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Sophia Bush may have just spilled the beans about Taylor Kinney's personal life.

Taking a break from Instagraming about her obsessive and violent online stalker, the actress shared a photo of her bear-hugging her Chicago Fire co-star. In an attempt to debunk rumors about their characters' love life (Kelly Severide is Kinney's character, while Bush portrays Detective Lindsay), she called out Kinney wearing a band on his wedding-ring finger in the pic.

The 32-year-old actress Instagrammed on Tuesday a photo of her hugging her Chicago Fire co-star, but in an attempt to debunk rumors about their characters' love life (Kelly Severide is Kinney's character, while Bush portrays Detective Lindsay), she called out Kinney wearing a band on his wedding-ring finger in the pic.

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She wrote: "I'm Really excited to be on @nbcchicagofire tonight! Just about as excited as I was to see my buddy #TaylorKinney at our press day yesterday. Bear hugs are...

For a while, Lady Gaga was one of the most fascinating music stars that had come in a while, primarily because of her unapologetic bombast. Too often, though, she may have been written off as “weird”, from her odd fashion decisions, her performance art appearances on TV, and, of course, her music videos. Gaga, née Stefani Germanotta, through her strange videos presents a vision, often of powerful women and the subversion of fame, through each of her music videos. Sometimes straddling the line between film and music video, Lady Gaga, though not always the director of these videos, is always the auteur behind them.

Lady Gaga’s early music videos are nothing if not promotional material, with “LoveGame” and “Poker Face” being, for the most part, entirely generic within the context of her career. It was not perhaps until she employed the use of music video director Jonas Åkerlund that...

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We love celebs, but they love themselves, even more. On one level, we don’t blame them — they get constant public feedback supporting the idea that they’re the most fascinating, talented, beautiful person on earth. Paparazzi chases them down for a pic of them doing totally mundane things, like paying the parking meter. Groupies attack them after the show. Social media lauds them as the second coming! Next thing you know, they’re wandering around rocking a T-shirt emblazoned with their face on it (hi, Nicholas Cage).

Some of the industry’s most beloved celebs have a jones for making totally egotistical statements in the press (our favorite? James Franco saying that there are “parallels between Oz did and what I do as a famous person.” We’re going to need some elaboration). From Mariah Carey to Lady Gaga, check out our favorite narcissistic celeb quotes,...

Thoroughly enjoying her down time, Lady Gaga took to the sandy shores with her darling pup Asia.

Posting plenty of adorable pics to Instagram, the Mother Monster showed off her beach day with the French Bulldog paddling on a surfboard.

Writing "Me and my Piggy," it's clear that the "Paparazzi" singer and her pooch were having a grand old time. The 28-year-old added another caption to one of her snapshots, writing, "They say BatPigs can't swim but my little girl can! Ears out of the water and everything! She loves it! #BatShark."

Gaga wrapped up the beach photo shoot with a pic of Asia lounging on the sand, writing, "Asia loves naps on the beach with her moms shirt."...

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Brangelina II: The Sequel

Finally. The world's most famous movie couple Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt will reunite onscreen 10 long years after Mr & Mrs Smith (2005). Jolie wrote the script which is rumored to be about a troubled couple on vacation attempting to save their marriage. She's obviously been working hard at becoming a force behind the camera (I'm guessing she's announcing retirement from acting by 2018 or so... a hunch) so it's possible she'll direct it, too. It's a complete mystery as to why it's taken this mega-star couple this long to co-star again when a) they're still highly bankable and b) by all sane non-gossipy accounts they're still enormously fond of each other ten long years after their affair on Mr & Mrs Smith caused such a ruckus in Hollywood.

We so rarely get viable recurring screen couples anymore outside of franchises with...

Her live shows are legendary and it looks like Lady Gaga has another killer set list for her upcoming ArtRAVE Tour.

After a fan tweeted a photo of the physical print-out of songs/stage directions, Mother Monster confirmed its accuracy with the message, “secrets out!”

Gaga’s new traveling road show will include a ton of music and theatrics including hits like “Born This Way,” “Poker Face,” and “Just Dance.”

The ArtRAVE Concert set list reads:

Video Intro

Band "Art Pop" Intro

"Art Pop"

Greetings Himeros

"G.U.Y."

