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PHOTOS: Jennifer Love Hewitt Posed With A Lot Of '90s Celebrities

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With rumors suggesting that Jennifer Love Hewitt could be joining Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell at the "X Factor" judges' panel, we couldn't help but think of the Fox series that made her a household name. That would be "Party of Five," of course, which ran from 1994 through 2000.

And during that era, Hewitt evidently hung out with a who's who of '90s stars. Browse our gallery to see her pose with Katie Holmes, Kirsten Dunst and others.


LOOK: Ricky Was So Hot In General Hospital

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We know Ricky Martin is one of those stars that keep getting even more attractive over time. However, for some reason those “General Hospital” years have stuck with us the most. With sexy long hair and that charming accent he would make his soap opera fans’ hearts just melt.

Of course we admire Ricky for his multiple talents, his many philanthropic initiatives, and his civil and advocacy work towards children, Hispanics, HIV and the gay community. (And if you want to know about this you can go and read more here, here and here.) But for today, just for this moment, we wanted to take a quick break to look at this hyper-nicely-looking Latino... *sigh*.

If it's one of those days for you too, and you also want to join us on celebrating the 50 years of ABC's "General Hospital" this month, we have put together a gallery with photos above and videos below of the sexy Puerto Rican star. ¡De nada!

Edward Norton Gets In Scuffle With Amateur Photographer

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Maybe the first rule of "Fight Club" should be to just try to ignore invasive New York City photographers.

Edward Norton got into a scuffle with an amateur paparazzo, who invaded his space on April 23, reports the New York Post.

The altercation occurred after a man named Alain Becerra-Calderon started following the 43-year-old actor and tried to film him with his cellphone camera. According to TMZ, Becerra-Calderon, who also goes by the name Alain Bin Naim and Aladino, repeatedly asked Norton, "People say you look like me. Is that true?" while sticking the phone in the actor's face to record his response.

The "Fight Club" actor didn't appreciate being bothered and reportedly replied, “Why are you stalking me" before getting so fed up that he shoved the camera out of his face. According to the Post, Norton's swat "sent the guy to the hospital to whine about a sore finger."

Becerra-Calderon "went to the hospital claiming hand pain... It was classified as harassment," a police spokesman told E! News.

The case has already been closed because there were no witnesses to the alleged incident, but could still be pursued in civil court.

When reached for comment, Becerra-Calderon told the Post the exchange was “very, very scary” and said Norton “needs to learn to control his temper."

Maggie Van Ostrand: Hair: Chewbbaca or Bruce Willis?

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My dog and I have one thing in common -- on bad hair days, we both look like Chewbacca.

Hair is a topic people never tire of discussing. "Your hair looks great," "Did you get a haircut?" or as someone once said to me, "I love your new blonde hair. Too bad it doesn't go with the face under it."

From the hairless pates of medieval monks to long-haired hippies to Hip-Hop cornrows, hair has always been as much on our minds as on our heads.

Unlike the deranged wolverine who was heard to ponder, "Why am I shedding?" human hair loss can be a source of considerable anxiety, even fear.

Normal fear can propel a person to do constructive things, like running away from a psychotic Cambodian handyman or single-handedly lifting a Hummer off a barefoot wrangler from Sundance, or thinking that plenty of checks in your checkbook means plenty of money in the bank. But when it comes to hair, that's another story.

Tweens and teens toss their long hair flirtatiously and admit that practicing The Hair Toss is no mean feat, requiring three things: a target, steely determination, and a neck.

Hair is even revered. We dye it, shape it, brush it, and mourn its loss. If we have straight hair, we curl it; if it's curly, we straighten it. If it's long, we cut it; if it's short, we grow it. We get our hair styled into quill-like bristles that should only appeal to a horny porcupine, or we supplement our tendrils with false extensions in an effort to look like J-Lo. Sexy. Hairy.

On the other hand, unless you're one of Dolly Parton's wigs, hair is not desired off your head; if a few errant follicles are found in bathrooms, we get hysterical. "Arrgghhh, hair!!!" We get on our knees to scrub the tub and strain the drain for slimy, scummy pre-worn hairs.

