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he?s never been one for a traditional way of thinking, and Cameron Diaz feels like marriage is a dying institution.

The ?Something About Mary? babe told Maxim magazine that she?s more a fan of doing things her own way.

?I think we have to make our own rules. I don?t think we should live our lives in relationships based off old traditions that don?t suit our world any longer.?

?I think a lot of people are married to people they?re not romantic with anymore. I just didn?t ever marry anybody that I then had to get divorced from. We break up. We move on.?

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On Tuesday night’s (June 28) episode, the “Daily Show” host responded to the networks racism claim over his Herman Cain imitation with a segment called “Jon Stewart F—s Himself with His Own Mouth.”

The clip is a hilarious two-minute montage of Jon doing various impressions and stereotyping that he previously performed on the show.

According to Stewart, the video was an effort to show he’s an “equal-opportunity a——,” willing to make fun of anything, regardless of age, race, or political affiliation.

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By Gil Kaufman

Sheryl Crow and Justin Bieber at the 2011 CMT Music Awards
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You might have done a double-take when you saw the list of winners and guests at Wednesday night’s CMT Music Awards, which included trophies for Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber as well as performances that featured Ludacris and a cover of Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie.”

But, yes, this was a country music event. It’s just that some of the hardware handed out at the show hosted by Kid Rock tipped its 10-gallon hat to the ongoing popularity of the pop-infused sound.

The biggest example of that cross-over success, Swift, took home one of the top honors, Video of the Year, for her clip “Mine.” She accepted the prize from a stage in Wisconsin, her latest tour stop.

“I just want to say thank you and hi to everybody back at the CMT Music Awards,” she said. “I wish I could be there, but I’m hanging out with 15,000 of my closest friends in Milwaukee. I want to thank so many people — all the little kids who are in the video and their families for bringing them to Maine and being in the video. … I don’t know what I did to deserve you guys, but you’ve made so many amazing things happen to me in my life.”

Male Video of the Year honors went to “The Voice” judge Blake Shelton for “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking,” while the female video winner was his wife, Miranda Lambert, for her emotional tune “The House That Built Me.”

One of the more unusual names on the winners list was Bieber, who snagged Collaborative Video of the Year for his hookup with Rascal Flatts on the tune “That Should Be Me.”

“First of all, I just want to say how honored I am to be here … with Rascal Flatts,” Bieber said while accepting his first country award. “How amazing are Rascal Flatts, everybody? I want to thank my mom. I want to thank my family. And I want to thank Rascal Flatts for even jumping on the song with me.”

Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus thanked Bieber right back for bringing the group the “great song,” adding, “It was an honor to be in this video with you. What a talented guy. We appreciate it so much.”

Lady Antebellum, another group that has surfed the more country side of the crossover wave, scored Group Video of the Year for “Hello World.” And the Band Perry, an act that many mainstream listeners were first introduced to thanks to “American Idol” runner-up Lauren Alaina, took the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year prize for “If I Die Young,” as well as the 2011 Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award.

Of course, it wasn’t all awards and honors, there was also a hilarious opening bit in which Swift and Shania Twain killed it in a three-minute “Thelma & Louise” parody. In the clip, the two jump in their convertible and run into a perv played by comedian Ron White, practice shooting their guns and run into “Glee” star Chord Overstreet, who plays the shirtless Brad Pitt character. In addition to a gratuitous Donald Trump cameo, the video also featured Kenny Rogers singing his hit “The Gambler” by the roadside and host Rock hopping into the car with the ladies after getting kicked off his tour bus for partying too hard.

There were other highlights, including someone tossing a pair of ladies’ underwear at Rock and Sheryl Crow later admitting she flashed hers while getting up from a stool after performing with the rapper-turned-heartland-rocker.

“I’m just gonna address the elephant in the room, because people all over America are tweeting that I was wearing a really short skirt when I sang with Kid Rock — and that when I got up off the stool, I showed my underwear,” Crow joked. “Well, at least you were wearing underwear,” co-presenter Sara Evans said.

There was further drama when Twain came out to introduce the male video winner and took a major tumble on a too-slick floor while walking to the stage. She got up quickly and regained her composure, later laughing, “I don’t need a stunt double.”

In addition to Rock opening the show with a bit of his hard-hitting “Bawitdaba” (which was cut off in favor of a more country-safe tune named “Till My Dying Day” that he wrote for Wynonna Judd), Ludacris hooked up with Jason Aldean for “Dirt Road Anthem,” the Band Perry played “Love the Way You Lie,” and Lady Antebellum did a bit of Prince’s “Kiss.”

“Idol” winner Scotty McCreery was on hand with Alaina to introduce a performance by Sugarland as well.