"Donatella"

Fashion Intro

"Fashion!"

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(Venus Intro)

"Venus"

"Manicure"

"Cake Like Lady Gaga"

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"Just Dance"

"Poker Face"

"Telephone"

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(Partynauceous)

Brief Ambient Music

"Paparazzi"

"Do What U Want"

"Born This Way"

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(Jewels & Drugs)

"Aura"

LG will talk before "Sexxx Dreams"

"Sexxx Dreams"

Mj Intro

"Mary Jane Holland"

"Alejandro"

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(Ratchet)

"Bad Romance"

"Applause"

"Swine"

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"Gypsy"...

Entertainment Geekly is a weekly column that examines pop culture through a geek lens and simultaneously examines contemporary geek culture through a pop lens. So many lenses!

Should we start with the music videos? Does anyone in college or younger understand why music videos were important? There was a significant portion of the ’90s spent agonizing over how cinema would be forever altered by the onrushing influx of young-turk hotshot music-video auteurs, and the quick-cut glitter-grit really-just-too-much style they brought along.

Now it’s 2014 and music videos are dead, unless you’re a bygone spiffy-clean tween star nakedly straddling a spheroid metaphor.

Get ready New York - and luckily those outside of the city too - Lady Gaga is performing the last show at Roseland Ballroom and everyone is invited! The singer will close out her seven-night-residency at the historic concert venue - which will shut down for good after her performance Monday night. "I'm playing the final shows at the Roseland Ballroom before they close it forever," she said in a video promoting the show. Fans will be able to stream the concert live at 9 p.m. Est via Verizon's GetMoreGaga.com. At previous shows, Gaga belted through her biggest hits...

If it wasn't for the bizarre nature of the outfit, you wouldn't be able to tell it's Lady Gaga as she left a hospital completely covered in New York City on Saturday (April 5).

The "Paparazzi" singer wore a long, colorful maxi dress with a black face mask and shades as she headed outside.

It seems the 28-year-old singer may have been keeping tabs on her vocal chords, which have had quite a workout during her 7 show stint at the Roseland Ballroom.

On Monday, Gaga will perform the final show at the Roseland Ballroom before it closes and it will be live streamed at 9:00pm Et on GetMoreGaga.com.

No surprise, but we’re big fans of Lady Gaga around here. We love her music, her social activism and definitely her live performances. No one puts on a better show.

Gaga made her debut television performance at the 2008 NewNowNext Awards where she brought down the house with “Just Dance.” Since then, she has served up some memorable MTV Vma performances. The 2009 show featured her in elaborate white lace and gore for “Paparazzi”, the 2011 show had her transformed into male alter ego Jo Calderone for “You and I.”

And who can forget when a boxed nun Gaga opened the 2013 VMAs with “Applause”?

Gaga just kicked off her new world tour artRave: The Artpop Ball and is in the midst of a seven-night sold out run at NYC’s Roseland Ballroom. That legendary venue is being closed forever following Gaga’s run this week– so she’s quite literally bringing down the house.

Adding some stylish spice to the recipe, Lady Gaga headed over to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday evening (March 2).

The “Paparazzi” star brought her fashion A-game as she worked her red carpet magic for the fans and shutterbugs in a Versace gown.

It has been an especially-exciting awards show season, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences certainly didn’t suffer from a shortage of worthy contenders from which to choose.

The hopefuls for Best Picture include “American Hustle,” “Nebraska,” “Captain Phillips,” “Philomena,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Gravity,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Her.”...

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Lady Gaga may have killed it on Saturday Night Live, but sales of her album are evidently pretty disappointing, to the point that a $25 million advertising spend may lead to layoffs at Interscope records.

Liz Cheney is running for the Senate in Wyoming, and says that she doesn’t support marriage equality, despite having a married lesbian sister and a father who supports marriage equality. “I don’t believe we ought to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. If people are in a same-sex relationship and they want their partner to be able to have health benefits or be designated as a beneficiary in your life insurance, there’s no reason we shouldn’t do that… I also don’t support amending the Constitution on this issue.

“We will move on from Lady Gaga as soon as the next shiny object catches our attention.” This is where we left off at the end of the last investigation of Stefani Germanotta, better known to the world as Lady Gaga, back in 2011. Gaga has maintained relative radio silence up until recently, when she released the admittedly catchy “Applause.”

