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Lindsay Lohan Off the Hook For Rehab Fight

Bribes go a long way. Just kidding … well, mostly. Whatever the reason, Lindsay Lohan received a lovely Christmas present when Dawn Holland dropped her battery allegation. The ex-Betty Ford employee who got into an altercation with the troubled star, who she accused of attacking her, is letting the case against Lohan go. HO, HO, HO : Lindsay’s Christmas season is now more cheerful . “Dawn will not continue to press charges against Lindsay, nor will she be assisting any further in the investigation or prosecution,” her attorney said . “A crime has quite simply not been committed by Ms. Lohan.” The authorities could still file charges against Lohan, but without the testimony of the one witness who lodged the complaint, it would lead nowhere. As such, Lindsay looks to have beaten the rap once again. Last week, the Palm Desert Police confirmed that Lohan was the suspect in a physical incident with Holland, a chemical technician at Betty Ford. Holland claimed that Lohan attacked her when asked to submit to a breathalyzer test andthat she went to the hospital to be treated for injuries. Hours after blabbing her story to celebrity gossip site TMZ, Holland was fired from the famous rehab facility for violating confidentiality rules. A day after that, she pulled a 180 and said she would no longer pursue any case against the 24-year-old, like herself a recovering addict. Holland did not want “in any way shape or form to do anything that would violate Lindsay’s probation or cause an arrest,” her lawyer said. Lohan faced at least six months in jail if she had been found guilty of assault, as it would constitute a probation violation. But it’s all good. She is scheduled to leave rehab January 3. God help us.

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Jon Stewart’s Edward Murrow Moment (?), and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Why that “unauthorized” Oprah Winfrey biography was important… Making Hollywood cataclysm fun again… Tall tales and True Grit … A death in the documentary family… Contemplating the most overrated movie of 2010… And more…

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Weekend Receipts: Merry Focking Christmas

Not even being a cinematic lump of coal could stop Little Fockers from topping the tepid Christmas weekend box office; the threequel was the film of choice for people trying to get away from their families. Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges owned the second and third slots on the charts, proving that he’s the new Johnny Depp. (If only!) Pour yourself that final glass of eggnog and click ahead for some weekend receipts.

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‘Little Fockers’ Celebrates At The Holiday Box Office

‘Fockers’ won a meager first-place prize, while ‘True Grit’ blasted its way to second place. By Josh Wigler Ben Stiller in “Little Fockers” Photo: Universal Studios/DW Studios ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but while the holiday spirit was present in millions of households this past weekend, it wasn’t felt with nearly as much fanfare at the movies. It was a fairly quiet weekend at the box office this holiday season, with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro’s “Little Fockers” leading the pack with an estimated $34 million from Friday through Sunday and a five-day total of $48.3 million. But while Jack still has his eye on Greg, few people entered the circle of trust this go-around, as “Fockers,” the second sequel to the critically acclaimed “Meet the Parents,” failed to match the success of its predecessor “Meet the Fockers,” which earned $70.5 million in its first five days in 2004. Indeed, the second-place showing for “True Grit” was more impressive than the first-place “Fockers” in many respects. For one, the Jeff Bridges-starring Western drew $36.8 million since opening on Wednesday of last week, nearly crushing its entire $38 million production budget in a single session. “True Grit” also marked the single-best opening for any Coen brothers movie to date, easily surpassing the $19.1 million “Burn After Reading” earned in 2008. “Tron Legacy” remained on the gaming grid this weekend with a third-place finish worth $25.6 million. The movie suffered a steep 54 percent drop from its opening performance last weekend, leaving some to wonder whether Disney’s decision to revitalize the science-fiction franchise was a sound one. The weekend’s biggest disappointment was Jack Black’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” which debuted Saturday and ended the weekend in seventh place with $7.2 million. Releasing the film on Christmas Day was a risky gamble on Fox’s part, and despite the message that “Gulliver” has to offer, size really does matter when it comes to business, and unfortunately for the studio, the opening numbers on “Gulliver” are simply too small to consider the film anything but a flop. The Box-Office Top Five #1 “Little Fockers” ($34 million) #2 “True Grit” ($25.6 million) #3 “Tron Legacy” ($20.1 million) #4 “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” ($10.8 million) #5 “Yogi Bear” ($8.8 million) Upcoming Releases It’s going to be another quiet weekend at the box office next week, with smaller-budget dramas “Another Year” and “Blue Valentine” sneaking in as the weekend’s only new releases with a combined total of 10 theaters between the two of them. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos ‘Tron: Legacy’ Premiere In Los Angeles ‘Tron Legacy’ Official Images

