Friday, March 11, 2011
Megan Fox in revealing red dress !!!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Lindsay Lohan heads back to court -- the 9th time in 10 months
March 10, 2011 12:28 p.m. EST
Lohan is also facing possible jail time for violating her probation for a drunk driving arrest because of the theft charge.
If a plea deal is not reached in Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz's courtroom, the case will go to another judge for a preliminary hearing and a possible trial, he said.
At her last appearance in February, the judge warned Lohan that any plea deal would involve jail time.
"If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail, period!" Schwartz told Lohan during the February 23 hearing.
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Lindsay walks judicial red carpet Lohan's lawyer Shawn Holley previously said her client would welcome a plea deal, but only if it did not involve going to jail.
Thursday's hearing will mark Lohan's ninth court appearance in 10 months.
The actress is accused of walking out with a necklace from Kamofie and Company, a jewelry store in Venice, California, on January 22.
The case against Lohan took another twist this week when the jewelry store sold the rights to the security video of Lohan -- which is key to the prosecution -- to the Associated Press for an undisclosed price.
"We hope that everyone understands that this is beyond our control, the flood of the requests to see this video were simply too overwhelming," a representative for the store said Tuesday. "It was truly necessary to put it out."
The store owners said Wednesday they will auction off the necklace and donate the proceeds to charity.
"Sofia Kaman would rather the money go to help an appropriate charity, since at least that way some good can result from this incident," the store said.
The auction will have to wait until the case is resolved, since the necklace is being held as evidence by prosecutors, the store said.
The felony grand theft charge triggered a charge that Lohan violated her probation for a 2007 drunk driving conviction.
The actress is free on bond on the probation violation and the grand theft charge while her lawyer and the prosecutor discuss a plea deal, or until a full hearing.
The penalty for a felony grand theft conviction ranges from 16 months to three years in a California state prison. The exact term would be based on the value of the property stolen and the criminal record of the defendant.
Lohan heads back to court
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- If a deal is not reached, the case will go to another judge
- At last hearing, the judge told Lindsay Lohan that any plea deal will include jail time
- She is accused of stealing a necklace from a jewelry store
- The store says it will sell the necklace at auction
Check out CNN affiliate KTLA-TV in Los Angeles for updates on the hearing.
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan heads back to court Thursday to say if she will accept a plea deal on a felony charge of stealing a $2,500 necklace. Lohan is also facing possible jail time for violating her probation for a drunk driving arrest because of the theft charge.
If a plea deal is not reached in Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz's courtroom, the case will go to another judge for a preliminary hearing and a possible trial, he said.
At her last appearance in February, the judge warned Lohan that any plea deal would involve jail time.
"If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail, period!" Schwartz told Lohan during the February 23 hearing.
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Thursday's hearing will mark Lohan's ninth court appearance in 10 months.
The actress is accused of walking out with a necklace from Kamofie and Company, a jewelry store in Venice, California, on January 22.
The case against Lohan took another twist this week when the jewelry store sold the rights to the security video of Lohan -- which is key to the prosecution -- to the Associated Press for an undisclosed price.
"We hope that everyone understands that this is beyond our control, the flood of the requests to see this video were simply too overwhelming," a representative for the store said Tuesday. "It was truly necessary to put it out."
The store owners said Wednesday they will auction off the necklace and donate the proceeds to charity.
"Sofia Kaman would rather the money go to help an appropriate charity, since at least that way some good can result from this incident," the store said.
The auction will have to wait until the case is resolved, since the necklace is being held as evidence by prosecutors, the store said.
The felony grand theft charge triggered a charge that Lohan violated her probation for a 2007 drunk driving conviction.
The actress is free on bond on the probation violation and the grand theft charge while her lawyer and the prosecutor discuss a plea deal, or until a full hearing.
The penalty for a felony grand theft conviction ranges from 16 months to three years in a California state prison. The exact term would be based on the value of the property stolen and the criminal record of the defendant.
Shoplifting offenses are charged as petty theft if the property taken is valued at less than $950. The store owner claims the "one of a kind" necklace is worth $2,500, police said.
CNN's Douglas Hyde contributed to this report
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Rare Breeds Are Glimpse of History
As Baxter the otterhound bounded around the show ring at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Monday, his owner, Cathy Glenn, felt sure he would win best in breed — and not just because he had won the prize three years running.
