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Brittany Norwood, Houston Student, Claims Arian Foster Is Pressuring Her To Have Abortion

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A 20-year-old student in Houston claims she's pregnant with Arian Foster's child, and that the star Houston Texans running back, who is married with children, is pressuring her to have an abortion.

In an interview with KHOU on Monday, Brittany Norwood, a senior at the University of Houston, says she met Foster at a ritzy hotel in Houston last summer, where he stayed during training camp. Norwood told the station they became intimate, and she said she wasn't aware of his marital status at the time.

"I truly fell in love with this person," Norwood said, later adding, tearfully, "I'm 20, I'm scared, I'm another single mom."

Photos of the couple, obtained by TMZ, appear to bolster Norwood's claims, with several depicting her and Foster cuddling, sitting in a car together and sharing a peck on the cheek.

In a suit filed against Foster, Norwood says DNA testing shows a 99.99 percent match with the NFL star, and that the baby is due in June sometime. Per NBC Sports, she also alleges Foster has “constantly harassed [her] to get an abortion."

Though Foster has yet to formally address the allegations, per a separate TMZ report he's indicated Norwood is only attempting to drum up publicity for a reality TV show.


Flea Asks 'Anybody Wanna See My C--k At The Super Bowl' After Halftime Show Announcement

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Ten years after Janet Jackson's "Nipplegate," the NFL might want to prepare themselves for the possibility of "Penisgate" at this year's Super Bowl.

Last week came the announcement that the Red Hot Chili Peppers would join Bruno Mars on stage during the halftime show on Feb. 2. On Monday, the band's bassist, Flea, posed an interesting question on Twitter:

"Anybody wanna see my cock at the Super Bowl?" the 51-year-old asked his nearly one million Twitter followers.

HuffPost Entertainment has reached out to the band's rep for comment regarding the tweet, which has since been deleted.

The fact that Flea (who in the band's early years performed naked, save for a strategically placed tube sock) deleted the tweet so quickly could be tied to the NFL's anxiety over ensuring a family-friendly halftime show in the wake of "scandals" of years past.

Aside from Jackson's 2004 wardrobe malfunction, the NFL is currently suing M.I.A. for a reported $1.5 million in damages for flashing her middle finger while performing alongside Madonna and Nicki Minaj at the 2012 halftime show. The legal battle has been raging on for more than a year, with the NFL apparently arguing M.I.A. breached her contract with the organization and damaged its reputation.

"Of course, the NFL's claimed reputation for wholesomeness is hilarious in light of the weekly felonies committed by its stars, the bounties placed by coaches on opposing players, the homophobic and racist comments uttered by its players, the complete disregard for the health of players and the premature deaths that have resulted from same, and the raping of public entities ready to sacrifice public funds to attract teams," Howard King, lawyer for M.I.A., told THR about the lawsuit last year.

Leonardo DiCaprio Kisses Girlfriend Toni Garrn After Winning The Golden Globe For Best Actor

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Oh là là!

Leonardo DiCaprio received a celebratory kiss from his girlfriend, Toni Garrn, after he took home the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy on Sunday (Jan. 12).

He may have taken his mom Irmelin to the awards show, but DiCaprio made sure to meet up with his lady love at the CAA Golden Globes After-Party at the Sunset Towers in West Hollywood later that night. And the private actor shared a rare moment of PDA, smooching the German model on the lips as he greeted her at the bash. Garrn beamed as she saw her man, who looked handsome in a tuxedo.

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DiCaprio, 39, and Garrn, 21, have been linked together since May 2013. "The Wolf of Wall Street" star has had a long history of dating supermodels, including Gisele Bundchen (2000 to 2005), Bar Refaeli (2005 to 2011) and Erin Heatherton (2011 to 2012).

Tina Fey poked fun at DiCaprio's love life as she announced him as a presenter at the Golden Globes, saying, "And now, like a supermodel's vagina, let's all give a warm welcome to Leonardo DiCaprio."

DiCaprio gave Fey a nod and a smile as he walked onstage. (At least he can laugh about it, 'cause we sure can.)

A Look Back At Marilyn Monroe And Joe DiMaggio's Wedding, 60 Years Later

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Sixty years ago today -- on January 14, 1954 -- the up-and-coming silver screen siren Marilyn Monroe married New York Yankees ballplayer Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco.

The high-profile couple tied the knot in a civil ceremony at San Francisco City Hall, where they were hounded by reporters, photographers and fans alike.

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Sadly, the pair's marriage was short-lived and they divorced nine months later. DiMaggio -- a self-professed control freak -- reportedly took issue with Monroe's sexy persona.

Still, many believe that she was the love of his life. After she and playwright Arthur Miller divorced, DiMaggio reportedly asked Monroe to marry him again. The pair never remarried, but they remained "good friends" until Monroe's death in 1962. Afterwards, DiMaggio sent roses to her grave several times a week for the next two decades.

Check out the slideshow below for more photos of the blonde bombshell.



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Kanye 'God' West: the Defense

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It's a new year, which traditionally means resolutions to embark on a diet of celery strands, spin class, and a distinct lack of your ex-lover. In pursuit of a little more longevity, I thought I'd instead resolve to implement a new approach to digesting the scary discourse of douchebags... starting with the feistiest fiancé Kim Kardashian has ever had.

Right from the opening frame of the Bound 2 music video, it's abundantly clear to anyone paying proper attention that nobody would create such a miserable abomination by accident. The fact that half the world even thought for a minute that Kanye West mistakenly believed his up-chuck of a backdrop was a realistic landscape depiction is really interesting. It's enough to make it abundantly clear that people aren't really listening, because -- and I get it -- it's way more fun not to.

