The folks at MI:6 haven’t made our love for James Bond easy for the past few years — first they totally scrambled our brains with Quantum of Solace (to be fair, I watched that on Ambien on a 12-hour flight), then they threatened to take him away from us permanently, due to all sorts of studio conflicts. But come November 9, we will at last see the return of Daniel Craig’s penetrating stare and tormented, broad shoulders and perfect posture and superhuman skills and smooth voice 007 in Skyfall. The teaser trailer, which premiered today, doesn’t give away much more than we already know: The plot is something about M’s (Judi Dench) past coming back to haunt the agency, and Bond isn’t in a very happy place. The mood of this teaser is unsurprisingly somber (at times reminding us of the trailer for Craig’s other recent dark role in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo). But no amount of bleak interrogation rooms or fast-cut action sequences can suppress the unchangeable fact of Bond, James Bond: He is one sexy, sexy man. Here are 10 moments that prove as much:

1. The above image, which appears as Bond is playing a word-association game in front of a two-way mirror. “Agent,” the interrogator asks. “Provocateur,” he answers. And yum.

2. Here’s another shot of Craig’s perfectly sculpted silhouette, which could really double as an ad for this coat. We’ll take 10.

3. How does he manage to be so menacing in the middle of a what looks like parade?

4. The briefest glimpse of one Bond girl/nemesis, Severine (played by Berenice Marlohe). We previously heard she was an “enigmatic and glamourous” femme fatale. Did she blow out the windows of that high-rise apartment with the sheer force of her hate/desire for our hero?

5. Bond girl #2 Eve, played by Naomie Harris. We still don’t know if Eve is the agent that will eventually become Moneypenny, but we do know that shaving has never seemed more like foreplay.

6. For some reason, shooting guns really brings out Craig’s bone structure.

7. Of course, Bond can outrun cars. Why the hell not?

8. This is the only glimpse we have of bad guy Silva, played by Javier Bardem. It is more than enough to get us excited for their showdown.

9. Honestly, we have no idea what is going on here — is it an aquarium? will there be laser sharks? — but we are most curious to know why Bond has a scruff of beard here.

10. OK, there is admittedly nothing necessarily sexy about someone being choked under water. We would just like to remind you, however, that after this scene, we will undoubtedly get to see Daniel Craig completely soaked.

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Days after reporting husband Nick Stahl missing, Rose Stahl said the Terminator 3 actor has entered a 30-day rehab program at an undisclosed facility to overcome the worst addiction cycle of his life, she told People. “Now that he is safe, it’s time to focus back on healing,” Rose told the magazine.

Stahl, 32, had been living apart from his wife and their 2-year-old daughter, Marlo. Rose filed papers in February requesting that his visits with their daughter be monitored, citing concerns over his drug use. She filed a missing persons report last week, saying she hadn’t seen him since May 9. But on Saturday, Nick emailed friends saying that he had checked into rehab.

“I gotta lotta hope,” Rose told People in an email of her husband’s recovery, adding that she hadn’t intended to publicize that he was missing.

Stahl got his first big role at 13 in the Mel Gibson movie Man Without a Face and played John Connor in 2003′s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. He also starred in HBO’s Carnivale from 2003-2005. Though Rose said he hasn’t taken any acting gigs in recent months, he has starring roles in three independent movies listed in post-production on IMDb.

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Throughout her career Jill Scott has rocked as many hairstyles as she has shows. Like her vibrant personality, her hair choices are fun, edgy and unique. In preparation for tonight’s season premiere of VH1 Storytellers featuring Jill Scott, we chatted with celebrity hairstylist Ursula Stephen about the styles she loves most on Jill. If the name Ursula Stephen rings a bell it’s probably because she is the woman solely responsible for Rihanna’s 2008 haircut that turned her into a style icon. She’s also the same stylist on whom Rihanna spent $24,000 to fly out to London to fix a hair emergency this March. Yes, guys, a woman’s hair is that big of a deal. Stephen says she admires Jill for her beauty and confidence. “She shows the girls how to be beautiful with natural hair,” said Stephen. “She’s definitely one of the natural hair icons.”

