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By Michael Lopez

Let's be honest, is getting Mario Lopez to bare his chest really big news? The Extra host has famously tossed off his shirt for photo shoots, news segments, and Dancing With The Stars. And this week he was back to his old tricks again, showing his ripped physique on Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show.

Clearly Mario came prepared for this latest striptease, arriving on the Ellen set in a loose-fitting coat and a pair of his "Rated M" underwear. Lopez made sure to promote his new skivvy line too, flaunting his briefs to the screaming audience.

"Ellen is the only person that I take off my clothes for," he jokingly told the crowd.

Of course, the episode wasn't just about chest muscles and boxer shorts. Mario also chatted with Ellen about his recent engagement and life as a new daddy.

Are you tired of seeing Mario's chest? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Blogger: Michael Lopez, Chisme, Ellen, Ellen DeGeneres, Mario Lopez, popnews, Rated M, Television, underwear

By Astrid Rivera

I seriously cannot take this heartbreak anymore! First Katy Perry and Russell Brand call it quits and now Heidi Klum and Seal?

But unfortunately it's true, the Project Runway host has parted ways with her pop star husband Seal after eight years of marriage and three beautiful children together. This separation is coming as a tremendous shock to millions world wide, including myself, who witnessed the love, endless PDA and devotion these two had for each other.

What exactly went wrong? This is the question that has social networking sites buzzing with rumors. The former supermodel has yet to say anything about the split but her soon to be ex-husband just broke the silence on the Ellen Degeneres show, which will air this Friday.

Seal admitted to Ellen,

"I think we were shocked because you go into these things with the greatest intentions. When you say, 'I do,' when you say, 'Till death do us part,' those vows hold value. They're not just words. But these things happen." He then went on to explain to the audience that they both "grew apart after a while."

But there is still hope! At least I see it that way, especially after the singer revealed that he still wears his wedding band and has no plans to take it off in the future. He went on to say,

"That is just pretty much a token of how I feel about time woman. We had eight years -- eight wonderful years together-- and just because we have decided to separate doesn't necessarily mean that you take off your ring and you're no longer connected to that person."

Sigh, only Seal would know how to make a divorce sound romantic.

Despite everyone being saddened by the separation, I think what people will miss most is the couple's crazy annual Halloween party and costumes. Both of them have been known to rock the most insane and original costumes ever known to man. In past Halloween parties Heidi has worn her insides out and has even transformed herself into a Hindu goddess. Just last year the couple became chimpanzees right out of Planet of the Apes.

Unlike other celebrity divorces, I really feel we haven't heard the end of this one. Just check out Seal's music video, Secret, featuring Heidi Klum, they're totally meant for each other!

What do you think about Heidi Klum and Seal separating? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Astrid Rivera, Celebrity Divorce, Ellen DeGeneres, Heidi Klum, pop news, Project Runway, Seal, Secret

By Michael Lopez

Sure we like to poke fun at all of the chisme stories celebrities get entangled in, but when it comes down to it, most of Hollywood has a very big heart. And this weekend brought out a ton of stars helping needy families at Thanksgiving soup kitchens.

Kim Kardashian made a very public appearance at the Los Angeles Mission on Thursday, dishing out turkey and biscuits to hungry So Cal residents. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Zoe Saldana also lent a helping hand, much to delight of their hungry fans.

Elsewhere in the country, famous names like Chris Bosh, Mike Epps, and Lil Wayne made charitable appearances and even handed out whole turkeys. Judging from the pictures that were posted online, it's clear their good tidings were a huge success and helped set a good example to everyone watching giant floats on their TVs.

Positive vibes made their way to the Twitterverse too, with tons of celebrity well-wishers sending out grateful posts for their holiday dinners. Harold & Kumar’s Neil Patrick Harris told his followers what he was most thankful for.

"Happy Thanksgiving everyone. There are so many things to be thankful for this year, I’m very blessed. Hope you had a stress free day," he posted.

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi threw in a heart symbol for her holiday tweet.

"Happy Thanksgiving tweedos!!! Enjoy your time with your fam ♥," she wrote.

And several Tr3s faves made sure their fans shared in the turkey day love too.

"Happy Thanksgiving!.. Let's be thankful for what we DO have.. For just breathing fresh air is a blessing. My love to you all!" came from Wilmer Valderrama's account.

