My name is Arielle and I am 14 years old. I had a mybieberexperience in 2009 and I just now decided to write one. My dad had gotten me and my sister two tickets to a small concert where my dad worked. There was literally no more than 20 kids there. We sat RIGHT in front of him because he wasn’t even on a real stage. At the time, I didn’t love him but I didn’t hate him, I just wasn’t that interested. My little sister was obsessed though. This experience was what made me become a belieber! I was sitting in the front row on the floor near the end. The entire concert was broadcasted live on QVC (where my dad works). After Justin had finished one of his songs, the show host was talking to Justin about his new album that had just come out (My World 2.0). I was just sitting there watching when a guy who was working backstage whispered something to me and handed me a poster. He said something like, “Wait for her to give her queue and you go up there.” I was so confused. The lady then said, “I have someone down in the audience who I’d like to come up here.” I didn’t even know if she was talking about me but she pointed at me so I went up. I was standing next to Justin and the host, ON LIVE TV. She said, “Now hold up this poster”. [What was happening was they were selling My World 2.0 and a poster came free with it] I just stood there holding the poster up, not knowing what to do. She then asks me “Do you have a favorite song of Justin’s?” [Not to mention during this whole thing Justin was standing right there just listening]. I had to think fast and the first song that popped into my head was “One Time”. When it was time for me to go back to my seat, she said, “You wanna give Justin a little hug?” I was so nervous/happy and freaked out by the whole thing. I said yes and he said, “Hi sweetie!” and then he hugged me. I then went to my seat. I was still shocked. After the concert, I went to the meet & greet and got to hug him again and get my picture with him as well as an autograph. After this whole experience, I realized how lucky I was to have the chance to meet Justin, but not only meet him, HUG HIM ON LIVE TV!! This was my Bieber experience and what made me become a belieber. -@ANM_bieber Continue reading here: My name is Arielle and I am 14 years old. I had a…
My name is Briarna, I’m 16 and I have been supporting Justin since early 2009, which makes it nearly 4 years now. All of those 4 years I have been absolutely determined to meet Justin, that finally happened when Justin came down to Australia for promo . My best friend Gabi and myself went to the hotel Justin was staying at in Sydney. There were hundreds of fans waiting outside. I scrolled through my Twitter feed and came across a photo that @allisonkaye posted of herself, @dankanter and @scrappy at a restaurant they were eating at. We knew where the restaurant was so went straight to it, when we arrived there were around 400 fans waiting . Fans were tapping on the window, standing on each other’s shoulders and screaming. I decided to DM Kenny that I was outside the restaurant and wanted to say hey but I never received a reply. My friend Mim had a notepad and she wrote on it “Please get Kenny to check his DM’s from BieberFlexes”, Allison was busy on her phone but Scrappy came over to the window and put his thumbs up as if he would tell Kenny. Gabi had wondered off and I hadn’t noticed where she had gone until she came back and told me she saw Allison outside the restaurant going to the bathroom and she spoke to her and asked her to tell Kenny to check his DM’s. She said she would and we waited, but nothing. Allison, Dan and Scrappy were getting ready to leave the restaurant so Gabi and myself went to a door that lead into the restaurant, security was blocking it but Gabi pushed past them and she held my hand and we went into the restaurant. We saw Allison and Gabi went up to her and told her that I was BieberFlexes and she said, “Okay, I promise I’ll tell Kenny to check his DM’s”. Luckily enough Allison kept her promise. We made our way to the lobby and waited there, shortly after we heard girls screaming saying that Kenny just came outside the restaurant for no apparent reason, so as I thought. My phone then lit up with a notification from Kenny saying, “I just went out. Come outside the restaurant.” We ran straight back to the restaurant and when we got there, there were still so many fans . The door we pushed open was not covered by security so Gabi opened it again and went in. She saw Kenny sitting down at a table, getting his attention letting him know that I was outside. Kenny then came out being mobbed by every fan that was there. He then said, “Whoa whoa whoa, time out. Now where is BieberFlexes?” I was standing at the back of the fans and I put my hand up signaling Kenny that it was me. Kenny then walked towards me and said, “So what’s up”, I was speechless so I called Gabi through all the fans and told her to come over. We explained to Kenny how hard I had been trying to meet Justin after 4 years. Kenny took in everything we said whilst pulling out a packet of gum and popping it into his mouth, LOL! He then said, “Now let’s keep it down and not make it obvious, I’ve got you two tickets to the secret show tomorrow night and I’ll make sure you meet him.” Freaking out inside, I