Also not wanted is hair in your food. Grown women have been known to faint at the sight of a hair on their meatballs, calling for immediate and stealthy removal. Worse yet, a lone hair might show up in your lunch at the Jewish deli begging the question: If there's a hair on your kreplach, does that mean it's not Kosher? It's even more traumatic when a short-n-curly shows up on your tongue and you don't know how it got there.

You can have hair of the dog that bit you, a hairy experience which makes your hair stand on end, even get grabbed by the short hairs, but one thing's certain: gray hair isn't a sign of wisdom, it's a sign of age.

Bill Cosby calls gray hair "God's graffiti." In defense, as women get older, we start by dyeing gray roots. Nora Ephron noted, "...today there are parts of Manhattan and Los Angeles where there are no gray-haired women at all."

According to the biddy section at the local salon, one day we'll have to color our eyebrows, too; besides going gray, eyebrows grow bushier with age.

George Clooney's brows are on steroids and graying already, Andy Rooney's gray bushies entered the room 15 minutes before he did, though there are exceptions; we'll never know how old the Mona Lisa is because she shaved her brows totally off in the cab on her way to Da Vinci's studio.

Some actresses are unafraid to lose their locks. Signourney Weaver was beautifully bald in "Alien," Cynthia Nixon shaved her head in 2012, and so did Charlize Theron who said, "It's time to skin this cat." Despite these bald beauties, when it comes to hair, women aren't nearly as radical as men.

A few balding men wear hairpieces that look like a divot, yet there are men on motorcycles who let their long hair blow and flow behind them into a disheveled mass while simultaneously enjoying frontal wedgies from a vibrating Harley. Hot-blooded women have lost their acrylic fingernails in such men's tangles, resulting in today's trend of merely cavorting barefoot through his head.

We've come full circle, from shaved monks to shaved celebrities. Michael Chiklis, got better ratings and an Emmy when he shaved it off for "The Shield." Ving Rhames, Vin Diesel, and Samuel L. Jackson have all achieved hairless success, leading one to conclude that their movies might technically be considered skin flix.

Today I believe what Chewbacca says: If hair really mattered, John Kerry would be president.

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Tamar Abrams: Actor Romany Malco Visits Troops, Returns a Changed Man

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Romany Malco made his name in films such as Baby Mama, the 40 Year Old Virgin and Think Like a Man and on TV in hit shows such as Weeds. But it is his outspoken nature and command of social media that have garnered him legions of followers and detractors - and which led him to worry about accepting an offer from the USO to visit the troops in Afghanistan in early April. "My paranoia kicked in," he admits. "I have been so vocal about our government, the military, the role the Federal Reserve plays. I wasn't sure if I would go over there and have these soldiers pissed off at me. I talk a lot of shit." 2013-04-25-romany2.jpg

Romany's fans tend to be males between 17-35 years of age, making him a natural for visiting with our troops. But there was another reason, according to Malco, "I have a military background, was in the Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991. I just didn't want this to be a poseur mission. I like to be accessible and thought I was going to have to conspire to get past the posing, the Hollywood aspect of it." Romany's partner for the USO tour was actress Jill Wagner who he describes as "a very personable chick raised by a Marine. She's very down to earth and accessible."

Romany's first stop on the tour was Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan where he landed on April 2. "It hit me going through all these security checkpoints that it costs a lot of money to build a city inside of a city," he muses. "There's no reason you would spend this much money to build a base unless there was some way to monetize it."

Over the course of the next 10 days, Malco and Wagner were based at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, flying in Black Hawks to bases across the country. As Romany Malco recalls, "We literally went from base to base shaking hands and talking to people. Initially they formed a line for autographs but we said we came here to talk to you. No lines! Break out your camera phones and we'll record messages for your families back home. We ended up just hanging out with the troops. Sometimes I'd see Jill surrounded by 30 guys because she's gorgeous. I got to have in depth conversations about the soldiers' families, how they were raised, why they chose to enter the military."

When asked what the troops had in common, Malco says, "I realized the only way for them to be over there is to completely submerge themselves in the mission. You can pick the war apart politically or morally but that ain't going to get you nowhere. You have to become gung ho." He adds, "Here's what I noticed: Every single person I met made piercing eye contact, had a strong sense of purpose and was proud of what he was doing. What they thought personally about the war may have been very different."

