Jutsin Bieber dropped a bombshell on Christmas Eve.

The 19-year-old singer announced to his nearly 50 million Twitter followers that he is retiring -- with little explanation.

My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013

The media talks a lot about me.They make a up a lot of lies and want me to fail but I'm never leaving you, being a belieber is a lifestyle.

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013

Be kind loving to each other, forgive each other as god forgave us through Christ Merry Christmas IM HERE FOREVER

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013

The singer pulled a similar stunt last week, joking in a radio interview that he would call it quits after the release of his "Complete My Journals " album on Monday.

Bieber’s new documentary movie "Believe" opens Christmas Day.

Despite tonight's announcement, we have a feeling Bieber will come out of retirement and get back into the studio very soon.

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Chuck Norris parodied Jean Claude Van Damme's now famous "Epic Split" Volvo truck commercial by re-creating the stunt with two airplanes and nearly a dozen men balanced on his head in the shape of a Christmas tree.

The new video was created as a holiday greeting from Hungarian animation firm, Delov Digital.

While Van Damme's initial stunt was real, Norris' is a CGI parody. Watch below:

Now watch the original:

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KRON4 reporter Stanley Roberts was doing a story on illegal trash dumping in Oakland, Ca. when he came across a homeless man going through garbage and decided to interview him for the piece.

The man turned out to be Marcus "The Magnificent" Malone, a percussionist for Carlos Santana's Santana Blues Band in the '60s.

But a stint in prison forced Marcus to leave the band shortly before they hit it big and he eventually lost touch with his former bandmates, drifting from gig to gig and becoming homeless as Santana made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The news piece eventually made it to Carlos Santana himself, who recently tracked down Marcus and reunited with him on the streets of Oakland.

Despite the many years apart, the men embraced warmly as the legendary guitarist promised to help his "brother" find a place to live, as well as record an album with the original members of the Santana Blues Band. 

"That's Magnificent Marcus Malone, alright," Santana says as he sees his old pal for the first time in decades.

Watch the original report below:

Santana later explained to CNN: "We knew he got in trouble when the band was just about to explode with Woodstock and he wound up in jail and we've been trying to look for him all these years because we have royalties, he co-wrote some of the songs in the beginning. Those royalties right now go to his family and sister because someone is in charge of all of that financial stuff for him."

Now watch Santana and reporter Stanley Roberts, who found Marcus and broke the story, being interviewed on CNN.

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“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” producer and "Above The Rim" writer-director Jeffrey Pollack died Monday while jogging on Hermosa Beach, outside of Los Angeles, at age 54.

Pollack, who also directed the Jamie Foxx film "Booty Call" and David Spade's "Lost & Found," was wearing jogging clothes and carrying an iPod when a passerby discovered him and contacted police.

Hermosa Beach Police Department Capt. Tommy Thompson told PageSix, “It’s still unknown how he died; we’re not sure if it was a heart attack, but there were no signs of foul play.”

Pollack is best known for teaming up with Benny Medina to form the production company Medina/Pollack Entertainment, which later became Handprint Entertainment, according to UsWeekly. He went on to produce and write for "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" from 1990 to 1996, which was inspired by Medina's own life.

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Whether it's his hot temper, the Bel-Air home they purchased earlier this year that is currently under renovation, or the paparazzi they attract, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have just been named America’s Least Desirable Neighbors.

According to a new Zillow survey, 25% of Americans would least like to have Kimye as neighbors -- making them even less desirable than the cast of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” who came in at 18%.

Pop stars Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus tied for third-worst at 16%.

But the honor of America's Most desirable neighbor goes to Jimmy Fallon, who won with 11% of the vote.

The “Late Night” host surprisingly topped Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton and Jennifer Lawrence, who tied with 10%.

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It was a good Christmas for new mom Kim Kardashian, who received probably the most expensive, bizarre purse ever from her fashion-forward fiancé, Kanye West.

Kardashian posted the below to her Instagram account Thursday night:

"#HandPaintedGeorgeCondo #HermesBirkin#OneofOne #ChristmasPresentFromYeezye"

We're sure it's what Kim has always wanted!