gave Kenny a huge hug and thanked him. He told me not to stress and that I was welcome. He told me he would DM me the rest of the information. I was completely speechless, after 4 years of trying to meet him it was actually going to happen. I could go to sleep knowing that I was actually meeting Justin the next day. The next day Gabi and myself got up and made our way to the secret show. We arrived and there was a red carpet, paparazzi and the rest. We headed inside and saw Kenny, we hugged him and spoke for a while and I thanked him again. Justin came out and we watched him perform, he was incredible. The secret show was the best thing I had ever experienced, only around 300 fans in the room. I was able to not worry about anything around me, I just kept looking at Justin hitting every note perfectly thinking I was going to meet him. It was surreal. After the show had finished we waited in the line for the M&G and we were at the back of the line, as the line kept getting shorter my moment to meet Justin finally came. I walked up to Justin and introduced myself; he smiled and gave me a kiss on the cheek and then a hug to follow. After that he said to me, “Hello how are you?” I said, “I’m good thank you, how are you?” he replied, “I’m great thank you”. I told him I loved him and he told me he loved me back. Surprisingly I was super calm, Justin made me feel so comfortable, and it was amazing. We took the photo and he mentioned us to take one more, he said, “Wait aren’t we going to do that swap thing, so you’re next to me?” He pulled me in by the waist and we took the photo. I turned and smiled at him, I thanked him and he said no worries. I gave him another kiss and a hug and I told him I’d see him at Sunrise the next morning. After that all happened we walked down the path and we saw Justin walk over to the fans that were at the gate. It was just Gabi and myself; we stood there and watched him take photos with fans through the gate that couldn’t get into the show. After that, Justin started walking our way, he was with Alfredo. I smiled at Justin and he came straight over to us, was this really happening? Justin walked over and he was like, “Hey guys what’s up?” I asked him if he would mind if we took some photos, he said sure no worries. Justin took the first photo with Gabi and as he was holding her phone it had an unexpected incoming call from @KidrauhlYolo so Justin picked up greeting her saying, “Hey Abbey it’s Justin” then cracking up at her freaking out he handed the phone back to Gabi. After that I got my iPhone out and I said, “How about a selfie?” he nodded and said “Why not”. I was trying to press the button that flipped the camera around so I could take the photo with Justin but my Twitter notifications were covering the button and my phone was going crazy. Justin looked at me and we both laughed, it was so cute. Alfredo then said he’d take the photo so I gave my phone to him. After we took the photos, Justin stayed to talk to us, he was so sweet and patient. Gabi then said to Justin, “Briarna has been trying so long to meet you and Kenny met us at the hotel last night and that’s how we got to meet you” Justin then replied saying “Aww that’s so sweet”. I told him, “After 4 years of trying to meet you I finally did it” Justin looked at me and said, “I’m so glad we finally met, look at you now”. I was literally squealing on the inside at this point. I thanked him for taking the time to come and see us; he then gave me a hug and said no problem. I waved to him and he waved back and hopped in his car. After of all the hard times I went through trying to meet Justin and after all of the people who told me I would never meet him. I did it. I actually did it. And it was the most incredible experience of my life. I have never met someone so down to earth, patient, humble, sweet, caring and genuine as Justin. I’ll never ever forget everything that happened, I am so thankful for the experience I’ve had. I want to thank Allison and Kenny for being so generous towards me, it was unbelievable. If I could re live this experience I would, I’ll never forget it. -@BieberFlexes Here’s my recording of when I met Justin. ( x ) Read this article: My name is Briarna, I’m 16 and I have been supporting Justin…
Television and theater producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce the 85th Academy Awards , the Academy’s president Hawk Koch said Thursday. This will be their first turn at producing the Oscars, which are slated for Sunday, February 24, 2013. Zadan and Meron served as executive producers on the 2002 Best Picture winner Chicago , which won Oscars in six of the 13 categories in which it received nominations. They have also earned 73 Emmy-nominations; 12 Tony-nominations; and seven Grammy-nominations throughout their careers. Zadan and Meron’s work in television includes the series SMASH and movies A Raisin in the Sun and the upcoming Steel Magnolias . On Broadway, they recently produced the Tony Award-winning revivals of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Promises, Promises . “Craig and Neil have great talent relationships and bring an infectious energy to the production,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson in a statement.” They are creative producers in the best sense of the word.”
