Taylor Lautner Talks Kissing Lily Collins In 'Abduction'

'If you're in the moment and you are literally living these characters, you forget about everything else,' he tells MTV News.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


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Taylor Lautner joked with MTV News during Wednesday's "MTV First: Taylor Lautner" interview that kissing his "Abduction" co-star Lily Collins was "so unfortunate."

After laughing off his kissing scenes with the rising star, he admitted that he actually felt quite comfortable getting romantic with her.

"I mean, I think it depends. It depends on the person and your vibe together, 'cause sometimes it can totally be awkward," he explained. "But if you're in the moment and you are literally living these characters, you forget about everything else, then it's fine. It was totally fine."

Recently, Collins spoke to MTV News about her "Twilight"-hunk co-star and had nothing but praise for the 19-year-old actor. She even teased that, while he's not as shirtless in this film as he is in "The Twilight Saga," there are definitely "some steamy moments in the movie."

She added: "There is romance, but it's also partners-in-crime, we're going through everything together."

Lautner said that while the two were relative strangers when they began shooting the action film, Collins became his rock onscreen. "I didn't know her very well. I had met her a couples times, but she blew me away. She was awesome," he explained. "She's extremely talented. Whenever [my character] Nathan crumbles, she has to always be there to support him. And she was."

So what was it like to play someone other than Jacob Black? "It's a great story, it's a great character, there are a lot of great characters, there's a lot of action, it's fun," Lautner said after debuting the "Abduction" trailer on MTV. "Also, I knew it was going to be challenging, so I was looking forward to that."

Check out everything we've got on "Abduction."

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New Britney Spears 'Till The World Ends' Video Hits Web

The re-edited version of the post-apocalyptic party clip features more footage of Spears and her backup dancers showing off their moves.
By Jocelyn Vena


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A dance version of Britney Spears' "Till the World Ends" video has hit the Web just in time for the weekend. The original clip, which premiered earlier this month and got lots of great buzz for Spears, shows the pop vixen leading a wild underground dance party as an apocalyptic storm hits the planet, and the new video features a lot of similar footage with a number of noticeable changes.

One of the most conspicuous differences is that the new "Till the World Ends" clip offers a lengthier peek into some of the sleek moves of Spears' backup dancers. There are definitely more shots of Britney dancing as well, even if sometimes they are obscured in shadow. Interestingly enough, much of the apocalypse storyline has been edited out to make room for those new dancing shots. While the party looks the same, the fact that the world is crashing around them is a nonissue for this version of the Ray Kay-directed video.

Rather than focusing on the impending doom outside, this cut displays all the fun down in Spears' sweaty underground party. As the video closes out, there are shots of her dancers, individually, showing off their skills, intercut with footage of Spears smiling as she sings about getting her party on.

The new clip's ending is entirely different from that of the original. Instead of emerging from her post-apocalyptic party to a sun-drenched world that, well, has not ended, Spears just looks into the camera, still apparently hiding from what is assumed to be some catastrophe that has befallen the Earth. It hints at a darker finish for Spears and her partiers ... maybe in this version the world does end.

"The real music video is best, of course," Ray Kay tweeted on Thursday about his re-edited version of the clip. "But it's fun to watch the choreography too."

Do like like the dance-heavy re-edited version of Britney's "Till the World Ends" video? Let us know in the comments.

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Britney Spears Penned Track For Selena Gomez

A rep for the young Disney star confirms that Spears did write for her.
By Jocelyn Vena


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After some hoopla was made over the fact that Britney Spears didn't write any of the tracks on the U.S. version of Femme Fatale, the songstress is making up for it elsewhere. MTV News has confirmed that Spears wrote a track for Selena Gomez's June album release.

While a rep for Gomez couldn't confirm the name of the song, Ace Showbiz reported last week it is called "Whiplash."

Spears has, in fact, co-written more than a dozen songs for five out of her seven albums over the course of her career. She even helped pen two of her singles, "Everytime" and the Madonna collaboration "Me Against the Music." She also wrote a song called "Scary" for the Japanese version of Femme Fatale.

Gomez has said she's quite a huge Spears fan and told MTV News that she plans to include a Britney Spears tribute on her upcoming summer tour. "We are working on a few cover songs. We are working on a Britney tribute, which I'm so stoked about, 'cause I love Britney. I was like, 'I have to do it.' I wanna do a mash-up of all her songs and just go for it," she said. "We're gonna do a little tribute. We're gonna do her hits, ' ... Baby One More Time,' and then I think we're going to try to incorporate 'Toxic' and that phase. And then we might do some of her recent, new stuff."

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Chris Brown Talks Snapbacks, N.W.A And The New West

'I'm just a product of all that; all the hip-hop that I grew up seeing,' Breezy tells MTV News about the Cali rap scene.
By Rebecca Thomas


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Chris Brown may hail from a little town called Tappahannock in VA, but when it comes to his swag, these days it's L.A. every day for the F.A.M.E. star. Whether he's doing the "Cat Daddy" with Los Angeles trio the Rej3ctz in their colorful clip or teaming up with Compton-born Young Money MC Tyga for the wildly successful Fan of a Fan mixtape, C.Breezy reps for the region.

As we gear up for our New West Week on Monday — MTV News' must-follow series on the upstarts breathing new life into the Left Coast rap landscape, from Odd Future to Dom Kennedy — we spoke to Chris about why he lays his broad-brimmed snapback in La-La Land.

"I been out in L.A. for a while but I think it's just, with me, my style is just me," he said when we asked how he'd been influenced by the City of Angels.

