Rapper tells Us Weekly , ‘Come on now, that doesn’t even sound like me.’ By Gil Kaufman Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Photo: Eric Ryan/ Getty Images Kanye West has said and done a lot of crazy things over the years. But there’s one thing that’s “Way Too Cold” even for him: comparing his budding relationship with reality TV staple Kim Kardashian to the long-running romance of good pal and Throne mate Jay-Z with wife Beyonc
Superstar couple are reportedly calling their first child Ivy Blue. By Kara Warner Beyonce Photo: AP/Evan Agostini The year’s most anticipated new arrival is finally here: Beyonc
‘Nicki’s back in the studio, so we’re looking to drop Nicki in the first quarter,’ Cash Money boss Birdman says. By Jocelyn Vena Nicki Minaj Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images The countdown is on, Barbz. Nicki Minaj ‘s Cash Money boss Birdman is dishing on when the fierce female MC plans to drop her follow-up to Pink Friday . “Nicki’s back in the studio, so we’re looking to drop Nicki in the first quarter,” Brian “Birdman” Williams said in an interview with Billboard.com . He went on to dish that Minaj could potentially drop new music sometime before year-end. “Maybe this year? I don’t know,” he added about releasing a single before 2012 strikes. “We’re really thinking it out. But she’s in the studio, and we’re looking real soon, because she’s ready to go and we’re ready to go with her.” Earlier this month, BET reported that Minaj posted a blog post about how her alter-ego Roman would play a part in her new music. Although the post was later removed, the MC teased that Roman is out for revenge. “Roman will be in rare form this time. You know why? Cuz he no longer gives a f—,” she wrote. “He has two more weeks in boarding school. We’re going to pick him up now. When he lands, he will address the nation in the form of music. He will also announce the date.” Over the summer, Roman was the topic of discussion when Minaj teased her new LP . “I don’t think I’m hitting up anybody for features for this sophomore album,” she told us. “Roman … possibly. But I never give away all my secrets.” Whether or not Roman will have anything to do with this record, Minaj’s Pink Friday producer Kane Beatz recently told MTV News, “We got one so far. She’s in L.A. goin’ crazy. … She just started, so she’s really picking her music and picking the songs. She’s real selective. She’ll pick all the beats before she even starts writing, so right now, we’re just getting music together, and it’s goin’ crazy right now.” Related Artists Nicki Minaj
Mary J.Blige and Wendy Williams were photographed at various events last night and both ladies had their “blonde hair don’t care” game poppin. Ooooh, MJB lookin awfully good in that catsuit…Meeeeooowwww!! Check out more images below:
BeyBey is singing BFF Kelly Rowland’s praises these days. The superstar mom-to-be brags that her bestest is always looking out for her and her lil hump full of Camel: Kelly Rowland may be busy with her X Factor mentoring duties, but she’s still a loyal and caring friend to Beyoncé Knowles. The Destiny’s Child bandmates are in regular contact – especially since Beyoncé fell pregnant. ‘We speak and text all the time,’ says Beyoncé, 30. ‘With me being pregnant, she is always checking up on me to see how I am doing.’ Kelly, 30, formed a special bond with Beyoncé when she moved into her home after they formed Destiny’s Child at the age of 8. ‘We have known each other for so long, we are like sisters,’ she says. ‘She isn’t just somebody I was in a group with, this girl is my family.’ Aw that’s so precious. It’s nice that folks have let up on comparing the two ladies and are celebrating them being besties again. Congratulations to Kelly who happens to be on the cover of the new Essence Magazine Hot Hair Special Issue… check it out below: Source
Before seeing Orlando Bloom and Logan Lerman in action, check out these fun facts. By Eric Ditzian Orlando Bloom and Milla Jovovich in “The Three Musketeers” Photo: Summit Entertainment When you’re sequestered in a London hotel during the finest weekend of U.K. weather that anyone in that virtually sun-free territory can remember, you tend to learn a few things. People get a little loopy. They speak off the cuff. Such is the situation MTV News found itself in earlier this month during a press day for “The Three Musketeers,” when we ended up learning a few surprising things about director Paul W.S. Anderson’s 3-D take on the classic Alexandre Dumas novel, an adaptation that stays true to the original’s creative core but takes joyful liberties no one in the 17th century could ever have imagined. Read on for five rather surprising things you need to know about “The Three Musketeers,” which hit theaters Friday (October 21). Lerman’s Crazy Hair As we first noticed when set photos popped up last year during production, and as posters and trailers have subsequently made clear, star Logan Lerman rocks a very Jim Morrison-like hairdo to play D’Artagnan, a young chap looking to join the vaunted Musketeers. But Lerman didn’t grow his hair out for the role, nor did he slap on a wig every day. “It’s extensions,” he told us. “It was really uncomfortable. A wig would have been a more comfortable choice. I felt ridiculous walking around [off set]. I just had a beanie on all the time.” Bloom’s Anti-“Pirates” Preference At this point, after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, Orlando Bloom approaches anything involving swords and seafaring with caution. What attracted the actor to “Musketeers” was that his director didn’t want him, for once, to play the good guy. “They wanted me to be part of the movie as Duke of Buckingham, as opposed to playing one of the Musketeers,” he said. “That sold me. The idea that I got to be the kind of villain, sort of a bad boy, bit of a rogue. Lot of fun. Fun, fun, fun! I get to be an arrogant prick and get away with it!” Jovovich’s 3-D Assets Milla Jovovich, who just so happens to be married to Anderson, insisted on doing all her fight training while wearing a corset — a noble, if highly uncomfortable, decision. For her husband’s film, though, she was willing to do whatever was necessary, including showing off her assets for Anderson’s 3-D cameras . “I did have to prepare a lot to make my cleavage what it was,” she said. “I had to eat a lot of pasta and get cinched really tightly into the corset to get the effect and let the girls do the acting for me. Each one took classes. Stanislavski. I think the left one is more talented than the right.” Bloom’s Rock Star Not only does the Duke of Buckingham act differently than Bloom’s “Pirates” good guy, he also dresses completely differently, often slipping into high heels and maintaining a wardrobe that contains every color you’d find in the rainbow (and many you would not). To pull it all off, Bloom turned to ’70s-era rock and roll. “The Duke had a questionable sexual background, no one was quite sure what his sexual flavor was or how many flavors he liked to participate in,” Bloom explained. “He’s a very outspoken and outrageous character. So for me, I just got to swagger through it all. You don’t want the costumes wearing you. You’ve got to wear the costumes. “Paul wanted the Musketeers to be superheroes and for me to be a kind of rock star. So I went with David Bowie from Ziggy Stardust,” he added. “He wore some of those outrageous costumes onstage. So with the Duke, he just owns every square foot that he steps in. He’s like, ‘This is all my territory.’ ” Anderson’s Da Vinci Inspiration Easily the most eye-popping features of “The Three Musketeers” are the fantastical airships he introduces to 17th-century Europe: part ship, part hot-air balloon, totally steampunk . In the film, the ships are said to be built from Leonardo da Vinci’s actual designs. The truth, however, owes more to artistic license than Renaissance ingenuity. “We did take our inspiration from his real etchings of airships,” Anderson told us. “We felt that Da Vinci had designed so many extreme, futuristic things that we could take the liberty of saying this is one of his designs and have this flying galleon.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Three Musketeers.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
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