Other winners included Sugarland (Duo Video of the Year for “Stuck Like Glue”), Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett (CMT Performance of the Year for “Margaritaville”) and Shelton (Best Web Video of the Year, “Kiss My Country Ass.”)

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The first thing that strikes you about Lady Gaga’s “The Edge of Glory” video is the fact that it’s steeped in the rich, gauzy traditions of classic pop clips and noticeably missing any of the allegories, agendas or, uh, afterbirth of her previous work.

Simply put, “Edge” is an homage to an entire genre of videos that has since gone by the wayside — namely, the eternally soft-focused, ethereal mini-movies of the 1980s, (mostly) pop productions that reimagined cityscapes as dream-like fantasy worlds, where the just-wet streets shone like mirrors, the manholes frothed with steam and no piece of fabric was left un-billowed. These were decidedly big-budget, unapologetically Hollywood things, shot on studio backlots, glowing with million-dollar lighting budgets and given extra grandeur thanks to sweeping, soaring crane shots. They made no attempt to portray reality as anything of the sort — because, much like the songs they accompanied, there was rebellion in that fantasy — or of hiding their excesses. And, not surprisingly, as the decade came to a close, and earnestness began to reign supreme, they slowly disappeared (surely, their big budgets didn’t help their fate either).

But with her new clip, Gaga resurrects the epic videos of the ’80s once again. And, seemingly, all at once. There truly are too many nods to the classics to list individually, and really, that’s beside the point. With “The Edge of Glory,” LG is paying tribute not to individual artists, but to an entire genre. Still, there are some whose influence stands above the rest, and we’ve combined them into one handy cheat sheet. Of course, in keeping with her tradition, not all of them come from the 1980s. Because if there’s anything Lady Gaga has proven, it’s that she refuses to be fenced in. Here’s our list:

Bonnie Tyler: Welsh-born belter whose better-known videos (like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero”) practically set the standard for the fantastical pop videos of the 1980s. Soft focus, arching crane shots, achingly staged lighting — they’re all there, and they’re all on display in “Edge of Glory” too.

Blondie, “Rapture”: One of the earliest examples of the ethereal ’80s (it was released in 1981), the video follows Debbie Harry on a dream-like traipse through the streets of New York City, complete with guest appearances by Fab Five Freddy and a shuffling Uncle Sam (to name just a few). It makes no sense, because it’s not supposed to.

Cyndi Lauper: Gaga’s good friend and, along with Madonna, perhaps the premier ’80s video star, Lauper’s classics — be they the good-natured rebellion of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” or the moody, arty “True Colors” — both seem like spiritual successors to “Edge.”

“Fame”: Epochal tale of performing-arts students living and loving in NYC during the early ’80s, it’s spirit and style have long influenced Gaga’s work. With its dance moves and dreamy, freedom-in-the-streets scenes, “Edge” is perhaps the best example of that.

“Flashdance”: Prototypical “girl finds escape in dance” film from 1983, it stars Jennifer Beals as a steelworker/dancer who dreams of a better life. Not only are the same sentiments echoed in “Edge,” but Gaga pays tribute to the film’s most memorable scene — where Beals reclines in a chair and is doused in water — by striking a similar pose outside her apartment building.

George Michael: Before he became known for his various, uh, exploits, Michael was the biggest British pop star of the 1980s, and as such, he churned out some appropriately huge music videos. Two of his biggest — “Father Figure” and “Careless Whisper” — seem to have influenced Gaga with their gauzy, steamy portrayals of late-night life in the big city and, in the case of “Whisper,” that balls-out sax wailing.

Michael Jackson: You can’t write anything about videos from the 1980s without mentioning MJ, who took the art form to rarely duplicated heights. Usually, his clips were fantastical things, but occasionally, he also got gritty, and it’s those moments (videos like “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “Billie Jean”) that seem to have stuck in Gaga’s mind.

“Newsies”: The 1992 Disney musical is most notable for its initial “flop” status and its subsequent rebirth as a cult classic. It tells the story of newsboys on strike in New York City, and in classic scenes like Christian Bale’s performance of the song “Santa Fe,” it takes that struggle to the twisting fire escapes of the city. Sort of like “Edge of Glory,” really.

“Rent”: Broadway retelling of Puccini’s “La bohème,” set in the Lower East Side in the early 1990s. As some have noted, Lady Gaga seems to be paying tribute to the choreography of one particular number (“Out Tonight”) as she dances on the fire escape.

“West Side Story”: One of the best-loved Broadway musicals of all time, “Story” was remade as a film in 1961 and went on to win a whopping 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. As you can expect, there are plenty of street scenes and fire escapes in both the film and the stage show, but perhaps the most famous is “Tonight,” where the story’s star-crossed lovers profess their love for one another high above the city. Sure, Maria never tears off her Versace silk, but you seemingly cannot film a scene on a fire escape without recalling this classic, and, in “Edge,” there’s certainly a lot of the former.

