How does this Cosmopolitan cover make you feel? Icky? It makes me feel icky. At 19 (nearly 20), Selena Gomez is a legal adult, sure. But her face… she just looks SO young. She looks about 12 years old, and the idea of a 12-year-old on the cover of Cosmo, looking so busty and “grown up”… it’s icky. CB just pointed out that Dakota Fanning was Cosmo’s cover girl last month – I don’t understand why Cosmo is putting these girl-women on their covers?

Now, I always like Selena more when she speaks. She’s a smart, interesting young woman… who just happens to be dating Justin Bieber. And she handles it with some grace, and maybe a little bragging…?

Selena on dating Justin Bieber: “I’m just like every 19-year-old girl. If you’re in love, you’re in love to the fullest, and you just want to go to the movies, hang out, and be as normal as possible. I’m fortunate that I’ve found someone who has that philosophy.”

Is this about Nick Jonas? “I was in a relationship previously where I had to hide everything and it wasn’t my choice,” she told Cosmo. “I had to go through different exits and take separate cars and do the craziest things, and it just really wasn’t worth it. It was like a year of my life completely wasted.”

[From Cosmo via The Mail & Hollywood Life]

I had forgotten that Selena dated Nick Jonas – was Nick her only other boyfriend before The Bieb? I think the chances are pretty good that she’s talking about Nick, which just goes to show you – dating a Jonas brother is NEVER a good idea. Those boys have serious girl issues. As for Selena and her “philosophy” of dating… whatever. I just hope the Bielibers don’t hurt her one of these days.

Cover courtesy of Cosmo, additional pics by WENN.

Remember back in the day (1996, to be precise) when everyone was awfully surprised that Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg wasn’t just a goofy rap star and could actually act? He convincingly showed off his menacing side in Fear before playing a pr0n star in Boogie Nights and then moved onto starring in studio tentpoles and an array of mostly mindless action movies. Well, Justin Bieber has reportedly decided that Mark is a great role model in the career department (as opposed to, say, the talking about 9/11 department). Biebs wants to be the next Marky Mark!

In retrospect, this news shouldn’t be too terribly surprising. After all, Mark showed us his Calvins, and Bieber has been showing us his boxer shorts for far too long already. Bieber also already has a wee bit of television experience (most famously getting killed on “CSI”) and has appeared in his own faux-biopic, which I like to call The Origin Story of a Dipsh-t. Now Bieber thinks he has what it takes to buy the rights for a Fear remake and star in it himself. Have mercy:

It is no secret that, like many pop stars before him, Justin Bieber has acting aspirations, having already appeared on the TV series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Cubed.” He also appeared, as himself, in the 2011 concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.

[W]e’ve been told that Bieber has been mulling over a number of feature ideas, and instead of looking to someone like Britney Spears for guidance in this department, he is looking to build off the career model of teeny bopper/rapper-turned-Oscar nominated actor Mark Wahlberg, [and it's] Marky Mark’s dark R rated thriller Fear that has caught the attention of Justin Bieber.

There are currently no plans to remake Fear, released by Universal Pictures in 1996. But Justin Bieber is rumored to be obsessed with the movie, which finds Mark Wahlberg playing the psychotic boyfriend of Reese Witherspoon, who torments both her and her family. Throughout the course of its runtime, his David McCall rapes a young woman played by Alyssa Milano, beheads a beloved family pet, carves tattoos into his chest, breaks the neck of a family friend, beats himself up, and threatens to shoot Justin Bieber’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation co-star William Petersen (see the connection there?) point blank in the top of the head. Not to mention the most iconic scene, where he fingers Reese on a roller coaster to the tune of The Sunday’s Wild Horses.

Bieber is said to be eyeing the role in a proposed remake, hoping that it will give his image and career the same edge it gave Mark Wahlberg back in 1996, a time when most thought of the actor as a one hit wonder who would quietly disappear. Mark Wahlberg was 25 at the time he made Fear. Justin Bieber will turn 18 this March.

