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Jared Leto And Jimmy Fallon's 'Intense Staredown' Is The Most Ridiculous Staring Contest Ever

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Life is full of mysteries, and after Jared Leto and Jimmy Fallon's "Intense Staredown," it's definitely got a few more.

During Wednesday's "Tonight Show," Fallon and Leto sat on a mountaintop, showed off their most epic stares and pondered hilarious nonsense like being Sour Patch Kids and grunting like a snow leopard.

Some may say this makes no sense at all, but at times like these we're reminded of the message Leto claims he heard from the Earth, "Haters gon' hate."

"The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.

With 'Love Is Strange,' Ira Sachs Made The Year's Best Love Story

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Early in "Love is Strange," a scene opens on John Lithgow and Alfred Molina sitting at a piano. Molina, portraying a music teacher named George, romps through Broadway standards while he and Lithgow, who stars as his partner Ben, sing in unison, their eyes locking in repeated brushes of affection. The couple's closest friends and family members surround them, reveling in the celebration. Even with a horde of onlookers prattling about, it's one of the film's most intimate moments -- and not just because it comes after we witness an excerpt from the wedding George and Ben have waited 39 years to have. There's a certain coziness to zeroing in on two characters while so many tertiary players crowd the scene.

The crux of Ira Sachs' new movie is intimacy, but "Love is Strange" lacks the conventional beats of a big-screen romance. There's no sex scene to build toward, no cliched obstacle to overcome, no meet-cutes or pesky exes to disarm. Instead, our committed couple in question must face another tribulation: the loss of George's long-standing job at a Catholic school whose diocese forbids his marriage.

Unable to afford their West Village apartment, two of those merrymakers who were on hand for the show tunes take them in. Ben, a retired painter, finds shelter with his work-obsessed nephew, Elliot (Darren Burrows), his disenchanted stay-at-home writer wife, Kate (a potent Marisa Tomei), and teenage son (Charlie Tahan) in Brooklyn. George moves in with young police-officer pals (Cheyenne Jackson and Manny Perez) who are not opposed to hosting parties at all hours. So much of the movie, therefore, takes place outside of Ben and George's interpersonal dynamic, instead emphasizing the banalities of an elderly couple temporarily torn apart after finally securing the stability that marriage suggests.

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Lithgow, Tomei, Sachs and Molina attend the movie's Sundance premiere on Jan. 18, 2014.

Sachs, who wrote the script with Mauricio Zacharias, compares the delicate, refreshingly apolitical story to that of the remarriage comedies that were popular in the 1930s and '40s: "His Girl Friday" and "It Happened One Night" and "The Palm Beach Story." But instead of the central couple splitting up to spend time with other lovers, these newlyweds are forced into homes where their refuge is splintered by the discomfort of couch-crashing across borough lines.

"I wanted to tell a great love story, and theirs is one," Sachs told HuffPost Entertainment at the movie's New York press day. "I’m very influenced by neorealists and the ability to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary."

In a brisk 94 minutes, the extraordinary manifests itself in a multitude of ways, some of them increasingly mundane -- and therein lies the film's beauty. Its funniest scene occurs during a sunny afternoon as Ben chatters away while Kate tries diligently to ice him out so she can write. They discuss their work, and Ben's cluelessness is revealed when he tells her, "I can't really work if there's someone else around. I can't really concentrate." Contrast that to a later moment during a rowdy party that George's hosts throw, during which a young stranger who feels equally out of place leans over to bemoan the alienation of being alone in a room filled with mirth. They're juxtapositions of Ben and George's predicament: the former becoming a burden to those whose home he's occupying, the latter burdened by his -- and both longing to reclaim the togetherness that should be synonymous with matrimony.

That fresh approach allows us to grasp Ben and George's intimacy largely outside the confines of their interactions. Their deep history isn't unveiled until the late in the film, and only in vague terms during a charming scene at a Greenwich Village bar, a stop on their date-night reunion. Rarely, especially in the age of the dying romantic comedy, are love stories structured around the moments that come in between life's big events. Sachs is known for making intimate dramas like "The Delta," "Forty Shades of Blue" and "Keep the Lights On," all restrained movies that nonetheless often find their characters pondering billowing questions of identity. In that sense, "Love is Strange" is an antidote. Our key characters have moved past that stage, and it allows the actors to play these men with aplomb: Lithgow with a delicate absent-mindedness and Molina with a stern geniality.

