Will Smith’s manager and producing partner James Lassiter hosted a fundraiser for the Democratic Party last night in Los Angeles, and both President Barack Obama and Will were in attendance. It cost $35,800 per person to attend the dinner, but President Obama stopped by Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles first. Half of the people who founded Los Angeles were of African descent There were about 40 people there, and President Obama spoke to the guests (which included Magic Johnson) and stated: “This election will not be as sexy as the first one. Back then it was still fresh and new. I didn’t have any gray hair. Everybody loved the ‘Hope’ posters and all that. This time it’s –we’ve got to grind it out a little bit. We’ve got to grind it out. But the cause is the same. And my passion is the same. And my commitment is the same.’’ Read more about this event right here . RELATED POSTS: Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith Now Philadelphia 76ers Owners Who Is That Guy Screaming On President Obama? [VIDEO]
Six-minute-long prologue footage will reportedly only be shown at theaters with high-resolution 70mm IMAX screens. By Kevin P. Sullivan Christian Bale and Tom Hardy film “The Dark Knight Rises” Photo: Jared Wickerham/ Getty Images It is almost certain now that the Dark Knight will be rising sooner than expected. As MTV News reported last week, there was a rumor circulating that a six-minute prologue to the upcoming Christopher Nolan Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises,” would play before IMAX showings of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” The presentation was, in theory, supposed to be similar to the Joker’s reveal that played before IMAX screenings of “I Am Legend” in 2008. The rumor remained just that until theater chain AMC released a statement on their blog that reads: “The six-minute Dark Knight Rises prologue footage will only be shown on the higher resolution 70mm IMAX screens. Not the digital IMAX screens. Locations haven’t been confirmed yet, so stay tuned for an update on AMC Theatre locations that will be showing the prologue Dark Knight Rises footage at a 70mm IMAX screen nearest you.” AMC’s statement aligned with the original rumor that had been posted on /Film , but news of the clip only showing on the “higher resolution 70mm IMAX screens” was an unexpected bit of information, though not entirely surprising. Nolan is known for his meticulous control over his films, so insisting on the higher res for the preview makes sense. This detail from the AMC post may spell trouble for some fans. If the report is accurate, the prologue will play on far fewer screens than initially expected. The digital IMAX screens tend to be more common than the 70mm format ones, so some fans may have to travel further than expected for their first glimpse at “The Dark Knight Rises.” The post was the most solid confirmation yet about the footage, but it was soon removed. A new statement was issued by AMC, stating, “The information in this post has been retracted until further notice. Please refer to Warner Bros. for any information about The Dark Knight Rises.” If AMC was confident enough to confirm the rumors, the prologue seems like more or less a certainty. The redaction by Warner Bros. could have to do with how they typically release Batman info. With “The Dark Knight,” the “Why So Serious” marketing campaign involved highly complicated tasks that rewarded fans with content, like the Joker prologue. A straight news release for the “Dark Knight Rises” prologue would go against precedent. What do you want to see in the prologue for “The Dark Knight Rises”? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter ! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Dark Knight Rises.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Videos Experts Analyze The ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Teaser Trailer Take A Peek Inside The Toronto International Film Festival Related Photos Analyzing Catwoman’s Costume In ‘Dark Knight Rises’ On The Set Of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Vote for the best and scariest movie murderer in our Killer Halloween matchup. By Kara Warner Leatherface in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Photo: Vortex MTV’s Killer Halloween continues! We’re on a mission to find out who the best and scariest movie murderer is based on your votes, and we’re ranking these ghastly guys on their most deadly attributes. We’ve got matchups between Freddy Krueger and Ghostface, Jason and Leatherface. Check out our latest killer profile, for “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” crazy man Leatherface, and be sure to visit us every day this week to see the latest matchups! Name : Leatherface Occupation : Taxidermist, cannibal, serial killer Weapons : Chainsaw, meat hooks, butcher’s hammer, family baggage Archenemy : Sanity, vegetarians, syphilis (the reason Leatherface doesn’t have a nose) Profile : What’s not to love about a killer who wields a chainsaw and wears a mask made of human skin? Not to mention that bloody butcher’s apron — it is a killer getup, pun intended. Leatherface made his terrifying debut in 1974’s beloved slasher classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” The backwoods cannibal’s gruesome appeal is enhanced by the involvement of his totally twisted, psychotic, inbred family members, who own and operate the Last Chance gas station and use it to find new victims to torture, kill … and barbecue. Horror movie expert Brian Collins of Horror Movie a Day attributes Leatherface’s appeal to his simplicity and consistency. “They never really screwed him up like the other guys. Freddy [Krueger] turned into a cartoon, Michael [Myers] was ret-conned into a henchman for some