“Applause” itself is undeniably a well-polished ear worm, but hampered by Gaga’s annoying roar in certain parts and lyrical content that once again shows how shallow the message actually is. Whereas previous Gaga singles at least attempted to divorce themselves from her overwhelming public persona (simple songs about girls in clubs who get drunk), this new song is unmistakably about the Lady herself. Lyrics like “I live for the applause/Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me” draw Gaga’s narcissistic obsession to center stage, as...

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Nicole Kidman may press charges against a notorious paparazzo who reportedly knocked the Oscar-winning actor to the ground yesterday in New York as he raced to get a picture of her.

Carl Wu may have been trying to get ahead of Kidman so he could get a better angle for a photograph when the pair collided outside the Carlyle hotel. The colourful paparazzo, who has had run-ins with celebrities such as Lady Gaga in the past, uses a push bike to avoid traffic delays in the city.

Kidman had been attending the Calvin Klein show at New York fashion week, where she earlier sat in the front row next to fellow thespians Rooney Mara and Naomie Harris.

As summer inches to a close, we look back at some of the most memorable events that shaped the celebrity world from June through August 2013. They are, in no particular order:

Kim Kardashian Gave Birth & North West's Photo Was Finally Revealed

The reality star's pregnancy was one of the most followed, photographed and talked-about, maybe ever. Every bumpin' look was carefully analyzed, her weight viciously dissected in tabloids, baby name speculations ran rampant. Then, on June 15, Kim gave birth to a healthy baby girl, whom Kanye and she named North (Nori for short). It wasn't until over two months later that North West was revealed to the world via photo on grandmother Kris Jenner's talk show.

The Royal Baby, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, Was Born

Another highly anticipated baby was the royal heir to the throne. Many comparisons were unnecessarily made between Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian's pregnancies,...

We've seen a bounty of famous faces chime in on the reactions to Miley Cyrus' contentious MTV Video Music Awards performance from last weekend, and now Lady Gaga is the latest to tell people to "lighten up."

"I don't like to pass judgment on Miley Cyrus. Generally, people need to lighten up about pop music -- it's about entertainment," the singer, who opened the VMAs with a performance of her new song "Applause," reportedly told The Sun. "It is here to make you smile and make you happy. Especially in America, there is an excessive dragging of female artists, and I don't want to contribute to that."

Gaga went on to admit that Cyrus' performance was "polarizing" -- "but that's it," she said.

The singer, no stranger to Vma controversy herself thanks to the blood-splattered rendition of "Paparazzi" performed in 2009, joins the camp of Cyrus supporters that includes Justin Timberlake,...

Although Lady Gaga arrived on the VMAs red carpet in a surprisingly understated black gown, it was not long before she was piling on the wigs and shedding her clothes in typical Gaga fashion. She hit the stage to kick off the festivities in controversial style, stripping down to a skimpy thong, which she remained in to take her seat in the audience, for her live performance of her new single, "Applause." Gaga was back on the Vma stage after being absent from the show since 2011 and undergoing hip surgery earlier this year. Last night's much-talked-about appearance was no exception considering her past performances of "You and I" (as alter ego Jo Calderone) and "Paparazzi" (covered in blood) for the annual night of debauchery and music. Ahead of the show, Gaga joked about planning for last night's look in a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest, saying: "I've cut out the poultry,...

Lady Gaga made a grand return to the MTV Video Music Awards stage on Sunday when she opened the show by performing her new single "Applause."

Gaga's performance started with her face filling the entirety of the screen while wearing a blockhead. What followed was the performance of the many wigs. She shed the first headpiece for a lopsided white wig, followed by a yellow postiche and then a long blonde mane.

When we last saw Gaga take the Vma stage, in 2011, she donned alter-ego Jo Calderone while performing "You and I." The year before, the singer concluded her blood-spattered "Paparazzi" rendition by hanging from a noose.

Gaga's latest performance comes on the heels of a controversial Twitter campaign to encourage fans to purchase "Applause," which has seen a lukewarm response since leaking earlier this month. Her current chart rival, Katy Perry, who released her new song "Roar" the same week "Applause" debuted,...