It is believed that Bieber will pursue the rights to remaking Fear, using the film as his launching board into feature film acting. Though, its being speculated that this new Fear will most likely be tamed down for a PG-13 rating, and that it will closely resemble the thrillers and remakes currently being produced by Sony’s Screen Gems division.

[From Movieweb]

Here’s the trailer for the original Fear starring Marky Mark and Reese Witherspoon. I’ll be honest here and admit that this movie scared the living crap out of me:

If Justin thinks he can pull off a remake and truly be the next Mark Wahlberg, well, good luck to the kid for at least recognizing that his pop star career won’t last forever. Can Bieber actually pull a Wahlberg in terms of acting talent though? I doubt it, but if Biebs wants any shot at all, maybe he ought to bulk up a bit beforehand. Here are more photos of Bieber hitting the beach in Cabo earlier this month.

In further tales of grand delusion, here some photos from this weekend of Justin arriving in Miami while his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, touched down in Puerto Rico. Both of them kid their faces like little divas. On a related note, Selena has commenced complaining about the trappings of fame and has started talking about how maybe she’d like to retire at the ripe old age of 19. Well, at least she’s not making silly claims of wanting to be a laundress like Michelle Williams did. Yet.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Well, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber are still going strong, thanks in part to Justin already blowing $1 million on his lady, and the two have even adopted a puppy together. Still, the Bieb doesn’t make the deal any less uneasy by telling everyone that he wants to be a young dad. And even though many of you gleefully hoped that Biebs had in fact become a very young dad by way of groupie Mariah Yeater, that possibility has fallen by the wayside. In the aftermath of that scandal, the Enquirer has heard from a friend of the couple who says that Selena wants Justin to realize that she’s in it for the long haul. Her alleged tactic to do so will be a Christmas proposal to Justin:

Justin Bieber is going to find a big surprise “Under the Mistletoe” — an engagement ring from his girlfriend Selena Gomez!

The 19-year-old Disney star knows a proposal will show Justin, who was recently hit with an ugly paternity lawsuit, that she’ll always stand by him, sources say.

“Selena is crazy about Justin, and she hates seeing him so upset over the paternity allegations,” a friend revealed. “He’s been on edge thinking Selena might leave him, so she wants to get him a ring to show that she’s with him for the long haul.”

The 17-year-old “Baby” singer’s world turned upside down in October when Mariah Yeater, 20, of San Diego, Calif., filed a hand-signed affidavit claiming he fathered her now 4-month-old son when the two had a sexual romp after a sold-out show at Los Angeles’ Staples Center last year. Bieber denies the woman’s claims.

Since then, Justin as been talking about starting a family with Selena, but as THE ENQUIRER has reported, family and friends are begging them to slow down their relationship.

The two have dated for 11 months, and Selena plans to give Justin the ring in front of his family in Canada over the holidays, says the source.

“Even Justin’s mom Pattie is in on the secret,” the source added.

“Pattie thinks Justin is talking about having kids partly because he’s afraid of losing Selena. But if Selena proposes, Pattie thinks Justin will feel more secure, and she’ll be able to talk them into putting off a wedding and kids.”

[From Enquirer, print edition, December 19, 2011]

Meanwhile, the Mail has a bunch of photos of the couple on a romantic vacation and claims that Justin and Selena are in fact celebrating their one-year anniversary by being gross again, this time in Mexico:

Life is a beach for Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez, who are celebrating their year anniversary on a romantic Mexico getaway. The amorous pair shared a lingering kiss on the golden sands in Cabo yesterday, before cooling off in the ocean and making a splash on a pair of jet skis.

Putting the drama of recent weeks behind them – which has seen Justin accused of fathering a lovechild – the happy couple sipped on pink smoothies as they topped up their tans. Selena, 19, looked stunning in an aqua blue bikini while 17-year-old Justin went topless, donning a pair of cut off denims.

While the couple are in the resort for a wedding, Bieber fans can relax as it isn’t their own. Selena and her pop sensation beau landed in Mexico on Tuesday, ahead of a close friend’s private wedding, according to TMZ.

