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Demi Lovato Reveals She Turned To Drugs And Alcohol Before Seeking Help

Posted 1/5/12 3:49 pm EST by in Demi Lovato


In a new interview with Seventeen magazine, Demi Lovato admits to self-medicating as a way to deal with the depression and eating disorder issues she faced in 2010. "I’m not going to lie, I was self-medicating. I was doing things like drinking and using [drugs], like a lot of teens do to numb their pain," Lovato says in the January issue.

Lovato completed treatment at an Illinois rehabilitation center in January 2011 for emotional and physical issues later revealed to be anorexia, bulimia, and bipolar disorder. The "Skyscraper" singer returned to the facility in early December as a speaker. "Wow what an inspiring day ... Many tears were shed and many memories were brought back at Timberline Knolls today," she tweeted. "Today I went back to the treatment center I went to last year to speak to the beautiful women fighting their inner demons. Was so honored."

Read on to see what she told Seventeen about her good friend Miley Cyrus! Read More...

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Jon Bon Jovi Joins Kanye And Britney As The Latest Star To Receive The Death Hoax Treatment

Posted 12/20/11 11:26 am EST by in bon-jovi, Britney Spears, deaths, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus


By Zachary Swickey

New Jersey’s hottest rock export Jon Bon Jovi is the latest star to get the death hoax treatment, as false reports of his demise ran rampant late yesterday on the Internet. A rep for the singer quickly quashed the rumors, saying JBJ was alive and even performing at a charity even that night.

The rumors gained steam as a trending topic yesterday on Twitter when accompanied with a fake press release that was frequently being retweeted. Noisecreep points out that the false report appears to have been copied from an LA Times story on the death announcement of Michael Jackson.

A photog friend of Jovi’s snapped a fun pic of the star holding a sign that reads “Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey! Dec. 19th 2011, 6:00” to post on Twitter ending the hoax. So at least he was a good sport about the whole silly ordeal.

Unfortunately, death hoaxes have become something of a trend. Several notable stars, from Jaleel White (aka Steve Urkel) to living legend Paul McCartney, have had to publicly deny their own death. Here are some of the craziest death rumors about our favorite stars that we’ve heard about. Read More...

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Miley Cyrus Tells Twitter To 'Stop Bombarding My Friends' Post 'Stoner' Video

Posted 11/29/11 3:05 pm EST by in Miley Cyrus


The always-controversial Miley Cyrus found herself in some hot water again when a video surfaced of the star, at her 19th birthday party, telling her pals (including Kelly Osbourne), "You know you're a stoner when friends make you a Bob Marley cake—you know you smoke way too much f***in' weed.”

That comment quickly spread across the Internet like a wild fire and once again reminded everyone that Miley may always be Disney’s baddest girl. As everyone woke from their turkey comas on Monday and headed back to work or school or whatever people do on Mondays, Miley decided to address the situation on Twitter.

"Please stop bombarding my friends twitter pages with rude comments. NOTHING gives you the right to threaten people. I love u @MissKellyO," she wrote, shouting out her "So Undercover" co-star, who had already taken to Twitter to defend the pop star.

"Let me make something very clear after @MileyCyrus salvia incident we started calling her bob miley as a JOKE! the cake was also A JOKE! it makes me sick that @MileyCyrus so called 'friends' would sell her out and lead people 2 believe she is someone that she is not!" she explained. "u guys if @MileyCyrus is not recording/filming/touring she is works everyday how could she possible do all that if she was a stoner! #think."

Apparently the Tweeters of the world didn’t think too much, and began bombarding Kells with "rude comments," as Miley put it. The bottom line, according to Miley’s rep, is that it was all meant in good fun. Read More...

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Miley Cyrus And Our Other Favorite Celebrity NoH8-ers

Posted 11/29/11 9:52 am EST by in Activism, Gay Rights, Miley Cyrus


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Miley Cyrus is a girl with a cause (or nine)!

Yesterday, we gave Miley a little grief for her inability to stop her friends from recording her saying and doing silly things but perhaps we were a little too hard on the 19-year-old pop star because time and time again she steps up to prove her heart is always in the right place.

She recently unveiled a video for a remixed version of her track “Liberty Walk” to support the Occupy Wall Street movement, and now photographer Adam Bouska has posted a behind-the-scenes photo to his Facebook profile of Cyrus posing for the NoH8 campaign. NoH8 is a silent protest campaign that supports same-sex marriage equality.

