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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Meghan McCain keeps herself covered but has a few juicy reveals for Playboy in the upcoming issue.

The political columnist, blogger and daughter of former presidential hopeful Senator John McCain answers 20 questions for the magazine and doesn’t shy away from telling people what she thinks.

On Bristol Palin‘s accusations that Meghan and her mom Cindy, were pampered (in her biography Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far, Palin wrote “I’d never seen people with so much Louis Vuitton luggage, so many cell phones, and so many constant helpers to do hair and makeup.”): “That girl biffed it fast, totally took off. All that stuff she wrote was a total lie. I have, like, one Louis Vuitton purse. She’s just young and confused and was thrust into all this. The media aren’t kind to her. But once someone signs up for Dancing With the Stars, it’s hard to sympathize.”

On sex, gay rumors and friendships with Tila Tequilla & Rachel Maddow: “Honey, you’re nobody unless you have a gay rumor about you. I’ve been hit on by women from time to time, and it might simplify my life if I were gay, but no. Rachel and Tila are just great people.”

“I’d be the first person to tell the world I was gay. I’m not private about anything. I think you should live how you should live. But I’m strictly d*ckly. I can’t help it. I love sex and I love men.”

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The vampire trend in movies isn’t over but Dark Shadows is a completely different vibe.

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton team up again for a campy, humorous version of the bloodsucking mythology that was once a nighttime soap opera.

Depp plays Barnabas Collins, a vampire who is cursed for two hundred years and wakes up in the 70s to find a world he doesn’t recognize. Funky clothes and an even funkier soundtrack set the mood for the film’s dark humor.

Costarring Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Eva Green and Helena Bonham Carter, Dark Shadows opens May 11th.

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George Clooney and his father, Nick Clooney were arrested today in Washington D.C. at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy.

The Descendants star was part of a group that included religious leaders, human rights activists and four Congress members – Al Green, Jim McGovern, Jim Moran and John Oliver – that were taken in to custody after defying a police order to move off of the Embassy’s private property.

In an effort to call attention to what they say is Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir‘s blockade of humanitarian aid and the continued slaughter of his own people, Clooney said it was time for the government to bring it to an end.

“This is for the government in Khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children,” the 50 year-old actor said as he was being taken away.

“Stop raping them and stop starving them. That’s all we ask.”

Clooney’s rep released a statement on the actor and his father’s involvement in the protest:

“They were protesting the violence committed by the government of Sudan on its own innocent men, women and children. They were demanding they allow humanitarian aid into the country before it becomes the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.”

Clooney testified before Congress on Wednesday and has met with president Barack Obama over the situation in the Sudan.

The actor was taken into custody by the Secret Service and will be charged with disorderly crossing of a police line, a misdemeanor.

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Russell Brand is sick of the paparazzi and he wanted to make sure the unsuspecting office windows of New Orleans know it.  The actor, who is in New Orleans filming a movie, got himself in a bit of trouble this week when he decided a photographer went just a little too far.

On Monday, Brand evidently snatched an iPhone from a paparazzo, who was taking his picture, and threw it through the window of a local law firm.  The photographer filed charges for criminal damages amounting to $700, and a warrant was issued for Brand’s arrest.

Ever the responsible citizen, Brand turned himself in to the New Orleans Police on Thursday.  He was booked and released shortly thereafter.  He also paid $240 to the law firm whose window he smashed.   Presumably he can afford to replace the guy’s iPhone, too, so why the charges?   Is the pap just trying to make a point because he can?

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James Van Der Beek is feeling sky high after becoming a dad again.

The former Dawson’s Creek actor and his wife Kimberly, welcomed a son on Tuesday afternoon.

“Had my first son this morning… well, actually, my wife had him. I just caught him. Wow. Heart expanding way faster than my brain,” Van Der Beek tweeted.

“If you could bottle up and distribute this feeling, I swear there’d be no more war. #fatherhood”

James and Kimberly tied the knot in August of 2010. The couple are parents to 17 month-old daughter Olivia and the couple were delighted to add a boy to their family.

Van Der Beek’s new TV show, Don’t Trust The B…. in Apt 23, will premiere on April 11th on ABC.

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Charlize Theron is a new mom!

The Young Adult actress has kept her parenthood aspirations under the radar (good for her!) and has adopted a son.

“Charlize Theron has adopted a child.  She is the proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson,” her rep confirmed to US Weekly.

No further details were released officially but a source close to the actress tells the magazine the child is from the US (other outlets are reporting the child is from her native South Africa) and is African-American.

The 36 year-old Oscar winning actress split from her long-time partner, Stuart Townsend, in 2010 but said she was still interested in becoming a mom.

“I want a baby. If it would happen tomorrow I would still be very happy about it,” she said to Germany’s In Touch magazine.

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It’s the end of the road for one of Hollywood’s cutest couples.

Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth announced they are splitting after 11 years of marriage.

The Twilight Breaking Dawn actor and Beverly Hills, 90210 alum released a statement through their reps:

“While we have decided to end our marriage, we both share the same deep love and devotion to our children. We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together. We ask for privacy and respect during this time,” People reports.

There is speculation that Facinelli, 38, may have had an affair, ending their union.

“Peter had been seeing another woman for quite some time,” Perez Hilton quotes a source as saying about the split. “They tried to make it work for the sake of their children and Jennie played housewife for as long as she could but finally had enough.”

No other parties have come forward and identified themselves as the “other woman” so it’s also possible Garth and Facinelli just grew apart.

Facinelli and Garth, 39, met in 1996 and married in 2001. They have three daughters: Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 5 years-old.

Facinelli will return to Showtime’s Nurse Jackie for the fourth season and has The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opening later this year.

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The fiercely funny Sofia Vergara is going to take a shot at Saturday Night Live‘s hosting gig on April 7th.

This will be the Emmy-nominated Vergara’s first crack as host.

The Modern Family star and Pepsi and CoverGirl spokesmodel will take the lead at Studio 8H with musical guest One Direction.

The British tween boy-band who appeared on the UK’s X Factor, is another first-time appearance for SNL.

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