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1.) Nicki Minaj's cousin was shot and killed on Monday near his home in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood, and police are still investigating the incident. Our hearts go out to Nicki and her family. (PopEater)

2.) Natalie Portman finally revealed the name of her newborn son: Alef, as in, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It's actually pretty normal, as celebrity baby names go! (The Superficial)

3.) Despite rumors that her label was worried the album didn't have enough "hits," Beyoncé's newly released 4 is debuting at No. 1 in countries all over the world, including the U.S., the U.K., France, Ireland, Spain, Singapore and Taiwan. Disrespect her? No, they won't! (Beyoncé Online)

4.) Reese Witherspoon revealed a sliver of a what looked like a pretty sizable stomach tattoo at the beach the other day, and everyone is fuh-reaking out about it. Chillax, guys! It's not like she went all Mike Tyson on her face. (Popeater)

5.) Lady Gaga stylist Nicola Formichetti is claiming W magazine made up a rather nasty quote from him about refusing to style overweight people, but W is standing by their story. We wanna see the receipts! (Jezebel)

6.) It appears that Sinéad O'Connor grew her hair out while none of us were looking. Is it just me or does hair just kinda look wrong on her? Free O'Connor's head! (Buzzfeed)

7.) Our friends over at Flavorwire published a list of 10 of the "Best Music Videos You've Probably Never Seen," and they're not kidding. We've only seen a couple...what about you guys? (Flavorwire)

8.) Tom Cruise had his face painted like a Thundercat at his 49th birthday party because, you know, he's Tom Cruise. If he had a quiet birthday dinner, that might raise some eyebrows. (BuzzFeed)

9.) Several New York pet stores have instituted a ban on drunk puppy-buying after getting fed up with patrons making impulsive purchases right after happy hour, which they later returned (if the pups were lucky). Never thought we'd say this but don't drink and pet shop, people! (Gawker)

10.) Speaking of adorable puppies, here are some photos of dogs on Jet Skis!!! We said DOGS ON JET SKIS!!!! (Buzzfeed)

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Tags 10 Things To Know Now, Beyonce, Natalie Portman, Nicki Minaj, Nicola Formichetti, Reese Witherspoon, Sinead O'Connor, Tom Cruise

When you live in Hollywood, it's never too soon to starting thinking about amassing power—even when you're a toddler. The photo of the all-too-adorable Kingston Rossdale and Ruby Sweetheart Maguire on PinkIsTheNewBlog.com suggests there's plenty of poetential in pre-tween Hollywood for parents to consider how to turn play dates into future empires.

And so, with such a large amount of our fave actors and musicians deciding to procreate, we thought it would be a great idea to start fixing up some of their offspring before the lil' tykes have to grow up and face all the painful, broken-hearted woes of puberty. We're thinking of calling our burgeoning matchmaker company "Young Love." (Pretty brilliant, right?)

In order to stir up business, we thought we'd offer up the first 5 matches free-of-charge. (You're welcome, Joel Madden.)

1. Harlow Madden (daughter of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden) + Bronx Mogli Wentz (son of Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz)

2. Violet Affleck (daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck) + Max Bratman (son of Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman)

3. Ruby Sweetheart Maguire (daughter of Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer) + Kingston Rossdale (son of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale)

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Tags Ashlee Simpson, Christina Aguilera, David Beckham, Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani, Joel-Madden, Katie Holmes, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, Nicole Richie, Pete Wentz, Tom Cruise, Victoria Beckham

Remember when Tom Cruise was a total bad-ass and wore awesome glasses and was in the air force and was a cool bartender who knew how to flip bottles like a bawse and was a total lady killer? Yeah, me either.

Looks like Tommy Boy's trying to stay relevant with the vampire set in his just-leaked New Moon audition tape. And it's pretty painful.

Watch "Tom Cruise" take his Twilight audition to the danger zone. The result: That's a negative, Ghost Rider.

