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X Factor: The Odds Are NOT In Katie's Favor!

We'd agree that her time is up!
According to various on-line betting pools, 3/1 odds suggest that X Factor's Katie Waissel will be the next to be eliminated from the competition!
You gave it a good run, bb! And nothing is certain until the votes are in!
What do U think?? Do U want to see [...]

Earlier today, the mother of the actress who voices Dora the Explorer, Caitlin Sanchez, sent us a press release and audio file in response to what she considered to be an attack on her daughter's reputation by Nickelodeon.

A spokesperson from Nickelodeon has contacted us with their response, which is as follows:

"The conversation in question with the Nickelodeon press department was in specific reference to public and PR appearances. It was clearly not about portraying the voice of the character for the television show. The Nickelodeon statement we released last week is unquestionably accurate."

For those who haven't seen it, here's the statement that Nickelodeon released last week:

"Unfortunately, Caitlin's voice changed and she was no longer able to portray the Dora character, as happened with the actress who originated the role. Caitlin's contract was extensively negotiated through her agent and in compliance with her union. She was well-compensated for her work and for personal appearances. We have enjoyed working with Caitlin on Dora the Explorer these past three years, and we did in fact offer her a contract for other work with us."

Looks like both sides are standing firm with their positions. Guess we'll see how this progresses.

Have U chosen a side yet? Are U on Team Dora or Team Nickelodeon?

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Keith Richards To Rock On As Johnny Depp's Dad In 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'

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With Peter Jackson finally locked and loaded to direct "The Hobbit" in February 2011, attention is now turning towards the next major step in the filmmaking process: casting.

Deadline reports that casting buzz on "The Hobbit" is building to a fever pitch; veterans Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis are expected to reprise their roles as Gandalf and Gollum respectively, with Martin Freeman, Jimmy Nesbitt, David Tennant and Michael Fassbender all rumored as newcomers to the franchise.

In some of those cases, we have a good sense of who these actors are playing. In others, all we can do is guess. Check out the full rundown on the film's latest casting rumors for yourself after the jump!

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For the past several months, Freeman -- best known for playing the "Jim" role on the U.K. version of "The Office" and faithful sidekick Watson on the current BBC series "Sherlock" -- has been considered all but locked for Bilbo Baggins, the mild-mannered Hobbit turned bravest adventurer at the heart of the story. Deadline says that Freeman's casting is imminent; supporters of the actor can all breathe a collective sigh of relief.

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The acclaimed British actor ("Millions," "Bloody Sunday") has reportedly "been offered a role" already, but which one? According to Pajiba, Nesbitt will play Bofur, one of the many dwarves that accompany Gandalf and Bilbo on their quest. Bofur is the brother of Bombur and cousin of Bifur. It's still early days, but consider Bofur the frontrunner for Nesbit right now.

Michael Fassbender

With villainous turns in "Jonah Hex" and "X-Men: First Class" (he plays a young Magneto in the latter) clogging up his resume of late, Fassbender could stand a return to more heroic roles, like the ones he played in "300" and "Inglorious Basterds." Perhaps he's been tapped to play Bard the Bowman, the Lake-town archer who successfully slays Smaug towards the conclusion of "The Hobbit." With his size and stature, it's hard to imagine Fassbender playing anything but a human role; with that in mind, Bard could be quite perfect.

David Tennant

The biggest mystery here is Tennant, the former "Doctor Who" actor next seen in the remake of "Fright Night." Tennant was once rumored for Bilbo Baggins, but with the part likely going to Freeman, it's anybody's guess as to who the "Who" star could play instead. Maybe he's a dwarf? Perhaps he's an elf? No matter who or what he is, the very involvement of Tennant is certainly exciting for Middle-Earth and "Who" enthusiasts alike.

Tell us who you think these actors will play in "The Hobbit" in the comments section and on Twitter!

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In celebration of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the classic 80′s films, a new DVD box set is being released of the Back to the Future Trilogy complete previously unseen footage from the first 5 weeks of production of the film. This previously unseen footage features the character we all know and love, Marty McFly, going back to 1955 by way of a time-traveling Delorean car — but what makes this particular footage special is that actor Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly … behold:

Everyone knows the classic 1985 film “Back to the Future” featured a boyish Michael J. Fox in a winning performance as Marty McFly. But Fox was not the original McFly. In fact, Eric Stoltz was five weeks into shooting the famed McFly role when director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis made a drastic production decision — changing his lead actor. Details of the shocking Hollywood switch and never-before-seen footage of Stoltz as McFly are part of the extras package for the “Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy” to be released on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26. Zemeckis says the casting change was “this horrific decision; it was heartbreaking for everybody.” Executive producer Steven Spielberg said that Zemeckis consulted him before pursuing the casting change. “(Zemeckis) showed me the first five weeks of shooting that he had put together,” Spielberg said. ” And he said, ‘I just don’t think we’re getting the laughs I was hoping we would get.’ ” Spielberg said he realized his director “was absolutely correct.” The rest is pop-culture history.