The crowd was equally certain of his chances for victory: although five dogs had been entered in the show, Baxter was the only one who showed up.
The dogs’ scarcity at Westminster is an apt metaphor for the breed itself. The otterhound — a big, goofy mess of a dog with a slobbery beard, unruly coat and happy-go-lucky grin — was once sought after in England because it kept the country’s river otter population in check. Today, an estimated 350 of the dogs are living in the United States, and fewer than 1,000 are said to exist worldwide.
The otterhound is one of several English breeds on display at Westminster that have dwindled to near obscurity despite a proud history. Much like an heirloom rose or tomato, the dogs are living artifacts of a bygone era kept alive by a group of passionate breeders.
Other examples of classic but rare breeds include the Dandie Dinmont terrier, a dog with a Kim Jong-il hairstyle whose roots date to the 1700s; the field spaniel, a once-popular hunting companion that has been overshadowed by its smaller cousin, the cocker spaniel; and the harrier, a noble hunting dog that looks like a beagle on steroids.
For many owners, the dogs’ heritage forms part of their appeal. “I think it’s very cool that you look at a painting of dogs from 200 years ago, and they look like dogs that we have today,” said Joellen Gregory, the owner of three otterhounds, including Baxter’s brother.
If these heirloom breeds have a hero, it is Stump, the 10-year-old Sussex spaniel who won Best in Show at Westminster in 2009. The Sussex spaniel was one of nine breeds originally recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1884, but they are an unusual sight today, ranking 155th in annual registrations out of the kennel club’s 167 ranked breeds.
The issue has not gone unnoticed in the United Kingdom, where the Kennel Club, the British counterpart of the A.K.C., has mounted a campaign to protect 24 breeds that it has labeled “vulnerable.”
To encourage its countrymen to buy British, the Kennel Club holds annual breed showcases, called “Discover Dogs,” where the endangered breeds get special billing. The club has organized parades featuring the dogs and their handlers, who dress as historical characters with links to the breeds.
Last fall, the British clothing designer Jeremy Hackett warned in a newspaper article that his beloved Sussex spaniels — which are featured in many of his clothing advertisements — have a popularity that is “on a par with whalebone corsets and powdered eggs.”
“The whole idea is simply to re-educate the public about the benefits of some of the old British and Irish breeds,” said Caroline Kisko, a spokeswoman for the Kennel Club. “I think the main concern is that we have — as in the United States — we have a public that has become more and more accustomed to thinking that the Labrador retriever is the No. 1 possible pet, and the other breeds are just being forgotten.”
Rare-breed enthusiasts say they have devoted themselves to the dogs in part for the novelty. Nichole Dooley, a field spaniel breeder from Boston, said people often stop her on the street when she is with her dogs, which are often confused for cocker or springer spaniels. “They say, ‘I had one of those when I was little,’ ” Dooley said. “I’m like, no, you didn’t.”
But the main attraction, dog owners say, is the idiosyncrasies of each individual breed. Glenn, Baxter’s owner, said otterhounds are clowns. They tend to sleep with all four feet in the air, and Baxter is so obsessed with having his hind scratched that he introduces himself to strangers by backing into them.
Dooley said field spaniels tend to be calmer than other spaniels. “They’re a well-kept secret,” she said.
The field spaniel fell out of favor in the middle of the 20th century, losing out to the rising stars of the springer and cocker spaniels. They virtually disappeared from the United States in the 1940s and ’50s, before being revived in the 1960s after a breeder imported a handful of dogs from England. Every field spaniel in the United States today can trace its lineage to four dogs from the 1950s and ’60s, said Jane Chopson, president of the Field Spaniel Society of America.
“We joke in our breed that we don’t have a gene pool, we have a gene puddle,” Dooley said.
Extinction is a rarity in recent years, but canine history is full of cautionary tales. Many times, the dogs disappeared after they lost their jobs. In the Middle Ages, many households employed a turnspit dog, a breed developed to turn roasting meat by running inside a small cage that resembled a hamster wheel. Modern cooking technologies eliminated the need for turnspit dogs, and they faded away.
