Ke$ha, Deadmau5 celebrate at pre-VMA festivities

   WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - The MTV Video Music Awards were saluted by the likes of party girl Ke$ha, daring rapper B.o.B, hip-hop cat Deadmau5 and a "Jersey Shore" duo at a series of soirees held along the Sunset Strip on the eve of Sunday's big show downtown at the Nokia Theatre, where Lady Gaga and Eminem are poised to win multiple moonman trophies.
Partygoers kicked off Saturday evening with rounds of pingpong at Spin magazine's pre-VMA party inside the chic Mondrian Hotel. Dan Black, the lanky British musician nominated for two moonman trophies for his video for "Symphonies," served as guest DJ while wayward pingpong balls sporadically tapped across the hotel floor between attendees' legs.
Next door at the House of Blues, Ke$ha started the party with a raucous concert benefiting Lifebeat, the music industry organization promoting HIV and AIDS awareness. She strutted across the stage in glittery hot pants and gold face paint, later donning long fuzzy animal hats with her band and back-up singers for "Your Love is My Drug."
"I'm going to the VMAs for the first ... time!" she said using language that would get her bleeped at the ceremony.
Ke$ha ended her performance with her hit "Tik Tok" as she attempted to smash a pinata while confetti rained down on the crowd. Afterward, as stagehands prepared for a performance from B.o.B., concertgoers watched — and some played — "Dance Central," an upcoming groovy Xbox 360 choreography game that uses a camera to detect players' hip-hop moves.
Farther away at a sleek mansion in the Hollywood Hills overlooking a cloud-covered Los Angeles, hundreds of revelers crowded around Deadmau5 inside the transformed V-Moda Fortress. The showy DJ, who will be performing with the likes of Jason Derulo and Robyn at Sunday's show, only occasionally donned his iconic mouse headgear at the packed party.
Dancers clad in itty-bitty black bikinis swayed their hips atop a nearby pool table while chefs cooked crepes in the kitchen. Paul "DJ Pauly D" Del Vecchio and Vinny Guadagnino from "Jersey Shore" held court outside the party. At one point during the evening, Del Vecchio chatted up DJ Paul Oakenfold, proving anything is possible when the VMAs are in town.

Spencer Pratt Arrested in Costa Rica

Could Spencer Pratt be headed to the slammer?
The former MTV reality star was arrested in Costa Rica Saturday for illegal possession of a firearm on his way back to the U.S., according to TMZ.com. The site reports Pratt, 27, was booked at a local jail and then released.

"Costa Rican jail smells like children's tears. And soup. Delicious soup," Pratt Twittered after news broke Saturday afternoon. "If I knew the gov't was Team Jacob, I would've kept my mouth shut."
The reality star -- who spent time in the Central American country with his ex, Heidi Montag, in 2009 as part of NBC's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here -- offered a bizarre statement to TMZ with additional details surrounding his arrest.

"As part of my spiritual cleansing I've spent the last week living alone in the jungle, reflecting on my past transgressions, and working to become a better person. I had to live off the land, and hunt to survive," Pratt is quoted as saying.
"As I departed the country this morning to continue my spiritual journey, I mistakenly brought my hunting weapons to the airport. It was an honest mistake, and they sent me on my way," he adds. "On an unrelated note, I'm not allowed in the country anymore -- but that's because of the chicken incident."

Pratt's arrest comes on the heels of a public apology made to wife Montag, who recently filed for divorce after a year of marriage.
In an email to the Associated Press, Pratt says his behavior in the wake of their alleged breakup -- including his threat to release a sex tape -- was "outrageous and infantile."

Top 5 Crazy Celebrities

  We live in a world that’s gone celebrity crazy, haven’t we? It’s a tad depressing that most of us know more about the love lives of Rihanna and George Clooney than we do about the Health Care bill. What draws us towards these famous folks that bleed, sweat, and die like you and me? I’ve got a theory. It’s not too complicated, or convoluted. It simply says this: The more money you have, the crazier you can afford to be. Whether it’s shaving your head, growing a beard or calling out a fellow actor with the crudest of verb-age, the landscape of Hollywood is dotted with personality landmines just waiting to be set off. Here to make you feel all too normal is Josh’s top five crazy celebrities.

