‘It makes my day to see it,’ Jepsen tells MTV News about clips by everyone from Justin Bieber to the Harvard baseball team.
By Christina Garibaldi

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Photo: MTV News

It’s been just a few months since Justin Bieber signed Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen to his Schoolboy Records, but since then, she has certainly made her mark on the music scene. Her infectious hit single “Call Me Maybe” is currently #1 on the iTunes songs chart and #4 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart and has spawned a barrage of humorous and entertaining online video parodies that have captured the attention of not only fans but Jepsen herself.

“I have seen a few. It’s pretty rad that people are participating and making their own versions. It makes my day to see it,” Jepsen told MTV News. “It’s hard to imagine this, even though I’m living this every day, it’s kind of hard to believe it sometimes. [I] definitely didn’t predict this.”

The online lip-synching parodies seem to be the latest craze, especially among college students. Sports teams from Duke, UConn, Syracuse and Southern Methodist University have all posted their own versions of the song, but it was taken to another level when the Harvard baseball team choreographed an intricate fist-pump dance while singing along to the single.

“I saw the fist pump, it was so cute. It was funny because every chorus, they added a new element. I was like, they really planned this out, this is so fantastic,” Jepsen said of the Harvard video. “It’s so cool that it’s sort of sparked this online thing. It’s really neat.”

College students aren’t the only ones obsessing over this song. Actor James Franco posted his own version of the song , and just last month, Katy Perry uploaded her own parody, featuring herself and a group of friends at a Coachella pool party.

“I was in London at the time I saw Katy’s version of ‘Call Me Maybe.’ I think she was at Coachella when she shot it, which was really cool,” Jepsen said. “It was another surreal moment: Being in London was already crazy and then on top of it, to kind of see all the stars were reaching out and doing their versions as well, it was kind of like a cherry on top of the whole thing.”

We may have to thank Bieber for all of these videos since he is the one that started the trend. Back in February, Bieber, along with his girlfriend Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale and Big Time Rush, created his own music video, playfully singing along to the inescapable track.

“I have a long list of thank-yous that I owe to Justin for everything to do with my career,” Jepsen said. “He’s just kind of opened the door to the rest of the world to me.”

Which “Call Me Maybe” parody is your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

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Bobbi Kristina Houston will honor her late mother, Whitney, with a special performance at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. Although the tribute to the late ‘I Will Always Love You’ singer will take place the Awards ceremony on Sunday, it is not known if Bobbi will sing one of her mother’s songs. ‘The Bodyguard’ star’s [...]

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Showing off his incredible good looks, Robert Pattinson is featured on the cover of the February 2012 issue of GQ Russia Magazine.

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People die on Grey’s Anatomy all the time. (It’s set in a hospital, after all.) Not even the main characters always make it out alive. (R.I.P., Drs. O’Malley, Adamson and Percy.) But it’s still shocking when a character you’ve come to know is suddenly yanked into oblivion. That’s about to happen on Thursday’s finale, which airs at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. Watch the first seven minutes of the episode here: 

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Last night at AMC Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, your fave southern celebs put on their club best to catch the screening of Battleship.  Check out Toya & fam, Marlo Hampton, Da Brat (sigh) and more inside…

It was family time at last night’s Battleship screening for the Wrights.  Memphitz, Toya & youngin’ Reginae hit up the red carpet screening. 

Sometimes it seems like Toya just got a bunch of new stuff earlier that day and threw it all together so she can wear it all at once.  Cute look, but would have loved a nude bag with this though.

Hew Memphitz…and your zebra shorts.

RHOA chick Marlo Hampton looked nice in an all white look.  Loving the pantsuit with a neon pop of color in her shoes.

Oh Kalenna.  The former Dirty Money chick felt bright and shiny today…in more ways than one.  Just so many things arguing for my visual attention here.  And I don’t like that feeling.

Speaking of not liking something… hairstylist & reality tv personality Derek J busted up on the scene with sunny yellow skinny pants, an orange long sweater and matching heels and….whatevs.

Da Brat had a relapse of timing again as she rocked a look any 12-year-old boy would love.  Why Brat?  The backpack too?  WHY?

Battleship is in theaters today.

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“I think it affords the child, when he grows up, to have a lot less therapy to go to,” the first-time mom explains.

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‘It’s giving us some ideas for future fantasies,’ one reader tells MTV News.
By Fallon Prinzivalli, with reporting by Uptin Saiidi

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“Fifty Shades of Grey” has become a worldwide, literary phenomenon. It’s a #1 New York Times best-seller and the most talked-about book in media. The sadomasochistic relationship between characters Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele has made its way into the hands of a variety of readers and hooked them into their torrid love affair. It’s become such a hit that Universal Pictures and Focus Features optioned the rights to the books after a massive bidding war, and fans are already campaigning for their favorite actors to land the lead roles.

