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Abdul confirms news in statement and says 'business decisions often times override personal considerations.'
By Kara Warner

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We've only had a few hours to digest the three very surprising exits from "X Factor" that were announced Monday, and we're still scratching our heads at what happened over at Fox to make such drastic changes to the singing competition.

For many fans, the biggest shock was Simon Cowell and company's letting go of original "American Idol" diva and delightfully unpredictable judge Paula Abdul, who has since released a statement about her departure. "Yes, it's true; I won't be returning to The X Factor next season," Abdul said in a statement. "I've learned through my longevity in this industry that business decisions often times override personal considerations. Simon and I, along with Fox and Fremantle, have been communicating about this for a while now, and I have absolute understanding of the situation. Simon is, and will remain a dear friend of mine and I've treasured my experience working this past season with my extended family at Fox and Fremantle. I want nothing more than for The X Factor to exceed ALL of their wildest dreams. This truly has been a blessing and I am most grateful."

Although they have not released official statements as of yet, we expect to hear from the other two ousted "X Factor" folks, Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones, sometime soon.

The former Pussycat Doll and "Dancing With the Stars" champ will reportedly turn her attention back to her music career, while Abdul and Jones will be looking for their next big things.

As far as we know, L.A. Reid will continue to work alongside Cowell on the judging panel. There has been no word yet from Fox on who might replace Abdul, Scherzinger and Jones, or when season two will premiere.

What do you think Paula Abdul should do after "X Factor"? Leave your comment below.

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Madonna's two-tiered biopic of Wallis Simpson (played by Andrea Riseborough), which follows the course of the American socialite's extra-marital love affair with Edward VIII

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2012/jan/31/we-trailer-video

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Half of the X-Factor team just got the boot! According to insiders, the judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul and the show host, Steve Jones, all were fired. "They survived this year, but it didn’t really work. So they’ve figured they have an opportunity to fix it," the insider says. "They expected Paula to be the goofy girl, and Nicole to be the pretty one. But Paula was so bad that it made none of it work." Ouch, too bad, guys! But why not just step over to the more successful show, The Voice? Ha! (thewrap)

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Mitt Romney has spent $9m on advertising. Charlize Theron's Golden Globes outfit cost $8m. It will only get more difficult to differentiate between the Oscars and the Republican primaries as both reach panic stations

It's always nice to keep abreast of what's going on in the UK, even though you lot are a bunch of European socialists. So there has been a bit of fuss about value for money in this country of late? Something about the chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland? About him being due, and eventually rejecting, what you adorable communists insist on describing as a "£1m bonus" – £963,000, to be precise, but that's just so you to exaggerate – of taxpayers' money. Oh, you guys! I come from the country where last week a presidential candidate proposed making the moon America's 51st state at an estimated cost of $150bn – and he was cheered. I say, with my thumbs in my armpits and my chest puffed with pride, when we Americans put our minds to it, we can chuck away our own money like no one on earth. That should be our national motto.

Speaking of burning vast amounts of cash, as it's February it behoves me to discuss a certain contest that is currently running its tired course in America. It's a very important contest, according to those involved, one that can change lives. It has long since been accepted by everyone, except those who win, that this race is more about personality than capability, about not saying the wrong thing, and it's often more about the candidate's lifetime career as opposed to their current skills.

It's just a beauty contest, of course, with the candidates forced to engage in the most ridiculous soap operatics, feeding platitudinous quotes into the maw of the increasingly hysterical press. It is not just that the outcome is entirely dictated by money but that the amounts of money lavished on the event have already reached such ridiculous heights this year that next time the only person with the wherewithal to compete, never mind win, will be the son of the despot of a small but oil-rich country. I speak, of course, of the Oscars.

The Oscars and the presidential campaign, the presidential campaign and the Oscars: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." As handy as a George Orwell reference is, it's hard to decide here who are the pigs and who the farmers.

This election will be retrospectively viewed as some kind of financial Rubicon that has either been irretrievably crossed or will result in such a backlash that future elections can only be conducted by smoke signals. This is the Super PAC election, so much so that Stephen Colbert briefly ran for president of the United States of South Carolina, to satirise the rise of the Super PACs – political action committees – which have blistered up since the Supreme Court ruling in 2010, allowing unlimited and anonymous campaign contributions. According to opensecrets.org, as of 31 January, "302 groups organised as Super PACs have reported total receipts of $33,954,808 and total independent expenditures of $44,930,615." According to advertising agencies, Mitt Romney and his supporters have spent $9m on advertising alone. In Florida.