The fact that Kanye West is not understood is okay. Projectile spurts of disjointed jibber-jabber riddled with contradictions and hyperboles aren't always easy to digest, especially when delivered by a self-hype junkie weighed down by enough gold chains to feed an impoverished nation.

I think it is 100 percent problematic, however, that in spite of our critical tirades, we rarely bother to listen.

As I sit down to write in defense of the man we love to chew up for breakfast along with our very own cups of holier-than-thou juice, I should note that it's not worth expecting that this will be a comprehensive and whole defense. He is not wholly defendable. The defense will rather be as "holey" as he is and as I am, because life is just a fatty chunk of Swiss cheese. Just like you are.

Let's not bother regurgitating points on Kanye the walking paradox. It's hardly worth arguing that Gucci-loving-corporation-haters don't usually rate well in the public polls on either side of the fence. His spikes his arguments with uncanny contradictions, usually all within the same stream-of-consciousness ramble. However, just because his voice is big it doesn't mean he's anymore qualified than the rest of us to be flawless in his arguments.

Kanye is imperfect. He's said this himself, loud and clear, as many times and as willingly as he's said that he's a "god", by the way. He can scream all he wants that he's done everything "to the highest level" (his favorite phrase?), but not once has he backed down on the parallel, genuine, open admission that he's "fallible", that he's still learning, and (on Kimmel) that he realizes he can be "totally inappropriate".

There are flaws in every movement, personal or otherwise, and Kanye wants to call this a movement whether you do or not. You'd probably rather call it a snotty rant at best, but I believe it deserves to be called a conversation. That's what it is. Has he not got the entire world talking about him? Throwing his clunky, uncalled-for stream-of-consciousness deliveries around the internet and dinner tables as memes and tropes?

If we're going to rant and moan about his ranting and moaning, it's only fair that we survey his ranting and moaning in its entirety. If we don't have the guts to do that, then I think we ourselves are every bit the arrogant bigots that we pitch Kanye to be.

With all his riches, pedestals, privileges, perceived liberties and most of all his insufferable arrogance which at times is like being punched in both ears simultaneously, he makes it easy for us to forget that he's a mere human being. One smart thinker who I personally would love to sit down for a green tea with is Alice Wang, author of an intelligent and thoughtful piece for Cornell University's student-run publication, the Cornell Sun. She writes:

If you only see Kanye as a crazy narcissist, you've taken away his right to be a multidimensional human being with fear and compassion and vulnerabilities.


When somebody says enough seemingly -- and substantially -- crazy things, it becomes not just easy but frighteningly enjoyable to forget that they're made up of the same bits, bones, and slushy heart matter that we're made from. That they're not unbreakable steel statues primarily put in front of us to batter and bruise for game. The best targets are those we're unable to empathize with, and on the face of it Kanye has a habit of making it incredibly difficult for us to empathize with him. You can hardly listen without empathizing.

For the sake of discussion, let's just call Kanye's conversation a mission. It's not a mission that aims to rectify obvious injustice that we stare in the face every day. He's not looking to solve global poverty or put his expensive Fendi-rejected designs on the fragile bodies of starving populations. Frankly speaking, that's not his area. He doesn't get it. He hasn't got that level or variety of perspective right now because that's blatantly not where he's at. Unfortunately, first-world problems are the only reference point Kanye West has, and will have for the forseeable future if he has anything to do with it. One thing he does have at this point in his life is anger, a lot of it, and whether or not his immediate causes are as noble as 150 philanthropists (traditionally defined) put together is hardly a question, but this is we've got. An angry, purposeful Kanye West is what we've got, and it's surely fair and productive to set the swords down now and then and listen.

Kanye is an extremist from just about every angle, and it's innately challenging to draw anything valuable from an extremist, no matter how available the good stuff is. Every movement or conversation needs extremists to throw the scales, so that balance or innovation can eventually be found. What if Kanye's convoluted thought pattern boils down to a worthwhile contribution?

He talks about the "glass ceiling" he's so furiously positive that he's hit, or the "Truman Show wall" his diamond-studded boat has rammed into, and often in the same sentence he'll call himself a "creative genius." Our egos aren't behaviorally trained to handle another person adamantly screaming that they're a genius. It hurts our ears and our hearts. "I know you're not supposed to say that about yourself," said Kanye to Kimmel, before later adding point-blank: "for me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you and to myself."

Why isn't it OK to vocalize goals as loudly as we wish for them in our minds? We here in Los Angeles, the land of yogis and the eternal search for the positive frame of mind, spank on about affirmations. How are Kanye's self-proclamations of greatness any different? Unfortunately for Kanye, no matter how many times he clarifies that he believes he's vocalizing his goals when he compares himself to the greats of history as opposed to calling himself actual Michaelangelo, we're always going to hear it in the ear piercingly literal way he says it, but what if we forget that presumed and inaccurate framework for a minute?

Stating "I'm worth something" is profoundly difficult, as I think anyone who has ever strived to achieve a dream knows. I think that Kanye's supersized delivery of this very statement, in such a public and deafening way, delivers a powerful and important message. One that can either be dismissed for its arrogance or seen as a kind of public theatre, where we all get to see this flawed human work through basic self-worth struggles we can all relate to. In this case, he's offering us a ballsy level of honesty that is actually inspiring if we sit patiently enough and resist the easy urge to be alienated by it.