Romany laughs when asked if he was ever in danger and recounts a night when he was awakened from his sleep by the shrill announcement, "Incoming! Incoming!" With the sound of exploding bombs in the distance, he put on his armor and helmet and went back to sleep. He also chose to sleep with the troops instead of in VIP quarters which were more secure.

Now back in the US, Romany Malco says he would happily go on another USO tour but he says that the experience in Afghanistan has changed him greatly. He is philosophical about his first-hand look at the war in Afghanistan: "These troops are away from their families for eight or nine months at a time. I'm crazy proud of them but no one can tell me why we are over there."

Photo by @RomanyMalco on Instagram

'Not My Heroin'

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Former "Teen Mom" star Jenelle Evans DENIES she was in possession of heroin Tuesday at the time of her arrest.

Justin Bieber's Most Self-Centered Comments

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We all know Justin Bieber is just a teenager who's growing up in the spotlight, but sometimes we think even a 10-year-old knows better than to say the things he says.

Bieber infuriated a lot of people after he wrote a controversial comment in the guestbook at the Anne Frank House earlier this month, writing, "Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber."

Now, we get that 19-year-old Bieber didn't mean to cause an uproar (or sound completely arrogant), but well, he did. Not to mention the week before he made another remark, which suggested that he's at the same level as one of the most influential men in the music world, Jay-Z.

“I don’t need to address every speculation,” the Biebs said an interview with Teen Vogue. “Remember when Cam’ron dissed Jay-Z? Jay-Z didn’t even respond. Why didn’t he respond, because he’s Jay-Z.”

So on that note, let's check out some of Justin's most self-centered comments:

'Snooki & JWoww' RENEWED

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NEW YORK — MTV is getting ready to blast viewers with a brand-new "Scream."

The network says it will produce a pilot for a TV-series adaptation of the wildly popular slasher films. The series would reinvent the horror-comedy franchise that began with the original release in 1996 and spawned three sequels, the most recent in 2011.

MTV said the films' original director, Wes Craven, is in discussions to direct the one-hour pilot.

The "Scream" series is planned to debut in summer 2014.

The announcement was made Thursday at MTV's presentation of its upcoming schedule to advertisers in New York.

MTV also said "Snooki & JWOWW" has been renewed for a third season. The reality show stars "Jersey Shore" pals Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWOWW" Farley.


LOOK: D.C. Will Be Full Of Celebrities This Weekend

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Celebrity sightings in the nation's capital have begun. The White House Correspondents' Dinner -- being held Saturday night -- is attracting A-list movie stars, hordes of politicians and at least one famous supporter of D.C. voting rights. (What ever happened to D.C.'s Hayden Panettiere Day?).

Keep your eyes open for the big names that are already in town, like actress Kate Walsh, who's blogging about her experience in Washington for USA Today.

Click through the slideshow for some of the confirmed WHCD guests:

'Sonic Youth' Divorce Details Revealed

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Indie rockers Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon shocked Sonic Youth fans everywhere when they split in October 2011 after 27 years of marriage. Now, Gordon is opening up about the reason the former spouses -- and bandmates -- called it quits.

In the latest issue of Elle, Gordon says her marriage "ended in a kind of normal way -- midlife crisis, starstruck woman." The article continues:

Some years ago, a woman Gordon declines to name became a part of the Sonic Youth world, first as the girlfriend of an erstwhile band member and later as a partner on a literary project with Moore. Eventually, Gordon discovered a text message and confronted him about having an affair. They went to counseling, but he kept seeing the other woman. "We never got to the point where we could just get rid of her so I could decide what I wanted to do," Gordon says. "Thurston was carrying on this whole double life with her. He was really like a lost soul." Moore moved out. Gordon stayed home and listened to a lot of hip-hop. "Rap music is really good when you’re traumatized," she says.

Gordon admits to dating since the separation, which she says is "just weird." And according to the feature, Moore has regularly been seen with the same woman -- perhaps the one who broke up the former couple's marriage.

"It's a huge, drastic change," she says of the split.

The former couple married in 1984 and have one daughter together, Coco, who is a freshman in college.

