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Confirming what many folks had already suspected (and one MTV writer had previously confirmed himself), Eminem spoke with Rap Radar and admitted that he was totally in on the ass-in-face gag that comic Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards this past Sunday night. As you may recall, Cohen — while promoting his upcoming new movie Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male — descended from the rafters dressed as an angel and landed in Eminem‘s lap, making sure to thrust his entire bare ass in his face in the process. Eminem, who looked visibly upset, got up and stormed out of the awards show ceremony. Today we learn from him that the whole thing was staged from the start. Here is a pic of Em and Sacha at the MTV Movie Awards rehearsal and portions of his interview with Rap Radar:

Three days ago at the MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen caused a firestorm as “Bruno” when he landed ass first on Eminem. Many speculated for the days whether the stunt was staged or real, with everyone speaking except the man himself. Breaking his silence, Em spoke exclusively to Rap Radar about the entire “ordeal”.

RR: Can you clear up the Bruno stunt at the MTV Awards? Was it staged or planned?
Eminem: Sacha called me when we were in Europe and he had an idea to do something outrageous at the Movie Awards. I’m a big fan of his work so I agreed to get involved with the gag.

If it wasn’t planned the way you agreed to, do you hold MTV or Sacha responsible and will you take any kind of action?
I’m thrilled that we pulled this off better than we rehearsed it. It had so many people going “nuts” so to speak. Everyone was blowing me up about it.

After you left the ceremony, where did you go?
After the ceremony I went back to my hotel and laughed uncontrollably for about 3 hours. Especially after I saw it on air.

And that, folks, should settle matters. I am very glad to know that Eminem is a good sport and that he can take a joke, especially being the prankster that he is. The producers of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards (headed by Mark Burnett Productions) should deffo be commended on pulling off a great awards show this year. They managed to put on an entertaining show and pulled off a gag that got a lot of buzz for days to come after it was all said and done. Staged or not, you’ve got to admit that the gag was pretty funny. Well done, MTV, Eminem and Sacha Baron Cohen.

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After many, many rumors and a few false starts it seems that Whitney Houston is FINALLY ready to release a new album. The as-yet untitled disc is due for release on September 1, 2009 and, according to the press release that was just sent to me, is really being released this time!

WHITNEY HOUSTON’S NEW ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE

THE MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUM OF THE YEAR ARRIVES SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 (New York, NY – June 4, 2009) Whitney Houston’s new album will be released worldwide September 1, 2009 on Arista Records. This is Whitney’s 7th studio album. Since her 1985 self-titled debut, she has built an illustrious career that has generated over 170 million combined worldwide sales of albums, singles and videos. Cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as music’s “most awarded female artist of all time,” with an unsurpassed tally of 411 awards, inclusive of 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 23 American Music Awards and 16 Billboard Music Awards…Houston remains a singular force in music today.

OMFG!!! It’s about time … and I am FREAKING out! Whitney Houston has been away for so long, I had almost given up hope that we’d ever get a new album from her … but it’s finally happening! Head over to WhitneyHouston.com to check out the countdown clock for the album’s release (89 days and counting) and sign up to join her mailing list in order get clued in on the latest info about this new disc! Woot!!! I am sooo excited. Welcome back, Whitney! We’ve missed you!

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After enjoying a few weeks off since ending the first leg of her concert tour, Britney Spears brought The Circus starring Britney Spears to London’s O2 Arena for the first of 8 shows to kick off the second leg of her tour. By pretty much all accounts, Britney‘s return to the stage has thrilled the folks in the UK as the following review by Adrian Thrills from The Daily Mail makes certain. Here are a few pics from Britney‘s performance in London last night:

