_Designated Targets_ by John Birmingham is the excellent follow up to his earlier alternate history science fiction novel, _Weapons of Choice_, a novel that began with the basic premise that a U.S.-led multinational naval task force from the 21st century is accidentally and suddenly transported to the Pacific right in the middle of the Battle of Midway. As most of this fleet came into the possession of the Allied countries (basically the United States), one might think that the advanced weap
Y'all thought it was Selena, but Justin Bieber's real girl is 11-year-old Briana Tejeda, who lost her battle to leukemia on Sunday. Originally posted here: MTV Act Blog – Justin Bieber Sends His Love to Briana Tejeda …
Unfortunately, it’s about to get ugly between Jason Hoppy and Bethenny Frankel. A few weeks after Frankel filed for divorce and made such legal demands as primary custody of daughter Brynn ; sole use of the couple’s residence; and child support from her ex, Hoppy has gone ahead… and done pretty much the exact same thing. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Hoppy is also seeking primary custody of the two-year old, while asking for child support and all medical expenses related to himself and Brynn. The scorned reality star wants Frankel to name him as a beneficiary on her life insurance policy and he’s after “exclusive use and occupancy of the marital residence.” Frankel appeared on Ellen this month and tearfully said this split made her feel like a failure , but we have an inkling it won’t even be official any time soon. Considering the demands of both sides, this battle is destined to be drawn very far out.
Michelle Williams opens up about her battle with depression after losing her shift at Burger King . Michelle Williams Opens Up About Fight With Depression With a new single out , a solo album in the works and a starring role in a national tour of a Broadway musical, you’d be hard-pressed to tell that Michelle Williams once had difficulty just getting out of bed. Via ABC News reports: The singer-actress — one third of Destiny’s Child alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland — said that in the past few months she has emerged from years of suffering from moderate depression. Her dark cloud lifted thanks to exercise, therapy and positive thinking. “I’ve dealt with depression,” the 32-year-old said during a break in rehearsals for a new touring production of “Fela!” that kicks off later this month. “I had to choose to get out of bed and do whatever I needed to do to be happy.” Williams says she suffered her first bout of depression at 15 or 16 and has managed to avoid medication. She is speaking out for the first time about her battle to encourage others to seek help. “We’re taught, ‘Just go to church and pray about it. The Lord is going to heal you.’ Well, in the meantime, I believe God-gifted people, physicians, doctors, therapists — that’s your healing. Take advantage of it,” she said. “Go see a professional so that they can assess you. It’s OK if you’re going through something. Depression is not OK, but it is OK to go get help.” Good for Michelle for speaking out about mental health. Depression and other personality disorders widely go untreated in the Black community because mental health is still considered taboo. Go Michelle!
Lisa Niemi is smiling once again about her love life. Patrick Swayze#39;s wife of 34 years has started dating again, her rep confirms(Swayze passed away in September 2009). The actor#39;s widow is seeing jeweler Albert DePrisco after meeting via a mutual friend during a celebration for Lisa#39;s birthday. “It#39;s new, and they#39;re taking it slow,” the rep says. Niemi, 56, who was by her husband#39;s side throughout his battle with cancer, unveiled a wax sculpture of Swayze last fall in Hol
Also in Friday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, Will Ferrell joins a new comedy. WWE champ gets back in front of the camera and a court in Beijing sends a group of execs from a VOD site to prison in one of the harshest sentences ever. Ted Beats The Dark Knight Rises Abroad The foul-mouthed creation by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg is open in 10 overseas territories and scored number one in almost all of them. It’s international cume is $54.5 million in 20 territories and it’s still set to debut in 38 more, Deadline reports . Will Ferrell Gets an Internship He joins Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Rose Byrne in the project directed by Shawn Levy and written by Vaughn. The story revolves around two men in their early 40s who are layer off and try to reinvent themselves as interns at an Internet company that is run by managers in their 20s. Variety reports . Randy Orton Back in the Ring for 12 Rounds: Reloaded The three-time WWE World Heavyweight champion will star in the follow-up of the action franchise. He’ll play an emergency medical technician who’s being pursued by a vigilante threatening his family, Deadline reports . WWII Pic About Epic Battle In the Works A film about the battle for Monte Cassino – one of the most bitterly-fought land campaigns of World War II – is being made to coincide with the battle’s 70th anniversary. 200,000 soldiers participated from 30 countries with 55,000 allied troops and 20,000 German troops injured or killed. John Irvin will direct, BBC reports . Beijing Court Send 6 VOD Execs to Prison China has issued its harshest penalties for online streaming of copyright infringed material on execs from OpenV.com, which attracted daily traffic of more than 55 million page views, 40 million video view and 8 million unique visitors. A large chunk of what it offered involved copyright infringed content, Screen Daily reports .
Kanye West, Katy Perry, Green Day and more go head-to-head in our battle to determine the summer’s biggest song. Voting starts Monday! By James Montgomery Summer Jam Games Photo: MTV News
In the battle of the Justins, Justin Bieber reigns supreme! We asked you guys to make the toughest decision of your life and vote for either Justin Bieber or Justin Timberlake in the epic battle of Justin vs. Justin. We here at MTV … See more here: And The Winner Of Our Epic Justin Bieber Vs. Justin Timberlake …
Justin Bieber premieres his 'Boyfriend' video Thursday on MTV. + Calling all Beliebers: drop whatever you planned for Thursday at 7:50 p.m. ET and prepare to tune in to MTV for Justin Bieber , who will be premiering his much … View original post here: Buzz Bites (5/1/12): Justin Bieber To Premiere 'Boyfriend' Video …
