Blog Posts by Raechal Leone Shewfelt

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Candie's gave Carly Rae Jepsen a call – and asked her to be their new Candie’s girl!

The clothing, shoe, and jewelry brand unveiled its colorful spring campaign on Wednesday featuring the 27-year-old "Call Me Maybe" singer.

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Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic"Girls" creator and star Lena Dunham is sounding off on Rihanna.

During an interview on Alec Baldwin's podcast "Here's the Thing" on Monday, 26-year-old Dunham referenced the "Diamonds" singer, 24, when she spoke about the importance of being a role model, and how it's something that she's keenly aware of now that her HBO show is such a hit.

"I've had to become more conscious about what I say and what I promote, not in a way that stifles me, but just in a way where I realize now that there are 17-year-old girls who come up to me and tell me that the show means a lot to them," said Dunham, whose show regularly features sex scenes.

Baldwin noted, "If one percent of your audience is influenced – this is what I learned from someone – if one percent of your audience, one percent, is genuinely and in any way influenced by what you do and say, that's still tens of thousands of people."

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Lady Gaga performs. (AKM-GSI)
Lady Gaga's latest effort to change the world will be rolling into a city near you soon.

The socially conscious star unveiled her Born This Way Foundation in 2011 with her mom, Cynthia Germanotta, according to its website, in order to "foster a more accepting society, where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated." Then, just this month, she debuted an extension of the organization: the Born Brave Bus, offering free private and group counseling (as well as games and music) for people 25 and under struggling with bullying and depression before shows on Gaga's "Born This Way Ball" tour. The bus opens three hours before every Gaga gig through March.

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Ali Landry is still best known for her Super Bowl ad.

After more than a decade of acting and hosting TV shows, Ali Landry is still known as "the Doritos Girl."

The nickname dates back to 1998, when she starred in one of the year's most buzzed-about Super Bowl commercials for the chip company. You remember it, right? The ad shows a dressed-down Landry walking into a laundromat and wowing a couple guys with her beauty and, just as importantly, her talent for catching a single chip in her mouth.

After it aired, Landry's life changed instantly. The former Miss USA, who's now 39, tells omg! that that one job made it possible for her to host and act in shows like "Eve" and "Felicity" ever since. She even remembers being offered a record deal just after the ad aired, even though she can't sing. It was her "first introduction to how this town works," she jokes.

So when people ask her to do the splits or even throw chips at her – yes, it really has happened – she insists that she doesn't mind. It's a question that her husband since 2006, movie

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New Kids on the Block are still rocking after all these years. (Angela Weiss/WireImage)

The New Kids on the Block are still hangin' tough!

The guys behind hits like "Step by Step," "(You Got It) The Right Stuff," and "Please Don't Go Girl" have announced that they're hitting the road once again. But unlike last time, when NKOTB toured with the Backstreet Boys as – obviously! – NKOTBSB, this time they've made Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees their opening acts. "The Package Tour" kicks off May 31 in Uncasville, Connecticut. Tickets go on sale February 2.

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Katy Perry at the Kids' Inaugural Ball. (Bennett Raglin/WireImage)Katy Perry brought more than just "Fireworks" to inauguration weekend.

The 28-year-old singer donned a patriotic ensemble as she performed at the Kids' Inauguration Ball on Saturday in Washington, D.C. The racy, curve-hugging one-piece she sported may seem an odd choice for entertaining a few thousand children and their parents, but at least she didn't sport her whipped cream-spewing bra, right?

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Who knew Jennifer Aniston and Mariah Carey were both fans of "Beverly Hills, 90210"?

The two recently stepped out in a swanky gown that's similar to the one both Brenda and Kelly wore to the spring dance in a 1991 episode. Clearly, it’s still a popular style!

Jennifer Aniston (Getty Images)Mariah Carey (Picturegroup.com)

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Manti Te'o (Getty Images)At this point, the only thing that's clear about the once-inspiring saga of Manti Te'o is that it's not true.

Back in September, Notre Dame football standout Te'o learned about the death of both his grandmother and his leukemia-stricken girlfriend of nine months on the same day, and despite what appeared to be two great losses, was back on the field three days later and gave a record-breaking performance that helped his team upset Michigan State University 20-3. Wow. It's no wonder that Te'o was the first runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, and is expected to be one of the top pics in the NFL draft.

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