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Taylor Swift loves reality TV shows, video of kittens and a particular TV detective and isn’t ashamed of it.

Among her guilty pleasures, Swift opens up to Teen Vogue and shares a whole mess of stuff she’s into when the cameras aren’t rolling.

“Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant, 90′s one-hit wonders, watching YouTube videos of kittens, the app CatPaint . . I CatPaint all my pictures. It’s weird.”

The talented singer songwriter also loves Mariska Hargitay’s on screen alter-ego Det. Olivia Benson.

“Detective Olivia Benson from Law & Order S.V.U. I sit in my apartment and watch hours of that show. So I sort of feel like me and Olivia are BFFs.”

The 21 year-old is super busy but makes time for all her (real-life) friends, regardless of where they meet up.

“My friends all have different jobs — some I get to see at award shows, some I see when they’re home from college, some are in my band! I’m so lucky to have so many people I love and trust.”

More photos are below and a behind-the-scenes video of Taylor’s photo shoot. Read more »

he plays Finn, the naive (and sometimes dim) football player on Glee, Cory Monteith‘s real-life past might be closer to Puck’s rebellious ways.

Monteith tells Parade magazine he was in a world of trouble as a young teen addict and drop out.

“I burned a lot of bridges,” he says. “I was out of control.”

At that point, so was his drug use. Monteith admits, “Anything and everything, as much as possible,” he says. “I had a serious problem.”

After a couple of tries at rehab, Cory, now 29, confesses that he did what many addicts do to loved ones: steal from them.

“I stole a significant amount of money from a family member,” he admits. “I knew I was going to get caught, but I was so desperate I didn’t care. It was a cry for help. I was confronted and I said, ‘Yeah, it was me.’ It was the first honorable, truthful thing that had come out of my mouth in years.”

This time, he was truly serious about recovery and knew he had to change. Monteith says although he’s a private person, he wants others to understand even though he’s successful now, it was a long hard road to get there.

“I don’t want kids to think it’s okay to drop out of school and get high, and they’ll be famous actors, too. … But for those people who might give up: Get real about what you want and go after it. If I can, anyone can.”

[images: Parade magazine]

Singer/songwriter Taylor Swift bursts onto the cover of InStyle magazine’s June issue in a citrus colored shift dress from Victoria Beckham‘s fashion line.

The Speak Now superstar is known for dating a few high profile celebrities (Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner and Jake Gyllenhaal for example) and writing about her love life (for better or worse) in song and no matter how bittersweet the ending is, the singer isn’t soured on love.

“There are no rules when it comes to love,” Swift told the magazine. “I just try to let love surprise me because you never know who you’re going to fall in love with.”

For Taylor it’s about being open to the possibilities.

“You never know who’s going to come into your life—and for me, when I picture the person I want to end up with, I don’t think about what their career is, or what they look like,” she says. “I picture the feeling I get when I’m with them.”

“I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about,” she concludes.

Selena Gomez takes the cover of Teen Vogue for the June/July issue and tells the magazine she wants “to be in love.”

“When your heart is broken, you want to hate everything,” the Disney star said. “You want to say, ‘I don’t believe in love; this is ridiculous. It’s not supposed to hurt this much.’”

“But at this moment in my life, I’m at a point where I want to be in love, to give my all and fall head over heels,” Selena told Teen Vogue. “I’m eighteen. I’m not going to marry anybody I’m with, and I know that.”

Gomez understands the risks but says she is ready for the reward.

“The next heartbreak I have, I’m sure I’ll be like, ‘How can I live without this person?’ But I’m still trying to dive in and enjoy it.”

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Newsweek magazine profiles Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and their burgeoning fashion empire in this week’s issue.

While the two sisters are often dismissed as “pint sized,”  the business they have built is anything but. Working to keep their celebrity status low key, they’ve dug in to the fashion world and are earning respect.

The 24 year-olds are passionate about New York’s once flourishing garment district that has now virtually gone away. The Olsen’s say they want to really be representative of the American design and manufacturing that once was.

“I really believe in our being able to create here and utilize the skills that people have here,” says Ashley. “The skill set is here. Our main issue is that some of the machinery is gone, so some knitwear is produced in Italy. But whether it’s clothing or cars, I believe in manufacturing as close to home as possible.”