While a Hermés Birkin bag alone ranges in price from $7,400 to $150,000, George Condo paintings have been displayed in such prestigious museums as the Whitney, Guggenheim, and MOMA.

The Cut puts the specific bag's cost at $40,000, but has "no guess on what he paid Condo," calling it "the ugliest bag in the history of civilization."

But this isn't the first time West and Condo have collaborated — the artist also illustrated West's 2010 album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."

SEE ALSO: Kim And Kanye Voted America’s Least Desirable Neighbors

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It was a good Khristmas in the Kardashian household.

First, Kanye West gifted his fiancée Kim Kardashian with a $40,000 Hermés Birkin bag hand-painted with nudes by artist George Condo.

After posting a photo of the bag to her Instagram account, Kim later posted a pic of West and baby North's matching Christmas gifts — matte black his and hers Lamborghinis, of course!

A child-sized electric Lamborghini, available on the Neiman Marcus website, retails for around $400. Every baby who's any baby needs one, right?

"Like father like daughter," Kim captioned the below photo:

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Through blockbusters, breakthrough performances, and chart-topping hits, we've had to say goodbye to many influential entertainers in 2013.

From unexpected deaths of younger stars to the passings of Hollywood legends, we take a look back at the stars we've said goodbye to this year.

Henry Bromell (Age 65)

The executive producer of "Homeland," also known for his screenwriting and directing work on "Chicago Hope" and "Northern Exposure," died from a heart attack on March 18. 

"Homeland" co-creators Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon spoke out following Bromell's passing:

“Henry was a profoundly decent and generous man. A great writer and a great friend. No matter how crazy things got, when he was in the room, you knew everything was going to be okay. Everybody here at Homeland is grieving, and we will miss him beyond words."

Richard Griffiths (Age 65)

The British actor known for his Tony-award winning role in "The History Boys" and as Uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" films died from heart surgery complications on March 28.

Following his death, Nicholas Hytner, the director of “The History Boys"told BBC: 

“He had this amazing ability to take you into oceans of desolation. He was able to be funny, sometimes hilariously funny, and desperately tragic, sad, at the same time. Very few actors have that.”

Jane Henson (Age 78)

Jane Henson and her husband Jim brought the iconic Muppets to life, introducing the loveable puppet gang to 1950s television via five-minute segments on NBC's "Sam and Friends." 

Henson died on April 2 following a long battle with cancer.

“Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts has officially come out of the closet as gay in an end-of-the-year post on her Facebook page

Roberts’ sexuality has apparently been known to her family, friends and co-workers for some time, but her mention of longtime girlfriend Amber Laign was her first public acknowledgment.

"I am grateful for my entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber, and friends as we prepare to celebrate a glorious new year together."

The post also discussed Roberts' bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) forcing her to take a leave from “GMA” in October 2012. She returned to the show in February 2013.

Read the revealing post in it's entirety below:

"Flashback 12/29/12....Hard to believe this was 1 year ago today..when I reached a critical milestone of 100 days post transplant...and KJ was finally allowed to come back home.

"Reading this comforts me and I hope the same for you: 'If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.'

"At this moment I am at peace and filled with joy and gratitude.

"I am grateful to God, my doctors and nurses for my restored good health.

"I am grateful for my sister, Sally-Ann, for being my donor and giving me the gift of life.

"I am grateful for my entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber, and friends as we prepare to celebrate a glorious new year together.

"I am grateful for the many prayers and well wishes for my recovery. I return every one of them to you 100 fold.

"On this last Sunday of 2013 I encourage you to reflect on what you are grateful for too.

"Wishing you a Healthy and Happy New Year.

"Peace, love, and blessings to all..XO"

SEE ALSO: Robin Roberts Becomes Highest Paid Woman In Morning News With New $20 Million 'GMA' Contract [Report]

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Jordan Belfort — the real life wild man and scam artist who inspired Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street"— is in the process of pitching an uplifting reality show to various networks.

The show sees Belfort, now 51, "stepping in to help others who, like him, have hit rock bottom but still hold out some hope for redemption," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Electus
 CEO Chris Grant first approached Belfort about the idea, telling THR, "I knew without even seeing a picture of him that he could be a talent
 both behind and in front of the camera."