With the exception of standard-bearer Snoop Dogg, energetic efforts from Game and the enduring influence of super-producer Dr. Dre, the West Coast took a backseat in the last decade after the Chronic-fueled dominance of gangsta rap subsided. But although that indelible sound gave way to a scene that's now varied enough to count groups like Black Hippy and Pac Div, as well as Nipsey Hussle and Tyga among its corps, Brown said he was nostalgic for the Chucks-and-Dickies look of Ruthless Records-era N.W.A.

"I'm just a product of all that; all the hip-hop that I grew up seeing ... I'm inspired by everything," the "Look At Me Now" singer said. "And I think fashion kind of goes with me as a creative artist.

"The L.A. scene now is kinda poppin'," he continued. "We brought the snapbacks back ... me and Tyga," he claimed about the trendsetting head gear. "Nobody was really wearing it, it was a handful of people: It was Omarion, it was Tyga, me and Big Sean wearing snapbacks. And we was just really wearing that as our own kind of swag 'cause we were looking at N.W.A and looking at how back in the day they used to have Kris Kross and the whole nine, and we wanted to bring that back for the kids." He quickly added with a laugh, "We ain't taking credit for it, but you know, everybody's wearing 'em now, so we did something good."

Breezy did share the sartorial credit, citing fellow Virginia native Pharrell Williams as another major influence on his Angeleno-tinged style. The N.E.R.D. frontman put his stamp on the hip-hop-meets-skate-punk look early on, eventually launching the Billionaire Boys Club line (Chris was outfitted in the collection when he visited the MTV newsroom).

"I kind of look at Pharrell as one of the advocates of that [look]. I think a lot of kids, whether it be L.A., whether it be New York, a lot of kids modeled after him when he cut that skater/preppy look, then it was Kanye after and [so on]. Pharell was that guy that really set the tone for us as the kids and the generation now."

Starting Monday, stick with us as MTV News turns the spotlight on the New West, the next wave of hip-hop acts helping to restore faith in the L.A. rap scene. From groups like Odd Future to rising MCs like Dom Kennedy, we'll bring you up close and personal to these artists as they carve their own lanes in the post-gangsta rap era. Keep it locked here for the next week for more on the West Coast up-and-comers!-

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WATCH: '16 and Pregnant' Season 3 Trailer

WATCH: '16 and Pregnant' Season 3 Trailer

MTV's 16 and Pregnant, a wildly popular docuseries about dealing with teen pregnancy, has probably (or at least hopefully) helped to prevent some teen viewers from getting themselves into a similar situation.

That is, except for the 10 girls who apparently didn't see the show, and are now starring in their own cautionary tales. Season 3 of the controversial show premieres April 19 at 10 p.m. ET. Based on the below preview, the moms featured on this season are heading down some of the series' well-trodden paths. Some are deciding whether or not to give the baby up for adoption, while others are dealing with disappointed family members -- or reacting to less-than-stellar baby daddies (shocker!). Watch the season 3 preview below:

 

Such pressures have led prior stars, such as Amber Portwood and Jenelle Evans, down a path towards domestic violence. In Evans' case, her outbursts have continue off camera, and have led to ongoing legal woes that could lead to jail time.

Of course, that's just the sort riveting drama that's drawn record numbers of viewers to 16 and Pregnant and its spin-off series Teen Mom. So it's not surprising that, though the trailer doesn't highlight it, we do get glimpses of more violence coming up in season 3. Jennifer Del Rio of Riverview, Fla., loses her temper with her boyfriend, Josh, punching him and later screaming, "Say goodbye to your kids, Josh! You will never see them again!"

But Del Rio's episode comes later. First up is Jordan Ward, a Missouri teen whose boyfriend Brian appears to be a responsible guy (for the time being). The drama in Ward's life comes from her twin sister Jessica, who whines and cries about being neglected now that her sister is preoccupied with baby Noah.

It's always something with this show. You might say that's why they call it a cautionary tale.

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Taylor Lautner Says He's Open To Dating His Fans

Also during 'MTV First' interview, 'Twilight' heartthrob reveals his weakness for Britney Spears songs.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


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The Taylor Lautner interview goods keep on coming! Thanks to our exclusive 30-minute sit-down with Lautner during Wednesday's (April 13) "MTV First: Taylor Lautner," we were able to chat with the "Twilight" heartthrob about a wide variety of hard-hitting subjects. Most important, we got the scoop on — and a sneak peek at the trailer of — his upcoming action thriller "Abduction," co-starring Lily Collins.

Also, thanks to a few very fun questions sent in via Twitter by the most devoted Lautner and MTV fans, we learned that the 19-year-old isn't at all opposed to dating a fan, and that he's a big admirer of Britney Spears.

The Twitter question read: "Would you date a fan?" and Lautner's response likely pleased a lot of people.

"That is a loaded question," he said. "I mean, nobody is excluded in my book," he added with a smile.

Next up, another tweet: "If you guest-starred on 'Glee,' which song would you sing?"

"I'm sure none of my fans would want to hear me sing a song," Lautner responded self-deprecatingly. "But if I had to choose, it would either be 'Oops! ... I Did It Again,' " he revealed. "I don't know why I would just randomly break into that song."

MTV News' Josh Horowitz then mentioned that Britney's having something of a comeback, what with the release of her new Femme Fatale album and all of the buzz about her new music videos, etc., which makes that song choice totally appropriate.

"Yeah, for sure," Lautner agreed. "I love her new album. Yeah, it's cool," he said, adding that he is a fan. "I haven't seen the videos, I have to see the videos, but the songs are great."

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