Hollywood Headlines: A week in review
Just when we thought we had seen it all, Miley Cyrus pulls out a wild card during her performance of “Wrecking Ball” at the American Music Awards. It wasn’t lewd gestures or a costume on the border of obscene — it was overwhelming cuteness. Because nothing says “heart wrenching” like a gigantic, floating space kitty, right? (John Shearer / Associated Press)
Taylor Swift trades funnies with royalty, Miley Cyrus wows again at the American Music Awards and much more.
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With Franco as Kanye and Rogen as the sultry Kim Kardashian, the duo relived the Chi-city rapper’s most recent video, frame by frame. We’ll set the scene: a topless Rogen and sunglasses-clad Franco atop a bouncing motorbike, with plenty of sweeping vistas. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
The Hollywood ex-couple ended almost two years of settlement negotiations by filing final dissolution papers Tuesday, with Kutcher reportedly forking over a bit more cash than he’d wanted to, to seal the deal. An agreement was said to have been reached in October. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
“I get hate tweets and stuff like, ‘You’re not Julie Andrews!’” the country crooner said. “I know I’m not Julie. Nobody is and I would never pretend that I was ... I know my place.” Andrews’ response to the drama should be enough to quell the vitriol: “Fifty years later, it’s time somebody had another crack at it,” the original Fraulein Maria said. “I do hope it works for Carrie, because she’s lovely and I’m a fan. I wish her well.” (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
Food Network star Giada de Laurentiis drew her own blood during Food Network’s Live Thanksgiving special when her knife slipped as she was cutting a turkey roll. The crew rolled to a commercial break as De Laurentiis sought medical attention and resumed filming 15 minutes later. “We don’t do live television usually on Food Network, so these things usually can get hidden,” the celebrity chef said in a later interview. “It couldn’t get hidden.” (Brad Barket / Getty Images)
After Baldwin’s angry outburst escalated from a suspension to his untimely boot from his MSNBC hosting gig, you’d think the actor might stay quiet. (The suspension was a result of his allegedly homophobic reaction to a paparazzo.) Still, Baldwin had things to say to those who publicly criticized him during the media torrent, namely, GLAAD’s vice president of communications, Rich Ferraro. “You’ve got the fundamentalist wing of gay advocacy — Rich Ferraro and Andrew Sullivan — they’re out there, they’ve got you,” Baldwin said. “Rich Ferraro, this is probably one of his greatest triumphs. They killed my show. And I have to take some responsibility for that myself.” (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
The songstress performed some of her most recent hits at London’s Kensington Palace for the Winter White Gala, a Centrepoint charity to benefit at-risk homeless youth, later chatting up Prince William. “I was really happy he was funny,” she recalled. The two joined Jon Bon Jovi in a singalong of “Livin’ on a Prayer.” (Dominic Lipinski / Getty Images)
Adam Yauch, Mike Diamond and Adam Horvitz of the The Beastie Boys, group portrait, Worcester, Massachusetts, April 9, 1987. (Ebet Roberts / Redferns)
The British comedy group added four shows after initial tickets ran out, those also selling out within a minute. “This pretty much took us by surprise, so we are talking about adding more shows. I apologise if you didn’t get seats. We’re working on it,” Monty Python member Eric Idle tweeted. The group has not made plans to perform in the U.S., though member John Cleese said New York was a possible destination. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)
