A current cast member on MTV’s The Real World is set to deploy for Iraq. Ryan Conklin- a 23 year old who was also on the front lines three years ago- received his deployment orders while living in the Real World Brooklyn house.

“I want to get this thing started, because the sooner I do it, the sooner it’ll be over,” he said Wednesday. “I’m kind of just getting antsy with time.” He hopes to serve a rotation of just nine months.

Conklin, who voiced his opposition to the war and participated in a Veterans Day parade on the show, touched the hearts of viewers who sympathized with his predicament. “I knew it could happen,” Conklin said of being redeployed. “I really wish it never did, but it did.”

He estimates there are hundreds of soldiers in his brigade who’ve been recalled to active duty through the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve program. “They’re all here,” he said in an interview from Fort Bragg, N.C. “They’re all pretty bitter. … Misery loves company, so we stick together.”

When he returns, Ryan hopes to continue his dream of filmmaking. My heart goes out to all the courageous men and women who serve in our armed forces. I hate that people are having to do multiple tours, risking their lives over and over again… Best wishes to Ryan on a safe stay in Iraq. Come home and conquer your dreams!!!

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Steve-O grew up in front of our eyes on Dancing with the Stars as a sober version of the comedian we all love.  Though he was sent home on Tuesday night’s results show, Steve-O was grateful for the opportunity (despite his injuries). Here’s what he had to say following his departure:

When I got eliminated they asked me how I felt and I said that in this competition I made a lot of mistakes and met a lot of challenges and the fans kept me around long enough to learn from all of that,” Glover said during a Tuesday night Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance that followed his Dancing with the Stars elimination.  “I’m just grateful for the whole thing.  It was cool.”

I think Lacey and Steve-O make a cute couple. Maybe they’ll keep the partnership going? What do you think?

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This was a week of firsts on American Idol. Because of the major time overage of last week’s show, the judges tag teamed in pairs of 2 during critique time. That meant Simon only judged half the contestants. The other first was that Matt Giraud was the first ever contestant in the history of the show to be saved for another week by the judges, despite receiving the least number of votes.

Well the judges save won’t happen again this season, and the tag team judging may not either.

Kara Dioguardi says the two-judge format could be a one-time thing on “American Idol.” Dioguardi, who was paired with Randy Jackson, says she learned of the format change shortly before the telecast. She says it was a “safety” measure because last week’s performance show ran over schedule.

Simon Cowell blamed her and Paula Abdul for talking too much. Dioguardi jokingly responds that Cowell will never blame himself for “Idol” snafus.

While I am PUMPED about the judges’ save, the two judges per contestant thing sucked. I’ll be happy when it goes back to normal. Each judge just needs to say a couple thoughts and move on.

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Not that he knows anything about real relationships, marriage, or love, but Hugh Hefner felt the need to comment on each of his Girls Next Door ex-girlfriends’ new found loves. Um, ok?

• Holly Madison, split from illusionist Criss Angel
“My conviction has always been, being an romantic, that the best solution for a failed romance is a new romance,” Hefner says.

• Bridget Marquardt, whose new boyfriend is director Nick Carpenter
“The major problem for her, quite frankly, is that she’s not here a lot. She’s got this wonderful dream job for the Travel Channel (Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches), she’s wandering the globe. We’ll see how that plays out, whether she’s really contemplating making this more serious.”

• Kendra Wilkinson, who is marrying NFL star Hank Baskett in June
“I’ve been very lucky in romance, but not expert in marriage (two divorces). “They are two separate things. What happens traditionally in a marriage is, of course, a marriage turns into parenthood and the affection is kind of transferred to the children. She picked very well, I think he adores her, I think she really loves him. What they have to get over is they come from very different backgrounds. If love conquers all, it’ll conquer them.”

Ok, Hef. You’re 83 years old and shacking up with some kids just out of high school. Let’s get a grip here, dude. We wish the best of luck to all these ladies and the men in their lives.

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We all know by now that The Hills star Audrina Patridge is getting her own reality show produced by powerhouse Mark Burnett… Still wondering how she landed that one… Anyway, she gave us a little sneak peek into the new show at the premiere for her very first movie Into the Blue 2:The Reef.

“It’s my life after The Hills, my journey. It’s going to be a little spicier, edgier, older,” Audrina told People. “It’s also [about] how I stay grounded with my family.”

The Hills has focused on her relationships with Conrad and sometimes boyfriend Justin Bobby, while her upcoming venture will offer up a closer look at her Hollywood lifestyle. That means cameras will capture paparazzi run-ins and her career pursuits, which include an upcoming role in the horror film Sorority Row and her Divine Rights of Denim line.

“There’s going to be new love, romances,” Patridge said. “[I] could resolve things [with Justin Bobby] in a good way or in a bad way. You’ll have to see.”

Hopefully Justin Bobby will say bye-bye. We’ve all had enough of him. And though Audrina’s outfits are normally on the overly skanky side, she went for a matronly, frumpy, ill-fitting, weird length dress for the big movie premiere. Her make-up and shoes are hot and rather Carmen Electra-esque, but that pageant hair is terrible. Come on, girl. Get it together!

Will you watch Audrina’s new show? She’s the most boring cast member of The Hills, and she thinks she’s much hotter than she is, but train wrecks are fun to watch, right?

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More and more information will continue to arise as Mel Gibson’s divorce gets more and more UGLY.

Up for now is a look at Mel Gibson’s alleged lover from Russia.  Mel has been a very bad boy, cheating on his wife of 28 years with a 24 year old skank.

