While you were working...
November 17th, 2011
05:52 PM ET

While you were working...

Today's news you might've missed:

  • Amanda Seyfried will be playing the infamous adult film star Linda Lovelace in the biopic about her, and Sharon Stone has landed the role of Lovelace's mother. Production on the film is expected to begin in January. [Deadline]
  • PETA is the latest organization to get its digs in at Kim Kardashian with a holiday season billboard that will depict the reality star wearing fur next to adorable young foxes. The tagline will read, "Kim: These babies miss their mother. Is she on your back?" [Us Weekly]
  • MTV2 is helping you to travel back to happier times on December 4, when the station will bring back Yo! MTV Raps with a 30-minute special that reflects on the artists who helped shape hip-hop. [MTV]
  • If you fast forward to 3:30, you finally get to see what Beyonce's wedding dress looked like. [YouTube]

  • "Survivor" is....surviving. CBS says they'll air at least three more seasons of the longest-running reality series on TV. Note the "at least." Are our kids' kids going to be watching this show? [EW]

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Demi Moore: I've decided to end my marriage
November 17th, 2011
04:48 PM ET

Demi Moore: I've decided to end my marriage

After six years of matrimony, Demi Moore has announced that she's ending her marriage to 33-year-old "Two and a Half Men" star Ashton Kutcher.

The news arrives after months of rumors that the couple has been having marital problems, with some reports alleging that Kutcher had been unfaithful.

Moore, 49, says in a statement, "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life. This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation."

Ashton has tweeted, "Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail. Love and Light, AK."

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Filed under: Celebrities
November 17th, 2011
04:15 PM ET

Petition: Ryan Gosling should be 'Sexiest Man,' not Bradley Cooper

Oh no they didn’t!

That was the reaction Ryan Gosling fans had when Bradley Cooper was crowned People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2011.

As soon as the announcement was made, ardent Gosling supporters took to blogs and news websites to complain, and a petition has popped up on Change.org asking for People mag to admit their mistake and “right this wrong.”

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'Modern Family' keeps on truckin'
November 17th, 2011
04:10 PM ET

'Modern Family' keeps on truckin'

Cam can be an excellent truck driver, and Jay enjoys the occasional massage. The things you learn watching "Modern Family."

Wednesday night's episode had the entire family pitching in to help another family in their neighborhood who lost everything in a fire.

The aforementioned revelations came when Cam went along with Haley and Alex to get Jay's truck, and Jay threw his back out. Phil, of course, volunteered to give him a massage, and it was a whole production ("The pain must have been bad if I accepted Phil's help," said Jay). Phil jumping on top of Jay to rub oil on his back may be one of the best sight gags in the history of the show.

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The Throwback: A mini 'Full House' reunion
November 17th, 2011
04:00 PM ET

The Throwback: A mini 'Full House' reunion

Joey and Steph together again? Cut. It. Out.

In a “Full House” reunion of sorts, Dave Coulier and Jodie Sweetin star in the web series “Can’t Get Arrested,” which pokes fun at some of their post-“Full House” experiences in Hollywood.

You may recall that Coulier played Joey Gladstone on “Full House” throughout the series’ 1987-1995 run, and Sweetin played his niece, Stephanie.

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GQ's 'Knockout of the Year'? Mila Kunis
November 17th, 2011
03:30 PM ET

GQ's 'Knockout of the Year'? Mila Kunis

Sgt. Scott Moore didn't know this when he invited Mila Kunis to attend tomorrow's Marine Corps Ball with him over the summer, but it turns out he'll be attending the event with GQ's "Knockout of the Year."

The men's mag has bestowed the title on Kunis, whose "Friends with Benefits" co-star gets some love from GQ as one of the publication's "Men of the Year."

GQ outlines the reasons that the 28-year-old actress has landed this year's honor: She's "hot," "funny," "cool," "speaks fluent Russian," and is "a 'Family Guy' voice."

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'South Park' gets picked up through season 20
November 17th, 2011
02:45 PM ET

'South Park' gets picked up through season 20

Like its broadcast network animated brethren "The Simpsons," Comedy Central's "South Park" is in it for the long haul.

The series, which first debuted in 1997, has been picked up for an additional three seasons, according to a statement from Comedy Central. This means we'll be watching new "South Park" episodes all the way up through 2016.

"South Park's" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are sticking with their now iconic show as writers, editors and directors, and say in the statement that creating the series "is a blast and we can't wait to make more."

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Filed under: Late Night comedy • television
November 17th, 2011
01:45 PM ET

Vince Gill: Near victim of sex abuse as preteen

Millions of fans know Vince Gill as a country music superstar and 20-time Grammy winner, but the sexual abuse scandal involving Penn State has the artist reflecting on an incident from his past: He was a near-victim of sexual abuse as a preteen.

The 54-year-old singer-songwriter made the revelation to CNN and "Showbiz Tonight" before a show at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California - a venue he last played 35 years ago as a fledgling artist. Gill was sharing stories about his new album, "Guitar Slinger," when talk turned to Penn State.

"It conjured up something that happened in my past when I was about that age, as a 12-year-old kid starting 7th grade," he confided. "There was unfortunately a gym teacher at our school that wound up being the same kind of thing...and there were some advances made towards me that were very awkward."

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'Top Chef': Nothing better than a team challenge
November 17th, 2011
12:36 PM ET

'Top Chef': Nothing better than a team challenge

Now that we have 16 cheftestants competing, "Top Chef" Nation can pretend the first two episodes never happened and return to skewering a manageable number of chefs and excoriating a manageable number of dishes using only our eyes. Otherwise known as normalcy.

After hitting the reset button, we were given a quick introduction to a few of the chefs. Like Beverly Kim, who had a vision board crumpled piece of paper that looked like it survived the Constitutional Convention and read, “Congratulations Beverly, you have won Top Chef Season 9.” Ugh. Chefs are a delicate bunch.

Back in the kitchen, we saw the first Quickfire of the year, and the show’s first chance to embrace Texas. So what Texas “staple” did they reveal? Rattlesnakes, which the guest judge assured us are “traditional in Texas cuisine.” OK, then.

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November 17th, 2011
12:15 PM ET

Soundcheck with Ra Ra Riot: Life after death

In 2007, Ra Ra Riot was on the cusp of success when a tragedy nearly ended the young band’s career.

The founding members, a group of Syracuse University students, had begun generating buzz at the 2006 CMJ Music Marathon and Film festival, and were starting off on the right foot.

And then Ra Ra Riot’s original drummer and songwriter, John Pike, went missing when the group attended an after party for a show in Providence, Rhode Island in early June, 2007. Pike was eventually found dead from an apparent drowning.


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