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Mubarak Steps Down

An image taken from Egyptian TV shows Vice President Omar Suleiman delivering an address in Cairo. Suleiman said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and handed power to the military. Cairo#39;s streets have exploded in joy when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after three-decades of autocratic rule and handed power to a junta of senior military commanders. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and the vice president has named a military council to run the country#3

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Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’: The New Gay Anthem?

‘Anything she says, I think, will always be the gay anthem,’ says comedian Gabe Liedman. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Larry Busacca/ Getty Images With lyrics like “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen” and “No matter gay, straight or bi/ Lesbian, transgendered life/ I’m on the right track, baby/ I was born to survive,” it’s clear that Gaga is singing for those in the LGBT community who feel disenfranchised on her new track ” Born This Way .” Perhaps it was no mistake that Gaga debuted the club-friendly track on a Friday, the day many people head out on the town. So, as those in the LGBT community make their Friday night plans, MTV News found out what some prominent professionals in the community think about the track and got their answers to the question: Is this the new gay anthem? “Typically, gay anthems have been chosen by gay people, not for gay people. The explicitly pro-gay sentiment is something relatively new to major-label pop (especially major-label pop launching a much-anticipated album by arguably the most relevant pop star in the world right now),” Rich Juzwiak, author of the pop-culture FourFour blog, explained. “I have mixed feelings about the conflation of activism and marketing inherent in a piece of commerce like ‘Born This Way,’ but ultimately, I think Gaga’s heart is in the right place. It’s pretty bold of her, while at the same time being utterly beneficial to her career and exposure.” Logo/NewNowNext.com editor John Polly noted that the song has all the right elements to be adopted as the anthem for 2011. “Its big, it’s loud, it’s fun!” he said. “It sounds like someone mashed up a zillion mirrors in a drag queen’s closet and then shot it out of a sequin cannon … subtle! Subtle! “This one has more [gay anthem elements] than most,” he continued. “It calls out every color of the rainbow, like specifically, vocally. Everything’s in there. It’s got it all and it’s got a beat. It’s familiar, but it’s new. It’s Gaga. She’s got something in there for everyone, so hopefully people are into it … I think you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck, a lot of big gay noise that’s going on.” Gabe Liedman, comedian and pop-culture expert, described the track as “perfect” and admits that Gaga has it locked up, that is until she releases her next track off the May album of the same name. “I mean, she didn’t waste any time with poetry,” he teased. “She kind of got right to the point. It’s not subtle. There’s no misinterpreting it. That’s what she thinks: You’re born this way, born this gay! “I think this will be the gay anthem for as long as it takes before her next song comes out,” he joked. “And that will be the gay anthem and then anything that comes out after that. Anything she says, I think, will always be the gay anthem, until she dies?” Related Artists Lady Gaga

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Friday Box Office: The Roommate Moves In To Number One

Leighton Meester muscled out a James Cameron production and horny Natalie Portman for a surprise number one as The Roommate ruled the Friday box office. Sanctum settled for second place and last week’s champ, The Rite , was exorcised back into fifth place. Your Friday box office is here.

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Jennifer Lopez Will Attend Barack Obama’s Super Bowl Party, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Friday edition of The Broadsheet: Ben Affleck lines up his next directorial effort with help from George Clooney… Bond 23 potentially adds another heavy hitter… Lone Star ‘s Kyle Killen gets another shot… and more ahead.

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‘The Rite’ Captures Friday Box Office

Thriller makes $5.3 million. By Mawuse Ziegbe Anthony Hopkins and Marta Gastini in “The Rite” Photo: Warner Bros. It appears that audiences are still down to get freaked out by a creepy performance from Anthony Hopkins. The Oscar-winning actor’s latest skin-crawling, onscreen turn, “The Rite,” topped the Friday box office. The film, which is based on real-life events and stars Hopkins as an unconventional exorcist, debuted with $5.3 million. When MTV News sat down with Sir Hopkins recently, the veteran star admitted he has a gift for freaking out fans. “I know how to do those parts,” he said. “Not because I’m scary, but because I know how to scare people. … It’s a question of being quiet and not overplaying it,” he explained. “You let the script and the audiences do the work for you. You don’t have to play evil.” Behind “The Rite” is last week’s box-office winner, “No Strings Attached. Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman’s portrayal of “sex friends” who shrug off the possibility of a relationship in favor of casual lovin,’ scored $4.3 million. Friday’s earnings kick the film’s total haul to just over $30 million. Jason Statham’s latest firepower-heavy flick ,”The Mechanic,” came in third place. The tale of an assassin looking to avenge the killing of his mentor with the help of his son (Ben Foster), debuted with $3.6 million. “The Green Hornet” took the fourth-place spot at the Friday box office. Moviegoers coughed up $2.9 million to catch Seth Rogen as the classic masked superhero duke it out with Los Angeles-area baddies. The figure kicks the film’s total estimated tally to $70 million. “The King’s Speech,” the dramatization of the UK’s King George VI’s struggle to overcome his stammer with the help of an eccentric speech therapist, rounded out the top five. The film, which recently picked up 12 Academy Award nominations, scored $2.8 million. The movie’s total estimated haul now stands at around $63 million. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Rite,” “No Strings Attached” and “The Mechanic.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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Friday Box Office: Victory For The Devil As The Rite Takes Number One

That old reliable duo, Anthony Hopkins and Evil, scored a win again as The Rite topped the Friday box office. Meanwhile, Natalie Portman’s No Strings Attached humpathon notched a respectable second place in its second week of release, and The Mechanic stalled in third place. Your Friday box office is here.

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WWE Star Denies Involvement in Shooting

Filed under: Wrestling , TMZ Sports WWE star The Great Khali has been linked to a shooting in India that happened on Friday — but the 7 foot superstar tells TMZ he had nothing to do with it. According to varying reports, a bodyguard working for Khali allegedly fired shots into a crowd and… Read more

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Friday Box Office: No Strings Attached Sleeps Its Way To The Top

Startin’ here, startin’ now, honey everything’s coming up Portman! While her terrifyingly bi-curious ballerina is still raking in the dough (and the awards), Natalie Portman enjoyed a number one opening, as No Strings Attached came out on top this Friday, bumping down the boys club of The Green Hornet and The Dilemma to numbers two and three, respectively. Your Friday box office is here.

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Olbermann Fired MSNBC last show

Olbermann, who had two years left on his contract, signed off for the last time on his “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” political affairs program Friday night. “This is the last edition of “Countdown,” Olbermann said on the program, which drew over 1 million viewers a night. U.S. cable news television network MSNBC and its top anchor, Keith Olbermann, abruptly parted ways Friday, less than three months after the liberal broadcaster was suspended for campaign donations to Democrats. “MSNBC and

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