Lady Gaga: ‘I Was Never Supposed To Do’ ‘We Are The World’

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Lady Gaga is setting the record straight about those rumors that she was supposed to be a part of the re-recording of “We Are The World.”

According to reports by a host of Web sites, including Rolling Stone’s, Lady Gaga was one of the many artists (also including Beyonce, Eminem, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z) who were reported to be a part of the historic re-recording to aid Haiti - reports that later proved to be premature. And on Thursday, Lady Gaga explained to Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and “The Billy Bush Show,” why she wasn’t in the LA studio laying down a track earlier this week.

“I’ve actually been in rehearsal for my new tour, but I was never supposed to do ‘We Are The World.’ So that’s a rumor,” Gaga told Billy on Thursday afternoon by phone.

The pop singer extraordinaire explained she was asked, but she’s actually been very involved in raising money for the earthquake-ravaged nation already.

“I believe that they may have asked, yes, about it, but I was unable to do it,” she explained. “And I’ve been working on my own charity projects for Haiti. We’ve raised over half a million dollars for Haiti already and we like to work specifically with charities that are based in Haiti itself.”

And Gaga has dug deep, not only donating her own take from one of her shows on her current “Monster Ball Tour,” but also hosting Haiti-benefiting sales on her Web site.

“I donated all of the proceeds from one show worth of ticket sales as well as all the of the merchandise from that show and for 24 hours we had a ‘Gaga for Haiti’ day where everything that was bought on the Web site… every dollar went to Haiti,” she said. “We’re continuing to work on more projects and we’re supposed to go to Haiti later this year for a show, which is very exciting.”

Anne Hathaway On How To Kiss – And Which Actresses Do It Better

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Anne Hathaway’s on-screen love interests have included Adrien Grenier, Jake Gyllenhaal and James McAvoy – so it’s no wonder the actress could teach a class about movie kissing.

“You have to leave your mouth open a little bit,” she explained to British GQ’s March issue, demonstrating on her palm. “Open up. More, more, ever so lightly… otherwise you’re going to be getting smooshy. Now… slow it down… just a little bit…”

The actress added that the intimate moments of lip locking on screen can be fun, especially when a person is single.

“If you’re both unattached and you get along, of course kissing in a movie is fun,” Anne said, though she’s filmed many of her own movie smooches while personally attached (she’s currently dating actor Adam Shulman after a tumultuous long-term romance with convict ex Raffaello Follieri, who’s currently serving out a jail sentence on fraud charges).

“But you can never get truly deep down and into it. Well, I can’t,” she continued.

One of her “Valentine’s Day” co-stars, she said, doesn’t have that problem.

“Jennifer Garner — now that girl can movie kiss. I gotta say that girl can really give it some up there,” Anne told the mag.

But the most impressive movie kisser of all? Anne said it’s none other than Angelina Jolie.

“Full-on movie kissing… it’s a totally different experience,” Anne said. “But really you have to be Angelina Jolie to pull that off and still look good. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I ain’t no Angie.”

Viewers will get the chance to judge for themselves when “Valentine’s Day” arrives in theaters on February 12.

Justin Timberlake To Get Pudding Pot From Harvard

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --

Multifaceted entertainer Justin Timberlake is coming to Harvard University to be honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.

The Grammy and Emmy award winner will receive his pudding pot from the nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe at a roast scheduled for Friday.

Hasty Pudding Theatricals said the singer, songwriter, actor and producer was selected because he’s “one of pop culture’s most influential entertainers.”

Timberlake is one of the stars of the upcoming movie “The Social Network.” The movie expected to be released later this year is about the early days of the Facebook social networking site — set at Harvard.

Actress Anne Hathaway was honored as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year last week.

Jon Stewart Does Bill O'Reilly - Video

It was another match made in heaven for Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" this week. He visited with long time nemesis Bill O'Reilly at FOX.

Stewart has never been a big fan of Fox, frequently jabbing the network for its loose interpretation of the "news", and heavy focus on "opinion".

Last night was no exception. John Stewart accused FOX (and O'Reilly) of causing fear and panic with his coverage of President Barack Obama, and inciting chaos and confusion with the "Tea Parties", and general dislike for anything Democrat.

There was a lot of subtle jabbing during the interview, but a full-blown, knock down drag out never materialized. But it is clear that the two celebrities have little respect for each other, or for what they do.

Our general opinion after watching the interview was simple: Jon Stewart is a cool voice of reason, and Bill O'Reilly is a jerk.

Watch Part One Of The Jon Stewart Bill O'Reilly Interview



Watch Part Two Of The John Stewart Bill O'Reilly Interview


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Leif Garrett Busted For Drugs - Again

Troubled teen actor Leif Garrett has once again been arrested for drug possession.

Garrett, now 48, was busted for possession of a controlled substance while waiting at a Metrolink station in downtown L.A. on Monday.

Cops say while on a routine patrol they observed the actor acting suspicious, and after a search, found drugs and arrested him.

Leif bonded out by Wednesday and will appear back in court to plead the charges at a later date.

Garrett is no stranger to drugs, cops, or the metrolink.

Back in 2006 he was arrested for riding a train without a ticket. Cops found heroin and quaaludes on his person.

His mug shot and other photos quickly made the rounds adding to his insult.

The former child actor started his career at the age of five and had numerous major film, television roles and hit music singles. By age 17 his troubles began when in 1979, he wrecked his car while drunk.

The accident left his passenger and best friend Roland Winkler a paraplegic.

He continued to struggle with drug abuse over the years, and was arrested for cocaine possession in 2005, before violating his probation resulting in a 90-day jail sentence following his 2006 Metrolink arrest.
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Mel Gibson Calls Reporter Asshole - Video

Poor Mel. Always trying to defend his personal demons.

Four years after his run-in with booze and anti-Semitic comments to cops, the actor again had to defend his reputation to the press.

While doing a spot on WGN, Gibson was promoting his latest project "Edge Of Darkness", when the reporter (Dean Richards) stubbornly kept returning to the issues of 2006.

Gibson did a great job keeping his cool and holding his temper until the very end. Richards appeared to sense Mel was getting uptight, and quickly ended the segment.

Watch Mel Gibson Call Reporter An Asshole


In "Edge Of Darkness" Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a homicide detective who investigates the death of his activist daughter, and uncovers her secret life, a corporate cover-up, and government collusion.
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Actor Justin Mentell Killed In Car Accident

Wisconsin authorities have reported that "Boston Legal" actor Justin Mentell has died from injuries sustained in a car accident.

Mentell, age 27, died Monday after driving his Jeep off the road and down an embankment while hitting two trees in a remote area of Wisconsin.

He was by himself in the car and was not wearing a seat-belt. The actor was thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the accident scene about 8:30 Monday morning.

Cops believe the accident occurred around 3:00 a.m.

Justin played the role of attorney Garrett Wells on "Boston Legal" from 2005-2006.

Last year, Mentell played Terrell in the fantasy adventure "G-Force" appearing with Sam Rockwell, Will Arnett, Nicolas Cage, Tracy Morgan, Penélope Cruz and Steve Buscemi.

"G-Force" told the story of a specially trained squad of guinea pigs that is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.
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