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By Michael Lopez

Ever since the identity of Arnold Schwarzenegger's baby mama was revealed, the news sites have been littered with scandalous Mildred Patricia Baena stories. The 50-year-old Guatemalan housekeeper has been put under the chisme microscope and you won't believe the kind of dirt the gossip bloggers have uncovered.

TMZ is reporting that Baena "hates Latinos," despite being born and raised in Central America. In a story that was published Monday, the gossip site claimed that she was a "self-hating woman" and told members of the Schwarzenegger staff that, "white people were better." Anonymous tipsters also told TMZ that Mildred was a social climber and had her eyes on Arnold from the moment she was hired back in the early 1990's.

Another story says that Baena has had quite a bit of trouble keeping her finances in order. According to documents filed back in 2005, Mildred defaulted on a car loan and still owes over $17,000 in back payments. It got so bad that repo men had to come and hijack her 2001 Nissan Frontier!

But, part of the benefits of having an kid with the former Governator are the steady paychecks (Arnold's total net worth is in the hundreds of millions). The New York Daily News claims that Schwarzenegger forked over thousands of dollars for the Quinceañera party of Baena’s niece. He also reportedly dropped a small fortune to set up Mildred and their son with a four-bedroom house in Bakersfield, California.

But we're sure that the cash Arnold has bestowed upon her will not compare to the millions Baena could earn from sharing her story with the world. Radar Online claims that dozens of tabloids are courting her for an exclusive interview, and she may be holding out for the highest bidder. Interestingly, it is also being reported that Arnold and Mildred had a major blowout within the past few weeks, which is what ultimately prompted him to go public with the story.

And if that wasn't bad enough, it looks like the former Mrs. Arnold (aka Maria Shriver) has now hired a very pricey divorce attorney. With rumors flying that she may get as much as $200 million from the former action star, you can bet the ongoing Schwarzenegger saga is far from over!

Would you want to hear Mildred Patricia Baena's side of the story? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Arnold Schwarzenegger, Celebrity Divorce, Chisme, Hot Stuff, Maria Shriver, Mildred Patricia Baena, Scandals

By Simone Hilliard

When photos surfaced of pop star Ke$ha hanging out with rapper T-Pain in Las Vegas, we assumed the self-proclaimed nappy boy must be producing a song for the pop princess, or at least lending his auto-tuned vocals to one of her latest tracks. However, a little Twitter stalking revealed the new "it" couple have apparently been sending flirtatious tweets back and forth for the last week. Yeah, we just threw up a little too.

The couple's romantic rendezvous began after both artists performed at KIIS' Wango Tango last week in LA.  The duo were reportedly caught getting cozy in the green room post show, and then the tweets began...

T-Pain kicked it off with:

"Last night I found out I’m in love wit @keshasuxx."

"I’m not saying @keshasuxx and i had sex or anything I’m just sayin I love that ‘f*** everybody else’ attitude. She dresses how she wants she performs the way she wants, she does HER."

Ke$ha responded simply with:

"Um. F***ing love u @TPAIN. U get me. Come find me."

T-Pain then replied:

"@keshasuxx said it’s ok if I stalk her so I found out shes in Vegas. here I come lady. Bad news is the only flight from Sac to Vegas is on southwest airlines. ………… f— it I’m still goin."

Once the rapper touched down in Vegas, the duo hit Larry Flynt's Gentlemen's Club where Pain twitpic'd the photo of he and Ke$ha canoodling, accompanied by a tweet reading:

"Ladies and gentlemen I’ve upgraded from loyal stalker. Get ready for K-Pain."

We love the moniker, but wait...isn't T-Pain married? Don't worry, he cleared that up for us via twitter as well:

"Just to let you guys know, I have the coolest wife of all time. So when you see me livin my life how I want, just. Know that I get approval from her first. I have no idea why I'm explaining this because no matter what you ppl say I'm still gonna live and have fun. But when other artists do it, it's called "rock and roll". Let me do me. Stay outta my pockets. and go enjoy your life before it's too late. Project: K-Pain is still on track. Keep the hate comin. Your only getting me more followers. HAHAHAHAHA"

More followers, huh? Publicity stunt or true love?

Sound off on the likelihood of K-Pain in the comments, or @MTV3.

Tags Ke$ha, T-Pain, twitter

By Michael Lopez

These days, it seems like the Got Milk? people love to keep it in the family. Paulina Rubio recently posed alongside her mom and Sofia Vergara was part of a very cute campaign that involved her real-life son, Manolo. Now, the Modern Family star is flossing the white moustache again and this time she's brought along her lookalike madre.

