Vogue has compiled its Best Dressed Women list for 2011.  This year they’ve gone with a sibling theme, and the two who rose to the top of the list might surprise you:  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.    But these sisters have really transformed their sense of style in the last couple of years, rising from the ranks of the blandly safe (Ashley) and the truly disastrous (Mary-Kate, over and over again) to fashion mavens in their own right.  They have two fashion lines (The Row and Elizabeth and James) recently launched a T-shirt style website (StyleMint), and in 2009, they were admitted to the CDFA.   And they’ve proven that they are actually capable of going out in public looking pretty good.

Other famous sisters who made the list include Beyonce and Solange Knowles,  Elle and Dakota Fanning, and, of course, Pippa Middleton and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.   Visit Vogue for the complete list, or pick up a copy of the 2011 Best Dressed Special Edition on November 15th.

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There’s no nice way for me to say this:  Demi Lovato completely destroyed a red carpet opportunity at the Latin Grammy Awards last night.    Her purple dress by Roland Mouret (quite fabulous actually) had a lot of potential.  However, Lovato chose to wear it backwards, which gave it a plunging neckline reminiscent of Jennifer Lopez‘s at the 2000 Grammy Awards.    A bold decision for sure, but when you add in the fact that the dress is clearly too big for her – it’s too long at the hemline and the sleeves – it just doesn’t work.    Her overdone hair (still not sure what I think of her new color) and makeup just add to the impression of a little girl playing dress up in Auntie Jenny From The Block’s closet.

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America’s Got Talent is about to go through some judging changes.

Piers Morgan announced Wednesday on his CNN talk show he would not return to the reality competition program so he could spend more time covering the 2012 presidential race.

“I’ve been a judge since the show began six years ago, I’ve loved every single second, but I’ve discovered that juggling, to my surprise, really is a bit more difficult than I thought,” he said on Piers Morgan Tonight. “So I’m gonna focus on what will be a huge year here at CNN, with the upcoming election.”

With Morgan’s departure, Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel and host Nick Cannon need one more to round out the panel.

Is Howard Stern the next judge?

The Wall Street Journal (among others) is reporting that the Sirius radio talent is in negotiations to take his place for $15 million. It’s also possible that the live results show could be moved to New York City to accommodate Stern.

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Rooney Mara wraps herself around Daniel Craig for this week’s cover of Entertainment Weekly.

The two principal stars of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo give a peek into filming the intense drama that will open at holiday time.

Mara tells the magazine she knew there was quite a bit of heavy themes she would be dealing with but one, not-so-obvious thing gave her pause:

“There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn’t up for the challenge,” she says. “The ­motorcycle was the thing I ­really didn’t want to do. You know, you’re ­going to be raped, be naked… But as soon as he was like, ‘You’re going to have to ride a motorcycle,’ I was like, ‘Oh, really?’”

Director David Fincher doesn’t shy away from controversy in his films and this one is right up his alley. Casting Mara as badass hacker Lisbeth Salander, took months and Fincher revealed recently that Scarlett Johansson was close to getting the part that Noomi Rapace had taken on and made famous in Sweden.

Fans of Steig Larson‘s books are eagerly awaiting Fincher’s adaptation, opens December 21st.

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Fairy tales being retold are nothing new, but the new trailer for Snow White and The Huntsman is already distinguishing itself as a contender for what could be one of the best adaptations.

It’s still early and this is only the first of many peeks leading up to the summer 2012 release but Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron are intriguing in their roles of Snow White, The Huntsman and the Evil Queen respectively.

With Theron’s rendition of the infamous line “Mirror, Mirror on the wall. Who is fairest of them all?” the plan to find Snow White (Stewart) and kill the one who is fairer than the evil Queen, is set in motion.

Hemsworth’s Huntsman is recruited by the wicked monarch because he is “someone who does not fear the dark forest.”

Director Rupert Sanders visual style gives the once Disney-fied story a bleak and frightful edge for a modern audience.

Watch the trailer under and check out all the new character posters released by Universal Studios. It is slated to open on June 2, 2012.

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Freida Pinto took her luminous, beautiful self to The Grove on Wednesday for an appearance on Extra.  She chatted with host Mario Lopez about her new movie, Immortals.

