Last week we got our first look at the new ad campaign photos for Emporio Armani Women’s Underwear that feature Victoria Beckham, which follows the very successful ad campaign for Armani Men’s Underwear that featured David Beckham. Today we get our first look at the newest Armani Underwear ad that features both Becks and Vicki B. in their undies … behold:

First they conquered England and America, now the Beckhams have made it big in Italy thanks to the unveiling of a giant billboard in central Milan today. David and Victoria have peeled off for yet another Armani advertisement, which for the first time features the couple together in a intimate bedroom scene. The latest smouldering image, in which the football star is seen lying across a bed in just his briefs while Posh sits beside him in lacy lingerie, is part of a lucrative deal which worth an estimated £32 million in total. The couple, who are parents to Brooklyn, 9, Romeo, 6, and Cruz, 3, are promoting underwear from the spring/summer collection for the Italian label. The image is part of a series of shots, largely featuring a solo Victoria, taken by celebrated fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Similar advertisements are expected to be rolled out across New York, LA, London, Rome, Paris and Tokyo.

Dang … this is brills. To be honest, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, I hadn’t anticipated that the couple might appear together in a single Armani Underwear ad. I thought for sure that VB would be featured in a full campaign on her own and that Becks *might* appear in another full campaign … but it never occurred to me that they’d team up together. The ad itself is kinda OK … I’d prefer if Becks were laying on his back but I don’t mind the booty shot. Poor Vicki B. looks like she got kicked out of bed ;) I hope this isn’t the last that we’ll see of Becks in his undies … even if VB has to be included, I’ll take what I can get. What do y’all think about this ad?

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Bowing to pressure from radio station programmers here in the US, it is being reported that Britney Spears has been forced to re-record her song If You Seek Amy to make it less controversial for radio play. When sung, the line All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy sounds like she is saying All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to F.U.C.K. me … which censors are none too pleased about. As a result, Brit reportedly re-recorded the song to leave the K off of the word seek:

Britney Spears has reportedly been forced to rerecord her forthcoming single after radio stations threatened to ban it from play. The controversial ‘If U Seek Amy’, set to be the third single from her Circus LP, contains the chorus “All of the boys and all of the girls are beggin’ to, If You Seek Amy”, which, when sung quickly, sounds like “F.U.C.K me”. Last week, several US radio stations threatened to boycott the song after deeming the lyrics to be too offensive for air. According to The Sun, Spears has since returned to the studio to rerecord the track, removing the “k” from the end of “seek” and renaming the song ‘If U See Amy’. Britney releases her new single ‘Circus’ in the UK on February 18.

Boo! This is kinda ridiculous. While I can appreciate that radio censors are trying to “protect” young listeners from hearing profanity on the radio, I feel it is a but over-the-top to censor the spelling of bad words. If she were actually saying the word FUCK then I can understand the need to censor … but if we’ve decided that we need to censor the spelling of words, then that’s a bit too much of an infringement of free speech I think. I’m not surprised that Britney is deciding to comply with this censorship … but I, for one, think it takes things a bit too far.

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Walt Disney Pictures released a new promo photo from their upcoming new animated film The Princess and the Frog which features the studio’s first ever Black princess character. On a day like today, when the US welcomes its first African American President, I think it’s fitting to feature Princess Tiana in this new promo pic from Disney’s upcoming film The Princess and the Frog:

The film, formerly titled The Frog Princess, is scheduled to open in theaters on Xmas Day this year. It will be the 49th 2D animated film from Walt Disney Animation and the first made since 2004 (Home on the Rage was the studio’s last 2D animated film).

Set in New Orleans, LA, The Princess and the Frog features the voices of Anika Noni Rose (as Princess Tiana), Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis and more. I am really looking forward to this new 2D animated film. As much as I love the Pixar animated films, I really miss the magic of traditional animation. A lot of folks have waited a long time for this movie to come out … I can’t wait!

