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For every step we take toward discovering the true identity of A on "Pretty Little Liars," we take no fewer than 1 million steps back. With the show kicking off its second season last night, we can only hope this will be the year we learn who TV's most clandestine character is. Though we sort of doubt it.

Or do we? Hollywood Crush had the pleasure of speaking to Lucy Hale's "A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song" co-star Freddie Stroma recently, and he was more than willing to take credit for wreaking havoc in Rosewood—one catty hint at a time—even if he hasn't actually appeared on the show.

"Yeah, I think they'll be a switch and the character will jump from our film and go into 'Pretty Little Liars,'" he told us. "Spread that around. You can tell everybody that I am A. If you do publish it, say it was Lucy Hale who said it."

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Tags A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, Freddie Stroma, Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars

The most-anticipated celebrity baby of 2011 has finally arrived—and given his parentage, predictions are already flying as to whether he's destined to be a model-slash-rocket-scientist, an actor-slash-activist or an ethical gangsta rapper with a side gig as a ballerina. Yep, you guessed it: Natalie Portman and fiance Benjamin Millepied have officially welcomed their first child into the world.

The brand-new baby boy might have just made his grand entrance, but he's no stranger to the Hollywood crowd; the as-yet-unnamed kid was even on stage (albeit in fetus form) when his mom accepted her Best Actress Oscar for "Black Swan." But more importantly, now that he's out of the womb, he's going to have to bring his A-game when it comes to looking fashionable. Being less than 24 hours old is no excuse! So in honor of his birth, the Hollywood Crush staff has come up with a few fashionable ways to celebrate the Portman baby's first few weeks on earth...with onesies that pay homage to his famous mama (designed using INKtastic).

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Tags Benjamin Millepied, Natalie Portman

They're baaack. "Pretty Little Liars" opened the summer premiere of its second season with as many secrets and twists and mysterious text messages as we've come to expect.

Things pick up just moments after the events of the first season finale and things have gone from bad to worse. Remember how Spencer was a person of interest in the police's investigation? You might think that being almost killed by a psychopath in a bell tower would clear a girl's name, but when the alleged creeper's dead body is nowhere to be found moments later by the police, that's unfortunately not the case. Bummer. But at least she has company—after what looks like a fake 911 call and a big fat lie about Ian, all four girls are of interest. And with their frenemy cop Garrett on the case, things are even more complicated.

After a long night and sleeping off the shame of being called "liars" by the entire town (which is apparently preferable to being called "those girls who blinded Jenna"), the pretty little liars are confronted by a danger that even they can't craftily avoid: their parents. All of the liars' parents have gathered for a kind of intervention and they're ready to send the girls into group therapy, which actually goes decently. Their shrink, Dr. Anne, is that kind of caring and genuine adult that the liars feel they can really trust. Something tells me that with great traits like that, this lady isn't going to last long in Rosewood...

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Tags Ashley Benson, Chad Lowe, Holly Marie Combs, Ian Harding, Keegan Allen, Laura Leighton, Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars, Shay Mitchell, Tammin Sursok, Troian Bellisario, Tyler Blackburn

Missed "Red Riding Hood" in the theaters? No problem. Catherine Hardwicke's take on the fairy tale classic hits DVD today, and the director herself told Hollywood Crush that there are a lot of new surprises.

"I think it's pretty fun. We had fun in the editing room making some neat little clips and music videos and a gag reel and definitely want people to see it," she explained. "And the new ending."

No spoilers here, but Catherine said that if fans like the original ending then they will love the new one. "We liked them both. We thought either of them could be really fun," she said. "I liked them both and you get a choice this way. You can choose which way you want to go. This one's a little more sexier too. It's not completely new, but it has twist; It’s a little bit sexier, wilder."

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Tags Amanda Seyfried, Catherine Hardwicke, Max Irons, Shiloh Fernandez

You best have your Team Edward T-shirt pressed and ready for the fourth weekend of July, because Summit Entertainment is bringing "Breaking Dawn" to this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego!

Following a report from The New York Times revealing that "The Twilight Saga" would indeed have a presence at the fanfest, the studio has released official details. You know, the kind of stuff we love to sink our teeth into.

The most exciting piece of news is that one of the very first panels on Thursday, July 21, will be dedicated to "The Twilight Saga" and will include a sneak peek at exclusive footage and a filmmaker and cast Q&A session. No details on WHICH cast members yet, but Hollywood Crush will definitely keep you updated as the lineup develops.

