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Rihanna enjoyed some down time in Hawaii over the past week after logging some grueling hours on her “Loud” world tour, and in addition to be snapped by the paparazzi (as usual), the 23-year-old singer also shared a bit of her vacation with photos via her Twitter account. Actually, it wasn’t that she shared pictures of her vacation, so much as she shared pictures of herself…in bikinis…on her vacation. Check them out below. Rihanna Caught On Camera Smoking Weed In Hawaii Again Early in the week photos surfaced of Ri-Ri smoking weed, and later she tweeted her own series of pictures, while hanging with her friends in the sun. Most of them were accompanied by hashtags, including "#CAKE" for a photo of herself checking out her friend's derrière. Khloe Kardashian was entertained by the series of tweets, writing to Rihanna “Shake your t--- for this woman! LOL #MotivationBaby” to which Rihanna responded, “Haaaa!!! Come tap this,' adding another photo. Related Rihanna Caught On Camera Smoking Weed In Hawaii Again [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/01/20/rihanna-bikini-picture-tweeting-spree/]View the full article[/url]

[img]http://www.mtv.com/movies/photos/j/january_2012_movies/haywire.jpg[/img] [i]By Ryan Rigley[/i] With the release of "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/442583/moviemain.jhtml"]Haywire[/url]" and "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/440558/moviemain.jhtml"]Underworld: Awakening[/url]" this weekend, the box office is in for a heaping helping of badass women. Both [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/1017729/personmain.jhtml"]Gina Carano[/url] and [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/4374/personmain.jhtml"]Kate Beckinsale[/url] play the role of strong, female protagonist that make the men around them look like little boys. If they get stabbed or shot at, they barely even flinch. Punch them, and they'll punch you right back. These women are tough as nails, but you shouldn't think of them as woman. [url="http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/723950/exclusive-haywire-clip-money-is-always-the-motive.jhtml#movieId=1676959"]That would be a mistake. [/url] Here's a list of some of the biggest and best badass female characters to ever grace the silver screen with their presence. [b]10. Varla (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!)[/b] Whether it's drag racing in the desert or seducing old men out of their fortunes, nothing is going to stop this cold-hearted stripper from getting what she wants. [b]9. Zoe Bell (Death Proof)[/b] That is by far the longest I have ever seen anyone hang on to the hood of a car while it's speeding down a highway, narrowly avoiding the maniac that's trying to murder them. Also, she did all her own stunts! [b]8. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)[/b] Lara is somewhat like the female Indiana Jones, only she's not afraid of anything. Not even snakes! [b]7. Hit-Girl (Kick Ass) [/b] This 11 year old is a natural born killer. After the mafia killed her dad, she killed every single one of them in retaliation. Plus, she cusses like a sailor. [b]6. Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)[/b] Murder mysteries are no match for the likes of Lisbeth. Neither are rapists or murderers. Or broken hearts. [b]5. Hanna (Hanna)[/b] Forced into the life of a warrior at a very early age, Hanna knows nothing but how to be the perfect killing machine. [b]4. Cherry Darling (Planet Terror)[/b] When zombies take your leg away, you don't just mope around all day waiting for them to eat you. You strap on a machine gun and you show those walking corpses who's boss. [b]3. Sarah Connor (Terminator 2)[/b] Knowing that your son may be the only hope the world has against the oncoming robot apocalypse is no easy burden to bear. Especially if everyone thinks you're insane. [b]2. Ripley (Aliens)[/b] "Get away from her, you bitch" is one of the most badass one-liners in all of movie history. That sweet power loader doesn't hurt either. [b]1. The Bride (Kill Bill)[/b] Nothing can stop Beatrix Kiddo. This woman came back from the dead. Twice! She can break a board from inches away, sword fight with ninja-like prowess, and make a man's heart explode inside of his chest. Two words: Bad. Ass. [i]Who are your favorite female badasses? Let us know in the comments below and on [url="http://www.twitter.com/mtvmoviesblog"]Twitter[/url]![/i] [url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/01/20/topten-female-badasses/]View the full article[/url]