Take one glance at Margarita Vergara and you'll see a strong family resemblance. The eyes, the face structure, and the trademark smile all perfectly match our favorite primetime Latina. And from the Milk picture it's clear that this mother-daughter pair share a very strong bond.

Printed in Spanish, the Got Milk? ad actually conveys a positive message about encouraging health and nutrition across Latin America.

"Detrás de cada gran mamá, siempre hay otra," it goes on to say. "Siempre sigo el buen ejemplo de mamá. Servir leche todos los días es muy importante. La leche tiene nutrientes claves para ayudar a formar una familia fuerte, como la proteína y el potasio. El ejemplo de una madre te puede llevar muy lejos."

Let’s just hope the folks at Diet Pepsi don't get too peeved about it.

What do you think about Sofia’s new Got Milk? ad? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Celebrities, Got Milk, Hot Stuff, Margarita Vergara, sofia vergara

By Michael Lopez

We all know that summer is one of the most lucrative times of the year to kick off a national tour. In the next several months, acts like U2, Britney Spears, and Maná will all be hitting the road and pulling in tons of cash. And now it looks like Marc Anthony will be joining the live music circuit as well, playing nine big venues across the U.S.

Launching in Minneapolis September 1, the Marc Anthony tour will include stops in L.A., New Jersey, and Miami (just to name a few). Fans can expect hits from his most recent album, Iconos, as well as classics like "I Need To Know," and "You Sang To Me."

"I am really excited about visiting some of my favorite cities on this tour," Marc said. "I can't wait to share my music with all my fans."

Interestingly his famous wife also recently brought up the topic of touring when sitting down with Ellen DeGeneres. Currently riding high off her new Love? album, J. Lo confessed,

"I've never really done the world tour thing which we really are talking about now with this album. The first record took off and the second one [Love?] taking off… So maybe we'll do that this time. I would like to."

Though a Jenny From The Block tour is still pure speculation at this point, hubby Marc's dates are locked in. You can check out prices and venues by visiting the Ticketmaster website.

Would you go see Marc Anthony on tour? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Hot Stuff, Iconos, Jennifer Lopez, Love, Marc Anthony, Música, Summer Tours

By Michael Lopez

Concertgoers in Lodz, Poland got a special treat this past week during Shakira’s live version of "Hips Don’t Lie.” The Colombian songstress lovingly added some impromptu lyrics which called out the name of her new boyfriend, Gerard Piqué.

Now we all know the "Hips" chorus goes,

“Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body"

For this special version, Shaki belted out "Oh Piqué when you talk like that…" which sent the crowd into a frenzy. And anyone following Gerard’s Twitter account could see he was right there supporting his new galpal, posting a twitpic from her dressing room backstage.

"Aprovechando mi día libre para estar con @shakira en su show en Lodz! Ooooohhh!! Moc moc!!" Piqué tweeted.

It’s the clear the passion is still burning bright between these two lovebirds. And seeing how Shakira is already eager to incorporate Piqué into her songs, we can't wait to see how the romance impacts the lyrics to the Sale del Sol follow-up album.

Do you think Shaki and Gerard make a cute couple? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Celebrities, Celebrity Couples, Chisme, Gerard Piqué, Hips Dont Lie, Hot Stuff, Música, Shakira, twitter

By Larry Yepez Jr.

This year's off the wall and controversial 64th annual Cannes Film Festival came to an end. And what a strange year it was for the biggest and most glamorous film festival in the world!

From an invisible Director winning the Palme d'Or award, to the Best Actress award going to a film whose director was expelled from Cannes for revealing he liked Hitler, to Best Actor awarded to a performance in a silent film, to Almodóvar going Frankenstein....and to top it off, recent queen of controversy Lady Gaga surprised Cannes with a hot performance on the French Riviera!

The grand jury led by jury president Robert De Niro had some tough decisions to make this year. There were some excellent films competing from all different corners of the world. America came strong when the awards were announced making it a great night for American films in general.

Terrence Malick's metaphysical epic Tree Of Life took the top honor at the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival. Despite all the mixed reviews and the controversy behind Malick's lack of appearances at any Cannes public event, this visually stunning film, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, managed to win the highly coveted Palme d'Or.  Tree of Life opens in U.S. theaters May 27th.

Kirsten Dunst won Best Actress award for her performance in the end-of-the-world film 'Melancholia' directed by Lars von Trier, who was expelled form Cannes for his horrible sense of humor in joking that he was a Nazi who understood and was sympathetic with Hitler!

