prosecutors will ask the judge to admit the three incidents into evidence to show “prior bad acts” if the case goes to trial, as well as two other factors: Lindsay’s repeated run-ins with the law, including two DUIs. Lindsay’s repeated disregard for legal system by failing to perform probation requirements (not going to alcohol ed class, etc), blowing off court (trip to Cannes, etc), and just being an ass (the f–k you nails , etc). Most importantly, the D.A. has a surveillance video which shows Lindsay walking out of a Venice, Calif., jewelry store with the $2,500 piece in question. The necklace is partially hidden by other trinkets around Lindsay’s neck. Lohan will be arraigned today at 1:30 p.m. California time. Stay tuned …
Lindsay Lohan will be formally charged and arraigned today in court after a stunt in which she allegedly ripped off an expensive necklace from a jewelry store. While the star claims it’s just a misunderstanding (isn’t it always?), the L.A. County District Attorney believes Lindsay Lohan is a “seasoned” fashion thief. That’s the primary reason why the actress is being prosecuted for felony grand theft, and you can expect her history in this shady arena to be on full display. REPEAT OFFENDER : The D.A. will try to paint her as such, and there are certainly enough incidents from which to make a case. [Photo: Pacific Coast News] In deciding whether to prosecute Lohan, the D.A.’s Office heavily considered THREE OTHER INCIDENTS where Lindsay allegedly pilfered expensive items : She was accused of stealing a $12,000 coat in 2008 from an NYC club. She was suspected of taking a $400,000 necklace in 2009 from Elle. She was accused of taking a $35,000 Rolex from a “friend” in 2010. Lindsay was not prosecuted or convicted for any of the above, but they show a pattern, and that undisputed fact played a role in pushing the 2011 case. Prosecutors will ask the judge to admit the three incidents into evidence to show “prior bad acts” if the case goes to trial, as well as two other factors: Lindsay’s repeated run-ins with the law, including two DUIs. Lindsay’s repeated disregard for legal system by failing to perform probation requirements (not going to alcohol ed class, etc), blowing off court (trip to Cannes, etc), and just being an ass (the f–k you nails , etc). Most importantly, the D.A. has a surveillance video which shows Lindsay walking out of a Venice, Calif., jewelry store with the $2,500 piece in question. The necklace is partially hidden by other trinkets around Lindsay’s neck. Lohan will be arraigned today at 1:30 p.m. California time. Stay tuned …
Friend tells People magazine that troubled actor has been in therapy. By Gil Kaufman Mel Gibson Photo: Toby Canham/ Getty Images Yet another snippet of tape has emerged in which Mel Gibson is heard berating his ex-girlfriend with a breathless string of expletives and racist and sexist taunts. So far, the Academy Award-winning actor/director’s spokesperson has offered a terse “no comment” on the rants — though he has not denied that it’s his client’s voice on the tapes — and Gibson has made no statements. Speaking to People magazine, an unidentified friend of Gibson’s said the relationship with ex Oksana Grigorieva, mother of the couple’s 8-month old daughter, got so bad earlier this year that the “Lethal Weapon” star sought professional help. “He realized how unhealthy the relationship was and recognized that they were in a bad place and he was getting his buttons pushed,” the friend told the magazine about Gibson’s reported efforts to seek therapy. Gibson, who has openly struggled with alcoholism during his career, “wanted to figure out how to extricate himself from this unhealthy relationship peacefully and calmly. Which is what he did.” It’s unclear if the move came before or after the recordings were made, but in the excerpts released so far, Gibson is heard viciously excoriating Grigorieva, showering her with a string of foul and violent language, including apparent threats on her life and a seeming admission that he physically attacked her. Police in Los Angeles have opened a domestic-violence investigation into an alleged incident in January, in which Gibson is reported to have struck Grigorieva, knocking out several teeth. TMZ reported Tuesday (July 13) that the star witness in a possible domestic-violence trial could be Grigorieva’s dentist, Dr. Ross Shelden. Unnamed sources familiar with Grigorieva’s treatment claim Shelden took photos of her mouth the day after the couple’s alleged January fight and that the images have been turned over to her attorney, though he did not report the incident to police at the time