Legendary R&B singer Etta James -- famous for her hit songs "At Last" and "Something's Got a Hold on Me" -- has died.The singer -- whose health was on a rapid decline the last few years -- was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010. She also suffered… [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/etta-james-dead/"]'At Last' Singer Etta James Dies -- Dead at 73[/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/etta-james-dead/]View the full article[/url]

By Kara Warner In October 2008 Jennifer Hudson suffered a devastating loss when her mother, brother and nephew were killed in a home invasion. On April 23, over three and and a half years after the shocking incident took place, William Balfour, the man charged with first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and home invasion will finally stand trial. According to E! Online, Cook County Judge Charles Burns announced Thursday (January 19) that jury selection for William Balfour's trial would begin April 9 and that testimony in the trial is expected to begin on April 23. Balfour is the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, Julia, and is suspected of killing Darnell Hudson Donerson, 57; Jason Hudson, 29; and Julian King, 7, on October 24, 2008. He was indicted by a grand jury on three counts of murder, aggravated kidnapping and home invasion and has pleaded not guilty. His attorneys argue that there is no forensic evidence linking Balfour to the killings and that he was the "convenient" suspect. The prosecution has said Balfour was jealous that Julia Hudson was dating another man and went to the house to confront her. His mother, Michele Davis Balfour, has argued that her son was dating three other women at the time and that jealousy would not have been an issue. Hudson kept out of the spotlight in the months following the tragedy, making her first public appearance singing the national anthem at the 2009 Super Bowl, followed by an emotional performance of "You Pulled Me Through" at the Grammys. Hudson has only recently addressed the subject via a series of interviews pegged to the release of her memoir, "I Got This." "I felt as though I had to [perform]," Hudson told "Dateline" this month. "I could hear my brother's voice in my head, like, 'Is she ever going to sing again?' He'd always say, 'Knock it off, Jenny!' if I was discouraged about something. I could either sit here and mope around, or do what I know would make them proud." Hudson said part of the reason she has been able to move forward is due to the love and support she's had from family, friends and strangers. "I was literally lifted up by love," Hudson said. [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/01/20/jennifer-hudson-family-murder-case-trial-set/]View the full article[/url]

Just about all we need to know about a new Quentin Tarantino movie to be interested is the fact that he is making a new movie. With "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/476781/moviemain.jhtml"]Django Unchained[/url]," the latest project in question, we have been completely sold ever since [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/10/26/django-unchained-quentin-tarantino-cast/"]the cast[/url] and plot synopsis were announced. Part of what have made Tarantino's scripts so memorable in the past is the way the director handles violence: he doesn't shy away from it. Whether he's removing Nazi scalps or squishing eyeballs between toes, Taratino has made violence his own with the help of veteran makeup and special effects artist Greg Nicotero. [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/01/20/django-unchained-greg-nicotero/"][img]http://mtv.mtvnimages.com/uri/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:726316?height=288&width=512[/img][/url] MTV News recently caught up with Nicotero, who worked with Tarantino on "Pulp Fiction," both "Kill Bill" films and "Inglourious Basterds," and the legend shared some insight into what we can expect from the auteur this time around. During the interview, Nicotero recalled his reaction after reading from the script of Taratino's debut, "Reservoir Dogs," for the first time. "I'm reading the opening scene, they're in the diner talking about Madonna, I remember looking at the guys I was working with and going 'I've never read anything like this in my life,'" he said. "Reading Quentin Tarantino's scripts, they take you places no one else's scripts ever take you," Nicotero told us during the TCA presentation of "[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/tag/the-walking-dead"]The Walking Dead[/url]," for which he works as co-executive producer and effects supervisor. "I've had the good fortune of working on all his movies, I was in Berlin on 'Inglourious Basterds' for four months, 'Pulp Fiction,'" Nicotero said. "I got to stab Uma Thurman in the chest with the hypodermic needle, I got to blow Marvin's head off, so we're in the trenches again." Now work has begun on "Django Unchained, and for Nicetero, it has everything he loves about Tarantino."I love the script for 'Django,' I think it's great," he said. "Jaimie Foxx and Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell, Kerry Washington, it's what I love about Quentin is that he is and will forever be an old school filmmaker." Even if the "old school" ways don't mean too much work for the effects team, Nicotero appreciates Tarantino's style. "There are not a lot of special effects. It's all about his actors and it's so cinematic for him. We don't shoot anything digital, he uses film, one camera, we don't have five cameras shooting. That's it," he said. "It's inspiring. It's inspiring to think about the fact that that's how movies were made for years and years and years, and I'm not saying that digital technology doesn't have its positives, but I love that Quentin is old school." [i]Are you ready for "Django Unchained?" Tell us in the comments or on [url="http://twitter.com/mtvmoviesblog"]Twitter[/url]![/i] [url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/01/20/django-unchained-greg-nicotero/]View the full article[/url]