But what’s the reason for the book’s popularity? With countless erotic and romance stories on bookshelves, what makes “Fifty Shades” stand out? When author E L James headed to New York’s Union Square for a signing at Barnes & Noble, MTV News asked fans to weigh in on why they thought the work was widely recognized.

For one, buzz surrounded the novel because of its origins. James adapted Christian and Ana from Stephenie Meyer’s Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, beginning the tale as “Twilight” fan fiction.

“[James] took ‘Twilight’ to a next level, because as pure as [Edward and Bella's] love was, it was not like this book,” one fan explained. “She took it to the next level and gave America something that they were waiting and looking for.”

Another reader told us the mystery behind a dominant/submissive relationship is what sparked the frenzy. “I think this book has become such a phenomenon because it’s something that hasn’t really been spoken about before,” she said. “Women usually don’t talk about these things.”

In agreement, another fan added: “Everyone has something that they want to enact. And they’re just not able to express it, but they’re able to read it.”

Put in simple terms: “Fifty Shades” turns readers on. “It’s hot,” one woman said. “It’s totally sexy. I think we’ve got sex on the brain, and we want to read it. It’s really enjoyable and it’s giving us some ideas for future fantasies.”

It also helps that Christian is described as “so hot” in the book. He’s a billionaire who takes Ana on helicopter rides and showers her in expensive clothing and gifts. He’s a woman’s fantasy, one of James’ followers explains.

“All women relate to Christian,” she said. “They love him — all women, it doesn’t matter who you talk to. They’re like, ‘I like that guy. I want to date that guy.’ ”

Why do you like “Fifty Shades of Grey”? Let us know in the comments below!

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‘Everything I wanted it to feel like, everything I wanted to say, it’s there,’ KStew says of watching the final cut of the film.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

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Those familiar with the Hollywood moviemaking process likely know that what is first scripted on the page, and then performed by the actors, and then released unto the masses doesn’t always turn out to be an accurate representation of what was initially written. Scripts change, performances alter. In short, after an actor wraps their work on any particular production, they can’t be totally sure about what will end up on screen until they see a finished cut of the film.

That does not seem to be the case with the highly anticipated “Snow White and the Huntsman”, in that star Kristen Stewart recently revealed that director Rupert Sanders’ brilliant plans became a brilliant film.

“I was so excited,” Stewart said of her reaction upon seeing the finished product. What’s unique, she said, is that the movie is just as “cool” as its concept art — the sketches, storyboards or short videos that directors and producers often assemble in order to sell studios and actors on the concept behind a movie.

“That’s the way Rupert Sanders got the job as director of this movie, by putting together a five-minute version of the movie and presenting the darkness and lightness of the world. I thought that it was insane because it felt like two different people did it, it was so, so beautiful when it was light and so exuberantly happy, and then when it was dark it was wretched and disgusting. I think when I first saw the movie I saw that. It was like, ‘Wow.’ Everything I wanted it to feel like, everything I wanted to say, it’s there.”

Check out everything we’ve got on “Snow White and the Huntsman.”

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‘Acting was a whole different world,’ the singer-turned-actress tells MTV News, comparing ‘Battleship’ to her music videos.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

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Given Rihanna‘s illustrious and commanding presence in all her music videos, it seems as though the Caribbean-born superstar’s experience performing in various clips would be the perfect training ground for her eventual transition into full-fledged acting.

When MTV News sat down with Rihanna recently to discuss her acting debut in “Battleship,” we asked if her work in music videos helped prepare her for her role in the film.

“Training ground? Maybe not, it wasn’t exactly that,” Rihanna said. “For me, acting was a whole different world. We make mini-movies with music videos, but there’s always a song track that’s playing, you don’t have to speak, so [with acting] you have to tell that emotion with the tone of your voice, and I have an accent, so I had to change it to a bit of an American accent for this movie, so that was different,” she explained.

So might we see more of Rihanna’s acting skills in future films? We asked the “Where Have U Been” singer if having her first film under her belt has given her the confidence to go out and conquer more movie roles.

“It will always be brand-new, because it’s a whole different project every time, it’s a whole new person,” she said. “There’s nothing you can have under your belt with acting, not in my opinion, because I’m not a natural. This isn’t my first [career choice], so I don’t know. I think it’s always going to be a challenge for me, but I like that.”

Check out everything we’ve got on “Battleship.”

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