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Week in Viral Videos

The World's Brainiest Call Girl

Week in Red Carpet

Levi Johnston's Playgirl Spread Published

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Week in Viral Videos

By The Daily Beast Video

From a Sarah Palin media blitz to a Robert Pattinson tantrum, a controversial Gap ad to a cat’s run in with the fuzz, watch the buzziest viral videos of the week.

The World's Brainiest Call Girl

By Olivia Cole

This week a research scientist was unmasked as Belle de Jour, the inspiration for Showtime's Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Olivia Cole on a sex scandal's happy ending.

Week in Red Carpet

By The Daily Beast

Christina Ricci works the angles in Alexander McQueen, Abbie Cornish stuns in violet, and Zoe Saldana goes long and lacy. VIEW OUR GALLERY of the best looks of the week.

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Levi Johnston's Playgirl Spread Published

By The Daily Beast

The father of Sarah Palin's grandson stripped down for the magazine, but sadly, though there are shots of his bare backside, Johnston offered no full-frontals.

Chris Pizzello / AP Photo

News Reel - The Word On Entertainment

New Moon Sets Opening-Day Record

Twilight sequel pulled in $72.7 million Friday.

Nov 21, 2009

Fans Rage over Justin Bieber

Unruly fans force teen star to cancel gig.

Nov 20, 2009

Miley’s Tour Bus Driver Killed

Singer was not involved in accident.

Nov 20, 2009

Levi Johnston's Playgirl Spread Published

20 photos feature Palin baby-daddy in shower.

Nov 21, 2009

NYU Dorm Spies on Jude Law

Students who live next to actor often gawk.

Nov 20, 2009

Hipster Grifter Freed From Prison

Released after six months in Salt Lake City.

Nov 20, 2009

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Red Carpet - Who, Where & What They Wore

GQ's Men of the Year
Hollywood’s hottest, including Jamie King, January Jones, and Olivia Wilde, attend GQ’s Men of the Year party in LA.

Tribute to Tim Burton
Johnny Depp, Brooke Shields and the Olsen twins paid tribute to Tim Burton at the MOMA Art Film Benefit on Tuesday night.

Big Apple Screening
View our gallery of Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Blake Lively at the NYC premiere of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee.

Going Country
Nicole Kidman joins husband Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and other musicians on the red carpet at the Country Music Awards.

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Behind the Scenes of New Moon

Twilight Exclusive

New Moon’s screenwriter takes The Daily Beast exclusively through its buzziest scenes. Plus, the vampire economy, craziest tattoos, and the Rob Pattinson craze.

Oprah's 20 Best Moments

From Tom Cruise's couch-jumping to talking about Kate Winslet's breasts, WATCH VIDEO of Oprah's classic moments.

Week in Culture

This week, Penelope Cruz showed her dark side and Taylor Swift became a greeting card. VIEW OUR GALLERY for the best in music, film, TV, and art.

Tim Burton’s Twisted Art

The modern master of the macabre is celebrated with a MoMA retrospective of his wonderfully warped paintings, sculptures, and drawings. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

Live from Victoria's Secret

From the world's hottest models in lingerie to a concert by the Black Eyed Peas, The Daily Beast goes inside the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

The Right Dumps Carrie

Now that sex tapes of Carrie Prejean have surfaced, Jacob Bernstein reports the handlers who fueled her rise now see her as retroactive to their cause.