Evelyn’s bouncin’ back on TV after VH1 dropped her show . The “Basketball Wives” star and Oprah Guru worked together for an upcoming episode of “Iyanla: Fix My Life”; a new show premiering on OWN this fall. Following a tumultuous season of “Basketball Wives,” the release of her first book, and tying the knot with Chad (formerly Ochocinco) Johnson, Evelyn met Vanzant for a little workout and maybe some self evaluation. “Hey everyone! I’m with Iyanla and can’t wait for you guys to see me on her show “Iyanla Fix My Life” on OWN in September,” Lozada confirmed with pictures from the taping. “Right now, I’m in my ZEN moment with Iyanla.” As widely reported, Evelyn vowed to make some changes in her life following the fourth season of “Basketball Wives” where she was seen throwing a wine bottle at a cast member (among other things). Maybe this will be a great public way she can share her journey and growth with viewers. The new series will show Iyanla working with women and their families, revealing secrets, truths, and emotions as she shows us all how to “pull back the curtain on what is broken in our lives”. The first episode debuts September 15th on OWN. We hope this positive step for Evelyn will help her move forward and put this Godawful month behind her. Source Images via Twitter/Facebook
Teyana Taylor gave us all a mouthful today. The singer, rapper, actress, dancer put it in her own words and explained how she brought back the “tomboy wave”. I Need To Let something be known, I see the blogs and individuals in general are quick to post my comments about starting this tomboy look and then twist shit like a micro braid, but let me take you somewhere real quick on what I meant. Yes I know about the late Aaliyah, TLC, Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah, Lady Of Rage, SWV, and X-Scape yes they are women who dressed like tomboys who were in this game long before me I salute & look up to them. When I stated that I started this tomboy wave I meant in terms of my era on & bringing it back. When I hit the scene back in 2005′/2006′ it was I and only I dressing in that style when it came to FEMALE ARTIST in this game and that’s a fact. CLEARLY NO DEBATING. I was doing the BBC cargo’s with the dunks, big hair under that 59/50 new era fitted. Rocking Jordans all crazy, I made that shit cool again no female in this game was going near it unless it was them being styled at a photo shoot, or a treatment in their video. Between my time and now, when you seen a young girl with that “Sexy Boyish” look she wasn’t thinking too much about the ladies before me, she was channeling the kid. Not to sound cocky but like come on let’s keep it a buck out here. People was calling me a dike because of this tomboy shit, these other girls you see ain’t have to go through that, the REAL tomboys were being called dikes. Just look at some of these people before they got signed, look at them in their high school days. Look at pictures of them when they first got signed, then do the same thing with me. The proof is in the pudding, and that pudding tasting real good right now. I’m not mad that people use an idea because I too may use an idea, I just do things in my own way, and I also do original things. Just don’t give credit to that person for starting a trend because their more famous, or have more records out, those are the people who take from the people who haven’t yet reached their level of success and we all know that its been going on before I was thought of. I love my style i love to dress, its fun to me and I just wanna be respected like any other person who started something or brought something back to life when people were to iffy to do it. Nobody can be mad at me for that, and if you do have a problem “oh well” who cares go talk to ya parents about it. I love my fans and all those who support Teyana Taylor because at the end of the day they know EXACTLY what it is.. Harlem- Hmmm…subliminal shade throwin’ at RihRih? We’re all glad you’re a proud tomboy Tey. Keep reppin’ for all of the sexy boyish ladies out there that are apparently stealing getting their style from you. Images via
Nicole Kidman is showing off a more risque side of herself lately. The statuesque Australian is normally so demure, her racy role in The Paperboy took many people aback. Now she’s channeling that same envelope-pushing hotness in a new spread for V Magazine’s Fall 2012 Travel Issue. Check out the gorgeous cover shot of Kidman below: Wow. If she were looking for a way to get people to stop talking about the fact that she urinates on Zac Efron in their upcoming film, that will do it! Mario Testino photographed Nicole in all her bleached-blonde glory, a drastic but sexy change for the 45-year-old wife of country star Keith Urban. Don’t you agree? Need to see some more evidence? Check out more of V Magazine ‘s Nicole Kidman underwear and bikini photos below: [Photos: V]
Former NFL star Junior Seau had no alcohol or illicit drugs in his system upon committing suicide this year, nor did he exhibit any signs of brain damage. According to the autopsy and toxicology reports released Monday by the San Diego County medical examiner, Seau’s medical history was unremarkable. His girlfriend, Megan Noderer, told police that Seau gave no indication that he planned to kill himself, making his decision to do so even more of a mystery. When Noderer returned to their home May 2 after a morning workout, she found Seau in bed, dead of a gunshot to the chest from a .357 magnum revolver. No note or “documents that were suicidal in nature” were found. The San Diego County medical examiner declared Seau’s death a suicide the next day. The 43-year-old was taking prescription medicines for orthopedic problems and insomnia, and was under the care of Chargers physician Dr. David Chao. The former Oceanside and USC football star drank only “socially [and] did not smoke, and there was no history of illicit drug use,” according to the report. Seau “had an unremarkable medical history” and exhibited no “suicidal ideation or confirmed suicide attempt,” Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Craig Nelson wrote. Brain damage among football players due to concussions has become a controversial issue in the NFL, where Seau was a star for the San Diego Chargers. At the request of the Seau family, brain tissue was sent to the National Institutes of Health for more advanced investigation. May he rest in peace. [Photo: WENN.com]
I’m pretty sure that Velvet Sky knows by now that I want to get in the ring with her for a good old fashioned girl-on-blogger baby oil bikini wrestling match. Alright, so she’ll be the only one in a bikini, I’ll be wearing some very thin track pants, but you get the idea. I’m ready to go, especially after seeing all these shots of that tight body of hers in some see through lingerie. I’ll start stretching.
