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Sorry for All That Cussing: MTV

M. Morris — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:16:00 CDT

The censors were extremely busy during Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards—the pro-"traditional values" Culture and Media Institute clocked " at least 100 bleep-worthy words " in 122 minutes—and the network is very, very sorry. Sort of. "While we aired the live broadcast with a delay, we were unable to mute...

Tom Cruise Boogies as Les Grossman

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:56:24 CDT

Showing considerably better dance moves than he did during his last surprise performance , Tom Cruise stole the show at last night’s MTV Movie Awards. Channeling his popular Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman, Cruise got down and dirty with Jennifer Lopez—the attention-getting antics were second only to Sandra Bullock’s girl-on-girl...

MTV Awards' Best, Worst (and Least) Dressed

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:44:00 CDT

The MTV Movie Awards offers one of those rare red carpets, where you’re just as likely to see a “Kobe is King” T-shirt as a designer gown. Check out some of the best, worst, and weirdest looks in the gallery, from Katy Perry's blue hair to Jessica Biel's "cute" getup....

Juiciest Awards-Show Moments

Sarah Quinn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:47:28 CST

Awards shows are always good for unscripted celebrity drama—the unexpected smooches, the sore losers. PopEater counts down the most buzz-worthy awards show moments of the decade. The kiss heard around the world: During the 2003 MTV VMAs, Madonna, and Britney Spears put on a show to remember. Gracious? Not...

Eminem: I Laughed for 3 Hours Over Stunt

John Johnson — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:03:06 CDT

Eminem tells RapRadar he went back to his hotel room and "laughed uncontrollably for about three hours" after his rigged stunt at the MTV Movie Awards with Sacha Baron Cohen. "Especially after I saw it on the air." Eminem, who pretended to be outraged when Cohen's butt ended up in...

Eminem Approved Bruno Butt Stunt

Wesley Oliver — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:18:29 CDT

Make no butts about it: Eminem’s run-in with Sacha Baron Cohen’s derrière was staged, the Los Angeles Times reports. The man who wrote the bit for Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards took to the web to clear up the brouhaha for posterior—er, posterity. “Yes, the Bruno/Eminem incident was staged. They...

Bruno's Butt Meets Eminem's Face

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:08:01 CDT

MTV added new category Best WTF Moment to this year’s Movie Awards, but the real WTF moment came courtesy of prankster Sacha Baron Cohen, the New York Daily News reports. Cohen—dressed as gay fashionista Bruno—descended from the ceiling in a jockstrap and angel wings, landing butt-first on a...

Teens Rule the MTV Awards

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:23:41 CDT

Heath Ledger won Best Villain last night at the MTV Movie Awards, but he was in the minority: Most of the awards went to tween fare, with Twilight snagging three, High School Musical 3 grabbing two, and Miley Cyrus winning one, E! reports. Jim Carrey and Amy Poehler were the...

Twilight Sweeps MTV Awards

Jess Kilby — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:19:47 CDT

Teen fave Twilight swept the MTV Movie Awards last night with five wins—including Best Fight, Best Kiss, and Best Movie—reports Entertainment Weekly . Heath Ledger scored a posthumous Best Villain for Dark Knight , and former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler nabbed the inaugural Best WTF Moment for Baby...