Britney Spears, Taking Back Sunday Video Worlds Collide Thanks To Director

Chris Marrs Piliero explains why the cat in 'Faith (When I Let You Down)' comes across an Easter egg from 'I Wanna Go.
By Jocelyn Vena


Photo: Warner Bros.

Taking Back Sunday's video for "Faith (When I Let You Down)" is a social commentary about the fleeting nature of Internet fame, as illustrated by a fake cat trying to make it in Hollywood. It also happens to be the latest installment in the kooky videography of music video auteur Chris Marrs Piliero.

"It was an idea that I had floating around in my head, and when I listened to the song ... the meaning of the song clicked in my brain," the director said of the clip, which follows his cheeky video for Britney Spears' "I Wanna Go."

"People just love cat videos," he explained. "And I just thought it would be fun to see what it would like if a cat had the brain to be like, 'Sh--, I'm a big deal.' "

In the video, Taking Back Sunday post a clip of their cat online, and soon "OMG, WTF TBS Cat" goes viral. The cat eventually hops on a bus to L.A. (with a quick nod to Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"), finds fame, disses the TBS guys, fails to make it as an actor, winds up in porn and eventually can't handle the pressure. Then, of course, TBS Cat heads back home.

Was that cat as difficult in real life as he was in the video?

"I was like halfway into the shoot, and he was throwing out demands," Piliero recalled, laughing. "It got to the point where no one was allowed to make eye contact with him on set. I had to sit him down and have a heart to heart with him."

Along with the GNR homage and a few other pop-culture references, the video includes a cute Easter egg for Britney fans: One of TBS cat's discarded audition scripts is for the fantasy Spears sequel, "Crossroads 2: Cross Harder," which is also on the marquee in "I Wanna Go."

"I made the TBS video right after the Britney video," he said. "I felt like the cat could exist in the same world as the 'I Wanna Go' world, so I thought it would be a fun little Easter egg. Also, [frontman] Adam [Lazzara] from TBS texted me after watching the Britney video, and I didn't even realize that during the paparazzi fight when she swings the mic around — that is something that Adam does all the time, which is something I was very conscious of — but I didn't realize the scene happened in front of a store called Keaton's, and his son is called Keaton!"

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Los Angeles

I'm here! I'm here! And I saw my first gang-banger get arrested yesterday so I feel like a total Angeleno.

I'm getting ready to go to the gym (again, like a total Angeleno!) so I will update later about my run-ins with Alexander Skarsgard, Pauly Shore, and Jeremy or Jason London (I'm not sure which one it was and seeing if I could force him to do drugs to find out seemed unfair. Besides, as it turned out, he was telling the truth?)

Anyhoo, I've got a lot to tell you about gardening! (Did you know if you get dirt wet it turns into mud? Yuck.)

And bumpers! (They don't bump off anything... they go, "Scraaaaaaaatch!")

And there's probably more but, again, I have to go because I have to get to the gym!

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Kelly Ripa & Michael Shop & Stroll

Rocking a pair of hot pink shorts, stylish mama Kelly Ripa was spotted out and about in New York City today with her 14-year-old son Michael (July 26).

The beautiful mother and son seemed in the midst of an animated conversation as they strolled - shoe-lover Kelly in her wedge heels, of course - through the city streets.

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Kristen Stewart Drops Out Of Transgender Indie 'K-11'

Film, directorial debut of Stewart's mother, will now feature her brother Cameron.
By Eric Ditzian


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Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Any shot the public had at seeing Kristen Stewart playing a transsexual prisoner with autism is no more. We can't say we're surprised.

The "Twilight" star had long been involved with "K-11," the indie film about a rather unusual family that is set to be the directorial debut of Stewart's mother, Jules. But Variety now reports that as "K-11" finally moves forward after years in development, Bella Swan herself will not be involved in the production.