Grant tracked down Belfort, 
now a motivational speaker based out
 of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and the two devised a pitch tailored to Belfort’s “unique set of business skills.”

After pitching various networks, interest is already high, says Grant, who adds that several execs described Belfort as "TV Gold." 

Since its Christmas Day release, "Wolf of Wall Street" has grossed over $34 million at the stateside box office. 

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Actor James Franco recently wrote an essay for the New York Times titled "The Meanings of the Selfie," in which he explains why he so strongly supports people posting photos of themselves to social media.

He begins by saying what not to do to gain more followers.

"I can see which posts don’t get attention or make me lose followers," Franco explains. "Those with photos of art projects; videos telling the haters to go away (in not so many words); and photos with poems."

The "Pineapple Express" actor argues that "a well-stocked collection of selfies seems to get attention. And attention seems to be the name of the game when it comes to social networking."

Franco adds, "I’ve learned that the selfie is one of the most popular ways to post — and garner the most likes from followers."

And he's right.

A post of art on James Franco's Instagram account garnered nearly 25,000 likes:

But an average selfie like the below from Franco receives over 80,000 likes:

Franco explains the power of a celebrity selfie:

"We speak of the celebrity selfie, which is its own special thing. It has value regardless of the photo’s quality, because it is ostensibly an intimate shot of someone whom the public is curious about. It is the prize shot that the paparazzi would kill for, because they would make good money; it is the shot that the magazines and blogs want, because it will get the readers close to the subject."

But he adds that followers are beneficial for every industry:

"The power to attract viewers amid the sea of things to read and watch is power indeed. It’s what the movie studios want for their products, it’s what professional writers want for their work, it’s what newspapers want — hell, it’s what everyone wants: attention."

And if you don't post selfies, don't expect a follow from Franco.

"I am actually turned off when I look at an account and don’t see any selfies, because I want to know whom I’m dealing with. In our age of social networking, the selfie is the new way to look someone right in the eye and say, 'Hello, this is me.'"

Read Franco's NY Times essay in its entirety here >

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Actor Shia LaBeouf landed himself in hot water a few weeks ago after the Internet noticed his short film "HowardCantour.com” was a complete rip-off of Daniel Clowes’ obscure 2007 comic “Justin M. Damiano"— both about a disgruntled movie critic.

LaBeouf immediately apologized for his actions via Twitter, saying "I f----- up," but the 27-year-old made a much grander gesture Wednesday by hiring a skywriter to fly "I am sorry Daniel Clowes" above Los Angeles on New Year's Day.

Many people took to Twitter to share pictures of the apology in the sky:

 LaBeouf even tweeted a cryptic one of his own:

CLOUD: - vapor floating in the atmosphere - remote servers used to SHARE DATA - to make LESS CLEAR or TRANSPARENT pic.twitter.com/jw9JlEi791

— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 1, 2014

The skywriting gesture came after a spurt of even more apologetic tweets from LaBeouf, who it appears is more distraught by the incident than even Clowes:

Clowes, meanwhile, is reported to be looking into legal options against LaBeouf, according to his editor and Fantagraphics publisher Eric Reynolds.

"His apology is a non-apology, absolving himself of the fact that he actively misled, at best, and lied, at worst, about the genesis of the film," Reynolds told BuzzFeed last month. "No one 'assumes' authorship for no reason. He implied authorship in the film credits itself, and has gone even further in interviews. He clearly doesn't get it, and that's disturbing. I'm not sure if it's more disturbing that he plagiarized, or that he could rationalize it enough to think it was OK and that he might actually get away with it. Fame clearly breeds a false sense of security."

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It pays to be a part of Jennifer Hudson's entourage.

The "Dreamgirls" actress and Weight Watchers spokesperson gifted her longtime personal assistant anf friend from childhood, Walter, with a house for Christmas — and his reaction is priceless. 

"My assistant Walter’s reaction when he found out I was buying him a house,” the 32-year-old "American Idol" winner posted to her Instagram account. Hudson is seen handing Walter papers in the beginning of the video:

During an interview with Advocate in 2011, Hudson revealed she has known Williams since the sixth grade, and that he is her “closest friend.”

