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"That was by far the gayest thing that has ever been on TV, period." That's how Chris Colfer described the fan favorite scene between he and Darren Criss singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside" in the Christmas episode of "Glee" in this week's Entertainment Weekly.

Chris, who recently snagged a Golden Globe for his performance as the bullied, yet defiant Kurt, appears on the cover of EW with his "Glee" co-star Darren for a story about the recent trend of gay characters on network television.

The issue, which hits newsstands today, chronicles the history of gay teenagers on TV from classics like "My So-Called Life," "Dawson's Creek" and "Degrassi" to current ground breakers like "Glee" and "Pretty Little Liars" (both of which were nominated for GLAAD Media Awards this week).

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Tags Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Dawson's Creek, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Entertainment Weekly, GLAAD Media Awards, Glee, Golden Globes 2011, Mischa Barton, My So Called Life, Olivia Wilde, On The Newsstand, Pretty Little Liars, Ryan Murphy, The O.C.

This weekend, it seemed every celebrity was out and about, having a good time. Whether it was in the hot desert sun or in the cool city lights, all of our favorites were seen getting their party on. At Coachella, there were a number of parties. and Hollywood Crush has all the hot scoop!

While "Eclipse" star, Kristen Stewart spent some time at the Lacoste Pool Party, other A-Listers headed over over to Diesel’s 2nd Annual Brunch, including Rosario Dawson, Mischa Barton, "The Hills" star Kristin Cavallari and "Gossip Girl" babe Penn Badgley.
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Last summer, Mischa Barton sat down with MTV News and shared that she'd totally be down for an "O.C." reunion. And, yes, she's well aware her character, Marissa Cooper, was dead, but that’s where her genius idea of bringing Marissa back as a zombie comes into play. So, when we cornered Ben McKenzie (or, uh, scheduled him for an interview to chat about his show "Southland"), we got him to weigh in on the idea. And, as it turns out, he's not too keen on it.

"What? I don't know. She can do whatever she wants," a semi-stunned Ben told us about Mischa's sort of loony idea. "I don't know that we'd really ever do an 'O.C.' movie. I think most people have moved on."

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By Cara Alwill

Mischa Barton is taking quite a departure from her role as a classy and glamorous model Sonja Stone on the CW series "The Beautiful Life" (which is currently playing on YouTube for those of you looking to catch up). TV Guide reports that the actress will take on the role of a prostitute named Gladys on "Law & Order: SVU." Yikes!

Not many details have been released about the episode, set to air March 3, but we do know that Mischa’s character is hiding a secret that will make things a tad chaotic for Mariska Hargitay’s Detective Olivia Benson.

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Tags Law & Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay, Mischa Barton, Neal Baer, The Beautiful Life

Rumors have been swirling for months that The CW's quickly canceled series "The Beautiful Life: TBL" would somehow walk the runway again, most likely during the network's quiet summer season. But according to Reuters, creator Ashton Kutcher has decide to resurrect the series online.

Only two episodes of the model drama aired before the network pulled the plug in September. Ashton has three additional episodes in the can and is planning to upload all five to YouTube, with the first three going up today and the remaining two premiering December 21.

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Tags Ashton Kutcher, Ben Hollingsworth, Billy Magnussen, Ed Quinn, Elle Macpherson, Mischa Barton, Nico Tortorella, Sarah Paxton, The Beautiful Life

Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's intimate Harper's Bazaar cover may have dominated the favorite "New Moon" magazine cover poll we conducted recently, but we don't think anyone would argue that costar Ashley Greene's Maxim cover was certainly the sexiest. Showing off that now-famous figure in a rouched little black dress, the "New Moon" star attended Maxim's December Issue Celebration last night at New York City's Avenue, where she partied with Selita Ebanks and "Melrose Place" actors Colin Egglesfield and Shaun Sipos. Sadly, Chaske Spencer was the only "New Moon" star who made it to his cover girl costar's fete, looking comfy and casual in a leather jacket and baseball hat.

To check out Ashley's dress, click on the photo above and find out which former CW star we caught on the street after the jump.

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Whether or not you follow the life-or-death exploits at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital, it's likely you're familiar with "House M.D." doc Olivia Wilde's, uh, body of work. Crowned "Hottest Woman Alive" by Maxim magazine earlier this year, the beautiful brunette's looks aren't the only thing sizzling. Along with making rounds as Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, Olivia's got several movie roles on the horizon, including the indie road trip flick "Fix" directed by her husband Tao Ruspoli (out next month) and next year's "Tron Legacy," the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic. In honor of Olivia's oh-so-hot career, we're making her the focus of this week's Star Gazing.

Click on the picture below to see more of the hot Irish-American and read about her rise to fame.

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If the unfashionably early demise of The CW series "The Beautiful Life: TBL" left you with a closet full of questions—Who's the father of Sonja's (Mischa Barton) baby? Is Raina's (Sara Paxton) brother sleeping with the fishes?—you're not alone. Just a few days ago we pondered these same (seemingly unanswerable) questions. But we needed a little closure, so Hollywood Crush caught up with a member of the model drama's production staff who spilled major details about the series including what we would have seen in upcoming episodes (hint: sex, lies and murder!).

As was earlier reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the cast and crew were in the middle of filming the seventh episode when news broke last Friday that the show would be canceled. (Ironically they were ahead of production compared to other CW shows, even though they started two weeks late). Even more surprisingly, they didn't hear the news first from CW brass. Nope, they heard it like the rest of us—through the media! According to our insider, the news was leaked to THR 10 minutes before executives informed producers the series was dunzo. Our source also added that a script for the eighth episode was finished and scripts for the ninth and tenth episodes were in various stages of completion.

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EDITORS NOTE: After we published this post we actually got a chance to talk with an insider from "The Beautiful Life" who low and behold had answers to almost all of our questions. So after you read the below, make sure not to miss our exclusive interview about the show's cancellation and would-be storylines!

By now you've likely heard the CW model drama "The Beautiful Life: TBL" walked off the runway — or more accurately, was pushed — due to poor ratings. The Mischa Barton-starring series, produced by Ashton Kutcher, ran for just two episodes before getting the axe, making it the first series cancellation of the 2009-10 season. Though low viewership was blamed, we can't help but wonder if the inclusion of "beautiful" in the title had something to do with it. Back in 2006, another show about comely characters, the ABC Family drama "Beautiful People," starring Daphne Zuniga and a pre-"Twilight" Jackson Rathbone (!), was also canceled, though after 16 episodes.

Whatever the reason for its demise, the death of "TBL" has left us with several unsolved mysteries and burning questions. After the jump, check out our top 10:

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Tags Ashton Kutcher, Ben Hollingsworth, Corbin Bleu, Mischa Barton, Nico Tortorella, Sarah Paxton, The Beautiful Life

Sure these days Mischa Barton is busy working hard on her new CW series, "The Beautiful Life: TBL," in which she plays a struggling model and former "It Girl," but the actress certainly isn't ruling out any other opportunities that may come her way — including the chance to reunite with her former amigos Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie for an "O.C." reunion.

Yes, that's right: Mischa would love to tackle playing Marissa Cooper one more time. Even if Cam Gigandet did kill her in the series. Only problem is, she's not sure everyone would be willing to come on board for it.

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