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‘Little Fockers’ Director On Sequel

‘It’s funny because the end has kind of a setup for a sequel,’ Paul Weitz says. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Eric Ditzian Ben Stiller in “Little Fockers” Photo: Universal Studios/DW Studios As the “Fockers” franchise has been wont to do throughout its 10-year run, the third installment in the highly successful franchise, “Little Fockers,” brought in major box-office dollars once again during its opening weekend. This more than proves that it doesn’t matter that audiences had to wait six years between “Meet the Fockers” and the latest film: They like to see Robert DeNiro get silly with Ben Stiller. And Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, for that matter. Given the success of “Little Fockers,” the next question on inquiring minds is, “When are they shooting a sequel?” When we caught up with director Paul Weitz recently during the press tour for “Fockers,” we asked him what talk he’d heard about a potential fourth film. “There’s been none with me,” Weitz said, indicating that this directorial romp with the “Fockers” will be his one and only. “I would be the first in line to buy a ticket [to the fourth film],” he said. But even though it sounds like Weitz won’t be involved in moving the Fockers forward, he had a pretty good idea of why people think there might be one planned. “It’s funny because the end has kind of a setup for a sequel [minor spoiler alert ahead!], where they say ‘We’re buying the house two doors down’ ” Weitz said. “Which was really a last-second thought by [screenwriter] John Hamburg. It wasn’t sort of a calculated ‘Alright, what’s the sequel going to be,’ ” he explained. “But it does seem like a good setup for a sequel!” Would you like to see another “Fockers” film? Tell us in the comments. Check out everything we’ve got on “Little Fockers.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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‘Little Fockers’ Cast On What They Missed Most Since Last Movie

‘For me, it’s always exciting to come to work with Mr. DeNiro,’ Ben Stiller says of his co-star. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Eric Ditzian Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro Photo: MTV News It’s hard to believe that it’s been six years since audiences were treated to a Fockers film. “Meet the Fockers,” the sequel to “Meet the Parents,” was released in 2004. Even more difficult to believe is that it’s been a full decade since the original opened in 2000. With the arrival of the third installment in the franchise, “Little Fockers,” opening Wednesday (December 22), we wanted to know what the castmembers missed most about each other during their long six years away from the Focker and Byrnes families. “Cuddling,” Dustin Hoffman, who plays Ben Stiller’s father Bernie Focker, joked. “We hadn’t cuddled for six years.” “Cuddling, that was a good one,” Owen Wilson agreed. “There’s something about this guy, I can’t keep my eyes off him … my hands off him. You just want to hug him.” “Owen and I work very similarly together,” Hoffman explained of their affection for one another. “And we yearn for the time when we can have an entire film together.” “That would be nice,” Wilson said. But when asked about the long hiatus between films, Hoffman seemed to enjoy the break. “I kind of like the blessed relief of not having to do another ‘Fockers’ for six years,” he said with a chuckle. “Yeah, I think it is nice to let it percolate,” Wilson added. The actresses who play onscreen mother and daughter noted that the passage of time has been met with many milestones, both in the film and in real life. “Now we have children,” Blythe Danner said. Gesturing to co-star Teri Polo, Danner continued, “She didn’t have children in real life when we started 10 years ago. I didn’t have grandchildren 10 years ago in real life. So we’re mature women now. We’ve all matured, in positive and negative ways.” “Speak for yourself!” Polo joked about the “mature women” comment. “There’s a dance, a familiarity, a dance, a rhythm, a song that you just fall back into,” she said of coming back to work with her “Focker” castmates. “When you walk onto the set for the first time after five years and see Robert DeNiro, it’s just awesome. Believe it or not, he’s a warm man,” Polo added. “He’s a man of few words but very warm.” Speaking of DeNiro, Stiller insisted his legendary co-star was happy for time away from him. “He didn’t miss me,” Stiller said. “For me, it’s always exciting to come to work with Mr. DeNiro. I feel like after 10 years I finally feel OK calling you ‘Bob.’ I finally feel like I’m not forcing that,” he said. “It’s always great to have a chance to work together, the whole cast, it’s always fun to see everybody.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Little Fockers.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos ‘Little Fockers’ Clips