druid cult, but Leatherface was always just a simple cannibal with a chainsaw and a mask made of human skin,” Collins told MTV News. “He always had a group of other killers to play off of, making him a little more three-dimensional than the others who worked alone.” Leatherface and his family, along with their creepy cannibalistic ways, were featured in several other films following the original: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” “Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation,” the 2003 Michael Bay-produced remake, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and a 2006 prequel, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.” Their appalling adventures also inspired several comic books: 1991’s four-issue series, “Leatherface,” 1995’s three-issue “Jason vs. Leatherface,” and one-off special issues like “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Special” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Cut!” “Leatherface is up there with Freddy, Jason and Michael as far as the die-hard horror fans are concerned,” Collins said of the chainsaw wielder’s place among favorite horror movie killers, adding that the hankering for human flesh and hacking through it is an unforgettable combo, even if he isn’t as mainstream as the likes of Freddy and Jason. “I don’t think he’s as iconic to the casual moviegoer as the others, since there haven’t been as many movies,” he said. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos Killer Halloween: Greatest On-Screen Villains
Flaming Lips will perform classic Beatles tune in tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at the October 31 show. By Gil Kaufman Robyn Photo: Karl Walter/ Getty Images One is helping to reshape dance music for the 2000s and the other helped transform music … period. The O Music Awards 2 have added some heavy hitters to the roster with the announcement that Robyn will headline the October 31 show and the Flaming Lips will pay tribute to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during the broadcast. Robyn will take the main stage at the awards show, set to unfold at an as-yet-undisclosed location in Los Angeles at 11:30 p.m. ET. The live, multiplatform event celebrating the artists, innovators and fans who are constantly transforming digital music culture will open with the Swedish singer’s performance (one of several during the show), which will be broadcast on MTV. The rest of the event will unfold on a number of the Viacom Music Group’s websites, including MTV.com , VH1.com , CMT.com , LogoTV.com and MTVHive.com , as well as mobile. Oklahoma’s Lips will pay tribute to the Apple co-founder — who died of pancreatic cancer on October 5 — by performing the Beatles’ “Revolution”; the performance will be recorded on an iPad and broadcast on the O Music site. Additional presenters and performers include Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, Alabama Shakes, Odd Future’s Tyler the Creator, Travie McCoy, Midi Mafia and DJ Diamond Kuts. More performers and presenters will be announced throughout the week. MTV’s signature online awards show will also attempt to make it into the Guinness record books again by hosting the longest dance party in history , and there will be plenty of star wattage on hand to help celebrate should the dancers break the 55-hour barrier. The dance marathon will aim to raise awareness for LGBT youth issues, especially bullying, by giving fans a chance to donate to a number of organizations during the live stream. Among the groups that will benefit from the record attempt are: GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), It Gets Better , the Gay Straight Alliance Network, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). Viewers will also be able to use social media to support the cause and cheer on their favorite dancers. In addition, fans can participate via the O Music Awards Facebook page , Twitter and Tumblr . The “Longest Dance Party” event will be live-streamed at the O Music Awards site beginning on October 29 from the Roxy Theatre on Los Angeles’ famed Sunset Strip. Since voting began on September 27, more than 12 million votes have been cast. Fans can continue to vote via the O Music Awards site . The fan that drives the most votes will appear in the live show. The leading nominees for O Music awards include Odd Future’s Tyler, the Creator (Most Outrageous Tweet and Best Web-Born Artists), Lady Gaga (Fan Army FTW and Must Follow Artist on Twitter), the Weeknd (Best Web-Born Artist and Too Much Ass for TV), Katy Perry (Best Lyrics Video and Best Artist With a Cameraphone), Justin Bieber (Fan Army FTW and Best Artist With a Cameraphone), Demi Lovato (Fan Army FTW and Best Artist With a Cameraphone), Sin
Sofia Vergara makes us laugh every week with hilarious Modern Family quotes , but is only slightly less well known for posing pics of herself online. The 39-year-old actress took a break from promoting her new chic clothing line at Kmart and kicked back for some R&R in Los Cabos, Mexico. Vergara uploaded this image of her enjoying some fun in the sun. When you look like that, why not flaunt bikini photos of yourself? Exactly. “Ciao ciao One&Only Palmilla!!! It was amazing! Te quiero Mexico,” the voluptuous, native Colombian beauty wrote on her official Whosay account . The brunette stunner isn’t shy when it comes to flaunting her bombshell curves, but follows rules that allow her to show off her assets tastefully. “In my 20s, I would have on a miniskirt and the boobs,” the mom-of-one said. “Now, if I’m doing something short, I try to cover up [on top].” “I’m almost 40, so I had to evolve – it’s natural. I love tight dresses, but I don’t do tight and short at the same time. I do tight and long.” Hey … whatever works. Just keep the photos coming.
