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Hills Finale Tops Ratings Among Young Viewers

Henry Seltzer — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:45:44 -0400

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Monday night's season finale of The Hills was watched by 2.94 million viewers between the ages of 12 and 34 and 3.77 total viewers, MTV announced Wednesday.

The ratings made The Hills finale the most watched show in its time period among 12-34-year-olds across both cable and broadcast networks.

The Hills is the top original cable series this year among its demo – and makes up 7 out of the top 10 cable shows among young viewers.

The season premiere of The Hills in March drew an average of 4.7 million total viewers.

This season of The Hills reached over 43 million total viewers and was the highest rated season of an MTV series since Real World XIV: San Diego in 2004.

Check out Usmagazine.com's complete Hills coverage here.

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Lauren Conrad arrives at "Live From the Hills Season Finale" in Beverly Hills on May 12, 2008; Heidi Montag attends the after party for "Harold" New York Premiere at The Boost Mobile Film Lounge on April 30, 2008 in New York City.

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Watch The Hills Trailer for Season 4

Alissa R — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:10:00 -0400

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"It's about time," Lauren Conrad says of dating

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After last night's Hills season finale, the countdown begins to the fourth season of the hit MTV show, debuting in August.

Watch a trailer of the new season above and check out Us' complete Hills coverage here.

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Brody Jenner: "It's All Good" With Spencer

Mandi Illuzzi — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:32:15 -0400

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The Hills star is putting the famous feud behind him

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After a falling out last year, Brody Jenner and Spencer Pratt's friendship appears on the mend.

"We're cool – It's all good," Jenner told Usmagazine.com at the Hills finale party in L.A. Monday.

A rift had grown between the two – who were buds over ten years – after Pratt made inflammatory comments about Jenner's ex Nicole Richie. Pratt was also angry when Jenner sided with nemesis Lauren Conrad.

But Jenner is now downplaying the drama.

"I love Spencer and I have always said that," he told Us. "It's not about any animosity towards each other."

"I wish Spencer the best," Jenner added. "We took a different path and I respect his path. I do what I do and he does what he does."

So is there any future for him and Conrad?

"Me and Lauren are friends," Jenner told Us. "That's what it is at this point in time and that's where it's going to stay until whenever. I love Lauren and I always have."

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HILLS RECAP: Spencer Pushes His Luck to Win Heidi Back in Vegas

Allison Corneau — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:47:51 -0400

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PLUS: Lauren tries to salvage her fragmented friendship with Audrina

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The Hills third season finale picked up where last week left off: with Heidi in Las Vegas for a new job prospect and homeless and depressed Spencer sulking at her homestead in L.A.

Clued into his girl’s plans to work – perhaps permanently - with boss Brent Bolthouse on a new project in Vegas, Spencer has an a-ha moment and enlists sis Stephanie as his Sin City accomplice. "We're going to Vegas!" he enthuses, clearly on a mission.

Arriving on the Strip, Spencer sneaks up on Heidi as she sips business cocktails at Dos Caminos with her bosses. Embarrassed, Heidi excuses herself from the table and the two duke it out in classic Speidi style. Finally, Spencer puts his cards on the table: "We need to be together – Just come back to L.A. with me."

Without a fight, Heidi succumbs to Spencer's plea, missing her flight home with her bosses to travel with her boyfriend instead. Could things be looking up for these love-to-hate-them lovers?

Back in the Hills, LC desperately attempts toreconnect with Audrina, who decides to make a move to check out other apartments with Justin Bobby in tow. Trouble in paradise? So says Lauren, who is distraught over her faltering friendship with her former bestie. The tipping point? Audrina is a no-show at LC's roommate bonding dinner.

That’s it, Lauren declares, as she makes the long trek to Audrina’s guesthouse, only to find her pal anxious to place blame – on Lo. In a civil-for-the-cameras conversation, Audrina finally admits that she thinks Lo is causing their bond to break. "Everything was fine when it was just me and you living together, and...[with] Lo in the picture, you're distant from me,” Audrina says.

Lauren's response? "Lo has done nothing to push us apart on my side. I never let the opinions of others affect my friendships."

Sometimes, three really is a crowd.

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Henry Seltzer — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:31:20 -0400

Week in Review: Star Jones & Barbara Walters' War of Words

Mandi Illuzzi — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:00:10 -0400

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PLUS: Heidi Montag and Lauren Conrad's feud heats up

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Usmagazine.com presents the week in review:

- Hulk Hogan's 17-year-old son Nick Bollea was sentenced to eight months in jail for felony reckless driving charges. Read more about his sentence here, and check out Us's celebrity mug shot archive here.

