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Timbaland Denies Reports That He Contemplated Suicide

‘Only thing I did was take a drive and figure out how I’m gonna handle it,’ rapper says about his actions after being robbed. By Shaheem Reid Timbaland Photo: Theo Ward/ Getty Images Timbaland says that there is no way he was thinking about committing suicide. The super-producer called in to Ryan Seacrest’s radio show this morning and denied the TMZ report that he was contemplating suicide after a $2 million watch was stolen from his Malibu house. “People steal from me all the time,” Tim told Seacrest. “Something did happen. That wasn’t a watch. It was something else.” Tim also said that he suspected somebody close to him had stolen from him and he left his home to think. “Only thing I did was take a drive and figure out how I’m gonna handle it,” he explained. “I wasn’t talking, so I guess people got worried. I tell people if my mom ain’t calling or my brothers or my best friend, ain’t nothing to talk about. … Now why would I commit suicide? I could buy what was stolen.” The Malibu/ Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station weighed in on the subject. Police say they had received a call from “distraught family members,” and according to a police report, “His wife, mother, mother-in-law and other friends had been trying to find him but that proved unsuccessful so they called for the assistance of the Sheriff’s Department.” A missing persons report was apparently filled out yesterday. A police helicopter located Tim a short while later and the hitmaker returned home, the report also says. Tim did leave his crib later and spent all night in a recording studio. The platinum king told Seacrest he had just come out of the lab, where he was finishing up Keri Hilson’s new album. He said fans can expect a couple of singles from it in the next couple of days. “I just got back from the studio,” Tim said. “I don’t know if a person who’s going to commit suicide would be in the studio.” Related Artists Timbaland

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Lady Gaga Poses As Her Male Alter Ego

Gaga is virtually unrecognizable as ‘Jo Calderone’ in Vogue Hommes Japan. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga (file) Photo: Peter Wafzig/Getty Images Lady Gaga has had some eye-catching magazine covers — she’s appeared wearing everything from lingerie to pretty much nothing at all. And for her latest, she’s bound to have lots of people talking once again. Gaga posed as her male alter ego, Jo Calderone, for her gender-bending covers for Vogue Hommes Japan, out September 5. On one cover, Gaga, as Calderone, wears her hair like Elvis Presley and rocks a white shirt and black trousers. Another version simply shows a close-up of Calderone’s face, seen mostly in shadow. The covers were posted to Gaga’s stylist Nicola Formichetti ‘s website, along with interview bites that Gaga conducted as Calderone, who is purportedly from Sicily. He says in the September issue, “[My occupation is] mechanic for my dad’s business. This is the first time I’ve had my picture taken. Well, I always helped my dad at work, since I was a kid. I thought it would be fun to have my picture taken.” The interview also teases Calderone’s dream to own his own mechanic shop. “I’d love to own my own car shop. I have a bunch of my own ‘muscle’ cars,” he reveals. “Maybe if I take some more pictures, I can afford it.” The photos first hit the Internet months ago and the speculation was in fact that it was Gaga on the cover. The shoot was styled by Formichetti and shot by Nick Knight, who apparently introduced Calderone to Gaga. “I met her at a shoot Nick Knight was doing,” he recalls. “She’s f—in’ beautiful, and funny, and interesting. I was a little nervous for Nick to start shooting. She said, ‘Don’t be baby, you were born this way.’ I took her out after. The rest is private.” What do you think of Gaga’s Jo Calderone photos? Tell us in the comments. Related Artists Lady Gaga

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Spencer Pratt Says He’s ‘Working Things Through’ With Heidi Montag

‘You can’t be Speidi and then all of a sudden get a divorce,’ he says of his split from Heidi. By Jocelyn Vena Spencer Pratt Photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/ Getty Images Spencer Pratt is currently in Costa Rica trying to win back his estranged wife and former “Hills” co-star Heidi Montag following her filing for divorce. And he insists he will release a sex tape of Montag if the pair doesn’t resolve their issues and if Montag doesn’t call off her divorce from her husband of a little over a year. “We’re working things through,” he told MTV News about his current status with Montag. “Clearly I care for her, but the divorce is a superficial title ’cause I didn’t cheat on her. And then she divorces me to clean her image. That doesn’t fly with me. As much as I was like, ‘Do it’ [with the divorce], I never thought it would work. You can’t be Speidi and then all of a sudden get a divorce. She’s still serious about it because she’s trying to divorce what is Spencer Pratt. She still loves me. “There won’t be [a sex tape] if she rips up these divorce papers and wants to do this show with me,” he continued. “It’s a perfect example of how you can’t escape Speidi. [If I did my own show,] her name’s always going to come up. … That’s my point here. Heidi, you can’t get rid of Spencer. I’m too polarizing.” In fact, Pratt says he’s taking steps towards changing for her. “I gave away all my crystals. I gave all my crystals to my old middle school,” he said. “So no more crystals, woo woo woo.” At the end of the day, Pratt says that while his intentions may seem selfish, he really, truly does love Montag, something she has admitted about him as well. “I’m obsessed with her. We’re Speidi. If I could change my face and name, she would have never divorced me.” What do you think of Spencer Pratt’s ultimatum for Heidi? Sound off in the comments! Related Videos What’s Going On With Heidi And Spencer? Related Photos The Evolution Of: Heidi Montag Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt’s Wedding Photos