Part of that authenticity, which ultimately defies age or social stratification, stems from Sachs' own life. Ben is the concoction of an older gentleman with whom the director was close and Sachs' great uncle's partner, a sculptor who died in 1999. And, of course, "probably most of all, Ben is John Lithgow" -- a notion cemented by the fact that Michael Gambon was originally tapped for the role but exited due to scheduling conflicts.

"[Lithgow] has this combination of humility and confidence that I think Alfred does too," Sachs said. "People have said, 'Why don’t these guys fight back?' And I was like, 'That’s not who they are.' They’re very modest in terms of the space they will take, and yet they are very sure about who they are. Representation is in itself extremely political. Tell me another film you’ve seen about two older gay men in American cinema. So there’s a radical nature to who is in the frame that seems to me significant and real."

That modest confidence also enhances the romance: There's no doting on the Catholic school's discrimination, and the most overtly political moment is couched in nebulous references to the pre-Stonewall days and a friend who died of AIDS. Instead, it's a tale of "different textures of intimacy" and a "multi-generational family drama told in a cramped New York apartment," as Sachs noted.



For Sachs, the story derives from New York's July 2011 legalization of gay marriage. The following January, Sachs married his partner, and one week later they welcomed twins. The twins' mother lived with them, and in-laws floated in and out of the scene, all in the same sort of cramped New York apartment that appears in "Love is Strange." The story also stemmed from a more pleasant time in the director's life than his previous feature, the much grimmer "Keep the Lights On," which depicts a relationship addled by drugs and infidelity.

"I was in a 10-year relationship which had lots of troubles for both of us, and 'Keep the Lights On' was loosely constructed around the events of that relationship," Sachs said. "This film is not the same, and yet it does really reflect my perspective as a human, as a gay man, but really as a person in the world, that is much more optimistic. And also I think each phase of your life -- and you don’t really know this so well -- you have a different perspective on love based on experience. So I think the film tries to translate that into storytelling."

What also translates: This isn't a movie about being gay or living in New York City or growing old or enduring muddy family kinetics. It's about the small moments, the prosaic events that contribute to the grander romances of life, with a partner, with relatives and with oneself. Told with Sachs' signature even-handedness, "Love is Strange" is a movie about all of us -- and it happens to be the year's greatest love story. Play on.

"Love is Strange" opens in limited release on Aug. 22.

Tom Hardy Dressed As Bane Accidentally Crashed A Wedding One Time

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In honor of #ThrowbackThursday, we bring you that one time Bane (played by Tom Hardy) accidentally crashed a wedding while filming "The Dark Knight Rises" and showed off his less murder-y, more adorable side.

It looked like this:

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Credit: Jared Wickerham via Getty Images

Even though this photo is from 2011 -- when "Dark Knight Rises" was filming in Pittsburgh -- it blew up on Reddit today, making the front page and garnering nearly one million views in just 11 hours.

Turns out Bane isn't the only one that had some fun that day. The bride and groom took advantage of the unique opportunity as well:

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Credit: Jared Wickerham via Getty Images

That right there is the happiest groom in the world.

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10 Taylor Swift Songs All True Fans Know Are Better Than 'Shake It Off'

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This week, Taylor Swift -- our fearless, perpetually heartbroken leader -- unleashed a new song on the world ... and it's not great. It's called "Shake It Off," it sounds like a bunch of other songs, we didn't get any Harry Styles dirt and the video is, well, interesting.

But before turning our backs on Swift and declaring that her new album, "1989" (out Oct. 27), will probably suck, let's revisit the greatness. Because there's so, so much of it. And let's face it: If you have a heart, a soul and an ex, you love Taylor Swift.

Here are our picks for the greatest Taylor Swift songs of all time:

"Love Story" from "Fearless"



According to your ninth grade English teacher, “Romeo and Juliet” is the greatest love story ever told. If you don’t remember it (spoiler alert!), that’s the one where they both die. Pretty romantic, right? Well, no offense to Shakespeare, but teachers probably just say that because they never listened to Taylor Swift's “Love Story.”

