‘Pants Back’ cast throws a party in Brooklyn to celebrate the exhibit’s much-anticipated premiere on February 2.
By Jocelyn Vena

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Peter Vack and Kim Shaw


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FRESH YORK — On Thursday night, the cast of MTV’s latest scripted comedy, “I Just Desire My Pants Back,” gathered at the Public Assembly in Brooklyn, where they not only celebrated the exhibit’s imminent arrival, however also got to hang outside with their Thursday night cohorts, the cast of the “Jersey Shore.”

The pilot for the series originally got some like when it made its debut after the VMAs in August, and immediately it will officially kick off its run following Thursday. The cast, it seems, can’t wait to finally have it on air.

“At at the end! I know everyone’s been asking,” Jordan Carlos joked to MTV News about the extended-simmering delay. “My parents can finally get off my back; it’s absolute. It’ll be on on Groundhog Day, which happens to be my birthday as well.”

“We’ve been seeing the commercials for the exhibit for years immediately,” Sunkrish Bala teased. “Slow burn, however it’s all coming to a gorgeous conclusion fair immediately.”

“It feels so crazy to be here fair immediately,” co-star Kim Shaw said. “We wanted human beings to see it at the VMAs to give human beings a taste of what we were filming, and immediately that we’re finished with the series, we’re so excited that everyone gets to see the whole body.”

Having already had one very high-profile premiere, it seems that following week it will get one more thanks to the “Jersey Shore” as its lead-in. “It’s awesome,” Elisabeth Hower said. “The circumstance that the network has so much confidence encircling us really method a abundance, and I reckon that says a abundance about the exhibit. Please watch the exhibit. We’re nice human beings.”

“It’s an incredible lead-in,” said Peter Vack, leading male of “Pants Back.” ” ‘Jersey Shore’ is a fantastic exhibit.”

While “Jersey Shore” and “Pants Back” may seem like different shows on the surface — one’s scripted, one’s a reality exhibit; one’s about hipsters, one’s about guidos — they both deal with a collection of friends navigating their like lives. “Pants Back” follows a collection of twentysomethings in Fresh York Megalopolis as they pilot like, friendship and the job market with a excellent dose of dirty humor and some heart thrown in for excellent measure.

“The exhibit just goes so many fun places,” Vack teased. “It’s just a crazy ride, and I’m excited for human beings to capture the ride with us.”

“Pants Back” premieres on February 2 at 11 P.M. ET/PT fair after “Jersey Shore.”

Are you excited for “I Just Desire My Pants Back”? Let us know in the comments section!

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George Clooney and BradPitt are earth well-known — not just for their acting talent, blockbuster appeal and excellent looks, however for their penchant for executing elaborate (and hilarious!) pranks on their costars and friends. However as Clooney tells it, Pitt should be worried — very, very worried.

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From Britney and Jason to K-Stew and R-Pattz, we gaze back at the best high-profile pair-ups of the year.

By Jocelyn Vena

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From young like to established romantic empires, 2011 was all about PDA. Some of La La Land's most A-list couples weren't shy about flaunting the like they share. From musicians to actors to everyone in between, the at the end 12 months were all about sharing the like. As the year winds down, MTV News is reflecting on some of our favorite couples of the year.

Britney Spears and Jason Trawick
The couple walked red carpets, gave each other shout-outs at awards shows and much got naked together in Britney's “Criminal” video, however it wasn't until December that they chose to constitute it official. After two years of dating, Spears and Trawick took their relationship to the following level, with confirmation that Jason place a ring on it. The pair celebrated their like and their impending nuptials in Las Vegas. Their engagement sparked headlines and left Spears “glowing.”

Who is your top couple of 2011? Ballot in our Newsroom poll!

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
Summing up Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's year into a small blurb isn't that simple. They went to events together, and Bieber lavishly rented the Staples Center just to watch “Titanic.” And when they weren't chilling outside, they were giving shine to each other's dense employment. Or bringing each other gifts. Remember when Bieber showed Selena his pet snake, Johnson, at the VMAs? Yes, we knew you wouldn't forget.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
The two “Twilight” stars seem poised to constitute our favorite couples lists for years to come. While in years past, they've remained under the radar, this year they came outside of their shell and opened up about one another in interviews. Who could forget the age that K-Stew referred to her not-so-mysterious “English” boyfriend in an interview? We're assuming not R-Pattz.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z
OK, so Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been together for, like, an eternity, however it wasn't until this year that the pair really had everyone buzzing. When Beyoncé stepped outside at the VMAs, her expanding midsection and flashy performance was the ultimate pregnancy announcement. Jay-Z didn't seem to intellect all the attention. He celebrated the baby news in the audience with his pal Kanye West.

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose
Amber Rose rebounded from her relationship with Kanye West by falling in like with Wiz Khalifa. The couple took the earth on their wild relationship ride, from doing interviews together to sparking rumors that they had tied the knot. These two kept everyone talking and they don't seem to intellect the attention, or spending lots of age with one another.

