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We've got to say, Taylor Lautner has received the short end of the stick by doing all his own stunts in "Eclipse." First he stood in for his CGI wolf so Kristen Stewart could pat his head, and now we find out that he had to lug her around on his back for a full day of filming and ended up with some serious back pain.

"There's a scene where I'm carrying [Kristen], and it's also, like, four pages of dialogue," he explained to MTV News. "So I'm carrying her, and we're walking through the woods, and I'm talking to her, and it's a pretty intense talk. We actually had plans, a rig that was basically going to carry her, and I was just going to pretend that I was carrying her. We got there on the day, and the rig didn't look very natural. They were like, 'What are we going to do?' and I'm like, 'I'll just carry her. She's like, what, 110 pounds? It's no big deal!' "

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Tags Eclipse, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Twilight, Video

Episode Title: "Beautifully Broken"

Written By: Raelle Tucker

Story: Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) comes face to face with the man who ordered his kidnapping. Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) gets acquainted with his family. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) pays a visit to Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) to inquire about werewolves, bringing up some bloody memories from his past. A stranger comes to town with an obvious interest not just in Sookie but also Tara (Rutina Wesley).

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Tags Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin, Carrie Preston, Chris Bauer, Deborah Ann Woll, Denis O'Hare, James Frain, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer, Marshall Allman, Nelsan Ellis, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Stephen Moyer, True Blood

Let's call it a tie, shall we? That's exactly what happened when USA played Slovenia in a nail biting World Cup game today, which resulted in a 2-2 score. Many US soccer fans were left baffled by a call made by the ref, which, had it not happened, would have found our boys emerging with a 3-2 win. Many riled up celeb tweeters posted about the game, including Frankie Muniz who cried, "Horrible calls. USA was robbed" and actress Jaime King concurred, "That ref was AWFUL!"

On the other end of the entertainment spectrum, "Toy Story 3" (pictured), the latest installment in the beloved animated saga, opened today and it's already getting raves from celebrity fans. Singer Savannah Outen told followers, "Toy Story 3 was perfect! Best Animated movie of all time in my eyes. Wow." Even one of the movie's stars, Tom Hanks, took promoting it to the next level, posting, "UMart has all your Toy Story 3 merchandise. Ask for Larry Crowne. Hanx http://twitpic.com/1xvgla."

Check out the rest of Friday's best tweets in Hollywood, including Khloe Kardashian's pride for hubby Lamar Odom's Los Angeles Lakers victory! Follow us @hollywoodcrush to get even more celebrity and pop culture news around the clock!

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Tags Toy Story 3, Tweet Dreams, Twitter, World Cup 2010

Earlier this week, we introduced you to Marshall Allman, the latest actor to find himself in the swamps of Bon Temps on HBO's "True Blood." Now, it's time to meet his character — Tommy Mickens, the estranged and aggressive shape-shifting brother of Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell).

"He's a kid who basically has never known love, family or anything — he really only knows how to survive," Marshall told Hollywood Crush of his character in an exclusive interview. "He's a fighter. He knows what he wants in life and he goes after it. There's nothing to stop him from acting on any of his impulses."

Click past the jump for more of Marshall's thoughts on Tommy!

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Tags Marshall Allman, Sam Trammell, True Blood

We turned back time on an MTV personality last week, so why not another one? Vanessa Minnillo, who you probably know best as Nick Lachey's leading lady (though her claim to MTV fame was as a host of "TRL" from 2003-07), will take the spotlight in tomorrow's all-new episode of "When I Was 17" (airs Saturday at 11a.m. ET/PT). Joining her will be rapper Pitbill and basketballer Chris Paul.

After the jump, we have a quiz to keep you guessing what she reveals in her "WIW17" episode!

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Tags Nick Lachey, TRL, Vanessa Minnillo, When I Was 17

Do you think the higher-ups at Summit Entertainment knew that there would be a lunar eclipse on June 26 when they set the June 30 release date for "Eclipse" last year? Or is it just an incredibly lucrative coincidence?

Either way, in celebration of the eclipse, Summit's marketing team came up with a pretty genius way to promote their new movie: "Twilight" Night. Next Saturday, Summit will screen "Twilight" and "New Moon" in 12 cities across the country. Cast member appearances are scheduled in every city (so says the website), along with red carpets, photo booths, sneak peeks of "Eclipse," and other activities. Since it's summer and the weather is presumably nice and warm, all the screenings will take place outdoors. So now you can watch "Twilight" in twilight. Whoa.

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Tags Eclipse, New Moon, Summit Entertainment, Twilight

By George Loomis

Hollywood casting directors may have forgotten how to think outside the box. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rachel McAdams will take yet another stab at a woman-suffering-from-memory-loss role in the new film, “The Vow.” Consider Rachel for time-bending memory loss dramas what Amanda Seyfried is for movies about letters!

Speaking of letters, Rachel stars opposite none other than “Dear John” actor Channing Tatum. Channing has less experience than Rachel in the memory loss genre, yes, but will surely appreciate the opportunity to stretch his acting chops. While promoting “Dear John” earlier this year, Channing made it clear that he’s in this biz for the meaty roles!

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Tags Channing Tatum, Michael Sucsy, Rachel McAdams, The Vow

Finally the new season of the Jonas Brothers' Disney series makes its big debut on Sunday! And with a new name for the show, "JONAS L.A.," the guys are excited to try out some new story lines and take the show to the City of Angels. What should fans expect when the show kicks off this weekend? Lots of high jinks!

The guys, who will kick off their tour with Demi Lovato in July, admit that there's something for everyone on the show. "We're excited for the TV show to come out. It's something we've been working on since February and looking forward for everyone to be seeing it," Joe told MTV News about the show. "We take the band and move it out to L.A., where we're all trying to do different, individual projects."

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Tags Joe Jonas, JONAS, Jonas Brothers, JONAS L.A., Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Video

Ladies and gentlemen, meet the most genetically gifted family to ever grace the big screen: sexy "True Blood" vampire Alexander Skarsgard has just signed on to play the dreamy older brother of "Friday Night Lights" hottie Taylor Kitsch in the live-action film version of the board game "Battleship."

According to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog, Alexander will play "a straight and narrow naval officer" whom [Taylor's character], a wildly spirited naval officer, idolizes. " You know what that means? Uniforms. Swoon.

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Tags Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship, Friday Night Lights, Taylor Kitsch, True Blood

We got our wish from yesterday — er, well, somewhat — Kristen Stewart is wearing some color! Today the "Eclipse" star and her traveling companion, Taylor Lautner, headed to Berlin, Germany to chugging continue along the whirlwind press tour for the upcoming flick.

We have to say there's not one thing we don't love about Kristen's Versace dress — the colorblocking! The fit! The zippers! And while we wouldn't go as far as giving her casual ponytail two thumbs up, we would gladly give her fierce Camilla Skovgaard heels a sartorial medal (and then we'd probably try to steal them from her!). Taylor's hipster-ish dressy look was cute, and the sleeve roll-up only helped amplify those bulging biceps. We hope Germany was prepared!