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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

New "Twilight" film breaks UK box office records



AP) LONDON — The Twilight vampires broke U.K. box office records over the weekend.

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" grossed 13.9 million pounds ($21.8 million) on its 3-day weekend, according to U.K. and Irish distributor Entertainment One. That made it the biggest-ever opening for an American film in the U.K., fifth behind the British Harry Potter and James Bond series.

The fourth film in the "Twilight" series also had the best-ever U.K. 2D opening day Friday, surpassing "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" by grossing 6.35 million pounds ($9.9 million) to Potter's 5.9 million pounds ($9.2 million).

"Breaking Dawn Part 1" now has the biggest opening for a film in the U.K. in 2011.

Directed by Bill Condon, its stars Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart.

Miley Cyrus calls herself a "stoner" at 19th birthday party


(CBS) Miley Cyrus was caught on video calling herself as a "stoner," but her rep claims the singer was joking.

In the clip, obtained by
The Daily, Cyrus alludes to being a fan of smoking marijuana after friend Kelly Osbourne presents her with a cake made to look like Bob Marley at her 19th birthday party last week.

Pictures: Miley Cyrus

"You know you're a stoner when friends make you a Bob Marley cake," she said. "You know you smoke way too much f***in' weed."

Osbourne then takes the microphone and jokes, "I thought salvia was your problem, Miley," a reference to Cyrus being
caught on videotape last year smoking the legal herb, which can produce hallucinogenic effects.

A rep for Cyrus told People, "This is so ridiculous. The cake was a joke, and Miley was being sarcastic."

Osbourne also came to her friend's defense on Twitter, saying the incident was a joke.

"Let me make something very clear after @MileyCyrus salvia incident we started calling her bob miley as a JOKE!," she wrote on Sunday. "The cake was also A JOKE! it makes me sick that @MileyCyrus so called 'friends' would sell her out and lead people 2 believe she is someone that she is not!"

Osbourne added, "u guys if @MileyCyrus is not recording/filming/touring she is works everyday how could she possible do all that if she was a stoner! #think."