Selena sparked rumours the couple were engaged by wearing a ring on her engagement finger earlier today but her representative has told Us Weekly that the pair are not engaged and Justin has not proposed.

[From Daily Mail]

Selena’s figure in the Mail’s photos is absolutely smashing, but it’s strange because the Mail also made a huge deal of her wearing spanx under her Jingle Ball outfit last week. Mostly, I think she was only trying to make sure that her underwear didn’t show underneath that very short dress, which I can appreciate.

Note also that the Mail takes great pains to state that Justin hasn’t proposed, but that doesn’t mean that Selena won’t jump the gun and do it herself because, essentially, she’s still drinking the tween Kool-Aid and thinks that Justin is the hottest thing ever. Also, she makes plenty of her own money to buy Justin an engagement ring (you know he’d wear it) and has yet to waste it in manner of the next M.C. Hammer on silly crap like the custom-made Batmobile below, which actually came before the $160,000 car that his mommy grounded him for buying. If he gets married, then mommy can’t ground him anymore, right? Still, a bad idea. Any starter marriage that can be prevented should be wholeheartedly discouraged.

Photos courtesy of Fame

Widdle Justin Bieber took a paternity test last Friday to put to rest a 20 year-old woman’s claim that he’s the father of her four month-old baby, the ironically-named Trystan. Bieber’s accuser, Mariah Yeater, seems to have made up a story about a quickie in a bathroom following a Bieber concert last fall, and maybe we’ll soon find out whether that’s the case or not. I have the feeling that Yeater’s legal team will fight to have the DNA results sealed while Justin’s will want the results to be known because they’re assuming their client will be exonerated. We’ll see, though. A lot of you still find Yeater’s story credible. Here’s part of Radar’s report on this:

Justin Bieber has taken a DNA test to prove that he isn’t the father of Mariah Yeater’s son, RadarOnline.com has confirmed.

“Justin took a DNA test on Friday night. The whole process lasted less than 10 minutes,” a source close to the teen singer tells RadarOnline.com. “It’s an extremely reputable facility, and there are surveillance cameras everywhere to ensure tests are done with integrity and can’t be compromised. Justin’s test should be processed and completed by the end of the week. It’s time for Mariah to put up or shut up, and submit the baby to a test.”

A source says that Yeater’s side is unaware of the test having been taken, which, they assert doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened but, they claim if it was then it wasn’t done in conjunction with their requests.

Mariah’s camp wanted certain controls in place for the testing. Yeater’s lawyer, Jeffrey Leving told RadarOnline.com last week, “A DNA test has already been agreed to and now it’s about negotiating time and place. Our team is dealing directly with him, Justin’s lawyer. The only issue is is he the father? Get the DNA test and the case is over. It’s simple.”

When asked what kind of controls he would want over the DNA test, Leving told RadarOnline.com: “Chain of custody. Watching it with my own eyes, I’d feel safe.”

Leving also said he would like it videotaped from collection to transportation.

Bieber has said once the paternity test proves he isn’t the father of the baby, he plans on suing Yeater and her attorneys.

[From Radar]

It sounds like Yeater was hoping for a payoff to go away quietly and that it didn’t quite turn out as she expected.

Bieber did a radio interview yesterday in which he very briefly addressed the paternity suit. That’s at about 8:20 into the video below. When a DJ said that he would have wanted unprotected sex at that age too, Biebs didn’t say anything about it, but that was after another DJ told him not to answer it at all. He looks embarassed and smiled as he said “I’m not trying to get down like that.” Then they changed the subject and asked him to rap some Tupac lyrics. He was actually decent at it.

Did you see these photos of Justin Bieber bending over and showing his pink underwear? In an interview with Ellen last week, Selena Gomez said she couldn’t get him to pull his pants up when Ellen asked her about it. In that radio interview, Bieber sort-of admitted that he occasionally wears women’s jeans, and said that Lil Wayne does it too. At least we know he’s not wearing women’s underwear.

