TODAY'S EYE CANDY IS PROVIDED BY CRISTIANO RONALDO!

Real Madrid soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo poses as the new face of Time Force watches in Madrid, Spain on September 8, 2010.

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FITNESSBYTES: FIGHT FAT WITH FREE WEIGHTS!

Remember when Jared Leto got fat for his role in that one movie nobody saw? Thankfully he's no longer fighting the hotness! To shed pounds, people often presume it's all about cardio -- NOT SO.


When it comes to getting slim and sexy, Dexter babe Julie Benz busts a fitness myth with "heavy, heavy lifting," which she says is the key to her four-day-a-week training regimen. "There's this misconception that if you lift heavy weights that you're going to bulk up," she says. "As a woman, I can attest [that] you don't bulk up - you actually trim down."


Celebrity trainer Rachel Cosgrove recently told me that the biggest weight loss myth is "That steady state aerobics is the most effective form of exercise for fat loss" She says men & woman need to trade in the treadmill for free weights. "Doing more than 4-5 hours a week of exercise is not realistic for most people, so that time should be spent lifting weights and doing a couple of interval sessions," she adds. Get more fitness tips on my blog! Fight fat with free weights & stay beautiful! {w}

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ANGELINA JOLIE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO BURN QURANS

So some bass-ackwards little church down in Florida is planning on burning copies of the Quran (Islam's holy book) on the upcoming 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, and holy crap there was not a single part of that sentence that can possibly go well. Anyway, Angelina Jolie (who, overexposed or not, is still one of the more knowledgeable celebrities out there) thinks this is full of shit, and is very, very disappointed in all of you.

Jolie's criticism echoed that of top U.S. officials, who have described the church's plan as a disgraceful act and have even warned that it could endanger U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Americans worldwide. "I have hardly the words that somebody would do that to somebody's religious book," Jolie told reporters in Islamabad after visiting refugees camps in northwestern Pakistan - one of the areas of the country hit hardest by the floods. SOURCE

I'll agree with her on this one, and here's why: Saying that the people who hijacked the planes on 9/11 are Muslim is like saying that Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church (those guys who picket the funerals of dead soldiers and think gays are evil) are Christian. Extremism and hate are not religions. 9/11 was one of, if not THE, greatest tragedy in American history, but this? Burning Qurans certainly won't make it better for anyone.


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Actress Angelina Jolie meets victims of flooding on September 07, 2010 in Nowshera, Pakistan. Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie has been visiting Pakistan's northwest region to draw the world's attention towards the plight of 21 million people affected by the country's worst-ever floods.

RIHANNA - ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)

Have you guys heard the brand new Rihanna track Only Girl (In The World)?! I actually heard this track on the radio at least three times today! (Thanks to RyanSeacrest.com) This is hands down the hottest dance track around at the moment - I can't wait to hear more from RiRi's upcoming album which is rumored to be called Loud!! Popbytes over and out ... xoxo!

POP NOSH: SORRY GIRL, NOBODY REALLY CARES!

BRISTOL PALIN IS ... UMMM, MODEST?

Alright, so much like herpes, Dancing With The Washed-Up Has-Beens That No One Cares About is back to extend the fifteen minutes of D-list celebs, make us wonder how Margaret Cho ended up on here (seriously?!) and make us all feel itchy and uncomfortable in our nether regions.

Speaking of, Bristol Palin decided to beat her dead high horse by saying that she'll be the most modestly dressed star ever to grace the show, which is sort of like being the skinniest and bitchiest person at fat camp. But hey, at least the pregnant teenager can preach to us all about how sex is really bad, m'kay?

But lo and behold, the first images of her dress on Dancing has hit the blogonets and ... Well, let's just say someone took the slow train from Philly (read: girl looks like a Grade-A Hooooooooer.) Let's all point out why she looks like a hooooooer, shall we?

#1: For a good ol' fashioned Alaskan girl, somebody's a bit of a tanning slut, aren't we? To be fair, poor girl is from Alaska; I'm pretty sure she could tan under fluorescent lighting.

#2: ...Tassles? Really? Ugh, you look like my grandmother's lamp. You know, if the lamp at my grandmother's house was a self-righteous skank who preached abstinence despite spreading them for some backwoods hillbilly without a rubber.