Gosh, 2001 seems like eons ago, but it was around this time Scott took the music industry by storm due to her first album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. At the 2001 Billboard Music Awards, Jill wore a head of full ‘locks in the shape of a crown. Sorry, folks. This isn’t a do it yourself style. Stephen said the best way to achieve this look is through a professional braider.

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At the Grammy Jam Fest in 2004, Jill confidently sported an afro with a little variation by changing the shape. To achieve this look, Stephen said Motions Hydrate My Curls adds moisture and defines curls. “The best way to make sure your afro is even is by using an afro pic,” Stephen said.

Ladies who love their natural hair are always looking for new styles to achieve. Jill kept it fresh and new with an afro pompadour at the BET Honors in 2008, which according to Stephen is really easy to maintain. “It’s a great way to see how you can make your hair do something funky,” she said.

Right when the Mohawk was becoming hot, again, Jill wore a twisted Mohawk to VH1 Divas in late 2011. It was trendy but she still made it her own. “There is an advantage to having the sides of your hair shaved off,” said Stephen. “It just adds a certain edge to any style you may want to have.”

We love seeing what hairstyle Jill Scott will wear next as much as we love watching her perform. Check out the rest of her hair-volution in the gallery above. Then tune in tonight to see and hear Jill on her VH1 Storytellers debut. Storytellers airs tonight at 11PM ET/PT.

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While the women may have held their own in the best-dressed department at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, the men were a class apart. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you certainly couldn’t ignore them. Case in point, Usher, whose electric cyan suit would’ve looked clownish on anyone else but him. Or LMFAO who strode around in their usual neanderthal style picks. The rest of the men were a lot more sedate in their choices. There was a fedora here and there — on Gavin DeGraw who looked like a ’40s gangster in his suit. Or Wiz Khalifa who paired his with a waistcoat, low-rise jeans and Amber Rose.

We spotted a bow-tie on Modern Family‘s Ty Burell, over a plaid shirt. Also wearing checks was Eric Benet, who picked the pattern for his suit. Justin Bieber kept it contemporary and youthful with a pair of cool kicks. Also contemporary, but in a completely different direction was the very fashionable Robin Thicke. All in all, we approve of how the men made sure the carpet was sartorially diverse. If only this could happen all the time. We have 12 picks in the gallery below, and they’re all your favorite male celebrities, so click away and enjoy!

[Photo: Splash News Online]

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Where there is a best-dressed, there has to be a worst-dressed. It’s the yin and yang of a red carpet. You’re already aware of the Miley Cyrus tuxedo disaster at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards? She had good bad company at the event, as well. Here’s the thing about Katy Perry‘s flowing lavender Blumarine gown. It would have been great if it had taken it down a notch in the shine department. It looks almost synthetic, and that deep plum lipstick feels wrong with it. Julianne Hough‘s gold sequin Kaufman Franco dress suffered from the same problem. It also looked like an embellished towel wrapped around her body, though we feel a little more makeup may have suited this look.

Sticking to the shimmer department was Julie Bowen‘s Doo.Ri strapless dress. It looked ill-fitting, and that one shining panel down the front didn’t do wonders for her, especially with her clunky heels. We actually liked Zooey Deschanel‘s sparkly Moschino number, even though it was badly fitted, but she ruined the lightness of the outfit by adding those black tights. Lacey Scwhimmer‘s shimmery panelled dress just went straight to tacky — and what was up with those candy-colored hair extensions? Normally, embellished gowns do well at awards shows. Not so much the case at this event, as you can see.

Another misstep came from Nelly Furtado. The label of the dress was all right — Alberta Ferretti. But the white crochet translated pretty badly on her body, making her look boxy, when we know that Nelly isn’t. Sticking to the same color scheme was Amber Rose who really needs to be told that there is no harm in going up a size. Too tight, Amber! Way too tight! She looked like she was about to spill out any moment. But, as always, the final verdict lies with you. What do you think of the ensembles? Take a look at the gallery below and give us your opinions.

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It’s safe to say that Miley Cyrus won’t be included in any best-dressed lists for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, held yesterday in Las Vegas. This “ensemble” consists of teased out hair, a white tuxedo jacket by Jean Paul Gaultier, Jacquie Aiche jewels and Christian Louboutin heels. That’s it. We don’t get it. Did Miley forget to put on any clothes and sleep walk to the awards? Did some well-meaning pal with excellent taste — it is a Gaultier jacket, after all — throw the coat on her to protect Miley’s modesty? Perhaps this was a bet gone horribly wrong with her stylist.