Which isn't even enough to win a movie accolade. New York magazine recently priced the outfit Charlize Theron wore to the Golden Globes, and concluded it came to $8m. She lost, incidentally. This month it will get only more difficult to differentiate between the Oscars and the Republican primaries as both reach panic stations.

So to help tell apart your Mitt Romneys from your Midnight in Paris, your Rick Santorums from your Meryl Streeps, just follow this handy quiz:

Are some of the key figures just patronising minority groups or actually being racist?

(a) Well, it's a thin line between the two but seeing as The Help, AKA Driving Miss Daisy 2, was at least well-intended, let's go for condescending.

(b) Let's see, the frequent linking of African-Americans to welfare payments, the scaremongering about immigration, "food stamp president": racist for the win!

Is a shadowy, menacing puppet master actually behind this whole charade?

(a) Yes.

(b) Yes.

Is this shadowy, menacing puppet master Harvey Weinstein?

(a) Yes.

(b) Well, maybe, but I was thinking of Karl Rove, and maybe also the Koch brothers. But never underestimate Harvey!

Are newspapers clearing their pages to focus on the fashion worn by the key women involved?

(a) Yes.

(b) Don't be ridiculous – there are no "key women" here! But there will be extensive coverage of the first wives' fashion, yes.

Will the losers make a truckload of money afterwards from Rupert Murdoch?

(a) No.

(b) You betcha!

Mostly As: You are watching the Oscars!

Mostly Bs: You are watching the election!

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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/31/running-for-president-oscar-money

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John Goodman has made a career out of stealing scenes with midsize and supporting roles. This year he pops up in Oscar contenders “The Artist” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” Goodman spoke to 24 Frames about his work in these very different films.

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Those pigtails! OMG! So cute, right? While she’s only a little girl, she’s among the ranks of Hollywood royalty. She’s a celebrity kid — but can you ID her famous family? Celebuzz wants to play with you! Guess Who’s My Mommy! We’ll give you a couple hints: Both her mom and dad have been on...Read more»

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Don't forget to pre-order your DVD/Blu Ray here.

A new E/B still from the Breaking Dawn DVD commentary menu

A few new short videos from the extras

If the embed code doesn't work, click to watch each video: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Details from Bill Condon's commentary - Rob's mentions are bolded