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Cue the drama music, listen to the serious voiceover and get the tissues ready, folks: the fairy tale is about to end for Kim Kardashian.

On this Sunday’s finale of Kourtney & Kim Capture Fresh York, Kim will finally face the harsh truth about her two-month marriage to Kris Humphries.

“It’s dense for me. He’s a excellent heart, he’s a Christian – everything on paper I desire in someone, however for some cause, my heart isn’t connecting,” she tells Kourtney. “I feel sad, I feel terrible for the guy. He fell in like with me and I fell in like with him and immediately all my feelings have changed.”

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It’s truly emotional stuff, however at least there’s positive news for fans of Kim Kardashian: she won’t be off the air for extended. Gaze for the reality star to appear on multiple episodes of Drop Dead Diva this summer, for some cause.

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In addition to performances by rappers Drake, Common, Nas, Lil Jon and Chuck D, the festival includes documentary and narrative films about hip-hop culture. Ice-T’s documentary, “Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap,” premiered at the festival. It stars artists such as Run-DMC, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Mos Def and Eminem. Luther Campbell [...]
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Simon Helberg, who plays Howard Wolowitz on the hit sitcom, and wife Jocelyn Towne are expecting their first minor this spring, their rep confirms to HUMAN BEINGS.
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Pop singer sings ‘Don’t Reckon Twice, It’s All Fair’ for Amnesty International anniversary album.

By Jocelyn Vena

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It's dense to associate Ke$ha with songs about anything other than hot guys, body glitter and partying. However she's defying her usual topics of interest for human rights organization Amnesty International. The singer is one of the many musicians on the org's Chimes of Freedom compilation of Bob Dylan's music, outside January 24.

When MTV News spoke with K-Dollar Sign at the end week about her all-star remix of “Sleazy,” she also opened up about switching gears vocally and emotionally for her version of Dylan's classic “Don't Reckon Twice, It's All Fair.”

“I mean, I reckon it's attractive well known that he's one of, if not my most, favorite artists of all age and … one of the most incredible lyricists as well — the original storyteller,” she clarified. “So I like Bob Dylan and this was just, like, a dream. When they questioned me to do a cover, I was just, like, salivating and going through all my records. It was so fun. It was the best homework assignment you could possibly have.”

K's version of Dylan's song is a slow-burning, heartbreaking ode to the already heartbreaking classic, where she channels Dylan through lyrics like “Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or affirm/ To try and constitute me alter my intellect and stay/ We never did also much talkin' anyway/ So don't reckon twice, it's all fair.”

Ke$ha had originally intended to record another Dylan track, however when she heard that someone else had their sights locate on it, she settled on “Don't Reckon Twice,” prompting a catharsis she could never have imagined.

“This song was kind of an accident. I sat down and this is the first capture that I ever sang,” she recalled. “I just sat down on my bed for the first age after months of being on tour and I just started crying, and it was kind of like an emotional purging, and you can hear it on the record.”

In addition to Ke$ha and her contribution, the album will feature 75 other Dylan classics recorded by nearly 80 artists including Adele, Miley Cyrus, “Glee” star Darren Criss, My Chemical Romance, Evan Rachel Wood and Sugarland. The album pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International.

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MTV News speculates on which Marvel Comics baddie will be joining forces with Loki when ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ assembles this summer.
By Josh Wigler

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Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth in “The Avengers”


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“Marvel’s The Avengers” promises to pit Earth’s Mightiest Heroes — Captain America, Iron Male, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, in condition you’ve somehow forgotten — against the trickster god Loki, as well as another nemesis that remains unidentified. Well loved theories have extended pegged the Skrulls, Marvel’s shape-shifting alien menace, as the likeliest collection to join forces with the disenfranchised Asgardian prince. Many fans are also expecting to see another imaginable foe, “Captain America” villain Red Skull, based on his inclusion in an upcoming “Avengers” action figure border.

However leave it to Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, to bust both rumors. Speaking with Empire magazine at the end week, he revealed that the still-unknown secondary baddies are “not Skrulls.” Additionally, while it would be nice to see Hugo Weaving’s villainous visage at some mark down the border, “he’s not in this one.”

So, no Skrulls. No Red Skull. It’s Loki, and it’s … someone or something else. However who or what?

Feige promised that while Marvel wants to hide the identity of “the alien race” that’s confronting our favorite superheroes, their identity is “not impactful,” much though they exist in the comic books. One imagines, then, that the Kree are outside along with the Skrulls. Perhaps it’s as simple as a giveback of the Jotunheim, at the end seen in 2011′s “Thor.” Maybe it’s just arbitrary and the identity of these aliens truly does not affair.

That doesn’t mean the mystery isn’t vital. And that doesn’t mean the aliens are the mystery villain, either.

