Bar Refaeli Smoking Hot Sports Illustrated's Photo Shoot

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American Idol Season 8 Top 12 Performance

America already has chosen three of this season's "American Idol"'s Top 12: Alexis Grace, Danny Gokey and Michael Sarver. Wednesday night in a two-hour live event, 12 more of the Top 36 performed songs from Billboard's Hot 100 in hopes of making the cut.

Jasmine Murray — Love Song: I saw Sara Bareilles sing this in concert. Just had to share. This girl is no Sara Bareilles; it was pitchy in parts, but it seems like a good song choice. She’s a good performer. Hmmm. Overall, I’m disappointed.

Matt Giraud — Viva la Vida: Love Coldplay. This guy has potential, but I’m not sure he’s Top 12 material. The judges are on my page.

Jeanine Vailes — This Love: I want to come back in my next life with her legs. That is all. I like the song, and I like how she makes it her own, but it’s just not working for her.

PSA: The judges complain that the contestants are choosing the wrong songs so why don’t the producers allow the judges to HELP THEM CHOOSE THE RIGHT SONGS!? It would make the show SO much better.

Nick Mitchell/Norman Gentle (or whatever he’s going by this week) — Living Without You: I really don’t know what to make of this guy. If he can sing, he’s sure is trying awfully hard to hide it. Randy calls it entertaining. I think that’s being generous. Paula calls him memorable. Perhaps.

Allison Iraheta — Alone: One of my favorite songs; pretty ambitious for a 16-year-old. Why am I doubtful she can bring it? Okay so that’s… wow. I’m pleasantly surprised. She has a very individual sound. I love it when Randy says “blew it out the box”. I always want to say that but I could never pull it off.

Kris Allen — Man in the Mirror: What a cutie. But can we ban all Michael Jackson songs from this competition from now on? Kthanksbai. Okay so yeah, he’s a really good performer. I’m liking this, Michael Jackson and all. He comes into his own towards the end. I don’t remember him in Hollywood so I’m not sure what Kara’s talking about. Interesting, judges are divided. Glad to know I’m not totally off base.

Megan Joy Corkrey — Put Your Records On: Great song. She’s adorable. Feeling optimistic. Oh this isn’t quite what I was hoping for. I dunno. Paula loves her. Simon’s onto something — it got shouty at the end. And yikes, Megan’s saying she rocked it in that part. Now you know I don’t like it when the contestants argue with the judges. I’m with Simon — I want her to get voted thru, but she didn’t nail it tonight.

Matt Breitzke — If You Could Only See: Great song. Awww, he’s like a big teddy bear. I want to like him, but I’m afraid this is just really good karaoke. Is it just me, or is Simon nicer this year?

Jesse Langseth — Betty Davis Eyes: She’s gorgeous. Now let’s see if she can sing. And she CAN. I’m liking this chick. But next time she needs to finish knitting her sweater before appearing on national TV. Was she just trying not to yawn? Yeah, I’m with Randy on the 5-note range. Nevermind the part about Simon being nicer this year. Telling people they are forgettable is so rude. Ugh.

Kai Kalama — What Becomes of the Broken Hearted: Eh. He’s good, I guess. I’m too distracted by that mop on his head to be objective about the performance. There’s potential there, but I’m not sure he’s Top 12 material.

Mishavonna Henson — Drops of Jupiter: I’m always intrigued by those who are cut and come back to get through the following year. That was strange. There were parts that were all there and there were other parts that were really baaaaad. The judges keep saying she’s a good singer, but there were parts of that song that were very off.

Adam Lambert — Satisfaction: Oh yeah. Awesome song. I LURV THE STONES. Yes I realize he just said it’s his MOTHER’S favorite band. I’m 36 going on 50. This guy has mad talent, but I’ve always found him a bit uncomfortable to watch, and tonight is no different. Yes, thank you Simon! “There were some parts that were excruciatingly bad and parts that were brilliant.” That pretty much sums it up for me too. But I can’t see NOT voting him through. He’s got amazing potential, once he drops that affected stage persona.

See Jesse Langseth “Betty Davis Eyes” video here.