Or … or … she got mugged on her way to the awards show by someone who loves couture dresses but not couture jackets, so Miley got left with just that. We’re really hoping these are all plausible excuses because we just don’t want to deal with the fact that this outfit was chosen out of free will. We’re not digging the side-boob. We’re not digging the fact that Miley can’t move for fear of a major wardrobe malfunction. How did she sit down in this? Most of all — we’re not digging the fact that this is what awards-show dressing has come to. C’mon, Miley! You’re WAY better than this.

[Photos: Splash News Online]

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We love a good red carpet. This one scored decently, so while we’re not over the moon, we have got a couple of really great looks to show you. The 2012 Billboard Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, yesterday, and some very definite best-dressed ensembles led the way. Taylor Swift hardly puts a foot wrong, so her red chiffon and lace Elie Saab gown and poker straight hair was a big winner, as expected. The goddess Alicia Keys is next up, looking super sexy in a form-fitting black Azzedine Alaia Couture with Repossi earrings and Brian Atwood heels. Not an inch of skin shown, but she worked it like it’s never been worked before. Take note, ladies!

We also loved the confection that was Carrie Underwood‘s Oscar de la Renta chiffon and tulle gown. How can you not have fun wearing something like that? Both Jordin Sparks‘ looks for the night were hits as well. Her nude DVF lace-overlay mini-dress on the carpet was stunning and tasteful, especially with those David Yurman jewels she had on. Her second look was a beautiful gown with a royal-blue, flowing skirt and a strapless black leather bodice. Very hot! Chrissy Teigen also gets major props for the architectural leather and satin Georges Chakra Couture dress she wore. There’s a total of 10 looks in our best-dressed opinion, so this is just scratching the surface. Head to our gallery for the whole picture and tell us what you think!

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What an awful week it’s been for music. Donna Summer passed away just a couple of days ago. And now cancer has also claimed the life of another extremely talented musician of the disco era. Robin Gibb of the awesome, three-member group, the Bee Gees, died yesterday, at 62, after succumbing to a long battle with colon and liver cancer.

We knew he was very sick but really thought that he may have been on the mend after waking up from a coma he fell into for a couple of days in April, while suffering pneumonia. His family feared he wouldn’t recover, but he did for a time.

“The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery,” a statement from his rep reads. “The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time.”

Fellow Bee Gee and Robin’s twin brother Maurice Gibb died in 2003 from a twisted bowel, and now this latest loss leaves Barry Gibb as the only surviving member of the group. Born and raised in Manchester, England, the group rose to fame in Australia before returning to the U.K. in the ’60s. They didn’t become known for their dance music until the mid-1970s, and then exploded in popularity with the soundtrack to the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever.

We send our condolences to his family, and to his fans across the world.

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Cher has big plans for 2012, but don’t call it a comeback. The pop goddess has rarely slowed down in her 49-year career. Cher began recording her 26th studio album as of 2011, and plans to release “The Greatest Thing,” a duet with Lady Gaga, as its first single. The Armenian beauty won’t stop there. Cher announced via Twitter in February that she will also tour beginning in September 2012, her first tour in seven years. While she upholds her music and acting career, the mom of two still manages to be there for her kids. Not only was Cher Chaz Bono’s biggest fan while he was on Dancing With The Stars, but she also recently attended the GLAAD Media Awards with her son. Cher is such a supporter of Chaz and LGBT rights, she’s currently in a feud with Mitt Romney and Donald Trump over the issue.

The singer and actress has so much to be proud of. From her beginning as part of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher, to becoming a television personality on her own variety show, to her acclaimed roles in films like Mask and Moonstruck, Cher is definitely a triple threat. She’s also had quite the love life — she’s been linked to everyone from Elvis Presley to Richie Sambora. Today Cher turns 66 years old, and we decided to turn back time and take a look at how she’s held onto that flawless physique and radiant beauty (with a little help from her surgeon friends) through the years.