Those of you who were looking forward to Pinto’s hot sex scene with co-star Henry Cavill might be a little disappointed to learn that some of the body parts on view don’t belong to her after all.

“It wasn’t really my butt,” she revealed.  “It was a butt double.”

You can catch Pinto (but not her butt) in theaters now:   Immortals opens today, November 11th.

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Prince William is heading to the South Atlantic for the next step in his military training.

The Duke of Cambridge and future King will spend 6 weeks in February and March of 2012 stationed in the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory, as part of a routine deployment as a Royal Air Force search and rescue pilot.

The Ministry of Defense said in a statement: “This deployment forms part of a normal squadron crew rotation and will form part of Flt Lt Wales’ [as William is known in the military] training and career progression as a search and rescue pilot within the RAF.”

Have Prince William in the Falkland Islands is a sensitive political situation. 2012 will mark 30 years since the 1982 war between Argentina and England over the territories. William’s uncle, Prince Andrew, flew helicopters for the RAF during the battle.

William will be posted along with other members of his squadron and like the others, family members do not travel with them.

His wife, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, should be announcing which charities she will become patron of by that time next year. Palace officials have said Middleton is waiting until 2012 so she can take her time deciding which organizations she will take on.

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Mariah Carey revealed her amazing weight loss at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City and announced she is the new Brand Ambassador (spokesperson) for Jenny – the new name for Jenny Craig weight loss system.

Carey, 42, who gave birth to twins Moroccan and Monroe in April this year, says that she felt trapped by her own body and wants to help others having a difficult time losing weight.

“Physically, putting on all that weight for me was so difficult and so dehabilitating,” Carey says.”I mean, for people who have struggled with this their whole lives, I feel for them so much more now just as a human being, that I want to do something that helps.”

The singer was also troubled through her pregnancy with gestational diabetes, edema and preeclampsia.

Carey said she initially lost some water weight after giving birth but in July, she focused on the Jenny plan of 1,500 calories a day and working out three times a week to get her body back.

“I worked like a fiend,” she said.

Mariah will also lend a song she wrote – “Make It Happen” – to the commercials she will feature in touting the company. Carey and Jenny are also working with the American Heart Association‘s new initiative My Heart My Life.

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Ashton Kutcher is feeling the heat as the twitterverse expresses their outrage over the actor’s comments suggesting the firing of Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno was the wrong move.

Paterno got the axe today in light of the terrible accusations coming to light regarding Paterno’s assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and allegations of ongoing sexual abuse and molestation of multiple children.

Kutcher tweeted his support of Paterno and felt the move to fire the coach, who up till now had been a well-respected sports figure.

“How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste” the actor said.

It was then Kutcher received a barrage of replies from his followers questioning his logic.

The 33 year-old deleted his tweet about 30 minutes later and replied to his followers that he didn’t know the full story and thought the firing was “a football thing.”

Kutcher continued to respond to people calling him an idiot (and much worse) and tried to take responsibility for not being fully informed.

“U r right, I need 2b more responsible 4 my voice,” he replied.

Ashton continued:

“As an advocate in the fight against child sexual exploitation, I could not be more remorseful for all involved in the Penn St. case.”

“As of immediately I will stop tweeting until I find a way to properly manage this feed. I feel awful about this error. Won’t happen again.”

As Kutcher has reminded us all in the past, we are our own editors on the net and we have only ourselves to blame for continuing rumors and misinformation but when someone makes a mistake and owns up to it – how much outrage does the individual deserve?

What do you think – was Ashton hypocritical or just a guy who made a badly misguided comment in a public forum?

What do you think he could/should do to make it better/right?

Let us know here or on twitter!

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Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth look determined and ready to do battle with evil Queen Charlize Theron in the new banner for Snow White and The Huntsman.

Stewart is centered, looking over her shoulder and holding a knife in the forest with the light is shining down on her.

Hemsworth is geared up for battle with an axe and shield, ready to fight.

Theron is shrouded in darkness with her birds of prey and she wields a pretty big knife as well.

The dark tone of this banner continues what the individual posters released during Comic-Con promised: this ain’t no Disney fairytale.

The film isn’t due until June 2012 so hopefully we get a lot more promo stuff around the holidays and after.

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