We already knew that Justin Bieber was a baller. The singer was named MVP of the 2011 Celebrity All-Star Game. But at least one minor league hockey team admires the artist for his moves on the ice as well: the Bakersfield Condors have offered Bieber a contract! Says Matt O’Dette on the squad’s website , regarding why his team has been afflicted with Bieber Fever: “Very rarely do you see this combination of skill and toughness. We share a common Canadian heritage since we both hail from Ontario. I’ve scouted some video of him online skating with my hometown team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and I think he could provide some elusive speed up front for us. Plus, he’s a right-handed shot which we’ve been looking to add. I think if we paired him on a line with (Robby) Dee and (Peter) Boyd we’d be tough to beat.” The site adds that Justin “possesses soft hands, a good skating stride, and a devastating wrist shot capable of beating NHL caliber goaltenders. He appears to be strong in shootouts as well.” You’ve been warned, Martin Brodeur!
A judge may have ruled, but the legal battle between Usher and Tameka Foster appears to have no end in sight. Late last month, the singer won primary custody of the two children he shares with Foster, only for his ex-wife to appeal the decision on the grounds that the judge was biased because Usher raised funds for his campaign in 2008. And now Usher has filed a motion in response to that appeal. In documents submitted last Wednesday, the artist urges the court to deny Foster’s request because it is “an assault on the integrity of the court.” He argues that the granting of a new custody trial would create a slippery slope in which all decisions could be a reversed if an attorney contributed to a judge’s campaign. Usher alleges that Foster’s legal maneuvering “constitutes a continuum of [Tameka’s] vile and unsupported claims that every person who dared testify against her … is biased and tainted.” No word from the judge regarding either filing yet, but we have a feeling we have not heard the last from either of these parties. Not by a long shot. [Photo: WENN.com]
Back in the day at the 1994 Source Awards, Tupac allegedly dissed A Tribe Called Quest, and the beef was on. The urban legend is that ATCQ, who are members of the Zulu Nation, were ready to step to the late rapper after he infamously cut off their acceptance speech for the Artist Of The Year Award… Continue
It started with Miley Cyrus new hair photos. Just dyed blonde, not a huge deal. It then got a lot more punk, as the singer chopped off her locks and faced mounting criticism on the Internet. Now, thanks to her appearance at tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards, the Miley Cyrus transformation is complete and we know the exact look this artist was aiming for: Pink’s! Looking eerily like the “So What” crooner, Miley posed for fans and photographers with a mohawk and a plunging neckline. See for yourself: What do you think of this look on Miley Cyrus?
Also in Wednesday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, Fantastic Fest will close out its September event with Red Dawn . And David Slade is the eyed for a Disney pic based on a young-adult novel. World Premiere of Red Dawn to Close Fantastic Fest Director Dan Bradley’s action-pic Red Dawn will close out Fantastic Fest September 27th. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas and Josh Hutcherson, the film revolves around a group of teenagers embarking to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. A Korean-invasion-themed party will follow the premiere screening to celebrate the closing night of the festival. Fantastic Fest will take place September 20 – 27 in Austin, Texas Javier Bardem Humanitarian Doc Heads to Theaters Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony is produced by Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem, Alvaro Longoria and Lilly Hartley, the documentary, directed by Longoria of Morena Films and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13. The film features Javier Bardem and focuses on a forgotten, unresolved conflict in Northern Africa where the de-colonization of the Western Sahara has displaced nearly 200,000 Sahrawi people to refugee camps. Distributor GoDigital said it will begin its theatrical run at IFC Center in NYC in mid-October, followed by a series of screenings around the country. Edward Burns Holiday Pic Heads to Theaters The Fitzgerald Family Christmas , a family drama that reunites Burns with cast members Connie Britton and Michael McGlone from The Brothers McMullen will have a late-November release via Tribeca Film which picked up the film. The story revolves around sibling rivalry and an estranged father (Ed Lauter, The Artist ) who returns home for Christmas for the first time since he walked out on his family 20 years ago. Family rifts emerge, and like with any family, Christmas brings a mixed bag of complicated emotions and dynamics. The film will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival September 9th. Xan Cassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned Heads to Theaters Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures picked up worldwide rights to Cassavetes’ erotic vampire film that will close International Critics’ Week this Friday in Venice. The film centers on Djuna (Joséphine de La Baume), a beautiful vampire who tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paulo (Milo Ventimiglia), but eventually gives in to temptation. When her troublemaker sister Mimi (Roxane Mesquida) arrives unexpectedly, Djuna’s love story is threatened and the whole vampire community becomes endangered. Around the ‘net… Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Kerry Washington to Speak at DNC The three will follow the Foo Fighters on Thursday’s lineup at the Democratic National Convention. Eva Longoria also is expected to speak before Obama’s appearance, THR reports . Disney Eyes David Slade for Matched The studio is in negotiations with Slade to direct an adaptation of the Ally Condie young-adult novel. The series revolves around a girl in a “dystopian future where choice is taken away, and a young woman falls in love with a guy she has not been matched with,” Deadline reports .