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There’s a reason why Mark Zuckerberg and his normally reticent girlfriend, Priscilla Chan are trending on Twitter today. It’s because of that very surprising update the Zuck posted on that other social networking phenomenon — Facebook. Mark married his partner of nine years, Priscilla, yesterday in a private wedding held in the backyard of his home in Palo Alto, California. And it isn’t just a surprise to the world. It was a surprise to the approximate 100 guests who attended as well. They thought they were coming for Priscilla’s med school (University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine) graduation party! Her wedding ring is rumored to have been designed by Zuckerberg himself, and is said to feature “a very simple ruby.” The photograph — love the gown and the veil — and the update are on his Facebook page. Of course they are. On another note, there’s something kind of old school about this picture, that we really like. Maybe it’s the dress? Maybe it’s the pose or the sunlight filtering in the background? It makes them look quite serene and happy.

This is going to be a very tough week to top for him. His 28th birthday was on Monday — May 14. He just got married. And let’s not forget the fact that he’s going to be rolling in billions thanks to the Facebook IPO. Major congratulations to the newlyweds. We expect more updates soon!

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Look, we believed it when Courtney Stodden became a vegetarian because she didn’t want to “eat anything with a face.” That made sense to us. We believed it when she writhed around on her kitchen linoleum in an attempt to make “floor flashing” happen. We use Twitter; it could have caught on. We even believed it when she married Doug Hutchison despite the fact that she’s a minor and he’s that scary liver-eating guy from The X-Files. Fine! Sure! We accept the things we cannot change, but we cannot suspend our disbelief any longer when we see Courtney Stodden hack up a hair ball and eat cat food while dressed as Hello Kitty in the video she posted today. We cannot abide such a violation to our sense of logic. This has to be a part of her fine arts dissertation, right? Or at least one epically convoluted episode of Punk’d? If not, we have past beyond the bonds of reality and into Courtney’s world!

Now, it would be one kind of unsettling thing if our favorite teenage bride just acted like a sexy cat and dubbed in meowing later. But when she shuffles her Lucite stilettos around in that litter box? Courtney deserves an A on the performance art thesis she’s been crafting this entire time. A grad school project would make a lot of sense, wouldn’t it? A lot more sense than what appears to be actually happening?

We were happy to end our week with this ridiculous image of Will Smith backhanding a Ukrainian reporter who attempted to kiss him at the Moscow premiere of Men in Black III. But then the story got even better. After TMZ posted the video of the incident, which just made us feel much better about every awkward encounter we’ve ever experienced on the red carpet (sooo embarrassing when actors stare blankly at you for asking a question about vampires), we started to dig around to figure out who this reporter was. The site said kissing actors is his shtick. And we found something sooo much better than some guy pulling a Borat impression with unsuspecting Hollywood stars. We are almost certain that the man in question is none other than Vitalii Sediuk. OK, sorry, that name meant nothing to us either. Until we dug a little further and discovered he is the guy who gave Madonna those dreaded hydrangeas at the Venice Film Festival last year. Watch both videos below and we think you’ll be convinced too.

My first instinct is to thank Vitalii, for making the rest of us reporters look good. My second is to want to backhand him ourself. I can just see stars starting to put up plexiglass barricades between themselves and us. When all we really wanted to do is find out whether they prefer True Blood or Twilight.

The 65th annual Cannes Film Festival is now in full swing, and some of the biggest stars in the world have flown across the pond to strut their stuff in the riviera sun! We’ve already brought you the most incredible styles of the opening day, but the celebs are definitely not running low on daring styles. We’re starting to wonder if there was some kind of dress memo, because lately a large number of lovely ladies have been venturing out in veryyy low-cut gowns. From actresses Eva Longoria and Diane Kruger, to rocker mom Jada Pinkett Smith and model Eva Herzigova, these past few days at Cannes have been brought to you by the letter “V.” You know, as in “deep v-necked.” Check out more plunging necklines and other fashion favorites in the gallery below!

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When the man behind Pan’s Labyrinth and The Orphanage decides to make a 3-D stop-motion Pinocchio remake, you just know it’s going to be a lot more odd and unsettling than the classic Disney kids movie. So why not add a dash of Daniel Radcliffe and make it downright bizarre? Director Guillermo Del Toro bragged to an audience at the Cannes Film Festival this week that the Harry Potter star expressed an interest in “getting involved” in the film, presumably as the voice of the wooden boy himself. Did we mention singer Tom Waits is probably going to be Geppetto? Sure, why wouldn’t he be? Makes those creepy, donkey-riddled Pleasure Island scenes in the Disney Pinocchio seem downright normal! Just kidding, of course! That island will haunt us forever. Why were those boys all smoking cigars? That ain’t right!