Swift's song remixes the classic tale of “Romeo and Juliet” so it’s actually not terrible. Plus, the video is just like a mini version of "Pride and Prejudice," except this time Mr. Darcy doesn't walk around like he’s got a stick up his butt. (Seriously, what does Keira Knightley see in that dude?) So, thanks to T-Swizzle, it appears it’s finally time for high school educators to change their reading assignments and update their Zunes.

It’s a “Love Story," teachers. Just say yes. -- Bill Bradley

"You Belong With Me" from "Fearless"



A Taylor Swift fan is not a label I would apply to myself; I'm pretty neutral over the blond pop-country singer. But hey, there was a time in high school when I listened to "Fearless" on repeat for a few weeks, and I can appreciate a good sappy pop song when I hear one. "You Belong With Me" is that song (which I admittedly know all the words to) that just makes me feel good, and that I would proudly belt out at karaoke. -- Erin Whitney

"Mean" from "Speak Now"



Taylor Swift has this magical way of making even her critics feel sorry for her, all the while reminding them she's the best in the game. "Why you gotta be so mean?" AW, Taylor! I haven't called someone "mean" without using profanity since, like, second grade! Way to be classy AND sassy. -- Lauren Zupkus

"Change" from "Fearless"



Who would have thought that Taylor Swift, the little girl form suburban Pennsylvania, would be a revolutionary in disguise? Well, she's really not. But "Change," has a lot of revolutionary rhetoric in it: "Because these things will change/ Can you feel it now/ The walls that they put up to hold us back will fall down/ This revolution, the time will come for us to finally win."

Swift doesn't exactly know a lot about adversity. So I'd assume "Change" is more about finding the strength inside yourself to change things and achieve your dreams than to damn the man. Sometimes you just need to remember "these things will change." -- Stephanie Marcus

"All Too Well" from "Red"



When I first heard “All Too Well” back in 2012, I wasn’t exactly blown away. Seemed like Tay’s relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal was kind of intense, but wasn’t it all of like … two weeks? But as the years passed, I couldn’t stop listening to it. The lyrics became an almost daily topic of gchat conversation between me and my co-worker (and confidant) as we navigated heartbreaks, cruel rejections and nostalgia for relationships past.

I could really go on all day about “All Too Well” -- that line about dancing around the kitchen in the refrigerator light seems like it’s not great for global warming, but it’s still sweet -- but the most important line of “All Too Well” comes near the end.

“You call me up again just to break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of being honest.” Wow. Just wow. I had experienced my own brand of casual cruelty in the name of being honest right before this song came out. Now, I just think of him in my head as “that casually cruel guy.” Thanks for everything, Taylor. -- Leigh Weingus

"I Knew You Were Trouble" from "Red"



Let's ignore the weird monologue at the beginning of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" and just agree that it's one of her darker songs. It's also pop-yodel done right. We have to admit, we like the desperation that accompanies her lyrics "I guess you didn't care, and I guess I liked that. And when I fell hard you took a step back." She's a girl who's been burned and is basically saying that she should have known better. And who can't relate to that? -- Sasha Bronner

"Long Live" from "Speak Now"



I don't really care what "Long Live" is actually about. Supposedly, it was written in honor of her high school band or something? For me, it holds some greater significance about the fleeting nature of youth and it's also inextricably linked to "The Hunger Games." (I had been reading it at the time. But it's also so apt! "We are the kings and the queens / You traded your baseball cap for a crown / When they gave us our trophies / And we held them up for our town.") But YA lit aside, the truly exceptional gift of T. Swift ballads -- this one in particular -- is that they are imbued with such triumph, such sincerity, such unbridled emotion, which I would never admit to possessing myself. And I don't even have to, because she says it and feels it all for you. -- Jessie Heyman

"Mine" from "Speak Now"



Taylor Swift has a song for every relationship milestone, and I, for one, wish more of those songs had existed when I was going through my (approximately) seven college break-ups with the same guy. However, the song I want to celebrate now has a more positive inflection.