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Bad Movies We Love: A Star is Born

Merry Christmas, medium-sized fockers! I’ll avoid yuletide cinema this week (since Alonso Duralde is assuaging your Kris Kringle needs with his “12 Days of Christmas” film series ) and commemorate Little Fockers thespian Barbra Streisand’s other worst film for today’s edition of Bad Movies We Love: A Star is Born . Just like Christ, see. A Star is Born co-stars Kris (Kringle) Kristofferson, Gary (OMG) Busey, and our nervous laughter. Recline in your love-soft easy chairs and enjoy this fresh bearded hell!

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Jessica Alba Is One Hot Little Focker

Here’s Jessica Alba at the Little Fockers premiere last night looking hotter than hell and not only that, but classy all at the same time. That’s very rare, like a prostitute you can bring to a fancy restaurant for a work function to make all your co-workers think that you can actually somehow land a hottie who’s willing to spent time with you in front of all your douchebag work friends…. And then she’ll let you urinate on her later. If you’re into that kind of thing. more pictures of Jessica Alba here

Nostalgia Junkies Rejoice: Martin Scorsese May Cast Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino in a Mob Film

You’ve been praying for it ever since Gangs of New York and now maybe, just maybe, your prayers will be answered. Joe Pesci and Al Pacino are potentially joining Robert De Niro in a mob drama that Martin Scorsese developed with De Niro. The film will be titled The Irishman and based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses , which chronicles the messy life of hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran.

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M. Night Shyamalan Was ‘The Uncool Kid’ In High School

‘I know I’m not going to be Mr. Cool and I’m always going to be on the outside of things,’ writer/director says. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz M. Night Shyamalan Photo: Brian Jacks/ MTV News M. Night Shyamalan is one of those public figures people love to hate. Whatever the reason — many point to “The Last Airbender” director’s last few films’ lack of box-office success — it seems whatever he does, the feisty teeming masses are ready to jump on with over-analysis and hate. When we caught up with the polarizing director recently to discuss his involvement with the upcoming film “Devil,” we asked him what he thinks about being such a lightning rod for criticism. “It’s something I’ve thought about a bunch,” he said. “In my normal environment of the people I work with, the X amount of 100 people I work with to make movies is such a calm, friendly and non-confrontational [group],” he explained. “Like, I’ve gotten angry four times in my life, that kind of thing, and one was over basketball. … So we all hang out and I feel very close to everybody and so it’s very bizarre.” Shyamalan said the famous version of his persona doesn’t reflect the real version. “I don’t even know who they’re talking about sometimes,” he said. “I think we all think of ourselves as we were in high school. I was definitely the uncool kid in high school and definitely got made fun of as I walked [down the hall].” “I’m OK with that,” he added. “I know I’m not going to be Mr. Cool and I’m always going to be on the outside of things a little bit and had to become comfortable with it. There are good things and bad things to that because you see things in a different way, because you don’t really quite fit in, I don’t quite know how to be cool.” Speaking of cool, Shyamalan recalled the first time he felt like an outsider when he brought a film to a festival and was surrounded by other soon-to-be-household filmmaking names. “I remember the first time I had my first movie in a festival in Toronto. All of us had our first movies, it was me Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Baz Luhrman, we were all like 22-23 years old and they were so cool,” he said. “And I was making this sincere movie about a kid in India and I felt so uncool, I was cringing. They were so cool, they were all hanging out and they were edgy,” he remembered. “I wish I could naturally be a little bit more cool and edgy.” From the saucy Jessica Alba in “Little Fockers” to James Franco’s grueling journey in “127 Hours,” the MTV Movies team is delving into the hottest flicks of fall 2010. Check back daily for exclusive clips, photos and interviews with the films’ biggest stars. Check out everything we’ve got on “Devil.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘Devil’

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