Ke$ha Touched By Fan's Tattoo

Singer tells MTV News about gay fan inspired by her song 'Animal.'
By Gil Kaufman


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Ke$ha knows all about the perks of being a headliner. On her Get $leazy Tour, the singer gets to call all the shots, blast her fans in the face with tons of glitter and handpick which dudes she wants to party and share the stage with.

But it's not all backstage shenanigans and groupie love. When MTV News sat down with the "Blow" singer in New York earlier this week before her gig at Roseland Ballroom, Ke$ha said that amid the nightly onstage parties there have also been some poignant moments on her first headlining outing.

"Best moment? There are so many. Every night's amazing. I have kids outside right now chanting my name and it's awesome," she said of the first leg of the tour. "There was one night a fan came onstage, I invited him onstage, and he had a tattoo of the dollar sign. I was like, 'Oh, that's awesome! Badass. You're part of the cult, man.' "

And then, she said, he began to cry and explained that he was able to come out of the closet to his friends and family thanks to her song "Animal."

"And I'm standing onstage about to sing a song about growing back a pair of testicles ["Grow a Pear"] and I had tears rolling down my face and chills all over my body," she said. "Because that's really the reason I do music, to inspire people to be themselves."

Ke$ha has been a vocal supporter of the "It Gets Better" video project, which aims to help gay, bisexual and transgender youth find hope in the face of teasing and bullying.

The "Get $leazy" juggernaut continues on Saturday night with a show at Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania.

Are you planning to see Ke$ha on her Get $leazy Tour? Tell us in the comments.

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662061/kesha-get-sleazy-tour.jhtml

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QVC Responds to Fonda Cancellation, Ignores Issue

Filed under: Jane Fonda

QVC is responding to Jane Fonda putting them on blast yesterday for unceremoniously dropping her from their airwaves -- but they are refusing to refute her claims it was over politics.

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Fonda posted a blog expressing her anger at the shopping network for canceling her appearance because, she claimed, they were caving to possible protests because of a 40-year-old Vietnam War faux pas. 

The network released a statement today which completely ignores Fonda's claims, blaming it on a programming change and saying, "It’s not unusual to have a schedule change with our shows and guests with little or no notice."

When pressed further, a rep for the network would only say, "I can’t speak to Ms. Fonda’s comments, other than to confirm that a change in scheduling resulted in her not appearing yesterday."


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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/07/17/jane-fonda-qvc-canceled-appearance-book-prime-time-vietnam-war-protests/

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Emma Bunton & Family Spice Up The "Cars 2" Pre-Premiere Party

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Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton, partner Jade Jones, their son, Beau, 3, and a little friend headed to Whitehall Gardens in London, England on Sunday (July 17) for the Cars 2 Pre-Premiere Party.

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Source: http://celebritybabyscoop.com/2011/07/17/emma-bunton-family-spice-up-the-cars-2-pre-premiere-party

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'Avengers' Director Joss Whedon Is 'So Clever,' Chris Evans Says

'He's a great guy to be quarterbacking this thing,' the 'Captain America' star tells MTV News.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


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Although most of our Marvel Comics-related movie excitement these days is pegged to the impending release of "Captain America: The First Avenger," we can't help but already get excited for next year's highly anticipated, superhero-filled "The Avengers."

When MTV News caught up with Cap himself, Chris Evans, during our "MTV First: Captain America" interview Thursday, we asked for his thoughts on working with fan-favorite "Avengers" director Joss Whedon.

"He's unbelievable," Evans said. "He's so clever. He lives in the world of comic books, so he has in his head an amazing story already mapped out. When it comes to directing actors and understanding dialogue, he's an incredibly talented writer. If something isn't working for you as an actor within the words, he can walk away for 10 minutes and come back with seven options that are all fantastic and clever and witty and it's got a pace and a banter," he explained. "He's a great guy to be quarterbacking this thing."

With regard to Captain America's story line in "The Avengers," the details of which Evans couldn't fully divulge but are briefly teased at the end of "Captain America," he said his character is basically a fish out of water trying to understand the modern world around him.

"It's really multifaceted. The guy has to accept the fact that everyone he knew and loved is gone," Evans said of his character's new arc. "Not only is he alone, [but] the world has changed so much, and I think a big part of what makes Cap Cap was his connection to the way things used to be, this kind of pro-American morality and good-ol'-boy sense of life and the way of doing things," he added. "In the modern era, there's a bit of a disconnect. There's not as much human interaction. I think there's more cynicism than there was back then, so it's him trying to come to terms with the way things are."

Check out everything we've got on "Captain America: The First Avenger."

For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com.

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667366/avengers-chris-evans-joss-whedon.jhtml

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Selma Blair: Any Day Now!

Still awaiting the big day, mom-to-be Selma Blair and her designer beau Jason Bleick spent the weekend doing a bit of shopping for their baby on the way. The pair were spotted visiting the Plastica baby boutique in Los Angeles, California yesterday (July 16).

The very stylish star has been loving her maxi dresses throughout her pregnancy - yesterday she was wearing a pretty pink printed one.

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Source: http://celebritybabyscoop.com/2011/07/17/selma-blair-any-day-now

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'Deadliest Catch' Captain ATTACKS Cameraman

Filed under: Deadliest Catch, Fights, video

"Deadliest Catch" captain Keith Colburn lashed out in a FEROCIOUS expletive-filled attack on one of the boat's cameramen recently -- bum-rushing the guy into a wall -- and it was all caught on tape.

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Keith lost his temper after the photog in question -- named Brad Carper -- called up to the wheelhouse looking for one of the show's producers, interrupting Keith at exactly the wrong time.

Keith snapped.

The fight, which airs next Tuesday on Discovery, went down a couple months ago -- near the end of opilio crab fishing season -- and sources connected with the show tell TMZ, Keith was extremely stressed at the time ... and his fuse was real short. No kidding.

But it's all water under the bridge now -- according to sources, Keith and Brad are back on good terms and all is well. No hard feelings.

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/07/17/deadliest-catch-captain-attacks-cameraman-keith-colburn-brad-carper-video-discovery-channel/

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