Celebrities came out in full force for the NBA All-Star weekend at the Staples Center in LA. Things kicked off on Friday night with Modern Family's Ty Burrell and Oscar performer Zachary Levi in the stands for the rookie challenge. Ty was back with his wife, Holly, to check out Saturday night's event, which also brought out Mark Wahlberg and his sons Michael and Brendan. John Legend and his girlfriend, Chrissy Teigen, were also on hand to watch the evening's performance by Cee-Lo Green, and they kept the fun going at an afterparty thrown by LeBron James and Jay-Z. There were even more famous faces in the crowd at Sunday's big game with Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles nabbing floor seats alongside Justin Bieber. Jay and B even shared some sweet PDA as the Western conference narrowly defeated the East. John apparently held things up when he spilled his drink on the court, though the show went on when birthday girl Rihanna, Drake, and Kanye West took center stage during halftime for a sexy medley. Kellan Lutz made an appearance during a break from filming Breaking Dawn, and Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz rocked her Lakers jersey to support the West Coast team. Check out tons of pictures from the weekend full of red carpets, dazzling basketball, and A-list cheering sections!
Link Time — Diddy Comes to Hawaii Five-0
- Sean "Diddy" Combs to guest star on Hawaii Five-0 — TV Guide
- Find out where you can watch the Oscar-nominated films — Moviefone
- Is 90210's new girl going to cause problems for the show? — TV.com
- A Real Housewives of Miami cast member may raise a few eyebrows — TV Squad
- Ben Foster shares his five favorite films — Rotten Tomatoes
- The King's Speech may get re-released with a PG-13 rating — EW.com
- Advice from Oscar-nominated movies — TrèsSugar
- James Franco gets trapped under a Daily Show fridge, 127 Hours-style — Vulture
- Naomi Watts joins Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar — MTV Movies Blog
- Emile Hirsch to star in The Motel Life — Collider

- Sean "Diddy" Combs to guest star on Hawaii Five-0 — TV Guide
- Find out where you can watch the Oscar-nominated films — Moviefone
- Is 90210's new girl going to cause problems for the show? — TV.com
- A Real Housewives of Miami cast member may raise a few eyebrows — TV Squad
- Ben Foster shares his five favorite films — Rotten Tomatoes
- The King's Speech may get re-released with a PG-13 rating — EW.com
- Advice from Oscar-nominated movies — TrèsSugar
- James Franco gets trapped under a Daily Show fridge, 127 Hours-style — Vulture
- Naomi Watts joins Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar — MTV Movies Blog
- Emile Hirsch to star in The Motel Life — Collider
Get Him to the Greek: Sex, Drugs, Rock. . . and Laughs
I've been admittedly on the fence about my feelings toward Russell Brand, but his hilarious performance in Get Him to the Greek has me firmly on board. Reprising his Forgetting Sarah Marshall role as Aldous Snow, Brand delivers the perfect parody of a rock star who's lost his way — both literally and figuratively. His Snow is manipulative, arrogant, and often jaw-droppingly offensive, but you still fall in love with him somewhere between the start of the adventure in England and the end in LA.