The future of the band remains uncertain; in July 2012, Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo told BBC radio that "it's impossible to say what the future holds," and that perhaps the group was due for an "extended break."

Click over to Elle for more on Gordon's life post-split, then browse through the slideshow below for other shocking splits of 2012.

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'Entourage' Star Has Surprising New Gig

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Kevin Connolly is best known for playing sidekick-turned-manager Eric Murphy (a.k.a. "E") on "Entourage," but at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival he added another job to his resume: documentary filmmaker. Connolly's "Big Shot," an ESPN 30 for 30 production focusing on the scandal surrounding former New York Islanders owner John Spano, debuted in New York last week.

The documentary, which ESPN will air in October, explains how the New York-born, Ohio-raised Spano agreed to purchase the storied NHL franchise in October of 1996 from then-owner John Pickett for $165 million. Eight months later, however, Spano was revealed to be a fraud; his net worth was barely more than $2 million, a mere fraction of the over $200 million that he claimed. By 1998, he was convicted of bank fraud and eventually sentenced to 71 months in prison. Yet for four months, from when the NHL approved him as owner in February until New York Newsday published a cover story on his financial improprieties in July, Spano owned the Islanders -- all without paying very much at all.

"Big Shot" is a twisted look at the sometimes corrosive power of the American dream, and Connolly -- who was born on Long Island and rooted for the Islanders as a child -- traces Spano's rise and fall using interviews with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, former Islanders business managers and Spano himself to tell the stranger-than-fiction true story.

Ahead, Connolly explains why making "Big Shot" was such a difficult task, what he hopes audiences will take away from the film and why the Islanders might return to their glory days sooner rather than later.

The story itself is very theatrical and outlandish; it's a con-artist movie that, at times, seems almost too good to be true. As a fan of the Islanders, did you always think this would be great territory for a film?
No, honestly. There's two sides to this whole thing: There was the investigative journalist side to it -- which is not what I do, nor do I have any interest in doing -- and then the filmmaking side. As a filmmaker, you look for an angle on the story. Mine was to do more of a "Catch Me If You Can" kind of vibe. That's how I approached it. From there, I was learning the story as I was going through the interviews. Listen, I'm not Mike Wallace. This isn't Watergate. I think it's an interesting event and I wanted to tell the story in a way that gave audience the benefit of the doubt. It's so difficult, too, in a post-Madoff era, because you want to be so hard on the white-collar criminals -- and rightfully so, I don't want to give the wrong idea -- but I wanted to approach this with an understanding of what it was that he was trying to do. Put the audience in that position: "Hey, if you had the chance to own a professional sports franchise, how great would that be?"

It's a tough balance, too, because John made so many mistakes and misled so many people, but at the same time, you kind of appreciate his audacity at trying to pull this off.
I've said this before, strangely enough, John and I are friends. We've had our moments where we wanted to kill each other and that still goes on, but we're friends. That's been a sort of bizarre friendship. But one of the things I discovered in this -- that I was relieved to find -- is that I really believe in my heart of hearts that John wasn't motivated by money. To me, that was the one thing where I was like, "Thank God." He was never like, "I'm going to flip this." He was like, "I want to be kind of awesome and own a hockey team." This is before Mark Cuban. He wanted to ultimately be what Mark Cuban became. He wanted to be in the paper calling out players and firing the coach; he wanted to be going to the club and hooking up with chicks. He was more interested in the life. It's intoxicating. This is a guy who grew up in Ohio and then he walks into the Nassau Colosseum and gets a standing ovation from 10,000 people and they're all cheering his name. That motivated him to charge toward the finish line.

You mentioned not being an investigative reporter, but you had to be to do this. Was that challenging?
John was a challenging interview. Everybody had their concerns, though, because nobody knew what I was doing. I had to ask them to take me at my word. I said, "John, I'm going to tell the most fair and balanced story that I can. Still, there are some things that are impossible to get around." Like at the end, where we talk about the trouble he got in after the fact, when he had to go back to jail -- it wasn't something John wanted to talk about, but to his credit he understood we needed to include it. [Editor's note: After his release from jail, Spano was convicted of mail fraud in 2005 and served 51 months in jail.] I said, "John, we can't tell this story and not put that in." It was really getting people to trust me that I was going to be a man of my word. I was just honest with everybody. Even Gary Bettman. He's the commissioner of the NHL. The NHL was locked out at that time. It's like, "What are you doing here? You're making a movie about what?" People are concerned about how it's going to affect them and rightfully so. I would be too.

