Modern Family Stars Get Stuck in Crowded Elevator

No good deed goes unpunished.

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While on their way to a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kansas City on Friday night, three stars of ABC's hit sitcom Modern Family were trapped in a crowded elevator for almost an hour, ABC News reports.

Julie Bowen, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson took pictures together during the ordeal, which Ferguson posted to his Twitter account.

"This is us right now. 45 minutes stuck in this elevator," Ferguson wrote, captioning the snapshot from the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel's third floor.

The actors were an hour late to the event after the Kansas City Fire Department rescued them, but they maintained a good sense of humor about their plight, reportedly joking about the ordeal on stage.

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Tour the Dolby Theatre – Home of the Oscars

California played host to one of the most notable events of the year earlier this week – the Oscars!

Now, we’re taking you inside the hallowed hall where Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway became first time Oscar winners only days ago!

Watch the video to walk in the stars’ shoes!

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New Trailer: Aaron Eckhart in 'Erased'

Looks like Aaron Eckhart has taken a cue from Taken with his new action-thriller Erased, playing a former CIA agent who must protect his alienated teen from killers looking to have him and his family, well, erased. Watch the edge-of-your-seat trailer…

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In theaters May 10 (and On Demand April 5), Erased finds Eckhart as ex-CIA operative Ben Logan who moves to Belgium with his teen daughter (played by Liana Liberato) to make a fresh start. When his workplace literally disappears and forces conspire to erase his involvement as head of security for the company, he embarks on a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in an effort to uncover the truth behind the corporate conspiracy. Olga Kurylenko also stars as a CIA agent assigned to track Logan down, no matter what the costs.

Video: Eckhart is the Prez Under Fire in 'Olympus'

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My Strange Addiction: Audrey's Stuffed Lamb

27-year-old Audrey shares a "spiritual connection" with her stuffed lamb.

The young woman, who carries a pint-sized powder blue plush everywhere she goes, is profiled in Wednesday's My Strange Addiction.

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"The lamb is my best friend," she explains of the animal who's been her companion for five years. "He is really just carefree, adventurous and awesome."

Audrey's sister, however, is not a fan.

"[Her] relationship with the lamb is strange," says her concerned sibling Ansley. "She's in her '20s and she's got a stuffed animal that she wants to take around."

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Watch a sneak preview in the player above!

This episode of My Strange Addiction, also featuring a woman addicted to eating deodorant sticks, airs tonight at 10pm on TLC.

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Stars Stay Peppy Through Wee Hours of Oscar Night

For those fortunate enough to be invited, Oscar Sunday is an all-day, non-stop event. ET caught up with the stars to get their tips on making it through the madness while maintaining their energy.

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"This is just fun," said Academy Award winner Halle Berry. "I see all my friends and peers."

"You just gotta enjoy it and then have a good dinner at the Governor's Ball, because you probably haven't eaten today," said Oscar nominee Queen Latifah. "And then we hit the after parties."

John Leguizamo named caffeine as a primary source for his energy.

"It's a long night," the actor admitted. "But you get jacked up meeting all your heroes."

From the People's Choice Awards to the 85th Academy Awards, this awards season, ET's red carpet runs on Dunkin'.

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Check Out Vanity Fair Oscar Party

ET's Rocsi Diaz had her trusty Nokia Lumia 920 ready to capture all of the candid moments while the stars arrived for the elite Vanity Fair Oscar party.

PICS: Inside Vanity Fair's Oscar Party

Rocsi gained prime access to the event, as the celebs' first stop upon arrival and their last stop before they leave. Even in low light Rocsi was able to take snapshots with the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Richard Gere and Amy Poehler, who Rocsi saved from a potential wardrobe mishap.

"I just helped Amy Poehler get a mysterious mark off of her dress," Rosci said, explaining that "girls have to help each other out."

Watch the video for more.

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Independent Spirit Award Winners 2013

The 2013 Film Independent Spirits Awards were handed out in Santa Monica, CA today and lots of Oscar frontrunners cemented their status by dominating in their categories once more.

Check out all the winners below:

Best Feature

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Bernie

Keep the Lights On

Moonrise Kingdom

Silver Linings Playbook

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Linda Cardellini, Return

Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed

BEST MALE LEAD

Jack Black, Bernie

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

John Hawkes, The Sessions

Thure Lindhardt, Keep the Lights On

Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe

Wendell Pierce, Four

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Rosemarie DeWitt, Your Sister's Sister

Ann Dowd, Compliance

Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice

Lorraine Toussaint, Middle of Nowhere

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike

David Oyelowo, Middle of Nowhere

Michael Pena, End of Watch

Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths

Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST DIRECTOR

Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

Julia Loktev, The Loneliest Planet

David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On

Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SCREENPLAY

Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom

Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks

Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths

David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On

For the full list of winners, click here.

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Double Take Celebrity Lookalikes

Alice Eve and Brooklyn Decker

ETonline has found the lookalikes to the stars and, as it turns out,
it's their Hollywood peers. Click the pics and let us know if you think
these celebs bear a resemblance to one another.

