November 13, 2026

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Happy Birthday Lena Dunham: Now Be Our Best Friend

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Happy Birthday, Lena Dunham! You are now 28 years old and therefore still eligible for all of those “30 Under 30″ lists. Congrats! We are sure you will top them all!

Incidentally, Lena-Cakes, you are also still eligible to be our best friend (all of MTV News collectively) — if you would have us. (Did you get all the handmade cards and dolls that we sent? Oh, well, we’re sure they’re just lost in the mail.)

We even made you the below collage of the 28 Instagrams (because you’re 28!) that make us yearn for you to be our compadre.

We’ll be waiting over here with frozen yogurt and matching charm bracelets until you finish perusing. Can’t wait to plan a road-trip to Atlantic City in which zany high jinks ensue!

KISSES.

1). This Joie De Vivre

Yes we have face paint #isabelbishbash

2). This History Of Being Rad

I was far too skeptical of this Xmas gift at the time

3). This Shared Secret

Spoiler from Girls production meeting

4). This Dog Impression

Ugh the Girls production office is so stodgy and formal and blech

5). This Pup We Could Pet

Hey all- when we post pictures of women on this page it's not so you can critique their bodies. We are all for freedom of speech but that's not how we roll here and you will likely get repooorted. Also, are you blind!? Love, Lamby

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Did Jay Z And Solange Make You Miss The New Drake? It’s Not Too Late

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Usually, when Drake drops a new song — or even a verse — it becomes a bit of an event online, with real-time reviews, debate, and lyrics littering your timeline. That didn’t really happen yesterday, though, when Drizzy lent an assist to OVO artist OB O’Brien for “2 On/Thotful.”

You can blame Jay Z and Solange for the stealing the light, but you can’t blame them if you don’t go back and check the track out today. So give it (another) listen, and check out the five Drake-iest lyrics from the song.

Line: “Comin’ at me never work no matter who try”
Why It’s Drakey: A subliminal at Jay Z, anyone?
The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage And Audience

Line: “Comin’ from the 6 side/ Where n—as goin’ shower posse just to get by”
Why It’s Drakey: The 6 side is a reference to Toronto, which Drizzy reps to the fullest.
State Farm All-Star Saturday Night - NBA All-Star Weekend 2014

Line: “Yeah, OVO sound that man that’s everyday/ It’s Young Money Records get the record straight”
Why It’s Drakey: He’s been known to shout out OVO and Young Money once or twice.
2012 MTV Video Music Awards - Show

Line: “You’re so thotful you’re so thotful/ You’re so bad girl, you’re so awful”
Why It’s Drakey: Vintage Aubrey crooning.
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12 More Jay Z/Solange Memes You Have To See

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We may never know what really went down in that elevator last week between Jay Z and sister-in-law Solange. And while 50 Cent, of course, felt free to weigh in with a play-by-play analysis of the alleged Carter/Knowles family feud, he had plenty of company when it came to the meme-spawning.

In fact, there have been so many riffs on the surprising attack captured in footage leaked to TMZ that we collected a few that you can’t help but chuckle at:

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Owen Wilson Will Play A Talking Crayon. Yes, Really

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By Kat Rosenfield

If you’ve been longing all your life to see the charming Owen Wilson in the guise of a talking crayon, that is… pretty weird, actually. But hey, it’s your lucky day, weirdo! Because Wilson has officially joined the cast of “The Hero of Color City,” an animated feature film about — you guessed it — a heroic band of talking, adventure-seeking crayons.

The movie already boasts a star-studded cast including Christina Ricci, Wayne Brady and Craig Ferguson (in a standout, non-crayon role.) Wilson is the latest addition, along with “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Jessica Capshaw.

And despite the film’s G rating and lighthearted, whimsical premise, this movie is serious business for the actors on board. Serious, secret, Freudian business. What does it mean that Christina Ricci went yellow for this role? What does Rosie Perez’s ravishing red onscreen epidermis say about the color of her dreams?! Read on for some highly accurate psychological analysis which we are definitely not making up.

The Yellow Crayon: Christina Ricci

Ricci has never quite been able to shed the lingering mantle of Wednesday Addams, the teensy uber Goth and every homicidal cynic’s dreamgirl. But as a sunny, yellow crayon, she has the opportunity to remind us all that, dammit, she can be perky.

The Blue Crayon: Wayne Brady

And clearly, world-famous improv comedian Brady has taken this moment to remind the world that despite his sunny, funny exterior, on the inside he’s… well, y’know.

The Red Crayon: Rosie Perez

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Battle At The Bank: See Pics Of The New Harry Potter Gringotts Ride

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Step aside, other roller coasters, because this may just be the most magical ride yet.

As all wizarding wannabes know, Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida has announced plans for a major expansion. Today, we got some juicy details, including concept art, for Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringotts, the ride that will be the park’s new featured attraction.

As the name implies, the ride centers around the goblin-run wizarding bank in Diagon Alley, but it promises to be an enchanted bucket more fun than standing in line waiting for the next available teller. As usual, the details on the ride appear to be immaculate and in line with the expectations of devoted fans of the Harry Potter universe.

For example, the carriage for the ride mimics that creaky, antiqued carts that Harry and his pals ride through the underbelly of Gringotts:

HP and the Escape from Gringotts 2

Lifelike goblin tellers will be present, of course:

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts

There’s no other way to say it: The Gringotts Bank that you’ll actually be able to walk into and enjoy looks just ridiculously cool.

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts

The plot of the ride seems as if it will be adapted from the episode in the final book in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

In the book, Harry, ...

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Channing Tatum Confirmed For Future ‘X-Men’ Role

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Do we finally have confirmation that Channing Tatum will sling cards as Gambit in an upcoming “X-Men” movie? It looks like it.