Jean Dujardin received the Best Actor award for his interpretation of a 1920's Hollywood silent film star whose career is destroyed when speaking films take over. The Artist is a silent film made with old black-and-white silent film techniques.  This was certainly a huge crowd pleaser and one of the most praised films of this year's festival.

Denmark's Nicolas Winding, won the award for best Director for his neo-noir film 'Drive' set in Los Angeles and starring Ryan Gosling as a guy who lives to drive movie stunts by day,  and robberies at night.

Two films that also got quite some buzz were Sleeping Beauty and The Skin I Live In. The first got negative buzz and the latter got a lot of positive buzz.

Sleeping Beauty, directed by Australian author Julia Leigh didn't impress much. This film is an erotically disturbing modern-day version of the classic fairy tale. It tells the story of a female escort hired by wealthy older gentlemen to share private and intimate time with them, and so the beauty sleeps... but with grandpa! This film does not yet have U.S. distribution.

Pedro Almodóvar shocked Cannes with his first horror film La Piel Que Habito, where Antonio Banderas plays a plastic surgeon out for revenge.  It's a modern Frankenstein tale with plastic surgery scientific breakthroughs and sexual identity change. It's extravagantly Almodóvar!  The Skin I Live In won the Youth Prize at Cannes, it was sure one of the most talked-about films of the festival.

The controversial cherry on top of the festival was Lady Gaga's surprise performance to thousands of screaming fans with the backdrop of the stunning French RIviera singing her controversial song 'Judas'. Janet Jackson, Gwenn Stefani, Kanye West and Jaime Foxx were also among the big music names seen making appearances in Cannes.

Tags Brad Pitt, Cannes Film Festival, Drive, Jean Dujardin, Kirsten Dunst, La Piel que Habito, Lady Gaga, Lars von Trier, Melancholica, Nicolas Winding, palme d'or, Pedro Almodovar, Sleeping Beauty, Terrence Malick, The Artist, Tree of Life

By Vanessa Beatriz Soto

David and Victoria Beckham are busy people with lots to do. You have to stay organized when you're a multi-hyphenated pair, so it figures that the 37 year old singer-songwriter/model/fashion designer/mom and her soccer star/coach/UNICEF Ambassador/model husband are not leaving this 'going into labor' thing up to nature's whims.

With the very first visit of the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the United States (L.A. to be specific) planned for a period of merely 24 hours, between July 8-9, of this year, the couple is not taking any chances. Will Baby Beckham be granted a royal audience?

Adding to the time pressure on the little one's debut, Becks' contract with the LA Galaxy soccer squad is wrapping up soon. The pair had already decided that the latest addition to their sizeable clan (which now includes three lovely sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, as well as two bulldogs) would be born in the USA, in L.A., and on the Fourth of July, no less.

You know, peeps, this is what I would call a high-class problem. Most of us, we are stashing paychecks away for vacation, making dentist appointments during our boss' vacation, or making vacation plans around our boss' dentist appointments. I can't imagine having the time or money to book in a C-section on a national holiday so my baby can have themed birthday parties for life and meet the future King and Queen of England. That's FANCY!

So, question for you, dear readers: What do you think they're going to name their little princess?

Earlier in the year, the Beckham team let us know that their new baby is expected to be a little girl. (No doubt Victoria is super-excited to have some company in the all male household. It must be a little exhausting to be the only non-boy.)

Of course speculation has been flying around as to the baby's name: at first it was rumored that David and Victoria Beckham had picked out "Atlanta," but the Beckham camp denies it. Too bad. I like the sound of it. Atlanta LosAngela Adams Beckham would have been divine. Or maybe they will name the baby after the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - Is a Katherine Wilhelmina Philippa (love her!) Beckham out of the question?

Let us know what you think in the comments!

Tags David Beckham, duke and duchess of cambridge, post spice, Victoria Beckham

By Simone Hilliard

Before Drizzy Drake signed to Young Money and became a platinum selling sensation, fans didn't have to wait long for new soundings from the Toronto emcee. In fact, when the Canadian rapper was giving away his music, free mixtapes came a plenty, or Drizzy at least released a track here and there to pacify his growing legion.

However, since the 2010 release of his debut album Thank Me Later and subsequent cancellation of his R&B mixtape It's Never Enough, Drake has kept us waiting for new music...till now.