Did having the backing of ESPN help you in those situations?
It's not that. I think it's that the quality and brand of the ESPN 30 for 30 series can make people go, "Oh, OK. I know what it's going to look like. I know that they do work on a certain level of quality." I think that helped a lot. Because people know what it is. "Oh, 30 for 30, I love that." It's an incredibly popular and successful series for ESPN. It's kind of like when we first started "Entourage." We would try to get cameos and people would go, "What? I don't get it. What is this about?" People weren't sure. By season three, it was smooth sailing because everyone knew what it was. It's getting people to understand what you're doing.

How long did it take you to put together all the research and interviews into a finished film?
It took me almost a year to the day of the screening (April 19). I'll tell you what: it made me very uncomfortable. I was really uncomfortable interviewing John, for those reasons that we talked about. I'm not Mike Wallace. I'm an actor and, I hope, a budding director. For me, sitting at the table with him and knowing that I had to ask these questions -- and he was expecting me to ask these questions -- was hard. A seasoned journalist just says it; I was tip-toeing around. I edited the hell out of this thing, but there is a lot of me kind of stuttering and kicking rocks around the questions. It's just not in my personality. In fact, when I interviewed John that first night, I went home and it didn't feel good. I knew it was a victory for the movie that he had agreed to the interview, but I went home feeling bad about myself. I felt like -- I don't know, I felt like a bully, almost. I was going to turn this guy's world upside down. It's one thing to read articles and do your research, but when you're sitting across from a live person who has a mom and a dad and girlfriend, it becomes real.

John is very emotional in the interview as well.
I'm interviewing this guy and the last thing I want to do is break down a 40-year-old man and bring him to tears. But, you know, I know when it's all said and done, John would tell you that I stood by my word and that's important to me. He didn't feel set up; I did everything I said I was going to do. I did all the right things by John, even the unpleasant things.

He was at the screening on Friday. What did he think?
He was there! We showed him the movie earlier in the day, so he didn't watch it blindly in front of the audience. Then he chose to come. We've spoken a few times since then. I feel good about the fact that he liked it as much as he's going to like it. Also, too, the things that he wasn't happy about, he has to understand, that's the other people. The way he's entitled to tell the story the way he remembers it, other people are entitled to tell the story the way they remember it.

This is the second film you've directed; the first, 2007's "The Gardener of Eden," also premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. What did you carry over from that film to this one?
I'd always wanted to make a documentary. This kind of came out of nowhere to a certain extent. I thought, "One day I'd like to go down that road to see what it's like." What I was taken aback by was the workload. It was a considerably more work than I had expected. It took an emotional toll too; it was hard. Knowing in the back of my head that I wasn't really giving John a choice. Believe it or not, we were going to do the movie with or without him. Obviously, in hindsight, you need him in the movie and it's great that he did it, but I was going to take a crack with or without him. I think it was in his best interest to do it; it wasn't like him not doing it was going to make the movie go away. I think that's ultimately why he did it.

The Six Degrees Of 'Scandal'

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There are a few phases to being a "Scandal" fan. First, you fall in love with Olivia's wardrobe. Then you experience the false sensation that "Scandal" is never on or is always a rerun. And the third stage, when you start to notice that you recognize everyone on the show from somewhere else. And it's not just that the actors have popped up somewhere before, it's that practically everybody involved with Olivia Pope and Associates (with a couple of exceptions) has appeared in at least one show in a very specific and limited set of six.

Lady Oleanna Vs. The Dowager Countess

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This season, "Game of Thrones" has introduced us to the head of House Tyrell, Lady Olenna, a sassy elder who reminded us of another sharp-tongued grandmother from a very different family drama: "Downton Abbey's" Dowager Countess of Grantham. Watch the matriarchs of Westeros and Downton spit their best wit back and forth in this video.

This Week's 'Idol' Results Will Shock You

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It was a night of surprises on "American Idol," but perhaps nothing was more surprising than the "Idol" results: No one was eliminated.