Del Toro is also hoping to snag Christopher Walken for the film’s malevolent fox villain. The director vowed that movie would be way more faithful to the original story, ”more surreal and slightly darker” and would be set in Italy between the World Wars. Because why wouldn’t he go all out with the desolate, terrifying aspect of a heartwarming fairytale? The Blue Fairy is going to be some sort of horrible mantis, isn’t she? Isn’t she, Del Toro?

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Um, is this real life? We guess we were so distracted by Matthew Fox‘s DUI earlier this month that we failed to notice that the actor had slowly turned into a hyper-sinewy street fighter. Seriously, look at him. Now look at a photo of him from earlier this spring. We have to think some of that shreddedness must be CGI or color-corrected beef jerky or something because how can a human being get that jacked and still have functioning organs? Let alone be drinking?

That being said, we are truly psyched to see the Lost actor flexing his acting muscles/every other muscle in his body for the upcoming crime thriller Alex Cross, due out October 26. It’s been two years since the hit ABC mystery drama ended and Fox last had a role; playing a serial killer named Picasso across from Tyler Perry‘s titular detective seems like the perfect way to step back into the limelight. Oh, and we have to wonder…was Fox this cut when he allegedly punched that party bus diver in the groin last November? We hope not. That would be the worst cause of death to have to put in your obituary.

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So, Peter Berg’s Battleship is finally out in the U.S. today. We have been waiting for this moment ever since the cast was announced — and sounded like basically the best-looking cast ever assembled. Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna together in the same movie? Our eyes could hardly believe their luck. Except, well, the reviews are making us second-guess our excitement. It’s got a 36 percent rating on RottenTomatoes.com, with a lot of critics complaining, well, that it’s a loud war movie about aliens and battleships. Well, if you’re on the fence still, or if you absolutely know that loud war movies about alien invasions aren’t your bag, we have an alternative for you. This magnificent gallery of the most beautiful cast ever assembled doing their best to promote the hell out of the flick all over the globe, on magazines ranging from Elle to Men’s Health to something called Stayhard (maybe that means something else in Swedish). However the movie turns out, it will have achieved everything we could ever want: It made these stars get in front of a lot of cameras all spring long.

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As actress Raven Symone has made abundantly clear, the definition of what is or is not so Raven changes almost everyday. According to recent rumors, however, allegedly having a lesbian relationship with America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion contestant AzMarie Livingston might be the most Raven thing of all. Earlier this week The National Enquirer started some rumors regarding the Cosby star’s lady-oriented love life. “She’s at a point now where she doesn’t care what her family thinks, and she’s in love with AzMarie,” their source claimed. “She’s a lesbian and wants to live that way. She feels her parents are still trying to treat her like she’s a kid, and she’s told them she’s going to do what she wants.” Sounds about right. Yup, this story just gets more and more Raven with ever new detail!

So is the gossip true? Raven, who is currently killing it on Broadway in the lead role of Sister Act, took to her Twitter this afternoon to…well, not to deny it, that’s for sure. “I’m living my PERSONAL life the way I’m happiest. I’m not one, in my 25 year career to disclose who I’m dating. and I shall not start now,” Symone tweeted. “My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I’m datings to know. I’m not one for a public display of my life.” Dating a model and telling us mind our own business in the classiest, most dignified way possible? Would that the entire world could be half so Raven!

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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new comedy about the invention of the vibrator required a light hand (pun extremely intended!) when it came to shooting scenes of Victoria women, uh, enjoying their treatment. So how does a filmmaker shoot such delicate material? “We had orgasm rehearsal!” Hysteria director Tanya Wexler explained. “We didn’t want it to sound porny, but we also didn’t what it to sound incredibly absurd.”