Her life has often appeared to be something of a freak show, but Britney Spears put her troubles behind her last night as she opened her European tour with a wonderfully theatrical concert with a Big Top theme. Billed as The Circus Starring Britney Spears, it was a relentlessly high octane and superbly choreographed affair that delighted 23,000 fans. The 27-year-old superstar’s fortunes had appeared to be on the wane two years ago, with her singing career increasingly overshadowed by a messy divorce, a stint in rehab and a custody battle for her two young children. But, musically at least, things have since looked up dramatically. With her affairs now handled by her father the singer’s last two albums, Blackout and Circus, have re-established her credentials. Moving away from the bubblegum tunes of her teen years, the Louisiana-born singer has skilfully repositioned herself as a grown-up diva who leans heavily towards electronic dance music and modern R&B. This show, the first of eight in London and one in Manchester, capped what has been a remarkable comeback. Presented in the round, with three circular stages positioned amid flashing lights in the middle of the arena, it afforded every member of the largely female audience an excellent view of proceedings. It was certainly a vast improvement on 2004′s Onyx Hotel tour. The opening salvo focused heavily on songs from Blackout and Circus … Dressed as a ringmaster in a black top hat and red tails the singer made a grand entrance, descending into the hall from above, suspended in a harness. She then sang the title track from Circus before launching into another recent hit, Piece of Me. For this song, a bikini-clad Britney was paraded around the three stages while gyrating in a gilded cage – a metaphor, surely, for a life lived in the spotlight. Surrounded by scantily-clad dancers, a blonde Britney looked trimmer than of late as she lifted the audience out of their seats dancing to her third song, Womanizer. The show, which took some inspiration from recent tours by Madonna, placed visual values on a par with musical content although the majority of the fans seemed more than happy with this. Britney might possess a breathless, raspy voice with an appealing Southern twang on record, but she has never been one of pop’s more stunning singers on stage. Her dance moves, too, were so energetic that it was sometimes difficult to assess whether all of her vocals were fully live. But those dance moves were mostly brilliantly realised: one song, Boys, featured her interacting with a troupe of MBX cyclists; another, Me Against the Music, boasted a thrilling Arabian Nights theme. While the show concentrated predominantly on recent hits there was room at the end of the show for old favourites Toxic and Baby One More Time. Only the foolhardy would predict that Spears’ offstage problems have all been consigned to history. But on the evidence of the spectacular witnessed in Docklands last night she is currently staging one of pop’s most remarkable comebacks. Seemingly against the odds, Britney has done it again.

At last, the folks in Great Britain were finally able to learn what we, here in the US, have known for a few months now — Britney Spears is back, bitches!! Having seen the show myself in LA, Anaheim and Chicago, I know what the folks in London were able to enjoy last night … it sounds like the changes made to the show from the first leg of the tour went off without a hitch (Brit herself tweeted that she is happy with the changes) and afforded the British audience their own unique experience at The Circus. I continue to beam with pride that Britney has been able to soldier on with this tour and has been able to keep kickin’ ass. I hope the folks in the UK enjoy the next 7 shows and that the rest of Europe who is lucky enough to see her on tour will enjoy as well. I’m pretty sure this tour will go down as one of Britney‘s most successful. And she deserves all the credit in the world.

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Amazing news, y’all!! After the State legislature voted to pass a bill to legalize same-sex marriage earlier Wednesday, the Governor of New Hampshire signed the bill into law shortly after passage making New Hampshire the 5th State in New England and the 6th State in the United States of America to legalize same-sex marriage:

New Hampshire’s governor has signed legislation making the state the sixth to allow gay marriage. Gov. John Lynch was Surrounded by cheering supporters of the move as he signed the three bills about an hour after the key vote on the legislation in the House. The law will take effect in January, exactly two years after the state legalized civil unions. New Hampshire joins Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and Iowa in recognizing same-sex marriages, though opponents hope to overturn Maine’s law with a public vote. Lynch demanded — and got — language protecting the rights of religious opponents of gay marriage before signing the bills.

The tide of marriage equality for all in this country continues on undaunted. Much love and thanks to the people of New Hampshire for taking another huge step forward for the USA to move one step closer to achieving true Liberty and Justice for all. Even with this wonderful advancement for marriage equality in New Hampshire, there is still a long way to go for the rest of the country. I salute the people of New England for taking the important lead in this matter. This is another great day in the history of the United States of America!!! Woot!!!

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