Aficionados of otterhounds and harriers say their breeds are also victims of changing times. Owners of both breeds worry that the dogs may become extinct, possibly as soon as 10 to 15 years from now.
Otter hunting was outlawed in England decades ago, and after that, demand for otterhounds dropped. “You’re talking about an ancient breed that no longer has a job,” said Betsy Conway, an otterhound owner and advocate.
Because of their small gene pool, otterhounds suffer from physical ailments, although Conway said breeders were working to address the issue. Of particular concern is late-onset epilepsy, which can surface after an otterhound has already produced offspring, as well as decreasing litter size and female dogs who have difficulty conceiving.
The harriers’ métier — chasing hares — was also outlawed several years ago, leading to concerns that they will eventually disappear in England, where the dogs are kept exclusively in hunting packs. Harriers in the United States are third-to-last in the A.K.C.’s popularity list and are mostly kept as pets. Less than 100 are believed to be living in the United States.
Breeders of harriers import dogs from England every few years to infuse fresh genes into the United States stock. “If we’re cut off from that, or if there’s some reason that there’s a difficulty with that, then it’s questionable if there is enough genetic diversity for this breed to exist,” said Kevin Shupenia, a Georgia breeder who owns about 20 harriers.
Still, Conway said owning an otterhound was worth it. “The negatives to me certainly are so minor in comparison to the wonderful things about life with an otterhound,” she said.
“Why have otterhounds? Because they are a piece of history,” she said. To those who question whether the dogs have outlived their usefulness, she answers: “What difference does it make if we have polar bears or mountain gorillas? What do you need them for?”
Barton Silverman/The New York Times
Rare breeds have a standard bearer in Stump, a Sussex spaniel who won Best in Show in 2009. Sussex spaniels rank 155th in annual registrations out of the kennel club’s 167 breeds. More Photos »
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One rare breed at the show was represented by Dale the harrier, with his owner, Katelyn Locklear. More Photos »
Marcus Yam for The New York Times
Danielle Brewer, owner and handler, with Laney, a 5-year-old field spaniel. More Photos »
The dogs’ scarcity at Westminster is an apt metaphor for the breed itself. The otterhound — a big, goofy mess of a dog with a slobbery beard, unruly coat and happy-go-lucky grin — was once sought after in England because it kept the country’s river otter population in check. Today, an estimated 350 of the dogs are living in the United States, and fewer than 1,000 are said to exist worldwide.
The otterhound is one of several English breeds on display at Westminster that have dwindled to near obscurity despite a proud history. Much like an heirloom rose or tomato, the dogs are living artifacts of a bygone era kept alive by a group of passionate breeders.
Other examples of classic but rare breeds include the Dandie Dinmont terrier, a dog with a Kim Jong-il hairstyle whose roots date to the 1700s; the field spaniel, a once-popular hunting companion that has been overshadowed by its smaller cousin, the cocker spaniel; and the harrier, a noble hunting dog that looks like a beagle on steroids.
For many owners, the dogs’ heritage forms part of their appeal. “I think it’s very cool that you look at a painting of dogs from 200 years ago, and they look like dogs that we have today,” said Joellen Gregory, the owner of three otterhounds, including Baxter’s brother.
If these heirloom breeds have a hero, it is Stump, the 10-year-old Sussex spaniel who won Best in Show at Westminster in 2009. The Sussex spaniel was one of nine breeds originally recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1884, but they are an unusual sight today, ranking 155th in annual registrations out of the kennel club’s 167 ranked breeds.
The issue has not gone unnoticed in the United Kingdom, where the Kennel Club, the British counterpart of the A.K.C., has mounted a campaign to protect 24 breeds that it has labeled “vulnerable.”
To encourage its countrymen to buy British, the Kennel Club holds annual breed showcases, called “Discover Dogs,” where the endangered breeds get special billing. The club has organized parades featuring the dogs and their handlers, who dress as historical characters with links to the breeds.
Last fall, the British clothing designer Jeremy Hackett warned in a newspaper article that his beloved Sussex spaniels — which are featured in many of his clothing advertisements — have a popularity that is “on a par with whalebone corsets and powdered eggs.”
