9 Oct 2012

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It all started with a YouTube video on September 21, 2010 -- Dan Savage and his partner, Terry, shared their thoughts with bullied youth with a simple message: it gets better. Videos from Barack Obama to Lady Gaga followed, as did an hour-long MTV special this February that earned an Emmy nomination. Tonight at 11/10c on MTV and Logo, an all new "It Gets Better" special follows Hunter, Natalie, and Vecente as they each take steps forward in their coming out process.

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8 Oct 2012

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Nicole Scherzinger is known for her sexy dance moves, confident persona, and the infamous line "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" But on last night's “Behind the Music” special on VH1, she reveals that there was deep insecurity and sadness.

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4 Oct 2012

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Wahhhhh. Grab a tissue (or a box full) because the final season of "Jersey Shore" has arrived. Over the past few years, many of the cast has moved onto new chapters -- Snooki has a baby, JWoww is engaged, DJ Pauly D works with 50 Cent -- but where will the cast be in 5 years? Here's our predictions!

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Andrew Jenks was in Denver last night with MTV News for the first of three Presidential debates. His main goal: find out what young people thought of the candidates during the debate -- and that's if they were watching. Here's what happened.

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2 Oct 2012

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The "Teen Mom Farewell Special" will be airing tonight at 10/9c, and along with watching it, you can check out some short vids of Catelynn and Maci talking about their experiences. A lot of us have really gotten to know these girls over the course of the show and realized how difficult young parenthood can be. With the special coming up the girls hope you've learned from their experiences.

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20 Sep 2012

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We recently asked "Awkward." cast mates Beau Mirchoff, Molly Tarlov and Brett Davern what they would do if they were President for a day. From free flights, to free frozen yogurt, to painting the White House baby blue, here's what they had to say:

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19 Sep 2012
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The roommates may have left St. Thomas, but the lessons they taught us are everlasting! From self-harm to drug addiction, here’s a recap of the real issues we watched on this season of "Real World":

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11 Sep 2012
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On the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, people are coming together in a time of remembrance and honoring those lost. Twitter is going to be going strong all day with hashtags like #neverforget, #remember911 and #911heroes, and we found some Tweets from MTV talent talking about today.

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7 Sep 2012
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Katy Perry kissed One Direction's Niall and Harry, Rihanna and Chris Brown hugged it out, but it was Demi Lovato's lip-lock with a Moonman that got us all inspired! We've got a photo of the liplock, plus other fave moments from DrakeFrank Ocean and more.

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