 5. OzzyOsbourne – You could probably attribute most of Ozzy’s shenanigans to being a rock star, or the number of er… substances that he chose to partake of during the 60s and 70s. No matter the cause, Ozzy has set the standard for insane rock star. He has bitten the head off of a dove and a bat. On top of all of this, Ozzy urinated on the Alamo at nine in the morning wearing a woman’s evening dress. You can’t make that shit up. Favorite Quote: “Dogs smoke in France.”

4. Tom Cruise – I suspect that you were expecting to see Mr. Top Gun himself on this list. If it’s not the scientology that makes you think he’s crazy, then it’s the possessive nature he has towards his wife, Katie Holmes. I can understand being passionate about your chosen faith, but many thought Tom crossed the line when he criticized actress Brooke Shields for seeking medication for her depression. Tom is also notable for his jumping about like a five year old proclaiming his love for Katie Holmes during an Oprah interview. The man was once in the seminary to join the priesthood, and now is a representation of the insanity of Hollywood. God bless you Tom Cruise.

3. Joaquin Phoenix – Joaquin Phoenix is probably best remembered as that dude that played Johnny Cash, the bat swinging brother of Mel Gibson in “Signs” or the incestuous emperor Commodus from “Gladiator.” Phoenix was hit with tragedy early in life when his brother River Phoenix overdosed on an eight ball of cocaine. Phoenix began a career of his own not long after. I respect Phoenix’s work in “Walk the Line,” since it’s kind of like the white guys equivalent of “Ray” – minus the blindness and soul. Phoenix’s real claim to fame came about a year ago when he grew out his beard, and began his career as a rapper. Audiences were shocked when he appeared on the rap scene with his shades, beard and white boy antics.

2. Britney Spears – Britney is like the Hollywood equivalent to Dracula – she just won’t stay dead. She started off as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club after an appearance on the show “Star Search.” Not long after Britney was feigning innocence and signing multi-million dollar record deals. In 2003 Britney attracted attention for French kissing Madonna, and then for exposing her lady parts to a photographer while hanging out with Paris Hilton. Things got even crazier for Britney when she married Kevin Federline and promptly had two children with him.

1. Gary Busey – Busey is crazy enough to get his own category of crazy in my list. It’s like he snorts pixie sticks mingled with cocaine and Ritalin before going to any celebrity event. You never know what he’s going to say or do. For instance, in an interview with the Christian program “Prayer Hour” Busey claims that Bible stands for “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.” Just your average religious adherent? I think not. He discusses in a different interview that before “finding Christ” God gave him the experiences of cocaine and living in the fast lane to learn from.

Lady Gaga Leads VMA Nominees With 13

In LOS ANGELES, Calif. -

Music’s wildest party — on television at least — convenes Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles and the guest list couldn’t be any more outrageous.
There’s Lady Gaga, who will compete for top honors. She’s nominated for 13 moonman trophies, setting a VMA record, and her nominations include two for video of the year — “Telephone,” featuring Beyonce, and “Bad Romance.”
Also on the invite list is Eminem, who is nominated eight times and is also up for video of the year for “Not Afraid.” Then there’s the ever-rowdy “Jersey Shore” gang, the ever-sassy Katy Perry, party girl Ke$ha, the cast of “Jackass” and Kim Kardashian.
And bad-girl comedian Chelsea Handler is the show’s host.
But they might all be upstaged by Kanye West and Taylor Swift.
West is due to perform, but people aren’t as interested in his performance as his potential antics. The rapper-producer has still not recovered from his actions at last year’s VMAs in New York, when he took to the stage as Swift won the award for female video and declared it should have gone to Beyonce.
West endured intense backlash after that, despite an apology, and stepped away from the spotlight. He recounted it all last weekend in a Twitter rant, again apologizing to Swift and detailing the pain he endured.
West also said he has a song for her to sing, but Swift has other ideas: A person close to the singer says Swift will perform her own song about last year’s incident on Sunday night’s show, virtually assuring a continuation of the VMAs’ trademark craziness.

