Usher Most Admires Justin Bieber's 'Excitement And Innocence'

Bieber's mentor tells MTV News the teen sensation has 'so much more in store for the future.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash


Usher and Justin Bieber at the 2010 AMAs
Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images

With so much accomplished in 2010, Justin Bieber has certainly set the bar high for 2011. But the teen singer is already gearing up for next year. Bieber will not only release his much-anticipated 3-D flick, "Never Say Never", but he has also teased that he'd like to release an album of all-new material sometime later next year.

His mentor, Usher, thinks that at this point, the sky's the limit.

"As far as music and entertainment, that's the beginning," Usher told MTV News at Sunday's AMAs, where Bieber performed and took home four awards.

"There's so much more in store for the future, or at least there's a ton of things we can do and will, and with the support of his fans who will continue to just grow and grow and grow."

At 16, Bieber has accomplished what few manage with many more years in the music business, but Usher said he wants to ensure that Bieber doesn't stop enjoying it all as his popularity continues to grow and his schedule gets busier.

Asked what he admires most about Justin, Usher said, "His excitement and innocence in it. And I don't mean that in a light way because I think that he's absolutely enjoying every moment of it, as any young man his age would, but in a different way because [of] the hard work that has gone in and led to the dream that has become a reality. And every time you have an opportunity do something incredible, I tell him to do his best and be conscious that what you're doing today should last forever and eternity."

What did you think of Justin's AMA performance on Sunday? Tell us in the comments!

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Liam Neeson Avoids Mufasa Imitation For 'Chronicles Of Narnia' Lion Voice

'I tried not to think of James Earl Jones!' he laughs to MTV News about 'Voyage of the Dawn Treader' preparation.
By Eric Ditzian


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Liam Neeson deserves our respect. The guy is committed. When tasked with portraying a talking lion in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, he packed up his bags, gathered up his family and headed off to Kenya for some on-the-ground research.

"We got to see them killing, eating, mating, sleeping, roaring. I can see why these creatures are kings of the jungle," he told MTV News. "They have this wonderful majesty and element of danger, this mysterious look in their eye that seems to be a thousand years old."

Yes, the Oscar nominee braved an African safari all so the voice of his CGI lion would have an air of authenticity. Hey, makes sense to us.

But as even Neeson admitted, voicing the creature — the Jesus-like beast called Aslan — was "an act of imagination," and so his research and commitment to the character didn't stop there. For "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," the third installment in the franchise, which hit theaters Friday (December 10), Neeson gathered up the design team's computer mockups of Aslan and took them home with him.

"I stuck those all over my bedroom so that when I woke up in the morning, I could see this lion," he said.

Yet with recollections of real-life lions in his head and animated renderings surrounding him, the key to voicing Aslan was one simple directive: Don't imitate "The Lion King"!

"I tried not to think of James Earl Jones!" he laughed, referring to Jones' portrayal of Mufasa, the venerable king in Disney's 1994 film. "That would be a little too intimidating."

Check out everything we've got on "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."

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Britney Spears To Release Next Album In March

'I'm almost done with my new album and it will be coming out this March,' she tweets.
By Jocelyn Vena


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Britney Spears tweeted Thursday (December 2) that her next album will drop in March. The singer, who has been working with a number of producers, including Dr. Luke and Max Martin, shared with her fans that she is "in love" with the yet-untitled project.

"I'm almost done with my new album and it will be coming out this March," she wrote. "I AM IN L-O-V-E WITH IT!"

She also thanked fans for sending birthday wishes; the singer turned 29 on Thursday. "My fans mean the world to me & waking up to all of your wishes really made me smile, so here's something that I hope will make you smile... ," she wrote. "Just wanted to thank all of you for the amazing birthday wishes you guys have been sending all day."

The singer also sarcastically responded to recent reports that her beau, Jason Trawick, has abused her. "Ok, off on a romantic weekend with Jason for my birthday. xoxo Brit," she tweeted. "PS - Star Magazine, Radar Online, Jason Alexander and the rest of you liars, Ya'll can kiss my lily white southern Louisiana a**!"

While no additional details about the album, which is a follow-up to her 2008 release have been made available, Dr. Luke did recently tease that fans may hear new music from the singer very soon. "Time to get this song out the door and out to mix," he tweeted late last month. "I think you know what artist i'm talking Bout... Right???"

"She's such an icon, I don't want to let anyone down," Dr. Luke recently said about working with Spears. "But most importantly, I want to make good music. ... I'm excited to be co-executive producing with Max Martin, the person who kind of invented Britney, and to make good music. And she's such an amazing vehicle to getting that music out to a lot of people in every country."

What are you expecting from Brit's next album? Let us know in the comments!

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Lisa Ling Opens Up About Her Miscarriage

Lisa Ling Opens Up About Her Miscarriage

"I felt more like a failure than I'd felt in a very long time. We actually [hadn't] been trying that long ... I don't know that I took it as seriously as I should have because it happened so fast. But then when I heard the doctor say there was no heartbeat it was like—bam—like a knife through the heart ... I hope that women can get to a place where they can finally talk about it because it's so great to find comfort in other people's stories and experiences because it's so common."