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Academy Award Winners 2009 : Slumdog Millionaire Sweeps Oscar Awards

The following is a list of nominees and winners as they are announced at the 81st annual Academy Awards.


Best picture
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire"

Director
WINNER: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"

Actor
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
WINNER: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Actress
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
WINNER: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Supporting actor
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
WINNER: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

Supporting actress
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
WINNER: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

Animated feature
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
WINNER: "WALL-E"

Adapted screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," screenplay by Eric Roth, screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
"Doubt," written by John Patrick Shanley
"Frost/Nixon," screenplay by Peter Morgan
"The Reader," screenplay by David Hare
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay
"Frozen River," written by Courtney Hunt
"Happy-Go-Lucky," written by Mike Leigh
"In Bruges," written by Martin McDonagh
WINNER: "Milk," written by Dustin Lance Black
"WALL-E," screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Art direction
"Changeling," James J. Murakami; set decoration: Gary Fettis
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
"The Dark Knight," Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Peter Lando
"The Duchess," Michael Carlin; set decoration: Rebecca Alleway
"Revolutionary Road," Kristi Zea; set decoration: Debra Schutt

Cinematography
"Changeling," Tom Stern
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Claudio Miranda
"The Dark Knight," Wally Pfister
"The Reader," Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle

Costume design
"Australia," Catherine Martin
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Jacqueline West
WINNER: "The Duchess," Michael O'Connor
"Milk," Danny Glicker
"Revolutionary Road," Albert Wolsky

Documentary feature
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"The Garden"
WINNER: "Man on Wire"
"Trouble the Water"

Documentary short
"The Conscience of Nhem En"
"The Final Inch"
WINNER: "Smile Pinki"
"The Witness -- From the Balcony of Room 306"

Film editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"The Dark Knight," Lee Smith
"Frost/Nixon," Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
"Milk," Elliot Graham
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens

Foreign language film
"The Baader Meinhof Complex," Germany
"The Class," France
WINNER: "Departures," Japan
"Revanche," Austria
"Waltz with Bashir," Israel

Makeup
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Greg Cannom
"The Dark Knight," John Caglione Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Original score
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance," James Newton Howard
"Milk," Danny Elfman
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman
"WALL-E," Thomas Newman

Original song
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E," music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, lyrics by Peter Gabriel
WINNER: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music and lyrics by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Animated short
WINNER: "La Maison en Petits Cubes"
"Lavatory -- Lovestory"
"Oktapodi"
"Presto"
"This Way Up"

Live-action short
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)"
"Manon on the Asphalt"
"New Boy"
"The Pig"
WINNER: "Spielzeugland"

Sound editing
WINNER: "The Dark Knight," Richard King
"Iron Man," Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
"Slumdog Millionaire," Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
"WALL-E," Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
"Wanted," Wylie Stateman

Sound mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
"The Dark Knight," Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
"WALL-E," Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
"Wanted," Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Visual effects
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
"The Dark Knight," Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
"Iron Man," John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

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Academy Award Nominations: Oscar 2009

Here is the list of nominees for the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. See the Oscar nominees and join us Sunday night to watch the Oscars and converse about what you see. Show-time begins at 3pm.



Here are complete Oscars Nominees List

Best motion picture of the year

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” from Paramount and Warner Bros.
“Frost/Nixon” from Universal
“Milk” from Focus Features
“The Reader” from The Weinstein Company
“Slumdog Millionaire” from Fox Searchlight

Best Actor in a leading role

Richard Jenkins for “The Visitor”
Frank Langella for “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn for “Milk”
Brad Pitt for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke for “The Wrestler”

Best Actor in a supporting role

Josh Brolin for “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. for “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman for “Doubt”
Heath Ledger for “The Dark Knight”
Michael Shannon for “Revolutionary Road”

Best Actress in a leading role

Anne Hathaway for “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie for “Changeling”
Melissa Leo for “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep for “Doubt”
Kate Winslet for “The Reader”

Best Actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams for “Doubt”
Penélope Cruz for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis for “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei for “The Wrestler”

