Jersey Shore' Star Sammi: 'Nobody's Hard To With Fight In That House

'Winning isn't everything, but I'm proud of standing up,' Sammi says of coming to blows with housemates like JWoww.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Jim Cantiello


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Last week's "Jersey Shore" premiere ended with a mid-punch cliffhanger as Sammi and JWoww went at each other, grabbing fistfuls of hair extensions and clawing at each other's faces. Who would win?

The scrum picked up again Thursday night (January 13) and, as we should have suspected, nobody really wins when it comes to intra-cast brawling on the hit reality show, do they? That's not to say the girls seem to regret brawling or that another fight couldn't happen in the future. Because according to Sammi, she's not scared of any of her castmates.

"Nobody's hard to fight with in that house," she told MTV News recently.

Sammi doesn't mean that as some sort of hear-me-roar intimidation tactic. In fact, she professes to hate fighting and confessed, "I never fought anybody in my entire life until Miami." But since the cast's trip to Florida — fight she has. And each time, she hasn't backed down from going at JWoww, who Sammi says is a much more experienced fighter.

"I'm very stern in my opinions and I speak my mind," she said. "Winning isn't everything, but I'm proud of standing up [for myself], for never fighting before. For somebody who fights all the time to somebody who doesn't fight, I'm a little bit proud of myself for just sticking up.

"That's just who I am — I stick up for myself," she added. "I don't care if I win, I don't care if I lose, I'm just stern in my beliefs and my opinions."

Don't miss "Jersey Shore," airing Thursday nights at 10 p.m. ET on MTV.

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Amy Winehouse Watches Damian Marley Perform In London

Amy Winehouse was snapped as she watched Nas and Damian Marley perform at the Hammersmith Apollo in London today.The thing with Amy is that in one shot she looks totally "fresh" and alert and then in the next three photos, she looks completely out of it, doesn't she? It's just the oddest thing with her. Maybe the photogs just hang around long enough to get those shots of her looking loopy?Are you hoping Amy gets back to recording music soon? It seems like forever since we've heard anything new from her!Photos by WENN Continue reading

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Lady Gaga, Eminem Among Performers for Grammy Awards

Lady Gaga, Eminem Among Performers for Grammy Awards

Every year the Grammy Awards are as much about the performances -- and the outrageous fashions! -- as about the actual winners. So, it's always key that they rope in big-name artists to help put on an eye-popping show.

Luckily, fan favorites Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Eminem have all signed on to perform at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. MTV News reports that these nominees will join Cee Lo Green, Arcade Fire and Miranda Lambert in taking the stage at the Staples Center on Feb. 13.

Lady Gaga -- who's won two Grammys in the past and is currently nominated for six -- opened the 2010 Grammy Awards in a widely publicized duet with Sir Elton John. The memorable performance will be hard to top, but we're guessing she has a few tricks up her stylish sleeves.

Fellow performer Eminem is up for 10 Grammy awards -- the most of any artist. It's just too bad the rapper says he doesn’t date. We’re sure a lot of ladies would love to be the top-nominee’s arm candy for an evening!

In other awards show news, comedian Tyler Perry leads the way in NAACP Image Award nominations. USA Today reports that both of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s kids, Jaden, 12, and Willow, 10, are up for awards, as well.

Best actress nominees include Janet Jackson, Halle Berry, Kerry Washington and Zoe Saldana. Denzel Washington, Anthony Mackie, Common, Morgan Freeman and Jaden Smith are all up for best actor.

Other notable nominees include Rihanna, Kanye West, Sofia Vergara, Nicki Minaj and Justin Timberlake. The NAAPC Image Awards will air March 4.

Who do you want to take home awards this year? Chime in below!

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Mannie Fresh Seasoning Mystikal LP With New Orleans Flavor

Ex-Cash Money producer tells MTV News the NOLA natives 'want to bring it back to where it started from.'
By Jayson Rodriguez


Mystikal and Mannie Fresh
Photo: MTV News

When Mystikal began working on his comeback album last year, the New Orleans rapper recruited his fellow hometown lyricist Lil Wayne. Along the way, the former No Limit star also joined forces with Cash Money expatriate Mannie Fresh. And according to Fresh, he's hoping to inject some Bayou flavor into Mystikal's project.

"We finishing up his album and the thing of it is, I just want it to be a traditional New Orleans album," the producer told MTV News. "I just want to reach back and get New Orleans artists, the way we used to put it down. There's no disrespect to no other artist, but I don't feel like we have to go outside the circle. We got so much talent in our city. I would like to get some of that Neville [family] stuff on there and [Trombone Shorty]. But that's what it is. I want to bring it back to where it started from."

The project currently has no release date or major-label home, but fans should expect the collection to feature Mystikal's dance-floor flare as well as a more reflective side as well. Last year at this time, the rapper was being released from prison after serving six years on a sexual battery and extortion charge.

"Finally. Six years, that ain't no walk in the park," Mystikal told us a few months after his release. "I had a lot of time to do a lot of growing, reflecting and thinking and stuff like that."

Are you looking forward to new music from Mystikal? Tell us in the comments!

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?Twilight? Saga?s Ashley Greene Offered Lead In ?Scream 4?

The movie buzz today is that Twilight's Ashley Greene has been offered the lead role in 'Scream 4'. The franchise's veterans Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Neve Campbell are all slated to return.Ashley would be playing the cousin of Neve's character, Sidney. Also offered roles in the film are Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin. Hayden would reportedly play Ashley's BFF and Rory will be Ashley's love interest.Filming is supposed to being in July, but any details about the movie's script are being held close to the vest.Are you a fan of the Scream movies? It sounds like the torch is being passed to a younger group of actors. What do you think about that?Photos by WENN Continue reading

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