Demi Lovato 'Relates' To Britney Spears On 'X Factor'

'Factor' judge also says 'it would be an honor' to collaborate on music with Spears.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kara Warner

<P>Demi Lovato is having a blast as one of the four judges on "The X Factor." Nestled alongside Britney Spears, Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid, the onetime Disney princess has found her voice as a singing-competition referee. And she describes her judging style as tough but loving.</P><P>"Well, you know, I try to be positive as much as I can," she explained to MTV News on Sunday, just before she jetted to Miami for the show's boot camp. "But sometimes you've just got to tell people that singing is not for them. When I hear a good singer, sometimes I critique them so that they can be better. And it's not that they're bad."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Demi Lovato Explains Why She Comes Off As The 'Toughest' 'X Factor' Judge" id="vid:818024" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>In fact, Lovato sometimes will go to bat for a singer despite what the other judges have to say. "But then when I hear someone that I absolutely love or someone that I believe in, I'll stick up for them, even if everyone else votes no," she said. "I'm really honest on the show and sometimes I come off as the toughest judge. I guess you can say I speak my mind."</P><P>So, which of those other judges does she agree with most at the end of the day? "It's unpredictable. Like sometimes I cannot see what Simon sees in the people he puts through. And same with Britney," she explained. "I'm like, 'Britney, what are you thinking?' But there are more times I relate with Britney [better] than Simon, actually. Maybe because we're the two girls on the show."</P><P>While her focus on set is to judge the show, when asked if she and Britney have talked about making any music together, she said, "It would be an honor, but no plans yet."</P><P>Lovato, who in addition to judging the show is also on her summer tour, added that she has no regrets about signing on. "Everyone's amazing," she said. "It's awesome."</P><P>On Monday, all four judges appeared at the Television Critics Association summer press tour via video conference and chatted about the next season of the show, which kicks off on September 12.</P><P>"I'm not going to lie about this," Cowell said of Spears during the press conference, according to The Hollywood Reporter.</i> "I always said the no. 1 person I wanted on one of these shows was Britney. She's intriguing. You see a different side to her and she's a really great judge. ... Britney is quite mean, which you'll soon discover."</P><P>"I think it's just based on myself and who I am," Spears responded. "I'm a very honest person."</P><P></p>

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Justin Bieber, Usher Vie To Top Billboard Chart

Bieber's Believe enters charts just one week after his mentor's Looking 4 Myself, as Usher tells MTV News, 'We support each other.'
By Christina Garibaldi

<P>For the past several years, Usher has been helping his prot&#233;g&#233; Justin Bieber become an international pop star. The pair have collaborated on songs and onstage, but now they are about to have their first battle &#8212; on the charts.</P><P>Usher's album, Looking 4 Myself, debuted on top of the Billboard albums chart, becoming his fourth #1 album after selling 128,000 copies in its first week. But now it's Bieber's turn: Just one week later, Bieber will be entering the charts with his third studio album, Believe and early predictions are expecting huge album sales.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Do Usher And Justin Bieber Have a Friendly Competition For Record Sales?" id="vid:789781.id:1686957" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>According to Billboard, <i>Believe</i> is on course to sell between 410,000 and 440,000 units, which would make it the year's biggest debut to date.</P><P>Even though Bieber is on track to beat his mentor in sales, the R&B superstar isn't concerned.</P><P>Regarding whether he and Bieber speak about topping each other on the charts, Usher told MTV News, "Actually, we have not had that conversation. We try to calculate when we release so that we support each other. It's like a seesaw: 'You take it this week; I'll take it this week.' "</P><P>Usher also said that even though he and Bieber do not appear on each other's albums, he was still heavily involved in each song that made the cut on <i>Believe</i>.</P><P>"We talked about many different things when making his album. The coolest part about it is we support each other regardless if I'm on the album or he's on my album or not," Usher said. "Every album, it is that sit-down that we have to have, to go through this record. We talk about the audiences that are there: This song is for this audience member, this song is for this region. And that's always very helpful."</P><P>Bieber shared during "MTV First: Justin Bieber" that he still turns to Usher for sound advice.</P><P>"He's just giving me the advice of: Always keep the people that were there at the beginning and keep them with you, because those are the people that really care and they want to see you succeed."</P><P><i>Do you expect Justin Bieber to top Usher on the charts? Sound off below!</i></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Usher Continues To Mentor Justin Bieber" id="vid:765694.id:1684329" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>

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Jessica Chastain Goes Topless for Vanity Fair September 2012

With her new movie "Lawless" set to hit theaters on August 29th, Jessica Chastain garnered herself a little added exposure by covering the September 2012 issue of http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/08/crying-jessica-chastain-her-cr..." target="_blank" style="color: #FF5AAD; text-decoration: none;"> Vanity Fair.

The 35-year-old actress joined fellow cover star Kate Middleton as topping the magazine's International Best-Dressed Women List while also offering up a sultry topless pose for the Mario Testino shot spread.

Meanwhile, a few of the highlights from Miss Chastain's accompanying interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/08/crying-jessica-chastain-her-cr..." target="_blank" style="color: #FF5AAD; text-decoration: none;"> Vanity Fair!

On her nervousness over her future in acting:
“I have a feeling that very soon I’m going to fail very, very big. I’m going to try something and everybody’s going to be like, ‘What was she thinking?’”

On the worriesome thoughts which have constantly plagued her:
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On her upcoming role as Catherine Sloper in the Broadway revival of 'The Heiress':
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Lady Gaga Goes Nude For Fame Perfume Ad

'I won't lie I'm a bit nervous,' the Mother Monster tweeted before dropping the edgy image.
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<P>Lady Gaga tweeted out the print ad for her Fame fragrance late Monday (July 16). And the shot leaves very, very little to the imagination.</P><P>The black-and-white photo features a fully nude Mother Monster wearing a black mask, with tiny men climbing up her body, strategically placed to cover her more scandalous parts. Shot by famed fashion photographer Steven Klein, the ad's tagline reads, "The First Ever Black Eau de Parfum."</P><P><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>i won't lie I'm a bit nervous. its been a while since i've shared some work with you. But i'm so proud of Steven+I, we really did not sleep!</p>&mdash; Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) July 16, 2012</blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></P><P>Gaga previously worked with Klein in 2010 on her "Alejandro" video. He has worked quite extensively with Madonna on video clips for several of her tours and shot Rihanna for her Armani campaign. Prior to tweeting the image, Gaga shared her nerves with her millions of followers, writing, "i won't lie I'm a bit nervous. its been a while since i've shared some work with you. But i'm so proud of Steven+I, we really did not sleep!"</P><P>Back in June, Gaga shared with her Little Monsters the bottle for Fame, due out in September. The deep purple and black packaging for the perfume even included a very Gaga-esque description of what it will smell like when it hits stores. The description explained that the fragrance has notes of "tears of belladonna, crushed heart of tiger orchidea with a black veil of incense, pulverized apricot and the combinative essences of saffron and honey drops."</P><P>In addition to <i>that</i> description, Gaga offered another, even more colorful one when she opened up about the perfume back in 2011.</P><P>Sharing that it would smell "like an expensive hooker," she added, "[Blood and semen] is in the perfume but it doesn't smell like it. You just get sort of the after feeling of sex from the semen and the blood is sort of primal. And the blood was taken from my own blood sample so it's like a sense of having me on your skin."</P><P>September is set to be a big month for Gaga. In addition to appearing on the cover of fashion bible <i>Vogue,</i> she will also announce the name of her highly anticipated next album release.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga's Musical Roots" id="vid:657640" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>

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