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Singer Ke$ha entered rehab on Friday, seeking treatment for an eating disorder, TMZ reported. 

In a statement obtained by TMZ, the 26-year-old said: “I’m a crusader for being yourself and loving yourself but I’ve found it hard to practice. I’ll be unavailable for the next 30 days, seeking treatment for my eating disorder…to learn to love myself again. exactly as I am.”

According to the HollywoodLife.com, the singer was admitted to Timberline Knolls rehab center near Chicago, which is the same place where Demi Lovato was treated for an eating disorder and other emotional issues in 2010. 

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Sure Mark Wahlberg is a successful actor, having starred in big-time hits like "The Departed" and "The Fighter," but the Boston-bred star didn't earn his high school diploma until just this year.

Back in September, Wahlberg penned a column for the Huffington Post, explaining his motivations for finishing his degree.

"For almost a year, I've been taking classes and studying any chance I could get - on the set, traveling for work and at home," he wrote. "It has been both humbling and challenging, but I'm happy to report that I am officially a high school graduate, having received my diploma this summer."

And Wahlberg isn't the only big name who didn't graduate. 

In fact, Walt Disney himself didn't finish high school, even writing a letter to his school principal saying how "disgusted" he was with his education there.

There are many more actors just like Wahlberg and Disney — stars who left high school and found huge success in Hollywood.

Jim Carrey dropped out of school to help support his family.

He may be one of Hollywood's most famous comedians, with big-name hits like "Liar Liar" and "The Truman Show" on his résumé, but Carrey's life wasn't always such smooth sailing.

Growing up in poverty in Ontario, Canada, Carrey and his siblings worked as janitors at a local factory. When Carrey's mother fell ill, the aspiring actor dropped out of school to help care for her.

Though his family ended up taking residence in a VW bus for awhile, things picked up and the family relocated to Toronto, where Carrey began performing on the local comedy circuit. 

At the age of 18, Carrey found his first credit with TV series, "The All-Night Show."

Charlie Sheen earned his high school degree this year.

Sheen attended Santa Monica High School (alongside buddies Sean Penn and Rob Lowe), but his poor grades and attendance got him expelled just a few weeks before graduation.

But the now successful "Two and a Half Men" actor made sure to earn his degree — just this year, actually.

Instead of taking classes to finish up his remaining few credits, the now 48-year-old Sheen told TMZ he got his credits because of charity work he did for the school. 

Sheen said he bothered to do it because he wanted to beat "a lifelong habit of never finishing things."

Christina Applegate dropped out of high school and found success on "Married ... with Children."

Hollywood runs in Applegate's veins — her mother was an actress and her father was a record producer, so it isn't a big surprise that the "Anchorman" star decided to pursue acting at a young age, too.

Having appeared in several movies while still at an elementary-school age, Applegate briefly attended Excelsior High School in Hollywood, dropping out during her junior year.

Applegate was 15 years old when she landed a huge role as Kelly Bundy on "Married ... with Children."

Beyoncé was the lead singer of girl group Destiny's Child — and don't you forget it!

In a newly unearthed interview clip going viral after being posted to Vine, teenage Beyoncé throws some serious shade toward her bandmate Kelly Rowland.

In the vintage footage, Rowland tells the interviewer, “I’m the second lead vocalist of the group," at which point Beyoncé conveniently coughs and rolls her eyes.

The ladies have since buried the hatchet, but it's still pretty entertaining. Watch below:

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Sometimes you need to change your name to make it as a star in Hollywood or the music business.

Plenty of today's biggest stars don't go by their birth names — Reese Witherspoon, Mila Kunis, and Natalie Portman. 

However, you probably aren't familiar with how they ended up with their current monikers.

Some are simple. Francis Ford Coppola's nephew Nicolas Cage changed his last name to avoid the worries of Hollywood nepotism. 

Others, like Bruno Mars and Michael Caine are more inspired. And then there's Whoopi Goldberg, whose name was changed after friends noticed her flatulence problem.