But Kanye's public theater may have significance beyond just personal self-worth issues. His verbal onslaught is in many ways complicating the bravado and self-identification that defines much of hip-hop culture. Taking the current dialogue beyond the cultural signifiers laid down by a history of oppression to one about spiritual values. In a way he is recontextualizing the conversation to revise the future of the hip-hop movement in order to forge a new identity that transcends certain very specific labels that Kanye is clearly seeking to deconstruct. In this regard, his mission/movement is inadvertently about social, political, and ultimately spiritual revolution. Agree or disagree, that is undeniably his aim. To this end, Alice Wang pulls into focus one of the most poignant things Kanye has ever said, articulated in the Zane Lowe BBC interview.

...we got this other thing that's also been working for a long time when you don't have to be racist anymore. It's called self-hate. It works on itself. It's like real estate of racism. Where just like that, when someone comes up and says something like, 'I am a god,' everybody says 'Who does he think he is?' I just told you who I thought I was! A god! I just told you. That's who I think I am. Would it have been better if I had a song that said 'I am a n****a?' Or if I had a song that said 'I am a gangster?' Or if I had a song that said 'I am a pimp?' All those colors and patinas fit better on a person like me, right? But to say you are a god, especially when you got shipped over to the country that you're in, and your last name is a slave owner's, how could you say that? How could you have that mentality?


The question of to what extent he's bragging versus immunizing himself against self-doubt is debatable, but also irrelevant. Thus far, he has self-actualized. Potentially nobody else in this world is audacious enough to stand up for what they perceive to be their personal worth, brave social embarrassment and rejection and sound like an outright twat in the way Kanye West does.

Finally, a basic point that should be as smooth to swallow as a Lindt ball: Kanye West is, prima facie, a creative genius. Precisely as he says. Don't even try to tell me in all sincerity that he isn't. As one of the most repeatedly awarded artists in music history, his albums have gone platinum time and time again and again, they've been slaughtered on the radio incessantly and you know you've had at least one or five of his beats (either ones that he produced for Jay-Z before you knew what a Kanye was, written, rapped on, or all of the above) stuck in your head for the mere sticky nature of them. Moving away from the commercial viability yardstick is Yeezus, if you care to be brilliantly uncomfortable and inspired all at once. All of this is because of Kanye West the man, not some mocked up studio-molded America's Got Talent creation. Kanye the human made it, and all that angry antagonism that we love to hate and ridicule him for is exactly what he used to craft it. Alice Wang, again, spelled it out perfectly: "Kanye's bravado and self-reflection have culminated in work that is both radio-friendly and complex."

It's worth remembering that Kanye isn't hurting anyone. He's not flitting around the clubs, pushing drugs, passing out wasted on Charlie Sheen's front lawn. He's working hard towards something he personally believes in with all his might. He's arrogant. Maybe as he goes deeper into fatherhood his perspective will shift in some way. And maybe if we listened a little more and pummeled him just a little less, the words would be more comprehensible.

The Best Netflix Shows You've Never Heard Of

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It’s a new year, and that means it’s the perfect time to get hooked on a new show.

We know you probably binge-watched your heart out over the holidays, and your queue is likely overflowing with Netflix’s recently added films. But when it comes to being adventurous on Netflix, choosing a new show is harder than it sounds.

You’ll begin by scrolling through Netflix’s TV section, but shortly feel overwhelmed by the copious options at hand. Indecisive, you'll likely give in and throw on an old “Law and Order” or “30 Rock" to pass the time. But that's the old you, and we're here to introduce you to a slew of shows, recent and old, that you've probably never heard of and that you'll definitely love.

With everything from reality guilty pleasures to epic period dramas to cult comedies, we have the best recommendations that you probably never knew existed. Let the binging commence -- and you're welcome!


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"My Cat From Hell"
If you spend the majority of your time watching cat videos, reblogging cat memes and just generally loving cats, then please meet “My Cat From Hell,” your new favorite show. Seriously. This Animal Planet series stars Jackson Galaxy, a self-proclaimed cat behaviorist (yep, that's a thing) with an extravagant goatee, who helps solve conflicts between cats and their owners. He’s pretty much a cat relationship therapist and he’s amazing at it. You'll also learn a surprising amount of useful tips on how to properly care for cats; the puurfect bundle of education, cuteness and drama.

"Pretty Wild"
“Pretty Wild” gives a look at the daily lives of Alexis Neiers and Tess Taylor, the two adoptive sisters behind the teen Hollywood burglaries. Portrayed by Emma Watson and Taissa Farmiga, respectively, in Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring,” these two are more idiotic and dramatic than most reality TV stars. Homeschooled by lessons from “The Secret” (it's worth watching just for that), in denial of their involvement in the robberies (they're just such good people), and drugged up on Adderall (by their mother), Alexis and Tess are so obnoxious you probably won’t be able to stop watching.

"Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry"
Some of the best guilty pleasure television series are reality shows about weddings and marriage or investigative cop dramas. Combine the two and add a big, juicy, real-life secret and you get “Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry.” The show, from the Discovery-owned network Investigation Discovery, follows men and women who discover that their spouse committed a crime while they were married. If that scenario isn’t enough to get you intrigued then we’re not sure what is.

