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The kids are all right, you guys—just look at all the marvelous people they honored with nominations for the Kids Choice Awards this year! Lots of our favorite folks, flicks and reading material made the cut, proving once and for all that being underage doesn't mean you can't appreciate the finer points of pop culture. Which crushworthy celebs scored a nod from the kid-cademy? Who will be up for a sliming come March 31? Drum roll, please, and...

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Kristen Stewart all got noms for Favorite Actor (or Actress) honors—plus, there was an extra show of support for Taylor Lautner as Best Buttkicker. (Did Taylor kick a butt this year? We were too busy looking at his abs to worry about what his feet were up to.) And Selena Gomez and Miranda Cosgrove are both in the running for fave TV actress. And, shockingly, Justin Bieber got a nomination for Favorite Musician!

...Okay, just kidding, that's not shocking at all. But congrats, Biebs. They love you!

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Tags "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2", Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Hunger Games, Justin Bieber, Kids' Choice Awards, Kristen Stewart, Miranda Cosgrove, Selena Gomez, Taylor Lautner, Twilight

by Elizabeth Lancaster

The CW didn't have to look far to find its Beauty.

Deadline reports that former "Smallville" star Kristin Kreuk has been cast as the titular looker for the network's "Beauty and the Beast" pilot.

Though it may sound like Kristin is forming a tendency towards fantasy-based television, the show is actually an exciting revamp of a beloved '80s series that does not include any talking clocks or candlesticks. What it does include, is the exploration of a rousing relationship between two tantalizing characters, one of course being Kristin’s Catherine. Catherine is a homicide detective in New York City working to recover from her mother’s death and resolve her sentiments towards the murder. This leads her to discover Vincent Koslow, “the Beast," and for them to begin an unprecedented relationship. The Beast has secrets too, and Catherine will protect them. (Very enticing, we know!)

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Tags Beauty and the Beast, Kristin Kreuk

As "One Tree Hill" closes out its final season, one of The CW series' greatest on-set romances has also come to an end.

Us Weekly reports that Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols have broken up.

The duo started dating six years ago, after Sophia's marriage to another "OTH" cast member, Chad Michael Murray, ended. Sophia also briefly dated co-star James Lafferty. (We assume all the on-set courting has something to do with the hotness of her co-stars and the possible lack of Hollywood-type bachelors in North Carolina, where the show used to shoot.)

Sources say Sophia decided to break it off with her on-screen hubby "because she didn't think he was the one. She's moving on."

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Tags Austin Nichols, One Tree Hill, Sophia Bush

Further proof an actor should think twice about turning down a badass bloodsucker role: Directors watch vampire dramas too.

MTV News recently caught up with "Battleship" helmer Peter Berg and the film's leading man Alexander Skarsgård (whom you may know as Eric from HBO's "True Blood") at Toy Fair, and the director let it be known he's been following Alex's work on a certain sexy series.

"I was a fan of 'True Blood' [and] all the girls in the office stormed my office and demanded that we cast him," Peter said of offering the role to the Swede. Of course, with the topic of "True Blood" on the table, I had to ask Alex for any and all hints about the upcoming season, set to debut this summer.

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Tags Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship, Chris Meloni, True Blood, Video

Bittersweet memories are all we're taking with us after last night's Grammy Awards...well, okay, bittersweet memories and one serious scrapbook of photos from the star-studded evening. Our favorite celebs were out in droves at the music industry's biggest awards show, to celebrate some well-deserved wins, cheer each other on in pitch-perfect performances and remember the gone-too-soon Whitney Houston.

Among the gallery of great moments from the show is Taylor Swift, who stood at the summit of a country prop mountain for her amazing performance of "Mean," after getting a great introduction from The Civil Wars (and just one day before premiering their "Safe and Sound" music video right here on MTV tonight!). And that was just the start of an emotional rollercoaster of an evening; there was some serious happiness on display from Adele, who flashed a beautiful smile as she took home the awards for Best Song, Best Pop Performance and Album of the Year...and some definite sads to be had following Jennifer Hudson's heartbreaking tribute to Whitney. (What? No, we're not crying, we just have something in our eye.)

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Tags Adele, Grammy Awards, Grammys 2012, Jennifer Hudson, Photo, Taylor Swift

by Ryan J. Downey

"Dangerous Liaisons" had one of the steamiest endings of any episode in "The Vampire Diaries"' fiery history.