Best Animated feature film of the year

“Bolt” from Walt Disney
“Kung Fu Panda” from DreamWorks Animation
“WALL-E” from Walt Disney

Achievement in cinematography

Tom Stern for “Changeling”
Claudio Miranda for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Wally Pfister for “The Dark Knight”
Chris Menges and Roger Deakins for “The Reader”
Anthony Dod Mantle for “Slumdog Millionaire”

Achievement in costume design

Catherine Martin for “Australia”
Jacqueline West for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Michael O’Connor for “The Duchess”
Danny Glicker for “Milk”
Albert Wolsky for “Revolutionary Road”

Achievement in directing

David Fincher for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard for “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant for “Milk”
Stephen Daldry for “The Reader”
Danny Boyle for “Slumdog Millionaire”

Achievement in film editing

Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Lee Smith “The Dark Knight”
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley for “Frost/Nixon”
Elliot Graham for “Milk”
Chris Dickens for “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best foreign language film of the year

“The Baader Meinhof Complex” from Germany
“The Class” from France
“Departures” from Japan
“Revanche” from Austria
“Waltz with Bashir” from Israel

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Heidi Cornell,CEO of Young, Fabulous and Broke on The Millionaire Matchmaker

Coming up tonight on The Millionaire Matchmaker. Gorgeous millionairess Heidi Cornell is the CEO of a high end fashion label called Young, Fabulous and Broke. But that doesn't make her exempt from the problems us everyday women face -- she's also single mom struggling with “ageism” from shallow Los Angeles men.

But this week the script is flipped as Patti has a female millionairess client.This week on The Millionaire Matchmaker Patti gets an unexpected surprise when her new client is a lady millionaire (or “millionairess”). Heidi Cornell is drop-dead gorgeous and the CEO of a high end fashion label called Young, Fabulous and Broke. So what brings her to Patti? She also happens to be a single mom struggling with “ageism” from shallow Los Angeles men. She’s got the perfect house, the perfect daughter, and the perfect career, but can Patti help her find the perfect man?

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Anoop Desai Sings "Angel of Mine" On American Idol

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Tonight’s American Idol sounded more like a Karaoke Bar than an amazing television show that has launched so many careers. The only high points of the night if you can call them that were seeing Neil Patrick Harris and Ted Danson in the audience! Overall I have to say the best performances had to be of Alexis Grace, Danny and Paula Abdul… I am still wondering what she really had in her coke cup.


Performances by order

Jackie Tohn - Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley - What disappointed me the most out of her performance was that we know she can do much better and that she has a awesome voice when she uses it. If you go back to her Audition she started out with a poor vocal performance and then rose up once Simon mentioned trying another song and completely wowed the judges. Tonight however horrible is not even the word to describe how her vocal performance was. If she can’t throw her amazing voice out for the world to see except when under pressure, she should just stick to acting.

Ricky Braddy - performed a song by Leon Russel. I actually liked his performance. However his hair really annoyed me as it reminded me too much of David Cook and David Archuleta.

Alexis Grace performed Never Loved A Man by Aretha Franklin. This girl really packs a big voice in her little body. Overall the best real performance of the night.

Brent Keith was our country performance for the night and I have to say he was extremely bland with his voice and the song overall didn’t give his vocals enough work.

Stevie Wright - While I really felt bad for her as she is a beautiful young girl she sounded like she was singing to her brush in her bedroom which is where a performance like that should stay.

Anoop Desai sang “Angel of Mine” which was a hit for singer Monica. At this point of the night I felt this was one of the best performances and was really trying to keep myself awake. Overall he had a decent performance but could have chosen a better song.See Anoop Desai American Idol Song Angel of Mine Video here.

Casey Carlson - “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” by The Police
I don’t know why she chose this song but she was very much trying too hard to make this song fit her and seem like fun. It just did not work for her at all.

Michael Sarver - performed the ever popular Gavin Degraw song and wasnt impressive on any level.

Anne Marie - I actually enjoyed this performance and felt she actually put effort into her song choice and overall performance.

Steven Fowler - really needs some help with choosing his music in the future his performance again like many of the others we heard tonight sounded like it really belonged on Karaoke Night than on American Idol.