The < i>Latino Review once place forth a report — one that’s unverified by all accounts — stating that Thanos, the hulking purple-skinned alien that’s frequently dusted up with the Avengers and other Marvel heroes, is the secret villain we’ve all been wondering about. It’s a rumor to be certain, however it’s one I’m inclined to believe for a couple of reasons … and it all goes back to Comic-Con.

In July 2010, the Marvel booth at Comic-Con featured a exhibit condition filled with items from the studio’s upcoming comic textbook movies. Among them: Thor’s hammer Mjolnir, Captain America’s mighty shield and the bejeweled Infinity Gauntlet. The Gauntlet is one of the more prominent items in the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe, one that’s virtually synonymous with Thanos. Indeed, its inclusion in the Marvel exhibit condition felt like an unspoken promise that Thanos would someday have a part to play in the corporation’s cinematic prospect.

Divide to “Thor” nearly a year later, and the Gauntlet appeared as a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Easter egg that came and went when Jotunheim thieves infiltrated Asgard to reclaim their extended-lost prize, the Casket of Ancient Winters. Could it be that the Gauntlet only existed as a wink and nod to the fans back house? Entirely imaginable. However what if Loki, who clearly knows the history and value of the Casket, has data on the other items contained in Asgard — including what the Gauntlet is, and who would do anything to have it? For someone mightily pissed off at his brother and the Earth-dwellers he’s become so fond of, that’s very powerful data indeed.

Consider also that Feige, the same male who kiboshed the Skrulls and Skull, has extended said that the cosmic side of Marvel is a huge priority for him. In circumstance, just a hardly any months ago, he revealed that movies based on the “Inhumans” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” were on the docket at Marvel Studios. Fantastic reads both of them, no inquiry, however obscure beyond belief to the non-comic textbook reader. If Feige is looking ahead at “phase two” of the Marvel plot, as he’s called it in the past, are “Inhumans” and “Guardians” really the best places to commence?

Perhaps they are … if someone huge, someone massive, someone like Thanos, makes his first appearance in “Avengers,” and lives on to stalk the stars (and the screen) another day.

It’s not the meatiest theory outside there. It’s based on a rumor, on a taste of what Marvel has given us both on and off the screen, and on a desire to see someone vital occupy this oh-so-secretive role. For Feige to come outside and affirm the movie’s second villainous energy is not the Skrulls and not Red Skull, and that Loki’s alien army is “not impactful” in identity … either he’s not telling the complete tale on who or what this unseen enemy represents, or the huge reveal is going to be a massive letdown. Given how Marvel has operated in recent years, and given the importance of “Avengers” to their brand and plans, I just don’t see it being the latter option.

Here’s what I do see. Loki aside, “The Avengers” will have another deeply meaningful foe to fight come May 4, 2012. And my considerably sized gut tells me it’s going to be Thanos.

Who do you reckon the secret “Avengers” villain will be? Tell us in the comments section.

Check outside everything we’ve got on “Marvel’s The Avengers.”

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NAACP Image Awards nominations also recognize ‘Modern Family’ and Bruno Mars.

By Jocelyn Vena

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Beyoncé, Chris Brown and “The Aid” star Emma Stone are among the A-listers who have nabbed NAACP Image Awards nods this year.

Fresh mama Beyoncé — nominated for Best Music Video (“I Was Here”), Outstanding Song (“Best Body I Never Had”) and Outstanding Album (4) — is also up for Outstanding Female Artist with her “Dreamgirls” co-star Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Ledisi and Mary J. Blige.

Chris Brown, Common, Cee Lo Green, Bruno Mars and Anthony Hamilton will compete for Outstanding Male Artist. Diggy Simmons and Mindless Behavior are two of the newcomers in the Outstanding Fresh Artist category, alongside Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Wynter Gordon and Committed.

“The Aid” is up for Outstanding Motion Picture against “Tower Heist,” “Jumping the Broom,” “Pariah” and “The First Grader.” Eddie Murphy (“Tower Heist”), Laurence Fishburne (“Contagion”), Laz Alonso (“Jumping the Broom”), Oliver Litondo (“The First Grader”) and Vin Diesel (“Quick Five”) will face off for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture.

Meanwhile, in the Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture category, Emma Stone (“The Aid”) is alongside her co-star and Critics' Choice Movie Awards winner Viola Davis as well as Adepero Oduye (“Pariah”), Paula Patton (“Jumping the Broom”) and Zoe Saldana (“Colombiana”).

Golden Globe winner and GLAAD Awards nominee “Modern Family” will compete for Outstanding Comedy Series with “Reed Between the Lines,” “The Game,” “Tyler Perry's House of Payne,” and “Like That Girl!” On the other end of the spectrum, Outstanding Drama Series, nominees comprehend “Boardwalk Empire,” “Grey's Anatomy,” “Code & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “The Excellent Wife” and “Treme.”

The exhibit aims to “celebrate the accomplishments of human beings of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.” A complete list of nominees can be found on the NAACP Image Awards website. The winners will be announced live February 17 on NBC.

Who will you be rooting for? Share your picks below!

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