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- Chris Brown Nude Photos Leak Online
- Tyler Perry, 'For Colored Girls,' Win Big at NAACP Image Awards
- Kristen Stewart Confirmed For 'Snow White And The Huntsman'
- 'Rango' Leads Friday Box Office
- Usher To Donate Gadhafi Money To Charity
- 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' Hit With Federal Safety Violations
| Chris Brown Nude Photos Leak Online Posted: 05 Mar 2011 03:10 AM PST Self-portrait shows a naked Brown in bathroom mirror.
A nude photo reportedly of Chris Brown has leaked online late Friday (March 4), which shows the 21-year-old "Run It" singer standing full-frontal in bathroom mirror. Taking the pic with his iPhone and adorned in nothing more than his tattoos and newly dyed blond hair, Brown appears with a look of concentration in the photo, which first appeared on WorldStarHipHop.com. According to the website, it was leaked by an ex-girlfriend of the notorious R&B superstar, who recently dropped the single "Bomb," featuring Wiz Khalifa, from his upcoming LP F.A.M.E. Generally known to be vocal when scandal hits, Brown was relatively silent on Twitter after the photos appeared online, tweeting and then removing "WTF!!! Here we go!!!" on his verified account. "Another day!! Another lesson! Another party!!" he tweeted on Saturday afternoon. "I'm so thankful to have the support of my fans with my music! Love." The incident is the latest in a series of photo scandals for Brown, who saw more pictures of a beaten-up and bruised Rihanna released in February. Brown pleaded guilty to a felony and accepted a plea deal of five years of probation on June 22, 2009 for domestic abuse against the "Umbrella" chanteuse. The photos, which showed Rihanna with her eyes swollen and with cuts lining the inside of her mouth, were viewed by Brown as retribution for violent acts he perpetrated against her. "It's ironic how 'somebody' put this out right around my album time! Wow! I guess that's supposed to be strategic chess move. Unbelievable," he tweeted. "The Devil is always busy!! But when u have a destiny, nothing or no one can stop what God has planned!" Brown is hardly the first celebrity to have nude pictures appear online. Other stars caught with their pants down have included Ashley Green, Pete Wentz, and Rihanna, among others. F.A.M.E is slated for release March 22. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Tyler Perry, 'For Colored Girls,' Win Big at NAACP Image Awards Posted: 04 Mar 2011 11:36 PM PST Ensemble film nabs awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress Kimberly Elise.
Tyler Perry has yet to crack the Oscar ceiling, but the multi-hyphenate took home the gold at the NAACP Image Awards Friday night (March 4), winning Best Director and Best Picture for his "For Colored Girls. The flick also nabbed a statue for co-star Kimberly Elise, who won for Best Supporting Actress. Based on Ntozake Shange's 1974 Broadway hit "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf," Perry's film follows the lives of nine black women in and around Harlem, all of whom are confronted with an interpersonal crisis. While ostensibly about trouble and heartbreak, the flick is really about "basic human love and regard for one another," Elise told MTV News. "[It's a] great statement on sisterhood and community," Elise said of the movie. "I think you do leave the film feeling like, 'I am woman, I can do this, I can stand on top of this pain and especially with my sisters around me.'" To nab the award, Elise had to best three of her co-stars from the ensemble flick, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad, and Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg. The fifth nominee, Jill Scott, was also singled out for her performance in a Perry flick, "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" Among other film winners, double Oscar winner Denzel Washington took the trophy as Best Actor for "The Book of Eli," Halle Berry won Best Actress for "Frankie & Alice," and Samuel L. Jackson nabbed Best Supporting Actor for his turn in "Mother and Child." In the musical categories, Usher, who recently agreed to donate to charity all proceeds from an appearance at a New Year's Eve concert linked to Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, won Best Male Artist and Mary J. Blige won for Best Female Artist. Presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the NAACP Image Awards celebrate "the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts," according to their website. Related Artists |
| Kristen Stewart Confirmed For 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:04 AM PST 'KStew is officially playing Snow White and her deal...will close next week,' producer tweets.
She's been wooed by a werewolf and fallen in love with a vampire, but it won't be until her next movie that Kristen Stewart finally gets to meet Prince Charming. The 20-year-old "Twilight" actress has been officially named the fairest of them all in the revisionist fairy tale "Snow White and the Huntsman," according to producer Palak Patel's Twitter page. The confirmation ends weeks of speculation after news leaked in January that Stewart was being targeted for the role of Snow White. "KStew is officially playing Snow White and her deal is in final negotiations and will close next week," Patel wrote in response to fan aurastew on Twitter. "Official confirmation coming next week," Patel tweeted shortly after. "But we are in final negotiations." Both tweets were removed from Patel's Twitter page, but not before fans captured screen grabs of the revealing items. Based on the legendary fairy tale, "Snow White and the Hunstman" follows the titular princess after the evil queen Ravenna calls for her death, centering on the huntsman who disobeys orders and allows the fair maiden to live. The updated story will break from convention by having the huntsman mentor and train Snow White to fight off Ravenna herself. Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron are deep in negotiations for the roles of the huntsman and the evil queen, respectively. For Stewart, "Snow White and the Huntsman" will mark an immediate return to tentpole filmmaking after "On the Road," based on the iconic Jack Kerouac novel of the same name, drops later this year. Directed by Rupert Sanders, "Snow White and the Huntsman" is scheduled for release on December 21, 2012. Related Photos |
| 'Rango' Leads Friday Box Office Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:51 AM PST Johnny Depp starring animated Western bags $9.75 million; 'Beastly,' 'Take Me Home' disappoint.
