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Vanessa Lengies on Leaving Glee and Landing a New Sitcom

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:41:21 GMT

Fox’s Glee will be a little less sweet next season now that Vanessa Lengies, who plays Sugar, has landed a regular role on the midseason ABC sitcom Mixology. “Getting to play Sugar Motta was one of the biggest opportunities of my life, and I met some of the most fantastic people, but I was being hired per episode,” Lengies says about why she made the switch. “I loved getting to be there and dancing around, but I didn’t really have much of an opportunity to act.”

On Mixology, Lengies will play a bubbly waitress named Kacey. “For an actress who really hasn’t gotten to act for two years, it was like letting a wild dog out of its cage,” says the elated star, who received congratulations from Glee pals Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale and Heather Morris.

And since Mixology doesn’t debut until 2014, Lengies hopes she’ll be able to give Sugar a proper send-off next fall. Her exit pitch: “I would love to have them introduce a time machine and reveal that Sugar was a visitor from the future.”

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Chord at the Donkey Kong Island Pool Party

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:03 GMT

Jenna Ushkowitz of ‘Glee’ has some tips for others on finding harmony in life

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:24 GMT

If anyone should read Jenna Ushkowitz’s new book, “Choosing Glee: 10 Rules to Finding Inspiration, Happiness and the Real You,” it’s Tina Cohen-Chang.

After all, Ushkowitz’s character graduated this past season. And Tina’s future after William McKinley High School is unclear.

Ushkowitz herself could likely use a dose of her own prescription for facing life’s challenges, since like her character, she has a somewhat uncertain future. With Tina about to graduate, her role on the show could be significantly reduced.

“It’s very possible. It’s happened to half my cast,” says the 27-year-old “Glee” actress. “It’s the way the show has to go on to live and survive.”

While Lea Michele and Chris Colfer’s story arcs took their characters to New York, other members of the New Directions glee club saw their episode count drop dramatically.

Their screen time was usurped by cast members who arrived last season to fill the school group’s vacancies. Ushkowitz admits she wasn’t immediately welcoming.

“With the new kids, it was like getting a whole new family. One wiping the other out,” says Ushkowitz. “My walls are pretty thick. Getting through to me takes a bit of warming up.

“They are great friends of mine now.”

Ushkowitz says the original cast went through so much together that they grew particularly tight. In 2009, the weekly musical dramedy set in an Ohio high school looked like a real long shot. But “Glee” became a phenomenon, and its cast of young hopefuls became stars overnight.

Along with that came heavy demands and attention.“When you go through all those ups and downs every which way, you really keep that bond because no one understands what that was like,” says Ushkowitz.

Ushkowitz didn’t see it coming. She didn’t even expect to make it onto the show after blowing her audition. Tina had two lines, and Ushkowitz forgot one.

“It was like any other audition and nothing about it really fazed me,” Ushkowitz recalls. “But I walked out of there and said, ‘Forget it. I didn’t get that one.’ ”

Still, Ryan Murphy, the show’s creator, saw something and called her back. At the time, Ushkowitz was a swing player in the Broadway hit “Spring Awakening.” One of the show’s stars, Lea Michele, already had been cast in the Fox show.

She and Michele first became friends in 1995 when Ushkowitz was in “The King and I” on Broadway and Michele was playing Young Cosette in “Les Miserables.” The community of kids on Broadway is small, and they crossed at auditions all the time.

But friendships are hard to sustain with school and performing schedules. Ushkowitz’s father, Brad, bought a mini-van so his child star could nap after her nightly gig in “The King and I” on the way home to East Meadows, L.I.

She was adopted from Seoul, Korea, when she was 3 months old. At 3 years, she started pestering her parents to be on TV and scored work in commercials. She was one of the adorable Jell-O Jigglers with Bill Cosby and appeared semi-regularly on “Sesame Street.”

In “Choosing Glee,” written with Sheryl Berk, she covers all the traumas associated with middle school and high school, including peer pressure and bullying.

But it wasn’t until Ushkowitz moved to New York City on her own at 18 to attend the prestigious Marymount Manhattan that Ushkowitz had trouble balancing her professional and academic lives. At the time she was hosting “Yankees on Deck,” a TV show for kids, and found courses like “Quantitative Reasoning and Science” demanding but hardly useful.

“I would be on my knees in the middle of a New York street crying because it was so hard. I almost dropped out three or four times,” she recalls. “I think I’m the only member of the original cast who got a college degree.”

“Choosing Glee” presents a roster of confidence and happiness boosting approaches to life. Ushkowitz also tackles problem-solving, writing about how she ended a two-year relationship with a bad boyfriend she won’t name.

“I was completely verbally abused. It was just wrong,” she says. Ushkowitz has been seeing actor Michael Trevino of “Vampire Diaries” on CW for three years now, but won’t divulge details.