Tatiana - Performed Whitney Houston’s “Saving All My Love For You” I already knew before she started that she was going to be like the rest she had a few high points which were nice but overall another poor performance and song choice.

Danny - Danny performed the song “Hero” by Mariah Carey. When I first heard of his song choice I seriously considered switching the channel because if it was anything like the rest of the performances I just was not impressed at all and my head hurt. I was very blown away by his performance and how he adapted to it. They definitely saved the best for last tonight.

Out of all 12 performers tonight my money is on Alexis Grace and Danny leading the way. I think it will be a very close match on who is voted off American Idol because we saw so many poor performances and song choices tonight that viewers will probably be just as confused as I was until the end of the show.Meanwhile "American Idol" voting starts Tuesday night. In addition to text voting, AT&T customers can get involved with the show in other ways. Customers should note that standard rates apply in most cases.

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Megan Fox Hot Video Must See!!

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Madeline Zima Smoking Hot FHM Pictures

Former ‘The Nanny’ cutie Madeline Zima is all grown up and is steaming up the pages of FHM Magazine.You may remember Madelina Zima from ‘The Nanny’, but she’ll certainly make a new impression on you now. All grown up, Madeline sexes up FHM. She sat down with the magazine for an interview about her new role alongside David Duchovny in ‘Californication’. In her sexy new role as a 16 year old that seduces Duchovny’s character, she is faced with sex scenes and nudity. Madeline says the nudity doesn’t bother her, as her very first television role, a commercial at the age of 2, had her running around showing off her bare butt. I have a feeling this new role will elicit a different reaction than that commercial did.



Madeline Rose Zima was born September 16, 1985 in New Haven, Connecticut, to Marie and Dennis Zima. She has two sisters, Vanessa and Yvonne, who are both actresses. Madeline got into the business at a young age, when at 23 months she was cast in a fabric softener commercial. After that, she starred in ‘The Hand that Rocks the Cradle’. After that came one of her best known roles, youngest daughter Grace Sheffield in ‘The Nanny’. Since, Madeline has appeared in numerous television and movie roles, all of which earned her three nominations with the YoungStar Awards, and thirteen nominations with the Young Artist Awards.



Madeline Zima’s most recent role has been on Showtime’s dramedy ‘Californication’. She first guest starred as Mia, a 16 year old who seduces David Duchovny’s character. She returned in 2008 to reprise the role, and has starred in several webisodes of the series. She also used the racy role to land herself a sexy photo spread in FHM.

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Lindsay Lohan & Samantha Ronson Breaks Up on Valentine's Day

Lindsay Lohan and DJ gal pal Samantha Ronson canceled a Valentine's Day gig in South Florida, saying they are too sick to travel.They were scheduled to host and spin at Passions, a late-night club connected to Hollywood, Florida's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino."We really feel bad, and I work sick when I can, but unfortunately I couldn't drive to Miami, so I'm stuck in New York City with doctor's orders not to fly," Ronson tells PEOPLE. "Any reports otherwise are false and unfair."

"Lindsay and Samantha stayed out late last night in New York City, and are not feeling well," Amanda Senoff, director of marketing for Passions, tells PEOPLE. "A doctor said Sam was too sick with the flu to travel and Lindsay is also feeling sick. So they rescheduled for March 7."A source close to Ronson tells PEOPLE, "They are both sick with ear infections. Sam needs her ears, and flying with an ear infection is a risk that she can't really afford to take."

The situation leaves Passions, which was paying big bucks for the popular pair to entertain, without a headline DJ and host for the combined Valentine's night/President's Day weekend, the busiest time of the year for south Florida tourism."I conferenced all of Lindsay and Sam's managers for three hours today trying to remedy the situation, and they agreed the girls are sick," adds Senoff, who recently joined Passions after a similar stint at Borgata in Atlantic City. "What can I say? I am disappointed because this is my first booking for Passions, but these things happen."

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M.I.A Gave Birth to a Boy

One of the great mysteries surrounding this awards season – at which ceremony would Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer M.I.A. deliver her imminent baby – has been solved: she's done it between shows, thank you very much.The London-born Sri Lankan singer, 31, gave birth to a boy in Los Angeles on Wednesday, PEOPLE has confirmed.