video platform video management video solutions video player Prepare the monkeys ... to fly out of your butt ... 'cause Dana Carvey tells TMZ he would totally sign on for another "Wayne's World" movie!!!! With one minor catch ... Carvey was in… [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/dana-carvey-waynes-world-movie/"]Dana Carvey -- I'm DOWN for Another 'Wayne's World' Movie![/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/dana-carvey-waynes-world-movie/]View the full article[/url]

[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sundance.jpg"][img]http://moviesblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sundance.jpg[/img][/url] There are few good reasons to be at Newark airport at 4AM on a Thursday morning. One of those good reasons: flying out to the [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/sundance/index.jhtml"]Sundance Film Festival[/url], which kicked off in earnest this week. The MTV Movies team is on the ground in Park City, Utah, to talk to your favorite stars and get the inside scoop on what's sure to be some of the hottest indie projects of the coming months. Getting here was not easy. Refer back to the aforementioned 4AM role call at Newark. (Admittedly, I was the only one on the team who showed up that early for a 7AM flight, but [i]leave me alone I get nervous[/i]). We rolled in at approximately 10AM mountain time and waited an additional two hours before we could even leave the airport. (We'll spare you the details.) Bellies were empty, tempers were hot, and naps were not in our immediate future. In short, a recipe for conflict. But if there's anything the Movies team excels at, it's conflict resolution — especially where barbecue from Bandits is involved. (Deputy managing editor [url="http://twitter.com/ericditzian"]Eric Ditzian[/url] swears by the tri-tip steak sandwich, while managing editor and correspondent [url="http://twitter.com/joshuahorowitz"]Josh Horowitz[/url] has probably had enough barbecue chicken salad to last him eight lifetimes.) Voracious BBQ consumption aside, we're also here at Sundance to chat up some of your favorite actors and filmmakers. Today's our first full day of interviews, and the lineup does not disappoint. Up first is [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/376322/moviemain.jhtml"]"Hobbit" director Peter Jackson[/url], who is taking a break from Middle-earth to come to Park City in support of his powerful documentary "West of Memphis." We're also chatting with [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/446132/personmain.jhtml"]Andy Samberg[/url], [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/196286/personmain.jhtml"]Rashida Jones[/url], [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/249517/personmain.jhtml"]Emma Roberts[/url] and [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/67985/personmain.jhtml"]Elijah Wood[/url], all starring together in the dramedy "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/492980/moviemain.jhtml"]Celeste and Jesse Forever[/url]," making its grand debut here at Sundance. Throw "[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/492662/moviemain.jhtml"]Wish You Were Here[/url]" hotties [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/400159/personmain.jhtml"]Teresa Palmer[/url] and [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/229458/personmain.jhtml"]Joel Edgerton[/url] into the mix, and it's safe to say that today's lineup of interviews is more than a little bit stacked. We'll keep you posted with more tweets, photos, blogs and news scoops than you can handle, so make sure to tune in right here as the MTV Movies team continues to watch (and eat) our way through Sundance. [url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/01/20/sundance-peter-jackson-elijah-wood/]View the full article[/url]

Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler continue to flaunt their relationship and this time they’re on the beaches of Hawaii. The happy couple jet-setted off to the islands and were caught packing on some serious PDA on Thursday. VHud donned a skimpy red bikini while her new beau wore a pair of board shorts. Though they’ve...Read more» [url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-20/vanessa-hudgens-bikinis-in-hawaii-with-beau-austin-butler-photos/]View the full article[/url]