Another problem she worked to solve was Tina’s relatively low profile on the series. Ushkowitz spoke to the show’s producers and writers, pitching story lines that would showcase Tina.

“You have to stand up for what you believe in, but you’re dealing with your bosses. It’s tricky,” she says. “The story lines I pitched didn’t make it in, but they heard me.

Ushkowitz feels that in the past season Tina emerged as a “competent diva.” She also stirred up some controversy in what’s come to be known as the “vapo-rape scene.” In it, Tina straddled an unconscious, and gay, Blaine (Darren Criss), smeared him with VapoRub and obviously considered taking things where they shouldn’t go.

“It was harder to read it than to shoot it,” she says. “We giggled a lot.”

The show starts shooting for next season in July and Ushkowitz is preparing herself by not preparing herself.

“At least I know I’ve got season five,” she says. “I don’t know what the future is for Tina. I really don’t want to think about it because it makes me so sad.”

Graduation is always bittersweet.

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HRH Chris Colfer: Royal Patron of Adopted Pets

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:28:13 GMT

hrhchriscolfer Saw this little guy at the pet store and had to take him home. Born with only one bulging eye! Going to name him Monocle or Mr. Peanut.

I feel so lazy...

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Kevin McHale in Cooking With Thrones

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:34:40 GMT

Glee’s Kevin McHale reveals that he’s a ‘Game of Thrones’ SUPER fan! Join MTV Geek’s own Steven Smith and Kevin for a recap of ‘Game of Thrones’ season 3, ep. 7 recap!

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In "2,000 years later" news, we might finally be getting Naya's first single

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:44:08 GMT

Dianna Agron Walking in NYC (05/17)

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:48:32 GMT

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This is a "cut your fucking hair, Chord Overstreet" post

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:51:47 GMT

Arrivals at the BMI Pop Awards

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Glee's Amber Riley Shows Her Love for 'Idol' Winner Candice Glover

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:04:23 GMT

An article about her attending and pics of the after-party she went to after the cut.

Article by: Melissa Unger
It is no secret Amber Riley can totally appreciate great music and singing, but we have learned that she is a super fan of American Idol and especially of new Idol winner Candice Glover.

During the season finale of Idol, Amber tweeted out a picture of herself enjoying the show with season 9 contestant Todrick Hall. The two looked like little school kids giddy with glee, as they watched the top 5 American Idol boys sing a medley of hits with Frankie Valli. We are pretty sure that Amber, who is always the diva, enjoyed watching Mariah Carey as she sang a medley of her hits, including her current single "Beautiful."

There were also performances by the top 5 American Idol girls who did a medley with Aretha Franklin via satellite. Then there was Jennifer Lopez who returned to American Idol to perform with Pitbull. Plus, The big winner of the night, Candice Glover, performed with Oscar winnerJennifer Hudson as the two sang "Inseparable" before Candice's big win. Candice's win is the first time that a female has won Idol since Jordin Sparks won back in season 6.

Amber tweeted her congrats to Candice:
With all the rumors that have been swirling around the shake-up of the judges at American Idol we have to ask: Do you think Amber would make a good judge on Idol? If so, we hope someone will start the Facebook campaign.

Tweets and pics of the afterparty Amber attended:

Amber and Adam Lambert

Amber with Lazaro Arbos

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♕ Lea ♕ shopping at Whole Foods

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:25:19 GMT

Lea Michele Twitter Q&A (05/17)

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:58:58 GMT

Clip of Kevin on Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:58:43 GMT

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Cory out In Hollywood

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:03 GMT

Sparks fly for cougar Carmen Electra, 41, and Glee's Samuel Peter Larsen, 21, at Hollywood club

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:44:22 GMT

It seems Carmen Electra had her cougar claws out while partying at a Hollywood club on Thursday.

The 41-year-old Baywatch star was spotted getting flirty with Glee's Samuel Larsen, who is just 21.

The actress touched the dreadlocked star's arm as they got close in a corner booth at Bootsy Bellows in Los Angeles and they later posed up arm-in-arm.

It's not the first time single Carmen has set her sights on a younger man - in March she was linked to Olympian Ryan Lochte, 28.

Samuel plays Christian character Joe Hart in the hit Fox show.

He landed the part after winning the The Glee Project season one along with with Damian McGinty.

He had previously auditioned for American Idol in 2010 and made it to Hollywood Week before being cut.

Carmen has been married twice to retired basketball star Dennis Rodman and rocker Dave Navarro. She also briefly dated Simon Cowell.

She recently spoke about her desire to start a family, revealing she is considering adopting.

Speaking to In Touch Weekly magazine, she said: 'I'm open to it. Work has been my priority this year but I'm not closed off to the idea of adoption. I love kids.