A round of applause and a standing ovation for Lady Gaga, who kicked off Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards like only a showgirl could. Nearly two weeks after dropping "Applause" a week early, the singer took the Barclays Center stage for a jazz hands-raising rendition of her single, the first off her upcoming album, Artpop. Taking a page straight out of her music video, the predictably unpredictable performer stripped off her white, face-framing costume to reveal a Fosse-worthy showgirl get-up. (But that wasn't nearly as impressive as her new favorite paint that somehow ended up on her face in perfect precision mid-dance.

Lady Gaga is set to open the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday with a world premiere performance of her new single Applause, the music network announced Monday.

Gaga's performance of the single off her highly anticipated album Artpop will kick off the show that will also include performances by Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke.

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Gaga, who will be performing live for the first since undergoing hip surgery in February -- is of course no stranger to the Vma stage. At previous VMAs, she's performed unforgettable renditions of her hits including a blood-soaked performance of Paparazzi in 2009, as well as her gender bending You & I routine in 2011, when she performed as her alter ego "Jo Calderone."

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The MTV Video Music Awards -- broadcast live from Brooklyn's Barclays Center in New York City --...

After leakers got their hands on it over the weekend, an angry Lady Gaga officially released new single, “Applause,” today, a week earlier than planned. The propulsive, driving track is a layered, dance twirler about how Gaga lives for, you guessed it, “Applause.” The song opens with a staccato beat (a la “Paparazzi”) as Lady Gaga sings in a very mannered, dramatic fashion, “I stand here waiting for you to beat the gong/to crash the critics saying, ‘Is it right or is it wrong’?.” The song quickly bursts into a full-on dance track full of hand claps (as well as live...

Is Lady Gaga‘s 2009 performance of “Paparazzi” the greatest Vma performance ever? In anticipation of the 2013 MTV Vma ceremony on August 25, we want you to help us name the most iconic Vma moment ever. We’ve selected five of the most memorable performances; vote for your favorite below. Continue reading after the poll for more Gaga goodies. Return...Read more»...

Lady Gaga will return to the big stage for the first time since her hip surgery at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Aug. 25. She is the inaugural performer announced for the show. Lady Gaga will perform the first single from “Artpop,” according to MTV. Though it’s not official, the track is believed to be “Applause,” based on hints delivered by Momma Monster on Wednesday. The single will come out Aug. 19 and the album on Nov. 11. Lady Gaga, who has won 13 Moonmen, is no stranger to the VMAs: she “died” at the end of her performance of “Paparazzi,”...

Time to bring the meat dress to the dry cleaner; Lady Gaga's coming back to the Video Music Awards. The "Poker Face" singer is set to perform at this year's VMAs, which take place Aug. 25 in Brooklyn. Also read: New Lady Gaga Album, Kooky App Coming in November Gaga will perform the first single from her upcoming album "ARTpop" live for the first time at the awards ceremony. The singer is no stranger to the VMAs; aside from attention-grabbing performances of "Paparazzi" and "You and I" at past ceremonies, she's won 13 Moonmen...

Lady Gaga will perform the new single from her highly anticipated upcoming fourth studio album, Artpop, for the first time ever Live on the 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards” stage from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 25 at 9:00pm Et/Pt. From MTV Additional 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards” performers will be announced at a later date. From her powerful and bloody rendition of “Paparazzi” to the gender bending, adrenaline fueled version of “You and I,” Lady Gaga is the mastermind behind some of the most memorable Vma performances in recent years. This year, she’ll continue that legacy with what’s sure to be an unforgettable performance of the first single to be officially released from her fourth full length...

Paws up, Little Monsters! After a hip injury in February that derailed her Born This Way Ball Tour and confined her to a (24-karat gold-plated wheelchair), Lady Gaga is slowly making her way back into the spotlight. The singer will take the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, when she'll perform the new (and still untitled) single from her upcoming fourth studio album, Artpop. Gaga had taken the stage briefly for a performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" at New York's Gay Pride Parade Kickoff Rally on June 28, but the Vma performance will mark Gaga's official return.

They drew some attention last year with their newly public friendship, but apparently Lady Gaga and Lana Del Rey have their tiffs.

