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Canadian singer Nelly Furtado has revealed she once turned down a $500,000 offer to pose nude in Playboy. But believe it or not, she almost did (although we’re not exactly sure when) but never said a word about it. Sneaky, sneaky. The hitmaker has recently made a comeback to the charts with a racy new image, but insists she’s not ready to show off her body just yet.
She told MTV: “I was offered half a million dollars to pose fully clothed. To do it would be a vanity thing, an egotistical thing. It’s not to say that I would never do it. It’s intriguing, it’s very tempting. It’s got to be under the right terms. We will see what happens.”

The 28-year-old star, who is currently single and has a daughter Nevis, admits she feels as though her sexuality has blossomed as she has got older. Read more!

Former US president Bill Clinton tried to ‘hit on’ actress Demi Moore, her husband Ashton Kutcher has said. Ashton Kutcher, star of MTV’s Punk’d, proved he was up for the crack when he showed American TV presenter Jay Leno these saucy pics of his peachy bottom.

Kutcher, 28, told US chat show host Jay Leno that he felt like the invisible man while the three ate together. He said: “I met Bill Clinton once but he didn’t really talk — he was hitting on my wife.”
Kutcher says Clinton didn’t say one word to him the whole evening as he was so engrossed with Ghost actress Moore. Read more!

It’s finally here. Danity Kane will be on MTV’s “The Leak” tomorrow 8/15 you can stream the whole album before it’s released!
Please SUPPORT THEM AND BUY THEIR CD ON AUGUST 22 IN THE U.S. Also Target will be selling an exclusive DualDisc version of their album with 3 bonus tracks, and a Bonus DVD, and Walmart will have it with an exclusive download, so go buy it!

When listening to their album, be sure to bring a pillow along with a comforter as the group’s first attempt to “stop the show” is going to put you to sleep-slowly. Danity Kane’s self entitled album has tracks laced with non-believable lingo, extremely pop, mediocre singing, mixed with techno, is not going to take them to the top…or wait maybe in the 6th grade girl market. Read more!

Finally, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are single again, as reported by People.com over the weekend and confirmed by Simpson’s rep, Rob Shuter. According to papers filed in L.A. County Superior Court, the divorce is dated June 30, 2006, and it’s Jessica Simpson now, not Jessica Simpson Lachey.
The couple tied the knot in 2002 and the early years of their marriage were documented on the hit TV show. Lachey, 32, and Simpson, 25, starred in the MTV reality show,”Newlyweds: Nick&Jessica.”The singer-actress filed for divorce in December after three years of marriage.

Announcing their split in November, they said: “After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways. Read more!

Michael Jackson arrived in Japan on Friday to appear at his first public event since his acquittal on sex-abuse charges last June, his local agent in Japan said. Pop star Michael Jackson will make his first public appearance since his trial acquittal last June, flying to Tokyo to accept MTV Japan’s “Legend Award,” his spokeswoman said Thursday.
Jackson’s participation in the award ceremony Saturday at Yoyugi Olympic Stadium will launch an Asian tour. Jackson also plans to visit Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong, spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain said in a telephone interview from her Washington, D.C., office Thursday. Read more!

It has been announced that Jessica Alba will host this year’s MTV Movie Awards. Star of both big screen and small, Alba will host the MTV ceremony, as well as star in its leading role as this year’s show promises to be more than an award show, but a movie unto itself.
Jessica Alba is also up for three nominations at this year’s event including “Best Hero” and “Best On-Screen Team” for her performance in the Fantastic Four (20th Century Fox), along with “Sexiest Performance” for her role in Sin City (Dimension Films), a film also up for “Best Movie” honors. Filming June 3rd at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA, the “2006 MTV Movie Awards” will premiere to audiences nationwide on Thursday, June 8th at 9pm ET/PT on MTV.

Commenting on her new role, Alba said: “The MTV Movie Awards is like a three-ring circus and I’m thrilled they asked me to be this year’s ringmaster.”
The MTV Movie Awards is just the most recent addition to Jessica Alba’s growing list of credits. Read more!