Seeing as how this is cinema, not Skinemax, Wexler and her male leads Hugh Dancy and Jonathan Pryce also had to get crafty with how they shot scenes featuring the good doctors, er, tending to their lady patients before the ingenious invention arrives. “They can’t just kind of fake it,” Wexler said (pun unintended!). “There was a lot of uncomfortable brainstorming until Hugh was like, ‘Can we just use a sandbag?’ Jonathan, after two days of shooting, comes up to me and says, ‘I rubbed the skin off the knuckles of my hand.’” We call that dedication to the craft!

While Gyllenhaal’s brassy protagonist Charlotte doesn’t face any problems that are quite so graphic, she still got inventive developing her character. “I wasn’t concerned at all with her being historically accurate,” Maggie explained. “I just wanted her to be alive and wild and full of being a woman. She could be from any time, any planet.”

Meanwhile, both women had a question about the Victorian society that gave birth to the vibrator (so to speak). That question is: really? “Is it really true that theses people who couldn’t look at a woman’s ankle thought they could give a woman an orgasm and that was considered a medical procedure?” Maggie laughed. “Really, don’t you think men knew what women’s orgasms look like for a long time?” We hope so!

“The core root is the denial that we are all in about something in some way,” Wexler agrees. “Doctors can be masturbating women one minute, and then barely able to old the hand of the woman they’re courting the next.” As if you didn’t want to see the movie already!

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Taylor Swift went for lunch with Foster The People front-man Mark Foster yesterday, and apparently in Hollywood that means you’re ready to settle down and put a deposit on twin cemetery plots. Gossip sites are tossing their cookies at the prospect of the two young musicians hooking up, but it’s a Friday afternoon so we’ll bite. The pair were spotted dining al fresco in LA yesterday, with Taylor rocking her trademark Ladies-Of-The-Canyon steez in a flowing peach sundress and floppy hat. Foster, ever the rocker, showed up looking like Dr. House in a sport-coat, t-shirt and jeans. It’s remains to be seen if T-Swift “fostered” Mark’s “people”, but the willowy songstress has been linked to her share of dudes over the short span of her career. Just last month it was rumored that she was seeing pious footballer Tim Tebow, and that’s only the latest of oh so many. Check out the gallery below for a complete run-down of Taylor Swift’s romantic past!

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As fans of Sex and the City, Candace Bushnell’s YA novels The Carrie Diaries, and the entire Josh Schwartz oeuvre, we have had high, high hopes for the CW’s Carrie Diaries. And were pretty heartbroken to learn this week that AnnaSophia Robb wouldn’t be stepping into Carrie Bradshaw’s stilettos until midseason. That’s why we didn’t see any clips of it yesterday, when the new fall TV shows were trotted out for prospective advertisers. But whether by design or by leak, this morning we finally have a trailer. And we really, truly think this will be worth the wait. Here are five reasons why:

The trailer opens with Carrie doing the classic SATC confident walk through Manhattan that makes us positively giddy.

But we also have that standard teen movie/TV show first-day-of-school scene, to balance things out. Better yet, this scene features the introduction of hot love interest Sebastian (Austin Butler), who addresses her as “Bradshaw.”

Another updated classic — the ladies talking sex at brunch — this time in the library, as Maggie (Ellen Wong) describes losing her virginity thusly: “It was like putting a hot dog in a keyhole.”

There are steamy scenes, worthy of any great Josh Schwartz teen show.

And while we can tell that the plot diverges from the novels, we like this little nod to them, via her personalized bag.

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Here’s something cool I’ve learned about Charlize Theron: She’s really funny. She was hilarious through out our interview at the Snow White and the Huntsman junket in England last weekend, and she spent the entire press day cracking jokes and doing bits with everyone. I’ve always wondered why she doesn’t do more comedy, especially because her story arc as MRF Rita Leeds on Arrested Development (one of the greatest shows of all time, IMHO), is so.damn.funny. If you haven’t seen it please stop reading this blog post immediately, run to Netflix, and thank me when you’re done.

After years of will they or won’t they, it was recently confirmed that an Arrested Development movie is in the works, for reals, after a brief run on TV. And so of course I had to dork out and ask Charlize if she’d consider reprising her role as Rita on the big screen. Good news, AD fans! The actress calls her time on the show “one of my favorite experiences I’ve ever had” and says she’d love to be a part of the film. Also she describes herself as “a nerd,” which gave me a serious case of heart explosions. Clip above.