After months of “maybe’s” and “could be’s,” “X-Men” producer Lauren Shuler Donner told Total Film that, yes, Tatum will be Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit, the fan-favorite mutant with total control of energy.

“He’s a rogue. Channing, he’s a rascal, just like Remy LeBeau,” Donner said. “And he can handle the action. We all know that. And he’s got a really good heart.”

At the 2014 MTV Movie Awards last month, Tatum told MTV News that he “would die” to play Gambit, and it looks like he’s getting his wish.

“I met with Lauren Shuler Donner. I would love [to]. Gambit’s really the only X-Men that I’ve ever loved. I love them all. They’re all great. I don’t know,” he said. “I guess being from down south… I just related to him. He’s the most un-X-Men X-Men that’s ever been in X-Men, other than maybe Wolverine.”

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Need To Know: What Happened With Jay Z And Solange?

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Video Leaks Of Solange Knowles Attacking Jay Z
In case you were wondering what all the memes and GIFs of Jay Z and Solange were about… surveillance footage leaked of a woman who appears to be Solange Knowles punching and kicking her brother-in-law, Jay-Z, in an elevator last week at a Met Gala afterparty at NYC’s Standard Hotel. It is unclear as to what provoked the attack. Amidst the video going viral, Jay Z and Beyonce sat courtside to watch the Nets game last night.

Kelly Rowland Tied The Knot
Singer Kelly Rowland is officially off the market. She reportedly exchanged vows with her boyfriend Tim Witherspoon in a small and intimate wedding in Costa Rica last week.

Something Smells Funny On ‘The Voice’
Remember when “The Voice” judge tweeted out Adam Levine’s phone number? Well, karma is a boomerang: The Maroon 5 frontman acquired two truckloads of cow manure to be dumped onto his colleague’s (formerly) red pickup truck last night. Oh yeah, and Kristen Merlin, Josh Kaufman, Kat Perkins, Jake Worthington and Christina Grimmie belted it out to move onto the Final Three.

One Direction Is Not Being Directed
Sorry Directioners. Harry, Zayn, Louis, Niall and Liam are NOT filming a second concert chronicle…just yet. The band’s mentor, Simon Cowell, said they would love to do another movie, but their imminent “Where We Are Tour” schedule is hectic. In the meantime, pop that “One Direction: This Is Us” DVD in.

Where In The World Is Casey Kasem?
Former “American Top 40″ host Casey ...

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Austin Mahone’s New Song ‘All I Ever Need’ Takes A Turn For The Usher

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Wait, so Austin Mahone released the official audio for “All I Need”? Funny, ’cause that’s, like, all I need on this most laundriest of laundry days.

A breezy R&B jam that Austin apparently wrote in his bathroom with buddy Robert Villanueva, the single sees our boy getting more intimate than ever before: “You don’t understand how much you really mean to me/ I need you in my life you’re my necessity.”

Anyone else getting major Usher vibes on that melody switch-up when he sings “But believe me you’re everything that just makes my world complete”?

“All I Need” is the next single off of his debut EP The Secret, out May 27.

If this is what Austin meant by “more mature singles,” then I’m totally here for it — and I’m sure Camila Cabello of Fifth Harmony is, too. #WINK

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Ghosts, Beware: Emma Roberts Is Trying To Get You Drunk

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By Kat Rosenfield

What’s a scaredy-cat actress to do when she’s filming a small-screen horror story in one of America’s most haunted cities? The answer can be summed up in one word: TEQUILA.

So says Emma Roberts, recent alumna of “American Horror Story: Coven,” who made an appearance on Late Night with Seth Myers to promote her new film “Palo Alto.”

“Everywhere I go, I think it’s haunted,” Roberts said. “I’m the person checking under the bed, behind the curtains ten times before I go to bed.”

So when the talk turned to New Orleans, a place known for its ghostliness and the city in which “American Horror Story” shot its most recent season, the actress shared the best advice from a NOLA native on keeping one’s hair free of ectoplasm.

After getting thoroughly freaked out on a ghost tour of the city, she described approaching the tour guide and asking for advice on keeping apparitions at bay. The guide’s response: Make an offering.

“I thought she was going to tell me to cut the head off a chicken and put, like, blood or something,” said the actress. But according to the guide, spirits actually prefer to be offered, um, spirits — specifically, tequila served with a side of salt.

“She said, ‘Leave it on your kitchen table, and tell them it’s for them and to leave you alone.’”

Which Emma did — and before you laugh, you should hear how this story ended:

“A couple months went by, and we’re shooting the show, and everyone ...

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‘Star Wars’ Rumor: Is Adam Driver Han Solo’s Son?

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Do you believe that this guy:

Could be the offspring of these guys?

Whether you believe it or not, it’s a possibility that’s out there: Jedi News reports the rumor that Adam Driver’s character in “Star Wars: Episode VII” is not the villain that’s been rumored in the past, but actually the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia.

Well, not exactly the villain. According to the rumor, Driver’s character “will be seduced to the Dark Side, and a main plot point for the movie will be their attempt to rescue him.”

It’s nothing more than rumor for now, but it’s an intriguing prospect all the same, particularly because it calls upon some elements of the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe — a series of stories that have been deemed all but irrelevant for the future of the franchise.

Until we know more for sure, though, don’t go turning the question marks surrounding Driver’s character, and the film at large, into exclamation points. Nothing is set in stone until it’s made public and official. The only thing we know for sure about Driver and “Star Wars” is that the actor is headed to

Directed by J.J. Abrams, “Star Wars: Episode VII” arrives on December 18, 2015.

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