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The Vampire Diaries star Steven R. McQueen revs a lot of girls engines as he rides a motorcycle on the beach for a Vanity Fair photo shoot.

The 22 year-old who plays Jeremy Gilbert on the hit show says Jere is “as messed up as possible in the head,” and that was the appeal for him as an actor.

McQueen didn’t start out following in the family business (both his grandfather, Hollywood legend Steve McQueen and his father Chad McQueen are actors.) He says he had a bit of a shiftless time when living with his mom and stepdad. He wasn’t sure what he wanted:

“When we were living in Detroit, I had a real lack of direction,” says McQueen. “I started watching movies all day long.”

“I watched my grandfather’s projects with admiration and looked up to him, but at the end of the day you have to be true to what’s inside.”

Glad he found something he’s happy with.

[image: Vanity Fair]

The members of the Big Time Rush band, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson, offered their fans a fantastic show, which also included a meet and greet, at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.

BTR performed hits like “Famous”, “Till I Forget About You”, “City Is Ours”, “Big Time Rush” and a surprising encore of “Big Night” for more than 9 thousand screaming fans on the four floors of the mall.

After performing, BTR had the opportunity to sign autographs to 700 lucky fans. The Nickelodeon band talked to J-14 exclusively (watch video below). They confessed “City Is Ours” is the song that is getting the best reaction from the fans.

“We’re sitting there for a while and we get to meet thousands of fans that we knew were out there but didn’t know personally,” James Maslow says. “It’s cool to get that personal aspect to it because we really do love them all.”

Kendall Schmidt agrees, telling us, “My favorite thing about the tour is people watching. I saw some really awesome eyes — one girl had like neon green eyes! It was crazy!”

The fantastic four still had time to enjoy some amusement park rides before leaving (picture above). Are you a fan of Big Time Rush? And who is your favorite: Kendall, James, Carlos or Logan?

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Spending a bit of money on a sunny afternoon at Zachary’s Smile, Frances Bean Cobain was photographed with porcelain skin and bright red lips and haircolor. The offspring of grunge musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love managed to leave the NYC vintage shop with a few purchases and lots of paparazzi pics. Call me crazy – something about these look very staged.

photo source: WENN.com

Having a good body image and self esteem is tough for girls of any age and Disney star Demi Lovato wants to help other teen girls who’ve been tormented or bullied to know that there are positive people who want to encourage them. After having starred with The Jonas Brothers in Camp Rock and becoming famous overnight, Lovato has come under some scrutiny and has felt pressure to be and look like everyone else.

“I guess it’s [a challenge] just feeling beautiful, knowing that I’m different. I have a different body type than other people,” she confessed. “I’m not your typical skinny, tall girl, but I love my body that I’m in. One day I want to continue to help with bullying, or girls that feel insecure about their beauty, or things like that. I know that my purpose in life is to do more with the dreams that I have.”

Lovato has so many fans and it’s great for her to reach out to them the way she is. Don’t forget to watch her new show ‘Sonny With A Chance’.