Mila Kunis — Milena Markovna Kunis

At the age of seven, Milena Markovna Kunis and her family moved from Ukraine to Los Angeles, Calif.

Mila's mother, Elvira, and father, Mark, soon enrolled her in acting classes and allowed Mila to shorten her name when she started booking her first roles on "Days of our Lives,""7th Heaven," and playing a young Angelina Jolie in "Gia."

Joaquin Phoenix — Joaquin Rafael Bottom/Leaf Phoenix

Joaquin Rafael Bottom is the third of five children, all with equally interesting names, including River (1970–1993), Rain (1973), Liberty (1976), Summer, and a half-sister Jodean.

After Joaquin's parents, John Lee and Arlyn Bottom, married in 1969, the couple joined the religious cult the Children of God and traveled around South America. But they soon became disenchanted with the cult and moved back to the U.S. in 1978, where they changed their last name to "Phoenix" to symbolize "new beginning."

Around this same time, a young Joaquin began calling himself "Leaf," desiring to have a similar nature-related name like his siblings. In a past Jay Leno interview, Joaquin said he had originally called himself "Antleaf" as a child.

Leaf would become the name he would use as a child actor until, at age 15, he changed it back to Joaquin.

Reese Witherspoon — Laura Jeanne

The "Sweet Home Alabama" actress traded her first and middle name in for her mother's maiden name, "Reese."

Last week, Leonardo DiCaprio slammed"The Wolf of Wall Street" character he portrays, Jordan Belfort, as "everything that's wrong with the world we live in."

DiCaprio went on to defend director Martin Scorsese for allowing "the freedom of this almost hypnotic, drug-infused, wild ride that these characters go on," despite some audiences' negative reactions.

Now Jonah Hill, too, is defending the film he also stars in.

During Variety's brunch at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hill explained:

“I personally take away the message from the film that this behavior, this lifestyle, leads to a very bad ending. I think the movie is not glorifying this behavior, it is showing that it leads to bad places whether their judicial punishment doesn’t reflect that is one thing. Where your life ends up, who you are as a person, is another.”

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"The View" co-host Jenny McCarthy is fighting back after a Radar article, which has since been removed, falsely quoted her as saying that her 11-year-old son, Evan, had been misdiagnosed with autism in 2005. 

McCarthy, who has been an outspoken anti-vaccine campaigner after believing it led her son to become autistic, tweeted on Saturday slamming the report.

The 41-year-old mom calls the article "blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous" and says she is "taking every legal measure necessary to set this straight."

Read her complete statement below:

Stories circulating online, claiming that I said my son Evan may not have autism after all, are blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous. Evan was diagnosed with autism by the Autism Evaluation Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and was confirmed by the State of California (through their Regional Center). The implication that I have changed my position, that my child was not initially diagnosed with autism (and instead may suffer from Landau-Kleffner Syndrome), is both irresponsible and inaccurate.

These stories cite a "new" Time Magazine interview with me, which was actually published in 2010, that never contained any such statements by me. Continued misrepresentations, such as these, only serve to open wounds of the many families who are courageously dealing with this disorder. Please know that I am taking every legal measure necessary to set this straight.

In a February 2010 interview with Time, McCarthy said her son, then 7, was improving developmentally. "Evan couldn't talk—now he talks. Evan couldn't make eye contact—now he makes eye contact. Evan was antisocial—now he makes friends. It was amazing to watch, over the course of doing this, how certain therapies work for certain kids and they completely don't work for others."

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Before three-time Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio starred in hits like "The Wolf of Wall Street,""The Great Gatsby,""Inception," and "Titanic," he was just a struggling child actor trying to get his big break.

Now 39, DiCaprio was just 15-years-old when he booked his first gig on "The New Lassie," eventually leading to larger roles on "Parenthood" and "Growing Pains."

But before he became a TV teen heartthrob in the early 90s, Leo was just a little kid with a big future ahead of him.

Check out that range! (via @MakingOfs)

A young Leonardo DiCaprio showing off his emotional range pic.twitter.com/x6rPtbQayk

— Behind the Scenes (@MakingOfs) January 3, 2014

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