"Mine" is a song about realizing what it's like to have a relationship worth fighting for, and about realizing that the other person is right there fighting for it with you. It's not gauzy and naive like "Love Story" or starry-eyed and self-centered like "You Belong With Me"; it's a bit rough, a bit scary, and willing to get its hands dirty in the name of love. In Taylor's words, what long-term couple doesn't "remember that fight, 2:30 am" when "everything was slipping right out of their hands" and they "braced themselves for the goodbye" -- only to discover that they were both still committed to staying, working things out, and building something strong? Relationships are built on these challenges as much as on the sweeping romantic moments, and that's what "Mine" is all about. Also, it's just a great, infectious song you can't help but sing along to. -- Claire Fallon

"Enchanted" from "Speak Now"



Taylor Swift is the singing version of a Richard Curtis romantic comedy, and "Enchanted" is her "Love Actually." The story behind "Enchanted" is that she met Owl City lead singer Adam Young at a party, was thunderstuck by his charms and wrote a song about their almost, fantasy romance. Here's a sample lyric: "The playful conversation starts / Counter all your quick remarks / Like passing notes in secrecy."

Julia Roberts should be in a movie about this song. Mindy Kaling should be in a movie about this song. Rachel McAdams was almost in a movie about this song: "The Vow," which starred McAdams and Channing Tatum, used "Enchanted" in its trailer. That movie was a surprise hit with romance lovers. Let's give credit to "Enchanted," and then walk through Central Park laughing and holding hands as leaves fall from the trees. -- Christopher Rosen

"Back To December" from "Speak Now"



This tearjerker is one of the best Taylor Swift songs ever written. Her 2010 album "Speak Now" was basically her last country album and was compiled of hit after hit including "Mine," "Fifteen," "Mean" and "Speak Now." But "Back To December" truly resonates with all those lovers out there who made a decision they regret. (In this case, it's rumored that Taylor's regret was dumping "Twilight" hunk Taylor Lautner in December 2009.)

The song contains lyrics like this gut-wrencher: "It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you. Wishing I realized what I had when you were mine." THIS is the Taylor Swift we know and love -- no one writes about heartbreak better than this girl. Not sure how happy and single Tay pens tunes, but I'm pretty sure this album won't live up to her previous ones ... (SORRY!) -- Leigh Blickley

Kathy Griffin Sounds Off On Bestie Anderson Cooper: 'I'm His Personal War Zone'

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They've had us in stitches for past eight New Year's Eves, and it looks like the fun won't be stopping anytime soon.

The fiery Kathy Griffin told HuffPost Live on Wednesday that CNN has extended her and Anderson Cooper's NYE contracts, and she'll continue to stop at nothing to get the silver fox fired.

"I'm trying. I'm really trying," she said, and there's no question she's put forth a concerted effort. Between the comedienne taking her shirt off, grabbing AC's crotch and handcuffing herself to him, it's surprising that the straight-laced TV anchor has thus far only elicited a nervous giggle.

"He's terrified," Griffin continued. "He says that he sweats more with me on New Years on those risers in the middle of Times Square -- where one year I believe it was 13 degrees -- than he does in any war zone. And I take pride in that. I am his personal war zone."

But we all know the "Look At My Butt Crack" comedienne is just kidding, as she admitted her much beloved pal is "one of a kind."

"We've just been texting, actually" she said. "He's in Ferguson right now, so our dinner plans are ruined."

Catch the rest of Kathy Griffin's hysterical conversation with HuffPost Live here.


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Judge Says Shakira's Hit Song 'Loca' Includes 'Substantial Copying' Of Other Artist's Lyrics

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Shakira's hips don't lie, but a federal judge is pretty sure one her songs contains lyrics illegally ripped off from another musician.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled against Sony Corp. of America Tuesday, finding two of the company's subsidiaries guilty of copyright infringement for Shakira's 2010 hit, "Loca."

The suit traces the song back to Ramon "Arias" Vasquez, a Dominican songwriter who says his 1998 work "Loca con su Tiguere" was stolen by Eduard Edwin Bello Pou, a Dominican rapper who goes by the name "El Cata," for the rapper's 2007 song, also titled "Loca Con Su Tiguere."