I knew that Stoltz was cast as the original Marty McFly but I had never seen footage of him in the role. After the jump, check out video from the Back to the Future Trilogy box set that shows key scenes from Back to the Future with Eric Stolz as Marty McFly …

Holy shizz!! This footage BLOWS MY MIND! I am such a big fan of the Back to the Future films … news of this remastered DVD box set is really exciting. Click HERE to preorder your copy now! Equally exciting is the news that AMC Theaters will show Back to the Future on the big screen again at the end of this month in celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary:





The film will only be shown on October 23 and 25, click HERE for more deets. Talk about your blast from the past … er, future ;)



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Today is a sad day in the entertainment world: off hand three tragedies, including this one, come to [...]

USAC racer Shane Hmiel is in critical condition after crashing his United States Auto Club Silver Crown car at the Terre Haute Action Track last night. Read more and watch the crash video below.

Warning: the video you are about to watch is gruesome, and isn’t for the faint of heart – viewer discretion is advised.

As you can see in the video Shane Hmiel was cruising around the track when something went terribly wrong. His car “bicycled” onto two wheels, and as a result he lost control slaming into the outside wall of the track, before it flipped over several times. The roll cage wasn’t strong enough to withstand the force of the impact and was crushed.

Medical choppers arrived shortly after the wreck, and airlifted Hmiel to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. According to the website Bitten and Bound, he is suffering from severe compression fractures in his neck and back as well as serious head injuries.

Shanes father, Steve, gave an update to FoxSports.com about his son’s condition. He said:

“Head looks promising, heavily sedated so hard to tell about waking up. No feeling in his legs but might get better.”

As a biography, Shane Hmiel (often misspelled, Hmeil) was born on May 15, 1980 in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. His father is Steve Hmiel is a former NASCAR crew chief and the current Competition Director for Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing. At one point in his career he was a NASCAR racer, but after failing several drug tests he was banned from the organization for life. He is the co-host of the racing-themed TV show “3 Wide Life.” He was involved in a horrific crash on October 9, 2010.

Click here for more more information, photos and video – via Bleacher Report.

My thoughts go out to Shane’s fans, friends and family.

Find the ‘Shane Hmiel Crash’ video below.

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Sounds like another reality show!
Snooki has greater ambition than to just be a girl on the Jersey Shore. She wants to be a wife and a mother!
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Now that Kelly Osbourne is pursuing a career in acting, she's decided to undergo laser surgery for her several tattoos, which she claims were a mistake.

Here's what Kelly had to say about her tats:

“Some still have special meaning, like the matching ones my brother Jack and I have of each other’s names, but I now feel like some were a mistake."

More from Kelly:

“They covered a few of them with make-up last week for a scene in my new film Should’ve Been Romeo – and I can’t say I missed them. I want to get rid of the keyboard on my forearm – I can’t even play the piano. And I don’t like the heart and bones on my wrist either."

And More:

"I met with my dermatologist and I’ll start the laser treatment as soon as I have time. I’m not looking forward to the pain but I’ve heard it hurts less than getting the tattoo. I hope so!”

Good luck with the laser treatment, bb! We hope it goes well!

Do U have any tattoos? If so…what are they of?

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"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" returned to the silver screen at Radio City Music Hall this October 8 and 9 for a special two-night-only engagement. The best part? The screenings featured a live symphony orchestra playing the entire score along with the movie. Ludwig Wicki conducted the orchestra, which included [...]

Last week, director Todd Phillips confirmed a few bare-bones details about his sequel to The Hangover," the 2008 film that launched the stars of Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis and went on to become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time. "It takes place in Bangkok and L.A.," Phillips said, adding, "There's gonna be some f--ked-up surprises."

Today, we have our first look at "The Hangover 2" in the form of a photo from the Ontario, California, set. The pic shows our boys Cooper, Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha getting ready to hop a plane to Thailand from the Ontario Airport. (Yeah, we know we said the film is set in Bangkok and L.A. -- Ontario Airport doubles for LAX).