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It shouldn’t be so surprising that the red carpet for the CW’s upfront presentation yesterday in New York City earns our highest praise, even after seeing the stars attend the events for Fox, CBS and NBC. After all, two of our favorite shows were heavily repp’d. We mean The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. The former had a lot of the series’ stars showing up, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R. McQueen, Paul Wesley, Katerina Graham, Nina Dobrev, Candice Accola, Michael Trevino and Zach Roerig included. Nina looked terrific in a very tight, satin cream Dolce & Gabbana dress, while boyfriend Ian rocked a Rogue T-shirt and leather jacket with jeans. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles both suited up for the Supernatural stakes, but next time, shave, guys!

A few ladies from 90210 were also spotted — Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup and Jessica Lowndes. These were by no means the only shows that the CW presented. Rachel Bilson was there, pretty in Chanel, for Hart of Dixie, along with co-star Jaime King who looked tropical in a skirt and bandeau top by Proenza Schouler. AnnaSophia Robb was there scoring for The Carrie Diairies in a vintage-looking alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet dress with YSL heels. Have a look at our gallery to see who else was there! (And don’t miss our gallery of all the hot stars of fall’s new network shows.)

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I’m not even 30 yet. I will be in a couple of months, but I don’t know if I’d ever have the cojones to do what Jenny McCarthy‘s doing to celebrate her birthday. And the woman is turning 40! But then again, one would have to have Jenny’s body to do what she’s doing. Her actual big day’s on November 1, but to countdown to turning the big 4-0, Jen’s going to be posing naked on the cover of Playboy‘s July-August issue. And it’s not just the front of the magazine. She’s got a whole spread inside as well and she’ll be in her … you guessed it … birthday suit.

This is like wish fulfillment for her, as she had said, back in 2009, that she wanted to pose nude for the magazine again. “I would be so flattered if they asked me. It’s probably not going to happen but I think I want to do it again,” were her words. Ask, and thou shall receive, Jenny. Her first naked spread for Playboy was back in 1993, FYI, and she received the “Playmate of the Year” title after it. How does one even prepare for something like this? Ask your trainer to move in? Swear off food? Forgo all liquids except water? Or perhaps, all of the above? Jokes aside, we’re sure that Jenny’s going to look like a million bucks.

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We’ve been saying over and over again, that this is Channing Tatum‘s year. Yesterday, we posted his cheeky EW cover with his Magic Mike crew, which had us pretty much fanning ourselves. But that’s just the beginning for Tatum. With Magic Mike out next month, everyone wants a slice of the star. The searing photograph you see above is the cover of Out magazine’s June-July issue. The long interview about him is titled, “From Stripper to Superstar,” so you know exactly what it’s going to be about, right?

Not quite, because the article opens with a series of quotes that really got our attention. Stuff like, “With Joe Manganiello naked in a movie, I think even straight guys are going to be, ‘Shit, I need to see that. That man is a specimen.’” Or, “Elton John had his hand up my ass the other night.” That probably went down when Elton and Channing got some sexy time onstage dancing at the Revlon Concert for the Rainforest in New York last month. When writer Aaron Hicklin asked what that was like, Channing’s response was, “Like any other hand up my ass, but more knightly. I can check that box now. It falls under the umbrella of doing sexual sh– with Elton John in public. I’m sure I’m not the first.” See what we mean? Add to that his hilarious “texture” issues with fruits and vegetables — “F— eggplant — it’s too spongy. I hate spongy stuff.” — and you’ve got yourself a nice little afternoon read.

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Jessica Alba shows off a sneaky middle finger to the paparazzi yesterday in Hollywood. They can’t really miss you flipping the bird if you have neon nail paint on, Jess! And FYI, your bloomers are showing through your skirt!

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Oh hey, guys? Charlize Theron didn’t have a proper set of teeth until her adult teeth grew in. We know! As if we didn’t like her enough already! “I had these fangs because I had jaundice when I was a kid and I was put on so many antibiotics that my teeth rotted. They had to cut them out,” the Snow White And The Huntsman actress admitted to the U.K.’s The Sun. “I never had [baby] teeth. That was tough, you know, being in school having photos taken while I was pretending I had teeth. It was hideous.” We thought Young Adult was the height of our affection for Charlize, and then this happens. It turns out that we can always love this woman more!