Lisa Ling on "The View" discussing her miscarriage, which happened six months ago. I really admire when women in the public eye feel comfortable opening up about their personal tragedies. It's very inspiring and I think a lot of women will be able to relate. Lisa even started the website Secret Society of Women where women can share their deepest, darkest secrets anonymously. [NY Daily News]

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Angelina Jolie's Kids Laughed At Her 'Funny Accent' In 'The Tourist'

'It's always fun to have my family on set,' she said at 'Tourist' premiere.
By Jocelyn Vena


Angelina Jolie at "The Tourist" premiere
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Angelina Jolie and her children have racked up the frequent-flyer miles over the years, both for film shoots across the globe (for her films and Brad Pitt's), their humanitarian efforts and their clear love of traveling. At the premiere of her latest flick, "The Tourist," which she shot in Europe, Jolie said bringing them along is fun for everyone.

"Fortunately, we've given them a love of discovering new places and new people and new cultures," she said. "And they like to pack their bags and have new adventures."

In the sexy spy thriller, she plays an English woman who uses an American tourist (Johnny Depp) to help find her fugitive former lover. But it sounds like her little ones made for a lighthearted time on set. "It's always fun to have my family on set," she explained. "I think it wouldn't be the same without them. They get to come and laugh at mommy for playing dress-up and having a funny accent."

At the premiere, Jolie also talked about the other perks of making the movie. "I liked that she was a real lady, a real European lady, and I've never played that before. I thought it was a challenge for me to be a girl, a real girly girl," she said. "Living in Italy for a few months was pretty hard to resist. And I've been dying to work with [director] Florian [Henckel von Donnersmarck], and I've always wanted to work with Johnny and never met him, so it was great. Everything was great about this project."

Check out everything we've got on "The Tourist."

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David O. Russell To Direct Hathaway, Cooper In 'The Silver Linings Playbook' Before He Makes 'Uncharted'?

Director David O. Russell's follow-up to "The Fighter" (in theaters tomorrow) has long been expected to be his adaptation of the video game, "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune." But a source tells Showbiz 411's Roger Friedman that Russell's next project will likely be "The Silver Linings Playbook," a film which the director was first attached to back in [...]

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Barbie Rocks Lady Gaga's Outrageous 2010 Outfits

Iconic doll models Mother Monster's zaniest looks of the year in an Entertainment Weekly photo spread.
By Mawuse Ziegbe


Cher and Lady Gaga Barbies at the 2010 VMAs
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One unique hallmark of pop-culture superstardom is getting a doll fashioned in her super-fabulous image. But when we're talking about Lady Gaga, one plastic figurine suited up in a signature costume just isn't enough. That's also what the folks at Entertainment Weekly thought, so they tricked out an assortment of Barbies in miniature versions of some of Gaga's most memorable 2010 looks.

In a tribute to one of the magazine's Entertainers of the Year, stylists re-created six of Gaga's most headline-grabbing ensembles for the foot-tall diva. Barbie is wrapped up in strips of raw meat for a doll-size take on Gaga's meat dress from the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, her fleshy booties affixed to her feet with dental floss and a miniature Cher with big hair and a skimpy bodysuit handing her a Moonman in front of a VMA step-and-repeat.

Barbie is also outfitted in her own version of the lacy beekeeper-chic look Gaga rocked to attend her sister's high school graduation. Lending the image a sense of authenticity, the picture of Barbie in a cream-colored jumpsuit and voluminous black veil was actually snapped at the Germanottas' alma mater on New York's Upper East Side.

Another of the songstress' show-stopping NYC appearances is revisited, as Barbie dons a mini-dress made of brown human-hair extensions and ropes of sparkly jewels with a mic attached to her hand, paying homage to Gaga's intimate show at the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room in September.

Both Gaga and longtime CNN anchor Larry King get the Mattel treatment in black-and-white collared shirts, suspenders, spectacles and slicked-back locks to commemorate the pop sensation's interview in June.

Barbie gets raunchy on a jail-cell bed — legs askew and hand on her crotch — swathed in a few strategically placed slivers of a yellow rain poncho similar to Brian Lichtenberg's creation for Gaga and Beyoncé's "Telephone" video. Gaga's cigarette-packed shades and chain-link body jewelry are also scaled down for Barbie for another "Telephone" scene. The iconic doll also gives a sartorial shout-out to Gaga's partner-in-music-video-crime, sporting bangs and a cowboy hat like Beyoncé's character, Honey B.

What do you think of Barbie rocking Gaga's looks? Let us know in the comments!

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Britney Spears In An Abusive Relationship With Jason Trawick (Report)

Sources are claiming that Britney Spears is in an abusive relationship with boyfriend Jason Trawick. Star Magazine is claiming that Britney’s former husband Jason Alexander has come forward to spill the beans in an attempt to save Spears from herself. … Continue reading

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2010/12/01/britney-spears-in-an-abusive-relationship-with-jason-trawick-report/

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