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"The Secret Circle"
Described as “Pretty Little Liars” meets “Charmed” meets “The Craft” meets “Gossip Girl” by one Huffington Post editor, “The Secret Circle” is all the magical girl drama you could ask for. The series, which lasted for a full 22-episode season on The CW, starred Britt Robertson (“Under the Dome”) as Cassie Blake, a 16-year-old who moves to a new town after the death of her mother. Cassie soon discovers that she comes from a long-line of witches and is the final member of her new classmates’ coven. Witches are in ya'll, get with it.

"Merlin"
A handful of series and films have focused on the life of King Arthur, but few have centered on wizard Merlin, and most particularly, on his early life before he became the bearded sorcerer from Disney's “The Sword in the Stone.” BBC One’s “Merlin” follows the life of the young wizard when he arrives in Camelot at a time when magic is banned, and thus, is forced to keep his sorcery a secret. The series also starred John Hurt as the voice of The Dragon (how epic is that?) and all five seasons are on Netflix for your magical viewing pleasure.

"Goosebumps"
While you may remember Nickelodeon's “Are You Afraid Of the Dark?", you might not have known that another horror fantasy series existed in the '90s. Based on the popular books, “Goosebumps” was made into a Canadian television series so all those spooky stories could come alive on-screen. From “Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes" to "The Haunted Mask" to "Say Cheese and Die," “Goosebumps” is full of fun and creepy nostalgia.

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"Peep Show"
This award-winning cult British comedy follows Mark, an employed average guy, and his roommate Jeremy "Jez," an unemployed slacker whose main hobbies include drugs, sex and talking about sex. “Peep Show,” which is the longest running series on Britain’s Channel 4, is character-driven comedy full of never-ending ridiculous shenanigans. Some standout highlights include Jez poisoning Mark with cold medicine to save a drug party and Jez restraining a burglar by sitting on him. If silly, goofball dude humor is your thing, “Peep Show” will definitely keep you laughing.

"Undeclared"
This cult favorite was Judd Apatow’s follow-up to his acclaimed “Freaks and Geeks” and centered on a group of college freshman in the early aughts. “Undeclared” had a cast full of Apatow staples and comedy favorites, including Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jason Segel, Amy Poehler, Kevin Hart, as well as Charlie Hunnam. Although the show only lasted for one season, it was celebrated as one of the best college shows that avoided cliches. Nothing beats a good ol' 00s throwback with some of today's best comedians before they reached their prime.

"The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret"
This American-British comedy was created by and starred David Cross (“Arrested Development”) as the title character, an American who takes a job in London running a two-man sales team for a new energy drink. Each episode opens with Todd in an increasingly bizarre, dire situation and flashes black to how he got there. The show aired for two seasons on IFC and also starred Will Arnett and Spike Jonze.

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"Lie To Me"
You may have heard of this crime drama that aired on Fox back in 2009 and it may have seemed like another one of those lousy new cop shows to avoid. But trust us, if you didn’t watch it, you missed out. “Lie To Me” surpasses the typical catching-the-criminals scenario with one awesome gimmick: applied psychology. The show starred Tim Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman, an expert in body language and reading microexpressions, a.k.a he knows if anyone is lying just by their facial movements and mannerisms. “Lie To Me” adds a refreshing twist to the usual cop procedural and will also teach you how to read people -- seriously, you’ll question everyone’s lip quivers and eyebrow raises after a few episodes.

"Lip Service"
The Scottish version of “The L Word,” BBC’s “Lip Service” is the lesbian drama that will (somewhat) satiate your longing for the ladies of West Hollywood. The British series takes place in Glasgow, Scotland and, similar to the Showtime favorite, follows the lives of a group of lesbian friends and their complex relationships and sex lives. The show brought fame to a handful of its actresses in the U.K., but one face you’ll probably recognize is Laura Fraser, who played Lydia in “Breaking Bad.” Although the series isn’t as good as “L Word," it does have a blond Shane-like character, and we figure that's enough to get you watching.

"Spooks"/"MI-5"
“Spooks,” also known as “MI-5” in some countries, chronicles the missions of British Secret Service officers, also dubbed “spooks.” The series, which ran for 10 seasons on BBC and won multiple BAFTAs, starred Matthew Macfadyen (“Pride and Prejudice”), David Oyelowo (“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”), and Peter Firth. Although the final season aired in 2011 in the U.K., the series will continue in the upcoming film “Spooks: The Greater Good.”

Period Drama
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"Blackadder"
This comedic BBC series is comprised of four seasons, each of which take place in a different historical time period. Co-written by Richard Curtis (“Love Actually”), the show stars Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder, who in each season is a member of a British family dynasty. Spanning from the British Middle Ages to World War I, Atkinson’s Blackadder characters return each season as descendants of his former characters, each one growing more clever as time goes on. The series also starred Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson and Stephen Fry, and had multiple one-off specials.

"Call the Midwife"
This BBC drama set in 1950s London is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, a British nurse, and the midwives and nuns who worked with her at a nursing convent. “Call the Midwife” premiered in the U.S. on PBS in 2012 to much critical acclaim for its cast and poignancy. The first two seasons are available on Netflix and season three will air in the U.K. this year.

"The Forsyte Saga"
Adapted from the novels and the 1967 British series of the same name, “The Forsyte Saga” chronicles a Victorian upper-middle class British family over the course of three generations. The mini-series, which aired for two seasons, starred Damien Lewis of “Homeland” and Gina McKee as Soames and Irene Forsyte. This epic miniseries will certainly please any “Downton Abbey” fan.