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards has a new book coming out called Life is Not a Reality Show and the reality star, mother, and wife sat down with Celebuzz to talk all about her family plus the drama that America has witnessed during the second season of Bravo’s hit show. Check out what...Read more» [url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-20/exclusive-kyle-richards-what-scene-of-real-housewives-got-all-too-real/]View the full article[/url]

British actress Kate Beckinsale has been in the acting business since she was a toddler and now her career is about as smoking hot as she is. Kate’s movie, Contraband starring Mark Walhberg, was released last week and now her new movie Underworld: Awakening – a sequel to the franchise that catapulted her to A-list stature — opens today. ...Read more» [url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-20/underworld-awakening-star-kate-beckinsales-sexiest-looks-photos/]View the full article[/url]

Rihanna was hanging by a few small threads in Hawaii yesterday -- testing the structural integrity of a tiny black thong bikini, while sunning her 23-year-old buns in the ocean ... on a paddleboard.Whatever floats her butt. [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/rihanna-thong-g-string-hawaii/"]Rihanna -- Strung Out & Board in Hawaii[/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/rihanna-thong-g-string-hawaii/]View the full article[/url]

AP - Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood are teaming up for a special CMT Crossroads the night before the Super Bowl. [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120120/ap_en_mu/us_people_tyler_underwood]View the full article[/url]

(Ruff Ryders "Get Wild") By Rob Markman DMX and the Ruff Ryders rode a successful wave in the mid-90s and in the upcoming months X, along with Swizz Beatz, Eve and the LOX plan to reunite on stage once again for a new Ruff Ryders Tour. "Everybody's on deck. It's just that we're making sure all of the schedules are intact," RR co-CEO Joaquin "Waah" Dean told MTV News. Dates are still being finalized, but Dean confirmed that he expects the tour to start between March and April. The plan is for the crew to begin their run overseas and then come over to the U.S. "We gonna take it nice and slow. We ain't gonna do like how we used to do, 30 or 40 cities; we not gonna go that far just yet," he said. "We gonna take it slow. Do a nice little five to 10 joints overseas and then some dates on this side just to build the momentum and have some fun with it." Lil Wayne Gives DMX A Warm Welcome At New Year's Bash "We are all family and we're going to come back stronger than when we left. ... It's going to take the nation by storm," DMX told TMZ on Thursday (January 19). When the story was first reported by TMZ, there was some question concerning the LOX's involvement, but Dean insists that Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch will be onboard. "LOX is done; can't do nothing without the LOX," he boasted. In addition to all the original members of Ruff Ryders, the tour will also showcase RR's new talent like Murda Mook. "We're not starting from scratch, but we're starting from a whole new generation who have to get familiar with us," Waah said. Will you check out the Ruff Ryders Tour? Related DMX And Wife To Appear On VH1 Reality Show 'Couples Therapy' [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/01/20/dmx-eve-lox-going-on-ruff-ryders-tour/]View the full article[/url]

AP - Linda Chorney is the feel-good, do-it-yourself success story of this year's Grammy Awards. Or she's an unworthy impostor who broke the unwritten rules regarding self-promotion for music's top showcase. [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120120/ap_en_mu/us_music_grammywatch_chorney]View the full article[/url]

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa is the big winner in their divorce property settlement ... TMZ has learned.Sources connected to the couple and with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ ... the property settlement agreement is signed, sealed and… [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/kobe-vanessa-bryant-divorce-settlement/"]Kobe Bryant's Wife Vanessa Scores BIG In Divorce[/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/kobe-vanessa-bryant-divorce-settlement/]View the full article[/url]

The man behind BoycottKim.com is a convicted felon with a history of conning people -- and ... SURPRISE!!! ... there are serious questions over whether he's grossly exaggerated the number of people who have signed the petition to rid the world of… [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/boycott-kim-kardashian-website-run-by-convicted-con/"]Boycott Kim Kardashian Website -- Run By Convicted Con Man[/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/boycott-kim-kardashian-website-run-by-convicted-con/]View the full article[/url]

