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Despite Rex Reed’s nasty review of Identity Thief, in which he called star Melissa McCarthya “hippo,” the film was the number one movie at the box office over the weekend. And after Reed’s review hit the press, several stars came to McCarthy’s defense. Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet, who appears in Thief, tweeted, “Turns out, Rex Reed didn't die sad and alone 10 years ago. Nope. He's alive and starving for attention, so lets give him some."  Also defending McCarthy was her Bridesmaids director Paul Feig, who tweeted,  “For his catty and school bully name-calling of the supremely talented Melissa McCarthy, I cordially invite Mr. Rex Reed to go f**k himself.”  Nearly 1,000 people retweeted Feig’s comment, with Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes calling it, “Best. Tweet. Ever.”

Beyonce VMA Red Carpet 

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Beyonce is once again talking about motherhood, this time in the pages of Vogue. Bey said of daughter Blue Ivy, “She's my road dog. She's my homey, my best friend." The pop star tells the mag that she felt an instant bond with Blue, even before she was born. "I felt very maternal around eight months," she said. "And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby... But it happened during my labor because I had a very strong connection with my child. I felt like when I was having contractions, I envisioned my child pushing through a very heavy door. And I imagined this tiny infant doing all the work, so I couldn't think about my own pain...We were talking. I know it sounds crazy, but I felt a communication.” As for whether she and hubby Jay-Z plan to have more kids, Bey says it’s definitely in the plans. "When I was younger, there were moments where I said, 'I'm not going to have children,'" she explained. "And then moments when I wanted four. And now I definitely want another, but I don't know when." 

Taylor Swift 2010 

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Taylor Swift says she’s not as boy crazy as the press would like you to believe. “I’m sure if I looked up the latest Google Alerts rumor it would say I’m chasing somebody who doesn’t like me as much as I like him – people love that angle on me,” the singer tells Elle magazine.  “They’re like ‘Oh Taylor, coming on too strong again, chasing boys.’ I never chase boys. They don’t like it!” She does admit though that her romantic troubles are great for her songwriting. She says,  “To me it’s just writing songs the way I always have. It’s me sitting on my bed feeling pain I didn’t understand, writing a song, and understanding it better.” 

TV/MOVIE NEWS

Ratings for Sunday night’s Grammy Awards were down this year.  Approximately 28.37 million viewers tuned in to the broadcast, down from the 39.1 million who watched last year. But even with the loss, the show was still the second best Grammy audience since 1993.

Sunday’s return of The Walking Dead did big numbers for AMC. The drama, which returned from a third season break, attracted 12.3 million viewers, a series high for the show.

Rumor has it, all six James Bond stars will be uniting to honor the 50th anniversary of 007 at the Oscars, but if you believe Pierce Brosnan they may be short one. When asked by TMZ cameras about the reunion, Brosnan replied, “Well, they’ll be missing one.” So far there’s been no word from the Academy, but then again, they never confirmed that all the Bonds would be there. The 85th Annual Academy Awards airs Sunday, February 24th on ABC.

The cast of the Oscar-winning film Chicago will reunite at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones will attend the event as presenters. The 85th Annual Academy Awards airs February 24th on ABC.