Band’s latest album ‘keeps changing sounds,’ frontman Chris Martin tells MTV News. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Gil Kaufman Coldplay’s Chris Martin Photo: John Shearer/ Getty Images It may be their best, biggest and boldest album yet, but Coldplay ‘s Chris Martin knows which adjective he would use to describe the band’s brand-new Mylo Xyloto : “It’s definitely a schizophrenic album … it keeps changing sounds,” he said. “That’s why we called it such a strange thing, Mylo Xyloto. Because we felt like so many people have already made up their minds about us, both good and bad, that we can sort of start again from scratch and try and reflect all the music we listen to and we love.” That sentiment is readily apparent throughout Xyloto, an album full of walloping electronics, soaring choruses and quiet, tender ballads. In a lot of ways, it plays very much like the band’s personal iPod, packing anthems like current single “Paradise” alongside artfully minimal instrumentals and hushed acoustic numbers like “U.F.O.” Even Rihanna shows up, lending her vocals to the track “Princess of China.” And that shuffling schizophrenia is due as much to the band’s taste as it is the ethos of frequent collaborator Brian Eno, a man who practically lives to break down boundaries. “Working with Brian, he was very much of the opinion that you should just be free to follow whatever you feel sounds best,” Martin said, “without worrying about having to talk about it in interviews and everything and explain it.” And, given all that, it’s somewhat fitting that Mylo Xyloto actually began life as a far different animal: a quiet, acoustic-based album. But as their songs began to grow, Coldplay quickly realized that their self-imposed parameters couldn’t contain their ambitions, so they scrapped them and started from scratch. And, not surprisingly, the end result is a record that defies convention — and, of course, definition too. “Very early on in the process of recording this record, we were playing a lot of acoustic instruments and we had it in our mind that we might try to record a small-sounding, intimate, reflective record,” drummer Will Champion explained. “And [a song like ‘Paradise’] came about, and it dawned on us that we couldn’t play it in that acoustic style. So we thought, ‘OK, we’ll finish this one and then we’ll do another record,’ and the realization came very quickly that we can’t really focus on more than one thing at once. “So we decided to put everything in one basket, and some of those songs from the acoustic thing survived — the song ‘Charlie Brown’ was originally in that format and ‘Us Against the World,’ ” he continued. “And I think putting all our eggs in one basket allowed us to kind of free everything up and allow the songs to dictate where they want to go.” What do you think of Mylo Xyloto ? Coldplay’s best yet? Tell us on Facebook! Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Coldplay Related Photos Coldplay Rocks New York’s Rockefeller Center Related Artists Coldplay
Next episode, also featuring Lenny Kravitz and Bryan Greenberg, airs Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV. By Lauren Kearney Kristin Cavallari Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images We all remember party girl and badass Kristin Cavallari from ” The Hills ,” and the die-hard “Hills” fans remember where it all began: “Laguna Beach.” On this week’s episode of “When I Was 17,” Kristin takes us back in time to her “Laguna Beach” days, rehashing a Halloween rager that almost went off without a hitch. “When I was 17, my Dad got remarried and went away on his honeymoon, so I threw a huge Halloween party,” Kristin recalls on the latest episode, premiering Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV and also featuring Lenny Kravitz and Bryan Greenberg. “Everyone was dressed up for Halloween, which makes it that much more fun. We were definitely dancing. We were drinking. My house was filled with people.” The next day, Kristin cleaned the entire house until it was spotless, leaving no evidence of the party the night before. Or so she thought. “I thought I did such a good job. And then my dad and my stepmom came home, and apparently I just missed one beer can under the couch, and that’s what my Dad found.” Busted! But we’re glad Kristin decided not to change her partying ways. After all, what would “Laguna Beach” have been without the party girl? Don’t miss this week’s episode of “When I Was 17,” featuring Kristin Cavallari, Lenny Kravitz and Bryan Greenberg, at 11 a.m. Saturday on MTV. Related Videos Preview ‘When I Was 17’ Featuring Kristin Cavallari Related Photos Star Gazing: Kristin Cavallari
Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa ‘s relationship is simply adorable…despite the rumors and stigma attached to it. He recently threw Amb a surprise party for her 29th birthday at Eden Nightclub in Hollywood, California.! Amber looked flawless as ever and looks like she is growing out her adored Caesar cut. Wiz was photo’s smiling beside his leading chick! Click here , for more pictures of the lovely couple! Amber Rose Goes In On Funkmaster Flex: “He’s Wack” What Amber Rose REALLY Did With Trey Songz In Africa
Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa ‘s relationship is simply adorable…despite the rumors and stigma attached to it. He recently threw Amb a surprise party for her 29th birthday at Eden Nightclub in Hollywood, California.! Amber looked flawless as ever and looks like she is growing out her adored Caesar cut. Wiz was photo’s smiling beside his leading chick! Click here , for more pictures of the lovely couple! Amber Rose Goes In On Funkmaster Flex: “He’s Wack” What Amber Rose REALLY Did With Trey Songz In Africa
Christina Milian showed off her abs while in Las Vegas this weekend. A year-and-a-half after giving birth to her daughter Violet, it looks like C.Mili has gotten her pre-baby bod back! Wearing a sequin Victoria’s Secret monokini with an aqua blue cover-up and white maxi skirt, Christina hit the Azure Luxury pool at the Palazzo hotel. She also tried her hand at the DJ booth before downing Wolfgang Puck pizza and frozen cocktails. We wish we could do that and see the same results! Christina Milian Looked Stunning At BMI Awards [PHOTOS] Christina Milian & The-Dream Reunite For Lunch With Baby Daughter! [PHOTOS]
