If Rihanna wanted to appear a strong and confident woman at this year's pre-Grammys party, she certainly succeeded last night.
It was after last year's event that she had the infamous argument with then-boyfriend Chris Brown, which ended with her beaten black and blue - and him facing five years of probation and a year of counselling.
But at this year's event, Rihanna attended alone and stole the night in a show-stopping ruffled dress and quiffed hair-do.
The dramatic cocktail dress had a large puff over her left shoulder in mint green and ruffles in white, grey and black.
The one-shouldered mini looked stunning on the red carpet with pink satin heels, and mint green nail varnish.
But it looked a little impractical for the rest of the evening, and Rihanna looked swamped by the huge shoulder ruffle as she chatted to fellow celebrities and sat down to dinner with Katy Perry and Russell Brand.
They appeared to poke fun at the singer's dress as the napkins and tablecloth were also a mint green, and the British comedian held up him napkin to his shoulder for the cameras.
Rihanna, 21, was at the Pre-Grammy's Gala last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, which was hosted by The Recording Academy and music supremo Clive Davis.
The VIP celebration was attended by artists and industry bigwigs from music, film and television including stalwarts such as Barbra Streisand, Jane Fonda and Joan Collins as well as the best of current music such as Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.
The event was a warm-up for tonight's 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, where Rihanna is up for best rap/sung collaboration for Run This Town with Jay-Z and Kanye West.
The singer stood out from the rest of the crowd attending the pre-Grammys party - with the predominant theme being silver.
Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Fergie and country singer Carrie Underwood were among the singers who arrived in glittering silver gowns as they went for high-wattage glamour.
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" continues to overtake every Hollywood box office record that's ever been set, fans are already wondering when we'll see more. And while Pandora fans don't have a hard timeframe to pin their hopes to yet, we'll still ask anyone who was involved with the movie about sequel possibilities whenever there's an opportunity. Such was the case yesterday, when star Joel David Moore -- who played human scientist Norm Spellman -- stopped by the MTV
Newsroom for a chat.
"There are a lot of places for it to go and all of those decisions lie in one man's brain," he said, referring to "Avatar" director James Cameron. What Moore does know is that he hasn't seen the last of the Na'vi people. "Yes, I will be a part of whatever they want me to do. How can you not? I would love to go back to that world."
The problem for Moore's Spellman is that (SPOILER ALERT) his avatar dies towards the end of the movie. There are a whole host of story-pegged issues related to bringing that vessel back, starting with the difficulty of simply creating another one.
"Understand that these things are grown from DNA from the Na'vi and us," he said. In the movie we learn that the process of creating one is measured in years, and that it is a complex genetics procedure requiring valuable high tech equipment. That said, the now-vacant RDA base on Pandora is certainly kitted out with the best equipment. Who knows what those wily human scientists will cook up?
For the time being, Moore is busy mourning his avatar's absence. "I miss my avatar now," he said. "I wish he was here, with us. Maybe he is, in spirit." Ooookay. Getting serious again, Moore clearly remains hopeful for the future of his avatar. "A lot of things can happen," he said. "Anything can happen in a sequel and anything can happen on another planet."
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ANGELINA Jolie feels that Brad Pitt leaves her to raise their children.
The couple have six kids together and Jolie, 34, has raised the issue with Pitt that she’s unhappy about shouldering the parental burden of Maddox, 8; Pax, 6; Zahara, 5; Shiloh, 3; and twins Vivienne and Knox, 18 months.
“Angie felt like Brad wasn’t pulling his weight,” a source tells the new issue of Us Weekly magazine.
“She’s exhausted and has been overwhelmed with the kids. She has nannies, but she wants to do it herself. Her kids are all in different stages now, running around, needing attention.”
Jolie is demanding on Pitt, 46 — even down to the last detail, insiders say.
“She’ll yell at him when he makes the eggs too runny or burns something,” says a source, who points out how the Fight Club star prides himself as “a Mr. Mom who loves to cook.”
Recent reports claimed the Tomb Raider shocked Brad when she said that whatever happens in their relationship, she’ll be the one bringing up the kids.
“They were disagreeing on how best to discipline them,” one loose-lipped insider told American tabloid the National Enquirer. “Angie just lost it and Brad that the kids were hers, so he should just but out.
“The kids have been acting out since Angie and Brad started fighting so much. Things would only get worse if they were living full-time with just one parent. Angelina just couldn’t handle it, even though she thinks she’d be a great single mom.
“Brad doesn’t want to lose his deep connection with the kids. He believes he deserves to be a part of their lives just as much as she does.”
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Lucy Lawless says her new TV show is gory, sexy AND extremely offensive!
The former Xena: Warrior Princess star admits lots of people will probably be offended by Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which premiered Friday night on Starz.
“I think a lot of people are going to be shocked and they are going to shut off their televisions,” Lawless told the Boston Herald newspaper.
The actress insists she isn’t worried if people start tuning out of the program.
“And I absolutely encourage that because if they’re shocked by the first few episodes, it ain’t going to let up,” she said.
“But for the people who have the stomach for it, this is a bloody good yarn.”
Lawless plays the character of Lucretia, who owns the slave Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) with her husband, Batiatus (John Hannah).
“She does terrible things, but she does them out of desperation and need, which is how most people get involved in criminal activities,” said the 41-year-old. “She is venal, but she is also religious. She is full of contradictions, and my aim is to make her so real and so believable that the audience will say, ‘Yes, you know what? I can see myself doing the same thing if I was in her shoes.’”
“Really, I just feel like as long as it’s germane to the scene, it’s not offensive to me,” Lucy said of appearing topless and in explicit sex scenes.. “If it is relevant and historically accurate, then artistically it makes sense. People in ancient Rome had completely different relationships to people and their bodies and sexuality and the law and religion.”
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: Taking a cue from the success of “Avatar,” the next two Harry Potter movie are expected to be released in 3-D. Warner Bros., the studio behind the movies, refused to confirm the reports. [THR]
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