- Star Jones told Usmagazine.com exclusively that Barbara Walters' claim that Jones forced her to lie about her gastric bypass surgery on The View "speaks true to her character."Added Jones, "It is a sad day when an icon like Barbara Walters, in the sunset of her life, is reduced to publicly branding herself as an adulterer, humiliating an innocent family with accounts of her illicit affair and speaking negatively against me all for the sake of selling a book." See Walters' reaction here here and watch why Tom Cruise called Walters "a leading force for women" here.

- Heidi Montag – whom Maxim voted hotter than Lauren Conrad – said she doesn't miss her friendship with her
Hills costar. "It's kind of like a weight of my shoulders," Montag told Ellen Degeneres. Check out the latest issue of
Us Weekly, on newsstands now, for the inside story on the bitter war between Conrad and foes Montag and Spencer Pratt that MTV doesn't show you.

- Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon made their first public appearance as newlyweds at a Time magazine event in NYC. Oprah Winfrey revealed that Carey had "Mrs. Cannon" tattooed on her back before the wedding. Are kids next for the couple? When asked if the singer would be a great mother, friend Tyler Perry told Us:"Absolutely!"

- Britney Spears was granted extended visitation rights for her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James. She also surprised Rock The Cradle contestants by showing up for the season finale Thursday night. Spears spent last weekend in her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana to attend her 17-year-old sister Jamie Lynn's baby shower. Check out Britney and Jamie Lynn growing up here.

- Liv Tyler split from husband Royston Langdon. See other spring splits here.

Joel Madden told Us he will not be marrying girlfriend Nicole Richie "anytime soon" while Paris Hilton said she has her sights set spending "forever" with beau Benji Madden.

- Playboy editor Hugh Hefner said Miley Cyrus will be "welcomed in the magazine" when she's of legal age.

- Suri Cruise's favorite video is Hairspray. Check out what parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes gave to the cast of the Broadway production here.

- The stars came out for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in NYC. See the night's best dressed here and the major fashion flops at the party here.

- Scarlett Johansson showed off her round, white diamond ring from fiance Ryan Reynolds, 31. See more hot engagement bling here.

- Nick Hogan was sentenced to eight months in jail for felony reckless driving following an accident that nearly killed his friend.

- Bachelor Andy Baldwin and girlfriend Marla Maples called off their May-December relationship. "I decided we were better off as friends," he told Us.

- Sarah Jessica Parker (whose son James Wilkie only wears hand-me-downs) revealed to New York magazine why she holds no grudges against co-star Kim Cattrall, who held out from shooting the Sex and the City movie for years because she wanted more money.

- John Mayer wrote the words "Mr. Badass" over a t-shirt that had the phrase "Mr. Douchebag" on it. The singer also said that "everything's cool with him and new love Jennifer Aniston.

- Justin Timberlake will helm a MTV reality series billed as a "real life Bourne Identity" called The Phone premiering this fall. Look back on Justin through the years here.

- Watch which character came out of the closet on Gossip Girl here.

- Denise Richards said she is in a "no-win situation" with her two young daughters appearing on her upcoming reality show.

- Amy Winehouse was released on bail after being arrested for suspicion of drug use. Check out Us' celeb mug shot archive here.

- John McCain joked that The Office's Rainn Wilson could be his running mate. Watch here.

- Jason Castro was sent home on American Idol. Judge Paula Abdul said the dread-locked singer (who famously forgot the words to Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man") "lacks that professionalism and that experience."

- Watch Tom Hanks' endorsement of Barack Obama here.

- Happy Mother's Day! Click here to guess the star mom!

- Watch as Usmagazine.com interviews men and women about Gwyneth Paltrow's recent fashion mistakes here.

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Heidi Montag: Not Being Friends With Lauren Is "Weight Off My Shoulders"

Henry Seltzer — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:39:59 -0400

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"She was just always yelling at me and nagging at me," the singer says

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Heidi Montag doesn't miss her once-close friendship with Lauren Conrad

"It's kind of like a weight off my shoulders," the Hills star said of the demise in a taped interview with Ellen DeGeneres airing Monday.

"Towards the end of our relationship she was just always yelling at me and nagging at me because she didn't like my boyfriend [Spencer Pratt]," Montag said.

"She had a boyfriend I didn't like for several years but I didn't really think that was my job [to say anything]," she added. "I was kind of like let's just go our own ways."

Montag and Conrad's friendship – they were once roommates, too – fizzled over their different opinions about Pratt as well as Conrad's claim that Montag and Pratt spread rumors that a sex tape of Conrad existed.

The once BFFs had not been together for about two years until they were photographed for the current cover of Rolling Stone.