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Tags Breaking Dawn, Comic-Con, Comic-Con 2011, Twilight

With the series at stratospheric levels of popularity and a four-film adaptation on the horizon, it's about time that somebody gave "Hunger Games" the one thing it doesn't have: a name for all the screaming, frothing fans who can't get enough of anything "Games"-related. After all, "Twilight" has its Twilighters, "Harry Potter" its Potterheads—but where, oh where, is the word that describes people who go cuckoo for Katniss?!

Well, actually, it's right here. (I mean, down there. Just hang on, and I'll explain!) Because after E! Online went casting around for something to call "Hunger Games" fans, fan website Down With The Capitol realized that the time had come for us to title ourselves...before someone makes the choice for us, and we're all known as "Hungerbutts" for the rest of our lives. So if you're a fan of the dystopian novels, here's your chance to have a say! The name is up for voting in an open poll, and there are six inventive monikers to choose from. (Weigh in after the jump!)

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Katie Alender's "Bad Girls Don't Die" series might just be the most intriguing YA series you haven't been reading. And with a plot revolving around kick-ass girls coming face-to-face with supernatural goings-on, it kind of screams "screen adaptation!" Before you groan at the prospect of more drawn out casting announcements and trailers that tease (we're looking at you, "Hunger Games" and "Twilight"), take comfort that, for the newest installment, "From Bad to Cursed," Katie has a little screen morsel prepared to give us a taste of what that film version could look like.

In case you missed the first book, just know that it involves punky teen Alexis' ordeal when her little sister, Kasey, becomes weirdly obsessed with an antique doll...and starts speaking like she's from the past and blacking out. It's Creep City—check it out.

"From Bad to Cursed" (out today) picks up when things seem to be getting back to normal. Kasey is being social and making friends who are as dorky and antisocial as she is—"The Sunshine Club." But when Kasey and company go from drab to fab pretty much overnight, Alexis decides to investigate the club first hand. Turns out the club is your basic spirit-worshiping cult, but why say no when a spirit wants to make you beautiful and popular? Nothing could go wrong there, right?

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Tags Bad Girls Don't Die, From Bad to Cursed, Katie Alender, Video

When we first broke the news that Richelle Mead was writing a "Vampire Academy" spin-off series called "Bloodlines," she was a little bit vague about which of her beloved vampires and half vampires would star in the new books. With good reason! After all, if you haven't yet read "Last Sacrifice," the conclusion of the adventures of vampire-bodyguard/murder suspect Rose Hathaway and her teacher/lover/mortal enemy Dimitri, you wouldn't really want to know who survives to see another series. So, yeah, SPOILER ALERT.

Though we eventually learned that the series would focus on human alchemist Sydney and Moroi vampire Jill's fish-out-of-water experience at a California boarding school, many readers were persistent in asking: Is Adrian in the book? And will he get a new love interest after being dumped by Rose?

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Tags Bloodlines, Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy

After much waiting and guessing and agonizing over the identity of A and the whereabouts of Ian, "Pretty Little Liars" is finally set to return with a second season that will (hopefully, oh dear god, hopefully) answer at least some of our burning questions. But you know that old saying, "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive?" Well, Rosewood is kind of the deception capital of the U.S., and our little liars have quite the tangled web, indeed. So before we all plop down for season two tonight, let's just take a few minutes for a little unraveling, shall we? We break down where we're at, liar by pretty little liar.

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Tags Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars, Troian Bellisario

Thankfully, you no longer have to make the treacherous trek to Grandmother's house to visit "Red Riding Hood"—the Catherine Hardwicke-directed fairy tale fantasy hits Blu-ray today! Starring Amanda Seyfried, Max Irons and Shiloh Fernandez, this gothic re-imagining has enough action, romance and intrigue to inspire multiple viewings.

In celebration of the flick coming to a living room near you, we've got an EXCLUSIVE cut from the LOLZ-worthy blooper reel. Though Valerie, Peter and Henry may live in a medieval village, there's plenty of modern-day bleeps flying when the stars flub their lines, get snagged on set pieces and take not-so-scenic trips.

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Tags Amanda Seyfried, Catherine Hardwicke, Max Irons, Red Riding Hood, Shiloh Fernandez, Video