Celebs of varying degrees of fame and hotness were on hand at Voyeur in West Hollywood, CA last night to attend US Weekly’s Hot Hollywood 2009 event in order to see and be seen. Here are a few pics from the red carpet of who made the guest list at last night’s event:

For the most part, it was an event that managed to attract the folks who are squarely on the pop culture radar right now … Julie Benz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter) and Eliza Dusku (BtVS, Angel, Dollhouse) represented the Buffyverse contingent while Mark Salling from Glee and Adam Lambert from American Idol repped the Man of the Hour contingent. Mya, who looks poised to become the next Dancing with the Stars champ, made sure to get her party on last night as did Ms. La Toya Jackson (who, I understand, was quite popular with party-goers last night). All in all it sounds like everyone had a great time last night … it appears that all the right “it” people of the moment came out to play … sounds pretty fun to me.

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Back in 1984, Michael Jackson and his brothers filmed a commercial for Pepsi Cola in order to promote their Victory Tour and very famously suffered an accident on the set that caused his hair to catch fire, scarring him for life. MJ would go on to be a Pepsi spokesmodel for many years after the accident but that one incident became part of MJ history for all time. There has been footage of the accident for many, many years but US Weekly managed to scrounge up new footage of the accident that gives the most clear view of what happened to MJ on the set of that commercial shoot. The magazine makes the assertion that it was because of this fire accident that MJ got addicted to pain medication:

Usmagazine.com has exclusive, never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson’s Pepsi commercial accident, filmed in L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 1984. The clip shows one take where the pyrotechnics exploded as planned — after Jackson descended the stairs and began performing with his brothers. On the sixth take, though, things went horribly wrong: The fireworks erupted too early, igniting Jackson’s head in flames. Jackson is at first unaware he’s on fire, and continues dancing. He was never the same after the accident, reports the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands today. To relieve the second and third-degree burns on his scalp and body (and later to help him tolerate multiple surgeries on the scorched spot on his head), Jackson was prescribed several medications — which kicked off his addiction to painkillers and obsession with plastic surgery, multiple sources tell Us.

Wow … this new footage is pretty incredible. I’ve seen the footage previously made available but this is the most clear view of what happened on that fateful day. You can tell that MJ didn’t even know his hair was on fire until men jumped on stage to douse his head with fire extinguishers. After the jump, check out the video in full — be warned: the clip auto-plays …

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Yesterday we learned that US Weekly magazine published, in their new issue, a few outtake photos of Robert Pattinson’s photoshoot with Rolling Stone magazine. US Weekly dubbed the photos, “Robert Pattinson’s Sexiest Photos Ever”. We got to see a couple of the photos yesterday and today we get to see 3 more:

I opted out of showing any further photos of R. Pattz in that studded jean vest … I think the leather jacket is a much better look for him. Also, you can never have enough wet R. Pattz, right? So … now that we’ve seen a few more photos of Rob from this famed photoshoot … do YOU think that this is the sexiest Robert Pattinson photoshoot ever?

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Last April we saw photos of Twilight star Robert Pattinson that were featured in an issue of Dossier magazine. Those photos were outtakes form a photoshoot Rob did for Rolling Stone magazine. It turns out that Dossier isn’t the only mag with outtake photos from that shoot. US Weekly has at least a couple more photos from that photoshoot, which the mag describes as “Robert Pattinson’s Sexiest Photos Ever” … here is one of them:

Robert Pattinson strips down and poses soaking wet in a super sexy, never-seen photo shoot that only the new issue of Us Weekly has. The Twilight star, 23, shows off his abs and smiles in one of the pics, originally taken for Rolling Stone. In another, he runs his hands through his famous hair while brooding. “They threw a bucket of water on him!” a source on set tells Us of his wet T-shirt look. “He was willing to do anything. Didn’t complain at all.” The pics — taken in NYC over five hours by photographer Theo Wenner — were inspired by a 1991 River Phoenix film My Own Private Idaho and James Dean.

