Charlize Theron stops in Tokyo to promote "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Charlize Theron on parenting son Jackson (minus her potty mouth)

We've always loved Charlize Theron for her sleek blond beauty. And the way she talks like a sailor.

Think of her beautifully executed turn as Mavis Gary, the foul-mouthed lead of last year's "Young Adult." While Charlize isn't actually evil, she's never been shy about expletives. So is she censoring herself now that she's got adopted son Jackson at home?

"I don't need to judge myself right now," Theron told MTV News, "...[Jackson] doesn't understand anything right now, and so he just wants my face to look a certain way."

So how is she taking advantage of this early cognitive phase? By blending both worlds. She owns a copy of the hit children's book "Go the [Heck] to Sleep." 

"A lot of people have sent me these children's books, and there's this amazing book, a best-seller [called] 'Go the [Heck] to Sleep.' This book was fantastic for me," she said in the clip below. The book, which tells babies to go to sleep and how to get there, even has an audio version narrated by actor Samuel L....
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Wilmer Valderrama's neighbor is suing him over loud noise

Wilmer Valderrama sued by L.A. neighbor over noise

Wilmer Valderrama, of “That ’70s Show” fame, might have to fight for his right to party.

According to a lawsuit obtained by E! News, a neighbor of Valderrama’s filed a complaint Tuesday alleging that “loud and disturbing noises” have been heard coming from the actor’s Tarzana home.

The suit claims that noise from parties, vehicles and barking dogs have led to mental, physical and nervous pain. The plaintiff is seeking monetary damages and an injunction prohibiting loud noise.

The suit also claims that the neighbor, identified as Baruch Eichenbaum, has called the police on Valderrama, sent him letters and called him multiple times, to no avail.

Team Valderrama remains mum on the complaint for now.

Since the end of his time on “That ’70s Show,” Valderrama has kept a low profile, though he reemerged on the short-lived NBC series “Awake” this year, which was canceled after one season.

Valderrama recently toldthe Huffington...

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"Cosmopolis' " Emily Hampshire, left, Robert Pattinson, director David Cronenberg, Juliette Binoche and Sarah Gadon exit the film's premiere at Cannes 2012.

Edward Cullen who? Focus, people, this is 'Cosmopolis'

Robert Pattinson wasn't talking "Twilight" at the Cannes Film Festival news conference for "Cosmopolis." The film's director, David Cronenberg, seemed to want to keep the blood-sucker talk to a minimum. 

Pattinson is a "real person," Cronenberg said -- the inference: unlike Edward Cullen, that white-faced, golden-eyed heartthrob of the "Twilight" saga.

In the new movie, premiering at Cannes on Friday, Pattinson plays Eric Packer, a Wall Street financier.  (Hey, Edward Cullen had plenty of money too. Remember that house? Those cars?)

As 24 Frames puts it, Packer is a "troubled billionaire who is watching the world implode around him from his limousine."   Packer elicits intrigue and respect but isn't liked very much.  (That's reminiscent of Edward Cullen too! High schoolers held him in awe but kept their distance.)

That's enough of that. At the news conference Friday, Cronenberg did not seem to want to indulge in any Cullen comparisons or "Twilight" twaddle.

"It's very easy to say that this...

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Sorry, fellas: Keira Knightley is off the market

Keira Knightley engaged to James Righton; male fans crestfallen

British actress Keira Knightley, star of the upcoming film “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,” is now engaged to James Righton of the rock band Klaxons, her publicist comfirmed Friday.

Publicist Sara Keene said Knightley and Righton were not releasing details of the proposal and had no comment on wedding plans, according to the AP.

No official representative for the legions of Knightley’s distraught male fans and would-be suitors was immediately available for comment, though many admirers expressed their disappointment on Twitter.

Upon learning of the news, Twitter user @oh_its_chris wrote, “I better take my engagement ring back to the shop then,” and user @williamadkins_ wrote, “Keira Knightley is engaged? Damn, thought I had a chance.” But @ianbetteridge put it most succinctly: “NOOOOOOOOO!”

@Endless_Blue called Righton a “lucky bastard,” though @ChrisRijanto thought the British keyboard player was more accurately...

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'Men in Black 3' opens wide: Will Smith rappin', not slappin'

'Men in Black 3' opens wide: Will Smith rappin', not slappin'

Will Smith, star of "Men in Black 3," which opens wide today, can rap even better than he can slap.

His recent backhanded smack of a reporter -- a TV personality who tries to out-Borat Borat --  was a sight to behold, but Smith's PR folks would rather put that all behind him. Ix-nay on the ap-slay, a publicist told reporters at the New York premiere of the film Wednesday, according to EW.com.

Smith has been focusing on the rapping, not the slapping. He's now rapped at at least two premieres of his new movie. He improvised, rather impressively, for cameras in Leicester Square at the May 17 premiere of the film in London. 

Then on Wednesday night, he rapped at the New York premiere, along with his old partner DJ Jazzy Jeff. Smith's son Jaden was even onstage at one point, as shown on Twitter. The premiere was reportedly a high-spirited affair, and good wishes and happy feelings flowed.  

There was a palpable sense of relief, Entertainment Weekly reported.  And good reason for it too.  It's...

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"X-Factor" judges, from left, L.A. Reid, Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell and Britney Spears.

'X-Factor's' Britney Spears, Demi Lovato: They're Paula-approved

New "X-Factor"judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato can rest assured that Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul, their predecessors on the judging panel, are wishing them good luck.

Abdul appeared on the Wendy Williams show Wednesday and said of the new lineup, "I think it's going to be great."