El Cata, referred to as "Bello" in the court documents, argued his version of the song was unrelated to Arias', claiming he'd been inspired by his relationship with his ex-wife, while Arias was inspired by a love triangle between his older sister and her two lovers.

Ultimately, the judge didn't buy Bello's explanation, since it conflicted with earlier testimony he'd given regarding the origin of the song's key lyrics. Arias provided a cassette tape from 1998 with his recording of the song.

The Spanish language version of Shakira's "Loca," which incorporates portions of Bello performing "Loca Con Su Tiguere," therefore contains "substantial copying," the judge notes.

"There is no dispute that Shakira's version of the song was based on Bello's version," Hellerstein writes. "Accordingly, I find that, since Bello had copied Arias, whoever wrote Shakira's version of the song also indirectly copied Arias."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, SonyATV Latin and Sony/ATV Discos, the companies responsible for distributing Shakira's song in the United States, are liable for damages, which will be determined in the next phase of the trial.

Beyoncé, Jay Z Cuba Trip Cleared By Treasury Department

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Celebrity power duo Beyoncé and Jay Z were heavily criticized in April 2013 by pro-Cuban democracy activists and GOP lawmakers over their trip to Cuba that month.

Most Americans who wish to visit Cuba need to obtain a license from the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), due to a long-standing trade embargo, and critics questioned the optics and legality of the couple's trip.

Reuters reported at the time, however, that the trip was an official "people-to-people" cultural exchange organized by a New York-based nonprofit group, which obtained approval from the U.S. government through the standard licensing process.

And on Wednesday, the Treasury Department's Office of the Inspector General sent a report to OFAC's director that cleared the couple of any wrongdoing.

The report's conclusion reads as follows:

OFAC is authorized to license travel to Cuba for people-to-people educational exchanges that enhance contact with the Cuban people, support civil society in Cuba, or help promote the Cuban people’s independence from Cuban authorities. Based on our review of the applicable laws and regulations, OFAC guidelines, the OFAC case file for the non-profit organization including related correspondence between OFAC and the organization, and inquiry of OFAC officials, we believe OFAC’s determination that there was no apparent violation of U.S. sanctions with respect to Jay-Z and Beyoncé's trip to Cuba was reasonable. While we are not making a formal recommendation in this memorandum, we believe that OFAC should document in its files with a summary of the basis for its determinations with respect to this matter.


Florida GOP Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart were incensed when news of the trip first broke, and even sent a letter to OFAC about the matter.

"Despite the clear prohibition against tourism in Cuba, numerous press reports described the couple's trip as tourism, and the Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda," Ros-Lehtinen and Diaz-Balart wrote in the letter.

"We represent a community of many who have been deeply and personally harmed by the Castro regime's atrocities, including former political prisoners and the families of murdered innocents," they added.

When President Barack Obama was asked about the incident last year, he responded by saying that "you know, this is not something the White House was involved with. We've got better things to do."

Obama did loosen restrictions in 2011 for Americans looking to visit Cuba for cultural, educational and religious reasons. There is still debate, however, over whether and how much the Cuba embargo should be eased.

Nick Cannon Confirms Separation From Wife Mariah Carey

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Looks like there's some truth to those Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey split rumors.

Cannon confirmed to Yahoo's The Insider host Chris Spencer that he and Carey are currently living apart.

“There is trouble in paradise. We have been living in separate houses for a few months,” The "America's Got Talent" host said.

The 33-year-old did, however, quash the rumor that the problems in his marriage are due to infidelity.

The couple, who has been married since 2008, have 3-year-old twins together, Monroe and Moroccan.

“My main focus is my kids,” Cannon told The Insider.

Rumors began to swirl this week after The New York Post's Page Six reported Carey and Cannon are "living separately." The report also included that Carey has allegedly suspected him of cheating and has hired security to keep watch on him during club appearances.

50 Cent Will Donate $750,000 If Floyd Mayweather Reads 1 Page Of Harry Potter

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When it comes to the ice bucket part of the ice bucket challenge, rapper 50 Cent isn't too interested. What he really wants is to continue his feud with boxer Floyd Mayweather -- oh, and maybe donate $750,000 to charity in the process.