Candice Glover and Amber Holcomb were in the bottom two, but spared until next week. Host Ryan Seacrest said next Thursday's votes will be combined with the ones from this week.

During the April 25 results show, Seacrest went missing, prompting the Top 4 girls to do his part briefly while an unseen voice shouted "Where's Ryan?" Seacrest eventually ran out on stage and said he was busy polishing "Dancing With the Stars" host Tom Bergeron's Emmy.

Judge Nicki Minaj also orchestrated a surprise of her own for contestant Candice Glover and arranged for Drake to come out and surprise the "Idol" contestant.

Did you like tonight's "Idol" results? Sound off in the comments!

"American Idol" airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.

PHOTO: Kim Gordon's Style Is An Alternative Rock Icon

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We've been in awe of Kim Gordon's style ever since we were angst-ridden teenagers pasting Sonic Youth posters on our walls. Strangely enough, her effortless jeans, t-shirts and grungy dresses set her up for quite a career in fashion: The musician is a runway show staple and starred in the latest Saint Laurent campaign.

In honor of Kim's 60th birthday on April 28th, we're taking a look back at her iconic fashion sense in this 1986 photo snapped backstage in Amsterdam. As always, the front woman holds her own alongside her male bandmates (including her now ex-husband Thurston Moore).

Happy birthday, Kim!

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The fashion and music worlds often collide...

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WATCH: Steve Martin Named His Baby Daughter WHAT?!

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Steve Martin, 67, became a first-time dad at the end of last year when he and his wife, Anne Stringfield, 41, welcomed a baby girl. Fatherhood came as a surprise to his many fans as the couple managed to keep their joyous news a secret. This week, however, Martin was quite straightforward about his new role as father when he went on 'Late Show with David Letterman.'

But not without jokes, obviously.

Letterman congratulated his longtime pal and told him this is the best he's ever looked. Martin then proceeded to place a faux baby monitor on the table, pretending to be a doting parent keeping tabs on his kid. The monitor turned out to be a prank, of course, when it began sounding sirens and screeching cats.

Letterman then asked the veteran comedian what he and Stringfield decided to name their baby girl. "Conquistador," replied Martin, and added: "I didn't want to go with one of those Hollywood weird names. Conquistador is a statement."

The actor did, however, take a jab in earnest when he said fatherhood has been great, thanks to his wonderful wife and mother. "I'm trying to pay her a compliment," he said. When the audience laughed, he added, smiling: "Everything is funny when I try to be serious. But I guess that's good, nature of my business."

Conquistador ... If only!

Christopher Walken T-Rex Will Be A Real Thing

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Ethan Cyr, a 16-year-old in New York City, had an innocent dream: to build a Tyrannosaurus Rex with Christopher Walken's head.

Now it appears that dream is on the verge of coming true.

Cyr started an IndieGoGo campaign to build a 13-foot-tall Walken Rex out of PVC piping, wood, chicken wire and shop towels. He explained the origin for the idea on his fundraising website:

I was inspired to design and build this piece after watching the movie Queen of Versailles. I saw how rich those kids were, and their lack of creation with all that money. I decided if I could get that much money I would make something great. The Walken Rex was originally thought of by a friend of mine, we are not completely sure where he got the idea from, but it seemed like the perfect thing to build.

Cyr reached out to Humans of New York, a popular Facebook page among New York City residents, asking for help to generate publicity.

"I totally understand if this is just too weird and you don't wanna help," Cyr wrote. HONY published a copy of the sketch, saying it was "too weird and awesome not to share."

After 224 people donated money, Cyr skyrocketed past his goal of $750 and raised $2,315 as of Friday afternoon. So far, seven people have donated at least $75, which earns them a cartoon drawing of themselves posing with the Walken Rex.

In an update Cyr posted Thursday, he said any additional money in excess of his original goal will go toward his first art show, in which the Walken Rex piece will feature.

"I am incredibly thankful for all the attention and help that I am receiving," Cyr wrote on the fundraising site.

One person on Reddit, noting the success of the fundraising campaign, wondered rhetorically why one even works for a living? A user named "RainbowHoodieGang," who appears to be Cyr, responded: "Sigh, I am sorry that people see it that way, but I suppose that is true."