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"Farscape"
This Australian sci-fi series from creator Rockne S. O’Bannon follows John Crichton (Ben Browder), an astronaut who is hurled across space through a wormhole. Crichton ends up boarding an alien starship housing a group of fugitives escaping the militaristic organization the Peacekeepers. The Jim Henson Company worked on the make-up for the show, as well as two of the main animatronic characters. All four seasons of “Farscape” are streaming on Netflix for your intergalactic viewing pleasure.

"Alphas"
In “Alphas,” a team of superhumans with special neurological abilities are led by Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn). These Alphas, which include an FBI agent with super strength and an autistic man who can process information as fast as a computer, work to prevent crimes from being committed by other Alphas. The SyFy ran for two seasons, both of which are on Netflix Instant.

"Firefly"
Joss Whedon’s space drama is set 500 years in the future and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of the Serenity. The show, which won an Emmy for Visual Effects, starred Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, and Morena Baccarin. Although the short-lived show only lasted for one season, the story continued in Whedon’s 2005 film “Serenity.”

Justin Bieber's Friend Lil Za Arrested For Drug Possession During Egg Raid

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Justin Bieber's BFF Lil Za has just been arrested for COCAINE POSSESSION at the singer's home -- during the early morning raid stemming from the Bieber egg attack on his neighbor.

A rep for the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. confirmed the arrest for FELONY drug possession ... and said the cocaine was

Julia Roberts Doesn't Get Twitter, And Doesn't Want It

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Lots of celebrities are active on Twitter, but Julia Roberts isn't one of them -- and she doesn't plan on joining the online community anytime soon.

She sat down with Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa to chat about her latest film, "August: Osage County," and ended up discussing her lack of social media presence.

Flaa mentioned that Roberts seems to have made the choice not to take part in the world of social media, but the "August: Osage County" star argued that she's not against using the Internet to connect, she just doesn't really understand it all. She said, "I haven't chosen to not be a part of it, I kind of just don't get it."

When asked if she had a Twitter account, Roberts said "no," laughing at the question.

Flaa later asked, "Do you ever feel the need to put your word out there?" -- referring to how many stars take to Twitter or other social media outlets in order to give their side of stories that are misconstrued by the media. Roberts replied that she would rather speak with individuals face-to-face to clear up misunderstandings than project her voice to the masses.

"Who am I talking to?" she asked. "See that's the thing I don't get. It's like screaming into the wind ... there's a directness that I miss in the idea of the Internet or Twitter." She later said, "There's a lack of human connection to all of it that doesn't appeal to me."

Roberts, 46, also proved that she's not exactly the most tech-savvy celebrity out there, saying, "I picture Twitter on a pager which I know is also antiquated; I don't know where you Twitter."

Despite her reluctance to actually take part in social media, Roberts recognizes that it's not all bad.

"I know that it makes people feel connected and it brings people together and does all these awesome things, but me, I like to look at somebody or just have a more tangible connection; that's what I as a person am invested in."

Just call her old-fashioned.

(Roberts talks about social media in the video above, beginning at 5:15.)

'House Of Lies' Showrunner Matthew Carnahan Talks Jenny Slate Drama, Mekhi Pfifer's Guest Role And Writing 'Lovable A--holes'

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"House of Lies" was never known for its relatable characters. Management consultants propelled by sex, liquor, drugs and, yes, money take advantage of their friends, family and each other. Don Cheadle's Marty Kaan is nobody's role model and Kristen Bell's Jeannie Van Der Hooven is not a woman whose professional demeanor you covet.

Yet, after the debut of Showtime's "House of Lies" Season 3 (available for free in the YouTube video below), viewers find themselves rooting for the decentralized management pod to get back together. "I think we’ve created an equal opportunity group of a--holes," Matthew Carnahan, the showrunner, said in an interview over the phone. "I’m hoping that they’re lovable."

Whether or not they're lovable may not matter this season. Carnahan hints that Season 3 might be the most shocking yet, with a story arc in which P.I. and Mekhi Phifer play drug dealers-turned hip hop entrepreneurs. According to Carnahan, some "really deeply f--ked up" stuff happens that forces the characters to turn to one another for solace.

Below, Carnahan opens up about writing honestly for Marty's son, Roscoe, a gender nonconforming teenager, Jenny Slate's cuckoo character arc and how one big event will rattle the show's foundation.

Will Jeannie and Marty reconcile?
Jeannie and Marty, they will come to a kind of detente fairly quickly in the first several episodes. But it will remain a prickly relationship for a while. Some really, really deeply f--ked up stuff happens that will drive them together or more together. But were it not for that, I think they would remain at an uncomfortable truce. But because things come so unhinged, they sort of take solace in one another eventually.

We learn something goes totally awry. Does it have to do with work or pleasure?
I would say it’s a work-related thing but it’s so extreme that it propels all of the characters in directions they would not otherwise go. It’s been a really exciting season to make because we just decided to do things that don’t happen in half-hour comedies. Then we did them, so that was really fun.

We're going to see a lot more of Jenny Slate. What's in store for her and Doug?
I can’t even begin to tell you what’s in store. But it’s really fun. The relationship between Jenny Slate’s character Sarah and Josh Lawson’s character Doug is such a bizarre relationship and it just gets more twisted when she decides they’re going to have a baby. She “pulls the goalie” without telling him, and there's chaos that ensues when they do that. Doug is less than enthusiastic about the thought of having a baby and ultimately causes a pretty big tear in the fabric of their relationship, especially with his new crush at work. We really get to see him be petty and anal and hypocritical and it’s my favorite Doug material certainly so far.



