Beyonce Records Video For Michelle Obama

Bey reads personal letter to the first lady in a video for President Obama's re-election campaign.
By Nadeska Alexis

<P><MTVNLINK type="artist" id="1236911">Beyoncé</MTVNLINK> has never been shy about her admiration for Michelle Obama. In April, she dedicated a note to the first lady via her website, heavy with praise, and this week, Bey delivered the message aloud, in a new video that supports President Obama's re-election campaign.</P><P>"I wrote a letter to the first lady because I wanted her to know that I'm very grateful for everything she's done for our country and also for women around the world," Beyonc&#233; says as she introduces the clip.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Beyonce Gets Back To Business, Kicks Off Summer!" id="vid:785342" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>During the brief video, the camera cuts from the singer as she begins to read the note, and a set of photos showing Mrs. Obama hard at work and hanging with her family begins to play. "Michelle is the ultimate example of a truly strong African-American," Beyonc&#233; reads as the photos scroll by. "She is a caring mother, she's a loving wife, while at the same time she is the first lady!"</P><P>When Beyonc&#233; originally posted the handwritten note on her site in April, the FLOTUS respond via Twitter, writing, "Thank you for the beautiful letter and for being a role model who kids everywhere can look up to."</P><P>Beyonc&#233; cemented her relationship with Michelle Obama last year, when she teamed up with the first lady to help promote the "Let's Move!" campaign, which targeted childhood obesity. According to Obama, Bey reworked her single "Get Me Bodied" into "Move Your Body," without even being asked, and she was happy to film an accompanying video for the song.</P><P>When Beyonc&#233; made her return to the stage over Memorial Day weekend with a series of concerts at Revel Resorts &#8212; her first since baby Blue Ivy was born &#8212; the first lady made a trip to Atlantic City along with her two daughters to catch the show and later praised Beyonc&#233; for her performance.</P><P>During a May interview with <i>People,</i> the first lady expressed just how much she liked the singer. "If I had some gift, I'd be Beyonc&#233;," she said. "I'd be some great singer."</P>

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Lindsay Lohan Lawyer Says Actress Was 'Certainly Not Intoxicated' Before Arrest

'She was clear [and] lucid, her eyes were clear,' lawyer Mark Heller says of Lohan's condition before her arrest for assault on Thursday.
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Usher Brings 2012 BET Awards To A 'Climax'

R&B crooner let his vocals do the dancing with a simple, stripped-down performance.
By Kelley L. Carter

<P>With two spotlights shining down on him, a sleeveless <MTVNLINK type="artist" id="1270">Usher</MTVNLINK> belted out the first notes of his summer hit, "Climax," at Sunday's 2012 BET Awards.</P><P>The R&B crooner stood center stage, wearing all black, save for a pair of hot-colored shoes, and sang the ballad with the electro-beat from his seventh studio album, <i>Looking 4 Myself,</i> in front of a live band. Some wicked, black-and-white animation danced behind him on a large screen that backlit the auditorium.</P><P>This was the first time Usher has performed at the awards show since 2010, where he also sang another ballad, "There Goes My Baby," from his <i>Raymond v. Raymond</i> album.</P><P> </P><P>The Sunday night (July 1) performance came in the first half-hour of the show and was apropos, considering that Usher's latest studio album is topping <i>Billboard</i>'s charts for the second week in a row (and his fourth #1-debuting album in a row). The dance-friendly album was just released last month. "Climax" hit #17 on the singles chart, while second track "Scream" has peaked at #13.</P><P>For his BET Awards performance, the multiplatinum, multi-Grammy-winning R&B singer kept it fairly muted. Save for a few quick microphone movements, he let his vocals dance during the performance. Even his attire was muted compared to what we've seen Usher turn out at awards shows in years past; a lone, shiny timepiece decorated his wrist.</P><P>Usher concluded his performance with a quick wave of his hand to the fans down in front.</P><P><b>Stick with MTV News as we bring you all the scoop from the 2012 BET Awards, including winners and must-see performances!</b></P>

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Jessica Biel Talks Decapitated Dolls on "Conan"

Exuding that newlywed glow, Jessica Biel stopped by "Conan" to talk about her new movie "Playing for Keeps" on Wednesday (November 29).

The "7th Heaven" star looked radiant in red in a short sleeveless dress while she laughed with the hilarious host. During the chat, the 30-year-old actress talked about movies and her tomboy youth.

After Conan reveals that "Goonies" was shot in the same theater where he tapes, she exclaims, "That is one of my absolute favorite movies. I grew up with that movie and movies like 'Stand by Me,' 'E.T.,' basically just all the cool boy adventure movies."

Admitting she did have dolls, Jessica says, "I had Barbies for a minute, but they didn't really stick around very long. I ended up mutilating them - pulling their heads off, cutting off all their hair, dying them with markers and sticking them on the Christmas tree lights. And they'd like up like these demonic heads."

After the show, she tweeted, "Of all the red headed 6'4" Irishmen that I know, @conanobrien is definitely my favorite. Happy to be on tonight." Watch the interview below.

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Eve On Dr. Dre: I Didn't 'Like Being Told What To Do'

Eve tells 'RapFix Live' about her split with Aftermath and her relationship with the Good Doctor.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway


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Halle Berry & Gabriel Aubry Reach ?Amicable Agreement?

Is the custody war over? After an ongoing bitter battle in court and a violent brawl outside her house on Thanksgiving Day, Halle Berry and her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry seem to have called a truce.

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