Eva Longoria wrote,

"Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Have a beautiful day with your families and give Thanks to God and anyone who contributes to your life!"

And what holiday is complete without a Sofia Vergara tweet? She even added a little Spanglish into her festive post.

"Feliz thanksgiving everybody!" she tweeted.

Of course, not all celebs made their messages about turkeys. This year, several famous bloggers encouraged their fans to skip Thanksgiving's traditional birds and stick with a vegetarian-based dinner.

"Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in The United States?" Ellen DeGeneres wrote. "More than 46 million for Thanksgiving alone. So, this Thanksgiving, instead of eating a turkey, please join me in adopting one from Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt A Turkey Project and you can give a turkey something to be thankful for."

Actress Alicia Silverstone backed up her famous friend, writing,

"It's so simple to create a delicious holiday meal without animal cruelty. I promise no one will miss the turkey! Enjoy!"

Don't worry, we're not judging any turkey eaters. But we definitely respect everyone's opinion and all of the stars who were willing to add a little charity into their four-day weekend.

How did you spend Thanksgiving weekend? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Agentes De Cambio, Alicia Silverstone, Blogger: Michael Lopez, Celebrities, Chris Bosh, Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria, Holidays, Kim Kardashian, Lil Wayne, Mike Epps, Neil Patrick Harris, Snooki, sofia vergara, Thanksgiving, Wilmer Valderrama, Zoe Saldana

By Larry Yepez Jr.

New York' NYC Pride parade this year was euphoric because of the legalization of same-sex marriage, which turned the celebration into a huge engagement party. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the law late Friday, which is estimated to bring around $284 million to the state's economy, according to a report by the Independent Democratic Conference.

Celebrities showed their support throughout the weekend and here are some of their tweets:

"I can't stop crying. We did it kids.  The revolution is ours to fight for love, justice+equality. Rejoice NY, and propose. We did it!!" - Lady Gaga

"Time to celebrate!!! Marriage Equality for NYers! Its about... love!" - Ricky Martin

"I'm thrilled about the news from NY. Marriage equality! Every day we get a little closer. What an amazing feeling." - Ellen DeGeneres

"tonight we're all New Yorkers! Straight & gay alike, let's all celebrate marriage (hash)equality. The right side of history!" - Kathy Griffin

"Alec! Now we can get married!" - Steve Martin to Alec Baldwin, on Twitter.

"Ok. But if you play that ... banjo after eleven o'clock..." - Baldwin's response.

"I sing it every night, but now it has better meaning: 'New York- concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there's nothing you can't do.' As if I didn't already have enough to celebrate and enjoy today. A big hug for New York from my lone hotel room in London." - Darren Criss

"Proud to be FROM NY! - Lindsay Lohan

"I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality." - Cyndi Lauper

"happy gays r here again !!!!!" - Rosie O'Donnell

"As a proud New Yorker, I applaud the work of our state gov't and all of the advocates on tonight's vote to legalize same sex marriage." - Russell Simmons

"CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! ABOUT TIME!"-  Pink

"NEW YORK! I [love] U! You're OFFICIALLY the coolest place on the planet!" - Katy Perry

What do you think about same-Sex marriages in New York?

Tags Blogger: Larry Yepez Jr, Celebrities, darren criss, Ellen DeGeneres, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Marriage, Pink, Ricky Martin, Rosie O'Donnell, Russell Simmons, same-sex marriage

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By Sharmaine Jones

Ellen DeGeneres is notorious for playing pranks on her celebrity guests but Wednesday (November 3) she enlisted the help of “Modern Family's” Sofia Vergara to assist her in a hidden camera trick.
The prank was simply this: send Vergara into “The Mill”, a market on the “WB” lot, and have Ellen – who was sitting in the studio – instruct her what to do and say via earpiece. Sounds simple and not very inventive but we all know that Vergera's heavy accent coupled with Ellen's sense of humor can make for a ridiculously funny prank.

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Case in point, Ellen had Vergara acting somber, crying hysterically, crying silently, galloping like a horse, and laughing uncontrollably to practice for a role in a movie entitled “When Dogs are Running and Horses are Silent” based on the book “The Dogs were in Texas When Dogs are Running and Horses are Silent”. Enough said. Just hearing Vergara try to repeat the name of the movie was hilarious not to mention the fact that Ellen had her say “Howdy Yau'll!” in a Texas accent and tell the man at the counter that she's been told she has “junk in her trunk”.