Here is a bit on Oksana Pochepa:

Oksana Pochepa (Îêñàíà Ïî÷åïà) was born on 20th July, 1984 in Rostov-on-Don in Russia. From an early age Oxana Pochepa wanted to become a singer. She started her music career by joining a pop band “Maloletka” (Underaged) after beating hundreds of other contestants. At the age of 16 Oksana moved to Moscow, Russia where she published in 2001 her first solo music album “Kislotniy DJ” (Acidic DJ). She spent a year living in USA in 2004. She returned to Russia in 2006 to continue her music career at her home country.

Perhaps they should add in a little something for her now high profile affair with Mel Gibson……LOL

This young “pop star” is very hopeful that she and Mel can continue this ‘relationship’.

“This is serious and I hope that our union will be real and strong and long-lasting,” she told the paper Tuesday.

These two met on the set of his movie Edge of Darkness back in August last year.

A source on the Massachusetts set tells Us that the pair – who would spend entire days alone together in his trailer – always tried to be discreet about their relationship.

“They would come out and attempt to walk around separately, but then at the end of the day, they both returned to the same hotel,” the on-set source tells Us. “She was there on and off for a week, but it was clear she had no business there other than to be with Mel.”

I guess the most obvious thing I can say is that this will hurt Mel’s side of the divorce a lot and I hope Robyn gets it ALL!

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Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom, doesn’t even like being called that.  But she’s decided to copyright the moniker because she realized that she might make some money off of it.

People reports:

the unemployed mother of 14 realized it could be used to provide a source of revenue for her family. “She’s never warmed to it, but the idea would be for others to use it for licensing,” says [her attorney Jeff] Czech. “It’s just a smart thing to do.”

Evidently she’s not the first person with the idea.  When Czech filed the papers with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, he found that someone else had already tried to copyright the name.   Some people would say, oh, too bad… not Nadya!  Her attorney is fighting for her right to milk every last penny out of her eight babies, claiming that the original filers have “no legal rights to the word” and that only HIS client “has the rightful claim to the name ‘Octomom’.”

In other words, only Nadya has the right to earn any scratch off of it.  I see.  This woman is just plain sick.

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The folks at PETA have officially lost their minds.  They have evidently run out of currently popular fur-clad celebrities and famous folk to dress up in leafy green vegetables, so they’re reaching alllll the way back to the 1980s to apply their unique form of activism.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the 1980s electro-pop group The Pet Shop Boys received a letter from PETA last week asking them to change their name to The Rescue Shelter Boys.

See, the band is about to go on tour to promote their new album “Yes.”  Evidently PETA is suddenly concerned that the band’s  name, which they’ve used for more than 20 years, will glorify the poor conditions that animals sometimes suffer in pet shops.

Neil and Chris have politely declined PETA’s request.

The musicians said they were “unable to agree” to the request “but nonetheless think (it) raises an issue worth thinking about.”

I understand that PETA has been pretty busy the last 30 years.  It’s just that you’d think that they might have taken the time to target The Pet Shop Boys when they were… well, popular?   Like, when a request like this might have meant something to more than just the few of us still breathing who actually listened to this band when they were actually making hits?  I mean heck, they were and still are one of my favorite bands – I was just listening to them yesterday, in fact – but as y’all know, I’m old.    This “activism” sounds nearly comically desperate on PETA’s part… time to hire a new strategist or two, I think.

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Rolling Stone writer David Fricke bore witness to something truly special last night as Green Day made a stop at their hometown of Oakland, CA last night – performing the entire 18-song collection from their upcoming album 21st Century Breakdown.  The result?  Stunning.

Green Day handed out free deluxe programs with the album’s lyrics printed in full, in case anyone wanted to sing along. But the shock of the set was the instant wham and cumulative pull of the hooks and riffs in songs like “Know Your Enemy” and the Who-ish shotgun climax of “American Eulogy” and “See the Light.” The narrative was a lot to drink in at one time, on the first try, even with the words at hand. The music ensured you never felt left behind or at a loss. 21st Century Breakdown is a rock opera in which the rock always comes first.

After 70 minutes of the new, Green Day rushed offstage, then quickly returned for 70 minutes of the familiar. They went back to their Gilman Street days for “Going to Pasalacqua,” and touched on the underrated Dookie-hangover records Nimrod (”King for a Day”) and Warning (”Minority”). Green Day also played a big chunk of American Idiot, including both of its mini operas, “Jesus of Suburbia” and “Homecoming,” showing just how far they’ve come, in risk and achievement, with 21st Century Breakdown.

“Almost only really counts in horseshoes and handgrenades,” Armstrong declared at the start of the third act. Almost was nowhere in the room tonight. 21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s best album. And at the Fox, they proved that the rock opera can be as punk as a Clash 45.

Seems like it’s going to be another album for the records – alongside the likes of their classic American Idiot.  Check for the group’s new collection May 15th.

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James Marsden was spotted carrying groceries and a coffee (or it could be hot chocolate, I’m not going to judge) from Baja Fresh in Beverly Hills today. There’s nothing like a man that can carry his groceries to and from the store. I bet his wife loves him for that!

James said back in January that he is romantic with his wife, even though the rules have changed since they had kids.

“Early on in our relationship, there was lots of serenading on the beach and things like that. But once you have kids, it’s all about the other stuff. My wife thinks I’m romantic if I get up with the crying baby and let her sleep in. Romance is thoughtful acts for someone you love.”

And as a sidenote James is 35. How the heck does he stay so young? I hope I still have an adorable face like he does when I turn that old.

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