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ET Gears up For Academy Awards with Dunkin' Donuts

Oscar Sunday is quickly approaching, and the ET team is working around the clock to prepare for Hollywood's biggest night! 

Nancy O'Dell, Brooke Anderson, Rocsi Diaz and Rob Marciano have their work cut out for them come February 24 as some 3,000 people are expected to grace the 500-foot red carpet at L.A.'s Dolby theater.

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With weeks of meetings, research and fittings leading up to the big event, our talented crew is often in need of a trusty pick-me-up.

This awards season, ET's red carpet (and the reporters covering it) run on Dunkin'.

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Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose Welcome Baby Boy

Wiz Khalifa and fiancee Amber Rose welcomed their first child today.

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The proud 25-year-old papa (real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz) made the announcement via Twitter, writing, "Happy Birthday Sebastian 'The Bash' Taylor Thomaz!!! Everyone welcome this perfect young man into the world."

This news comes after yesterday's false alarm, when Amber went in for a doctor's appointment that became blown out of proportion.

"My due date isn't until Feb 24 & this is my first baby so he may come early, he may come late but either way he'll be here soon," Amber, 29, clarified on Wednesday.

The couple, who announced their engagement last year, are planning to hold off on a formal wedding ceremony until after Amber has a chance to drop the baby weight.

"If we have a daughter one day, [Amber] might wanna give the dress to our daughter, but if she's pregnant then she can't do that," Wiz explained to Hot 97's Angie Martinez in November.

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Michael Jackson Son Prince Michael Interviews Oz the Great and Powerful

Having grown up in show business, Prince Michael proved to be a gifted interviewer as he conducted his first sit-down as an ET correspondent.

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Michael Jackson's 16-year-old son impressed Oz the Great and Powerful stars James Franco and Zach Braff as well as director Sam Raimi with his confidence and competence on his first assignment.

"You're doing awesome," Braff gushed. "You're a natural."

Prince Michael returned the compliment, praising their work in the fantasy flick and getting Franco to shed some light on how he approached playing the lead role of Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics.

"I saw that his particular transformation would allow for comedy," Franco explained. "Because he's a conman -- that would get him into a lot of awkward situations that could be played for comedy."

The movie imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character from The Wizard of Oz. After Oscar Diggs (Franco) is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he first thinks he's hit the jackpot -- until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting.

Oz the Great and Powerful hits theaters March 8.

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Why is 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Star LeVar Burton Disappointed in the New 'Star Trek' Films?

The entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation was on hand at Creation Entertainment’s Grand Slam Convention: The Star Trek and Sci-Fi Summit in Burbank, CA last weekend, meeting fans, signing autographs, and otherwise "making it so," reminiscing about their time on the iconic space-faring adventure drama -- and LeVar Burton, who played the eye visor-sporting Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge, opened up to ET about his disappointment with the new Star Trek film franchise.

"J.J. [Abrams] [is] a very good director, he really is," he told ET. "He
directed the hell out of the first movie. I'm really interested to see
what he wants to talk about in his upcoming movie. [But] I'm
disappointed, quite frankly, that his timeline negates the existence of Next Gen. I think that's silly."

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Burton went on to talk about what initially drew him to Star Trek,
telling us, "I loved seeing people of color on TV when I was growing
up. It wasn't all that often, and I always have been a huge science
fiction fan, and so [when] [Star Trek creator] Gene Roddenberry's vision
of the future was one that included people that looked like me, [it]
was huge in terms of developing my self image as a young person."

'Star Trek' Stars Take on Warp Speed Round

Burton joined such notables as Sir Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William T. "Number One" Riker, and robotic Commander Data respectively, at the event, which was produced by Creation Entertainment, a company that hosts interactive film and television genre conventions throughout the year. For more information on upcoming Creation Entertainment events, CLICK HERE. 

And for more from LeVar Burton, including an exciting announcement about beloved children's show Reading Rainbow's new mobile app, watch the video!

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'Deception' Stars Meagan Good and Laz Alonso on Prospects for a Second Season

I recently caught up with Meagan Good and Laz Alonso -- stars of NBC's Deception -- at a lunch and roundtable discussion at the Four Season's Beverly Hills to chat about the prime time soap opera.

The series opens with the death of wealthy socialite and party girl Vivian Bowers of an apparent drug overdose. When FBI agent Will Moreno (Alonso) is convinced the death is a homicide, he enlists Detective Joanna Locasto (Good), Vivian's best friend 20 years ago, to uncover the dark secrets of the Bower family and clues about why her life was in danger.

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And while we are about halfway through the series with all 11 episodes in the can, there is no word yet on whether it will be returning for a second season. However, the two stars are keeping their "fingers crossed" and explain that there is a lot the fans can look forward to, including the identity of Vivian's killer.

Watch my interview with Meagan and Laz to find out what attracted them to the project and what we can expect for the rest of this season. 

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A new episode of Deception airs tonight at 10/9c on NBC.