The Five Craziest Things That Could Happen at the 2010 VMAs

  Every year, MTV manages to create, or stumble upon, some special moment of insanity at of the VMAs. Britney's flop of a comeback, Lil' Kim's boob meeting Diana Ross, Justin Timberlake dissing The Hills (and encouraging MTV to play more music videos).

TVGuide.com will be on the lookout for this year's crazy, and will live-tweet the night starting with red carpet arrivals at 8/7c with the hash tag #VMAs. Here are five crazy-yet-totally plausible things that could make this year's show:
Taylor Swift serenades Kanye West — with an assist from Cee-Lo. West just apologized to the 20-year-old country-pop superstar, but it might be too little too late. Swift was spotted singing a song she wrote about last year's VMA fiasco during Saturday's rehearsals, according to the Associated Press. Assuming she wrote a kiss-off, it only makes sense to have Cee-Lo guest star. Can't you see it: He busts in just when Swift's warbling begins to hurt, and delivers to West a verse or two from "F--- You," the kiss-off to end all kiss-offs. We can only hope someone at MTV was smart enough to think of it — and that Swift hasn't planned a ballad of forgiveness.

Justin Bieber debuts a new 'do. We already know he's planning an "epic" rendition of his hit "Baby." (It probably won't be nearly as awesome as the slow-mo version.) What would really be something is if he changed up his signature floppy mop, already copped by many a lesbian. It could happen: He's already branching out into acting, and he'd be way more versatile without the distraction of the silky smooth bangs. Plus, he's gone hairless before. More likely? A live collaboration with his new love, which wouldn't be a bad alternative by any means.
Three words: "Oh Sookie" Live. Rapper and VMA nominee Snoop Dog is a professed fan of True Blood — his music video ode to Sookie proves it." It's only fair that MTV makes up for airing the VMAs opposite the season finale — Snoop's going to have to Tivo — by giving us one fangtastic number. It would be the greatest promotion ever for Anna Paquin, whose True Blood co-star Joe Manganiello is also presenting, to take the stage in a Snoop-Sookie duet. MTV's awards shows are good for nothing if not celebrity hawking. This is one sales job we'd all love.

Lady Gaga tops... herself. At January's Grammys, she played dueling pianos with Elton John, both of them dressed up as blown-up fame monsters, scattered, outstretched limbs dividing them. What could be more over-the-top? Glee, of course! True, the Emmys just made good use of the singing, dancing choir kids. But Gaga and Glee is a proven pairing. The show has already paid tribute to her songs (they sing a third in the upcoming second season premiere), and Chris Colfer has conquered her impossible shoes. We trust Gaga will surprise and amaze us once more by seting them on fire mid-number... or something.
Dance, Jersey Shore, dance! Every nightclub in South Beach has welcomed the moves (and brawls and messy makeouts) of the Jersey Shore crew. And everyone knows they can fist-pump. MTV would be wise to make them the evening's (likely debauched) drill team for an extra-poufy, extra-juicy half-time show led by Snooki and featuring J-WOWW's famous chest squeezes, MVP's grenade-free grinding and Ronnie and Sammi's on-again, off-again two-step. Wait, we don't want to see those two do anything except break-up for good.

PIC: Is Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Back On?

  Mere weeks after announcing their split, could Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth an item once more?
Spotted grabbing Starbucks together Saturday in Los Angeles.
 Cyrus and Hemsworth, 20, met in 2009 on the set of The Last Song, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.
At the L.A. premiere of Last Song in March, the Aussie actor said they had "a lot of fun" filming the romantic drama.
"It was pretty much jokes every day," he said. "Jokes and shooting on the beach -- there wasn't much to complain about!"

The same month, Cyrus gushed to Parade: "[Liam has] become my best friend in the whole wide world. I love him. He really respects me for who I am because coming from Australia, he really didn't know me as the celebrity I am here. I got to tell him about myself on my own terms and my own way. He had no preconceived notion of who I was supposed to be."

Maxim's Top 20 Hot Women List for 2010

 
  See if your favorite celebrity made the Hot Female list of 2010!  Katy Perry, Megan Fox, Kim Kardashian and Elisabetta Canalis are a few that made the list! Check out here, who Maxim Sexy Women are!


MAXIM'S TOP 20 HOT WOMEN OF 2010