There is terrible news to report out of Hollywood, as, according to a report on TMZ.com, actress Brittany 
The report states that at 8:00am on Sunday morning, emergency services were called to the L.A. home of the 8 Mile actress and her husband Simon Monjack after she went into an apparent cardiac arrest. Despite multiple attempts, Brittany could not be revived.
She was reportedly declared dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Stay tuned as this story develops.
Kellan Lutz is stepping into Marky Mark's skivvies.
The "New Moon" stud has signed a modeling contract with Calvin Klein, where he'll be modeling tighty whities in a campaign similar the underwear ads that made Mark Wahlberg a household name, Fox411.com reports.
"He's going to be their new Mark Wahlberg," an insider said. "Kellan has been signed to Calvin Klein for a huge campaign that will feature him in his skivvies all over billboards and in magazines."
The original 1992 campaign shot by the late photography legend Herb Ritts resulted in Wahlberg's ripped physique getting its own billboard in Times Square.
"The executives have a plan to model the ads very similarly after the famous Mark Wahlberg campaign in the 90's," the source explained. "They want to recreate the look of the hugely successful ads, and who is better than Kellan Lutz to fill out those little underwear?"
Lutz, who plays the toothsome vampire Emmett Cullen in the "Twilight" series, joins a slew of celebs besides Wahlberg that have dropped trou for the brand, includingAshton Kutcher and Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Last night wasn't James Franco's first on-screen kiss with a man, though it may be his most controversial.
The actor who recently played Sean Penn's lover in "Milk," hosted "Saturday Night Live" yesterday and topped off his performance with an x-rated man-on-man smooch.
Franco's public display of affection may ruffle feathers as it comes less than a month after Adam Lambert's controversial same-sex kiss on the American Music Awards.
In the SNL sketch, Franco plays a college student who has brought home his new girlfriend to meet his family for the first time. As it turns out, his family is one big PDA, peppering each conversation with numerous kisses.
The audience went wild when Bill Hader, who plays Franco's brother, greeted the "Freaks and Geeks" alum with a face-smashing wet one. But it was the lesser known Will Forte, playing Franco's grandpa, who got real carnal knowledge of the "Spiderman" star. At the end of the 4-minute skit, Franco bestowed an unadulterated "9 1/2 Weeks"-style french kiss on the SNl cast member.
That Franco's kiss was administered on late night TV, no doubt means it will not offend as many as Lambert's prime time smooch did.
In November, Lambert sang his hit song "For Your Entertainment" on ABC's American Music Awards. During his live performance, the "American Idol" runner up planted an "in the moment" kiss on a male keyboardist and grinded his pelvis against a dancer's head.
ABC reportedly received thousands of telephone complaints after the show and ended up cancelling the flamboyant star's scheduled appearances on other ABC programs such as "Good Morning America."
"Female performers have been doing this for years -— pushing the envelope about sexuality —- and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out," Lambert said toRolling Stone magazine. "We're in 2009 -- it's time to take risks, be a little more brave, time to open people's eyes and if it offends them, then maybe I'm not for them. My goal was not to piss people off, it was to promote freedom of expression and artistic freedom."
CBS subsequently invited Lambert to appear on "The Early Show." But gay rights activists shouted double standard when the network's news channel blurred footage of the kiss but played an unedited version ofthe 2003 Britney-Madonna make-out session at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Franco rose to fame asHarry Osborn in the "Spiderman" trilogy and earned critical acclaim for his performance as Scott Smith in "Milk."
Fans were surprised when it was confirmed in October of this year that Franco would be joining the cast of soap opera "General Hospital."
ANew York state of mind? Try sad.
A new study declares residents of the Empire State rank dead last in happiness among the 50 states - with warm-weather spots boasting the most satisfied citizens.
The results were - no surprise - greeted unhappily by New Yorkers, who insisted Friday they were upbeat despite a wintry afternoon.
"We're the happiest people in the nation," said Roman Khan, 34, a clothing manufacturer from Brooklyn. "This is the place to be.
"We have all colors and cultures in one state. New York is happiness 2-4/7."
The authors of the study, published Friday in the journal Science, didn't see it that way.
The rankings were based on an annual nationwide survey of 1.3million people by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The participants were asked, among other questions, how satisfied they were with their lives.
A pair of economists then compared the results compiled between 2005 and 2008 with other data covering quality-of-life issues - including taxes, crime, commuting and cost of living.
New York emerged as sadder than the rest, just behindMichigan and its 14.7% unemployment rate. The nation's most populous state, California, rated No. 46.
The top five happiest states, in order: Louisiana, Hawaii,Florida, Tennessee and Arizona. The authors acknowledged Louisiana's ranking probably benefited from unhappy residents leaving after Hurricane Katrina.