[h/t Gothamist]

Check out a few of the preliminary sketches for the Walken Rex:

Celebrity Week In Review: Reese Arrested And Much More News

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It's been a long week, particularly for Reese Witherspoon.

The actress and her husband Jim Toth were arrested last weekend in a DUI-related incident after the couple was pulled over by authorities in Atlanta. Toth, who was behind the wheel, was asked to take a field sobriety test -- which reportedly got Witherspoon riled up. She was charged with disorderly conduct for refusing to stay in the car and talking back to a State trooper while Toth was being questioned.

The 27-year-old "Mud" star later apologized for her actions, saying in a statement, "Out of respect for the ongoing legal situation, I cannot comment on everything that is being reported right now. But I do want to say, I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said."

Someone who had a better week was Gwyneth Paltrow, who was named People's Most Beautiful Woman days after being "honored" as Star magazine's Most Hated Celebrity.

"It's funny, these things, because it's like obviously not true. But it's very sweet to be named that," Paltrow told The Associated Press of her glamorous title. "Because I mean you can't say that, you know! But it's been wonderful. It's been very wonderful. And as my friend said, it's so nice that someone who has kids and is a mom and is not like 21 is named that. It's really an honor."

Speaking of Gwyn, her best pals Beyonce and Jay-Z stepped out with their 1-year-old daughter Blue Ivy in Paris on April 25. The Carters had lunch at Szptime restaurant and seemed every bit the happy family. Plus, Blue is getting SO big!

Also this week, Kate Hudson rocked a leggy look, an 'NSYNCer bashed Bieber and a country music legend died.

See the best photos of the week below:

'It Doesn't Make Sense For Anyone To Be Gossip Girl'

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When it was revealed that Dan (Penn Badgley) was the elusive Gossip Girl in in the December finale of the longtime CW series, viewers were shocked ... Badgley included.

"I was very surprised. We were all surprised ... I didn't know. I didn't find out until just before we shot the last episode," Badgley said of the "Gossip Girl" finale when he stopped by HuffPost Live on Thursday.

The only he hint he had was from series creator Stephanie Savage, who told him that Dan would assume some "real power this season."

Although he didn't mind being the face behind the famous Upper East Side blogger, Badgley admitted to finding it funny.

"It technically doesn't make sense for anyone to be Gossip Girl. I would have loved it if there had been a million flashes of every time he had looked at his cell phone and was like receiving some blast from Gossip Girl and being blown away from it," Badgley said, adding, "All those times that he was alone, that was him acting. So that means he was completely schizophrenic and transgender."

Fans although thought it was a little outrageous that Dan was Gossip Girl, mocking the reveal on Tumblr.

Ahead of the "Gossip Girl" season finale, Margaret Colin -- who played Eleanor Waldorf -- warned HuffPost TV that the "Gossip Girl" reveal would be surprising.

"I used all those expressions they use on 'Gossip Girl,' like 'WTF' [when I found out]," she joked. "I couldn't believe what I was hearing!"

PHOTOS: We're Not Sure We'd Call That A 'Shirt,' Miley Cyrus

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Miley Cyrus has successfully made the transition from Disney child star to... tabloid catnip. In addition to her ever-elusive relationship status, the 20-year-old seems to make eye-catching headlines for her decidedly bare sense of style -- specifically, her broad definition of "shirt."

Many of you may think that tops are a pretty straightforward concept, but Miley has demonstrated that one can call just about anything a shirt, whether it consists of only a fraction of the material required or is completely see-through. We'd even venture to say that the singer has managed to trademark her very own brand of shirtlessness: the blazer sans top.

Miley first debuted this look at last year's Billboard Music Awards and then again in the March issue of Cosmopolitan. Now, it looks like Ms. Cyrus is covering the May issue of Elle UK in the same exact style. Which leads to ask: Giiiirl, where's your top?

Our conclusion? Crop tops, bra tops, sheer tops and the like, though questionable in most cases, are full-fledged cover-ups in Miley's world.

Take a peek at the star's Elle UK cover and click through the slideshow below for a more in-depth analysis of the aforementioned theory.

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