We don’t mean to be flippant about something so awful (yes, we do), but doesn’t this make a lot of sense? Haven’t you said to yourself, “How did this model-turned-actress manage to be incredibly gorgeous and cool and have a wicked sense of humor?” It’s because she had to develop an awesome personality! To make up for her lack of teeth! Now, we’re not saying that you can’t be beautiful and amazing and hilarious all on your own…but having to have all your baby teeth removed definitely couldn’t hurt. Metaphorically-speaking, of course. Those suckers probably hurt like the devil getting removed.

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Let’s not pretend we didn’t see Kanye West’s appearance on Keeping Up With The Kardashians coming. The new promo video shows Kanye West and Kim Kardashian smiling in each others’ faces right after Khloe says, “Kanye and Kim, they’re kind of like two peas in a pod.” Of course Kimye wasn’t going to let the opportunity pass to flaunt her new boo on her show. Forget about her “guarded heart” that she wants to keep out of the spotlight. Ratings rule everything!

But don’t get too excited about seeing the intricate details of her relationship with Yeezy. In an interview with E! Online she said, “If we are having dinner and he does show up, I’m sure we’re not going to go, ‘Stop the cameras!’” But, yes, there’s a “but,” “I’m not going to be taking a bubble bath and drinking champagne or on a sex swing [on camera] like Khloé [Kardashian Odom] and Lamar [Odom] do,” she said. Imagine Kimmy Cakes sitting on Kanye in a sex swing! From the looks of the promo Kourtney is having a baby girl and still fighting with Scott, Khloe’s still the outcast of the family, but happily married to Lamar Odom and Kim is, well, in love. Again. After six seasons I think we all know play by play what will happen. That won’t keep us from tuning in to see if Kimye steal a kiss, or end up in a swing.

We so rarely get to be right about anything, ya’ll. We just want to savor it for a few moments longer. Ahhhhhhhhh! Can you smell that? That’s the sweet, sweet scent of vindication! It’s also the smell of some tragically incompetent make-up artist’s resume going up in flames after Saved By The Bell star Lark Voorhies popped up wearing what can only be described as a gruesome face of clown make-up last week. Fans of the ’90s TV classic flipped out after spotting a Yahoo interview video featuring a woman who bore a strong resemblance to a Peanuts-style drawing of Lisa Turtle, but we quickly rushed to her defense. We might not know Lark’s life, but we do know a blush and concealer disaster when we see it. We went to middle school, after all.

After setting everyone straight about what specific catastrophe was taking place on Voorhies’ face, we were happy to leave it at that. After AllHipHop posted a recent photo tweeted by the actress’s make-up artist from the set of her upcoming film Jessica’s Journey, however, we wanted to let you know with absolute certainty that we were right. For your benefit, of course! It turns out Lark actually looks like…

A normal human lady! Booya! This is how we do it! Go Bayside! Sorry about your unemployment, make-up artist!

We hadn’t hear any untoward accusations about why John Travolta‘s second accuser dropped his case today. Looks like his lawyer is just hoping to beat everyone to the punch! “Not one penny has been paid nor do we have any intention to pay any money for these ridiculous and false claims,” Travolta’s lawyer Marty Singer told TMZ, after the unnamed masseur asked that his charges against the actor be dismissed. Well, thanks for pointing out what definitely didn’t happen, sir! If you have any ideas about what actually did happen, or why this insane parade of cringe-worthy accusations seems to be without end, please let us know!

Besides, it’s not as if either of Travolta’s alleged victims are giving up on their claims entirely, a move which might have suggested some shady under-the-massage-table dealings. Two days after the actor’s first accuser dropped his case and hired attorney Gloria Allred, the second has done exactly the same thing. “I’m looking forward to trying the case against Gloria Allred in a court of law, not in the media,” Singer said of the unnamed man’s decision.

Meanwhile there are at least two other accusers floating around, as well as an extremely questionable story out of the National Enquirer from a massage therapist alleging that he had a sexual encounter with Travolta in 1997. “We got into the bed that was right next to the massage table and had a really good time,” Luis Gozalez claimed to the magazine. Wow, hard to head off out-of-the-blue accusations like that! There has to be some evidence that Travolta didn’t spend the last 25 years exclusively getting massaged, right? Marty? Anyone? Hello?

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