In addition to proving that production on the film is underway, the image is also notable in that it confirms that Justin Bartha -- whose involvement in the picture had heretofore been only a rumor -- is indeed on board for part deux. Check out the "Hangover 2" photo after the jump.

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As we said before, we're still not sure what shenanigans the fellas will get up to in Thailand or even what the cause of their trip will be. But it should be fun to see how Bartha's character is integrated this time around -- assuming he is integrated and doesn't spend the duration of the film inadvertently locked in a Thai "massage parlor."

What do you think of the photo? And are you pumped for Bradley, Zach and the boys' new lost weekend in "The Hangover 2"? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!

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In the wake of yesterday’s big news that married couple Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman have decided to separate, new photos of the pair have come to light … new photos of the couple living their very separate lives. Xtina spent part of her day yesterday shopping for toys for her son Max Liron (she apparently got the young lad a bake set) while Jordy spent part of his day running around town doing errands … which included a visit to his attorney:

Since the couple have been living separate lives for some time now and only yesterday confirmed their split, none of this is news … but in light of the knowledge that the couple are on the outs, well, it’s just sad to see them not together. You may recall that in Xtina‘s official statement about the break-up yesterday she made no mention of any “officialness” concerning the split … but it does seem curious that Jordan would pay a visit to his attorney on the day news of his break-up with his wife was made public. While I would love to see this couple get back together, I think it’s far more important that things work themselves out for the best … which means, if Xtina and Jordy are not happy together, then maybe the split should become permanent. It’s always sad when a couple breaks up … but it would be far sadder to see them languish in an unhappy marriage, especially when that anguish could have lasting negative effects on the couple’s young son. Ugh, so sad.

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On Saturday we seared our eyeballs got to see a new photo of Courtney Love that she posted on her official Twitter profile for all the world to see … today, we learn that Courtney has decided to quit Twitter (again) because of that photo. Apparently, C. Love intended for that heinous photo to only be seen by her “boy friend” … but since she somehow accidentally posted it on her very public Twitter profile, she has decided to quit Twitter altogether. Here is a reminder of the photo in question:

And here is Courtney‘s supposedly final tweet:

I will point out, tho, that the offending photo has NOT been taken down and is still linked on her Twitter profile. I can’t even remember how many times previously Courtney has “quit” social media … but my guess is that we will very likely be hearing from her again sooner, rather than later. I just pray … no more near coochie shots, PLEASE!

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How’s this for a surprisingly strange coupling … comedienne and late night talk show host Chelsea Handler and Curtis James Jackson III, better known to the world as 50 Cent, were spotted lookin’ all couplely over the weekend at a jazz club in New Orleans, LA. Because of the intimate nature of the photo, new [...]

James Franco, the straight actor who is very well known for his gay movie roles, is featured on the cover and in the pages of Candy magazine — the world’s “first Transversal Style Magazine”. Photographed by Terry Richardson, Franco is featured in full drag on the magazine’s second cover … which is limited worldwide to only 1000 copies. Here is our first look at James Franco on the cover of Candy:

According to the magazine’s Facebook page (it doesn’t seem to have an official website), Candy magazine is described as “The first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations.” which, IMHO, is fantastic in its own right … tho, I don’t understand the Franco connection. While I’m certain Franco will get a lot of attention for this bold coverphoto, Candy magazine will benefit most because of the widespread attention (which, I imagine, is a boon for the world’s first transversal style magazine). After the jump, check out one more photo of Franco in drag posing with photographer Terry Richardson …

Not for nothin’ but James Franco makes a pretty OK drag queen … I mean, he ain’t gorge but I’ve deffo seen worse. I’m not sure what exactly James is trying to prove and/or say with this coverphoto but I do love that he’s got the balls to be so, well, ballsy. What do y’all think of James Franco‘s latest coverphoto?

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Greek GaGa!

Lady GaGa was spotted traveling through Greece, leaving Santorini and taking a helicopter off to Mykonos, looking like an absolute gorgeous Greek goddess!
You can even hear GaGalicious say "yes, thanks," and "good" in Greek in the above clip.
Perfection!

This has got to be one of the most mature things we've ever heard!

Avril Lavigne hung out with her boyfriend Brody Jenner, as well as her ex, Deryck Whibley, and apparently it wasn't awkward!

Not only was it not awkward, but Whibley gave the couple his blessing over a toast at Los Angeles night spot Premiere.

Here's what a clubgoer had to say about it:

“They were having a good time and all getting along."

Very impressive, bbs! We doubt most people could keep cool in a situation like that.

Do U think U could hang out with a current significant other AND an ex at the same time?

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