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December 31st, 2010 — 11:00pm
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December 31st, 2010 — 8:00pm
No signs of trauma were discovered on late singer’s body, Los Angeles County assistant chief coroner tells The Associated Press.By Mawuse Ziegbe
Teena Marie
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Days after soul singer Teena Marie suddenly died, answers about her death remain in short supply.
According to The Associated Press, investigators said an autopsy turned up no signs of trauma or a discernible cause of death. Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Marie’s cause of death may be determined by toxicology tests, the results of which would be available in around six weeks. No illegal drugs were found in a search of the singer’s Pasadena home earlier this week, and the AP reports that police said Marie appeared to have died from natural causes.
Marie was found unresponsive in her home Sunday after she settled in for an afternoon nap. TMZ reported that Marie might have suffered a grand mal seizure while she slept, which may have contributed to her death. The songstress’ publicist has also said Marie experienced a grand mal seizure a month ago, from which she was still recovering, and had since reportedly insisted on having someone nearby when she was sleeping.
According to Essence, Marie had suffered an additional seizure en route to the hospital after she sustained an attack last month. She was unable to secure an appointment with a neurologist for another three weeks and was prescribed medication in the interim. However, her publicist, Lynn Jeter, said the medication “made her suicidal,” so Marie reduced the dosage.
Marie also opened up to Essence last year about her struggle with an addiction to prescription medication after the sudden 2004 death of her onetime musical mentor and paramour Rick James.
“After his death I became addicted to Vicodin, which I had been taking for my physical pain because I’d had a lot of accidents. Once I realized that those pills not only took away my physical agony by masking my emotional pain, I really became addicted. When I was on the medication I never cried about him, but then I went cold turkey and I cried so much and have been for the last three years,” she said. “He was my musical soul mate. We were like an extension of each other. I miss all our talks. We were like family; only family can talk about family, not anyone else.”
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December 31st, 2010 — 7:00pm
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December 31st, 2010 — 5:00pm
Prosecutor thinks Dr. Conrad Murray’s lawyers will say Jackson self-administered lethal dose of propofol.By Gil Kaufman
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More than 19 months after Michael Jackson’s shocking death at the age of 50, the only person charged in the case, the singer’s former personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray, is due in court next week. And, according to a Reuters report, Murray’s lawyers plan to defend Murray against a charge of involuntary manslaughter by claiming that the pop icon killed himself when he self-administered a large dose of propofol, a surgical anesthetic Jackson used as a sleep aid to combat chronic insomnia.
Murray has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter and has admitted to giving Jackson propofol. Murray’s lawyers have said the physician did not administer any drugs that “should have” caused Jackson’s death. The investigation into his death was lengthy, lasting more than eight months, after which Los Angeles prosecutors charged that Murray gave the King of Pop a lethal combination of propofol and other painkillers and sedatives in the hours before the singer was found dead in his rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25, 2009. Murray faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
Reuters reported that in a Wednesday court session to discuss evidence in the case against Murray, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said he thinks that the doctor’s attorneys appear to be preparing a defense claiming that Jackson self-administered the lethal dose while Murray was out of the room.
Murray’s attorney would not respond to questions about Walgren’s statements. Murray’s trial is slated to begin on January 4 with a preliminary hearing that will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed to a full trial. Prosecutors and defense attorneys said they expect the preliminary hearing to take around two weeks.
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December 31st, 2010 — 3:00pm
Friends and family talk about Bieber’s evolution as a drummer in new clip from upcoming 3-D film.By Terri Schwartz
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The February 11 release of John Chu’s 3-D doc “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” is fast approaching, and in addition to the Biebs’ many tweets about the flick, we now have another glimpse at what it has in store for eager fans. A new clip from the film shows how Bieber’s talent for drums surfaced at a young age. It’s also full of more cute Bieber baby videos.
“He never had any lessons or anything. I just never thought of it being anything other than for fun,” Bieber’s mother, Pattie Malette, says in the clip.
Bieber’s drum collection quickly expanded from a handheld drum to a mini drum kit, and eventually, his family friends held a benefit concert and raised enough money to buy the young prodigy his own set of Pearl drums.
