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Monday, September 5, 2011

Justin Bieber Thanks God For Best Male At VMAs

Biebs takes home Moonman for 'U Smile' video.
By Eric Ditzian

Justin Bieber accepts the award for Best Male Video at the 2011 VMAs
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Eminem showed no fear last year at the MTV Video Music Awards, nabbing Best Male Video for "Not Afraid" over Drake, Usher and B.o.B. But in 2011, fearless, lie-loving Eminem was no match for the feverish smile of Justin Bieber.

The Biebs took home the win for "U Smile," winning out over Em's "Love the Way You Lie," Cee Lo Green's "F--- You," Bruno Mars' "Grenade" and Kanye West's "All of the Lights."

After presenter Kim Kardashian announced his name, Bieber popped up, snagged a smooch with girlfriend Selena Gomez, and headed up onstage, where he delivered a heartfelt message about the role of a higher power in his ascendance to the top of the young pop crop.

"I just want to say thank you so much, not only to God but to Jesus," Bieber said. "Because I wouldn't be here without Him. He's really blessed me. He's put me in this position. So I want to say thank you so much."

The win marked two Moonmen in two years for Bieber, who nabbed Best New Artist for "Baby" at the 2010 VMAs (besting Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj and Jason Derülo) and who is quickly making certain his name and music are deeply engrained in the MTV award show. Last year, of course, Bieber opened the VMAs with a medley outside in Nokia Plaza. This time around, he skipped a performance but still found himself at the center of the action inside the theater.

"Also, I want to say thank you to all the other nominees," Bieber said. "They were amazing. I'm a true fan of all of them, so I want to share this award with all them. You guys are amazing."

The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards are live now! Stick with MTV News for winners, photos, video and behind-the-scenes stories about everything going down. Visit VMA.MTV.com for the latest.

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Ryan Adams will be releasing a new album this October and to promote the disc he made an in-studio appearance on BBC Radio 2 earlier this week and performed an acoustic cover of the Iron Maiden song Wasted Years. Those of you familiar with Ryan‘s style should know by now that he deffo make the [...]

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Why Did Lady Gaga Go To VMAs As Jo Calderone?

Creative director Laurieann Gibson takes MTV News behind Gaga's 'performance art.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Christina Garibaldi

Lady Gaga performs at the 2011 VMAs
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When Lady Gaga showed up at the 2011 Video Music Awards, she wasn't Lady Gaga anymore; she was Jo Calderone.

Gaga's creative director, Laurieann Gibson, spoke to MTV News days before the show went live, and she explained why Gaga wanted to stay in character all night long.

"The idea of her being a performance artist -- and it's starting the performance on the red carpet and the idea that the performance never ends for her -- is the first time I've experienced this with an artist," she said. "I love it. That's something that is specific to her, and the whole night was the performance, and it was important that Jo was a part of the whole night."

Gaga -- or, rather, Calderone -- opened the show with a lengthy monologue before launching into Gaga's "Yoü and I." Jo then hung out with Kanye West in the audience, paid tribute to Britney Spears and even shared a kiss with the pop star. Not once did Gaga break character. In Gibson's eyes, this type of performance is groundbreaking.

"I hope that the Monsters and the music industry [connect to] the idea that as long as you execute to the highest level of your ability, that you make a statement, that you push your creative ability to the max, and it doesn't mean one thing or another," she said.

"It could mean standing under one spotlight, it could mean tons of camels and belly-dancing girls. I don't know one is not necessarily better than the other," she continued. "But it is about who's the artist; it belongs to the artist, so in that one moment you have to take it and give all you can. And so I hope people take the fearlessness away [and] the creative notion that we constantly push boundaries, that we're not followers."

The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards have wrapped, but the real action is just getting started! Stick with MTV News for winners, fashion pics, video and behind-the-scenes stories about everything that went down. Visit VMA.MTV.com for the latest.

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'American Pie' Cast Returns in 'Reunion' Trailer

Are you ready for an American Reunion? Twelve years after the premiere of that iconic gross-out comedy American Pie, the original cast is back for a brand-new film about life, love and band camp (due in theaters April 6, 2012). Watch them snap some high-school reunion pics in the teaser trailer below!

We haven't seen some of those faces in a while, right? In addition to father figure Eugene Levy -- the only actor who's appeared in the three previous feature films and the cornucopia of straight-to-video sequels -- the eight returning Pie kids include Jason Biggs (Jim), Seann William Scott (Stifler), Chris Klein (Oz), Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin), Mena Suvari (Heather), Tara Reid (Vicky), Eddie Kaye Thomas (Finch), and of course, Alyson Hannigan, who played band geek Michelle long before starring in How I Met Your Mother. Now that all these actors are in their 30s, should we prepare for a more sophisticated sequel?

Not according to Seann William Scott.

"In many respects we've grown up a lot," the actor, 34, tells People. "But on the other hand we haven't grown up at all. On-set, Jason Biggs was farting up a storm, Chris Klein was belching, and Eddie Kaye Thomas and Biggs were hitting each other in (the groin)."

Just like old times! But in an earlier interview with Entertainment Weekly, Hannigan, 37, revealed that the characters are indeed more mature -- just nostalgic for old times.

"We're still married, and we have a child," real-life mom Hannigan says of characters Michelle and Jim. "So we're navigating the waters of parenthood and how that changes the dynamics of a relationship. But also they're going back to their high-school reunion and so there's some nostalgia there of, 'Aw, remember what we were like when we first met?'"

That sentimental feeling exists among the cast, too.

"We realized that no matter how much we may have changed individually, as a group we will always be connected and have a special chemistry that arises immediately when we're together," Jason Biggs tells People.

"The great thing about this franchise is that, of course, there's the raunchy humor but there's also a lot of heart to it," adds Hannigan. "And this fourth movie does not miss the boat on that at all."

Plus it's the one high school reunion where there's no one we have to dread seeing!

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

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New Mexico State Trooper Caught Having Sex On Hood Of Car, With Gun On

What's better than having sex on your office desk? Doing it on the hood of your squad car, in uniform, if you happen to be a state trooper. Apparently, a guy was caught doing just this in broad daylight by a security camera a few weeks ago. And the dude is even still wearing his belt and gun! So far, no officers have been charged in this case—and, uh, what exactly would the charge be?—but it sure looks like the guy's face is visible, so it's only a matter of time. [Buzzfeed]

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