November 1, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

Gwyneth Paltrow And Chris Martin’s ‘Conscious Uncoupling’: What Does That Even Mean?

Some people split up, or break up, call it quits, go their separate ways, amicably part or any number of other Hollywood euphemisms for throwing in the towel on their marriage/engagement/long-term relationship.

But when Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin announced their separation
 after 11 years of marriage on Tuesday most of us were left with one question: what the hell is "consciously uncoupling?"

No one knows what it means, but it's provocative. Well, actually, someone knows what it means.

In addition to launching the mocking hashtag #consciouslyuncouple, Paltrow's Goop site — which briefly crashed after the couple's separation statement went up — served up a definition of the previously obscure term.

"By choosing to handle your uncoupling in a conscious way, regardless of what's happening with your spouse, you'll see that although it looks like everything is coming apart; it's actually all coming back together," reads the rather lengthy explanation of the concept by married couple Dr.'s Habib Sadeghi and Sherry Sami.

The couple argue that the nation's high divorce rate might actually be a signal that we should look relationships in a new way, especially since human life expectancy has skyrocketed over the past 114 years.

"For the vast majority of history, humans lived relatively short lives — and accordingly, they weren't in relationships with the same person for 25 to 50 years," they write. "Modern society adheres to the concept that marriage should be lifelong; but when we're living three lifetimes compared to early humans, perhaps we need to redefine the construct. Social research suggests ...

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Anne Hathaway Laughs In The Face Of Your ‘Interstellar’ Confusion

Everything that we know about the upcoming film "

OK, so that's an exaggeration: We know that Christopher Nolan is directing, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Matthew McConaughey star, time travel and worm holes may or may not be involved, and it hits theaters November 7 of this year. While we assume our questions about the movie will be satisfied opening day (unless Nolan pulls some "Lost" type nonsense and we're still scratching our heads), we're not the patient type. Waiting seven-plus more months for answers doesn't do it for us, and that first trailer, where McConaughey is all "blah blah blah destiny" is so damn confusing.

So, naturally, we turned to Hathaway, whose character doesn't even have a listed name yet and who didn't appear in the brief trailer, for an answer to the most basic "Interstellar" question we could think of: Can you tell us anything?

"I can only tell you that you don't know anything yet," she said, before laughing and walking away like some sort of flesh-and-blood version of Elsa from "Frozen." (The spoilers never bothered her anyway.)

Well, worth a try.

"Interstellar" hits theaters November 7...or does it?

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Robin Thicke Finds Upside To His Split With Paula Patton: ‘Best Writing’ In A Long Time

First the good news: all that nightly begging on stage
 is working. Well, kind of.

Since his split
 with longtime love wife Paula Patton earlier this year, Robin Thicke has been pouring it on during his shows, dedicating love songs to her
 and working every angle to find his way back into her heart.

In one of his only interviews since the couple's separation, Thicke told People magazine on Tuesday that the pair are doing better than ever and that the message has clearly reached its intended audience. "My music is very honest about what I'm going through and my songs are about my life," he said. "And my relationship with her was 21 years of my life, so I just thought it was important to me to let people know how much she means to me."

Patton has been publicly quiet about the break-up and his live love letters, but Thicke swears she digs it. "She loved it," he said. "She thought it was the sweetest thing and very romantic, and I've always been a romantic guy that way."

Thicke didn't really give a status update on a possible reconciliation, but he said both are doing very well and are very happy. As a bonus, after living through the wildest, most successful year of his career, Thicke is definitely planning to put it into song.

"We're both very happy right now — much happier," he said. "Everything about this moment in my life — this amazing year I just had and what I'm going through personally — ...

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Watch Out, New York: Kourtney and Khloe Are Taking On The Hamptons

Pack your bags, Kardashian fans, because you're headed to The Hamptons! Well, Khloe and Kourtney are.

On Wednesday (March 26), E! announced a brand new spinoff series airing this fall.

"Kourtney & Khloe Take The Hamptons" will follow the reality star sisters as they take over the upscale New York vacation spot, but don't expect them to just spend their days at the beach, because these girls are also there to work. During their stay, Kourtney and Khloe will open their DASH boutique's first pop-up shop in the coastal community and relocate DASH's SoHo store in New York City.

Kourtney's longtime love, Scott "Lord" Disick, who is from the Hamptons area, will be along for the ride, presumably with their two children, while Khloe will be spending her first summer as a single lady since filing for divorce from Lamar Odom in December.