'I'd be an encouraging and fun mom. I'd let my kid be who they are but also be a good solid mom. I definitely have an edgy, wild side to me - and I know people are surprised by this - but I can be very traditional too.'

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Jane's Opening Night Performance In "Annie: The Musical" On Broadway

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:29 GMT

Cory Monteith leaving the West Hollywood Lions Club in LA (May 16)

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:55:49 GMT

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Dianna Will Be in the Presence of Queen Amy Next Monday (5/20)

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:25:37 GMT

Two tickets (sold for $325 on ebay during that nonposting to lj period) to see "These Girls: Glamour's Night of Monologues by a New Generation of Voices" on May 20th in New York City + meet Kathy Najimy!

"These Girls" is a one-night-only theater event which debuted in October 2012 to critical acclaim. The 2012 production featured six original monologues by some of today’s most outspoken “girls”—Rashida Jones, Olivia Wilde, Zosia Mamet, Aubrey Plaza, Leandra Medine—each who performed a personal essay on topics like dating in the era of social media, the search for job fulfillment in a jobless economy, social activism, politics and other relevant topics from the POV of a new generation.

This year's line-up will feature Amy Poehler, Emma Roberts, Dianna Agron, Alexa Chung, Amy Schumer, and Zosia Mamet! Winner and guest will be guaranteed a meet & greet opportunity with Kathy Najimy. The exclusive event is invite-only! Tickets will not otherwise be made available to the general public.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit Urban Arts Partnership. Urban Arts, a not-profit organization that was founded in 1992 to advance the intellectual, social and artistic development of under-served public school students through arts-integrated education programs to close the achievement gap. To learn more about the cause, visit www.urbanarts.org.

"All or Nothing" Hot 100 Post & Season 4 Total Charted Songs

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:16:19 GMT

Nothing charted.
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Season 4 total charted songs: 3/135 (this total includes 4 songs from Christmas Album Vol. 3 that weren't performed in 4x10, counts the solo versions of "Bring Him Home" as 1 entry, and excludes cut songs "Mister Monotony" and "Dancing on My Own")

Lea arriving at LAX

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:05:40 GMT

A Lainey Gossip blind item that could not be more obviously about Heather and Chord if it tried

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:09:54 GMT

And for Claire who has a bum knee -- I’m sorry about what happened and while I can’t make up a story to get you through your horrible week, I can tell you that there’s a girl who’s pregnant and even though she says she says that her steady is the father, she’s really not sure it’s not one of her co-stars, who sleeps with almost all their colleagues and with whom she used to bootycall on the regular. Depends on what the mouth looks like when the baby comes. Does that help a little?

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Becca at NYLON Magazine's Annual Young Hollywood Party

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:17:29 GMT

Blake Jenner Confirms He’s Dating ‘Glee’ Co-Star Melissa Benoist in Real Life

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:04:21 GMT

If you shipped Marley Rose and Ryder Lynn’s short-lived relationship on Glee, you’re in luck. The two stars who play the characters, Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner respectively, are dating in real life!

Though the Gleek-y rumor mill has been suggesting the two as an item for some time, Blake himself confirmed the news during a live chat with fans hosted by ET Canada. A fan asked, “Are the rumors of you and Melissa dating true?” The winner of The Glee Project responded with a simple “Yup,” followed by a smiley face seconds later.

On the FOX show, the pair shared a few kisses — one on the “I Do” Valentine’s Day episode; another during a somewhat dream sequence on the “Girls (and Boys) on Film” ep — but the romance didn’t last long as Marley ultimately picked Jake (played by Jacob Artist). Fortunately, that didn’t stop the two from getting together off-screen.

This means that Ryan Murphy can call himself matchmaker once again, as he pats himself on the back for Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, who play on-again/off-again couple Finchel on the dramedy, and their real-life coupledom. The pair’s been dating for some time now, but only started owning up to the fact in recent interviews (like on The Ellen Show and in Marie Claire).

Now that you know about Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist, do you want to see Jake and Marley get together on the show? What do you think of the news in general? Are there any other Glee pairings you’d wanna see IRL?

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Heather at the Dog Park

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:22:22 GMT

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Ask Ausiello 5/15 - Scoop on Glee

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:16 GMT

Question: Is Heather Morris leaving Glee? That finale sure seemed like Brittany’s farewell. —Donna

Ausiello: All indications are that Morris will be back in some capacity, but probably not until the first part of 2014 at the earliest (Morris’ baby is due in the fall). But don’t expect Santana to wait around for ex to resurface. Word on the street is she’s getting a serious NYC girlfriend in Season 5.

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Jenna out and about in NYC

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:25:20 GMT

SiriusXM visit

Empire State Building visit