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What a truly historic day today has been … and just like that, the moment that we have been anxiously awaiting for months (for some of us, years and decades) has already passed. It’s days like today that just make me marvel at the amazingness of the US government. As a student of history and government, I’ve spent much time studying the traditions and laws of our government … but it’s another thing entirely to see it play out in real-time, in front of the entire world. This inauguration will really be one to be remembered for all time … the historicness of Obama’s Presidency will be forever etched in our nation’s history. And we will, one day, think back to this day and recall where we were when Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America … a fact noted by the newly revamped WhiteHouse.gov website:

I think it was fitting for me to be glued to my TV and my computer when the moment came … so much of my life has been tied up in media for the past few years. I really considered making my way out to Washington DC to be there in person but, because of the big changes in my personal life, decided to just stay here in SoCal instead. My dear friends Diana and Jordan are in DC today … Jordan and I chatted a bit this morning on the phone. He tells me he got a spot at the front of the National Mall to watch today’s events. Diana, who lives in DC, most likely hung back and opted out of braving the mass of people who came to town for the ceremony.

Remember where you were in the moment today … it’ll be a story you’ll be telling your children, grandchildren, etc. in the years to come :)

In a couple of hours, I’m meeting up with some friends at Steph & Alek’s for our Inauguration Pool Party. We’ve got fun decorations and plan to whoop it up until the sun goes down. Happy New President, y’all!

• Sasha and Malia Obama wore J. Crew at today’s Inauguration.
• GWB leaves office with a record low approval rating of just 22%.
• Eliza Dushku and her brother Nate are bringing Robert Mapplethorpe’s life to the big screen.
• The Arctic Monkeys reveal that their new album is almost done.
• 24 is scheduled to end after season 8 next year … and Kiefer Sutherland hints it may not have a happy ending.
• The sanctity of marriage upheld once again.
• Washington DC does some last minute cleaning before today’s Inauguration Ceremonies.
• Vivinne Westwood brings some hawt farm boys to Milan Fashion Week.
• The official White House webpage is NOW updated with a list of promises to the GLBT community.
• Eliza Dushku uses all her assets to promote her new show Dollhouse.
• Paul Walker hits the beach with his chick.
• Paris Hilton surfaces in LA … with a new male friend.
• The stars came out to watch President Obama get sworn into office.
• Skeet Ulrich (The Craft, Jericho) is 39, Stacey Dash (Clueless) is 42, Rainn Wilson (The Office) is 43 and Paul Stanley of KISS is 57 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Britney Spears approached to pen her memoirs.
• Courtney Love wants her daughter, Frances Bean, to date Robert Pattinson.
• Paris Hilton describes herself as “shy” and “serious”. I’d describe her as delusional.

MSNBC is generously providing video of the swearing in ceremonies of now President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for your viewing pleasure. At first, I thought that Obama nervously messed up the words of the oath of office but it turns out that it was Supreme Court Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. who messed up the oath and confused Obama who had memorized the words properly. Here is video of President Obama’s swearing in followed by his full 20-minute Inauguration Address:

Here is video of Vice President Joe Biden’s swearing in:

What a thrilling, thrilling day. All the ceremony, all the patriotism … today is a day that I will remember for the rest of my life.

Here are a couple screencaps of President & First Lady Obama with Vice President and Dr. Biden waving goodbye to the outgoing president and his wife:


What a scene! The New York Times reports that as GWB flew away the crowd below chanted, “Na Na Na Na/Na Na Na Na/Hey Hey Hey/Good-bye.” LOL!

And here is a shot of President Obama signing his first presidential act:


Just amazing how quickly everything happens. We’ve got a new President, y’all. How are YOU feeling today? What did you think of today’s Inauguration Events?

WOOOOOOOT!!! It’s official!! Barack Obama has just been sworn in as our new President of the United States of America!!!

At 12PM ET, Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th President even tho his swearing in didn’t take place until about 5 minutes after noon. According to the law of the US Constitution, the incoming president becomes president at noon whether he is sworn in or not. A new day has dawned, y’all. Now the hard work really begins.

OMG … Obama totally screwed up the oath of office. He looked so nervous :)

UPDATE: After the jump, check out the full text of President Barack Obama’s Inauguration Address …

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