The 16-year-old pop star made waves at the 2010 VMAs when he rocked out on the drums during his amplified set. He also showed off his skills on the skins at the 2009 Jingle Ball in Sacramento, where he played an impressive drum solo during Cobra Starship’s performance. Starship frontman Gabe Saporta, who had been trying to challenge Bieber to a dance off, tweeted after the fact, “Justin Bieber smoked me hard tonight. He couldn’t win the dance off. But he shredded a gnarly drum solo. I back this kid on the real. Legit.”
Bieber wouldn’t be the first artist to start out behind the kit before his vocal capabilities propelled him to the spotlight. He joins the powerful ranks of drummers-turned-singers such as Dave Grohl, Phil Collins, Karen Carpenter, Ringo Starr and Tommy Lee.
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December 31st, 2010 — 2:00pm
She?s always up for a publicity stunt, and Nicole ?Snooki? Polizzi was spotted hard at work in Seaside Heights, New Jersey last night (December 30).
The ?Jersey Shore? babe was busy filming ?Snooki?s New Year?s Eve Ball Drop? as a few shutterbugs snapped up pictures.
Though the original plan was for Snooki to be a part of the Times Square festivities, an MTV rep explained they had to tweak the idea.
“We love our Times Square home and while we’re disappointed there won’t be a Snooki ball drop there, she cannot be denied! So we’re taking a road trip to the place where it all began, Seaside Heights, and droppin’ it all there.”
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December 31st, 2010 — 11:00am
According to a jeweler who just crafted a Nappy Boy/ Young Money piece, T-Pain is heading to the hitmaking crew.By Mawuse Ziegbe
T-Pain
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Will the king of Auto-Tune soon rock some Young Money-approved jewels? Judging by the footage of some bling that recently hit the Web, T-Pain may be the newest member of Wayne’s crew.
In a video that surfaced online Thursday (December 30), jeweler Gabriel Jacobs, who has created rock-laden pieces for Birdman, 50 Cent and more, shows off a hefty ruby-and-black-diamond-studded piece in the shape of the New York Yankees-inspired Young Money logo that also features what appear to be tiny Nappy Boy insignias (the mark of Pain’s label) along the sides. Jacobs says in the clip that he crafted the king-size ice, which he says costs about $40,000 alone and almost $100,000 with the chain, because Pain is signing with Weezy’s camp.
A rep for T-Pain did not respond to MTV News’ request for comment at press time.
A T-Pain move to Young Money would continue the Auto-Tune crooner’s longstanding musical relationship with Weezy. Wayne and T-Pain have already charted together with collabos like Weezy’s Tha Carter III single “Got Money” and Pain’s Thr33 Ringz cut “Can’t Believe It,” which both dropped in 2008. The dreadlocked duo have also maintained that they plan to put out a joint album, an effort Pain told MTV News in March was temporarily thwarted by Weezy’s eight-month prison bid.
“The T-Wayne album, we’re actually gonna wait until he gets out,” Pain said about Weezy’s jail time. “He has so much going on. He has Rebirth out right now. I don’t wanna interrupt that. We just gonna wait until he gets out to really get in on that. We recorded a bunch of songs. But, right now, it’s time for him and his personal sh–. We definitely got an album’s worth of material, but it’s only an album’s worth. It’s nothing to pick from. We just got an album. We can put out whatever we feel like and say, ‘Hey, this is T-Wayne’s album,’ or we can actually try to make it good. Like we’re actually trying to make an album and say, ‘This is the good T-Wayne album.’ Rather than just record 12 songs and say, ‘Here you go, mutha—-as! I know you want it. You gonna buy it anyway, just ’cause you think it’s good.’ ”
For Wayne’s part, the MC has said that the collabo-friendly stars “both have the same energy” when he explained their similarities to MTV News in 2008.
“I don’t sleep. If you ask anybody, I don’t sleep. I think it’s the cousin of death. As much as you sleep, you’re impersonating death to me. He don’t sleep. I play all day. He plays all day and all night. The connection is crazy,” he said. “He loves to be creative, he loves to work; I love to create, I love to work. He really wants people to respect his rapping; I really want people to respect my harmonizing.”
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December 31st, 2010 — 10:00am
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December 31st, 2010 — 8:00am
Critics weigh in on pop star’s rise thanks to Teenage Dream.By Jocelyn Vena
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In 2008, Katy Perry proclaimed she was One of the Boys, going around town kissing girls and “Waking Up in Vegas.” Then two years later, Perry released her triumphant sophomore effort, Teenage Dream, a spirited mix of sugary love ballads and feisty anthems.