In an Instagram video posted Thursday, 50 Cent challenged Mayweather to read one full page of the Harry Potter book series out loud "without stopping or starting or fucking up." If Mayweather succeeds, 50 will donate the sum to a charitable organization of the boxer's choice.

Which sound like a pretty magical deal. Mayweather, you're up.

So, Hugh Jackman Can Deadlift 400 Pounds Like A Boss

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So, Hugh Jackman may a bit stronger than we thought -- because, apparently, he can now deadlift 180 kgs (nearly 400 lbs) and make it look easy.

But he's got good reason for his new fitness prowess: Jackman is currently training to play Blackbeard in the Peter Pan origin film, "Pan," due out in 2015:




Hey, if we were you, Hugh, we'd tweet about this, too.

Jonathan Lipnicki Learns That If You Were A Child Star, Everyone Assumes You Went To Rehab

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Little Jonathan Lipnicki's much-quoted debut as the spiky-haired tyke in "Jerry Maguire" vaulted him to a level of stardom that few besides Macaulay Culkin and Haley Joel Osment can understand. That was, until the day everything changed. By which we mean Lipnicki hit puberty. He didn't go to rehab for substance abuse or get busted for drug possession, unlike some of his young Hollywood cohorts.

In the video above -- appropriately titled "You Used To Be Cute" -- Lipnicki parodies what we're sure has been far too frequent a conversation between him and everyone that's surprised that he's neither 6 years old nor a parolee.

Apparently, this is one conversation with which a few former child stars can identify.

Mara Wilson, who appeared in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Matilda" as a little girl, took to Twitter to applaud Lipnicki's satire video and commiserate about being a former child star without a sordid past.

Babyhead Conan Singing 'Creep' Is The Most Wonderfully Disturbing Thing Ever

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Well, who needs sleep anyway?

On Thursday, Conan O'Brien aired his much anticipated "Scrapisode" where he showed clips of rehearsal bloopers and the behind-the-scenes stuff we normally don't get to see.

One of the highlights was Conan giving an impromptu performance of Radiohead's "Creep" during a segment on the Internet trend baby-heading. Yeah, it might give you nightmares, but it's just so worth it.

Other highlights include:

"Before Photoshop"


"GoPro Hijinks"


"Steve Martin and Conan Work Out The Top 10 List"


Check out the full episode here.

"Conan" airs weeknights at 11 p.m. ET on TBS.

Here's The Origin Of Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off'

Benedict Cumberbatch Puts Other Celebrities To Shame With New Take On The Ice Bucket Challenge

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Benedict Cumberbatch has officially taken on the Ice Bucket Challenge -- or should we say Ice Buckets Challenge.

In an over two-minute video posted to Youtube, the star puts other notables to shame by taking not one but six buckets of ice water to the head. (Well, technically five buckets and one motorcycle helmet.) The mini-film employs some pretty artful misdirection too: Cumberbatch explicitly states at the beginning that he only plans to take on the one bucket. After it's been dumped, the actor steps into the shower to warm up, only to get splashed with a second while he's stark naked. It all spirals from there:



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Before You Try The LeBron James Paleo Diet, 3 Myths About Carbs

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Carbs are not the enemy. Since NBA star LeBron James posted an Instagram picture of his slimmer physique recently the sports world and beyond have been buzzing about his low-carb diet. 


Extraordinary Emmy Awards Moments Through The Years

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Each year, the Emmy Awards celebrate television's best and brightest. As the 2014 Emmys show quickly approaches, it's time to take a trip down memory lane. From the very first broadcast from Los Angeles, in 1949, to Bill Cosby's historical win, in 1966, the Emmys makes for a night to remember, celebrating shows like "I Love Lucy," "The Sopranos" and everything in between.

Watch the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, Monday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.

8 Movie Characters Who Prove Older Really Does Mean Wiser

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When it comes to movie roles, older characters often get the short end of the stick. It's rare to find a film with a leading lady or a superhero over the age of 50. But sometimes, these characters get the opportunity to shine the brightest when it comes to offering insightful, inspirational advice.