Here’s the interview with Bieber. [via ONTD] At 1:18 into the video he talks about renting the entire Staples center for a date with Selena. “She was talking about how she wanted to see Titanic. She hadn’t seen it since she was a little girl… We were like fighting a little bit… we ended up being cool and everything was great. I really wanted to take her somewhere special, so I took her to the Staples Center, and we had dinner in the middle of the Staples Center… you gotta treat a woman right.” He didn’t address whether he was comped the use of the Staples center, as has been reported. When you’re a famous millionaire, you can stage much more impressive dates and buy incredibly expensive presents. Selena is looking over it though.

Here are Justin and Selena out at iHop in Encino yesterday. Look at his pants! That’s his custom-made “Batmobile.” Credit: Fame and WENN.com

Selena Gomez, 19, went old school glam at the American Music Awards last night in silver satin Armani. She paired this stunning dress with Jimmy Choo heels that were a little too much, in my opinion. Gomez is vamping it up so much that she should have let this clingy dress with the deep neckline work its magic with some understated shoes. Still, her look is killer and I love her perfectly waved sideswept hair and elegant makeup. This is one glamorous, sophisticated look.

I can’t say as much for Selena’s date, her boyfriend widdle Justin Bieber. He looks like he overdid the pomade on his way to a meeting of the He-Man Woman Hater’s Club. (He’s Alfalfa and still plays the overeager boyfriend role.) Why is it that no matter what this kid does with his hair he still looks like a little twerp?

Bieber may have already taken a paternity test to put to rest a 20 year-old woman’s claim that he fathered her four month-old son. Bieber’s manager said last Thursday that his client was set to take the test the next day, Friday. Bieber’s accuser, Mariah Yeater, claims that she had a quickie with Bieber in a bathroom following a concert in Los Angeles last fall. Yeater’s story quickly fell apart when she was interviewed and seemed unable to remember basic details of that night. TMZ also uncovered texts in which Yeater stated that her baby was fathered by another man, an ex boyfriend. During her pregnancy she accused yet another man of fathering the baby. So it looks like the only woman for Justin is Selena. I would say “awww,” but it still kind of creeps me out.

Photo credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures and Apega/WENN.com

Madame Tussauds often creates wax figures that are eerily close to the originals. They have this whole process that’s similar to how Avatar was filmed where they put little dots on people’s faces and map out their features to get them just right. (At least that’s what I assumed after hearing Jane Lynch describe how they created her figure.) You can tell they do that with figures like this recent one from Kate Winslet, which looks like her creepy doppelgangey. Sometimes, though, they get it ridiculously, hilariously bad. It’s like they assign inept apprentices to do lesser celebrities. Remember Kim Kardashian’s wax figure, or Alicia Keys‘? Well here’s Selena Gomez, which our friends at Evil Beet are comparing to plastic surgery victim Jocelyn Wildenstein.

It looks like all these bad waxworks are from the Madame Tussauds in New York, which must have a wax artist who just can’t get it right.

They put the Selena Gomez figure next to her boyfriend, Justin Bieber. Look at his eyelashes and goofy hair! At least the wax version of The Biebs isn’t as bad as this one from Spain with the giant neck. Ha!

The best photos are of the Bieber fans kissing on him and throwing shade on Selena. Check out the chick throwing the double bird!

Here’s the real Selena for comparison:

Credit: Diane Cohen/Fame pictures and WENN.com

Last night, the MTV Europe Music Awards were held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I’ve already subjected you to Katy Perry’s 1950s-inspired, faux bobby-soxer, day-glo nightmare. Now here’s Lady Gaga, who struggled to hold all four of her awards (Best Song; Best Video; Best Female; and Biggest Fans) in her tiny little arms while wearing what I can only describe as a space-age chain mail getup. Here’s a clearer look at the dress itself, which is almost entirely see-thru but does take care to protect Gaga’s (nonexistent) modesty with some flesh-colored nip guards:

And of course, most of her ass was showing too. Sitting down in this dress must have made her cheeks look like Belgian waffles:

Justin Bieber took some time away from his enduring paternity drama to grab a few awards — Best Pop and Best Male — which goes to show everyone that European teens have equally horrific taste in teen idols as their American counterparts:

Meanwhile, Selena Gomez didn’t walk the pink carpet with her boyfriend, but that doesn’t mean anything. She was on hand to host the event and, from all accounts, performed her duties in a competent fashion while wearing a frou-frou mini-dress:

From the front, Selena’s dress was nothing more than a fussy affair, but it got a whole lot more interesting with a lovely back view:

Meanwhile, Bar Refaeli looked utterly disinterested (with hair to match) while wearing a hideous mullet dress. It seems like Bar really could’ve rocked this dress without the extra fabric hanging down behind:

Bar’s dilemma only grew worse when she poufed out the mullet, which someone really should’ve accidentally detached by stepping upon it:

Meanwhile, Hayden Panettiere was on hand to present Best Song and, while onstage, was interrupted by a fully nude male streaker. You can see the (obviously NSFW) video here. Hayden didn’t feign surprise very convincingly at the sight of her naked companion, and she also made the grave error of wearing a glorified Rorschach blot:

Jersey also represented by sending Jenni “J-Woww” Farley and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. All things considered, Snooki looks pretty good here, and I appreciate that her rack isn’t hanging out all over the place. As for J-Woww, this one-shouldered, shapeless dress was weighed down by her girls and does nothing to flatter her otherwise (bolt-ons notwithstanding) amazing figure:

Then there was Jessie J, who I simply don’t understand. She wore no less than three equally hideous outfits for the event:

David Hasselhoff must have a contractual agreement to appear every year at the EMAs. Fortunately and by all reports, he wasn’t drunk this time. Unlike in 2009. Go Hoff!

Photos courtesy of WENN and Fame

Birth control. That’s all I think about whenever I look at photos of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. I don’t have any strong feelings for or against Justin and Selena as a couple – I think they’re cute at times, and sometimes they’re kind of weird and gross. But mostly I’m just happy that they’ve found each other and they make each other happy, and mostly I just hope that they’re using really good birth control. I have my fingers crossed that Selena is on the pill, or maybe Depo Provera. No, I don’t think birth control is only the lady’s responsibility, I’m just saying: LOOK AT HIM. He isn’t thinking about birth control. So I hope Selena is.

Anyway, here’s a nice little story about how Selena and Justin are super-coupley and loved up: they’ve adopted a fur baby together! I’ll admit to liking this story so much:

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber squeezed in some very public displays of affection at a hockey game in Canada on Saturday night, but just one day earlier, they made a decidedly more private outing to a local animal shelter – and quietly adopted a dog.

Winnipeg animal rescue D’Arcy’s A.R.C. got a surprise visit from the young lovebirds, who stopped by for some canine therapy.

“They spent a lot of time with the puppies,” the rescue’s chief executive officer, D’Arcy Johnston, tells PEOPLE. “I was told that [Gomez] was missing the dogs that she has at home.”

Gomez, who is currently on tour and performed in Winnipeg over the weekend, owns five rescue dogs and has advocated publicly on behalf of animal rescue. During the hour she and Bieber spent at the shelter, they zeroed in on a 10-week-old husky mix and fell in love – puppy love, that is.

“I wasn’t expecting her to adopt a dog while she was on tour and has a busy schedule,” Johnston says. Gomez went through the standard screening process and was able to leave with the puppy, which she named Baylor, that day.

“Baylor probably would have had a bad life or a very short life,” Johnston says. “But he got rescued and brought to our shelter and is now going to live a very good life.”