Many artists have fallen victim to the dreaded sophomore slump, delivering fans and critics a disappointing second album. Instead, Perry stuck to her pop guns and gave everyone what they wanted: fun, quirky pop songs.
While her contemporaries were busy rapping, like Ke$ha, or making grandiose political statements, like Lady Gaga, Perry just wanted to have fun. She wanted her fans to dance around in daisy dukes, and it paid off: She had a string of #1 hits including “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream” and her empowerment anthem “Firework.”
So, when MTV News asked a few critics just what it is that helped solidify Perry’s pop star status in 2010, they had this to say:
Perry looks like a pop star, but isn’t as polished as most of them.
Elliot Wilson of RapRadar.com explained, “She has a rock-chick kind of attitude, but at the same time she can pass for a pop princess.
“What I like about Katy Perry is that she seems kind of rebellious.
People want to peg what the artist should be, and then you see the artist’s growth, and I think that she’s challenging. I think she’s brash and bold.”
Plus, over the course of the past 12 months, she’s used that persona to sell herself and her music. “She’s very good at the marketing side of things,” Noah Callahan of Complex explained. “She has a very clear aesthetic. It’s very digestible and understandable, and it doesn’t hurt that she’s very easy on the eyes.”
Writer Julianne Esobado-Shepard credits Perry’s kooky persona as one of the reasons why she’s been so embraced by pop lovers.
“She’s got hooks. Again, [her producer] Dr. Luke just kind of murdered it, especially with ‘Teenage Dream,’ ” she said. “She’s sort of a blank slate in a way. She’s like an avatar of what people think they want, which is again like boobs. The fact that she likes shooting things out of her boobs so much has really gone a long way for her career.”
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December 31st, 2010 — 7:00am
Spending the holidays in tropical paradise, Denise Richards was spotted enjoying a morning of relaxation by the pool at her Hawaiian hotel on Thursday (December 30).
Situated in Maui, the E! reality star mom was joined by adorable daughters Sam and Lola while soaking up the sun in a bikini top and jean shorts.
The family trip over New Year’s comes as Miss Richards was recently outed as dating rocker Nikki Sixx.
While Nikki is currently vacationing in Mexico, a source tells of the pair, “They are still taking it slow but having a great time together. They aren’t going to be together for New Year’s, but of course they will talk the whole time and see each other right when they get back!”
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December 31st, 2010 — 6:00am
Portwood still can’t have contact with ex-fiancé Gary Shirley after domestic-violence arrest.By Terri Schwartz
“Teen Mom” stars baby Leah and Amber Portwood
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“Teen Mom” star Amber Portwood’s hope for the “no contact” order preventing her from seeing her daughter Leah to be lifted came true. Radar Online confirmed that a judge modified the initial order Wednesday so Portwood is able to have contact with her daughter, but she is still prevented from seeing ex-fiancé Gary Shirley.
Portwood has primary custody of Leah, but the “no contact” order was put into effect after she was arrested Monday over domestic-violence charges. She pleaded not guilty on Tuesday and was released on bail. Shirley kept baby Leah overnight Tuesday, but the Indiana Department of Child Services brought her back to Portwood’s home Wednesday. If Portwood is convicted of any of the felonies for which she was arrested, she will lose custody of her daughter.
The charges stemmed from a September episode of “Teen Mom” that showed an altercation between Portwood and Shirley where she punched him in front of then-1-year-old Leah. Anderson, Indiana, police started investigating Portwood for domestic battery and child neglect and passed the case to the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office, which issued the arrest warrant with three felony counts of domestic battery and one misdemeanor count of neglect of a dependent.
Child Protective Services have been strictly supervising Portwood since November. If they found her living situation to be unsuitable or felt that Leah was in any danger, she would be returned to her father’s custody.
During the reunion episode after season two of “Teen Mom,” 20-year-old Portwood opened up about the incident, saying, “I have no clue why I hurt Gary. I sort of do, but it’s kind of beyond myself. I can’t help myself. I have to get help and then help myself. I never notice how bad I am until I see it. And I feel so terrible. And it’s like, did I really do that? The people who are around me, how do they feel? I don’t remember it being that bad at the time. How did Gary feel? What the hell was I doing?”