The red-headed singer's "So Legit" single, which was believed to be recorded back in 2009, hit the internet revealing some very harsh remarks to the "Born This Way" hitmaker and it didn't sit very well with the Little Monsters.

Referring to Lady Gaga's real name, Lana's lyrics went "Stefani, you suck, I know you're selling 20 million, wish they could have seen you when we booed you off in Williamsburg, you're hurt, I know my worlds don't hurt, yeah."

Making comments about the pair's early careers in Brooklyn, New York's club scene, Miss Del Rey sang, "What happened to Brooklyn? What happened to our scene baby? Have we all gone Gaga crazy? Remember when the streets used to be dangerous and we were born bad? And we were born bad.

Along with the perks of fame come the downsides, including plenty of people trying to make money off of your life. On the receiving end of criticism recently is

Lady Gaga, whose former friend is writing a book about her pre-fame days.

Divulging what he believes to have been a change to please a boyfriend, former DJ Brendan Jay Sullivan says the "Born This Way" singer ditched her simpler tunes to write a heavy metal song for beau Luc Carl, claiming, "since Carl liked only heavy metal and 'doesn’t like my sing-songy piano ballads' she would perform music to impress him, 'so I can be close to him'."

The book also claims that the song "Paparazzi" was about Luc, as she used to call him Papa. Other changes he claims were made were dying her hair blonde and her attitude, later telling her beau, "One day you’re not...

Lady Gaga turns 27 today. Ugh, Madonna invented that in 1985.

Just kidding. Since I had such a good time toasting Mariah Carey's extensive canon yesterday, I thought we'd take a chance on another birthday girl today. Bow down to Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, who will no doubt kick off another spectacular year of Lgbt activism and phenomenal pop culture sorcery beginning today. I hope she's wearing only the sleekest wig, blazer, and leotard set as I write this.

Shall we rank the superstar's 27 greatest songs, kids? I apologize for what I've left off, but I'll leave "marrying the night" to you Scotus-approaching domestic types. 

27. "Boys, Boys, Boys"

Boys in cars, boys in bars! The Dr. Seuss version of boy-craziness.

26. "Christmas Tree"

Aggressive, Christmas-themed innuendo. She's the Star On Top, everyone.

25. "Speechless"

Elton John by way of Billy Joel by way of drunken teenage poetry. 

24. "Hair"

Pure madness...

Matt Lucas (Alice In Wonderland, Bridesmaids) leads a hilarious allstar cast in the new comedy Small Apartments, available February 19th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by award-winning film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund (Spun, Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi”), the film premiered at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival. Nick Nunziata of Chud.com hailed the film, saying “They don’t make them like this anymore. Actually they’ve never made them like this before.”

Lucas appears in his first leading role as “Franklin Franklin,” a clumsy recluse who embarks on a hapless cover-up after accidentally killing his landlord. Also starring in the film is Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally), Juno Temple (The Dark Knight Rises), James Marsden (X-Men: The Last Stand), Peter Stormare (Fargo), Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction), Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables), Rosie Perez (Pineapple Express), and Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect), with James Caan (The Godfather) and...

After a financial dispute, Lady Gaga whipped out her claws and aimed them at her former personal assistant Jennifer O’Neill.

Jen took the “Fame” singer to court over an alleged unpaid overtime sum and after a six hour sworn deposition we learned a valuable lesson: do not mess with the Mother Monster.

According to legal documents obtained by the New York Post, Gaga referred to her former assistant as a “witch,” “disgusting human being,” and a “f**king hood rat who is suing me for money that she didn't earn."

The 26-year-old singer went on to say, “She's just, she thinks she's just like the queen of the universe. And, you know what, she didn't want to be a slave to one, because in my work and what I do, I'm the queen of the universe every day."

O’Neill originally sued Lady Gaga back in 2011 for $393,000, plus damages,...

From Miley to Jen, from Anne to Kim, whether these celebrities are known for being sweet or sexy, all of them like to dress in leather!

We expect to see goddesses like Rihanna and Lady Gaga in sexy leather, but who would have though Disney princess Selena Gomez would be so hot in the Wizards of Waverly Place reunion special? We break down the 18 hottest celebrities in leather…and some may surprise you!

It can be sweet as Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston prove, super sexy like Miley Cyrus and Rihanna or downright “Dirrty” like Christina Aguilera!