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Julianne Moore has appeared on countless "best dressed" lists over the past two decades — and yet she still gets palpitations when she hits the red carpet! Moore, 50, has admitted to Health magazine that she gets nervous when she goes to a big event, and she says she’s not alone.

"I never feel confident!" Moore confesses in the interview. "I don’t know that there’s anybody who does. I mean, you don’t look around the red carpet thinking, There’s a lot of confident people out here."

Um, you don’t? Guess that carpet looks different when you’re in the the middle of it! Or maybe it’s just that Moore has maintained her humility better than most Hollywood stars. When asked about her amazingly youthful appearance, the Crazy, Stupid, Love. actress says she benefits from no longer being compared to younger actresses.

"Let me tell you something: The big thing about being 50 is the bar is much lower. People are like, ‘Oh my God, you look great!’ So that’s sort of good," laughs Moore, who has gone without plastic surgery. "I have very strong hair, that’s just genetics. And I credit my mother for keeping us out of the sun."

As for her body confidence in those many nude scenes, Moore says it doesn’t always carry over into real life.

"Look, I think we’re all neurotic," she levels. "I mean, you know, to be totally honest, I just came back from vacation, where I was at a breakfast buffet, and I’d eat pastry after pastry after pastry. So as a consequence, today when I have this photo shoot, I’m like a few pounds over what I’d like to be, and I’m just like, ‘Oh, crap.’ So yeah, I do think about that kind of stuff. But I try to keep things in perspective somewhat, too."

Part of keeping that perspective is passing on healthy habits to her kids: Caleb, 13, and Liv, 9. She says her efforts to balance healthy foods with treats have worked well so far — perhaps too well!

"Both of my kids are really active, and they’re good eaters, the kind of kids who will take an ice cream cone and say, ‘I’m finished,’ and throw it away," she says. "I’m like, ‘I’ll eat that.’ That’s my problem!"

Moore’s newest film, Crazy, Stupid, Love with Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling, opens July 29.

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onoring the best and brightest from the world of theatre, the winners of the 2011 Tony Awards were announced during a ceremony held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Sunday (June 12).

With Neil Patrick Harris hosting the annual tribute to Broadway stars, the night was dominated by the religious satire musical “The Book of Mormon” – which captured nine of its pack-leading fourteen nominations.

Other triumphant stage shows included Best Play winner “War Horse” along with Best Revival of a Play victor “The Normal Heart”.

As for the individual accolades, Mark Rylance took home the Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his work in “Jerusalem” while Frances McDormand won on the ladies side for her brilliant effort in “Good People”.

The Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical went to “Catch Me If You Can” star Norbert Leo Butz and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical winner ended up being Sutton Foster of “Anything Goes”.

The complete list of winners from the 2011 Tony Awards is as follows:

Best Play

Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove

Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay

The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O’Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy

WINNER: War Horse
Author: Nick Stafford
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett, War Horse LP

Best Musical

WINNER: The Book of Mormon
Producers: Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Jean Doumanian, Roy Furman, Important Musicals LLC, Stephanie P. McClelland, Kevin Morris, Jon B. Platt, Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson

Catch Me If You Can
Producers: Margo Lion, Hal Luftig, Stacey Mindich, Yasuhiro Kawana, Scott & Brian Zeilinger, The Rialto Group, The Araca Group, Michael Watt, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Jay & Cindy Gutterman/Pittsburgh CLO, Elizabeth Williams, Johnny Roscoe Productions/Van Dean, Fakston Productions/Solshay Productions, Patty Baker/Richard Winkler, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Warren Trepp, Remmel T. Dickinson, Paula Herold/Kate Lear, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jamie deRoy, Barry Feirstein, Rainerio J. Reyes, Rodney Rigby, Loraine Boyle, Amuse Inc., Joseph & Matthew Deitch/Cathy Chernoff, Joan Stein/Jon Murray, The 5th Avenue Theatre
The Scottsboro Boys
Producers: Barry and Fran Weissler, Jacki Barlia Florin, Janet Pailet/Sharon A. Carr/Patricia R. Klausner, Nederlander Presentations, Inc./The Shubert Organization, Beechwood Entertainment, Broadway Across America, Mark Zimmerman, Adam Blanshay/R2D2 Productions, Rick Danzansky/Barry Tatelman, Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman, Allen Spivak/Jerry Frankel, Bard Theatricals/Probo Productions/Randy Donaldson, Catherine Schreiber/Michael Palitz/Patti Laskawy, Vineyard Theatre

Sister Act
Producers: Whoopi Goldberg & Stage Entertainment, The Shubert Organization and Disney Theatrical Productions