On her MySpace Celebrity Blog, M.I.A. writes (in all capital letters) that on Sunday night, after the Grammys, "MY EARLY STAGE LABOUR KICKED IN AROUND 2 AM … MY BABY WAS BORN WEDNESDAY, HE IS HEALTHY, FINE, BEAUTIFUL AND THE MOST AMZING THING EVER ON THIS PLANET, OF COURSE IM HIS MUM!!!"

This is the first child for M.I.A., whose given name in Mathangi Arulpragasam, and her fiancé, Benjamin Brewer, lead singer and guitarist of The Exit. The pregnancy was announced last October.Asked on the Grammys red carpet last Sunday what she most eagerly anticipated about being a new mom, M.I.A. told PEOPLE, "Everything. I think it's going to be the best thing in the world!"

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Rihanna After Beating: Chris Brown Rihanna Assault

In an interview with PEOPLE, Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, said that when he first heard that his daughter had been attacked by Chris Brown, "I didn't believe it."I know my daughter," said Fenty, 55. As for Brown, he said, "You think you know somebody, but you really don't."

Brown, 19, allegedly attacked Rihanna, 20, in Los Angeles last Sunday. He was arrested and may face charges from the district attorney.Describing Rihanna's current condition after seeing her in Barbados on Thursday, Fenty said, "There is some bruising. She will be alright. I think so."

He adds, "At some point, she will speak out. I hope she will stand up for women all over the world."Fenty, a salesman and freelance clothing designer, said Rihanna is spending time with her girlfriends in Barbados while she heals. While Fenty said he wouldn't tell his daughter what to do, he did say, "If it were me, I'd move on."The last time Fenty had seen Rihanna and Brown together was in July. "They seemed pretty happy," he recalls. "I don't know what went wrong."

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Rachel Stevens February 2009 FHM Magazine Pictures

Check out these pictures of Rachel Stevens from the February 2009 issue of FHM magazine. Rachel Stevens has quickly become one of my favorite hot celebrity.

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Woman's Surprise £1,000 American Beauty Nude Pose for Her Valentine

A hotel penthouse, a professional photo of herself dressed only in rose petals ... Lesley Heague was sure her boyfriend would be bowled over by her recreation of the classic scene from American Beauty, his favourite film.But after splashing out £1,000on her Valentine's Day gesture, she found out he had never even seen the movie.In fact, Luke Scrase's favourite film is Denzel Washington's 2008 crime thriller American Gangster - a movie with a rather less romantic slant. All her plans had been based on a simple mishearing.

Miss Heague's nude Valentine's card re-enacts the erotic dream scene starring Mena Suvari in Sam Mendes's Oscar-winning 1999 movie.The 25-year-old office worker has even arranged for rose petals to be strewn in the £695 hotel room she has booked.She said the idea for their first Valentine's Day struck her after her boyfriend asked for a DVD as his present.

'I was sure he said he was a big fan of American Beauty, so I thought I'd go the whole hog and set up a themed weekend,' Miss Heague said.'I've booked a lovely room at a posh hotel and ordered the petals from two dozen red roses to be strewn on the bed and around the bathroom.'I also forked out for a photographer to take a set of pictures of me in the famous scene covered in rose petals for a personalised Valentine's card. Even if I say so myself the pictures look brilliant.'

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Aubrey O'Day,Ex-Danity Kane Member Naked For Playboy

Aubrey O'Day's nude picture for the March 2009 issue of Playboy has been leaked. Perez Hilton is the first to give people a peek at the shot, showing the former Danity Kane member baring all for the camera.TMZ reported that O'Day spent Tuesday in a Manhattan photo studio shooting a spread for the magazine with celebrity photographer Markus Klinko, who has snapped portraits of Mariah Carey and Pamela Anderson, and shot the cover of Beyoncé's 2003 album Dangerously in Love. According to TMZ, O'Day's Playboy shoot may feature several lion cubs.