The film, which is directed by Sarah Marshall's Nicholas Stoller, kicks off with a look at the current state of Snow's career. After a successful run and seven years of sobriety, he hits rock bottom with the album "African Child" — a less-than-delicate look at the current state of affairs overseas. When Snow's turn as a self-proclaimed "African White Space Christ" causes an uproar and severe media backlash, he falls off the wagon and goes into hiding. Enter Aaron (Jonah Hill), a longtime fan of Aldous's who looks to give both his own sinking record company and Snow a boost with a special concert at LA's Greek theater. The problem, of course, is getting Snow from his home in England to LA in one piece.
To find out if their adventure is worth tagging along on, just read more
Zac Posen, As a Non-Advertiser, Would Have Had to Pose with a Muppet to be Featured in Harper's Bazaar
>> Last April at a dinner celebrating Cartier's 100th Anniversary, Zac Posen took a seat next to Harper's Bazaar editor and the evening's hostess, Glenda Bailey. Posen, offended that Bazaar, which rarely featured his clothes, had asked him to appear in a spread next to Sesame Street Muppet The Count, confronted Bailey in front of her guests. “I didn’t want to model with the Count,” Mr. Posen told the New York Times this week. “She said that was the only way my clothes could be in the magazine as a non-advertiser. I think she was surprised I wouldn’t take the part, but I stood my ground and I still do.” Last September, Glenda Bailey did not attend Posen's show, although a Bazaar spokeswoman said the magazine had always supported Posen.
5 Things We Learned From Diddy's HSN Appearance
This week, Sean Combs made his first HSN appearance. Giggle if you will, but Diddy's laughing all the way to the bank: in just minutes, his men's and women's fragrance sets sold out. Pulling in more than $330,000 for less than an hour's work? Not bad. As he walked viewers through his offerings, we learned a little bit about the man himself. Watch the video to see the top five revelations from the HSN set.
New Moon News & On-Set Antics, The Vampire Diaries Flashback, & a Cupcake Car?
Peter Facinelli tells a funny story about a card he gave to Robert Pattinson, Stefan and Damon Salvatore get a 19th century makeover for The Vampire Diaries flashback episode, and the guys of Glee cover Bon Jovi and Usher in tonight's new episode!
Sugar Bits — The Jolie-Pitts' Guards Fight With Paparazzi

- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's guards got into a fight with a group of camouflaged paparazzi on the family's chateau in France on Thursday; both sides have filed legal complaints. — AP
- British actor Russell Brand from Forgetting Sarah Marshall has been announced as the host of the 2008 MTV VMAs!
- Pete Doherty plead guilty yesterday to causing criminal damage after he broke a photographer's camera in August 2007. — PopSugarUK
- Justin Long withdrew from ex-girlfriend Drew Barrymore's film Whip It! because he is so upset about the breakup. — E! Online
- Despite previous published reports, Diddy says he is not engaged to Cassie Ventura. — People
- Heather Mills's publicist, Michele Elyzabeth, has quit representing her, calling Heather an "impossible person." — Extra!
Diddy's Going All Hollywood on Us
Diddy smiled big next to his shiny new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday with the support of his whole brood all decked in white. He didn't take the honor lightly and even asked his fans to come out to the ceremony via video. He kept the party going all night long at billionaire Ron Burkle's estate. Apparently the entrepreneur is planning on working on his acting career so he'll be spending more time on the west coast. Diddy declared this about his star, "It's also like my coming-out party here in Hollywood. I don't have nothing to hide about that. If I'm going to come someplace, I'm going to make some noise, and you're going to know I'm here."
Jennifer Lopez vs. Sean Combs: A Fragrant Battle of the Exes
Jennifer Lopez vs. Sean Combs: A Fragrant Battle of the Exes
Let the showdown begin! Sean Combs and Jennifer Lopez have each released fragrances in the past year: Jennifer's Deseo ($46–$56) and Diddy's Unforgiveable Woman ($55–$75).
Brooklyn Rapper Chosen to Play Notorious B.I.G. in Biopic

Last summer I posted about the interesting way filmmakers were casting the Notorious B.I.G. biopic: via Internet submissions. Apparently the folks behind the project felt that Hollywood lacked good choices for the role, and opened up auditions to the world wide web in the hopes of finding someone more authentic than a big-name star. At first I thought this might be more of a publicity stunt than a sincere search for the right fit to portray Biggie, but through this process they actually appear to have found their man.
The film's producers and Biggie's mother Voletta Wallace conducted an exhaustive search auditioning thousands of men before finally choosing Brooklyn rapper Jamal 'Gravy' Woolard for the role. Wallace is thrilled with the results, and recently stated:
Finding B.I.G. was a task in itself, and I'm honored that so many young men came out to audition for the role . . . However, it was Jamal's charming personality, warm spirit, wonderful sense of humor and beautiful smile that won my heart. He is a talented and charismatic actor, and I am excited that he will bring Christopher's character to the big screen.
Set for release in January 2009, the movie will also star Angela Bassett as Biggie's mother, Derek Luke as Sean Combs, and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur. Though there seems to be a lot of care involved in doing justice to Biggie's life story, there have been early reports of weaknesses in the script. Let's hope some strong direction and a newcomer's fresh energy will make this a film to remember.
What do you think of this project?