because Grigorieva asked him to keep it confidential. Though Gibson’s side has allegedly claimed that Grigorieva simply lost her veneers, her camp says Shelden’s conclusion was that she lost one tooth and had another one chipped. A source told People magazine that the phone arguments were recorded in February, not long after the alleged January incident. The couple reportedly split around March, and People reported that a custody settlement, which Gibson’s lawyer described as “very generous” with an eventual 50/50 custody split, was signed in May. But Grigorieva, 40, has alleged that the payments have stopped coming recently. After a tape emerged Monday in which Gibson appears to threaten Grigorieva’s life — leaked just days after he was dropped by his longtime talent agency — the new six-minute recording Radar Online posted Tuesday finds the couple fighting over a Latina housekeeper, whom Gibson, 54, refers to with the racist epithet “wetback.” The latest ethnic slur comes on the back of earlier recordings in which Gibson used the word “n—er.” The couple appear to be sparring over a housekeeper who works at both their homes, with Grigorieva claiming she needs extra help because of the baby. Gibson refuses, saying, “I will fire [name omitted] if she’s at your house. I will make it known and fire her. I’ll report her to the f—ing people that take f—ing money from the wetbacks, OK?” While Grigorieva repeatedly denies Gibson’s claims that she’s a gold digger, at one point the divorced actor — who is reported to have made tens of millions or more from his self-financed film “The Passion of the Christ” — screams, “I’m paying my tax money instead of the credit card [bill]. Don’t you get it?” The aspiring Russian singer, whose career was reportedly fueled in part by Gibson’s money, also complains of financial problems, telling her ex, “You made me moneyless. … I used to have $100,000 a year when you met me. You took me, you possessed me, everything I am. You own me, with my liver and my kidneys and my thoughts and my soul. Everything! My career, whatever it is. Pathetic career. Whatever it is, it’s yours. You control me like marionette. I don’t belong to myself, only to you. I can’t do anything, and I walk on eggshells always with you!” He responds, “That’s because you’re a f—ing using whore! Now, I own you.” The staunchly Catholic actor later accuses Grigorieva of cheating on him during their three-year relationship; Gibson’s wife of nearly 30 years filed for divorce from him last year. Grigorieva tells him he’s mentally ill and that she knows she has no claim to his fortune. “I’m not the whore and I’m not the bitch and I’m not the cu– and I’m not the user and I’m not the thief and all those words,” she says. “And I’m not a liar. All this, all this lies. All this lies. I’m not a whore or cu– or thief or prostitute or anything that you call me. I’m not a user. I’m not a gold digger. I don’t have any money and no property assigned to me. That’s a gold digger for you? Are you insane? Yes, you are, of course. We can hear that, because you’re screaming.”
The ‘Saved By the Bell’ actress gave birth to Harper Renn Smith on Tuesday. By Kara Warner Tiffani Thiessen Photo: Mark Von Holden/ WireImage Actress Tiffani Thiessen gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Tuesday (June 15) in Los Angeles, according to People magazine. Although she’ll probably always be squeaky-clean Bayside cheerleader Kelly Kapowski to some fans, the former “Saved By the Bell” star is all grown up, and now, a new mom. The magazine reported the new arrival, daughter Harper Renn Smith, weighed in at 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was “doing great,” along with her first-time parents. Thiessen, 36 and her artist/actor husband, Brady Smith, were eager to meet their little girl. The actress tweeted just a little more than a week ago, urging her baby to “hurry up.” “Okay, this child of mine needs to hurry up,” she wrote. “Don’t they know outside is so much more fun then inside?” The new parents have been married since 2005. Thiessen followed her “Bell” success with a surprising and memorable turn on another teen classic, “Beverly Hills 90210,” on which she played villainous Valerie Malone. She appeared in several TV series in the late ’90s and early ’00s (“Just Shoot Me,” “Fastlane,” “What About Brian”) and currently appears on USA’s “White Collar,” a show reminiscent of the movies “To Catch a Thief” and “Catch Me If You Can.” Thiessen plays Elizabeth Burke, the dutiful and doting wife of a by-the-book FBI agent. Share your congratulations and well wishes for Tiffani and her family in the comments below!