D.B. Sweeney might have a (Twi)hard time making money at the box office going forward. The actor got into it over Twitter with a number of young movie fans this week after he inserted himself into the ongoing Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart saga . Wrote Sweeney: “Just saw Pattinson on #DailyShow trying to figure out what took k-stew so long to look around with this douche astride her. #holytwit.” As you might expect, Pattinson’s followers quickly came to the star’s defense. “Don’t talk sh–t about the greatness which is Rob when your credentials can’t even match his,” replied one, while another was even more direct in addressing Sweeney: “I hate you. Do not mess with Rob.” But Sweeney – who actually stars in K-11 , which was directed by Stewart’s mother, Jules – didn’t back down. He Tweeted twice more: “Hey #twilight genuises–try decaf! A little too worked up over a skinny vampire…. Nice language twi-hards. Or should i say tards? Love the inchoate indignation.” And we love your decision to pick on a fan base half your age, D.B., along with an actor whose heart was just broken.
Thanks to the cajoling of a local critic, Chicago cinephiles got an advance look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master on Thursday night at a special 70 mm screening of the highly anticipated feature. The sold-out benefit screening took place at Chicago’s Art Deco landmark, the Music Box Theatre, which is the only movie house in the Windy City capable of projecting 70 mm film stock. Anderson was present at the Music Box, although he did not introduce the film and was not available for comment afterward. The advance screening, which doubled as a benefit for Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation (which is dedicated to film preservation), followed a much-talked about surprise showing of the picture at Santa Monica’s Aero Theatre on Aug. 3. (The film will make the festival rounds in Venice and Toronto.) Anderson and his superb cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. shot most of The Master in 65mm, marking it the first fictional film project since Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 four-hour adaptation of Hamlet to utilize the wide-gauge format. The advent of digital projection has rendered the costly and time consuming format largely obsolete and only a handful of theaters around the country have the proper technological specifications to project such films. The Music Box is one of those theaters, and just as critics petitioned a recalcitrant Fox Searchlight to offer more screenings of Kenneth Lonergan’s second feature Margaret , Time Out Chicago film editor Ben Kenigsberg was instrumental in bringing about the Chicago event after he wrote a series of well-reported blog posts insisting on the need for a screening in Anderson’s preferred 70mm format. Within moments of the public announcement of the screening late Wednesday night, Chicago cineastes were abuzz. The theater sold out its allotment of more than 700 tickets in 85 minutes, according to Dave Jennings, the theater’s managing director. “We’ll project in whatever format we receive them, but we love film,” Jennings said in his prefacing remarks. Running 137 minutes (without final credits), The Master traffics in the director’s trademark themes. The first third of the story appears highly indebted to Orson Welles’s great and potent 1946 noir The Lady From Shanghai . It’s another of Anderson’s brittle and audacious portraits of wounded masculinity and sexual panic. Set in 1950, the story details the complicated emotional interaction of Freddie (Joaquin Phoenix), a hollow-eyed World War II veteran who casually insinuates himself into the inner-workings of Lancaster (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a huckster proselytizing for a new self-help religion that has been likened to Scientology. Like Mark Wahlberg’s debased porn actor in Anderson’s Boogie Nights , Freddie constructs an elaborate alternative family from Lancaster’s entourage that results in much unintended conflict when some members of the insular and tight-knit group — especially Adams, who plays Lancaster’s wife — consider him too willful, naive and insufficiently faithful to be a worthy apostle. Visually, the movie is a marvel of precise and lyrical imagery. One sustained single-take tracking shot follows a young woman as she models a fur jacket. In another vivid, sexually hallucinatory moment, Freddie imagines all the women surrounding Lancaster during a musical number naked. The 70mm image, with its saturated colors and solidity, casts its own spell. In the first of several tense encounters between the two men that functions as Lancaster’s inquisition of the tremulous Freddie, Anderson unflinchingly keeps the camera tight on their faces. The scene plays out in one long, unbroken take, and the effect is hypnotic. As with There Will Be Blood , Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood provides a percussive score that’s even more astringent. The second half is less audacious and more problematic. The crowd’s reaction was excited though also muted, possibly as a result of fatigue since the closing credits didn’t roll until just before 1 a.m.. Given its complex — and dark — subject matter, The Master is likely to be championed by critics and specialized audiences and largely ignored by the larger public. But last night in Chicago, it ruled. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