He's a chameleon able to blend in seamlessly against any background, but Rango's latest transformation might be his best yet: box office champ. Led by Johnny Depp and an all-star cast of voice actors, "Rango" topped all comers at the Friday night box office with an estimated $9.75 million from 3,917 screens. Should form hold, the Gore Verbinski animated western about a chameleon who finds himself leading the small desert town of Dirt as sheriff will corral upwards of $40 million for the weekend and another number one opening from the team behind the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. The secret to the film's success? There's a little Rango in all of us, Depp told MTV News. "What I saw early on with the character, and something that Gore and I talked about, is that it is in sort of all of us, in a way," Depp explained. "There is a chameleonic side to all of us in which we find ourselves in certain situations that you have to adapt to." Trailing in second place, "The Adjustment Bureau" managed to nab $6.6 from 2,840 theaters. Based on a story by acclaimed author Philip K. Dick, the Matt Damon and Emily Blunt actioner was no doubt buoyed by a largely positive response from critics. But while "Rango" and "The Adjustment Bureau" soared, two new releases aimed at the young adult market languished. A modern day update of the classic fairy tale about the ultimate "opposites attract" couple, "Beastly" managed just $3.5 million to wind up in third place. The Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens starring flick should wind up with approximately $10 million for the weekend. After languishing on the shelf for years, "Take Me Home," meanwhile, scored just $1.2 million on Friday. Starring Topher Grace and Anna Faris, the flick might slip out of the top ten come Monday. Rounding out the top five, "Hall Pass" and "Just Go With It" managed $2.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Among other films in the top ten, "The King's Speech" followed up its four wins at the Academy Awards with a $1.6 million Friday. |
| Usher To Donate Gadhafi Money To Charity Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:25 PM PST 'I will be donating all of my personal proceeds...to various human rights organizations,' singer says of concert linked to Libyan dictator.
R&B superstar Usher announced Friday (March 4) that he was donating to various charities proceeds from appearing at a private event at St. Barts linked to Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, according to a statement made to the Associated Press. The Grammy award winner's renouncement comes after similar announcements from singers Mariah Carey, Nelly Furtado, and Beyoncé, all of whom were revealed to have performed at private concerts linked to the Middle Eastern leader, who has faced open revolt and major political uprisings since February. "I am sincerely troubled to learn about the circumstances surrounding the Nikki Beach St. Bart's event that took place on New Year's Eve 2009," Usher said of the concert, at which he appeared alongside Beyoncé but did not perform. "I will be donating all of my personal proceeds from that event to various human rights organizations." Usher has already begun the process, having made a donation to Amnesty International, the AP reports. The exact size of the donation is not known. The New Year's Eve gig was reportedly for Moammar's fourth son Muastassim, who an unnamed music industry source told MTV News has a history of throwing lavish parties "jammed" with supermodels. Beyoncé, who sang at the event, donated all proceeds from her performance to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, established in the wake of the Haitian earthquake. "All monies paid to Beyoncé for her performance at a private party at Nikki Beach St. Barts on New Year's Eve 2009, including the commissions paid to her booking agency, were donated to the earthquake relief efforts for Haiti over a year ago," the "Halo" singer's publicist said in a statement to The Huffington Post. "Once it became known that the third-party promoter was linked to the Qaddafi family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause." Singer Nelly Furtado tweeted February 28 that she plans to make similar amends. "In 2007, I received 1million$ from the Gadhafi clan to perform a 45 min. show for guests at a hotel in Italy," she tweeted. "I am going to donate the $." The leader of Libya since a successful military coup in 1969, Gadhafi has reportedly lost control of much of his country as a result of widespread uprisings. The United Nations voted unanimously to refer the dictator to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Related Artists |
| 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' Hit With Federal Safety Violations Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:00 AM PST U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration slaps musical with three citations.
He's been hunted by the Green Goblin, The Lizard, and Venom, but the webbed avenger just got challenged by what might be his most powerful foe yet: The U.S. government. Already plagued by problems ranging from delays, to rewrites to actor injuries, the Julie Taymor directed musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and its production company, 8 Legged Productions LLC, have been issued three citations for violations of workplace safety standards by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), according to a report in The New York Times. The beleaguered musical, which has reportedly cost upwards of $65 million to finance, faces a proposed fine of $12,600. The citations were issued in response to injuries to four separate actors, sustained during performances beginning in September 2010. Most notable among these injuries was a November 28 incident in which cast member Natalie Mendozaand suffered a concussion and a December 20 incident in which Christopher Tierney, the actor portraying Spider-Man himself, fell into the orchestra pit and suffered a fractured skull and our broken ribs among other injuries. "'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'" remains in compliance with all government agencies and continues to adhere to all safety protocols," Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the production said in a statement. The citations, which come on the heels of two violations issued by The New York State Department of Labor, are the latest in a long line of troubles for the musical, the sum total of which prompted Taymor to recently describe the production as a "trial by fire." "I am in the crucible right now. It is my trial by fire. It's my company's trial by fire. We have survived because our theme song is 'Rise Above,'" Taymor said during the TED2011 conference in Long Beach, California. "Anyone who creates knows when it's not quite there. Where it hasn't quite become the phoenix or the burnt char. And I am right there." The production company has 15 business days to contest the violations. Barring any more problems, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," with music by Bono and The Edge, is set to premier March 15. |
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