When Vergera was back in the studio – after getting comfortable with a cup of Columbian coffee – she continued her interview where they discussed how difficult it is for not only other people, but for even herself to understand:

“Sometimes I talk and I don’t understand what I've said,” she explained. “I look at the person’s face to see if they understood because I didn’t understand.”

And they went on to try to place a call to Vergera's native Columbia in an attempt to reach the President.  Needless to say, they were greeted with a dialtone and Vergera was jokingly upset with Ellen for “ruining her reputation”.

Vergara was an extremely good sport through the entire day on Ellen practically acting like a crazy person as per Ellen's instructions and going along with the prank call to the Colombian President. Again, both pranks were gut-bustingly funny and as usual, the Colombian bombshell looked absolutely amazing!

Did you find Ellen and Sofia Vergara's pranks hilarious? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Ellen DeGeneres, sofia vergara, WB

By Sharmaine Jones

Eva Longoria Parker's dunk on her hubby – basketball star Tony Parker – had nothing to do with basketball and everything to do with breast cancer.

Image: Eva Langoria Parker

Eva appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show Friday (October 15) to promote the latest series of Desperate Housewives. During the interview, the topic of her three-year marriage to Tony Parker – whom accompanied her to the show – came up and Longoria discussed how much he likes to surprise her. Little did she know, Ellen had a surprise of her own:

Ellen said: “So he surprises you all the time? Because you constantly want to be surprised, right?

Lo and behold, as Eva turns around, Tony walks out onto the set to join her on the show! Eva sat on Tony's lap and the very affectionate couple talked about their anniversary trip to Croatia, her non-surprising wedding proposal and Tony, being the good sport that he is, played a game in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness, at his expense. Tony climbed into a dunk tank while Ellen and Eva threw pink balls at a bulls eye. It appeared that Tony would leave unscathed up until the very last ball was thrown. Eva hit the target and Tony hit the water!

It was all in good fun, Eva even tweeted a nice “before” picture of the happy couple:
“A picture of me and Tony backstage at Ellen right before I dunk him!!...
It was an amazing gesture for an amazing cause. For every person dunked on Ellen, Clarisonic Skin Care will donate $10,000 to “Ellen for the Cure” where proceeds will benefit “Susan G. Koman for the Cure”.

Would you get dunked for on Ellen for the cure? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags Breast Cancer Awareness, Clarisonic Skin Care, Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria, Tony Parker

By Simone Hilliard

It looks like Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi are out and Jennifer Lopez is in as the new judge for the tenth season of "American Idol," reports Entertainment Weekly.

La Lopez officially signed on after DeGeneres confirmed her exit after a one year stint, and DioGuardi was fired from the popular Fox series.

According to TMZ, "AI" is returning to a three-judge format and once all deals are finalized, the judge's panel will consist of Randy Jackson, Lopez, and Steven Tyler.

The last time JLo appeared on "AI"" was during the show's sixth season as an Idol mentor on Latin night. Lopez received generally positive reviews on her warmth and ability to extract a not entirely terrible performance of “Bésame Mucho” from contestant Sanjaya Malakar.

Fox and Lopez's reps declined to comment on the reported deal, but all signs confirm Jenny's inked the TV deal of the year.

What do you think of Lopez' new gig? Weigh in below or @MTV3!

Tags American Idol, Chisme, Ellen DeGeneres, Gossip, host, Jennifer Lopez, latin

George Lopez's new late night show Lopez Tonight premieres esta noche on TBS.  Joining Lopez for the premiere episode are actress, friend, and fellow Chicana, Eva Longoria Parker, talk show host and "American Idol" judge, Ellen DeGeneres, NBA all-star, Kobe Bryant and Grammy Award-winning rock legend, Carlos Santana. That's some red-hot talento he's got lined up... WAH PAH! We're impressed!

This is the perfect time for George to join the late night race. With Conan O'Brien wavering in ratings, and David Letterman tangled up in that inter-office romance/blackmail lawsuit, we think it's about time for a Latino to take over and add some spice to late night!

Que creen?  Will you tune-in? [TBS]

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Tags Carlos Santana, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria Parker, George Lopez, Kobe Bryant, late night show, Lopez Tonight, TBS