This is the fourth spinoff of which is currently in the midseason break of its ninth season, which will return June 6. Previous series include, "Kourtney & Kim Take Miami," "Kourtney & Kim Take New York," and "Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami."

No word if Vogue's newest cover girl, Kim, will be making any appearances, but it seems highly likely since she has made cameos in the other spinoff series. However, Kim is planning to take a walk down the aisle with Kanye West this May, so we will assume she will meet up with her sisters after the honeymoon.

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Watch YG’s Reaction To Getting Beat By The ‘Frozen’ Soundtrack

YG almost had it all. Last week the Compton, California, rap rookie dropped his major-label debut, My Krazy Life, to critical acclaim. And he would've scored a nice sales feat this week had it not been for Disney's latest cash cow, "Frozen."

"I got, like, #2 right," YG asked about his position on this week's Billboard albums chart, before confirming the final tally. "Oh, #1 rap album, I got the #2 album in the country because of that 'Frozen' sh--. Man, that sh-- got me hot."

On Tuesday, YG and his production partner, DJ Mustard, visited MTV News where they sat down for a track-by-track breakdown of My Krazy Life, which will be featured on Wednesday's (March 26) episode of "RapFix Live" at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com and MTV Jams.

After breaking down his LP, we spoke to the Young Gangsta about coming in right behind Disney's "Frozen" soundtrack, which moved a staggering 202,000 copies in its 17th week of release. YG was able to sell about 61,000 copies of his album, enough to land him in the Billboard 200's second slot.

"It don't even matter, like, it's Disney. C'mon, man, they should have their own iTunes," the rapper joked. "Disney should have a thing where they sell their music on; what y'all need iTunes for?"

The animated blockbuster hit theaters in November 2013 and has already grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. The "Frozen" soundtrack has sold more than 1.6 million copies to date.

" 'Frozen' don't count; I got the #1 joint in the country," YG protested in jest. "You can't ...

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Emma Watson Would ‘Definitely Be Up For A Cameo’ In ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Could Emma Watson see herself returning to the Potter-verse one more time? With Warner Bros. currently adapting J.K. Rowling's 2001 book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," the actress wouldn't say "no" to a return to Hogwarts.

The actress is currently taking over MTV's Twitter account at the world premiere of "Noah," but took time at the LA junket to weigh in on a return to her most famous role.

"I would definitely be up for a cameo!" Watson told MTV News in LA.

That might involve a little work: the 45-page "Fantastic Beasts" was written as a kind of textbook for Hogwarts students, meaning it predates Ron, Harry, and Hermoine's adventures. So it might be a bit of a challenge to explain why our heroes are popping up in their own textbook.

However, a cameo doesn't necessarily mean that Watson would be playing Hermoine again.

The actress interviewed J.K. Rowling — who is also writing the script for "Fantastic Beasts" — last year for Wonderland Magazine. During their chat, the author joked that she'd be happy to bring back Watson and co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint only if they were off in the background in heavy makeup.

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" will focus on the book's fictional author, Newt Scamander, and his adventures in the Potter-verse science of "magizoology." For the moment, the project is without a director or planned release date from Warner Bros.

Watson, meanwhile, can be seen in "

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Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum Reach For The Stars In Stunning New ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Posters

Warner Bros. has just released the first two posters for "Jupiter Ascending," the newest movie from the Wachowskis ("The Matrix"), each of which features one of the attractive leads in front of very stylized, sci-fi and fantasy heavy backdrops.

The film takes place in the future, and stars Channing Tatum as Caine, an ex-military bounty hunter sent to find Mila Kunis' Jupiter Jones, a normal girl with a special secret that makes her a target for some very powerful people.

Tatum's poster is most striking, as we see the movie star tatted up — if "Cloud Atlas" and this are any indications, the Wachowskis love their tattoos — holding a big gun in a black leather outfit that is one part Han Solo and one part, well, "Magic Mike."

Behind Tatum in a number of golden spheres are enough sci-fi staples to make fans of "The Matrix" blush. On the upper left-hand corner is what looks to be a sinister alien, while the bottom right features some kind of robotic armored suit, similar to the suits from the Wachowskis' own "Matrix Revolutions." Clearly, the Wachowskis are promising some big-time sci-fi action.

Kunis, meanwhile, has the more grounded poster. While Tatum looks like someone out of an old sci-fi serial, Kunis' character is dressed very simply, in a blue and white plaid shirt and black jeans.

Kunis too stands in front of golden spheres, which depict a sprawling metropolitan landscape, an old ballroom and what looks like a Queen out of a fantasy movie standing on a ledge above her people.

And does her costume ...

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