Tags Funny, New Moon, Tom Cruise, Twilight, video

+ Daughtry fans will no doubt be ecstatic to hear the debut of "No Surprise," their first single off the follow-up to their quadruple-platinum debut, on next week's American Idol. (Daughtry Official)

+ Further proving his heterosexuality, Kanye "I'm Not Gay" West was just voted the best dressed rapper of all time by Complex Magazine. You go, girl! (Complex.com)

+ Paula Abdul recounts firsthand how she was tricked into a wacky interview with "Bruno," Sacha Baron Cohen's character from the forthcoming movie of the same name. Come on, Paula. You thought you won "Artist of the Year" in Germany? Really?? (Celebitchy)

+ No Doubt is back in action and kicked of the TODAY show's Summer Concert Series with a live performance of "Spiderwebs." Gwen Stefani looks amazing, per usual. (PopCrunch)

+ Nas and Kelis have announced that they are getting a divorce. This seems like perfect timing since she is like SEVEN months preggers. WTF?? (MTV News)

+ Man, our minds are just getting BLOWN on this dreary Friday... Kelly McGillis (the hot blonde from Top Gun) has just announced she is a LEZBOT?? Talk to me, Goose. Did she catch the "Tom Cruise?" We hear it's a very serious contagion -- even more serious than that Piggy Flu that's been blowin' 'round! (SheWired)

+ Lady GaGa has been touring the world relentlessly since the summer of last year and has now been ordered by record bosses to take the entire month of August off. Time to give the hair bows (not hairbows, but bows made of hair) and umbrellas a break, Lady. (Amy Grindhouse)

Tags American Idol, Bruno, Daughtry, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Kelis, Kelly McGillis, Lady Gaga, Nas, No Doubt, Paula Abdul, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tom Cruise, Top Gun

There were so many amazing videos this year that we decided to commemorate our fave three by doing a mini Buzzworthy Countdown. (Sorta like MTV's Best of 2008 lists, except shorter!) Read on to find out my #2 pick for 2008, and stay tuned for #1 coming atcha later on this week!

I'm not gonna lie: I put an insane, almost-embarrassing amount of thought into choosing my second most-favorite video of 2008. But here's the thing: although I knew I wanted hip-hop, the more I carefully weighed my options, the more it started to seem as though I had an ulterior motive behind every single pick.

Take, for instance, Kanye West's "Stronger," which very nearly made the cut -- until I started being honest with myself, and admitted that my favoritism had less to do with 'Ye's powerful cinematography and more to do with the fact that I worship the line "Since O.J. had Isotoners." Genius!

Then I went through a brief Ludacris "What Them Girls Like" phase (before deciding my objectivity was compromised by my Chris Brown obsession), duly dismissed T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" (in retrospect, it was sorta hokey), and then, feeling equal parts decisive/mad with power, rejected Estelle's "American Boy" (too jet lag-inducing), Lil Wayne's "A Milli" (too venereal disease-y) and N.E.R.D.'s "Everyone Nose" (it makes me have to pee) in quick, rapid-fire succession.

Which left me ... right back where I started ... at which point, I decided 'Screw the whole moral superiority thing,' and picked Flo Rida's "Low" because it reminded me of the bald, fat-suit-wearing Tom Cruise dancing scene from Tropic Thunder. Enjoy the flashback.

+ Missed my #3 pick? Get up to speed now, plus find out which video my editor/partner-in-crime Tamar Anitai chose as her third fave.

Tags Chris Brown, Estelle, Flo Rida, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, N.E.R.D., T.I., Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder

+ Britney Spears is about to be back on top with her new LP -- but that doesn't mean everyone's lining up to work with her. "She's not at the top of my list," admits self-professed girl-kisser Katy Perry, who sez she'd much rather collaborate with the likes of John Legend. (E! Online)

+ Meanwhile, the Pussycat Dolls would LOVE to collab with Brit Brit. Er, again. Hey, maybe this time, Britney's scenes will actually make it past the cutting room floor! (Angry Ape)

+ Did Tom "Couch-Jumpin'" Cruise SERIOUSLY just give Spencer Pratt marital advice? Seriously?? (Hills: Live After Show)

+ Depressions are depressing! Which is why Diddy has decided to scale back his bling until after the rest of the country can afford to pay their electric bill. Awww. (Remote Control)

+ Hilary Duff and Mandy Moore have found an ingenious way to combine our hatred of cancer ... and our love of 18 karat gold jewelry. (WXYZ)

+ Taylor Swift continues to insist that she's totally, 100% O-V-E-R Joe Jonas. Yep, because nothing says "I'm single and fabulous!" quick incessantly talking about your ex. (MTV News)

+ One-time Brit-pop rivals Blur and Oasis are reportedly reuniting next summer in London's Hyde Park. Um, finally! (NME via Scandalist)

+ Crazy caps lock-lovin' Kanye West confirms MTV News' report that Will.i.am will be "PRODUCING ON U2'S NEXT ALBUM." (MTV - UK)

Tags Blur, Britney Spears, Diddy, Hilary Duff, Joe Jonas, John Legend, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Mandy Moore, Oasis, Pussycat Dolls, Spencer Pratt, Taylor Swift, Tom Cruise, U2, Will.i.Am