Best Book of a Musical

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Alex Timbers

WINNER: The Book of Mormon
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys
David Thompson

Sister Act
Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

WINNER: The Book of Mormon
Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys
Music & Lyrics: John Kander & Fred Ebb

Sister Act
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Revival of a Play

Arcadia
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Roger Berlind, Stephanie P. McClelland, Scott M. Delman, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Disney Theatrical Group, Robert G. Bartner, Olympus Theatricals, Douglas Smith, Janine Safer Whitney

The Importance of Being Earnest
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy

The Merchant of Venice
Producers: The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Andrew D. Hamingson, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Debbie Bisno & Eva Price, Amy Nederlander, Jonathan First, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Merritt Forrest Baer, The Araca Group, Broadway Across America, Joseph & Matthew Deitch, JK Productions, Terry Allen Kramer, Cathy Chernoff/Jay & Cindy Gutterman, Mallory Factor/Cheryl Lachowicz, Joey Parnes, The Shubert Organization

WINNER: The Normal Heart
Producers: Daryl Roth, Paul Boskind, Martian Entertainment, Gregory Rae, Jayne Baron Sherman/Alexander Fraser

Best Revival of a Musical

WINNER: Anything Goes
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Producers: Broadway Across America, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Joseph Smith, Michael McCabe, Candy Spelling, Takonkiet Viravan/Scenario Thailand, Hilary A. Williams, Jen Namoff/Fakston Productions, Two Left Feet Productions/Power Arts, Hop Theatricals, LLC/Paul Chau/Daniel Frishwasser/Michael Jackowitz, Michael Speyer-Bernie Abrams/Jacki Barlia Florin-Adam Blanshay/Arlene Scanlan/TBS Service

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
WINNER: Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
WINNER: Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER: Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER: Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It’s You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia
WINNER: John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
WINNER: Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bête
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
WINNER: John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy Blanchard, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
WINNER: Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
WINNER: Rae Smith, War Horse
Ultz, Jerusalem
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, The Scottsboro Boys
Derek McLane, Anything Goes
WINNER: Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play
Jess Goldstein, The Merchant of Venice
WINNER: Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Mark Thompson, La Bête
Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday

Best Costume Design of a Musical
WINNER: Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes
Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Lighting Design of a Play
WINNER: Paule Constable, War Horse
David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Jerusalem

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, The Scottsboro Boys
Howell Binkley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Peter Kaczorowski, Anything Goes
WINNER: Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play
Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Simon Baker, Brief Encounter
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Jerusalem
WINNER: Christopher Shutt, War Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, The Scottsboro Boys
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Catch Me If You Can
Brian Ronan, Anything Goes
WINNER: Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon

Best Direction of a Play
WINNER: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice

Best Direction of a Musical
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
WINNER: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys

Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
WINNER: Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys

Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Larry Hochman, The Scottsboro Boys
WINNER: Larry Hochman & Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank, Catch Me If You Can

Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Athol Fugard
Philip J. Smith

Regional Theatre Tony Award
Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Ill.)

Isabelle Stevenson Award
Eve Ensler

Special Tony Award
Handspring Puppet Company

Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre
William Berloni
The Drama Book Shop
Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts

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B Nicole Scherzinger celebrated her 33rd birthday at Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday afternoon (June 25).

The former Pussycat Dolls singer looked stunning in a leopard print beach cover as she was presented a birthday cake by bikini clad ladies during the daytime celebration – with the festivities coming ahead of her actual birthday on June 29th.

Aside from spending time in Sin City, Miss Scherzinger has been busy tending to her duties as a judge on the U.S. version of “The X-Factor”.

Of the gig, Nicole recently spoke about how amazed she is about the close working relationship shared by fellow judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul.

She said: “I’m not there to get in between them – I get a front row ticket to the ‘Paula and Simon Show’ every week. I’m fascinated watching them because they’ve been together for over 10 years.”

Scherzinger added that she’s thrilled over her new gig, saying, “It’s such an honor for me to be part of the panel as an artist in today’s music industry.”

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, along with daughters Sasha and Malia arrived in Botswana to a rousing welcome as 25 school children dressed in animal hides danced and chanted "Obama Ye-Le-Le."  See the pics inside…

FLOTUS, who’s been in South Africa since Monday, arrived in Botswana as part of the second leg of a week-long goodwill visit, after flying in from Cape Town.  She rocked an orange pantsuit and graphic belt by Tory Burch as she watched the amazing greeting:

The excited school children danced and performed for the First Family shortly after their arrival in Gaborone, Botswana.

Later, 50 school children gathered around the First Lady waving U.S. flags.

The first family will also enjoy a private safari over the weekend.

While there, Mrs. Obama visited an AIDS clinic that services over 4,000 children and their families.  And met with president of Botswana, Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama (above).  Nice.

Photos via AFP/Getty Images

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