It seems like a lot of the women on the show are very successful professionally but are portrayed as over-the-top crazy in their personal lives.
I would argue that the men are exactly as ambitious, successful and crazy and we’re used to seeing women crazy but not successful and crazy. I think we’ve created an equal opportunity group of a--holes. I’m hoping that they’re lovable because we push how horrible they are pretty far and just hopes that it sticks. At least they’re authentically themselves, their horrible selves. In a way, Monica, the ex-wife character, gets to say and do all the horrific things that most businesswomen only fantasize about saying and doing.

The show's saving characters are members of Marty’s family, Roscoe particularly. How do you tread with his storyline?
We gave him a lot to do this year. We hired this amazing young actress, Bex Taylor-Klaus, who was also on "The Killing." She plays a gender nonconforming girl and they hook up and they find each other and it’s kind of great for a moment, but we really push that relationship as far as it’ll go. We really gave Donis Leonard, Jr. a ton of stuff to do around the relationship. His gender identity starts to become his sexual identity this season, which is new. That’s been really a challenge for him as an actor to embrace all of that and to take this relationship to places that are funny but also pretty uncomfortable and ultimately really charged emotionally.

How does this relationship affect Marty?
Marty’s undone by his son and how much he loves him. All of the posturing he does around the business world is just not possible around his son, so he’s reduced to being authentic and genuine with him. He’s given a black belt relationship with a gender nonconforming kid who is loud and proud and seems to know himself a lot better than Marty knows himself. I just really wanted to make Roscoe this kid who’s blessed with self-knowledge even at a young age. Even though he’s experimenting with what he looks like on the outside and who he’s attracted to and who he is on the inside, those things are in the process of reconciling themselves, he just has an authentic ability to love himself and to be generous of spirit.

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Marty addressed race head on when he was beat up while running last season. Does that instance comes back at all?
We’re making a show about three generations of black men, which isn’t out there. We’re really excited to be making that, but at the same time, we want to do that without doing that. It’s a comedy and just the fact that that’s on television is already deeply political and deeply provocative in its own way. We don’t want to take that and then make a whole show about race. Part of it is that Marty is a top tier cut-throat management consultant who happens to be African American. That in itself to me feels like a mission statement.

P.I. and Mekhi Phifer play a pair of hip hop clothing entrepreneurs who come from a pretty dodgy background in the drug business. They have a very successful legit business but a very shaky foundation. They come into Marty’s life and we really use that as a platform to explore race and to explore class. These guys are ultra-rich and successful and still have a toe in the drug business. P.I.’s character takes them back to where he grew up and kind of pushes bourgeois Marty’s face in it. He uses him as a way to punk Marty, who grew up as a son of academics and much more privileged. We have a number of episodes that touch on this stuff and touch on the friendship between Mekhi Phifer’s character and Marty. It’s kind of an amazing storyline just because these actors are so good.

Is that toward the end of the season?
It really runs. Don directed the fourth episode and in that episode we introduce these guys and they’re in all the way almost through the whole season near the end of the season.

Do they have anything to do with this big hubbub that you were talking about?
They just might.

"House Of Lies" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. EST on Showtime.

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10 Things You Should Know About 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Star Margot Robbie

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You probably had never heard Margot Robbie's name before she wowed audiences in "The Wolf of Wall Street" as Jordan Belfort's second wife. Yet, all of a sudden, she has sky rocketed to a household name.

Perhaps that's what happens when a foreign actress appears on Hollywood's radar with a brilliantly layered character portrayal and a lot -- a lot -- of nudity.

Robbie's fame has grown incredibly quickly, and she plans on sticking around for a while. So, here's what you should know about her:

1. She's Australian.

Robbie delivered a very believable Long Island accent in "The Wolf of Wall Street," but as soon as the camera's would stop rolling, she always fell right back into her sweet Aussie voice. Robbie was even featured in Australian magazine Inside Film's 2012 Rising Talent Issue.

2. She's younger than you'd guess.

The blond actress is only 23 years old. Nope, that isn't a typo. Her birthday is July 2, 1990.

3. She's obsessed with hockey.

Though ice hockey isn't exactly popular in Australia, Robbie has taken up a love for the sport. She is a huge New York Rangers fan and was even spotted crying during a particularly upsetting game in Madison Square Garden.

Best part? She's so into the sport that she now plays right wing in an amateur hockey league. She told Film.com, "Well I always wanted to play ice hockey back in Australia, I’m not sure why, but we didn’t have any ice where I lived. It was very hot, a coastal town. So I played field hockey, but then when I moved to America I was finally able to join a team once I wasn’t contracted to a show, but when I was contracted to a show I wasn’t able to play." She later confessed, "I play on a team but I’m definitely the worst on the team. I’m not so good at the ice skating part. The hockey is good, but the ice skating I need to work on."

4. She only started acting as a senior in high school.

Robbie told Vulture that she first acted as a high school senior, when her friend asked her to work on an amateur Australian thriller. "When I say amateur low-budget, I mean worse than a student film," she elaborated.

5. She was first known as an Australian soap opera star.

Less than six months after her low–budget thriller, Robbie scored a guest role on Australian soap opera "Neighbours." Then her role grew into a full–time position and inspired Robbie to pursue acting as a livelihood.

The blonde was written off the show in 2011. She described her finale in a TV week interview, saying, "I wanted a big, dramatic death or to go to rehab. But no, it's just a boring old happy ending!"