And before Damon and Rebekah (!) ripped each others' clothes off, there were huge dramatic developments in the show's central love triangle, a twisted Cinderella story for Caroline and the revelation of some magical matricide in the making. On Wednesday, executive producer and show-runner Julie Plec spilled much about what happened, what it all means and where it's going to Hollywood Crush and a handful of journalists immediately following a private screening at The CW in Burbank, California, which we can tell you about now.

For starters, what the heck is Elena going to say when she finds out about Damon's tryst with the sexy blonde Original who tried to kill her just a few scenes before? "I think Elena is going to be pissed on multiple levels but also understand that, in a way, she also sort of pulled the trigger on that," Julie explained. "The thing with Damon is, as we've seen, when he's hurt, he lashes out. And in a way this is both the most cruel way he could have lashed out but also shows a peculiar evolution in him as a character because rather than take it out on an innocent human in the middle of a road he's striking where it hurts most, probably, very specifically at Elena.

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by Ryan J. Downey

We never take this job for granted. No matter how many times Hollywood Crush gets invited to screen an episode "The Vampire Diaries" a day early on The CW lot, followed by a juicy Q&A with passionate, articulate and always engaging show-runner Julie Plec (and sometimes, a few cast-members), it never gets old. And tonight's "Dangerous Liaisons" is one of the steamiest episodes of "The Vampire Diaries" in history (complete with a brand new hookup) while alternately one of the series most mythology-rich episodes, balancing the ever-deepening story of the Originals against the backdrop of the burning love triangle long at the show's center.

I mean, we could keep going to these screenings at least as long as most of the Originals were locked in those caskets.

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The friends on "Happy Endings" may not take well to new and former love interests trying to hang out with them, but if we were them we’d be pretty psyched to welcome James Wolk to the clique. Why? Well, he’s adorable in that young Kyle Chandler kind of way, and this week he’s set for a story arc on the ABC comedy. Do we need any other reasons to name him this week’s Hump Day Hottie? Yeah, we didn’t think so.

Check out this dreamy photo of James and keep reading for more details about him!

Vital stats: 26-year-old Jimmy (yeah, we’re already on a pet name basis), grew up in Michigan and attended the University of Michigan where he studied his craft at the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. And, when he’s not busy making us swoon, he's doing good-guy stuff like working on the Board of Directors of the Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation and volunteering at the "Camp Twitch and Shout” in Georgia. It’s a camp for kids with Tourette syndrome. Nice and cute? We’re sold!

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After getting a load of this week's Entertainment Weekly cover series featuring "Vampire Diaries" stars Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, we've suddenly realized: love triangles are so passe. And from now on, we'd like to skip the boring geometric metaphors and instead take all our romantic conflicts in sandwich form. Preferably made with two hunky slices of undead dude-bread. Because daaaaaaaaaamn. We want a manwich, please!

Of course, this delicious cover (and its similarly sexy compatriots, featuring Nina posing solo with each guy) isn't just eye candy; it's also a not-so-subtle hint about the difficult decision that the torn-between-two-lovers Elena will have to make as she contemplates her entanglement with Damon. ...No, wait, Stefan! ...No, wait, ugh, no, don't make her choose!

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Tags Entertainment Weekly, Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Vampire Diaries

It seems gentlemen aren't the only ones who prefer blondes. No matter which corner of pop culture you love to loiter in, it's likely you've stumbled upon Marilyn Monroe recently—billowing white skirt, coy smile, breathy come-ons and all. There's NBC's new series, "Smash," which debuted last night, and chronicles two Broadway neophytes' fight for the titular role in a production based on the bombshell's life. Then there's Michelle William's Oscar-nominated turn as the actress in last year's "My Week With Marilyn." Add in Nicki Minaj's latest leak, "Marilyn Monroe," and a playful homage from a certain "Gossip Girl," and clearly, Marilyn is having a moment.

It's all a bit curious considering the woman formerly known as Norma Jeane died nearly 50 years ago. Is she simply gone but not forgotten, or are there greater forces pushing us to re-examine the life of a woman whose life was rarely free of examination?

"We could say that the huge resurgence is a result of it being the 50th anniversary of her death this year. Although this probably has something to do with it, it certainly isn't all," said Michelle Morgan, author of "Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed." "What does Marilyn have that keeps her memory shining bright? Well, I think that really depends on who you're speaking to.

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Tags Gossip Girl, Katharine McPhee, Marilyn Monroe, My Week With Marilyn, Smash, Video