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‘He hit me, and I was like, ‘Oww, man!’ ‘ frontman recalls of his training during ‘MTV First: Maroon 5.’ By Kara Warner, with reporting by James Montgomery Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Photo: Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine gets his Raging Bull on in the new “One More Night” video. Levine and lead guitarist James Valentine were kind enough to premiere the action-packed new music video during “MTV First: Maroon 5” on Monday (June 25), and during the Q&A that immediately followed that debut, Levine revealed that he happily took a beating to prepare for the boxing aspect of the shoot. “I had a little bit of training. I’ll never forget. During the little bit of training, I got the guy who was training me. He hit me, and it hurt,” Levine admitted. “I’ve never really been in a full-blown fight before, but the guy hit me pretty hard. I’m a wimp, so it was worse [for me] than someone who’s tough, but he hit me, and I was like, ‘Oww, man!’ ” Levine said the boxing in the clip, which was born from the video treatment Levine wrote himself and delivered to director Peter Berg , is a metaphor for how our romantic entanglements can sometimes feel like a fight. ” ‘One More Night’ was one of the songs that was more far along when we heard it,” Levine recalled of first hearing the Max Martin and Shellback-produced track. “Shellback, who did ‘Moves Like Jagger’ with us, it was one of those things that the instant we heard it as a group, we thought, ‘Wow.’ “I do love the lyrics,” Levine continued. “The metaphor that we spoke of earlier, a relationship between two people, sometimes when it’s not going so well, it feels like a battle. Like a boxing match.” Stick with MTV News for more from our exclusive interview with Maroon 5! Related Videos MTV First: Maroon 5 Related Artists Maroon 5
‘He hit me, and I was like, ‘Oww, man!’ ‘ frontman recalls of his training during ‘MTV First: Maroon 5.’ By Kara Warner, with reporting by James Montgomery Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Photo: Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine gets his Raging Bull on in the new “One More Night” video. Levine and lead guitarist James Valentine were kind enough to premiere the action-packed new music video during “MTV First: Maroon 5” on Monday (June 25), and during the Q&A that immediately followed that debut, Levine revealed that he happily took a beating to prepare for the boxing aspect of the shoot. “I had a little bit of training. I’ll never forget. During the little bit of training, I got the guy who was training me. He hit me, and it hurt,” Levine admitted. “I’ve never really been in a full-blown fight before, but the guy hit me pretty hard. I’m a wimp, so it was worse [for me] than someone who’s tough, but he hit me, and I was like, ‘Oww, man!’ ” Levine said the boxing in the clip, which was born from the video treatment Levine wrote himself and delivered to director Peter Berg , is a metaphor for how our romantic entanglements can sometimes feel like a fight. ” ‘One More Night’ was one of the songs that was more far along when we heard it,” Levine recalled of first hearing the Max Martin and Shellback-produced track. “Shellback, who did ‘Moves Like Jagger’ with us, it was one of those things that the instant we heard it as a group, we thought, ‘Wow.’ “I do love the lyrics,” Levine continued. “The metaphor that we spoke of earlier, a relationship between two people, sometimes when it’s not going so well, it feels like a battle. Like a boxing match.” Stick with MTV News for more from our exclusive interview with Maroon 5! Related Videos MTV First: Maroon 5 Related Artists Maroon 5
New video, directed by Peter Berg, premieres at 7:53 p.m. ET on MTV, followed by a Q&A with the band on MTV.com. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Kelly Marino Adam Levine in Maroon 5’s “One More Night” music video Photo: In Maroon 5 ‘s brand-new “One More Night” video, frontman Adam Levine plays a boxer who takes a licking both in and out of the ring. And while one aspect of his performance was all acting (that would be his scenes with actress Minka Kelly), the other was very real indeed. That’s according to “One More Night” director Peter Berg, who sat down with MTV News to talk about the clip ahead of its debut — tonight (June 25) at 7:53 p.m. on MTV as part of “MTV First: Maroon 5” — and made it very clear that Levine pulled no punches during the filming. In fact, he even took a couple punches from one of the best in the business. “Adam Levine learned how to box here, at the world-famous Wild Card Boxing Gym, home of Manny Pacquiao and [trainer] Freddie Roach,” Berg said. “The idea for the video was Adam’s. He called me and said, ‘I wrote this treatment. Would you read it?’ He had this idea, sort of comparing fighting to love, and so I called Freddie, who was a friend of mine, and I said, ‘I need you to train this guy.’ ” “Of course, Freddie was working Manny Pacquiao at the time [for this month’s bout against Tim Bradley], so we had to find one of his trainers, and so we found this great trainer and put him through a 10-day boxing program,” he continued. “And the truth is, this kid is just a natural athlete. He took to it very quickly, and we were able to get into sparring scenarios in the ring. … We had to see how Adam would react to somebody punching him in the face, whether he’d run out screaming and call his bodyguards. But I remember the first time he got cracked in the head, he had a big smile on his face.” Levine definitely wasn’t smiling through his scenes with Kelly, who plays the mother of his newborn child. We won’t spoil how their relationship plays out, but let’s just say she doesn’t think his boxing career is going to succeed anytime soon. Though, as Berg explained, shooting those scenes was about as tough as the “One More Night” video got, because from the first sparring session to the final edit, he was definitely feeling the love on this one. “Minka’s a fan of Maroon 5 and she said she’d do it, and we had a great time shooting the video,” he said. “I was always a Maroon 5 fan, and now they’re in my heart and they’re a part of my family.” Don’t miss the premiere of Maroon 5’s “One More Night” video during “MTV First: Maroon 5” tonight at 7:53 p.m. on MTV, followed by a 30-minute Q&A with the band on MTV.com. Related Videos Maroon 5 To Bring ‘One More Night’ Video To MTV First! Related Artists Maroon 5
Fif tells MTV News he’s ‘in good spirits’ despite nearly having to go into surgery to remove blockage in his small intestine. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Ade Mangum 50 Cent Photo: MTV News Nine gun shots wasn’t enough to take out 50 Cent , but a bad hamburger could have been the undoing of rap’s #1 bad guy. The G-Unit general was hospitalized this week with stomach pains, but a phone call from his homey Eminem surely lightened the mood. “I’m in a dead serious moment like, ‘Damn, I don’t believe this is happenin’ right now,’ ” Fif said recalling the moments before Slim Shady phoned him. “He goes, ‘Yo Fif, you were shot nine times man if you die over a burger, this sh– ain’t gonna go right. People ain’t gonna be feelin’ this.’ ” On Wednesday, Fif tweeted a picture of himself in a hospital bed and sent a public message to his boxing friend Floyd Mayweather that read: “I don’t want to go into surgery.” Lucky for him, he didn’t have to. When MTV News checked up on 50 at his NYC G-Unit office on Thursday, just hours after he was released from the hospital, he said he was able to avoid going into surgery to remove blockage in his small intestine. “I’m feelin’ better; I’m in good spirits,” Fif added. DJ Drama, who is in New York to promote his upcoming mixtape with 50, The Lost Tape, told MTV News he was worried about his boy. To lift the gangsta rapper’s spirits Drama sent three stuffed animals to 50: a giraffe, an elephant and a lion. They say it’s the thought that counts, but Drama’s get-well gifts didn’t go over so well. “That wasn’t cool. That’s all you get,” 50 told Drama jokingly while our cameras rolled. “You get 15 tracks, you damn near have to die to do a Gangsta Grillz and this is the thanks I get?” Stay tuned to MTV News’ Mixtape Daily for more on 50 Cent and DJ Drama’s The Lost Tape, which will be released on May 22. Related Artists 50 Cent Eminem
‘He’s focusing on his music right now,’ a rep for Detroit MC confirms of delay on boxing movie. By Rob Markman Eminem Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images It’s been almost 10 years since fans saw Eminem in his first big-time movie role, but they’ll have to wait a little bit longer to catch him the second time around. The rapper has long been signed on to star in “Southpaw,” a gritty drama about a boxer who tries to mount a comeback in life and in the ring, but it is now being reported that Em will put the flick on the backburner. “He’s focusing on his music right now, so while he’s doing that, while he’s in that space, he wanted to put this on hold for the time being,” Eminem’s rep Dennis Dennehy told
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Ne-Yo and Freddie Roach were spotted dining at the ultra popular BOA Steakhouse. Freddie spoke with the paparazzi about what’s on everyones mind these days… Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao boxing match! “Like” us on Facebook @ facebook.com 88546067
This is disturbing…but maybe that’s just cuz I like my moms of twins in their 40s to be keeping their boxing classes to their fucking selves and for their private trainer they have hired to pretty much double as their male prostitutes while the husband is at work….See I don’t mind fit girls, if anything I love it, not quite as much as weak, eating disorder girls who are unable to run from mee but anything that isn’t fat, sloppy or chubby, or untoned is good, even if it can kick my ass…except when it is J.Lo rocking Menopause and what looks like a tranny dick….doesn’t work for me…but maybe that’s just cuz I hate J.Lo..or maybe it is cuz I hate Tranny dick…that shit is always filled with AIDS, deep rooted issues, and makes me feel like a fag when sucking on its tits…huh? exactly. Either way, here’s J.Lo in her diaper/menstrual belt for the weirdos into that kind of thing, while I go watch amateur porn to cleanse my soul from the damage this would have done if I wasn’t desensitized to all things evil the internet has to offer.
Freddie Roach trainer of Manny Pacquiao calls Floyd Mayweather Jr. a “P*ssy” for not wanting to fight Manny Pacquiao and always backing out of the fight while talking to the paparazzi outside of BOA Steakhouse. Sounds like attack words! We’re pretty sure Floyd Mayweather Jr. will respond to Freddie Roach calling him a “P*ssy.” Who knows this may just be enough fuel for both camps to actually fight and stop talking about fighting! Team Mayweather or Team Pacquiao? Whose side are you on? Follow Hollywood.TV on Facebook @ facebook.com
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