Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, gave her first public speech as a member of the royal family on Monday. The three-minute address, which she wrote herself, was made in Ipswitch at the opening of The Treehouse, a hospice facility for children. The program is operated by East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, of which the Duchess is a patron.

She was clearly nervous as she spoke to hospice employees, checking her notes after nearly every sentence. Poised and well-spoken nonetheless, she congratulated the staff and reflected on what she has learned about children’s hospice care.

“When I first visited the hospice in Milton, I had a pre-conceived idea as to what to expect. Far from being a clinical, depressing place for sick children, it was a home. Most importantly, it was a family home, a happy place of stability, support and care. It was a place of fun.

What you have all achieved here is extraordinary. You as a community have built the Treehouse; a group of people who have made every effort to support and help each other.

What you do is inspirational, it is a shining example of the support and the care that is delivered, not just here, but in the children’s hospice movement at large, up and down the country.”

The Duchess wore a blue dress by Reiss, borrowed from her mother Carole Middleton, for the occasion.

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Don’t worry, ladies, it’s just makeup!

Pop star Justin Bieber helps Marc Ecko‘s Complex celebrate its birthday this month.  He’s beat up and bloodied – artistically, of course – on the cover of the men’s magazine’s 10th anniversary issue.   In a feature titled, “Second Round KO,” The Biebs is styled as a playboy getting a serious beat down in the boxing ring.

Not so much in real life, though.  His interview with editor Joe LaPuma makes it very clear that while there’s a price to pay for celebrity, it’s #1 or bust for Bieber, and he’s not pulling punches.    Read on for highlights, the flip side cover image and a behind the scenes video from the photoshoot.

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Vanity Fair‘s annual Hollywood Issue is about to hit newsstands, and it’s one you won’t want to miss.  This year, the magazine highlights “The Fresh Young Stars of 2012″ – hot actresses in their 20s and 30s who are staking their claim as the new It Girls.

Featured are Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Elizabeth Olsen, Adepero Oduye, Shailene Woodley, Paula Patton, Felicity Jones, Lily Collins, and Brit Marling.   They were photographed by Mario Testino in a luxurious, Art Deco style.  Absolutely stunning!

Watch the girls get glam in a behind the scenes video from the shoot after the jump.

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Lady Gaga joined a cavalcade of stars who rang in the new year at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest) on Saturday night.  She helped celebrate the show’s 40th year along with Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Florence + The Machine, and Gym Class Heroes.

After her performance, Lady Gaga set the famous New Year’s Eve Ball on its descent, which she said was a “dream come true.”

When the festivities at Times Square ended, the Mother Monster moved the party to her family’s Upper West Side restaurant, Joanne.  Joining her were several other celebrities, including Seacrest and girlfriend Julianne Hough, Jenny McCarthy, and Ashley Tisdale and her new boyfriend Martin Johnson.

Click through to see a video of Gaga performing her hits “Heavy Metal Lover,” “Marry The Night” and “Born This Way.”

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Beyonce and Jay-Z‘s marriage was super secret and there was one big detail people wanted to know about – what was her wedding dress like? For a fashion savvy star like Bey, the dress for her April 2008 nuptials would be the epitome of fashionable wedding glory.

For her new video “I Was Here” the ultra private star gives a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it peep at the elusive gown – all white and strapless – among other quick pieces of home video footage of Beyonce’s life.

The star is shown performing for her family and in competitions when she was young, frolicking on a slip-n-slide, playing with her nephew, Destiny’s Child footage and Beyonce meeting and performing with her heros.

The clip is from the new DVD Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 which goes on sale exclusively at Walmart November 21st.

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Selena Gomez and pals have fun in a corn field and they turn a front porch into a club scene for her new video “Hit the Lights”.

The 19 year-old singer and friends take a hay ride and snack on watermelon, pop oversize balloons and dance on the farm by day but by night, they turn a house into a rave, flashlights lighting the way.

Young, care-free and an ode to embracing life with lyrics “”Hit the lights, let the music move you/Lose yourself tonight, come alive/Let the moment take you, lose control tonight/Hit the lights, let the music move you/Lose yourself tonight, come alive/Let the moment take you, lose control tonight.”

Enjoy Selena’s latest song and vid!

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When Beyonce throws a party, she invites some of the best guests.

The 30 year-old diva partied her former Destiny’s Child band mate Kelly Rowland, her sister Solange Knowles and J Cole for the latest video “Party.”

Bey shows off her pre baby bump body with skimpy swimwear in a backyard barbeque full of fun, family and freestyle dancing in the clip.

The vid was shot in August, when Beyonce was just barely 3 months pregnant with her and Jay-Z‘s baby and there is no sign of any baby belly. The “Run The World (Girls)” singer looks amazing.

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Kate Bosworth has done her fair share of ad campaigns over the years; she’s helped hock Revlon, Cotton Inc., Coach and Calvin Klein to name a few.  But her latest project may be her most interesting (or weird, depending on your perspective) yet.  She’s teamed up with Vanessa Bruno on a highly conceptual short film advertising the Paris designer’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection.  Titled LØV, the ad was shot in Slovenia, and has Bosworth looking like nothing less than a Norse goddess.

Take a look at the teaser trailer above, and then click through to see the entire 2:49 short.
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It’s not even Halloween yet, but Justin Bieber is all ready to celebrate Christmas with you.   He’s just released “Mistletoe,” the first single from his upcoming holiday album, Under The Mistletoe.

The album is a mix of holiday standards and original material.  The Biebs told MTV that he selected his own favorite Christmas songs as well as some classics that “everyone loves.”   You’ll hear “Silent Night,” “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” and Mariah Carey‘s signature holiday song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which Mariah and Justin sing as a duet.  Ready to buy it now?  You won’t have to wait long:  Under The Mistletoe drops on November 1.

We’ve got the video for “Mistletoe” after the jump, so just click on through to take a peek.

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Bad boy actor Shia LaBeouf is going to give the make-up artists on his movie set a lot to deal with after getting in a brawl on the streets of Vancouver last night.

TMZ reports that LaBeouf, 25, is in the Canadian city filming Robert Redford‘s latest flick The Company You Keep and has been a regular at Cinema Public House, according to the proprietors.

Last night the actor and another unidentified man got into an argument inside the bar and both were kicked out. After being thrown out, the man, who is shirtless in the video, gets a hold of Shia and delivers a few punches to the actor, including at least one directly to his head.

LaBeouf is balled up on the ground as another man pulls off the shirtless dude. LaBeouf is taken away by a friend who grabs him and another guy who calmly tells him to “lay low.”

Alcohol-fueled arguments were quite the problem for the Transformers actor as RadarOnline reports LaBeouf found himself in confrontations with no less than three different people inside the Cinema Public House that evening.

LaBeouf continues to find himself in one fight or another after indulging in alcohol. He was escorted out of a party in August for getting into a beef with a friend of Marilyn Manson‘s.

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