Cyrus has been long been a vocal advocate for gay rights, going so far as to tattoo an equal sign on her middle finger in a showing of her support for marriage equality. After she posted a pic of her new ink on Twitter in late July, some of her followers criticized the political statement she was making but Cyrus did not back down, saying, “Where does it say in the bible to judge others? Oh right. It doesn't. GOD is the only judge honey. GOD is love.” Later, she added, “If u don’t stand 4 something you’ll fall for anything.”

Tell it, Miley!

The young pop star’s decision to further involve herself in the NoH8 movement got us thinking about a few of our other favorite stars who have taken a stand for LGBT equality. Read on for a few more and why we think their commitment goes above and beyond the rest. Read More...

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Miley Cyrus Admits To Smoking 'Way Too Much F--king Weed,' Needs To Ask Her Friends To Put Down The Camera

Posted 11/28/11 10:42 am EST by in Miley Cyrus


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Miley Cyrus should know better.

We're not even talking about smoking weed, which she admitted to doing – in a video that is now all over the Internet – a little too much at her 19th birthday party this weekend, we're talking about getting caught saying or doing things that she has to know are going to cause the odd bit of public outrage on camera.

"You know you're a stoner when friends make you a Bob Marley cake—you know you smoke way too much f***in' weed," Cyrus said as pal Kelly Osbourne presented her with a birthday cake.

Cyrus has a long and ridiculous history of letting people film her doing silly things. Whether she's grinding on director Adam Shankman, hitting a bong packed with salvia or posing for pictures while slanting her eyes, Cyrus, who's been doing her thing in the entertainment industry since she was eight years old, has repeatedly endured criticism for her off-screen behavior ... behavior none of us would even know about if she'd simply ask her "friends" to put the camera down.

We want to be very clear here: We are not shaking our finger at Cyrus. She is young and it's her life, man. She's even been pretty clear that she doesn't see herself as a role model. "My job isn’t to tell your kids how to act or how not to act because I’m still figuring that out for myself," she told Harper's Bazzar last year. "To take that away from me is a bit selfish. Your kids are going to make mistakes whether I do or not. That’s just life."

We think she makes a pretty valid point. But she'd still be doing herself a major solid by asking her friends to put the cameras away and enjoy the party. Read More...

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Tell It, Miley! Cyrus Says People Calling Her Fat Are Essentially Promoting Eating Disorders

Posted 11/15/11 3:56 pm EST by in Miley Cyrus, Twitter


Miley Cyrus sure knows how to get her point across on Twitter.

The teen pop star and actress has apparently been receiving criticism for her weight after having gained a few pounds. (We didn't even notice; she looks great to us.) So rampant were the distasteful comments that Cyrus took to Twitter earlier this week to post a picture of a woman suffering from an extreme eating disorder alongside the message, "By calling girls like me fat, this is what you’re doing to other people."

Soon after, Cyrus' friend Demi Lovato, who herself overcame an eating disorder through the intervention of a treatment facility, voiced her support for Cyrus, saying, "Whoever called you that has it coming." To which the "Party in the USA" singer responded, "I will destroy any one that ever calls you the F word. You have the SEXIIIESTTTT curvyyyy body! I LOVE IT! Werk those curves."

Sadly, we suspect the attacks on Cyrus may have less to do with her gaining a few pounds and more to do with pathetic Internet trolls jealous of one thing. Find out what it is after the jump. Read More...

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Breaking: Teenage Pop Stars Make More Money Than You Ever Will

Posted 8/17/11 12:10 pm EST by in Justin Bieber, listicle


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It should come as no surprise that Justin Bieber made bank last year. After all, the teen phenom sold a bunch of albums, turned his concert film “Never Say Never” into a box office smash, launched a bestselling fragrance and filled arenas all over the world with his ongoing “My World” concert tour. That he raked in a staggering $53 million, however, is enough to make every PhD holder in the world weep over their silly decision to major in medicine instead of pop stardom.

(Ed note: How long do you think it will take for a college to offer pop stardom as a major? “Madonna Studies” is already a legit subgenre in many media studies departments and Bowling Green State University will award you a master’s degree in pop culture.)