#3: My my my, for such a "modest" costume, someone sure is showing a lot of leg. Although I have to hand it to the girl; she knows how to work the legs. But let's face it: Bristol's probably had some practice.

#4: Either Bristol has a really big head or her partner has a really small one.

#5: Let's take a break from Bristol to discuss her partner. First off, very cute, although he looks like a waiter at Olive Garden. Second, he's either gay or doing a very good job of pretending to be gay so that he doesn't end up being Bristol's second baby daddy!

KATY PERRY IS AFRAID OF THE DARK!

Because yesterday was Labour Day which means celebrities had to take a day off of being stupid (else they get paid time and a half), today is kind of a slow news day. Ergo, we're going to run with this story about how Katy Perry is afraid to sleep with the lights off. Granted, considering I have to literally long-jump off my bed in the middle of the night to stay out of reach from the monsters under my bed, I can't judge here.

Katy Perry has admitted that she is afraid of the dark. The Teenage Dream singer also revealed that she sleeps with the lights on unless she is with her fiancé Russell Brand. She told Radio Times: "I think a lot of evil things go on in the dark. I still have to cover my toes because I'm like that kid who thinks there's a witch under my bed who's going to eat my tootsies off." She added: "I sleep with lights on unless I'm with Russell." SOURCE

Oh, well now that's - wait, what? "I sleep with lights on unless I'm with Russell."? Oh. Well, actually, that explains a lot.

Russell: Sweetheart, care for a shag with the lights ON tonight?
Katy: Awww, sorry baby. But if we do it with the lights on, Mr. ScaryTeeth will come out and bite off your dick!
Russell: Wait, I thought he only came out in the dark?
Katy: ... He likes to watch.

EVEN PEOPLE IN PRISON THINK PARIS HILTON'S A NUISANCE

Proving once and for all that celebrities are, in fact, better than you, Paris Hilton reportedly got rushed through the prison system pretty damn quickly after being brought in for being a filthy cokewhore. Okay, so granted their reasoning was "Paris Hilton is really annoying and we don't want her", but still, keep that in mind next time you get busted for holding a goddamn joint!

"Yeah, she was treated differently so I don't have a disruption of my process here at the county jail," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief Jim Dixon, who runs the detention center, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "When you bring somebody in like that, everybody comes over and tries to look at them. I'd have officers attempting to keep inmates away from her. I'd have disruptions." SOURCE

Now, I'm not saying that we could ensure that no one would ever be disrupted by Paris again if, instead of a jail cell, we stuck her in a locked vault and encased it in concrete, chains and bubble wrap and then throwing it in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, but - oh, wait, no, that's exactly what I'm saying. Let's make this happen people. If anyone needs me, I'll be looking for a people-sized vault on Craigslist.

MUST-HAVE TUESDAY: ROBYN / BODY TALK PART 2

To celebrate the release of Swedish pop sensation Robyn's kick-ass new album Body Talk Pt. 2 (available today on Amazon or iTunes), the second of three new albums she plans on releasing this year - I've got two sets of signed copies of both parts one and two, to toss out to you guys! To be entered for a chance to win - all you have to do is tweet the message below - the contest will be open until next Tuesday (Sept. 14th) I will be compiling a list of all the tweets, two people will be randomly selected to win! (The contest is only open to residents of the US/Canada) Good luck - and start tweeting! Popbytes over and out ... xoxo!

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN, TWEET THIS MESSAGE:

#BodyTalkPart2 from @RobynKonichiwa is out today! http://bit.ly/RobynBodyTalkPart2 I want to win two of her albums from @Popbytes!

LADY GAGA: THE NAKED TRUTH

Oh I think the good folks over at PETA are going to love this new shot of Lady Gaga covered in raw meat (yuck!) for the latest issue of Vogue Hommes Japan (which is also featuring Gaga as her male alter ego Jo Calderone) The photo was taken by famed photographer Terry Richardson - I'd love to have him shoot me sometime - He really does such amazing work - definitely go check out his photo diary! Popbytes over and out for now ... xoxo!