The former judge added, "I think people are anticipating seeing Britney Spears. She's had a long career and she's overcome a tremendous amount of adversity, and I am always for the underdog coming back. She's a big star." Abdul went on to call Lovato "a new budding star" as well.

On the carpet of a "Men in Black 3" premiere the same day, Scherzinger told E News, "I wish them [Britney Spears and Demi Lovato] the best of luck. I'm excited for them."

Abdul and Scherzinger's blessings can be added to those of another pop diva, "American Idol"judge Jennifer Lopez, who recently said of Spears and Lovato, "I think they're both more than capable to handle it."

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Jillian Michaels, former "Biggest Loser" personal trainer, is a new mom to two kids.

Jillian Michaels, new mom of 2 without doing anything to her body

Jillian Michaels, new mother to two beautiful children, once reportedly told a magazine that she would adopt rather than "do that to my body."

"I can't handle doing that to my body," the former butt-kicking "Biggest Loser" personal trainer was quoted as saying by Women's Health in 2010. 

Since then, she has adopted daughter Lukensia, 2, from Haiti. And her partner, Heidi Rhoades, gave birth to son Phoenix on May 3. Michaels has also opened up about medical conditions that affect reproductive health.

She told Redbook she had PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), which is characterized by the formation of small cysts on the ovaries. To People, she said she suffered endometriosis as a teen. According to numerous health sites, either one of the conditions can cause infertility as well as problems during pregnancy.

In People, she said she didn't think that, as an adult, she would even want children. Turns out she did, and now Michaels is bubbling over with excitement.

The fact that Michaels had a...

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have been living it up at Cannes.

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West kick off 'Cruel Summer' in Cannes

Hip-hop superstar and aspiring filmmaker Kanye West took to the Cannes Film Festival to show his new short film. It’s titled “Cruel Summer” — though so far, West’s summer has been anything but.

He showed up to the festival with reality star and girlfriend Kim Kardashian on his arm, and the two celebrated West’s half-hour film, which plays over seven screens in a specially designed pop-up theater (in typically understated Kanye fashion). The film stars fellow rapper Kid Cudi as a car thief with expensive tastes who falls for a blind Arabian princess.

West and Kardashian were spotted canoodling on the red carpet and later partied on P. Diddy’s yacht, prompting Kardashian to tweet, “What an incredible night in Cannes, France!”

Cudi told MTV that watching himself on seven screens was “weird! But it was dope,” and Lebanese actress Razan Jammal, who plays the princess, called West “an amazing person” to work with. She...

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Zac Efron talked Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival about his primary wardrobe in "The Paperboy":  his underwear.

'Paperboy's' Zac Efron talks semi-nudity; director bares own soul

Zac Efron in his underwear. It's an image that many wouldn't mind lingering over, including his director in"The Paperboy," who makes no bones about Efron's sex appeal — or how his own sexuality affected the making of the film.

The movie, which screened Thursday at Cannes, is an adaptation of a novel by Pete Dexter. Its stars include Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman and John Cusack. Director Lee Daniels, who made "Precious" what it was, said that his status as a gay black man had a role in shaping the movie.

The film takes on '60s-era homophobia and racism. At a news conference after the screening, Daniels talked about his own experiences being shunned in public by white men with whom he had had affairs: Their attitude was one of "I will not be seen with you, black man," Daniels said, according to Reuters. 

The characters in the movie, he added, "live in my head and in my world."

As for Efron and his undies, Daniels said the actor was good-looking, "and I'm gay. What do you...

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Can Emily VanCamp take your order? Because "Revenge" has been one long season of cater-waiters and cocktail parties.

Recapping the 'Revenge' social season: parties to die for

ABC's"Revenge"has generated critical and fan support thanks to a healthy mix of soap opera camp and cold, calculated treachery. But there's another ingredient that bowls us over: the serious partying these people do.

Party coverage is a staple here at the Ministry, and we're impressed with the social calendar this Hamptons-set potboiler maintains. Need some proof? 

Since its January return, the show has zeroed in on Emily VanCamp's lead character Emily Thorne and her taking down of the powerful Grayson family -- led by icy matriarch Victoria (Madeleine Stowe). But overall, it's been a busy season in the Hamptons. 

In the first half of the season, a yacht-load of exposition went down from the show's Memorial Day kickoff to Labor Day's uber-dramatic summer closer. Over the first 10 episodes we count 13 significant, formal or semi-formal events requiring an RSVP. Shall we waltz through?

Galas: This show lives for black tie from the start, when Victoria Grayson throws the lavish Fire and Ice...

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Justin Timberlake has advice for the paparazzi: Find a new line of work.

Justin Timberlake's career advice for paparazzi: 'Get a real job'

Justin Timberlake has taken to Twitter to scold some paparazzi after a run-in with photographers allegedly left his friend and business partner Trace Ayala's car door dented.

According to Timberlake, a frustrated photographer kicked Ayala’s truck Tuesday afternoon after failing to snap photos of the singer and actor. In addition to reprimanding the paparazzi, Timberlake also offered some career advice, telling overzealous photographers to “get a real job.”

In a pair of tweets after the incident, Timberlake wrote, “So... A paparazzi can't get a photo of me so he kicks my best friend's truck door in..? And they wonder why they can't get a 'fair' shake,” and followed up with “I mean, seriously... Not ruining my day though. #getaREALjob.”

Ayala chimed in, “My new truck at that!” (and added some profanity) on his Twitter account.

Timberlake would seem to know a little something about finding work, as these days he has more jobs than you can...

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