Recently, the "Find Your Love" singer took to his blog to release what some are speculating is the first single off his highly anticipated sophomore effort Take Care. The track, "Dreams Money Can Buy," speaks to the rapper/ crooner's charmed life and is accompanied by a texted image that says, "This is a story of dreams mixed with reality."

Additionally, the blog post reads:

"A song that I felt the need to share. Not my single. Just a piece of my story. Hear me out though..."

Drizzy's bout with both real and dream world dualities contains bravado laced lyrics like "Can't tell ya how much I love when n---as think they got it. And I love the fact that line made them think about it." And contains verses typical of a young rapper a la the grinding dichotomy of having more money and women then a lifetime would provide the average man. Yawn.

However, what we didn't expect to hear from the 24-year-old rapper are the subversively charged lyrics aimed at the hip hop community.

"I feel like lately it went from top five to remaining five, my favorite rappers either lost it or they ain't alive. And they trying to bring us down, me Weezy and Stunna, we stayed up, Christmas lights in the middle of summer."

Shots fired! Overall, Drake delivers a strong track to solidify his rap resurgence. What do you think of Drizzy's latest effort?

Sound off in the comments, or @MTV3.

Tags drake, Lil Wayne, Stunna, Take Care, Thank Me Later

By Simone Hilliard

Could B-Rabbit be returning to the silver screen? Our sources say yes! Eminem, who received rave reviews for his 2002 film debut in 8 Mile, a semi-autobiographical look at the upstart emcee's early years rapping in Detroit, will reportedly drop his own verses for those of the movie studios very soon.

Em, whose film career has remained relatively quiet since his 8 Mile debut, told MTV News that his return to the big screen depends largely on the role and storyline.

"There are some things in the [works], a couple of scripts. I guess it's more so of just waiting now to see how they come together. Obviously it's gotta be something that I feel is dope enough to make me want to say, 'OK, let me put the mic down for a second and go do this movie.' There are some things that are in the works. I guess we'll just see how they come together."

But what project could possibly entice the rapper to put his hip hop career on hold? The Detroit native proved his artist power last night at the 2011 Billboard Awards, picking up several awards including Top Artist of the Year and Top Billboard 200 Album. It seems Eminem would have to be offered the role of a lifetime to break away from his reignited rap repertoire. Or maybe the rapper finds acting a bit harder than his natural appearance in 8 Mile lead fans to believe.

"Making that transition I felt like, 'Oh, this might be fairly easy,' and it wasn't. It's a whole different thing because you may be used to performing to the camera and you may be used to doing certain things in videos and things like that, but it's a whole different ballgame when the music is off and you have lines that you need to say. Remembering the lines and trying to be natural and what am I going to do when I say this line, it's different. It takes a minute to get used to."

What would you like to see Eminem star in next? Sound off in the comments, or @MTV3.

Tags 8 Mile, Eminem, Hollywood

By Sharmaine Jones

Former six-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist Oscar de la Hoya is battling a new opponent: substance abuse. According to TMZ.com, the "Golden Boy" checked into a rehabilitation clinic at an undisclosed substance abuse facility in California.

News broke that De La Hoya voluntarily sought treatment sometime within the last few weeks.

"After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on," De La Hoya said in a statement issued to TMZ. "Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws."

This explains why De La Hoya was a no-show at the historic Bernard Hopkins vs Jean Pascal fight, promoted by his "Golden Boy Promotions" company, Saturday May 21. He may not have been in the arena but he was well aware of the fight's significance and continued to promote via Twitter:

"Bernard winning will make him the oldest world champion In sports history not just boxing...And it's live on HBO championship boxing tonight. Ohh I forgot it's presented by goldenboy."

We're glad to see that this battle isn't putting a damper on his spirits. De La Hoya has been posting inspirational tweets:

"Stop finding excuses not to live.life is controlled by what you make of it and not of what it makes of you."He goes on to say, "I'm sincerely humbled by the support I've been receiving and promise you that I will knock out this disease I have. There is no doubt in my mind that I will become a stronger and more humble with this experience."

We just hope that the "Golden Boy" posting a picture of Tres Generaciones, the tequila company in which he is brand ambassador, as well as a retweet from a fan singing its praise, "@OscarDeLaHoya without a doubt, the best #tequila I've ever tried. So smooth. http://yfrog.com/hsckighj" isn't an indication that he's losing focus.

We wish him a full recovery.

Do you think that Twitter serves as a distraction in rehab?

Tags Bernard Hopkins, boxing, Golden Boy Promotions, Jean Pascal, Oscar de la Hoya, Substance Abuse