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Phillip Phillips Is American Idol Season 11 Winner
Originally posted 05/23/2012 10:15PM
Ryan Seacrest is in a tux – and American Idol has a winner!
Season 11's finalists, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips, both had a big night on Wednesday. In addition to seeing their fellow top 12 contestants (and future tour mates) perform with the likes of Chaka Khan and Neil Diamond, they heard performances by some of the biggest names in music today – Rihanna, Reba McEntire, judge Jennifer Lopez.
They also shared the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE stage with legends: Phillip sang "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and "Bad Moon Rising" with Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty. And Jessica performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" with original Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday. Both to impressive results.
And then there was that little business of announcing the new American Idol. Keep reading to find out who won ...
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Bar Refaeli Tops Maxim's Hot 100 List!
Originally posted 05/21/2012 04:55PM
Bar Refaeli is hot – really hot!
The supermodel (and Leonardo DiCaprio's ex-girlfriend) tops Maxim's Hot 100 list this year – and it's not hard to see why.
Refaeli tells the magazine in its issue, on stands May 29, that she was "shocked that among all these beautiful ladies, I'm number one." Meanwhile, Maxim's editors say the Israeli beauty "puts the 'promise' in the Promised Land."
Capping off the top 10, which was voted on by readers for the first time ever: Olivia Munn; Mila Kunis; Katy Perry; Olivia Wilde; Jennifer Lawrence; Emma Stone; Megan Fox; Malin Akerman; and Adrianna Palicki.
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Rihanna Chews Gum for Dinner at L.A. Premiere of Battleship
Originally posted 05/11/2012 04:00PM
Talk about a sticky situation.
Celebrating the U.S. premiere of her sci-fi film Battleship at its after-party Thursday night, Rihanna passed on a plate of two hot dogs, macaroni and cheese and corn on the cob for a decidedly less filling dinner: a stick of chewing gum.
Following the screening at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live (to which she arrived about 20 minutes late) the singer-actress, 24, kept it low-key, sitting at a table with her family, including her brother Rajad. Enjoying a lime cocktail, she also hung with actress Malin Akerman and posed for photos with fans and military guests before leaving at about 11:30 p.m.
Also celebrating: costars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker (and husband Andy Roddick) and Liam Neeson.
– Reagan Alexander
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Rihanna Posts Photo of an IV in Her Arm
Originally posted 05/09/2012 04:55PM
Rihanna is on the mend after recently being stricken with illness.
"[Expletive] bein sick!" the "We Found Love" singer, 24, Tweeted on Sunday, followed by a photo on Tuesday showing an IV in her arm.
There's been no confirmation of reports that the singer was hospitalized, but a source close to the pop star tells PEOPLE: "She had a fever and flu since last week and needed an IV, but is fine now."
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Adele, Tim Tebow, Barack Obama Make Time's 100 Most Influential People
Originally posted 04/18/2012 02:45PM
World leaders, singers, TV personalities – who influences you?
According to Time magazine, which on Wednesday released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, U.S. President Barack Obama, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, North Korea's Kim Jong are in the mix, along with Kristin Wiig, Chelsea Handler, Adele, Rihanna, Matt Lauer, Stephen Colbert, Claire Danes and Mitt Romney.
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Brooklyn Decker & Andy Roddick Won't Make Good Doubles Partners
Originally posted 04/12/2012 12:40PM
Brooklyn Decker may be happily married to Andy Roddick but, according to the model, it's probably best for the two to keep their professional lives separate.
"He tried to give me a lesson once, and I ended up hitting all the tennis balls over the fence and smashing my racket because I was so frustrated," Decker, 24, tells Women's Health in its May issue.
"I told him, 'You don't teach me how to play tennis and I won't teach you how to model in a bathing suit.' "
"And," she continues, "so far it's worked."
James Franco Sings 'I Love You Like a Love Song'
Originally posted 04/10/2012 04:45AM
Worst lip syncher ever? We beg to differ!
James Franco first posted the above video of himself singing along to Spring Breakers costar Selena Gomez's "Love You Like A Love Song" on Friday. And not only does he know most of the words, he loves it and he rocks it.
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Rihanna Says Fallout from Chris Brown Attack Was 'My Liberation'
Originally posted 04/05/2012 10:30AM
It's the old adage: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Rihanna learned it the hard way – at the ripe old age of 20.
"It gave me guns," the pop star, now 24, says of being beat up in 2009 by Chris Brown in the May issue of Elle. "I was like, well, f––. They know more about me than I want them to know. It's embarrassing. But that was my opening. That was my liberation."
The strain of trying to keep her personal troubles private was itself a form of imprisonment, she adds.
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Rihanna: Getting Naked Helped Boost My Confidence
Originally posted 03/25/2012 08:30AM
Rihanna may have told PEOPLE last month that she'd feel better about her slimmed-down figure if she had her butt back, but that hasn't stopped the Barbadian beauty from stripping down with ease.
In fact, the act of baring it all is what helped her gain confidence in the first place.
"The more I got naked, the more comfortable I felt," Rihanna, 24, tells Britain's Women's Fitness magazine. "I just had to face my fear. You always find something wrong, you always find something you’re uncomfortable with, and one thing turns into another and you get embarrassed and self-conscious about it."
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Rihanna: I Want My Butt Back!
Originally posted 03/16/2012 10:10AM
Rihanna's sexy see-through tops may be what's making headlines, but she's focused on an area a bit further south.
"I'm working on getting [my butt] back," she tells PEOPLE. "It used to be my favorite body part, but now it's disappeared!"
Luckily, the singer's got plenty of techniques in mind for the task.
"I'm going to have to start hiking or at least going on the elliptical or walking on an incremental treadmill or horseback riding," she says. "Something that firms the butt."
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