6. You've probably seen her on–screen before "Wolf."

Robbie starred in the Emmy–nominated ABC show "Pan Am" as Laura Cameron. She also appeared in "About Time," which came out last year.

7. She was initially against nudity in "Wolf," but ultimately encouraged it.

At first, apparently, Robbie had little interest in playing Naomi Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street," so she didn't even consider the extensive nudity that the role required. She explained, "They’re like, ‘Why would she audition for a role that requires nudity if she doesn’t want to do nudity?’ And honestly, I never expected that this would go any further than an audition tape."

Once the young actress got the part and developed her stunning character, she changed her mind. "[Scorsese] was the one saying, ‘Technically, for this sex scene she could have kept her bra on.’ But the first thing Naomi would do is get naked. That’s how she’s gonna win the fight," Robbie justified to Vulture, of her character's nudity.

8. She took three tequila shots before filming her near full–frontal nude scene with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Robbie was asked in an interview with Celebuzz how she prepared for her first sex scene with Leonardo DiCaprio, to which she replied: "I did three shots of tequila at like nine in the morning, right before doing it."

9. She's single!

E! News caught up with Robbie on the Golden Globes red carpet and shared a very important piece of information: She's single. "I don't really wanna date an actor, so this probably isn't the night I'm gonna find someone," she divulged of her chances at finding love on awards night.

10. Hollywood hasn't changed her.

A lot has changed very quickly for the young Australian, especially since she's gained "Wolf" fame. Still, she hasn't let the hype get to her. "I feel as if I've stayed the same, but everything around me changed," she explained in an interview with Vogue UK. "I don't know why, but I expected to wake up in a different body -- thankfully that hasn't happened."

'Fargo' Premiere Date: Colin Hanks Series Hits FX This April

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Get ready for "Fargo."

At the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday (Jan. 14), FX announced that the upcoming 10-part limited series will premiere on April 15.

Based on the 1996 movie by the same name, the TV adaptation of "Fargo" stars Colin Hanks, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton and more.

In case you're not excited enough, relive the magic of "Fargo" with a trailer from the Coen brothers classic below.



Catch "Fargo" on Tues., April 14 on FX.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tony Danza Team Up For Variety Show Spectacular

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tony Danza have teamed up for a magnificent act of song, dance and bizarre animation in a new skit for Levitt's forthcoming variety show, "HITRECORD ON TV."

The duo collaborated with The Gregory Brothers, of the YouTube channel Schmoyoho, for the musical number, called "Oh, It's Fantastic." Yes, the name alone says it all. Taken from the second episode of Levitt's show, the video splices footage of the actors clad in matching suits and dancing onstage with animations of themselves riding unicorns and feasting on a giant meatball.

"HITRECORD ON TV" is a collaborative project made from crowd-sourced online contributions and featuring everything from music, artwork and live conversations.

The show premieres Jan. 18 on Pivot, Participant Media's new cable TV network, which has already announced that it will renew the show for a second season.

Another teaser for the show debuted in January and starred Elle Fanning as a girl diagnosed with night blindness who is given the gift of night goggles to the stars.

From the looks of these two clips, Gordon-Levitt's creative spark is likely to win over even more hearts.

Catch the premiere of "HITRECORD ON TV" on Jan. 18 at 10 p.m. ET on Pivot, or watch the entire first episode on YouTube.

Here Are Mindy Kaling's Dartmouth Comic Strips

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If you pay the slightest bit of attention to pop culture these days, you know Mindy Kaling.

You may know Kaling from own TV show, "The Mindy Project," from her days as a writer and actor on "The Office," or somehow you've only seen her in "The 40 Year Old Virgin."

But you probably don't know Vera Mindy Chokalingam, the 2001 Dartmouth College graduate.

She shortened her last name to Kaling for the stage after graduating from college, according to the New York Times, and has always gone by Mindy for her first name. Kaling joked in her book that she went to Dartmouth to "pursue my love of white people and North Face parkas."

In college, Kaling was a member of the improv comedy troupe the Dog Day Players, a skit writer for the a cappella group The Rockapellas, and had a popular "Badly Drawn Girl" comic strip in the student newspaper, The Dartmouth.

"There were times I was at The D at like 3 a.m., outside in my car while it was snowing and I'd just put my blinkers on and sit there drawing," Kaling told the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine in 2012. "I don't know how I kept up with everything."

Some samples of that comic strip found their way onto Tumblr in the fall of 2013, and were noticed this week by various websites.

Check out a sample of Kaling's comics from her Dartmouth days below, and head over to the Tumblr page to see all the "Badly Drawn Girl" comics that have found their way online.

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Many thanks to The Dartmouth for permission to run these on HuffPost!

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Big Screen Reunion Rumors Fly

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Will Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite for a new project?

Page Six reports that the "Good Will Hunting" co-stars are being courted by Harvey Weinstein for his next film, "A Speck in the Sea."

The movie is to be adapted from an story written by Paul Tough for The New York Times Magazine. On Friday, Deadline.com posted a press release announcing that The Weinstein Company had successfully attained the rights to the story. The project will be produced by Rachael Horovitz, Jason Blum and Harvey Weinstein, with Bob Weinstein serving as executive producer.

The film will portray the harrowing and true story of lobsterman John Aldridge, who fell overboard into the Atlantic Ocean in July of 2013 and was forced to use his rubber boots as a flotation device for 12 hours before he was rescued.

Huffington Post Entertainment has contacted reps for Affleck and Damon to confirm the Page Six report. This post will be updated if and when they respond.