A spokesperson for Playboy told MTV News that the magazine could not confirm or comment on the photo shoot. Attempts to contact a rep for O'Day were unsuccessful by press time.Danity Kane fans were torn when O'Day and D. Woods were booted from the group by mastermind Sean "Diddy" Combs during the live season-three finale of "Making the Band 4." Some agreed with Diddy that O'Day's self-promotion was distracting from the group, while others declared her their favorite member.

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Hot Chicks With Douchebags Jay Louis (Pics)

A New Jersey judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by three women whose photos appeared in the book "Hot Chicks with Douchebags." In an amusing February 6 opinion, Superior Court Judge Menelaos Toskos ruled that author Jay Louis's 2008 book was "replete with obvious attempts at satirical humor," and that the inclusion of the women's photographs were "used for humorous social commentary." Toskos, who reported that he "carefully scrutinized" the Simon & Schuster title, pointed to several passages showing that the book was obviously satirical. "For example," Toskos wrote, "how can a person reasonably believe that in 1981 archaeologist Renee Emile Bellaqua uncovered in a cave in Gali Israel a highly controversial Third Century religious scroll suggesting that the "douchey/hotty" coupling was a troublesome facet in early social religious structures?"

The 60-year-old jurist also questioned whether a reasonable person could "believe that Jean-Paul Sartre stated 'man is condemned to be douchey because once thrown into the world he is responsible for every douchey thing that he does.'" Last October, Yvette Gorzelany, Joanna Obiedzinski, and Paulina Pakos sued over their appearance in the "Douchebags" book (the women had been photographed in mid-2007 while clubbing at Bliss Lounge in Clifton).

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Joaquin Phoenix Appeared on David Letterman Show

Actor Joaquin Phoenix stunned a US chat show host into awkward silence by giving abrupt two and three-word answers, chewing gum and sitting with his head bowed during a bizarre interview.The Oscar-nominated star was supposed to be plugging his new movie Two Lovers - also featuring Gwyneth Paltrow - when he appeared on David Letterman's show.But he left the American talkshow king speechless by showing no interest in the interview, having apparently retired from acting to pursue a rap music career.

However the interview did not start well when Letterman noted it had been three years since Phoenix had been on the show, and that the actor looked 'a lot different'.When Letterman asked if he was pleased with it, he said: 'I'm okay with it but now you're making me feel weird about it. Is there something wrong?.'Letterman initially tried to coax Phoenix out of his sullenness by praising his new film - to which Joaquin responded: 'Thanks.'But then when he got no response from Phoenix when he asked him to talk about his co-star, Paltrow, he turned on his guest.

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Felicia Barton Has Replaced Joanna Pacitti In American Idol Final 36

It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition,' 'Idol' site announces.The process of weeding "American Idol" contestants down to the top 36 is already fraught with tons of drama, which was heightened this season by the decision to have some of the contestants vying for a coveted spot on the show compete in sing-offs to determine their fate in the semifinals.

But as pressure-packed as Wednesday night's pare-down was, the real fireworks came shortly after the show aired, when Fox announced that former "Annie" Broadway star and one-time professional major label singer Joanna Pacitti, who appeared to make the cut in the pre-taped show, had been disqualified from the competition."It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition," read a note on the official "Idol" site, which did not explain why Pacitti was disqualified. "Felicia Barton has replaced Ms. Pacitti as part of the top 36."

Unlike past seasons, producers were up-front from the beginning this year about Pacitti's professional past, and when the judges put her through to the top 36 on Wednesday night's show, they frequently alluded to her up-and-down career tribulations, causing the singer to weep openly. When the judges finally ended the tension and told Pacitti she was through, the singer burst into tears and promised that after forgetting her lyrics several times in the Hollywood rounds, she would make them proud.

According to the Los Angeles Times, an unnamed source close to the show said Pacitti was bounced to "avoid the appearance of impropriety." It has been reported that Pacitti had some close personal relationships to some of the executives at 19 Management, one of he companies that helps produce the show and manages some of the winners.

