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Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift are an item—musically, that is

Taylor Swift (Image: Eva Rinaldi)

It appears Taylor Swift is over the accusations of blowing up a boat with fireworks by Justin Bieber, because it’s been announced that she teamed up with him to write a song for his upcoming album. There’s no word on whether she’s going to add her folksy vocals to the track, but given the Biebz says that “everything is so different and that’s why I’m so happy with this album,” we can see it becoming a reality. Just make sure you’re on solid ground when this twee bomb goes off.

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Leave It to Bieber

April 11, 2012 | 1:54 pm

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Check out this list of Justin Bieber’s corniest quotes (it will change your life)

Kudos to the people at Hollywood.com for loving Justin Bieber just as much as we do and compiling a list of his corniest quotes. When someone tweets at the Biebz, “I’m giving up, you’re not talking to me,” he simply writes back, “Never give up.” He claims this simple action “changes their life.” Ever the romantic, Biebsy says that if he and girlfriend Selena Gomez ever got to the point in a fight where they start crying (aw!), he’d “just shut up and hold her.” (Aw!) And if you thought you were wild, get a load of how Bieber chooses to act naughty: “Singers aren’t supposed to have dairy before a show, but we all know I’m a rule breaker. Pizza is just so good!” Aw, bless. Check out more Bieb-isms [Hollywood] »

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Almighty Goz

April 4, 2012 | 9:24 am

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Ryan Gosling saves a woman’s life in New York City—yep, he’s sexy and Batman

Apparently, it’s not enough that Ryan Gosling is preternaturally handsome and makes movies that cause us to weep (whatever, Murder by Numbers was really sad)—no, it seems the great and powerful Goz is now in the business of being a modern-day saviour. First, he broke up a street fight last summer, and now it appears he saved a woman in Manhattan from being hit by a speeding taxi. British writer Laurie Penny tweeted that she looked the wrong way before crossing the street and would’ve been struck by an onrushing cab had Gosling not pulled her out of harm’s way. The news has been picked up by the New York Observer, Jezebel and New York magazine (although it seems all we have to go on right now is this one woman’s tweets). If the story turns out to be true, we fully expect Manhattan’s single ladies and gentlemen to start hurling themselves into traffic en masse (we’re not endorsing this behaviour, but remember when people protested for Gosling outside People magazine’s headquarters?). Also, we’re taking suggestions for alter-egos and aliases for Gotham City’s newest superhero. Naturally, we’re partial to the Almighty Goz.

(Images: Ryan Gosling, Grey Goose Soho House; Taxi, Zitzitoune)

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To-Do List

April 3, 2012 | 10:49 am

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Celebrities, entertainers and friends will rally to end homophobia this summer

Kreesha Turner (left) will perform at this year’s Climax (Image: Erin Simkin)

On May 27 at the Berkeley Church, M Team Productions (fronted by Proud FM DJ Mike Chalut) will be hosting its third annual Climax event, a charitable initiative to generate funds to help PFLAG Toronto support the gay community. This year, Chalut has teamed up with the CRTC, comedian Richard Ryder, The Second City’s British Teeth, So You Think You Can Dance Canada and emerging performer Kreesha Turner to put on a variety show–style event. There’s still no word on who the big headliner will be (maybe see you there, Elton John? How about you, Hilary Duff?), but since it’s all for a good cause, we wouldn’t mind if it turned out to be Lady Gaga (also known as the world’s biggest ham).

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Almighty Goz

April 2, 2012 | 5:28 pm

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Ryan Gosling allegedly dumps Eva Mendes (for a German model)

Ryan Gosling has allegedly broken up with Eva Mendes and is said to have told her he needs “time to think.” Hold your sighs of relief for one second, because you still can’t have him: he has been spotted fraternizing with a blonde German model in Capetown at the Grand Café. The Daily Mail reports that “‘he tried to disguise himself with a woolly hat and scarf and seemed eager not to be noticed as they sat at a beach table, but he was clearly entranced by her.” The Almighty Goz certainly doesn’t rough it—first Rachel McAdams, then Eva Mendes, and now a sexy German blonde. Poor guy.

(Images: Eva Mendes, Rob Kim/Film Magic;Ryan Gosling, Kristian Dowling/Getty Images Entertainment)

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Scene Stealers

April 2, 2012 | 5:10 pm

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The 2012 Juno Awards best and worst dressed

Dallas Green, Leslie Feist and Alyssa Reid (Images: Sonia Recchia/WireImage)

A sampling of famous Canadians walked down a red carpet at last night’s Juno Awards, but in typical Canadian awards show fashion, very few people really put together an outfit. We saw many staid suits, some prom dresses, some technicolour bodysuits (not as controversial as Alanis Morissette’s 2004 statement bodysuit, so why bother) and a lot of skin. Here, our rundown of the best and worst looks from the 2012 Junos.

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The Fame Monsters

March 29, 2012 | 5:09 pm

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QUOTED: Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham wants Katy Perry to die

Seeing Katy Perry as a soldier in “Part of Me” really makes me think that we need to start a war so she can go die.

- Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham reacting to the way Katy Perry glamorizes war in her current video “Part of Me.” He later followed up, tweeting “Yes I’m aware my last tweet was kinda dumb but so is glamorizing war to sell records to idiots. Katy Perry Still Sucks.”