Celebs wearing leather isn’t a new trend, but it’s made a big comeback in the last year!

Anne Hathaway‘s unfortunate wardrobe malfunction on Dec. 10 had everyone talking about her sexy Tom Ford dress and thigh-high boots.

Whether it’s in a movie, on a red carpet or for a men’s magazine spread,...

Lady Gaga is set to follow in the footsteps of pop peers Katy Perry and Beyonce by giving fans an insiders look at her life away from the glitz and glamour in a new film.

The 'Paparazzi' singer has teamed up with top fashion photographer Terry Richardson to create a new documentary all about her.

Lady Gaga is putting it all on film

Gaga announced the news to fans on Christmas Day (25Dec12), tweeting, "Merry Christmas little monsters! Terry Richardson ‪@Terry_World‬ is making a ‪#LadyGagaMOVIE‬ documenting my life, the creation of Artpop + you!"

Artpop will be the name of Gaga's upcoming fourth album.

She added, "I love you ‪@Terry_World‬ thank you for believing in me and my fans, I have looked up to you and your work for so long, its a dream come true!"

Beyonce is planning a major documentary release next year and Perry...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Feb., 19, 2013

Price: DVD $22.98

Studio: Sony

Matt Lucas ponders a drink--and his dead landlord--in Small Apartments.

Matt Lucas, who was so awesome in TV’s Little Britain, just as he was weird in Bridesmaids, appears in his first leading role in the 2012 comedy Small Apartments.

Lucas is Franklin Franklin, a clumsy recluse who embarks on a hapless cover-up after accidentally killing his landlord. Trapped in his seedy La apartment with the body of the landlord on the kitchen floor, Franklin is surrounded by eccentric neighbors, including a stoner (Johnny Knoxville, Jackass: The Movie) and his girlfriend (Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect), a wanna-be stripper (Juno Temple, Killer Joe) and an artist (James Caan, The Gambler). To add to his problems, a drunk investigator (Billy Crystal, When Harry Met Sally) is questioning him about his landlord. But none of this fazes Franklin as he dreams of Switzerland, and waits...

Lady Gaga is giving back to her hometown. In a statement on her website, the Grammy Award-winning artist says that she has donated $1 million to New York City and The American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief, saying that without New York City -- specifically the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn -- she "would not be the woman or artist that I am today." Video: Greyson Chance Covering 'Paparazzi' The Born This Way artist and native New Yorker writes: "Today I pledge $1 million dollars to New York & The American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief. If

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Tonight MTV kicks off its 2012 Video Music Awards live! A slew of celebrities will be making their way into the Staples Center in Los Angeles and some memorable performances are bound to be made. Kevin Hart hosts as artists like Pink, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and One Direction take the stage starting at 8 p.m. Since its premiere in 1984, the VMAs have shown some outstanding moments on stage. Take a look back with us at some of the best and stay tuned to Ology for more coverage! 

Check out our 10 picks (in no particular order) and comment below on some of your favorites.

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1. Beyonce- "Love On Top" 2011

 

2. Adele- "Someone Like You" 2011

 

3. Lady Gaga- "Paparazzi" 2009

4. Eminem- "The Real Slim Shady" 2000

 

5. Bruno Mars- "Valerie" Amy Winehouse Tribute 2011

 

6. Taylor Swift- "Innocent" Reply to Kanye West 2010

 

7. Madonna/Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera-...

Tonight MTV kicks off its 2012 Video Music Awards live! A slew of celebrities will be making their way into the Staples Center in Los Angeles and some memorable performances are bound to be made. Kevin Hart hosts as artists like Pink, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and One Direction take the stage starting at 8 p.m. Since its premiere in 1984, the VMAs have shown some outstanding moments on stage. Take a look back with us at some of the best and stay tuned to Ology for more coverage! 

Check out our 10 picks (in no particular order) and comment below on some of your favorites.

| Related: 20 Things That May Happen At The 2012 MTV VMAs |

1. Beyonce- "Love On Top" 2011

 

2. Adele- "Someone Like You" 2011

 

3. Lady Gaga- "Paparazzi" 2009

4. Eminem- "The Real Slim Shady" 2000

 

5. Bruno Mars- "Valerie" Amy Winehouse Tribute 2011

 

6. Taylor Swift- "Innocent" Reply to Kanye West 2010

 

7. Madonna/Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera-...

By Kara Warner

As we inch closer and closer to the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, September 6, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, our favorite way to while away the hours and temper our excitement for this year's star-studded, highly anticipated show is to look back upon highlights and "Best Of" moments from Vma year's past.

