Daniel Radcliffe, who very famously stars as Alan Strang (a character that gets buck nekkid on stage) in the Broadway play Equus is featured in the December 1 episode of Inside the Actors Studio on Bravo. In his interview, host James Lipton brings up the subject of onstage nudity and queries Dan Rad about how comfortable he is being fully nude in front of a live audience on stage on a nightly basis … and then the topic of erections comes up (pardon the pun):

LOL! Best.Answer.Ever. Dan then goes on to talk about the daunting nature of the “emotional nakedness” of the character but, c’mon, how can there be anything more daunting than facing physical nakedness in front of hundreds of people in a cold, pretty well-lit theater on a daily basis? He’s a champ for taking on the role so whole-heartedly and he deffo has my respect. As I mentioned, this ep of Inside the Actors Studio featuring Daniel Radcliffe won’t air on Bravo until December 1 but you can click HERE and HERE to watch clips of Dan talking a bit about the Harry Potter movies to tide you over until the ep airs.

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Here are a few pics of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s firstborn son Kingston James putting on a show for the assembled photogs who were hoping to catch a glimpse of members of his famous family (and, presumably, his newborn brother Zuma Nesta Rock). As you can see, Kingston was more than happy to put on show for the cameras:

Hahahaha! He is the cutest thing … it looks like he really loves the media attention already. As you may recall, No Doubt made a sorta announcement on their official website this weekend that the band is planning on hitting the road for a new concert tour. Altho no specifics were announced, there is speculation that the band will tour sometime next Summer. At this point, there’s no information if Gwen’s family (including her little ham Kingston) will be going on the road with her or if they will be staying home with daddy Gavin but it looks like the coming year is going to be a very bizzy one for the Stefani-Rossdales.

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Last night the American Music Awards were handed out on live TV at the Nokia Theater here in Los Angeles, CA. Stars of varying importance made their way into downtown LA last night to walk the red carpet, participate in the show or mug for the cameras in the press room afterward. Chris Brown was one of the night’s big winners … Kanye West was one of the night’s biggest wieners … and Beyoncé, bless her heart, gave the best live performance of the night. Here are a few pics from the red carpet arrivals last night:

Here are a few pics from the show itself:

Here are a few pics from the press room and some deets about what went down at this years AMAs:

Chris Brown was the big winner at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, surprising himself most of all. “I don’t know what to say. I would have given it to Coldplay,” said Brown, who won artist of the year, male pop/rock artist and male soul/R&B artist. Kanye West, still sore at losing male rap/hip-hop artist last year, won the trophy this time – then said Lil Wayne deserved it more. “I want to give this award to Wayne,” he said. “If it was last year it would have been my award.” It was West’s second trophy of the night, following his win for rap/hip-hop album, for Graduation. “It’s our responsibility as musicians to push music to the point it was in the ’60s and ’70s,” he said. “I want to be Elvis.” Host Jimmy Kimmel, who had made West’s ego a running joke, quipped: “Elvis died on the toilet with half a jelly doughnut in his mouth. You may want to rethink that.”

Um, why does Kanye have to be so douchey? I mean, seriously. It’s like he just cannot stop himself from acting like a total a-hole on the public stage. I just don’t get it.

The show climaxed with Keys performing “Superwoman” with Queen Latifah and opera star Kathleen Battle, and ending with a large photo projected on a screen of incoming first lady Michelle Obama. In a big night for American Idol alums, Daughtry – winner of three trophies last year – picked up another this year for pop/rock group, while former Idol champ Jordin Sparks won for adult contemporary music, and Carrie Underwood won for country album for Carnival Ride. Taylor Swift, uncomfortably sharing L.A.’s Nokia Theatre auditorium with ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas, won for female country artist, and Rihanna got two awards for pop/rock female artist and female soul R&B artist … Music’s A-listers were out in force as the show featured blockbuster performances by Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Rihanna, West, birthday girl Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers, who also won the breakthrough artist award. And Justin Timberlake made a surprise appearance to introduce award of merit recipient Annie Lennox.

Much congrats to all the winners this year but, I gotta say, the “prestige” associated with winning an American Music Award seems to have diminished a bit — after all, the soundtrack to the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks took home an award last night.

For me, tho, the highlight was Beyoncé’s live performance of her hit single Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). Homegirl turned that mutha OUT! After the jump, watch video of her performance in full …

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Here are a couple new photos of the happily married Buffyverse parents-to-be Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof taking their burgeoning little baby bump out for a stroll in Santa Monica, CA over the weekend. It’s only been about a month since Alyson and Alexis announced to the world that they are expecting their first child together and already Alyson is starting to show:

You may recall that Aly confessed that she is deffo planning on NOT naming her first born child Zuma and I suppose it can be assumed she’s prolly not going to name it Bronx Mowgli either. I suspect that Aly and Alexis are already kicking around possible names of the normal variety. Personally, they can name the baby whatever they like … I just can’t wait to see what their precious little bundle of joy is gonna look like. I’m telling you, this baby is going to be the cutest thing ever! I’m just so happy for them both … they look amazing :)

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Yikes! Freaky news on the Scientology front today … over the weekend, a private armed guard protecting the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood, CA opened fire and fatally shot a man who was trying to approach him yesterday (reportedly in a hostile manner) while wielding two samurai swords. According to police (and surveillance video), the man with the swords was “close enough to hurt” the security guard and he was justified in shooting him because the security guards were “defending their safety”:

A security guard at the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood on Sunday shot and killed a man wielding two samurai swords, police said. Police detained the guard for questioning but said that a surveillance tape at the facility backed his claim that he fired his semiautomatic handgun to protect himself and two colleagues. “The evidence is very clear the security officers were defending their safety,” said Deputy Chief Terry S. Hara of the Los Angeles Police Department. Police did not release the name of the guard or the man killed in the shooting, which occurred about noon. An investigator said the man had a history with the church but was not a member now. The tape showed the man arriving at the Celebrity Centre’s Bronson Avenue parking lot in a red convertible, getting out of the vehicle and approaching a trio of security guards and waving a sword in each hand, Hara said. He said the man, who was described as being in his 40s, was “close enough to hurt them” when the guard fired. The man was taken to County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Det. Wendi Berndt said the man was involved with the church “a long time ago.” “There was a previous relationship, but it is unclear to what degree,” she said. A teenager who saw the man arrive in the parking lot said he stopped the car abruptly in the driveway and climbed out with a 5-foot sword in his hand and an angry expression on his face. Tony Marquez, 17, said the man, who was bald and had tattoos on his arms, walked toward the building, then returned to the car to get the other sword. “I thought it was part of a show,” said Marquez, of Ontario. He and his mother entered the building before the shooting began. Police said the guard worked for a private security company. Detectives cordoned off the Franklin Avenue complex with yellow tape as investigators combed through the man’s Toyota Solara. The incident occurred at one of Hollywood’s most distinctive landmarks. Originally a luxury hotel, the eight-story building was built in the style of a 17th century French castle with a striking white facade and turrets that loom over the nearby Hollywood Freeway. The church remade the building into a facility aimed at celebrities 39 years ago. According to a church website, the Celebrity Centre caters to “artists, politicians, leaders of industry, sports figures and anyone with the power and vision to create a better world.” The complex includes a restaurant, theater and hotel. Representatives of the church did not return calls. “I have no information,” said a woman who answered the phone at the Celebrity Centre.

Wow! This is all just so … odd. I’m surprised that the security detail at this church requires the guards to carry semiautomatic weapons. I mean, in this instance they came in handy but is that much firepower really required to protect a place of worship? Clearly the man with the swords was dealing with some very serious issues … who knows what he was trying to accomplish by showing up at the Celebrity Centre with samurai swords. The fact that he was an ex-Scientologist (or at the very least had a previous relationship with the church) is very telling. My friends and I frequent the neighborhood where the Celebrity Centre is and this is very disturbing news. I’m not sure that I’ll be needing to go there for quite some time.

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A couple of weeks ago, we heard that Lindsay Lohan got pelted with a flour bomb by an animal rights activist (supposedly a member of People for the Ethical Rights of Animals) while she was trying to make her way into a French nightclub while she and girlfriend Samantha Ronson were in Paris, France. At the time, there were no photos or video of the incident … today, we have the LOL-worthy video. Here are a few screencaps of the incident:

U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan has been pelted with a flour bomb on arrival at a Paris nightclub wearing a fur stole. Animal rights activists showered the 22-year-old actress with flour when she went to the VIP Room Theatre in the early hours of Saturday with her friend, disc jockey Samantha Ronson. The owner of the nightclub helped Lohan dust off her blue sequined dress and black stole before she posed on the red carpet.

I understand that the rest of the night went off without a hitch, Sam was able to DJ successfully and Linds was able to par-tay:

In the video, Lindsay doesn’t actually say “Zut alors!” after she got bombed by the flour, she really said “Oh my god!” … and she didn’t actually get bombed so much as she had flour dumped on her … but the talk bubbles on the screencaps make for a more dramatic effect, no? After the jump, check out the video in full …

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Twilight, the much-hyped, highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the wildly successful book of the same name, was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend pulling in $70.6 million over the 3-day weekend. The film enjoyed the highest grossing opening for a female director and, with the announcement of the New Moon sequel, sets the stage for a coming franchise of films:

Twilight, director Catherine Hardwicke’s adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s vampire-romance novel, easily won the weekend box office with a $70.6 mil debut gross, according to Sunday’s estimates. Fellow freshman flick Bolt and hefty holdover Quantum of Solace, meanwhile, trailed far behind. That huge premiere number represents achievements on many levels for Twilight. It’s the top debut ever for a film directed by one woman (Mimi Leder’s Deep Impact banked $41.2 mil on its initial weekend 10 years ago). It’s the 29th best first-weekend bow of all time (falling just shy of 300’s $70.9 mil and coming in just ahead of Transformers’ $70.5 mil). It’s by far the biggest opening yet for fledgling studio Summit, whose previous best bow was Never Back Down’s $8.6 mil back in March. It stands as the fourth biggest premiere of the year — better than Quantum of Solace’s $67.5 mil opening, better than WALL-E’s $63.1 mil, better than Hancock’s $62.6 mil, to name a few … it’s no surprise that the studio already announced a sequel, New Moon. But the question for now, of course, is where Twilight, which averaged a bloody good $20,636 in 3,419 theaters, goes from here? Not surprisingly, girls and women comprised a whopping 75 percent of the film’s audience, but will they continue to pack theaters as the weeks go on? In the short term: yes. According to studio data, ticket buyers gave the movie a nice A- grade, signaling the spread of positive word of mouth as we head into Thanksgiving. Certainly, there will be some competition for this core crowd from Australia and Four Christmases next week, but you can also assume that Twilight will be able to build on its super-smashing start.

Just as I suspected … I kinda had a feeling that the movie would enjoy a very successful opening weekend — never underestimate the power of teenage girls. I, too, suspect that the movie will enjoy much repeat business … after all, a few Pink readers have mentioned that they’ve already seen the movie multiple times this weekend alone. Something tells me that this is the beginning of a beautiful and very profitable movie franchise. One last reminder that today is the last day YOU can submit entries for the Twilight Prize Pack contest that I’m running here on the blog (click HERE for deets). I will accept entries today and then will select and announce the winner right here on the blog.

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