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Leave It to Bieber

March 29, 2012 | 5:04 pm

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Justin Bieber has been denied a mortgage, so he is currently without a love nest

We had caught wind that Justin Bieber was house hunting, and it appears he has finally found the home he’d like to make dinner, love, pranks and “Call Me Maybe” videos in: a 9,000 square-foot estate in Calabasas, California. Although he could easily afford the $7 million price tag, his manager advised him to take out a mortgage, which has since been declined when appraisers found the property is significantly overpriced. The current owner refuses to budge on the price because he’s put so much work into the property, but maybe a back-end deal will be reached (perhaps he too can be swayed by money and some concert tickets for his grandchildren). Never say never.

(Images: Mortgage, 401K)

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Leave It to Bieber

March 28, 2012 | 4:34 pm

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Has Justin Bieber’s pranking gone too far? Um, he’s being sued, so probably

Justin Bieber is playing with fire (Image: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Entertainment)

First he convinced Taylor Swift that she had been party to blowing up a boat on Punk’d, and now Justin Bieber has directed thousands of phone calls to normal, living-their-lives Texans Dilcie and Kent by pretending to tweet his number and asking his fans to call it. The number on the tweet (which has been deleted) was short one digit, but Biebaholics began trying to guess the final digit, which led to thousands of teens (and maybe adults) mistakenly calling the Texas residents, who will be pressing charges and demanding compensation, an apology and free concert tickets for their grandchildren. So everyone wins—except Hollywood’s latest troublemaker, bad boy Biebz.

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Telling Tales

March 27, 2012 | 12:16 pm

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DeadMau5 accuses Madonna of being a drug pusher

DeadMau5 has become vocal after Madonna allegedly referenced (and therefore, according to DeadMau5, advocated for the use of) ecstasy at this year’s Ultra Music Festival in Miami, stating that she is pandering to “extreme bullshit lifestyles” that dredge up the “shit that really held electronic dance music down for years.”

Here is what Madge said that ruffled DeadMau5’s feathers:

“How many people in this crowd have seen molly? Are you ready to dance? Are you ready to sweat? Are you ready to make some noise? Are you ready for the next DJ, motherfuckers?”

Molly is in fact a street term for MDMA, but is Madonna really pandering to ecstasy-popping fans? Madonna has denied the allegations, saying that she was merely referencing the song “Have You Seen Molly?” written by her friend Cedric Gervais, so it’s unclear whether she was begging her fans to get high. What is clear, though, is how high Deadmau5 is perched atop his DJ pulpit.

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The Beat

March 22, 2012 | 5:18 pm

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Drake shows no love to Canada on his upcoming summer tour

Is Drake dissing Canada? (Image: Brennan Schnell)

Drake recently announced a summer tour in North America, and the hometown emo-hop star isn’t making any stops in Toronto, or Canada at all. Here’s where the tour is stopping with French Montana, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, J. Cole and Waka Flocka Flame: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Dallas, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan (hey, that’s sort of close!), Indianapolis, Illinois, Tennessee, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Sorry, Canada.

- Drake Announces Summer Tour [Pitchfork]

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Pretty Young Things

March 20, 2012 | 1:06 pm

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The Hunger Games red carpet draws celebrities and hyperventilating teens

Liam Hemsworth signs a few autographs (Image: Christopher Drost)

Yesterday afternoon, at the Scotiabank Theatre, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and Alexander Ludwig walked the red carpet for the premiere of The Hunger Games. Swarms of teenage girls and boys came with books, illustrated movie guides, cameras, Sharpies and notepads, in hopes that maybe one of the heartthrobs from the film would scrawl a signature, or touch their hand. One young lady was pushed to a space behind the media, and began to hyperventilate and then freak out because she believed the cameras were blocking her right to stand where she should stand. We saw many smiling faces (not hers, obviously), and an enthusiastic Hemsworth, Hutcherson and Ludwig who graciously stood for photos with fans and scribbled as many signatures as they possible could. Check out all of the action from The Hunger Games red carpet »

Justin Bieber likely has everything he needs, from a collection of Michael Jackson–inspired duds to a boatload of sweatpants and socks to street-racing vehicles and potential prom dates. And yet, on Ellen last week, his manager gave him the birthday present that would leave every 18-year-old boy the world over drooling: a Fisker Karma electric sports car. It’s unknown at this point whether he also received the cougar he wanted. (sorry, Selena Gomez).

We can’t believe you’re 18 years old already—it seems like only yesterday you were plucked from obscurity on YouTube at the age of 13. Remember when people thought you had syphilis? Gosh, those were crazy times. It’s hard to believe that at one point in your career you were able to evade fans by taking off on a Segway, but you did it, and with such grace. Now that you have a whole Twitter army who will bend to your every whim and sneak into your hotel room, you’ve upgraded to some big-boy wheels—smart move, young man. At this point, we just can’t escape you—we smell you every time we walk into a Shoppers Drug Mart, you’re on the covers of magazines, and you really had us worried when you lost your swagger coach last year and allegedly knocked up some girl (thankfully, your swagger is still intact and you’re not the baby daddy). And make no mistake, we haven’t forgotten about the earth-shattering announcement that you had cut your hair—indeed, we’ve only just recovered. Well, Biebsy, you’re probably out smooching Selena Gomez or groping her at a sporting event, so we’ll let you go. We just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday. Even if rocketmanxxx is handling your Johnson.

Much love,

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