“The whole idea is simply to re-educate the public about the benefits of some of the old British and Irish breeds,” said Caroline Kisko, a spokeswoman for the Kennel Club. “I think the main concern is that we have — as in the United States — we have a public that has become more and more accustomed to thinking that the Labrador retriever is the No. 1 possible pet, and the other breeds are just being forgotten.”
Rare-breed enthusiasts say they have devoted themselves to the dogs in part for the novelty. Nichole Dooley, a field spaniel breeder from Boston, said people often stop her on the street when she is with her dogs, which are often confused for cocker or springer spaniels. “They say, ‘I had one of those when I was little,’ ” Dooley said. “I’m like, no, you didn’t.”
But the main attraction, dog owners say, is the idiosyncrasies of each individual breed. Glenn, Baxter’s owner, said otterhounds are clowns. They tend to sleep with all four feet in the air, and Baxter is so obsessed with having his hind scratched that he introduces himself to strangers by backing into them.
Dooley said field spaniels tend to be calmer than other spaniels. “They’re a well-kept secret,” she said.
The field spaniel fell out of favor in the middle of the 20th century, losing out to the rising stars of the springer and cocker spaniels. They virtually disappeared from the United States in the 1940s and ’50s, before being revived in the 1960s after a breeder imported a handful of dogs from England. Every field spaniel in the United States today can trace its lineage to four dogs from the 1950s and ’60s, said Jane Chopson, president of the Field Spaniel Society of America.
“We joke in our breed that we don’t have a gene pool, we have a gene puddle,” Dooley said.
Extinction is a rarity in recent years, but canine history is full of cautionary tales. Many times, the dogs disappeared after they lost their jobs. In the Middle Ages, many households employed a turnspit dog, a breed developed to turn roasting meat by running inside a small cage that resembled a hamster wheel. Modern cooking technologies eliminated the need for turnspit dogs, and they faded away.
Aficionados of otterhounds and harriers say their breeds are also victims of changing times. Owners of both breeds worry that the dogs may become extinct, possibly as soon as 10 to 15 years from now.
Otter hunting was outlawed in England decades ago, and after that, demand for otterhounds dropped. “You’re talking about an ancient breed that no longer has a job,” said Betsy Conway, an otterhound owner and advocate.
Because of their small gene pool, otterhounds suffer from physical ailments, although Conway said breeders were working to address the issue. Of particular concern is late-onset epilepsy, which can surface after an otterhound has already produced offspring, as well as decreasing litter size and female dogs who have difficulty conceiving.
The harriers’ métier — chasing hares — was also outlawed several years ago, leading to concerns that they will eventually disappear in England, where the dogs are kept exclusively in hunting packs. Harriers in the United States are third-to-last in the A.K.C.’s popularity list and are mostly kept as pets. Less than 100 are believed to be living in the United States.
Breeders of harriers import dogs from England every few years to infuse fresh genes into the United States stock. “If we’re cut off from that, or if there’s some reason that there’s a difficulty with that, then it’s questionable if there is enough genetic diversity for this breed to exist,” said Kevin Shupenia, a Georgia breeder who owns about 20 harriers.
Still, Conway said owning an otterhound was worth it. “The negatives to me certainly are so minor in comparison to the wonderful things about life with an otterhound,” she said.
“Why have otterhounds? Because they are a piece of history,” she said. To those who question whether the dogs have outlived their usefulness, she answers: “What difference does it make if we have polar bears or mountain gorillas? What do you need them for?”
Necklace Lindsay Lohan Accused of Stealing Not Worth $2,500
"We intend to challenge the prosecution's case because the truth is, Ms. Lohan didn't steal anything," her lawyer Shawn Holley tells PEOPLE. "But even if she had, it seems to me that the appropriate charge, based on the fair market value of the goods, should have been petty theft and not grand theft."
She added, "A $5 lump of coal with a $2,500 price tag is still a $5 lump of coal."
Lohan was charged with grand theft on Feb. 9, which by definition means the prosecution believes the item in question is worth over $950. Anything less would amount to petty theft, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of six months in county jail.
The actress, 24, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, faces another hearing on Feb. 23. If convicted, the maximum penalty would be three years in state prison, although legal experts doubt Lohan would receive prison time if convicted.
In a separate case, the actress remains under investigation by Riverside County, Calif., prosecutors for alleged battery of a Betty Ford Center employee.