Bieber wasn’t the only teen star making big money last year. Miley Cyrus came in second to Bieber (but not by much), earning $48 million. Often-shirtless “Twilight” wolf Taylor Lautner cashed checks totaling $16 million, while no-longer-jailbait (ogle accordingly) Nick Jonas did well for himself too, with $12.5 million in earnings. Jayden and Willow Smith added some coin to the family piggy bank too – Jayden made $5 million, and Willow whipped her hair to the tune of a cool $4 million.

How does that stack up against what regular people make? Read on to find out! Read More...

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Miley Cyrus' Marriage Equality Finger Tattoo Causes Controversy

Posted 8/1/11 1:15 pm EST by in Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Tweet Beat


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Miley Cyrus is causing a bit of a ruckus on Twitter after posting a picture of her new tattoo. The pop star’s latest ink is a small equal sign on the inside of her right ring finger that she got in a show of support for gay marriage. She tweeted a photo of the tattoo with the message “All LOVE is equal,” which ignited a storm among Cyrus’ more conservative fans.

Cyrus has long been a vocal supporter of gay marriage and did not back down from her stance (GO GIRL!) when fans began criticizing her choice. “Where does it say in the bible to judge others? Oh right. It doesn't. GOD is the only judge honey. GOD is love," Cyrus tweeted at one upset fan. She later tweeted the quote, “if u don't stand 4 something you'll fall for anything.”

We dig Miley’s simple new ink (and the message behind it), which got us thinking about other celebs who let their fingers do the talking. From Beyonce to Rihanna, quite a few celebs have tattooed their digits. Read More...

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Justin Bieber Has His Own Perfume: These Celebs Should Too!

Posted 5/24/11 5:06 pm EST by in Music


By Stefan Doyno

Rihanna, J.Lo, Britney and Mariah all have one, and now the Biebs has one too. Yup, celebrity fragrance lines are officially the next big thing, and Someday by Justin Bieber is the newest scent to hit the market. The ad just hit the Net and from the looks of things, it's set to be the best fragrance ever.

According to the commercial, Someday will not only leave you smelling good, but it will also give the wearer the ability to fly. Although the 17-year-old music sensation's perfume is aimed at his female fans, it's unclear what it will smell like. But we wouldn't be surprised if it was inspired by his girlfriend, Selena Gomez who was recently spotted on a Hawaiian vacation with the Biebs.

The fragrance will retail for $45 and is set to be released on June 20. Can you smell the anticipation? Well, here are some other celebrities we think are overdue for a fragrance line.

Eau de Eminem
What it smells like: rage, relapse and recovery. (She'll love the way you lie — and the way you smell.)

Tamed by Miley Cyrus
What it smells like: sugar, spice and Disney starlet nice.

Sacrifice by Bruno Mars

What it smells like: musk, Motown and bravery. You'll be able to catch a grenade AND put your hand on a blade for the one you love.

Moments by Nicki Minaj
What it smells like: the color pink ... and Revenge.

W by Wiz Khalifa
What it smells like: Pot. (Did we even have to tell you?)

Who do you think should have their own bottled scent? Tell us in the comments!

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A Drake Performance For $250K? That's A Steal!

Posted 5/9/11 4:33 pm EST by in Music


By Zachary Swickey
Over the weekend, former NBC/Universal honcho Jeff Zucker dished out $250,000 to have Drake perform at his son's bar mitzvah. Sounds like a lot of cash, but it’s a deal compared to the $1,000,000 Kanye West was reportedly asking for a performance. Sometimes controversial, private performances have long been the industry's dirty little secret: the performer gets paid a ton of cash, and, usually, no one ever knows about it. And, if you ever caught an episode of "My Super Sweet 16," then you know just how lavish some of these parties can be (read: great buffets). So, if you're looking to book some top-notch talent for your next shindig, here's a quick run down of how much it'll cost you. Hopefully, you've got a rich Aunt or something.

Rihanna: $500,000
What better time to have your favorite pop star serenade you than New Year’s Eve? Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska paid a cool half million for Rihanna to do just that for him and some buddies. You’ll soon notice Russian billionaires seem to be the main customers for the private concert business.

Miley Cyrus: $1,000,000
In 2008 a high-powered attorney from Texas hired Miley Cyrus to perform a private concert for the Lanier Law Firm's "Christmas Cheers and Charity" holiday party. The $1,000,000 bash went down on a ranch in Houston and included a barbeque for 7,000 guests. Hope they got to bring their kids.

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