Angelina Jolie is explaining why she took the role of Elise Clifton-Ward, the woman of mystery who captivates Johnny Depp in The Tourist, which opens this month. It’s because she plans things. “I was looking for a very short thing to do before Brad started filming [Moneyball],” she says. “And I said I needed something that shoots not too long, in a nice location for my family. Somebody said there’s a script that’s been around, and it shoots in Venice and Paris. And I said, ‘Is it a character I haven’t played before?’ And they said, ‘Yes, it’s a lady.’ ” She laughs: Uhhuhhuhhehhehheh

Gracing the Bambi Awards with her presence, Shakira was spotted at Filmpark Babelsberg on Thursday.

Making the trek the Potsdam, Germany, the “She Wolf” songstress looked gorgeous upon arrival and awhile later rocked the stage with one of her exciting performances.Earlier this week, Shakira performed on the German version of the “X Factor” where she belted out her new single “Loca.”

Speaking of “Loca,” the song has been a hit all over the world and most recently hit the top of the charts in the UK.

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Stars like Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Reba McEntire, Kid Rock, Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, and Gwyneth Paltrow all took the stage for fabulous performances while Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert emerged as the big winners.

Additionally, Sheryl Crow and Miss Lambert paid tribute to Loretta Lynn for her amazing career in country music.

The complete list of award winners is:

Entertainer of the Year: Brad Paisley
Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year: Blake Shelton
New Artist of the Year: Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum
Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland
Single of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year: Revolution, Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
Musical Event of the Year: “Hillbilly Bone,” Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
Music Video of the Year: “The House that Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
Musician of the Year: Mac McAnally, guitar

Continuing her reign as the queen of country pop music, Taylor Swift was spotted at the 58th Annual BMI Country Music Awards last night (November 9).

The “Fifteen” songstress was all smiles as she mingled with fellow attendees, sporting a black halter-style dress and a half-up hairdo.

Miss Swift was awarded the BMI Songwriter of the Year and Co Writer of BMI Song of the Year at the ceremony.

Taylor is the youngest person ever to win the BMI Country Songwriter of the Year Award, beating records set by Bill Anderson and Johnny Cash.

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Stepping out for a stellar performance, Rihanna took the stage at Rai Studios in Milan, Italy on Tuesday night (November 9).

The "S&M" singer was on-hand for an appearance on the Italian "X-Factor" as she belted out her hit song "The Only Girl [In the World]" for a packed audience.

The Italian stop comes as Rihanna gears up for the release of her new album, which hits store shelves next week on November 16th.

Prior to visiting Italy, the Barbadian beauty was in Madrid, Spain for a performance during the 2010 MTV EMAs.

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Moving along in her pregnancy, Miranda Kerr stripped down for the December 2010 issue of W magazine.

The Victoria’s Secret beauty stripped down in the buff as she proudly showed off her baby belly for the mag’s latest installment.

And while she’s still a youthful 27-year-old, Miranda hinted that she may soon close out her modeling career.

She previously told Page Six, "My ideal situation would be to live on a farm in a solar-powered house with a hammock and a vegetable patch. When this is all over, that’s where I’ll be. I’ve always wanted kids, so someday, eventually, yes, it will happen."

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Ke$ha has said she’s not very big on makeup, preferring to accessorize her performance ensembles with a glut of glitter. But at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on Sunday, Ke$ha seemed to have abandoned the sparkles in favor of a new over-the-top look that includes a whole lot of neon body paint.
Ke$ha’s lime green leotard glowed bright under black lights as she performed a live version of her hit "Tik Tok." The glow-in-the-dark look, so appropriate for Astro Bowling, was modeled after one featured in her video for "Your Love Is My Drug."
In the absence of Lady Gaga, someone had to bring the drama-and Ke$ha actually looks pretty cool with bright orange stripes down the middle of her face. What do you think of the look?

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U.S. reality TV personality Kim Kardashian is to serve as host of a 1-hour special called "25 Years of Sexy: People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive!,

The program is to air on ABC Nov. 17 and is to feature an exclusive on-camera interview with People magazine’s as-yet-unnamed 2010 Sexiest Man Alive.

The special goes behind the scenes to reveal for the first time People magazine’s selection process, and features highlights from the iconic issue since its debut in 1985, ABC said in a news release Monday.

Past honorees include Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and George Clooney.

Making for another action-packed year’s ceremony, the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards have come to a close after a stirring show in Madrid, Spain on Sunday.

With Eva Longoria tending to hosting duties, the big winner this time around ended up being Lady Gaga, who won three trophies including Best Song for “Bad Romance”.

Held at La Caja Magica, other triumphant acts included Justin Bieber and Katy Perry, while performers such as Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Kid Rock treated the crowd to energetic stage efforts.

With the show airing in the States on MTV2 on Sunday (November 7) at 9PM, the complete list of winners at the 2010 MTV EMAs are as follows:

Best Song: Lady GaGa – Bad Romance

Best Video: Katy Perry – California Gurls

Best Pop: Lady GaGa

Best Male: Justin Bieber

Best Female: Lady GaGa

Best Hip Hop: Eminem

Best New Act: Ke$ha

Best Rock: 30 Seconds To Mars

Best Alternative: Paramore

Best Live Act: Linkin Park

Best World Stage Performance: Tokio Hotel

Best Push Act: Justin Bieber

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Looking ready to take their relationship to the ultimate level, Karina Smirnoff is engaged to marry her baseball star boyfriend Brad Penny.

The "Dancing with the Stars" beauty showed off her huge new diamond ring at a TAO Las Vegas party on Saturday night (November 6) and revealed her partner proposed in early October.

She told People magazine, "We kept it quiet because my family is in New York and Brad’s family is in Oklahoma so we kind of wanted them to come out and celebrate and be a family first before we let the cat out of the bag."

The pair started dating in October of 2009, shortly after Smirnoff broke off her engagement to fellow professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.