Today: Justin Bieber's new song sounds awfully grown-up, ABC Family makes a big buy, and Will Ferrell is trying to get his kid into college.
Despite audience requests in Georgetown, Channing Tatum did not remove his clothes to promote 21 Jump Street, Jeremy Lin likes smart women that wear sensible clothes, and all is not well at the Clinton Global Initiative.
Hollywood made history this weekend: Four movies earned over $20 million at the box office. Even that one with Jar Jar Binks and the other one with The Rock! Let's take a look at the numbers.
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Plus: Johnny Depp returns to his roots
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