8 May 2013
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Photo: (Getty)

Selena Gomez wants you to "Come & Get It" -- or, rather, come and give it -- in Boston. The singer and actress recently announced that she'll be donating $1 from every ticket sold at her upcoming Boston show to the The One Fund Boston.

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Photo: (Funny Or Die)

Bow tie enthusiasts, listen up, because Jesse Tyler Ferguson and George Takei have teamed up to tackle marriage equality in their new mock PSA for Funny or Die. Titled “Gays Beware,” the video warns against the people in your neighborhood who are against gay marriage.

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Photos: (Huffington Post)

Author Maureen Johnson had a simple idea: How would book covers look different if the authors’ genders were flipped? She proposed a coverflip contest to her fans and now, thanks to some help from The Huffington Post, we have an answer.

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Photos: (MTV x, Amazon, Toms, F*** Cancer, Boot Campaign)

Regular people have Halloween, but famous people have the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit aka The Met gala. Every year, celebs gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, dressed according to a common theme. Last night's theme was punk, and the event was star-studded. As in everyone was wearing studs.

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Demi Lovato has been open about her mental and emotional health struggles because she wants other young people to know they’re not alone and that there is light at the end of the tunnel. She’s changed the lives of many Lovatics, and now she’s been officially honored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Photo: (Out Magazine, Just Jared)

Trekkies, we know you're stoked for the highly anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness" but we've got another reason to heart Captain Kirk and Commander Spock! Chris Pine is gracing the June/July cover of Out and talked about supporting his costar Zachary Quinto when he came out.

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7 May 2013
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Photo: (MTV)

Ke$ha: rockstar, pop phenomenon, beard lover and most importantly, human. Yes, we often put our fave celebs on a high pedestal, but as we see in tonight's episode of "My Crazy Beautiful Life," words carry power.

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Photos: (Getty)

With over two million people diagnosed annually, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S.! Fortunately, it is also the most preventable.

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Photo: (Getty)

When you think of tuxedos, beautiful women, fast cars and bad guys, what do you think of? No, it’s not a new James Bond movie. It’s Ian Somerhalder’s latest project.

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Photo: (MTV)

In this week’s “World of Jenks” bonus clip, Andrew Jenks got some face time with The Turf Feinz to find out what they think about being fathers. They opened up about what they learned from their fathers, the mistakes they’ve made and their hopes for their kids.

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