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December 31st, 2010 — 3:00am
Fresh off of their engagement news, LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian were out walking hand-in-hand on the beach in Cabo on Thursday (December 30).
The two love birds left for the warmth and sun of Mexico right after announcing their plans to get married following Cibrian’s proposal earlier in the week.
As for their beach doings, LeAnn proudly showed off her super sexy body in a red bikini while her handsome fiancee looked fit in swim trunks.
After a nice walk on the beach, the loved-up couple ended up relaxing poolside while sipping on tropical drinks while doting attention on one another.
In town to host a New Year’s bash, Miss Rimes tweeted of the trip, “Windy and chilly here in Cabo, but that hasn’t stopped us from hanging in the somewhat sun! Sooooo relaxed! I cant believe tmrw is NYE!”
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December 31st, 2010 — 1:01am
According to a jeweler who just crafted a Nappy Boy/ Young Money piece, T-Pain is heading to the hitmaking crew.By Mawuse Ziegbe
T-Pain
Photo: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Will the king of Auto-Tune soon rock some Young Money-approved jewels? Judging by the footage of some bling that recently hit the Web, T-Pain may be the newest member of Wayne’s crew.
In a video that surfaced online Thursday (December 30), jeweler Gabriel Jacobs, who has created rock-laden pieces for Birdman, 50 Cent and more, shows off a hefty ruby-and-black-diamond-studded piece in the shape of the New York Yankees-inspired Young Money logo that also features what appear to be tiny Nappy Boy insignias (the mark of Pain’s label) along the sides. Jacobs says in the clip that he crafted the king-size ice, which he says costs about $40,000 alone and almost $100,000 with the chain, because Pain is signing with Weezy’s camp.
A rep for T-Pain did not respond to MTV News’ request for comment at press time.
A T-Pain move to Young Money would continue the Auto-Tune crooner’s longstanding musical relationship with Weezy. Wayne and T-Pain have already charted together with collabos like Weezy’s Tha Carter III single “Got Money” and Pain’s Thr33 Ringz cut “Can’t Believe It,” which both dropped in 2008. The dreadlocked duo have also maintained that they plan to put out a joint album, an effort Pain told MTV News in March was temporarily thwarted by Weezy’s eight-month prison bid.
“The T-Wayne album, we’re actually gonna wait until he gets out,” Pain said about Weezy’s jail time. “He has so much going on. He has Rebirth out right now. I don’t wanna interrupt that. We just gonna wait until he gets out to really get in on that. We recorded a bunch of songs. But, right now, it’s time for him and his personal sh–. We definitely got an album’s worth of material, but it’s only an album’s worth. It’s nothing to pick from. We just got an album. We can put out whatever we feel like and say, ‘Hey, this is T-Wayne’s album,’ or we can actually try to make it good. Like we’re actually trying to make an album and say, ‘This is the good T-Wayne album.’ Rather than just record 12 songs and say, ‘Here you go, mutha—-as! I know you want it. You gonna buy it anyway, just ’cause you think it’s good.’ ”
For Wayne’s part, the MC has said that the collabo-friendly stars “both have the same energy” when he explained their similarities to MTV News in 2008.
“I don’t sleep. If you ask anybody, I don’t sleep. I think it’s the cousin of death. As much as you sleep, you’re impersonating death to me. He don’t sleep. I play all day. He plays all day and all night. The connection is crazy,” he said. “He loves to be creative, he loves to work; I love to create, I love to work. He really wants people to respect his rapping; I really want people to respect my harmonizing.”
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December 30th, 2010 — 5:00pm
A rep for Bieber says the picture isn’t of the rumored couple.By Jocelyn Vena
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OK, so Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez aren’t kissing and telling when it comes to the status of their relationship, and they’re also not kissing and snapping photos. When a picture leaked online of what appeared to be the teen stars caught in a lip-lock, fans began to wonder if perhaps the rumors of their romance were true.
But a rep for Bieber told Celebuzz that the photo, which originally appeared on Bieber fan site Bieber Heiress, is a fake. The rep added that they hope “no one is actually paying money for that photo” since the couple in the photo are not actually Bieber and Gomez.