Hello, furriness! I mean … the studded vest is not that sexy but what’s revealed underneath certainly is. After the jump, check out another outtake photo from this photoshoot — be warned, R. Pattz is wet …

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Earlier this month we learned that Jennifer Love Hewitt and her fiancée Ross McCall called off their engagement and broke up over the Xmas holidays and never really got an explanation as to why. This week’s issue of US Weekly magazine claims to have those explanations:

Altho the coverstory article has yet to be posted online, the headline on the new issue reads, “The dress was bought, a date was set. How jealousy, fights and her insecurities exploded at the last minute”. HMM. The mag clearly seems to be pointing the finger of blame straight at J. Love. Something tells me that this article was not written with her consent. I, personally, have no information as to what caused the break-up between J. Love and Ross but I’d venture a guess that her on-going problems with her crazed stalker might’ve had something to do with what went down. In the end, we will never really know for sure what happened unless either of the involved parties go on the record to discuss the matter. I just hope that they are both doing well … J. Love is a sweetheart and I wish her only happiness. I know nothing about Ross but he always seemed like a great guy to me … here’s hoping that things work out for the best for the both of them.

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As you may recall, Fergie Ferg and Josh Duhamel said their I Dos and got hitched last Saturday in a semi-private and lavish ceremony in Malibu, CA in front of a select group of friends and family. A couple of days after, we saw photos of the pair making their way thru LAX Airport bound for their honeymoon. Today, US Weekly shows off the couple’s wedding photos on the cover and in the pages of their new issue which is on newsstands now … here is the mag’s coverphoto:

The new issue of Us Weekly has eight pages of gorgeous official photos from Fergie and Josh Duhamel’s estimated $1 million rock ‘n’ roll wedding. The bride — who donned two one-of-a-kind Dolce & Gabbana dresses for the big day — tells Us exclusively that her Jan. 10 nuptials to her beau of about five years were “magical, ethereal.” The affair — held on the lush grounds of the ultra-private 8,000-square-foot Church Estate Vineyard in Malibu, California — was all about small details that “incorporated both our personalities,” Duhamel tells Us. “Lots of nature was important to Josh,” celeb planner Mindy Weiss tells Us. “I knew I could bling it up for Fergie.” What did the groom think when he saw his bride walk down the aisle? “Keep it together, you big baby!” he jokes to Us. After their traditional Catholic ceremony, the party really got started. The bride’s first words to her crowd? “She said, ‘I’m married, bitches!’” Wilhelmina president Sean Paterson tells Us. “People were cheering and screaming. It was like being at a rock concert.” (That wasn’t the only performance of the evening; see photos in the newest issue of Us Weekly of the newlyweds jamming on stage with Kid Rock, Will.I.Am and Slash!) For the only interview with the bride and groom and eight pages of stunning photos — plus details on Fergie’s pre-wedding workout plan and exact song list (it took two music meetings to get right!), pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.

Fergie’s dress looks gorgeous and Josh looks really freakin’ hawt in his tux … that man is so damn good looking, MMM. They both look so happy … and I wish them all the happiness in the world. I’m curious to see what the other photos from the wedding look like so I’ll be pickin’ up this issue of US Weekly when I step out later today. I ain’t gonna lie, I’m kinda more interested in seeing the Josh pics more than the Fergie pics but … whatevs. Here’s hopin’ the happy couple are enjoying their honeymoon wherever in the world they are right now.

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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have gone on the record with Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS FM radio program to refute claims that they are not legally wed. Responding to criticism that no record exists of the couple’s legal nuptials, Pratt boasted that the couple chose to keep their marriage license confidential … cuz, you know, this couple really values their privacy. Additionally, MTV released a statement to US Weekly commenting on their part in the alleged wedding scam that has folks questioning the reality of their reality series The Hills:

As skepticism mounts regarding the validity of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt’s courtroom wedding as seen in the upcoming finale of MTV’s ‘The Hills,’ the couple exclusively revealed to Ryan Seacrest Wednesday that the ceremony was indeed official and legal. Spencer Pratt boasted, “we checked the confidentiality box, so good luck people,” in response to many media outlets reporting that there is no record of any marriage license for the couple in L.A. County.

And this is what MTV has to say: “MTV crews captured Heidi and Spencer at the Beverly Hills Courthouse with the Deputy Commissioner who handles all civil unions. We filmed after hours at the request of the courthouse so our cameras would not inconvenience other couples getting married that day.”

So MTV is saying that they bore witness to a legal civil union officiated by the “Deputy Commissioner who handles all civil unions”? Then why is it that there is no record that any such official was on hand to preside over this union? I makes NO SENSE that either Speidi or MTV would be so secretive about the legalities of this marriage if everything was on the up and up. Are we really supposed to believe that Speidi chose to keep their nuptials confidential after announcing the news on the cover of a national magazine and then reenacting the whole ceremony on national television? I mean, seriously?

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