‘Call Me Maybe’ singer is up for Best New Artist, and she tells MTV News she can’t believe it. By Terri Schwartz, reporting by Christina Garibaldi Carly Rae Jepsen Photo: MTV News
‘I’m rooting for her,’ OC’s Adam Young tells MTV News about Best New Artist nominee, who may win at the September 6 ceremony. By Jocelyn Vena Carly Rae Jepsen in “Call Me Maybe” Photo: Interscope
Also in Wednesday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, Rialto Pictures picks up theatrical rights to French company StudioCanal’s massive library for the U.S. Indie Eden heads to theaters. Animation distributor has Oscar ambitions for several titles. And “Digital Hollywood” producer is dead of apparent suicide. Rialto Pictures Acquires U.S. Theatrical Rights to France’s StudioCanal’s Massive Library The New York-based company which specializes in classic film re-releases, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, has signed a 3 year agreement with StudioCanal to handle the U.S. theatrical distribution of over 2,000 international classics owned by the French media giant. The film library is one of the largest in the world, includes classic films by Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Claude Chabrol, Abel Gance, Vittorio De Sica, Alain Resnais, Mike Nichols, Jacques Tati, Akira Kurosawa, Bertrand Tavernier, Orson Welles, and many others. Megan Griffith’s Eden Heads to Theaters Jamie Chung ( Premium Rush ) Beau Bridges and Matt O’Leary star in the true story about a Korean-American teenager, dubbed Eden, who was smuggled into Las Vegas and imprisoned as a sex slave. She ensured her own survival by carving out power and influence within the organization that imprisoned her. Phase 4 Films picked up North American rights to the film, which it will release in early 2013. GKIDS to Offer 4 Titles for Oscar Consideration The animated distributor said it will feature four film to compete for the 2010 Best Animated Feature Oscar and the 2012 Annie Awards. The company is planning Oscar-qualifying L.A. runs in November for From Up On Poppy Hill , Le Tableau , The Rabbi’s Cat and Zarafa . “All four films are unique and wonderful, each in their own way, and we look forward to sharing them with Academy voters and audiences across North America,” said GKIDS head Eric Beckman. Around the ‘net… Michael Douglas to Play Ronald Reagan in Indie Titled Reykjavik , Douglas is in talks to play the 40th President of the U.S. The story takes place over a few days in 1986 when Reagan met Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Iceland’s capital on an arms treaty. Participant Media will finance the $10 million project, THR reports . The Artist Director Eyes Paramount’s Will The Artist won multiple Oscars including Best Picture this year and he is perhaps looking to Paramount project Will . The story revolves around an NGO worker in Chechnya, Deadline reports . Digital Hollywood Producer Brian Gerber Found Dead Gerber died of an apparent suicide Monday. He was founder and organizer of Digital Hollywood’s bi-annual content summit, which aims to “bring the world of content creators into the fold of digital production, marketing and technology,” LA Weekly reports .
Are you white? And looking to date other people who are also white? Then wow, you’re in luck, because whitesonlydating (dot) com is here! An ad for the fake online relationship site was posted on Reddit earlier today in all its Caucasian glory. The most hilarious part – besides the surprisingly in-depth breakdown of the different shades of white – is that to a non-white individual, this is probably what most ads for legitimate dating sites seem like … as well as The Bachelor .
If you thought the Prince Harry naked photos were scandalous, imagine if a rumored video taken that wild night in Las Vegas were to get out. The naked romp in Las Vegas was indeed caught on video, sources say, and that could plunge the royal scandal to new, unprecedented depths. “There is a video of Harry partying naked with women,” says a source. “There have been some very quiet inquiries to see how much the video is worth. “If the video goes public this could be the biggest Royal scandal ever.” Rumors surfaced in the Las Vegas Review Journal last week that the Prince Harry nude scandal was far from over and that another revelation was imminent. “The video has not been shopped around yet, its existence is being kept as discreet as possible,” the source close to the situation said. “With all the attention the photos got, people with the video know it could be worth a fortune.” “Things got pretty crazy in Prince Harry’s suite that night. Everyone was drinking, and drugs were also being used by some people.” “Some people were snorting cocaine.” That, of course, is a double-edged sword, as it could incriminate others: “Things got pretty crazy at that’s exactly why no one there has come forward on the record.” “They don’t want to be implicated for any illegal activities.”