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Rihanna 911 Call: Rihanna Screaming on Police Tape

Details of the Rihanna 911 call are emerging which are utterly fantastic to hear. The LAPD has revealed a portion of the police tape, but we still want the full audio tape and full transcript which they are refusing to release now.Now we have these details emerging from the Rihanna police call:Police confirmed on Tuesday that the victim of the assault - who they have not officially named - was heard screaming on the emergency call made to the police.Brown allegedly choked Rihanna and screamed: “I am going to kill you!” The incident allegedly occurred after Rihanna threw his car keys out of the window and he could not find them on the ground.

LAPD chief investigator Detective Deshon Andrews has confirmed: ‘It mostly recorded the sound of a screaming woman.’Despite confirming the screaming, Detective Andrews said he is adamant about keeping the details of the case - photos, documents, the 911 call - from the public eye and is refusing to release the 911 audio tape to the media.Most police departments would release the Chris Brown 911 call as a public service, but the LAPD does not work that way. They generally only release information to the public if it can help solve a case. But in this case, Brown was already booked so they apparently do not feel any public interest is served by making the audio tape public.

They may even feel that airing an audio of the phone call would jeopardize the case. Hearing Rihanna crying and screaming in the background of a 911 call could influence a potential jury in Los Angeles. Rihanna is much loved. I love Rihanna. Who doesn’t?More details are reported by the New York Daily News who say that the fight started over a Chris Brown text message, the details of which are still secret, rather than any Rihanna-Timbaland connection:“He got a booty call. He got a text. Rihanna saw it and she got upset. They started to argue.

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Stephen Fowler: Wife-Swap Video

Stephen Fowler, appearing on the ABC reality TV series ‘Wife Swap,’ has drawn widespread scorn for fulfilling every imaginable stereotype of an upper class intellectual snob. See video here and find out more about the uproar.The popular TV series has a simple premise; two families with very different values take part in a two week challenge in which the wives exchange husbands (but no, not the bedroom) and children and find out first-hand what it is like to live the lifestyle of another woman. For both viewers and participants it is an eye-opening experience and usually makes for entertaining viewing.

With the swap of Stephen Fowler, 49, and his wife Renee Foster, 43, and Alan Long, 38, and his wife Gayla Long, 37, the clash in culture and values is staggering.The Long family lives in a Missouri town of 55 (of which the husband is mayor) and is passionately patroitic. The family has invested thousands of dollars in paintball equipment, which is their main obsession and riding ATVs running a close second. They subsist on fast food and the typical American diet and the children are already overweight as is the mother.

In contrast, Stephen Fowler is a British born venture capitalist and environmental entrepreneur who, along with his wife, Renee Foster and “certified hypnotherapist/life coach” are millionaires living in San Francisco in an environmentally friendly home, favor organic foods, and send their children to a bi-lingual international school where they are taught in both French and English, with the goal of making them highly educated “citizens of the world.”

The controversy and the attention stems the outrageous and abusive statements Stephen Fowler makes about the new wife, Gayla, who he frequently insults because she is overweight and does not have a higher education. The contempt he shows openly towards her is blistering; he says she speaks two languages “bad English and redneck” (and that is one of the milder insults). There are some comedic moments, such as when Gayla gets back at Stephen by demanding that he sing the national anthem and not use big words. But overall, Stephen Fowler’s contemptuousness is unrelenting and he seems to take delight in every opportunity to call Gayla low class and uneducated. Eventually, the two-week period was cut short and Gayla moved into a hotel after Stephen contacted the show’s producers in an attempt to end the swap.

Meanwhile in Long household, the class in values progressed with more civility. Renee Foster is at one point driven to tears seeing the unhealthy eating habits of the family and the inevitable consequence, that some of the sons are overweight. The husband insists the family eats meat and potatoes and one of the sons mockingly chimes in that the family does not eat grass or hay or anything else that animal would eat. She tries to get them to do exercise but must first convince them that riding an ATV is not a form of exercise. With her more empathetic and non-confrontational approach, she was able to make progress in helping the family.

It is Stephen Fowler’s behavior that created a critical mass of public outrage, filling Internet forums, blogs and spawning Web Sites such as StephenFosterSucks.com and he issued a public apology on his wife’s Web site. He has also resigned from some of the environmental nonprofit boards of which he was a member. Additionally, his wife also issued a public apology.

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