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A Good Day to Die Hard Bruce Willis Takes Over Box Office

Audiences agreed that it was a good weekend to die hard, as the fifth installment of the Die Hard franchise opened strong.

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A Good Day to Die Hard is expected to pull in $28.2 million over the four-day holiday, beating out last weekend's winner, Identity Thief ($27.6 million), and Safe Haven ($25.4 million.

This weekend is on pace to be the biggest international opening in the history of the 25-year-old Die Hard franchise, as it held the top box office spot in many of the 63 markets where it's been released.

Escape from Planet Earth had a harder time getting off the ground, garnering $20.5 million. Warm Bodies dropped to fifth place with $10.9 million.

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Hugh Grant is a Dad Again

Hugh Grant confirmed Saturday that he is a dad again.

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The 52-year-old British actor tweeted, "In answer to some journos. Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother. Adore them both to an uncool degree. They have a fab mum."

Hugh and actress Tinglan Hong welcomed a daughter named Tabitha in 2011. No word yet on what Tabitha's little brother is named.

Related: Hugh Grant Responds to Jon Stewart Diss

Hugh told The Guardian in 2012 of being a dad, "I like my daughter very much. Fantastic. Has she changed my life? I'm not sure. Not yet. Not massively, no. But I'm absolutely thrilled to have had her, I really am. And I feel a better person."

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Surprising Celebrity Relatives

Who knew Madonna and Lady Gaga were related?

According to a celebrity genealogist, the two stars share more than pop icon status with each other—they're ninth cousins, once-removed!

Pics--Adorable Tots: Celebs and Their Cute Kids!

Interestingly enough, Mother Monster isn't the only celebrity to share a family tree with Madge. The legendary performer is also distantly related to singers Gwen Stefani and Celine Dion.

Click the video for more famous connections including Justin Bieber, Kate Middleton and Jason Sudekis!

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Nikita Black Badge Exclusive Promo

Nikita has long been one of the most dynamic and rewarding dramas on television. It's also consistently been one of the most underrated. But you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone that isn't coated in a thick layer of goosebumps after watching ETonline's exclusive new promo for the upcoming episodes!

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Featuring first look footage from the next two all-new episodes, Black Badge and With Fire, the two-minute sneak peek opens with a bang, and ends in a fiery blaze.

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But before the clip comes to a close, Ryan poses an all-important question to Nikita: Is Division inherently bad or is the elite ops agency only as bad as the people in charge?

Tune in Fridays at 9 p.m. to see how Nikita answers that question!

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Grammys Crasher: Are the Oscars Next?

Is the Grammy Crasher targeting the Oscars next? Should the Academy be concerned that the 24-year-old Ukrainian reporter will target Hollywood's biggest awards event? ET's Rob Marciano gets answers from Hollywood's newest prankster.

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"Adele is going to be there -- maybe I will sit next to her, I don't know," says Vitalii Sediuk, who managed to not only get through security at Sunday's Grammys to take an open seat in the second row – but jumped onstage right before Adele accepted her Grammy win. "I just beg you, Academy, don't ban me. I just want to broadcast nobly and be a part of your show. I will be good guy."

Despite heightened security at the 55th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Sediuk managed to not only get inside the venue, but interview celebrities on the red carpet and sit in Adam Levine's seat, forcing the Maroon 5 frontman to sit on the floor. After interrupting the show to take the stage, he landed a night in jail and a March court date.

VIDEO: Meet the Man Who Crashed the Grammys

Sediuk previously made headlines with other celebrity close encounters, handing Madonna flowers at a press event and kissing Will Smith on the red carpet, prompting the Men in Black star to smack him in the face.

So, is the audacious reporter going to be allowed back on the red carpet? We have a feeling that security will specifically be on the lookout on Oscar night…

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Lady Gaga Postpones Shows Due to Injury

Lady Gaga announced on Tuesday that she has had to cancel four upcoming shows due to a severe inflammation of joints that has left her unable to walk.

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Through a series of Twitter messages, Mother Monster revealed that she's been hiding the "show injury and chronic pain" from her staff "for sometime now," but now her condition has worsened.

"I didn't want to disappoint my amazing fans," Gaga tweeted. "However after last night's performance I could not walk and still can't. It will hopefully heal as soon as possible, I hate this. I hate this so much. I love you and I'm sorry."

According to The Associated Press, the dates in question include Feb. 13-14 in Chicago, Feb. 16 in Detroit and Feb. 17 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Makeup dates for these cancellations will be announced later, according to the news source.

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3 Killed Filming Discovery Channel Production

Three people were killed Sunday morning in a helicopter crash during a production shoot for a Discovery Channel reality show.

The crash occurred about 3:40 a.m. in an open field in the town of Acton outside Los Angeles, Deadline reports. The three victims were thrown from the helicopter and pronounced dead at the scene.

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In a statement to Deadline, the Discovery Channel confirmed the accident, which occurred during filming by the reality show's producer, Eyeworks USA. "We are all cooperating fully with authorities. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families," the statement said.

Shooting at the location began Saturday and a film permit listed the production as "Untitled Military Project."

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