"American Idol" reject Shaun Kraisman's pro singing career might be off the table -- but TMZ has learned, he already has a potentially lucrative back-up plan ... impersonating Ryan Seacrest for a living.You probably recognize him -- he's the guy… [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/american-idol-shaun-kraisman-ryan-seacrest-impersonator/"]'American Idol' Castoff -- Stealing Ryan Seacrest's Identity ... For Money[/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/american-idol-shaun-kraisman-ryan-seacrest-impersonator/]View the full article[/url]

Rick Ross is adamant ... he didn't father a 3-year-old boy in Georgia to a destitute woman -- despite a recent paternity suit filed against the rapper -- and now, he wants to prove it ... with a DNA test.The paternity suit was filed in Broward… [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/rick-ross-sued-paternity/"]Rick Ross Fires Back at Alleged Baby Mama -- I'm NOT the Daddy![/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/rick-ross-sued-paternity/]View the full article[/url]

German model Jordan Carver's incredible assets are so large ... there oughta be a law -- and turns out there is ... sorta. Not that you care ... just enjoy the video. [url="http://www.tmz.com"]TMZ[/url] [url="http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/german-model-jordan-carver-video-tmz-on-tv/"]German Model Jordan Carver -- Well Endowed ... With Lethal Weapons?[/url] [url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/20/german-model-jordan-carver-video-tmz-on-tv/]View the full article[/url]

[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/01/03/mtv-movie-brawl-2012-round-one/"]It began with 32 movies[/url]. Five additional films entered the fray through [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/01/05/bel-ami-cosmopolis-movie-brawl-2012/"]the Wild Card round[/url]. Several weeks and head-to-head battles later, it all comes down to two: "[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/tag/cosmopolis"]Cosmopolis[/url]" versus "[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/tag/the-hunger-games"]The Hunger Games[/url]." [url="http://moviebrawl.mtv.com/"][img]http://moviesblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/brawl_finalround.jpg[/img][/url] In one corner is the Robert Pattinson-starring thriller about one extremely bad day in Manhattan. In the other, the story of a young woman forced to take extreme measures to protect herself and the people she loves. One film an underdog in this competition, the other a frontrunner from the very beginning. Both have had extraordinary arcs throughout the [url="http://moviebrawl.mtv.com"]MTV Movie Brawl 2012[/url], but only one can walk away with the title of can't-miss movie of the year. The Movie Brawl's final round is open for voting until 5PM EST on Monday (January 23). Only then will we finally know which movie stands at the top of the heap in the brawl for it all! [url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/01/20/hunger-games-cosmopolis/]View the full article[/url]

Hey love bugs, Like most of you probably were, I was a HUGE fan of The Price is Right when I was a kid. In fact, my grandma was such a big fan of the CBS soap operas that we would often watch The Price is Right and then spend hours after watching Young and the Restless, Bold and...Read more» [url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-19/whitney-port-appearing-on-the-price-is-right/]View the full article[/url]

What a wild trend! Fashionista Kim Kardashian was the latest celeb to step out rocking the ever-so-popular SpiritHood. Kim recently showed off her new cozy hat on her personal Twitter — tweeting a photo of herself “getting wild” in a SpiritHood and animal print blazer. But she’s not the only star who has taken up this furry...Read more» [url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-19/kim-kardashian-is-latest-star-to-join-the-spirithood-squad-photos/]View the full article[/url]

Eyes up here, folks! Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley reverted back to her modeling roots at Sao Paulo Fashion Week this week. The leggy blonde sported an all-white ensemble (complete with an incredibly low plunging neckline) as she strutted her stuff on the Animale catwalk. Me-ow! If we had a body like...Read more» [url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-19/rosie-huntington-whiteley-rocks-plunging-neckline-at-sao-paulo-fashion-week-photos/]View the full article[/url]

Russell Brand was photographed leaving Urth Cafe in West Hollywood on Thursday. A serious looking Brand chatted on his cell phone as he walked back to his car after picking up food to go. One thing quite noticeable is that Russell is no longer wearing his wedding ring. He filed for divorce from Katy Perry at the...Read more» [url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-19/russell-brand-steps-out-solo-ringless-in-los-angeles-photos/]View the full article[/url]