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  • Rupert Grint: So Well Paid, It Was “Kind Of Ridiculous”

    Harry Potter changed the lives of the children who starred in the film series, and star Rupert Grint revealed how in a recent interview. Grint played the character of Ron Weasley, one of the title character’s best friends in the movie series that spanned more than 10 years.

    Grint claimed that the amount he and his co-stars were paid was “kind of ridiculous” and that to this day he is not exactly sure how much it was. “I’ve always known it was kinda ‘there,’ and I’ve got quite an active involvement in stuff like that now, but I don’t really know the exact figures. And I’ve never really wanted to. I’m quite a laid-back person and not overly ambitious, really,” he said.

    The 26-year-old actor began starring in the films when he was 11 and shot the last installment, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, when he was 22 years old. As a result, his formative years were spent revolving around making the films. This, plus the fact that Grint had made a lot of money, reportedly affected the way he built relationships.

    “It took me a while to figure out whether someone was genuine or they had ulterior motives,” Grint said. “I’ve had a few bad experiences and it was tricky because I left school at quite a pivotal time, in year seven, when you’re just making friends and stuff. So whenever I came back, bonds I had made before had all got a little bit weird. I did lose a few friends but on the whole it’s all been pretty good.”

    According to The Mirror, Grint is looking forward to his stint in the Broadway play It’s Only A Play, starring alongside Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. “During the first few days in rehearsals I was really intimidated because it’s quite a group of people. But there are no big egos. Being on stage is a real team thing, and everyone has been great, really cool. I just feel really lucky to be a part of it,” he said.

  • Lea Michele Is Just Not That Into Being Famous

    Lea Michele became an instant star on the television show Glee, but the actress and singer says that while she appreciates her fans, being famous just doesn’t really appeal to her.

    She recently talked about the down side of fame and said that it can be a bit overwhelming at times.

    Michele grew up with a big Italian family and said that she still leans on her family during stressful times.

    “A good dinner with my mom and dad and my big Italian family,” she said when asked how she copes with fame. “No matter what is going on in my life or in this business, that is my home and that is my heart.”

    Michele grew up in New York but moved to Los Angeles to work on Glee. The young actress said that she worked hard to get where she is today, but is still shocked at how fast it all happened.

    “I never thought I would be on such an amazing show and living in LA, so this has so far exceeded anything I could have dreamt of,” she said. “I think it teaches you not to set limits for yourself and to go 100 percent into whatever you believe in.”

    Michelle said that she was inspired by Barbra Streisand when she was younger and that she hopes she can inspire others the way Streisand inspired her.

    “I really love her. She’s always been a role model. She built her career by focusing on what makes her unique. It’s how she became so successful,” she said.

    “I want to introduce that idea to this generation – that you take what makes you unique, what makes you you, and you will achieve all your dreams. It really is what has got me to where I am today.”

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Nicki Minaj Talks Trouble With Fame

    Nicki Minaj Talks Trouble With Fame

    You would think that being famous would be a dream come true, but some of the most famous celebrities say it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

    Nicki Minaj recently opened up about fame and how she believes it causes more harm than good and why she believes that fame can lead to early death for many celebrities.

    While accepting her fifth consecutive trophy for best female hip-hop artist at the BET Awards in June, Minaj shared a story about a near-death experience.

    “The other day, I really thought I was about to die. … And I didn’t call the ambulance, because I thought, ‘Well, if I call the ambulance, it’s going to be on TMZ. And it made me realize: I don’t care what anybody gotta say. I’ma do me. I’ma do me.”

    Her story confused and shocked fans, so Minaj used a recent interview to clarify things a bit.

    “I was making a point to say that the business kills so many people and we don’t even realize it,” she said. “I can only imagine how many people in this business have died because they may not have wanted to … be embarrassed publicly. We care so much about what the world thinks that we don’t live, really.”

    Minaj’s story is one that many celebrities are familiar with. Being famous means that someone is almost always watching your every move and judging every mistake.

    Although it seems extreme that Minaj would rather die than be embarrassed, it is something many other celebrities can relate to and may be the reason so many celebrities die alone in hotel rooms or in their homes and from conditions or circumstances that may have been helped or prevented if they would have only asked for help.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Kurt Cobain: Courtney Love Says He Was ‘Desperate’ For Fame

    National Geographic has an upcoming miniseries that focuses on the Nineties entitled The ‘90s: The Last Great Decade? In the series, they tackled the rise of Nirvana. Footage from the band’s early days up to their rise to stardom was added to the miniseries.

    On one of the clips, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain said, “I’m too stubborn to allow myself to ever compromise our music or turn us into big rock stars. I just don’t feel like that,” he said. Courtney Love, however, says otherwise.

    Love said that Cobain wanted fame so bad that he wrote to music companies and asked if Nirvana could be on their label. “He was desperate to be the biggest rock star in the world. But he made it look like it was thrust upon him,” Love said.

    Nirvana was formed in 1987 and became part of the grunge scene. The band gained fame for their song “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” which was part of their second album Nevermind.

    In the clip, both Cobain and Love also share their feelings towards being chased by the paparazzi, and they also explained why they did not go after Lynn Hirschberg for writing an article in Vanity Fair in 1992, wherein she accused Love of shooting heroin while she was pregnant with her daughter.

    In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Love also said that she is still mad at Cobain for killing himself and leaving them. “Mad? Ya think?! If he came back right now I’d have to kill him, for what he did to us. I’d fu***ng kill him. I’d f**k him, and then I’d kill him,” she said.