It remains to be seen whether her new judge, Keith L. Schwartz, will eventually find Lohan in violation of her DUI probation, which could potentially send her back to jail even without a conviction in either the theft case or battery investigation.
Victoria Beckham May Dress Kate Middleton
Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham knows a thing or two about life as a (pop) princess.
Now she's hoping to provide an actual princess-to-be, Kate Middleton, with some wares fit for the royal life.
Beckham, who's expecting her fourth child, has been asked to send pieces from her collection to Kate, 29, for her upcoming public role as a member of the royal family once she weds Prince William.
"Apparently, she likes my clothes and has asked to see a selection," the designer said at her New York Fashion Week show, Daily Telegraph style writer Hilary Alexander reports.
The designer, 36, was unveiling her Fall/Winter 2011 collection when she spoke of the "honor" of dressing Middleton. "It's tremendously exciting," she said.
Beckham also said she believes the prince's fiancée will make a perfectly stylish princess.
Kate is "a beautiful young girl," said Beckham. "She has a wonderful figure and I think she wears clothes beautifully."
Esperanza Spalding beats Justin Bieber for best new artist; Eminem, Miranda Lambert, Lady Gaga, Muse and Train also take home trophies.
The band got a bit more vocal about their win in the press room after their final performance. "Were we more surprised than Barbra Streisand or less surprised?" the band joked.
"It was shocking," said frontman Win Butler. "The idea never even entered my mid, even the the slightest bit, until when they said the name of the album. "This award is for our record," he continued. "We really believe in records. When we make a record, we really put all of our soul into it. To be recognized for that [by] this group of people, in the age of the iPod or in the age of the single or whatever it is, we still really care about records so it means a lot to us."
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The other big surprise of the night was a best new artist win by jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, who beat out both Justin Bieber and Drake to win the title. She becomes the first jazz artist to be named best new artist. "I take this honor to heart so sincerely, and I will do my damndest to make a whole lot of great music for all of you."
Despite not winning the album of the year title, Lady Antebellum still walked away with the most trophies overall, winning record of the year, song of the year, best country song and best country performance by duo/group for the song "Need You Now." Additionally, the chart-topping country trio took home the award for best country album, winning five awards total.
"We really wanted to make Nashville and the country music community proud tonight," said singer Hillary Scott. "I hope that they feel that way and i think it just shows that country music is relevant and it's relatable. I just hope they think we're flying the flag right."
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Other big winners included Eminem, who performed alongside Dr. Dre and Rihanna during the show and walked away with a best rap album trophy for Recovery, and Lady Gaga, who took home the best pop vocal album statuette fpr The Fame Monster. In addition to thanking her fans and family during her acceptance speech, Gaga gave Whitney Houston an unexpected shout-out. "I want to thank Whitney Houston because when I wrote 'Born This Way,' I imagined [she was] singing it," Gaga told the Grammy crowd.
Shortly after her tender performance of "The House That Built Me," country songstress Miranda Lambert was awarded her first-ever Grammy, for best female country vocal performance. British rockers Muse followed suit, winning best rock album for The Resistance after their raucous performance of "Uprising." In the band's acceptance speech, frontman Matt Bellamy thanked his nameless "pregnant girlfriend," otherwise known as actress Kate Hudson.
Train took home the first televised award of the night for best pop performance by a duo or group for its ubiquitous song "Hey Soul Sister." The band humorously thanked Bieber in its speech, specifically for "not being a duo or a group."
On Screen, the Frenzied Yet Friendly World of Justin Bieber
Paramount Pictures
A scene from “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.At the beginning of “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” the speedily assembled but not frantic biopic and concert extravaganza that was released last week, the first clips you see aren’t of Mr. Bieber but of popular YouTube videos: the surprised kitty, the sneezing panda. Multimedia
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Even in 3-D “Never Say Never” doesn’t get much closer to the heart and flesh of Mr. Bieber than this, though there are plenty of flashes of shirtlessness deployed as a tease. (This look will be familiar to readers of Us Weekly, who’ve seen images from Mr. Bieber’s recent Caribbean vacation with his maybe-girlfriend, Selena Gomez.)