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Justin Bieber Gives Fans A Chance To Be In His 3-D Movie

Beliebers can upload a video of themselves singing ‘That Should Be Me’ to get in the film. By Kara Warner Justin Bieber Photo: Frederick Breedon/ Getty Images Attention Justin Bieber fans (you might want to sit down while reading this, if you haven’t already seen the news on Bieber’s Twitter account): You have an opportunity to be in his new 3-D movie! That’s right, Justin Bieber and director Jon Chu made the announcement via Twitter on Tuesday (August 24) that they are hosting a 24-hour casting call for all the Beliebers out there to be in their new concert extravaganza. All it takes is a visit to the website BieberFever.com/movie . According to the site, fans have an opportunity to “be a part” of the movie, which could mean any number of things, as the details in the announcement are few (we recommend a thorough perusal of Paramount Pictures’ “terms of use” statement for further explanation before submission). To be considered, fans must submit a home video of themselves singing along to Bieber’s “That Should Be Me” or they should “Show us how ‘U Smile’ ” by sending in a photo or video. When Chu and Bieber made the Twitter-nouncement on Tuesday afternoon, Bieber followed up his initial tweet with an update that fans had already overwhelmed the website’s server. “Sorry u guys crashed the server!!” he tweeted. “Haha. It’s back up now!! Get in MY MOVIE!!! U got less than 24 hours!!” When MTV News caught up with Chu recently (who also directed “Step-Up 3-D”), he said the Bieber movie will be for everyone — not just his devoted fans. “[It’s] a movie for his fans, a movie for people who don’t know him, and we’re gonna tell the underdog story of where he came from,” Chu said. “There’s not going to be acted-out scenes and I can’t talk about the rest. It’s not your typical concert film and it’s not going to be a biopic … but it is about his life. I think it’s more of a documentary. We’re going to figure it out as we go.” As for how much of it will be in 3-D, he said, “You’ll have to see it. We’re figuring that out now.” The Justin Bieber 3-D movie is set to open on Valentine’s Day weekend. Will you submit a video to be in Bieber’s movie? Let us know in the comments! For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Artists Justin Bieber

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‘Mission: Impossible IV’ Casting Tom Cruise’s Co-Star

Anthony Mackie, Kevin Zegers and Christopher Egan reportedly auditioning with Cruise. By Eric Ditzian Tom Cruise Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images Earlier in the summer, as Tom Cruise’s action comedy “Knight and Day” struggled at the domestic box office, there was open speculation about whether Paramount would move forward with a fourth installment of the Cruise-starring “Mission: Impossible” franchise. But “Knight and Day” has now passed the $220 million mark worldwide, thanks to hefty overseas business, and development on “M:I IV” is continuing apace. In the latest development, Deadline New York reports that Cruise and director Brad Bird are set to begin screen-testing actors this week to star opposite the A-lister. Three of the candidates are reportedly Anthony Mackie (“The Hurt Locker”), Kevin Zegers (“Frozen”) and Christopher Egan (“Letters to Juliet”). There remains ongoing speculation about the exact nature of Cruise’s role in the flick. As far back as June 2009, The Hollywood Reporter dished that Cruise might hand the starring role over to a younger actor, or even to an ensemble, potentially setting up a new generation of “M:I” films. Might that be the role for which Mackie, Zegers and Egan are auditioning? ” ‘Mission: Impossible’ is a brand,” an unnamed former studio chief told THR last year. “It didn’t have anything to do with Tom Cruise in the beginning.” Regardless of which actors join the franchise, Cruise has been adamant about his commitment to new creative blood. “My whole thing with the series is always having a new director come on and put their stamp on ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ” he told MTV News recently. “Brian De Palma was first, then John Woo, J.J. Abrams and now Brad Bird, so it will be Brad Bird’s ‘Mission: Impossible.’ ” Check out everything we’ve got on “Mission: Impossible IV.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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Nick Cannon Dodges Latest Round Of Mariah Carey Pregnancy Rumors

‘You will hear it directly from her,’ Cannon says of the chatter swirling around his wife. By Jocelyn Vena Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Photo: Kevork Djansezian/ Getty Images For months, people have been wondering if Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have a baby on the way. In May, Carey dropped out of Tyler Perry’s forthcoming movie “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf”; that sparked chatter about her being pregnant, and she has maintained a relatively low profile since then. But over the weekend, Carey was seen in a body-obscuring black princess gown at the Barretos International Rodeo in Barretos, Brazil. The photos re-ignited the rumors that the singer is indeed expecting a bundle of joy. Cannon discussed the speculation during his radio show on New York’s 92.3 FM on Monday (August 23), and he once again took the high road. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it time and time again — when my wife feels like talking about whatever she wants to talk about, you will hear it directly from her,” People.com reports he said. He continued: “We all know it’s extremely personal, and it is for a woman to deal with things with her body, and especially when dealing with the idea of childbirth and all that stuff.” Cannon did say that if the couple, who married in 2008 , did ever have an announcement of that kind to make to the world they would “strategically plan it out properly” to avoid hype. “That’s something you want to keep near and dear and as close to you as you possibly can, until you’re 100 percent sure, in any situation,” he continued. “There’s a certain time limit you’re supposed to wait before you can actually officially say that you are and all that stuff. You don’t want to mislead anybody.” What do you think of how Nick and Mariah are handling the pregnancy rumors? Tell us in the comments. Related Artists Nick Cannon Mariah Carey