This year, we're focusing on footage from the last five years of Video Music Award history as the foundation for our "Best Of" polls. Today's installment asks you to select the hottest Vma debut and the competition is as fierce as it is diverse. In narrowing down and naming the contenders, it's amazing to see how new some of our artists are to the show, despite the fact that they seem like they've been around forever.

So whose inaugural appearance was the best? Adele's stripped-down, goose bump-inducing vocal fireworks on display with last year's performance of "Someone Like You?...

Washington, August 11: Lady Gaga celebrated her one year anniversary with actor boyfriend Taylor Kinney on Sunday by enjoying a dinner date with pals in Chicago, Illinois.

The pair dined on caviar and oysters with four friends at Spiaggia restaurant in Chicago, where Kinney is currently shooting the upcoming TV drama 'Chicago Fire,' the New York Post reported.

The 'Paparazzi'.

You wanted some current music on American Idol? Well Uncle Nigel is gonna give you current music on American Idol!

That’s right: On this Wednesday’s performance show, the Top 7 contestants will tackle Songs from This Decade — 2010 to 2012 (aka The Ke$ha Years), and now we all need to say a collective novena that nobody’s going to cover “I’m Sexy and I Know It.” (Not that it’s not on my iPod, but come on.)

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Lady Gaga – whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – turns 26 today! The New York City native is best known for her record breaking albums, over the top outfits and provocative music videos. However, Lady Gaga also has a fan following most artists could only dream of. With the most Twitter followers of anyone in the world, and the 6th most Facebook “like’s” of any fan page … it is obvious Gaga is loved. They say “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” and "Mother Monster" obviously has a lot to be proud of. Below are our picks for the most memorable Lady Gaga songs covered by fans!1 - Greyson Chance Singing "Paparazzi"2 - Maria Aragon Singing "Born This Way"3 - Hayley Williams From Paramore Singing "Bad Romance" 4 - Pomplamoose Singing "Telephone" 5 - Daughtry Singing "Poker Face" Read more...

In a rare interview at Lady Gaga's home in NYC, the singer spoke candidly with Oprah Winfrey, and said she hopes to tie the knot in the future and wants a "soccer team" full of kids.

Gaga, who toned down her usual outrageous look for her interview with the Queen of Talk, said she looks forward to having children, revealing, "I do. I mean, I'm being superfluous [about the soccer team], but I don't want to have one [child], I want a few.

Swedish director Jonas Akerlund, best known for his innovative videos for the likes of Prodigy ("Smack My Bitch Up"), Lady Gaga ("Telephone" and "Paparazzi") and Madonna ("Ray of Light") came to SXSW for the world premiere his third feature "Small Apartments."   In "Small Apartments," Los Angeles is a world full of bold colors and neons.  And on its sexy outskirts lives Franklin Franklin ("Little Britain" actor Matt Lucas, best known in the states as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"), a decidedly unsexy recluse who pines for his hospitalized brother (James Marsden) while he stays inside in his tightie wighties, blowing on his horn (just like the Ricola commercials) dreaming of a life in Sweden.  Mostly due to his penchant for daily horn practice and his pervish spying, Franklin is despised by his neighbors (played by James Caan, Johnny Knoxville, and...

'She can probably do anything she wants,' 'Paparazzi' and 'Telephone' director tells us at SXSW.

By Kara Warner

Lady Gaga

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After the mostly positive reviews of Lady Gaga's first music-video directorial effort on "Marry the Night". It's fair to assume that we fans can expect more Gaga-directed clips in the near future.

When MTV News caught up with her "Paparazzi" and "Telephone" director Jonas Åkerlund recently during his SXSW appearance for his new ensemble dark comedy "Small Apartments," we asked him for his thoughts on Gaga's future as a director, should she choose to direct all of her videos from here on out.

"She can probably do anything she wants," he said. "So that's probably going to be great."

