Lindsay Lohan: Looking for a Plea Bargain

She?s potentially in some serious trouble, and Lindsay Lohan is hoping she can plea bargain her grand theft charge down to a misdemeanor.

The ?Mean Girls? actress will attend her hearing on February 23rd, and she is desperate to avoid jail time.

If convicted, ?She is looking at 16 months to two years on a midterm sentence, or up to three years in jail on the high term. Realistically however, I think if she is found guilty, she?ll get 60-120 days in a county jail, along with 30 days community service or house arrest,? said a legal analyst.

Pulling out all the stops, Lindsay has appealed to her spiritual side. A pal told FOX Pop Tarts, ?Lindsay was asking us to pray for her.?

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Ke$ha Rises From Oddball To Icon In 2010

This year, nobody defied description quite like Ke$ha, the pop oddity who shows no signs of slowing down.
By James Montgomery


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In January, when "Tik Tok" was just starting to hit, I described Ke$ha as "a 22-year-old pop confectionary/cautionary tale." By November, when "We R Who We R" debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, I had crowned her an "outcast icon." The truth probably lies somewhere in between those two statements, but if there's a better way to sum up the pop star's rather incredible rise to fame, I am unaware of it.

Because in 2010, there really was no one else who came close to matching Ke$ha, whether in terms of sheer chart dominance ("Tik Tok," enjoyed the year's longest run at #1, spending nine weeks atop the Hot 100), or pure WTF-ery. She began the year as a belching, squelching, booze-swilling party monster and ended it as perhaps the most unlikely of role models — an unrepentant oddball who not only dared to speak her mind, but defy conventions, too. And through it all, she remained largely unclassifiable, shifting between genres (pop, hip-hop, rock) and personas (dumpster-diving diva, Topanga Canyon bohemian, DayGlo star child) with each successive hit. And because of that, Ke$ha became one of the year's most interesting characters, the kind of pop oddity that leaves critics alternately grasping at adjectives and scratching their heads.

"I think 'What is Ke$ha?' is definitely the question, more than 'Who is Ke$ha?' because the 'What?' is really the thing," New York Times writer Jon Caramanica told MTV News. "When she first came into the game, she was this pop singer with a little bit of a country background, but [doing] this sort of whiny, white-girl rap ... but, if anything, 'Tik Tok' proved there's an entire audience of people who are pop fans, but who have a really high tolerance for rap music. Maybe they're not going to buy a Kanye West record, but they're not unafraid of hip-hop. And with Ke$ha, and her loose, 'I don't give a f---' approach to making these songs resonates with the loose, 'I don't give a f---' approach of the fans in listening to the songs. They hear something of themselves in her."

Of course, Ke$ha suffered for her, uh, art, becoming one of the year's most popular punching bags — particularly following a pair of bizarre performances on "Saturday Night Live" — but as the year draws to a close, her grip on the pop world seems to be permanent. Not only is she the unlikeliest of stars, she's also one of the most persistent ... and love her or hate her, you've got to admit that she made 2010 just a bit more bearable, even if it was with her willingness to push the boundaries of absurdity. Well, her songs were pretty great, too. And she did it entirely her way.

"I think Ke$ha's definitely gone way past her 15 minutes of fame, [but] the appeal with her is that there's an honesty," Noah Callahan-Bever, editor in chief of Complex magazine, said. "In a market of totally prefab pop stuff, there's almost a sloppiness to her whole persona, and I think that realness appeals to people. I think it doesn't hurt that she works with the best producer in pop music, either," he said, referring to right-hand man Dr. Luke.

In 2010, thanks to that winning combination of pitch-perfect pop and pure, unfiltered weirdness, Ke$ha pretty much conquered the world. She won over fans and earned begrudging respect from the critics. And she wore dead animals on her head. Wherever she goes in 2011, I'll follow. And I'll likely be just as perplexed as the rest of you.

Do you expect Ke$ha's party to stop or keep rocking in 2011? Let us know in the comments.

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MOVIE FAB: "Madea's Big Happy Family" Makes Its Trailer Debut

 

If you've been waiting for Madea to hit your screen, here's the trailer for the upcoming Madea's Big Happy Family movie.

 

Read on to peep it...

Tyler Perry is back again with his newest stage play to movie theater production: Madea's Big Happy Family.  The brand new trailer just hit the net.  And the movie will be hitting theaters this Easter.

Lauren London, Isaiah Mustafa, Bow Wow, Loretta Devine, Tyler Perry himself and several others are starring in the movie.

 

CLICK HERE to see the trailer.

 

You ready?  Helleeer?

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'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' Exclusive Clip: Get To Know His Crew!

Before 3-D film hits theaters this weekend, get to know Justin's dream team.
By Jocelyn Vena


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Justin Bieber hits the road with a small army. In a new, exclusive clip from his 3-D film, "Never Say Never," out this weekend, fans get an inside look at the men and women who help Bieber stay on schedule and stay sane during those grueling days on the road.

"You know I want people to see me in my everyday life," Bieber says in the clip.

Fans then get to meet Ryan Good, Bieber's stylist. "Ryan's like the coolest older brother ever. When Justin's down, I'm like, 'Ryan go make him laugh,' and Justin's cracking up," Allison Kaye, the tour's general manager, explained of Bieber's sidekick.

So what is Kaye like? "Allison's the stern one," Good explains. "She's the one that handles business."

Other members of Bieber's team include Carin, his "big sister" figure who assists Ryan with wardrobe; Dan Kanter, his musical director; Mama Jan, his vocal coach; and Kenny: "[He] is technically Justin's security guard, but his everything," Kaye explains.

"It's an uncle/nephew relationship," Kenny adds in the clip. "In my phone, I have him programmed as 'nephew.' "

His manager, Scooter Braun, also appears in the sneak peek. He explains that his job is more far-reaching than just a manager. "Ninety percent of my job is helping him become a good man. It's a family, so we're supporting each other," he said. "There's so many people out there who think he's gonna be a teen sensation and he's going to go away. I wouldn't bet against Justin."

Pattie Lynn Malette, his mom, gives props to the team working with her son. "I think it's very important to surround your child with good people," she said. "I love having different people around him that can still encourage those morals."

Check out everything we've got on "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never."

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'Glee' Recap: Love, Lima Style

'Glee' Recap: Love, Lima Style

It's Valentine's Day at McKinley High (which means the championship football game really was played in February), and there are so many different love connections floating around that it's nearly impossible to keep track of it all.

To start with, Finn is longing for Quinn after last week's kiss, but she's decided to be faithful to Sam and won't kiss Finn again. So Finn decides to open a kissing booth so that peer pressure will force Quinn to kiss him. Although this sounds like a moronic plan, it actually works, as Quinn feels compelled to kiss Finn in order to demonstrate to Sam that she's really over him. (What? If you were a hormone-filled adolescent, I'm sure that would all make sense.)

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