Ashley and Mary-Kate have gotten a huge boost when First Lady Michelle Obama wore a skirt from The Row when she appeared on The View last week. They’ve had to work hard for the recognition and that certainly helps.

Jennifer Lawrence ushers in the sunshine in bright eye-popping yellow on the May cover girl for Teen Vogue.

The 20 year-old actress who won the coveted part of Katniss Everdeen in the big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, spoke to the magazine about landing the role and the fans reactions to her.

“The cool thing about Katniss is that every fan has such a personal relationship with her, and they understand and know her in a singular way,” Jennifer says. “I’m a massive fan too, so I get it.”

Lawrence said Katniss’ strength and edge is tempered with a softness and feels grateful for director Gary Ross & author Suzanne Collins‘ support.

“She’s incredibly powerful, brave, and tough—and yet she has a tenderness and complexity,” Jennifer says. “It was very humbling hearing that Suzanne and Gary feel that I embody those traits.”

Before she gets to work on THG with newly cast costars Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, Lawrence will be seen this summer as Mystique in X-Men First Class with rumored boyfriend Nicholas Hoult.

This issue of Teen Vogue is on newsstands now.

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Robert Pattinson sports some scruff for the cover of France’s Madame Figaro May issue.

The Water For Elephants actor spoke about his love of Marlon Brando, old Hollywood actresses and how Kristen Stewart shares a little in common with Katherine Hepburn.

“From the only three movies with James Dean, I like Giant, with Elizabeth Taylor. But for me, the great icon of the 60s is Marlon Brando, with this kind of internalized rage, this duality between masculinity and hidden tenderness,” he said.

“I’m also a fan of gangster films with James Cagney and Paul Newman, especially Cool Hand Luke. And among actresses, I love Isabelle Huppert, and from the golden age of Hollywood the passionate/fiery Ava Gardner, and the so classy, rough and funny Katharine Hepburn. Kristen Stewart, whose acting I admire, has something Hepburn-like,” Pattinson shared.

He has great taste in movies and actors.

Read more from the translation of his interview here.

Joe Jonas gives the Soul Surfer premiere a whirl as he headed to the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles on Wednesday March 30th.

Jonas, who is on the cover of Details magazine for April, spoke about his upcoming solo album.

“I’m growing up, the fans are growing up. I’ve gone through a lot of stuff in my life so far. There are stories I haven’t really been able to tell. When you’re writing with three people, you wind up with a sound that might be—not average—but, you know, expected.”

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The Cool Girl Cover of Glamour magazine’s May 2011 issue goes to Emma Stone.

The 22 year-old actress is one of three ready-to-break-big-time actress who grace the front of Glamour. Emma’s counterparts for May are Ashley Greene and Freida Pinto.

Stone shared she has only a vague idea of what she’s looking for in a guy.

“Honestly, I cannot put a finger on it. One guy could do something that I would find deplorable, and [with] another guy I’d find it charming…. It depends on the person,” Emma said.

“The one thing that needs to be there is that indefinable spark of sorts. But I’m 22 years old….I have no idea what I’m talking about.”

The Amazing Spider Man star also told the magazine that while she has to stay in shape, she isn’t one to forgo a sweet treat.

“You’re a human being, you live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake,” Stone said.

Read the rest of Emma’s interview here.

Ashley Greene is a bombshell, according to Glamour magazine’s May 2011 cover.

The 24 year-old actress is one of three ready-to-break-big-time actress who grace the front of Glamour. Besides Ashley, Emma Stone and Freida Pinto share her cover glory for the month.

Greene shared her philosophy on choosing roles after the Twilight phenomenon is done.

“It is difficult because people look at you as that character,” she said. “I want to play a role of a 24-year-old woman, not 17-year-old girls.”

But she says she’s willing to hold out until she finds something that suits her.

“So I have picked a couple of films like Butter to show that,” Greene shared. “And it’s perfectly fine not to do anything for a year if I don’t find the right thing.”

It all plays into her belief that things have a way of working out.

“I’m a big believer in ’everything happens for a reason,’” Ashley said. “[...]But every time I thought, I’m going to fail, something happened that kept me here.”

Read more from Ashley’s interview here.