And would Åkerlund make himself available for advice, should Gaga ever be in need of it?

"Of course. I would never turn her down," he said,...

1. Exclusive: Kaley Cuoco No Longer Engaged

Actress Kaley Cuoco revealed to Et that she is no longer engaged while appearing at a TV event to honor Chuck Lorre in Los Angeles. Asked if she had seen any footage of her Big Bang Theory co-star Kunal Nayyar's recent wedding, and if it had inspired her with ideas for her own upcoming wedding, she revealed, "I'm not engaged anymore, so no," and then laughed politely, "But in general, yes. For my future wedding, yes!"

2. Kirk Cameron's Gay Comments

Former Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron ignited a firestorm on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight calling homosexuality "unnatural," adding that same sex relationships lead to a destruction of society. "It's detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization," he said. Among the stars to criticize Cameron's words on Twitter included his former Growing Pains co-star, Alan Thicke, who said: "I'm getting him some new books. The Old...

Days before her big halftime show, MTV News counts down the Queen of Pop's most-iconic moments on our stage.

By John Mitchell

Madonna at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards

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America will be the first audience for the Queen of Pop in over two years when Madonna takes the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as the halftime act for Super Bowl Xlvi. If her history with MTV is any indicator, she's likely to blow the roof off the joint.

Madonna is known for her over-the-top live performances and will most assuredly have her game face on with the world watching this Sunday. Not that she ever slacks in the live performance department: Her most recent tour, Sticky & Sweet, was the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo artist and the fourth-biggest tour of all time. From Live Aid in 1985 to Live 8, 20 years later, she's headlined some...

Lady Gaga is known for her inventiveness, but even she recycles a look once in awhile.The singer stepped out yesterday accessorized with a bow made out of hair -- a look she sported when she first burst onto the scene in 2008.Her round sunglasses aren't new either -- she sported similar pairs in her "Paparazzi" video. Her outfit consisted of a unremarkable black dress and matching gloves.We've been spoiled with so many amazing Gaga looks this is a bit of a let down. But we can't blame her for wearing something (relatively) simple after all her outrageous outfits (click on the "Launch Gallery" button above to see some of her looks).Gaga's had an incredible year, and was named AP's Entertainer of the Year and Forbes' Top Earning Woman in Music. Do you think she deserves those titles? Tell toofab in the comments below! Read more...

Associated Press Donald Trump arrives for Regis Philbin’s farewell episode of “Live! with Regis and Kelly”, in New York on Nov. 18.

Jon Stewart Names Trump “Da Best Debate Guy Ever”: So what does Jon Stewart think of Donald Trump moderating the Gop presidential debate? He couldn’t be more ecstatic. On an episode of “The Daily Show,” the comedic talk show host could not hold back his glee. ”Thank you Jesus! I’m so happy!” Stewart said with enthusiasm.

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YouTube sensation turned recording artist and TV star Greyson Chance visited 'Good Day La' (weekdays 9Am Pt on Fox) to talk about what might be next in the 14-year-old's ridiculously busy career. It was just last April when Greyson posted his performance of Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi' onto the Web; since then he's been on 'Ellen,' recorded an album and was cast as young Jimmy on 'Raising Hope.' His character Jimmy was incredibly talented as a child, but as Chance explained it, "Then I get hit by a golf club ... and that changes everything."

Dorothy Lucey asked Chance about rumors that he might be making an appearance on 'Glee,' but he shot them down with a smile. "Please, spread them," he joked. "I would love to be on 'Glee.'"

 

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Some say she’s a genius; others say she’s contrived, but generally nobody is saying much anymore. It seems that Lady Gaga’s stranglehold over pop culture news has all but evaporated. She may have her stalwart fans who follow her movements closely, but for the average Joe, Gaga’s relevance is waning.

Stefani Germanotta’s Lady Gaga persona really gained popularity in 2009 as a sort of poor man’s Gwen Stefani, neither as talented as Madonna or culturally significant as Britney Spears, but not without a modicum of entertaining ability. Most importantly, she was just average enough to feel different without it being the entire reason for her being. That is to say, it was possible to have a conversation about Lady Gaga and actually talk about her musical ability for the majority of the time.

At some point, around the time she performed “Paparazzi” on the MTV Video Music Awards,...