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Lady Gaga Explains Why She's Been Wearing Meat — Following her triumph at the MTV VMAs, Lady Gaga sat down with Ellen DeGeneres and revealed the reasoning behind her latest clothing fabric of choice. Yes, we're talking about the meat. The positively squeamish DeGeneres, who is vegan …
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Lady Gaga Accepts VMA Award Covered in Meat — Raw-raw-ah-ah-ah! — When Lady Gaga accepted her award for Video of the Year at the VMAs Sunday, the “Bad Romance” singer turned heads with her meaty ensemble. — “I never thought I'd be asking Cher to hold my meat purse,” Gaga, 24, giggled as she picked up her moonman.
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EXCLUSIVE: Why Lady Gaga Refused To Tour With ‘Grade-A Disaster’ Kanye West
EXCLUSIVE: Why Lady Gaga Refused To Tour With ‘Grade-A Disaster’ Kanye West
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PETA — Gaga's Meat Dress is a Maggot Magnet
PETA — Gaga's Meat Dress is a Maggot Magnet
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Lady Gaga Shocks as Usual on 2010 VMAs White Carpet
Lady Gaga Shocks as Usual on 2010 VMAs White Carpet
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Cher Turns Back Time With Outfit at VMAs, Then Steps Aside As Gaga Previews New Song
Cher Turns Back Time With Outfit at VMAs, Then Steps Aside As Gaga Previews New Song
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Taylor Swift a ‘Wreck’ Before Performing Kanye Song — On Sunday night, Taylor Swift once again found herself in the company of the man that made her cry. Not only was the young Taylor seeing Kanye West for the first time since the rapper's infamous ambush at last year's VMAs …
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EXCLUSIVE: Source: Kanye West, Taylor Swift Call Truce Backstage at VMAs — The Kanye-Taylor war is officially over! — Before each of their talked-about performances, Kanye West and Taylor Swift secretly met backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, a source tells UsMagazine.com.
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The Taylor Swift-Kanye West Duet That Never Was
The Taylor Swift-Kanye West Duet That Never Was
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Kanye West Gets Boos, Cheers at VMAs
Kanye West Gets Boos, Cheers at VMAs
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Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
Chelsea Handler panned as VMA host — Comedian among 'worst in show's history,' writes N.Y. Times — When MTV announced last month that E!'s Chelsea Handler would be hosting this year's Video Music Awards, it was met with some surprise. So how did she do Sunday on one of music's most star-studded nights?
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At MTV Awards, Taylor vs. Kanye Part 2
At MTV Awards, Taylor vs. Kanye Part 2
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Brian Orloff / People.com:
Lady Gaga Sings for Cher (and Her Fans) at the VMAs
Lady Gaga Sings for Cher (and Her Fans) at the VMAs
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Jennifer Armstrong / PopWatch:
Chelsea Handler's VMA opening: How'd she do?
Chelsea Handler's VMA opening: How'd she do?
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Chris Richards / Click Track:
Drama lacking at MTV's Video Music Awards
Drama lacking at MTV's Video Music Awards
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
JLo Getting Overall Fox Deal Along With $12M ‘American Idol’ Judging Job — But Her Most Diva Demands Were Refused — EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that Jennifer Lopez had been negotiating for a guaranteed “go” motion picture and TV pilots at Fox to accompany an asked-for $15 million American Idol judging paycheck.
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Michael Lohan on Lindsay's VMAs Comeback: “My Prayers Were Met” — Michael Lohan totally loved his daughter Lindsay's comeback skit at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. — Recently out of rehab, the actress made a surprise appearance in a pre-taped segment that poked fun at her SCRAM bracelet and troubles with alcohol and drugs.
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We'll Do It Taped! MTV Didn't Want a Live Lindsay
We'll Do It Taped! MTV Didn't Want a Live Lindsay
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Joaquin Phoenix vs. David Letterman Rematch Set — The last time Joaquin Phoenix appeared on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman,’ the interview was testy and awkward, and helped add yet another wrinkle to Phoenix's bizarre transformation from respected actor to amateur rapper.
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Michelle Williams & Ryan Gosling: Heart to Heart — MICHELLE WILLIAMS & RYAN GOSLING TALK ABOUT MESSY SEX, BAD BODY ART, AND THE LONG ROAD TO THEIR NEW FILM, BLUE VALENTINE. — Lynn Hirschberg: Michelle, you're in Toronto making a movie called Take This Waltz, with Seth Rogen and directed by Sarah Polley.
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Oprah Winfrey sending audience of 300 to Australia — CHICAGO - They shrieked, they gasped, they cried, they hugged — and that was before Oprah Winfrey's studio audience got a trip to Australia. — Winfrey kicked off her 25th and final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday with promised surprises.
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Heidi and Spencer — Reunited and it Feels So Bad — Heidi and Spencer, please ... just divorce already. We got these photos, which were taken yesterday just north of Los Angeles, and the rat we're smelling is really beginning to stink. — Although Heidi insists she's divorcing Spencer …
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Will.i.am Slammed for Blackface VMA Performance — Back in black? — When Black Eyed Peas bandleader Will.i.am joined Nicki Minaj during the VMA pre-show Sunday, outraged fans slammed the 35-year-old rapper for appearing in blackface. — “Will.i.am. wearing blackface!? What a racist!” fakeart123 tweeted.
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Rod and Penny open up about their pregnancy battle with HELLO! and reveal baby's sex — Music legend Rod Stewart and his lovely wife Penny Lancaster are over the moon. — As they joyfully revealed on hellomagazine.com, the couple are expecting a sibling for their four-year-old Alastair.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
‘True Lies’ Series In The Works With James Cameron Producing — EXCLUSIVE: After smashing box-office records with Titanic, James Cameron segued to television with a primetime series. Now, after topping Titanic's record haul with his new box-office mammoth Avatar, Cameron is returning …
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Anita Gates / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy, Actor, Dies at 96 — Kevin McCarthy, the suave, square-jawed actor who earned accolades in stage and screen productions of “Death of a Salesman” but will always be best known as the star of the 1956 science fiction movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” …
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