Mr. Bieber, who will turn 17 next month, is emerging as a teenage star who doesn’t condescend to his audience. There’s little mystery in this film because there’s little mystery in Mr. Bieber. Unlike the Disney kids and boy bands who’ve preceded him in recent years, he’s mostly transparent. As childhood videos in “Never Say Never” make clear, Mr. Bieber had plenty of personality before the machine got a hold of him.
What impresses about “Never Say Never” is speed. Mr. Bieber’s debut single was released 21 months ago, and the film’s central unsuspenseful suspense is, simply, can he sell out Madison Square Garden after only about a year of fame? As if you ever doubted.
Had he come up through the Disney system of cross-promoted TV series, movies and albums, or in a more traditional era for teenage pop, Mr. Bieber would have had a far longer incubation period of dues paying, a more programmed rise to the top. But his bottom-up success has been less predictable, and more thrilling to watch. (In its opening weekend “Never Say Never” made nearly $30 million, rivaling the concert movie record of $31 million that “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” took in three years ago.
Still, the concert footage, from his Madison Square Garden show last August, is rote and unimaginative; Mr. Bieber still doesn’t know how to fill the huge rooms that he’s been allowed to take over. I attended the concert and watched the film’s director, Jon M. Chu, and Mr. Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, attempt to orchestrate some coordinated arena-wide shots, mostly involving vibrating girls and hand gestures. Much of it didn’t appear to make it into the film, which aims for a softer sell.
The movie is propaganda designed for children as well as their parents; no kid is interested in what Randy Phillips, the chief executive of the touring giant AEG Live, has to say about Mr. Bieber’s success, but there he is pontificating, reassuring parents that their children are supporting a potent phenomenon.
For parents too there are moments of candor, like when Mr. Braun recalls watching Madonna eulogize Michael Jackson, lamenting his lost childhood. “Justin looks right at me,” Mr. Braun said, “and says, ‘Don’t let that happen to me.’ ”
To that end there’s footage of Mr. Bieber visiting his hometown, Stratford, Ontario, and having fun with old friends. He signs a stack of programs and flicks them away petulantly, as a kid might. And there’s the awkwardness of his duet with Miley Cyrus: Mr. Bieber has not yet learned how to lie with his body.
And there’s plenty that’s not in this film. Mr. Bieber doesn’t sit for a proper interview to contextualize his success in his own words; the closest he comes to explaining himself is in a silent slow-motion shot of him shaking his trademark tousle, the softest of soft porn. Who needs vocal cords when you’ve got hair this good?
Except there’s this: Very much in spite of itself “Never Say Never” ends up being the best argument to date for Mr. Bieber as a singer, far more convincing than his albums. There’s clear audio of him at the Madison Square Garden concert, which sounds strong. There are happenstance clips of him singing, sometimes well, as he passes the time. And there are the old videos of him singing covers at around the age of 12, including an impressive one of him performing the Christian song “Refine Me” on the steps of a theater in Stratford.
But while Mr. Bieber does a lot of singing, there’s barely any discussion of music. If a Christian music impresario had found him on YouTube instead of Mr. Braun, a hip-hop and R&B-minded one, would Mr. Bieber be touring megachurches, not arenas?
There’s no reason to think Mr. Bieber couldn’t be a different kind of savior, if only because he’s improved virtually every world he’s infiltrated lately. Super Bowl watchers saw him mock himself in a Best Buy ad with Ozzy Osbourne. Left-wingers and stay-at-home comedians enjoyed him in spite of themselves on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.” Tina Fey melted for him on “Saturday Night Live.” I’m wearing my Bieber Silly Bandz as I type this. (Actually, I’m not. My order hasn’t shown up yet.)
And the best part of the Bieber movie: You don’t even have to go to the movie theater to see it. His old pre-fame clips are still readily available on YouTube, including some that oddly didn’t make the film. (No “Justin Bieber plays the djembe”?) On Sunday night at the Grammys a widely trafficked video of a young Mr. Bieber singing for Usher, his future mentor, got prime play before the two performed live.
You can be part of the movie too if you want. Or need. In an upset Mr. Bieber lost the best new artist award at the Grammys to the jazz musician Esperanza Spalding. Some of Mr. Bieber’s fans, a hungry and vicious lot, responded the only way they knew how: by defacing Ms. Spalding’s Wikipedia entry. When it comes to Mr. Bieber, they are used to having their way.
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