[From People]

OMG. Selena is an animal rescue advocate? She took Justin to play with rescue puppies? GAH. I kind of love her now. I know I should be stressed out about the fate of Baylor (“Baylor” is the name we’ll use when Blake Lively and Taylor Swift hook up) because Selena is on tour, etc. But I have confidence in Selena. Between she and Justin, they’ll be able to handle their new bundle of puppy love.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Very few male teen singing sensations (with the dubious exception of Justin Timberlake) demonstrate any lasting power past puberty, but Justin Bieber doesn’t appear to have learned anything from the countless examples of fallen teen idols or, for that matter, the sad fate of M.C. Hammer, who managed to spend $50 million in just a couple of short years. So far, we’ve heard Justin’s been blowing his money on $25,000 custom Stewie bling and chartered helicopter rides to whisk his beloved, Selena Gomez, away for romantic dinners. Has he ever heard of calling a cab? This is not to mention the time that he bought out a florist’s entire inventory to impress his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. Now, Justin’s camp is allegedly worried about all of the money he’s spending on Selena, which reportedly adds up to at least $1 million:

Someone ought to slip Justin Bieber a copy of The Beatles hit, “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Friends are concerned that the teen sensation is burning a hole through his hard-earned fortune in a desperate bid to impress his two-years-older girlfriend, Selena Gomez. According to one friend, the pop star, 17, has already spent a cool million on Selena since they first started dating earlier this year. “Each date is a production, from bodyguards to flowers, private jets to catered meals,” the friend tells In Touch. “Plus, he guys her major gifts. It’s all adding up pretty quickly.”

[From In Touch, print edition, October 24, 2011]

If Bieber were wise — and I’ve neither heard nor read any accounts of him being just that — he’d save his money in case his desire to be a young dad ends up coming to fruition (in the form of a much feared accidental pregnancy) sooner rather than later. Of course, Bieber probably thinks he’ll be rich and famous forever like most celebrities believe, but the odds are against him. The question remains, however, how long will Selena and Justin stay together? If and when they break up, he’ll certainly regret spending that million on her.

Photos courtesy of Fame and WENN

I really like Demi Lovato. Well, I’m not crazy about her music, but I like Demi as a role model for young girls. She certain hasn’t had the easiest run of things in the past few years, and has done the rehab thing for her emotional issues and an eating disorder, but she appears to have taken her treatment very seriously. Since leaving inpatient rehab, Demi has spoken out on cutting and bullying and admitted that she was completely out of line during the height of her issues. Now, Demi is promoting her upcoming tour and gives a few more details about her bulimia, friendship, trust, and fame:

On Her 5X Daily Bulimic Binges: I think at the worst it was a little more than that. I was just so sick. I thought that orange juice was going to make me fat.

On Selena Gomez Calling Her At Rehab: I think I was out of tears at that point [Selena] called me and she was crying, she was like, “Hello.” I’m like, “Why are you crying? I’m the one in treatment – like, I should be crying. She’s like, “Are they treating you OK?” I was like, ‘Yeah, they’re treating me great.” She’s definitely one of my closest friends and no matter what, we’ll always be close as sisters. We met 12 years ago, that’s more than half of my life.

On Talking About Recovery: I just realized that once I went into the treatment center, pretty much anything and everything was going to come out anyway. At the same time, I wanted to help other people who shared my issues.

On Her Fans’ Responses: I’ve been getting really great responses. Some of my fans have said that because I’ve been able to speak about my issues, that they’re not afraid to speak about theirs, which is an amazing feeling.

On Her Biggest Life Lesson So Far: Just be to be careful who you trust. Sometimes you don’t know who you can and cannot trust. I still learn that over and over again. The best way to deal with that is just to keep your chin up and stay strong and turn the other cheek. Kill ‘em with kindness.

On Touring I’m so excited to get back on the road. With this tour, I’ll be playing piano and guitar and dancing to songs from my new album. I’m in a much happier and healthier place now, so I’ll be able to decide when I need time off. It’s a different era in my career. I’m sure that if I need time off I’ll be able to speak about it and I’ll take a step back.

[From Parade and Daily Mail]

Some people might think that Demi could be using her issues merely to promote her music career, but I think there’s much more to it than that. Especially with all of the pro-bulimia websites (which actually give tips on how to binge and purge like a pro) that exist, it’s very important that Demi is using her position to tell her impressionable young female fans how horrible the disease really is. While she occasionally stumbles and lets the world know that weight-related comments really bother her, I hope she continues on her current path. Obviously, she doesn’t look fat at all; in fact, Demi looks fantastic.

Photos courtesy of Fame