- 1st thing Bill says is he hopes the cut scene of the Volturi from the beginning "will make it to a longer cut years down the line" YEARS?!
- Bill: "Kristen...I don't know if everyone knows this...she's the ultimate Twi-hard."
- Bill Condon is pretty much fangirling over Kristen during this entire commentary...
- re: last week of shooting & filming Jacob/Bella dance "These 3 actors knew this was the last time they would be playing these parts ever, and they were very aware of it and Kristen's not overtly sentimental but I think there were a lot of tears on all sides"
- Bill Condon: "I could spend this entire commentary gushing about these actors & I'll try not to"
- Did we know that Lizzy Pattinson "sings" in the music as B/E drive away from Forks for their honeymoon? I don't think I did.
"Kristen...she's growing up so fast...I think she looks especially beautiful in this chunk of the movie." (honeymoon)
- Re: honeymoon sex "I think people know there was an earlier more explicit version of this..it wasn't that much different but there was more a sense probably that they were having sex"
- "That thrust that he did just as we fade out...we had a little more of that, so we sort of pulled back on that"
- "They were great sports about it & obviously very comfortable w/ each other..I can't imagine this without their comfort level w/ each other"
- Re: Rob & Bella black lingerie "His reaction was just completely him responding in the moment...I love it, its just great to see him smile"
- Theme that opens the movie is a snippet of Renesmee's Lullaby, and they also use a bit of it on the beach when Jacob talks about imprinting.
- They shot the scene from the book of Bella and Edward acknowledging that they've figured out a way to have sex without destroying the house or injuring Bella and Bella tossing around the idea of staying human a little longer. Bill really liked it but felt it didn't go anywhere dramatically.
- Bill talking about Kristen cooking for him in Baton Rouge ("a great cook...an amazing cook")
- re: their future - Bill can see Kristen as a director, Rob as a writer & Taylor as a producer and studio head.
- re: Bella examining her tummy in the mirror "We debated if Kristen needed a little appliance, but she just stuck her belly out a little bit"
- They also originally shot Peter and Ashley on the phone with Bella but decided they didn't want to make the cut away from Bella to show them
- #ThePowerOfTwilight - It was apparently almost impossible to get a visa for the Brazilian actress playing Kaure so she could go to Baton Rouge to finish her scenes, and it took "someone calling someone who knew someone in the Obama White House and really getting some strings pulled"
- They cut the Jacob throwing the dog bowl at Rosalie scene because it didn't feel right to have comic relief at that moment.
- re: Edward hearing the baby scene & Rob/babies (I die!) "You look at Rob here, you get a little hint of what you'll see a lot of in the 2nd film. He is unbelievably tender with babies...with children...not just babies...he was with Mackenzie too. There's something that changes about him when he's with children. He's just so sweet and caring and I think you really get a little glimpse of that here."
- Shooting the birth scene is one of the most memorable nights Bill has ever had on a movie set.
- re: birth/trying to revive Bella - "You have this intensity from Rob and Taylor...because Kristen made it so real, they're imagining what it would be like to lose Kristen...both of them talked about that."
- Kristen: "Yeah, we went to Rio during the rainy season....because we do stuff like that."
- Filming R/K in the freezing waterfall...Someone to Bill (too lazy to check who it might be): "You see them shaking?" Bill: "I know, I know."

ETA: Another screencap of Rob and Kristen filming the wedding scene. Lol Rob (click for bigger)

And a couple more bts screencaps

More videos and screencaps from the DVD extras were posted here.

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Born to Die singer defends 'Saturday Night Live' performance in Rolling Stone interview.
By John Mitchell

Lana Del Rey on "Saturday Night Live"
Photo: NBC

Lana Del Rey was raked over the Internet coals following her January 14 performance on "Saturday Night Live." Her takes on "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans" were greeted with near-universal vitriol from critics, music bloggers and even NBC News anchor Brian Williams, who in a now-infamous email to Gawker Media founder Nick Denton called her performance "one of the worst outings in 'SNL' history."

But the emerging pop star, whose debut album for Interscope, Born to Die, hit stores Tuesday (January 31), thinks she did a perfectly fine job on the legendary sketch show, telling Rolling Stone,"I actually felt good about it. I thought I looked beautiful and sang fine ... I know some people didn't like it, but that's just the way I perform, and my fans know that."

Del Rey did admit to being nervous, though in a more general sense, saying live performance has never been her strong suit because she is "not a natural performer or exhibitionist" and that when she was younger she "hated the focus; it made me feel strange."

As the backlash intensified, Daniel Radcliffe, who hosted the January 14 show, came to Del Rey's defense, telling reporters at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations, "It was unfortunate that people seemed to turn on her so quickly. I also think people are making it about things other than the performance ... if you read what people are saying about her online, it's all about her past and her family and stuff that's nobody else's business. I don't think [the performance] warranted anywhere near that reaction."

Del Rey echoed those same sentiments during her brief sit-down with Rolling Stone, chalking the intensity of the criticism up to people's general disdain for her public persona. "There's backlash about everything I do. It's nothing new," she told the music mag. "When I walk outside, people have something to say about it. It wouldn't have mattered if I was absolutely excellent. People don't have anything nice to say about this project."

Regardless of the criticism, Del Rey is moving forward. Whether she's a particularly strong live performer or not, her Born to Die album is enjoying a mostly positive reception from music critics ... those able to set aside their feelings about her as a public figure and focus on the music itself anyway. Slate's Jonah Weiner commented that he liked the album more after a few listens: "The more time I spend in its company, the more I feel as though I'm approaching it on something like its own terms."

MTV News' own James Montgomery appreciated Born to Die even more, writing that Del Rey's set is "positively brimming with atmospherics — soaring, sonorous strings, echoing electronic boom-bap, morose, maudlin guitar crescendos — all of which imbue it with a truly epic (if not unnecessarily dramatic) scope."