Cheyenne Smith, 48, and his wife, Alvalyn, of Queens weren't ready to abandon New York for anyplace else - or to give up their wide holiday smiles.
"Unhappy New Yorkers? You met the two wrong people," said Cheyenne Smith, wearing an elf hat with a snowman pin. "We may not show it, we may not talk about it, but we're happy.
"We have an image to uphold - we're tough," he continued. "But really we're soft on the inside."
His wife - sporting reindeer antlers - echoed her happy husband's comments.
"It's a great city," the 47-year-old accountant said. "I have no idea why they're complaining."
Some New Yorkers did echo the study's gloomy outlook.
"The economy's bad," said Kelvin Johnson, 48, a part-time package handler from Brooklyn. "There are no jobs. The cost of living in New York is like nowhere else."
Born in Westchester, Michael Imperioli, 43, trained and worked in the city as a teen before nabbing his first major role, in "Goodfellas," at only 23. He went on to star in (and sometimes write) a slew of Spike Lee joints and played doomed junkie Christopher on "The Sopranos." His latest role is in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of the blockbuster novel "The Lovely Bones."
But don't look for him in Hollywood. For Imperioli, who lives in Tribeca with his wife, Victoria, and their two sons,New York is the only place he'd call home. Here's why:
1. He's still tight with his childhood friends from Mount Vernon. "My neighborhood was a very close-knit community, where all the families knew each other. We played sports in the street and walked to school at 5 years old. I still have very close friends from that neighborhood."
2. He trained with New York actors at just 17. "John Ventimiglia, who was on 'The Sopranos,' was in my first acting class, and we have been friends since that time.Alec Baldwin was in my class back then, Sean Young andAndrew McCarthy. To be at acting school, it was kind of the first time you felt the freedom to be as much of yourself as you wanted. People weren't going to judge you."
3. His post-punk band, La Dolce Vita, plays at Don Hill's and the Bowery Electric. "I played guitar in a band from when I was about 20 for three years. Then I sang a little. Then I started getting really busy as an actor and forgot about it. Some of the songs we play were written in the mid-'80s but were never performed before. The goal originally was to write a bunch of material, start playing gigs. The next goal would be to record and open for some cool bands."
4. He's one local icon's biggest fan."I'd like to open for Lou Reed — that would be ideal. He's my hero."
5. He'll never forget the first time he set foot in CBGB. "I was, like, shaking when I walked in there first, when I was 17. It seemed so forbidden, I'd heard so many stories over the years about it. I remember being thrilled just walking into that place. I don't even remember who it was I saw."
6. He'll take his old musical haunt over the swank John Varvatos boutique that replaced it. "I went in there once. For what he's done, it's a really good job. But there is something very depressing, no matter what, that CBGB is not there, in that space."
Getting the "Jersey Shore" look means following the three Ts: tanning, toning, and using tons of makeup and mangel.
The self-described guidos and guidettes from MTV's newest guilty pleasure spilled their, er, "style" secrets with People at Spike TV's Video Game Awards on Saturday.
"A guy from [the] Jersey Shore is a guy that is looking good, feeling confident, taking care of himself," explains DJ Pauly D.
For the fellas, that begins with the hair.
"It takes me 25 minutes to get it right," he brags. "Greatness takes time, and this hair right here is greatness. I have it down to a tee, but this is a process right here."
He and chiseled housemate Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino also spend plenty of time in the gym for that requisite six-pack. "The Situation's" moniker apparently comes from what happens when women eye his washboard abs.
"You can hate on me all you want to, but what can you possibly say to somebody who looks like Rambo, pretty much, without his shirt off?" he said famously in the series premiere.
"It's about a lifestyle," adds Jenni, a.k.a. "J-WOWW" (because when she walks into a club, all the guys go, "J-Woww!") "The hair, the makeup, the tans . . . being fit. It's all preparation for the summer."
Tiny firecracker Nicole Polizzo, a.k.a. "Snooki," also took the opportunity to bash the cast from "The Hills" for being total phonies.
"We are better than 'The Hills,'" she tellsUs Magazine, explaining that unlike the scripted California drama, the Seaside Heights crew "is all real."
This, coming from a girl who admits to slathering on makeup before going to the gym.
The eight 20-something cast members are doing something right, however, as ratings for "Jersey Shore" spiked 50 percent in its second week. Last week's show attracted a whopping 2.1 million viewers.
"The Hills," on the other hand, saw their numbers slump to 1.72 million in October, compared to the 2.6 million fans who tuned in the same time last year.
As far as the detractors complaining that the show depicts negative Italian stereotypes, "we're only seven days in," argues "The Situation," "so you have to give us a chance. You can't judge a book by its cover."
Judging from their beauty regimen, however, isn't that exactly what they want?
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