"They're all having fun and I'm like let's just get it done," Montag said of the shoot, which also included Hills co-stars Whitney Port and Audrina Patridge. "I mean... awkward!"

For the inside details of the bitter war between Conrad and foes Montag and Pratt, check out the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.

Watch Montag's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman here.

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Maxim Poll: Heidi Montag's Hotter Than Lauren Conrad

Lindsay Powers — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:26:25 -0400

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The mag's editors say Lauren "paved the way for Heidi"

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Maxim editors have spoken: Heidi Montag's hotter than Lauren Conrad.

Montag, 21, ranked No. 36 on the lad mag's annual "Hot List" poll, while foe Conrad, 22, came in at No. 56.

(Audrina Patridge was No. 74. Neither Whitney Port nor Lauren "Lo" Bosworth made the cut.)

"Let's hear it for villainy!" Maxim editors wrote of Montag, who has a zebra obsession.

The editors also credited Conrad — who "made being a rich young woman seem normal," they said — with paving "the way for Heidi....”

Montag also beat Conrad on FHM's recent Sexiest Woman in the World poll.

In its latest issue (on newsstands now), Us Weekly reports on the inside details of the bitter war between Conrad and Montag and Spencer Pratt — and what MTV refuses to show you. As the couple hits the airwaves bashing the designer for a sex tape no one has seen, Conrad's friends finally speak out in an attempt to defend her.

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Hills' Audrina Patridge Lands a Movie Role

Alissa R — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:25:25 -0400

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She confirms she'll play "the girlfriend of this cocky guy" in her film debut

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Coming soon to a theater near you: Audrina Patridge.

The Hills star, 22, confirmed on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Thursday that she landed a part in an upcoming film.

"I go next week to film it," she said, adding, "I don't know how much I'm allowed to say!"

Patridge said she'll play "the girlfriend of this cocky guy who think he's the s--t ... and I kind of have him wrapped around my fingers.

"It's cool," she added, "because on The Hills, I don't have that."

The role is "giving me the chance to show people [what I can do]," said Patridge, who recently canned her agent for not getting her enough gigs. "This is why I moved to L.A."

It's not Patridge's only project: She just began shooting the fourth season of The Hills, which debuts in August with 19 new episodes.

"The drama is still unfolding," she promised.

She dismissed talk of any tension between her and Lauren Conrad. (On Monday's episode, Patridge felt shut out by Lauren's close friendship with Lauren "Lo" Bosworth.)

"It's not like, 'Boo hoo, feel bad for Audrina,'" she said. "Sometimes on the show, things come across differently." (See Audrina's baby photo here.)

She said she and Lauren address the rift on Monday's season finale.

She added that Lauren wasn't so thrilled about her renewed friendship with Montag.

"Lauren is very big on you-know-what-you-did," Patridge said. "I looked at the whole [sex tape] situation. It's none of my business. I am the neutral one on the show — I can't fight other people's battles."

In its latest issue (on newsstands now), Us Weekly reports on the inside details of the bitter war between Conrad and Montag and Spencer Pratt — and what MTV refuses to show you.

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Who's on the New Cover of Us Weekly?

Henry Seltzer — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:14:50 -0400

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The Plot to Destroy Lauren Conrad
The Hills feud is even worse than you think: Us Weekly reports on the inside details of the bitter war between Conrad and foes Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt – and what MTV refuses to show you. As the couple hits the airwaves bashing the designer for a sex tape no one has seen, Conrad's friends finally speak out in an attempt to defend her. What's behind Montag and Pratt's terrifying obsession with the sex tape? And what does Pratt's sister Stephanie tell Us about being caught in the middle of the fight?

Mariah Carey's Shocking Wedding
Complete details on the diva's nuptials plus Us explains how 27-year-old rapper-actor Nick Cannon won her heart after just over two months of dating.

Jamie Lynn Spears' Baby Shower
The 17-year-old's family – including Britney! – descended on their Serenity mansion to celebrate the mom-to-be. Us goes inside the party.

Angelina Jolie Moves the Family to France
Namibia? So 2006! The Jolie-Pitts settle into a billionaire's estate to prepare for the latest addition to the clan.

Robert Downey Jr.'s Amazing Comeback
Background check! With the superhero smash Iron Man the first blockbuster of the year, Us presents 10 things you didn't know about the actor – including his 8-cents-an-hour gig!

PLUS: Happy Mother's Day, Hollywood
Hot mamas! Us pays tribute to star motherhood with celeb mom flashbacks and a sneak peek at Jessica Alba's nursery.

Check out the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now, for these stories and more.

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