The verdict on Del Rey's musical future — and the impact the "SNL" fiasco and the endless think pieces that popped up in its aftermath — will likely come more sharply into focus this time next week when her first week sales figures are released.

What did you think of Lana Del Rey's "SNL" performance? Leave your comments below.

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Robert Pattinson new 'Bel Ami' flick to show strong sexual content,nudity & more. According to The IFCO,which is short for the Irish Film Classification Office, has come out with their official card rating for Twilight Saga star Robert Pattinson's new intense drama flick "Bel Ami," and it's got some mega R ratings attributes attached to it. Their score card says, it contains: strong sexual content, nudity, language,and some violence,giving it a rating of 16. So,this is definitely not a kid friendly flick. Keep the little ones at home on this movie outing. The violence rating probably refers to how crazy Rob's character gets in the flick. He's seen throwing stuff,and slapping one of the ladies at one point. It will definitely show Rob like he's never been shown before. It stars: Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas,and Christina Ricci. In the film,Rob plays a young journalist named Georges Deroy,who beds Paris' most influential women to rise to the top over there. It's scheduled to hit United States theaters on March 2nd.

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Heidi Klum has spoken out for the first time since announcing her separation from Seal earlier this month. The "Project Runway" judge tweeted on Tuesday, "Hi everyone, I want to thank u for all your support & kind words. Really means so much.

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'Woman in Black' star opens up to MTV News about his 'really weird' dreams — and his constant anxiety too.
By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

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After finally facing off against Voldemort and then going head-to-head with the Woman in Black, Daniel Radcliffe shouldn't have much to worry about. But at the age of 22, he has already become one of the most recognizable faces on the planet, and with that amount of recognition comes some worries.

When the actor spoke with MTV News' Josh Horowitz, he opened up about his anxiety. Radcliffe's energy comes across clearly during interviews, speaking quickly throughout and touching on many topics in a short amount of time, something the actor's aware of. "Anxiety, yeah, a lot just because you've met me and you know what I'm like," Radcliffe told Horowitz. "I'm a pretty anxious, high-energy person. I think that goes along with it."

It should come as no surprise that Radcliffe has more than a busy schedule, which factors into his anxiety. "I'll always worry about something, and if I don't have something to worry about, I'll worry about that," he said.

Radcliffe also talked for a while about his dreams. He said he doesn't dream often, but that when he does, they're often pretty strange. "I very rarely remember dreams anymore. Over the last year, I haven't had one that I remembered," Radcliffe said. "My dreams are always really weird. I remember I was talking to someone a while ago who was telling me about their dream. They said it was mental. 'I was at work. All this stuff needed getting done. I couldn't do it all in time.' I was like, 'That is the most mundane dream in the whole world.' "

When he does dream, however, his subconscious takes on appropriately epic proportions. "My dreams are always, like, I have to save something or save the world or something," Radcliffe said. "It's pretty exciting, but it only happens about once a year."

Even if he is dreaming about saving the world, it's not as his most famous character, a fact he's grateful for.

"Before I did the run of ['How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,'] I was dreaming about being Finch and what it would be onstage and those kind of anxiety things," he said. "No, I've never dreamed as Harry, thank God. If I had said 'yes' to that question, there would be a lot of people all over the Internet going, 'Oh, my God, he needs therapy.' "

Check out everything we've got on "The Woman in Black."

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Halle Berry, her daughter Nahla Aubry and her partner Olivier Martinez was seen heading to lunch in Hollywood. Halle are still injured and limps after her family with a broken foot. Halle's cast on her broken foot looks kind of cute, maybe it's her daughter who painted that? Anyway...We hope to see her well soon!

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The former Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon was recently interviewed regarding her relationship with Christine Marinoni. Cynthia hasn't always been bi-sexual, infact she was in a relationship with a man for 15 years and has two childern with him. But now she is dedicated to Christine and has plans to marry her!

In the interview she pronounced that being gay is not a choice and that bisexuality is not a choice, it's a fact. She continued by saying that what she "chosen" is to be in a gay relationship. Cynthia looks forward to and will continue to work toward the day when America sees all people as full and equal citizens. (theadvocate)

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