    Courtney Love reads her husband’s suicide note

    Aside from Nirvana, the miniseries will also focus on other 90’s subjects such as the Macarena, Jerry Springer, The Real World, and Bill Clinton’s Presidency. The miniseries will premiere on Sunday July 6, and will run three nights.

    ‘The ‘90s: The Last Great Decade?’

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  • Regular Guy Tricks NYC into Thinking He’s a Huge Celebrity [VIDEO]

    It’s undeniable that Americans are a celebrity-obsessed bunch. Take a look at what’s trending on Twitter or Yahoo, or any other online service that tracks buzz and you’l notice a trend; Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Katie Holmes, Snooki, Snooki’s baby, Kim Kardashian again. Reality TV remains popular because it gives everyone the hope that someday, they too could be a star. People Magainze flies off the shelves. Girls trample each other for the chance to touch Justin Bieber’s shirt.

    It’s a giant fame circlejerk, no doubt.

    But are we more attracted to the famous people themselves or simply the idea of fame?

    Brett Cohen decided to answer that question by becoming a celebrity for one night. If you haven’t heard of Brett Cohen, don’t feel bad. He’s just a dude. But he though that by dressing up like a celeb, hiring a couple of bodyguards as an entourage, and having a half dozen “papparazzi” snap some photos, he could trick New Yorkers into thinking that he was somebody. Anybody.

    And it worked – like a charm.

    As the crew walked over to Times Square, the crowds around Brett grew on each consecutive block. Very few people even questioned who he was, where he was from, or what he does. Brett took pictures with nearly 300 people before the stunt ended. The video even includes interviews with people who had just taken a picture with Brett, and puts them in an awkward position when they’re asked questions such as, “Where do you know Brett from?” and “What’s your favorite movie he was in?” Many of them were overwhelmingly excited over Brett’s walk through Times Square, and it showed.

    Check out the social experiment below:

    Why the hell does everyone seem to think he was in Spiderman?

    [via reddit]

  • Increase Your Twitter Followers With Fame

    Increase Your Twitter Followers With Fame

    Ever wanted as many Twitter followers as Lady Gaga? Fame can help you reach those goals.

    We are not talking about being famous, although that would help. We’re talking about Fame the game.

    Fame is a Twitter game designed to get you more Twitter followers. It works like this. Sign up for Fame at their website. Everyday a lucky winner is selected and everyone who has signed up will automatically follow the winner. The next day a new winner is selected and the old winner is automatically unfollowed.

    So why would you even want to win if you only keep the followers for a day? Because during that day, you write whatever clever or creative things you can think of. The logic is that if people like what you have to say, they will follow on their own.

    This is the first day of Fame, if you enter right now you will get over 1,300 followers for a day if you win. The site has asperations of gaining enough followers for the winners as Lady Gaga, who has upwards of 21 million Twitter followers.

    @AstraOnTheAir
    ☆Astra On 106.1 BLI☆    It’s my LUCKY day! I’m #15 in @popcrunch‘s hottest in radio, then I win @fame followers of the day! Gotta play lotto! http://t.co/JHQUqPGJ 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The first winner was @AstraOnTheAir, a DJ for Long Island radio station 106.1 BLI. She gained 172 followers, less than .00001% of Lady Gaga’s, but she is making the most of it. She has Tweeted 28 times since noon today

    @fame
    FAME    Ra Ra Ooh La La! We just broke 1,000 players! 44 minutes ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @fame
    FAME    Congratulations to @AstraOnTheAir! You’re the first official @FAME winner. Enjoy your new followers for the day! 5 hours ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @ApparelDynasty
    Apparel Dynasty    @AstraOnTheAir @popcrunch @fame YaY! Couldn’t happen to a nicer person!!!We love you Astra!!! 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @mashable
    Pete Cashmore    What Would You Say to a Million Twitter Users? Fame Hopes to Find Out – http://t.co/Meph6ajy 1 hour ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @LodyLucci
    Lil Lody    The fame bring a whole lot of new problem’s you’ve would have never had before it!! 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Even Negativity Brings Fame On YouTube and Twitter

    If you know the story of Justin Bieber, he gained his fame due to a talent scout discovering him on YouTube. Could Rebecca Black be the next sensation to follow in Bieber’s footsteps? Google+Reader”>Her video has already reached 9 million views on YouTube, mostly due to negativity. She already has a rather lengthy Wikipedia entry, detailing her rise in fame.

    Michael J. Nelson, a comedian, was the first to poke fun at the song. On March 11th, the day the huge view spike hit, Nelson tweeted this:

    @michaeljnelson
    Michael J Nelson    Let this be on your lips as you head into the weekend http://youtu.be/CD2LRROpph0 (it also answer the ? “what’s the worst video ever made?”) 4 days ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto

    Later, the viral based Comedy Central show, Tosh.0 poked fun at the song titled “Friday”:

    Rebecca Black: “Are you sure these are the lyrics you want me to sing?”
    Producer: “What are you talking about?”
    Rebecca Black: “This part where I just kinda slowly explain the ordering of the days of the week?”
    Producer: “That’s the hook, baby! We breakin’ it down for the kids! They gonna know those days!!”

    On Monday, ‘Friday’ became available to download on iTunes. For $0.99, you can own the now huge YouTube sensation. The song has received over 550 ratings, and is averaging 2.5/5 stars.

    Currently, Rebecca Black is trending high on Twitter and the YouTube views show no sign of slowing down. The true question now remains, will her success continue? The song was produced by a legitimate company, by the name of Ark Music Factory. Though her song is trending due to its widely accepted awfulness, will it lead to bigger thinks for Black?

    I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. If you haven’t listened to the song yet, here’s the YouTube video.

    (WARNING: the song is extremely catchy. If you’re caught singing it, expect laughter coming your way).