Celebrities Who Look Just Like Disney Characters

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If you are anything like us here at HuffPost Celebrity, you've been listening to "Let It Go," from Disney's latest animated hit "Frozen," on repeat.

Not since the early '90s have we been so into a Disney flick. And with all the nostalgia bubbling up, it got us thinking that there are a few celebrities that share similar traits with our most-beloved animated characters. And with the release of "Frozen," we'd say actress Emma Stone is the latest celeb to join the club of stars with Disney doppelgangers.


Amanda Renneberg, Edmonton Woman, Meets Justin Timberlake (PHOTOS)

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An Edmonton Señorita's dream of meeting Justin Timberlake became a reality Monday night.

Amanda Renneberg got to be 'That Girl' for one night, successfully becoming the envy of JT fans worldwide, after asking for the Internet's help in meeting her idol.

The 27-year-old Sherwood Park woman was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia, a progressive, life-shortening, rare disorder, almost ten years ago. A social media campaign began asking for help help her meet JT.

"Thanks so much for making my dream a reality Justin Timberlake," Renneberg wrote on Facebook.

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"I know meets are so rare and thank you for making me feel like one of the luckiest girls in the world!"

Fazman Patel, a local businessman, heard about Renneberg’s wish and got in touch with a personal contact on Timberlake's team, Global News reports. (Let's hope what goes around comes around for Patel!)

He phoned me! It was so surreal to have my JT ringtone ring, and it was him,” Renneberg told Global News. “I knew the second he asked for Amanda that it was his voice. I couldn’t believe it.”

Renneberg posted photos of her special meeting with the pop star and his wife Jessice Biel. Renneberg was also given signed memorabilia and invited back to Tuesday's concert.

Timberlake is on The 20/20 Experience World Tour, making stops in Edmonton for two nights and then heading west to Vancouver.

16 Terrible Movies That Should Have Gotten Razzie Nominations

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After the announcement of Oscar nominations on Thursday, we can steel ourselves for an incessant stream of articles declaring which of the year's beloved movies and performances were shut out. In the meantime, however, a more pressing set of neglected films is upon us: those that were omitted from the 34th annual Golden Raspberry Awards. As expected, "Grown Ups 2," "After Earth" and "The Lone Ranger" were among the most-nominated movies. But what about Ridley Scott's much-detested "The Counselor"? And nothing for the dull, gaudy "A Good Day to Die Hard"? Razzie voters have taken a page out of the Academy's playbook and left us with a handful of so-called snubs, which raises the question: Were we the only ones forced to endure the painful attempt at slapstick comedy known as "Identity Thief"?

Check out the Razzie nominations, and then peruse our list of 2013's terrible movies not recognized by the pseudo-awards.

'How I Met Your Mother' Creators Apologize For Racism In 'Slapsgiving' Episode

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The most recent episode of "How I Met Your Mother" featured the third rendition of an ongoing joke,"Slapsgiving." But viewers and critics took offense with the show's portrayal of the "slap masters," who were played by Marshall's (Jason Segel) three friends, Colbie Smulders, Josh Radnor and Alyson Hannigan. The three actors' characters were supposed to be Asian experts that Marshall found in Shanghai.

In response, #HowIMetYourRacism gained traction on Twitter on Tuesday (Jan. 14). Buzzfeed put together a list of the most powerful tweets relating to the hashtag.

Co-creator Carter Bays took to Twitter to apologize on Wednesday (Jan. 15.). "With Monday's episode, we set out to make a silly and unabashedly immature homage to Kung Fu movies, a genre we’ve always loved," Bays wrote. "We try to make a show that's universal, that anyone can watch and enjoy. We fell short of that this week, and feel terrible about it."

See all of Bays' tweets below.













Co-creator Craig Thomas also chimed in and tweeted in agreement.


Jeff Garlin's Role On 'The Goldbergs' Lets Him Be As Clueless As He Wants To Be

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Jeff Garlin knows nothing, but he's not afraid to laugh about it.

"What if I told you -- and I'm not even remotely kidding -- that within a week or two of filming each episode, I completely forgot what I've done?" the star of "The Goldbergs" said over the phone for a quick interview. Each week, he said, is a reminder of what he shot months before.

Adam Goldberg's comedy starring Garlin as Murray Goldberg and "Bridesmaids" alum Wendi McLendon-Covey as his wife Beverly is set in generic '80s suburbia. The couple and their children form a karate-kicking, eight-tracks-listening family of five. But the stylistic choices on "The Goldbergs" -- feathered hair, tracksuits, et al. -- isn't the focus for Garlin. "I don't really pay attention to the '80s stuff as far as the show's concerned," he said. Instead, he draws from real experiences with his own family and his time as a co-star on Larry David's HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

But, when asked about the possible return of "Curb," Garlin knows nothing as well. "Nothing whatsoever is coming up," he said. "I just heard a rumor about Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld writing, so I have no idea." Larry David's show is known for having an irregular renewal process, only returning at David's insistence.

Of his new role, Garlin says the biggest different is that he has to learn his lines. "But the writing is so good, it's pretty easy," he said. He does get his own improv on there, as he did on HBO, but, again, he can't really remember what's made it into the show. "Something makes it nearly once an episode, but nothing that I even pay attention to."

That said, he does know that his popular comedy podcast, "By The Way," will make its return before the year ends, though he's not sure who he'll interview.

After a few moments of conversation, Garlin gave up. "Why are you talking to me?! I don't know anything!" he said and burst into his trademark laugh. We'll take it.

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