But those aren’t the only rumors circulating about Justin and Selena. E! News reports that the pair were seen hanging out in Miami ordering room service at the Gansevoort Hotel, where Bieber was staying under the alias Chandler Bing, Matthew Perry’s character from “Friends.” They reportedly ordered some late-night food from STK on December 18 at around 1 a.m. The two were spotted in the hallway of the hotel. What did they drink with their meal? Pepsi and ginger ale.
Bieber recently tweeted about rumors, writing, “Chillin and happy. Its been a fun year with a lot of blessings. Some crazy rumors but so much love and memories. We r just gettin started!! So enjoy the holidays. Get crazy and have some laughs. Life is too short. At least that is what they tell me. #newyearsIsComin.”
Do you think the Justin/Selena photo is legit? Share your theories in the comments!
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December 30th, 2010 — 4:01pm
He?s kept quiet about the allegations that he hired two prostitutes for a threesome, but now David Beckham is speaking up.
The English soccer stud broke his silence, telling press, ?I have never met (Imra) Nici, let alone committed adultery with Nici or paid her for sex!?
In an official document, Becks declared, “All of the allegations about me made in the [InTouch] article, including those attributed to Irma Nici, are completely false.”
He continued, “Irma Nici’s statements have caused me and my family great anguish and emotional distress and have adversely affected both my personal life and my professional life.”
“Nici has fabricated at least the following facts about me: (i) that in August 2007, I committed adultery with Nici and another prostitute by paying for sex with the two of them at Manhattan’s Le Parker Meridian Hotel; (ii) that about a month later, I again committed adultery with Nici at the Claridges Hotel in London; (iii) that in October 2007, I contacted Nici while I was in New York seeking to again commit adultery, but Nici was in London; and (iv) that Nici has had sex with me five times in total. Each of these statements is unequivocally false.”
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December 30th, 2010 — 3:01pm
This month was full of celebrity engagements, weddings and a few breakups.By Jocelyn Vena
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December has been an interesting month for Hollywood in the love department. There have been several shocking splits and even more engagements, with one seemingly pouring in every hour on the hour.
Let’s also not forget that some couples tied the knot. As December wraps up, MTV News is taking a look back on a busy month for love.
The Engagements
Tony Romo and TV sports reporter Candice Crawford (sister of Chace Crawford) kicked off engagement-palooza earlier this month when they announced they were going to marry. Quickly all of Hollywood joined suit with LeAnn Rimes, Lily Allen and Ginnifer Goodwin all getting engaged.
Two of Hollywood’s most famous actresses also announced their engagements this month. Reese Witherspoon announced Tuesday that she will marry Hollywood agent Jim Toth, and Natalie Portman had a lot of good news, sharing that she is set to marry “Black Swan” ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied and that the two are expecting a baby.
The Weddings
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden married in mid-December after having four years and two kids together. We assume they just wanted to make sure they really liked each other before they said “I do.”
On Tuesday we learned that Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky tied the knot. And finally, “Lord of the Rings” actor Billy Boyd also married this month.
The Breakups
It was surprising to hear that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds were divorcing after two years of marriage, but the couple confirmed the news in mid-December. Equally shocking was the news that Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were separating after several years as one of young Hollywood’s favorite couples.
Filming for the upcoming season of “Dexter” might be a little awkward now that the show’s star, Michael C. Hall, and his TV sister, Jennifer Carpenter, are divorcing. And just this week, fans learned that Rihanna and her baseball beau, Matt Kemp, decided to split because of their busy schedules.
Which December hookup or breakup most surprised you? Tell us in the comments below!
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Fitting in a little last-minute pampering, Kate Gosselin was spotted at her local Planet Nails & Tan in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania on Wednesday (December 29).
The TLC reality star mom popped into the strip mall locale to touch up her color before rounding up her brood and joining bodyguard Steve Neild on a trip to the Land Down Under.
According to Radar Online, Gosselin and family will be ringing in the New Year in Australia while also visiting New Zealand as TLC crews capture all of the action.
Radar’s insider dished, “Kate and the kids flew-out just before midnight last night in what will be a staggered trip to Australia and New Zealand. Obviously, Jon was informed of the excursion and the kids will not see their father again until mid-January when they return to America with their mom.”
The source added, “They will be filming for Kate Plus 8 and the kids are excited about visiting both Australia and New Zealand. Steve Nield – who is from New Zealand – will also be traveling with them while they tour both countries.”
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