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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn’t included in the Academy Awards’ In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star. It was a difficult decision for the committee that assembles the segment to omit Fawcett, said Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences executive director Bruce Davis, who added that he’s not surprised some fans and family members are upset.

Documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams felt like Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when his former producer stole his spotlight at the Oscars on Sunday. Audience members at the Kodak theater in Hollywood and viewers around the world were puzzled when Elinor Burkett joined Williams onstage and pushed him aside as he started his Best Documentary Short acceptance speech.

“Jersey Shore’s” Jenni “J-Woww” Farley shows off her gravity-defying all-natural bosoms again while hosting a spring break party in Philadelphia. The event took place at the Tavern on Broad on March 4th for all the people in the area who couldn’t afford to go on spring break in a little more spring break-ier of a city, like Ft

Singer Ryan Cabrera is set to star on the small screen – he’s joining girlfriend Audrina Patridge on her hit reality TV show The Hills. Cabrera first dated Patridge several years ago but they rekindled their romance in January. And their second chance at love will play out on the small screen, according to E! News.

Rap superstar Jay-Z turned down the opportunity to join Quincy Jones ‘ star-studded remake of We Are The World – because he didn’t want to touch the classic. Legendary producer Jones teamed up with Lionel Richie , who recorded the original 1985 hit with Michael Jackson , and recruited a host of artists including Barbra Streisand , Celine Dion , Wyclef Jean , Janet Jackson , Usher , Lil Wayne and Nick Jonas to raise money for the Haiti earthquake relief effort. The Empire State of Mind hit-maker was personally invited by Jones to take part in the charity single, but, while he is supportive of the cause, he decided against it because he considers the track to be musically “untouchable” – like the King of Pop’s Thriller .

Country music singer Taylor Swift showed up to the 2010 Grammy Awards in a stunning, sparkly blue gown and she enjoyed an early triumph at Sunday night’s ceremony – after collecting her first ever award. See more pics after the jump! The 20 year old collected two prizes at the beginning of the ceremony, Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, both for her single “White Horse”; and returned to take Best Country Album and Album of the Year for her 2008 release ” Fearless “

Not to be outdone up by Jessica Simpson , Britney Spears has come forward to provide her own relief effort for Haiti.

Britney Spears has been given permission to auction off her 2008 MTV Video Music Awards dress to raise cash for the Haiti earthquake relief effort. During a two-hour conservatorship update meeting with Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz on Friday, Spears’ request to sell off the silver gown was granted.

On an upcoming episode of MTV’s My Super Sweet Sixteen , you can see just how great it is to be Diddy’s kid.

Joe Jonas has pledged to visit earthquake-ravaged Haiti in a bid to help with relief work following Tuesday’s disaster. The Jonas Brothers star was stunned by the devastation the 7.0-magnitude quake caused, and he’s pledged to take time out of the spotlight to travel to the country. He tells MTV, “I think I might go, to do some relief work


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