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Head-turning Emma Watson appeared in New York City for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 premiere on November 16th. The Hermoine Granger actress is still amazed that her decision to chop off her long locks would cause such a commotion:

“I knew it would be kind of a shock, but I had no idea that it would be that big. Like everyone would make this much fuss over it,” Watson, who chopped her golden locks in August, told USA TODAY’s Andrea Mandell at the New York premiere.

Emma wears this hair style well – look how fabulous and effortless she looks in her sleek Calvin Klein dress! I think it’s hard for people to see little Hermoine growing up and that has a lot to do with how much people are focusing on her hair. This is a decidedly mature move for her.

Lots more Emma loveliness under. Read more »

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 premiered in New York City on Monday November 15th at Alice Tully Hall and Lourdes Leon hit the black carpet for the event.

The 14 year-old daughter of Madonna was casual cool in a blue dress with a skull print scarf and union jack clutch. The teenager is currently in the drama program at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and works with her famous mom on the line of juniors clothing, Material Girl, sold at Macy’s. Check out her blog (she doesn’t update too often – I’m sure she’s busy at school) to find out what’s she up to.

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Cosmetics brand mark invited fans to take a look “Inside the mark Studio” Q & A with their Beauty Ambassador Ashley Greene in New York City on November 11th. The Twilight actress and MTV’s SuChin Pak came to Glass Houses in the Big Apple to answer questions via a livestream and bring awareness about the company and it’s products. Ashley answered fans about Twilight, her beauty inspiration and how she her idea of stylish has changed since high school:

On getting her start in Twilight: “I originally went in for Bella . . . At that point, I didn’t know that much about the book series. But then I read them to prep for the audition and instantly fell in love and was like, ‘I have to be a part of this.’ I was so wrapped up in the story, I was just as fanatic about it as everyone else. So, I auditioned for Bella . . . Actually, I auditioned a few times. They told me I wasn’t right for it and I was heartbroken — I really, really wanted to be a part of the franchise. Then they came back to me with Alice and I absolutely love the character so I auditioned a few more times and against all odds, I got the part. I screamed, I cried. It was very exciting.”

On her favorite red carpet moment: “It’s a tie. I think the first time I felt like a movie star was at the New Moon premiere in Los Angeles. I was wearing this long Prabal Gurung dress and the makeup was perfect and the fans were amazing. It felt right and the memory is really great. The second was on the European tour, the Eclipse premiere in London. I was wearing a silver L’Wren Scott dress and everything looked and felt like a fairytale.”

On her high school style regrets: “I think I overdid everything. When I look at high school pictures, I think I look a little overdone, a bit contrived. I wasn’t completely self-confident yet, hadn’t come into my own.”

On who inspired her: “Of course, my parents are a huge influence in my life. They’ve been there from the get-go and will always be there. But as far as people in this industry, I think that a lot of people already know that Audrey Hepburn is someone that I really look up to. I think that she would be a Mark girl; she’s beautiful inside and out. But more than that, she’s got an amazing style sense but she really used her position to help out in the world.”

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Disney opened a brand new store in Time Square in New York City today and American Idol alum Jordin Sparks belted out a couple of songs for the ceremony. Disney Times Square property is 20,000 square foot and is their largest retail store.

Sparks attended with NYC Mayor Bloomberg and sang her rendition of the classic Disney tune “Beauty and the Beast.”

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Author Cassandra Clare’s book City of Bones will (finally!) be made into a movie. The first in the teen sci-fi/fantasy series The Mortal Instruments, has a script and should start casting fairly soon. Here is the official announcement:

Screen Gems has teamed with Constantin Film and Unique Features to develop the motion picture franchise MORTAL INSTRUMENTS based on The New York Times Bestselling book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.  Jessica Postigo penned the script which is based on the first book in the series, City of Bones.  Constantin Film’s head of Film & TV Martin Moszkowicz will executive produce and Robert Kulzer will produce the project via the Constantin Film banner along with producing partners Michael Lynne, Robert Shaye, and executive producer Dylan Sellers via their Unique Features banner.

In City of Bones, set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager Clary Fray, discovers she is the descendent of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world.  When Clary’s mother disappears, she must join a daring group of young Shadowhunters on an adventure, which leads her through a city filled with mischievous fairies, eccentric warlocks, werewolf gangs and other strange creatures.

I loved the books and hope that they get a great director who can pull it off.

Now for the fun part: Who do you want as Clary, Jace, Simon, Alec and Isabelle? Everyone wants Alex Pettyfer for Jace but I think with his parts in both Beastly and I Am Number Four he would be unlikey to take a role in another sci-fi movie. I’d like to see Bonnie Wright for Clary. Any thoughts?

Selena Gomez and the Scene are confirmed for the annual radio station holiday concert, Z100 Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event will take place on December 10th with Selena’s Rock God collaborator, Katy Perry and Paramore also making an appearance.

More performers will be announced each week – is that a Justin Bieber silhouette in the far right of the photo? That would be one great addition if it turns out to be JBiebs…

Ariana Grande took a quiet, nighttime Broadway stroll with her friend Graham Phillips (he costars in the CBS show The Good Wife) in the Big Apple on Monday night. The duo (see pics of the two together after the jump) were all smiles as the stepped out together for the evening.

The Victorious cutie sat down with ABC television for a quick behind the scenes peek at the Nickelodeon show.

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Disney XD star Mitchel Musso is getting fans geared up for his new album by giving them an exclusive listening party at Planet Hollywood in NYC on October 12th. The Pair of Kings actor tweeted:

@MitchelMusso: Surprise! I’m having an exclusive listening party of my new album at Planet Hollywood Times Square in NYC this Tuesday October 12 at 5pm. Theres limited space, so only the first 150 people to arrive at Planet Hollywood will get in. This is my gift to you for being such amazing fans!

Only 150 people get in so get there crazy early on Tuesday!

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One Night Only singer and guitarist George Craig enlisted Emma Watson to be in the video for the single “Say You Don’t Want It” after the two became friends shooting a Burberry ad campaign. In May, Watson joined the band in New York City to film the vid for the catchy tune. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at Watson and Craig and the band as they made the vid.

Dakota Fanning is just one of the featured celebs in the September issue of Vogue magazine for Fashion’s Night Out, the NYC buying extravaganza taking place on September 10, 2010. The event takes place in the Big Apple and features designers, celebrities and stars promoting shopping (for the good of the economy, of course!) Fanning, who is pictured next to Hayden Christensen, talks about the energy and the vibe of New York in the behind-the-scenes video shoot below.