Stewart's departure marks the second "Twilight" actress to bow out of "K-11": Last year, Nikki Reed dropped out of the film, which both actresses had been involved with since at least 2008. MTV News broke the story on the project that November, when Reed kicked us word of the flick. "It's about a little-known section of the men's county jail," she said at the time. "I'm playing a man, and Kristen's playing a boy."

Though her daughter is no longer part of "K-11," which began filming earlier this month, Jules Stewart will be keeping the project in the family, as Kristen's older brother, Cameron, will be making his feature film debut in the film. He'll be joined by Goran Visnjic ("ER"), D.B. Sweeney ("Hard Ball") and Portia Doubleday ("Youth in Revolt").

In March of last year, before she had wrapped work on the "Twilight" series and signed up for Universal's "Snow White and the Huntsman," the actress was still hoping to take part in "K-11."

"Yeah, totally," Stewart told MTV News at the time. "It's just one of those things where you try and get a movie off the ground that's small.

"I don't know [whether it will get made]. Like, right now it's harder [to get indie films made]," she added. "It just never got legs. I still really hope to do it."

For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.

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Keo Nozari Music Featured on ABC Primetime Special

Pop singer/songwriter/producer and DJ, Keo Nozari, has composed original music to be featured on ABC?s Primetime Nightline: Celebrity Secrets ? Mommywood airing this Wednesday, July 27th at 10pm EST. The work includes creating the theme song for the hour-long special, music Keo co-produced with longtime collaborator Ellis Miah. The show will take a close look at the attitudes [...]

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Christina Aguilera Films New World Hunger Relief PSA

Pitching in for a worthwhile cause, Christina Aguilera lent her voice to the fight against hunger by filming a new PSA for Yum! Brands' World Hunger Relief effort on Tuesday (July 26).

Dressed in a blue top and black pants, the "Voice" coach was surrounded by a group of children holding candles as cameras captured footage to be turned into the PSA launching this fall in KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants worldwide.

With the effort to benefit the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Miss Aguilera tweeted, "Just filmed new PSA for @WldHungerRelief by @yumbrands launching in Sept. Share this and grow the movement! FromHungerToHope.com"

With Christina also serving as an ?Ambassador Against Hunger? for WFP, the Grammy winning singer previously appeared in World Hunger Relief restaurant posters, including a never?seen?before photo of her in Haiti, accompanied by the quote, ?Together, we have the power to save lives and go from hunger to hope."

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Justin Bieber Joins Selena Gomez Onstage

'Had a #greatnight and surprised the people,' Bieber tweeted after California show.
By Jocelyn Vena


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Selena Gomez played a show on Sunday night at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California. And mid-concert, her fans got a big surprise as Gomez's beau, Justin Bieber, took the stage.

Video posted on Celebuzz.com shows Bieber giving his lady love a big hug before launching into an acoustic version of Justin Timberlake's classic breakup ode, "Cry Me a River." He also reportedly sang "Favorite Girl."

Bieber even took to Twitter to tell Gomez that he thought she did a great job onstage. "Had a #greatnight and surprised the people. felt good to be on stage. nothing is changing that. #REAL," he wrote. "@selenagomez u did great tonight. proud of u."

Bieber, who recently revealed that he was taking a bit of a summer break, also added that as nice as it was to be onstage again, he is even more enthusiastic about the new album he's working on. "More excited than ever to get back in the studio and make this #newalbum," he wrote. "Miss the tour and want to give u all new music. #BELIEVE I do this because i love music. #REAL."

Earlier in the weekend, and offered a big "thank you" to her fans on Twitter. "HappyBirthdaySelena is a trending topic," she wrote. "Thank you all so much for a great birthday. Thank you to everyone who sent birthday wishes, I love you all."

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Review: Cybex Aton Infant Car Seat

Courtesy Cybex Buckle up, baby! Whether you’re heading back and forth to the pediatrician?s office or taking a trip to grandma?s, your wee one will likely be in one place ? the infant car seat. And these days, most carriers are designed to go from car to stroller to living room floor in order to [...]

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