After all, it's only an experienced soul that could share these words of wisdom:

Albus Dumbledore, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004)

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Grandpa Edwin, "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)

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Somerset, "Se7en" (1995)

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Mrs. Gump, "Forrest Gump" (1994)

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Maude, "Harold and Maude" (1971)

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Ed Bloom, "Big Fish" (2003)

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Stephen, "The Last Kiss" (2006)

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Ninny Threadgoode, "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991)

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Stacy Keibler Welcomes Baby Girl Ava Grace With Jared Pobre

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Congrats go out to Stacy Keibler!

The wrestler-turned-TV host welcomed a baby girl named Ava Grace with her husband Jared Pobre on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Keibler, 34, took to her website to share the happy news, posting a photo of three hearts in the sand and writing, “Jared and I have been blessed with the new love of our lives. Ava Grace was born at home on Wednesday. We’ve never experienced a level of joy and happiness like this before! Thank you so much for all of the special wishes and positive energy.”

Keibler, who formerly dated George Clooney, married Pobre during a private beach wedding in Mexico, in March 2014. She announced her pregnancy shortly after tying the knot.

“Jared is the most thoughtful, loving, kind person. I couldn’t ask for a better father for my children. Our bond is so strong and special and getting pregnant has made it even more so," she told Fit Pregnancy in May of her relationship with Pobre. "It’s been so much fun preparing to become new parents together."

Jessica Alba Says Church's Stance On Gays, Premarital Sex Caused Her To Walk Away

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Although she was a born-again Christian for four years, Jessica Alba says a teenage crush on a bisexual drag queen prompted her to distance herself from the church.

The "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" star, 33, recalled her experience in an intimate new interview with Marlow Stern of The Daily Beast.

"I fell in love when I was 16 and had this major crush on… I guess he was a drag queen? He was bisexual and a ballerina, and this was while I was at the Atlantic Theater Company in Vermont," she said. "We used to go to this gay club and I’d dance with him all night, four nights a week."

She went on to note, "I was so in love with him and thought, 'There’s no way this guy’s going to hell,' because in my church, it was, 'Anybody who’s gay is going to hell' and 'Premarital sex is evil,' and I thought, 'There’s no chance! This guy is amazing!' So that went right out the window."

You can read the full interview with Alba here.

Alba has previously spoken out on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The actress reportedly appeared at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles in both 2006 and in 2009.

She shared similar sentiments in a 2006 interview with Elle magazine, saying that she was bothered by the church's stance on both premarital sex and homosexuality, as well as the lack of strong female role models in the Bible.

"I thought it was a nice guide," she said at the time. "But it certainly wasn't how I was going to live my life."

Paralympic Medalist Amy Purdy Wears Minidress On Red Carpet, Flaunts Prosthetics

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Our hats are off to Amy Purdy for proudly showing off her prosthetics on the red carpet.

The 2014 Team USA Paralympic bronze medalist proudly paired a minidress with her prosthetic legs Thursday night at the OK! TV Awards Party in Los Angeles, an inspiring choice her fans can't stop calling "beautiful" on social media.

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amy purdy

Purdy, 34, a 34-year-old pro snowboarder who also appeared on season 18 of "Dancing With the Stars," lost both of her legs at the age of 19 following a battle with bacterial meningitis.

Doctors gave Purdy a "less than 2 percent chance" of surviving the infection, which put her in a coma for nearly three weeks and also took her spleen, the hearing in her left ear and her kidneys. She ultimately persevered and returned to snowboarding, but only after building her own prosthetics, because snowboarding-specific ones didn't exist at the time.

Purdy returned to the hospital again a week before her 21st birthday for an organ transplant -- a kidney donated by her father. As before, she recovered and returned to physical activity, co-founding Adaptive Action Sports, a group dedicated to helping individuals with physical disabilities participate in action sports.



Speaking of her appearance on "Dancing With the Stars," Purdy told ABC she's proud to have helped knock down barriers.

"To be able to walk down the street and have people stop you, not just because they recognize you, but because you somehow personally touched them, it's amazing," she said. "In the past, if you saw a girl with prosthetic legs walking down the street, you can imagine people would kind of look and not know what to say, or maybe they are fascinated, or maybe they feel bad for you."

"But now when I walk down the street wearing a skirt, those lines have been blurred, barriers have been knocked down," Purdy continued. "They look at me for what I'm capable of instead of going, 'That girl has prosthetic legs.'"

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