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Rare ‘Princess’ Turtle Makes ‘Miracle’ Comeback on Malaysian Beach

Photo via The Montreal Gazette (STR, AFP/Getty Images) A couple of weeks ago, Jaymi alerted us to the return of green turtles to Malaysian beaches . Threatened by poaching and habitat destruction, initiatives such as hatcheries and stricter conservation measures might help these turtles bounce back. Now, there’s even more cause for celebration as an even rarer beauty makes a surprising comeback: a leathe… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lauryn Hill Reminds Us Of 10 Other Artists We Miss

While anticipating L-Boogie’s triumphant return, we can’t help but reminisce on other artists who have dropped off the radar. Photo: Paul Hawthorne/ Getty Images Related Artists Lauryn Hill Xzibit Dilated Peoples Memphis Bleek D’Angelo

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Miranda Kerr And Orlando Bloom Expecting A Baby

Victoria’s Secret model and ‘Lord of the Rings’ star got married last month. By Mawuse Ziegbe Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom Photo: Getty Images Newlyweds Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom have swiftly headed into the next chapter of their domestic bliss: Kerr confirmed that the couple are expecting their first child. “Yes, I am pregnant. Four months along,” Kerr told Spanish Vogue, according to according to People. The Victoria’s Secret model said it was initially difficult to keep news of the pregnancy quiet. “I remember on one occasion in the early days [of my pregnancy] when it was still too soon to say anything, and I had a dreadful time at one job.” The pair confirmed their engagement in June and tied the knot just last month. Kerr announced the nuptials when she nixed an appearance at Australian department store David Jones to join Bloom at the altar. “David Jones very graciously released me during this period so we could celebrate an intimate ceremony and honeymoon together,” Kerr said in the statement. “I’m very much a part of the David Jones Family and I am very committed to my role. I am enormously grateful to David Jones to have been given this time to enjoy such a special moment in my life.” The couple began dating in 2007 but didn’t hit the scene publicly until April 2008. “We were friends for a while, and then it just developed into a little more,” Kerr told Hello! magazine in September 2008. Kerr told Page Six magazine in the same year that she expected to abandon her globe-trotting career in favor of a more low-key, family-oriented lifestyle. “I’ve always wanted kids, so … someday … eventually, yes, it will happen,” she said. “My ideal situation would be to live on a farm in a solar-powered house with a hammock and a vegetable patch. When this is all over, that’s where I’ll be.” Share your well-wishes for the couple in the comments!

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Jon Chu Teases Plotline For ‘The LXD’ Season Two

‘It’s all about the villains in the next season, which is really fun,’ director says. By Jocelyn Vena Jon Chu Photo: Alexandra Wyman/ Getty Images With the first season of “The LXD” wrapping up, the online series has managed to garner admirers ranging from comic book fanboys to dance fans by seamlessly combining the mythology of comic book franchises like “X-Men” with the art of dance. And the mastermind behind the show, “Step Up 3D” director Jon Chu, says that the concept wasn’t initially an easy sell. “For sure, the question kept coming up, like, ‘What’s their power and what are they fighting for?’ ” he told MTV News. “It did take us some time to create the mythology, which even in the 10 episodes, it doesn’t come out. You just clamp [on] a lot of little questions. So, we created a history that goes from the 1920s to the year 3000 as to what that power is. So in season two you learn a lot more.” What will fans get in the second season, which Chu said has already been shot and is currently in the process of being edited before a premiere, hopefully by the end of the year? “It’s all about the villains in the next season, which is really fun,” he teased. “We see these sort of as the ‘Avengers’ style. In season two, which is them coming into learning what the LXD is, learning about what the organization is, learning who their enemies are, learning what the power, which we call RA … and this RA, which is like chi or aura or chakra, can be focused and sent outside of the body. So they’re going to explore how they can hone this RA and that there is evil out there.” Looking back on the first season, Chu, who will next direct the still-untitled Justin Bieber movie , feels that they really did start to break some ground. “You know the one that was the riskiest for us, but also the one that paid off the most, was ‘Robot Lovestory.’ That’s the one where the whole series stemmed from, on my end at least,” he said. “I wanted to do this story about how Madd Chadd discovered he was a robot. I wanted to do it in a film noir style, so that was always sort of the first one. Eventually I think it worked well, and I think it’s a fun, beautiful piece.” Have you been following “The LXD”? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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