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Macaulay Culkin bailed on his monthly DJ gig Thursday at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City's West Village, hours after the surprising gaunt photos of him emerged.

Instead, fans ready to dance to his live music picks got an earful of his iPod.

"He's here all the time. Tonight, something just came up and he couldn't make it," a club employee said. "But he did drop off his iPod, that's what's playing."

"It's a shame he's not here, he always plays really good music."

Macaulay Culkin Photos

Culkin, whose gaunt appearance in a set of paparazzi shots made headlines Thursday, was expected to take to the turntables around 10 p.m.

Around that time, a sign was taped to a box downstairs by the bar telling fans that canned goods would get them in for free - charitable guy that he is - and with no "Mack" in attendance, dancing would be to his pre-selected tunes.

"Macaulay Culkin is in perfectly good health," his rep said. "For anyone to speculate or suggest otherwise is reckless, irresponsible and destructive."

They were teammates on the field, but Hope Solo and Alex Morgan are going at it away from the soccer pitch.

In October, the Team USA goalie posed naked for ESPN the Magazine's Body issue and now Morgan, another star on last summer's World Cup squad, is doing the same in the upcoming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

She's seen here in boday paint only:

"It was a completely new experience and definitely took some getting used to before I felt comfortable," Morgan says of standing around in nary an item of clothing. "I had to look in the mirror every five minutes to make sure I actually had a swimsuit on."

She does. Sort of.

This iconic, controversial edition of Sports Illustrated will be released on Tuesday, with the cover model unveiled Monday night on The Late Show with David Letterman.

In case you somehow needed another reason to get excited for the March 23 opening of The Hunger Games...

Sources confirm that the first trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 will debut in front of Katniss, Peeta and company in theaters across the country. It's a move that makes perfect business sense, as Lionsgate (distributor of The Hunger Games) acquired Summit Entertainment last month.

The Hunger Games Trailer

Meanwhile, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 hits DVD and Blu-ray tonight at midnight. Are you in line yet?!?

Kevin Youkilis is keeping it all in the Boston family.

The Red Sox third baseman is engaged to Julie Brady, according to The Boston Herald, the sister of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Youkilis first met Julie - a teacher and the mother of a five-year old daughter - at a 2010 party thrown for the Patriots party after they were knocked out of the 2010 playoffs. She's one of the signal caller's three sisters.

The engagement announcement comes at a time when both Boston stars could use some good news: Brady and the Pats lost in the Super Bowl last weekend, while Youkilis and the Red Sox made history with a September 2011 collapse that cost them a spot in the American League playoffs.

Simon Cowell may not have offered Beyonce $100 millon, but he made it clear in a recent interview that he'd love for the former Destiny's Child singer to sit at the judging table on season two of The X Factor.

We wonder if he'd settle for another ex-member of that group, however.

Speaking to CNN this week, Kelly Rowland - who served as a panelist in Great Britain - made it clear she'd embrace the same role here on Fox.

"It would be awesome to be a judge over here for The X Factor," the artist said. "I really enjoyed my time over in the U.K. being a judge. That was a great opportunity and a great experience, and I would love to do it again."

But is Rowland a big enough name to help Cowell boost the ratings of a series he swore would outdraw American Idol? We doubt it. Stay tuned.

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Up to this point, he's only been known for covering other artists, most notably Justin Bieber and also this version of "All I Want for Christmas."

But now nine-year old MattyB - yes, he's nine years old! - has come out with his very first original single. It's titled "That's the Way" and it's available now on iTunes.

This is no Rebecca Black situation. This is a young, legitimately talented artist. Listen to the track now and react:

MattyB - That's The Way

It's really only a matter of time before Kendall and Kylie Jenner are on the red carpets of Las Vegas and/or headlining their own reality show.

For now, though, the 14-year old and 16-year old are simply following in their sisters' modeling footsteps, the latest example being a shoot with celebrity photographer Nick Saglimbeni. A rather grown up, chic shoot at that:

Kylie Tweeted the photo above last night, as the siblings are going all glam in trendy black dresses and some serious hairdos.

Might modeling take the place of college for the twosome? It sounds that way, based on a recent quote from father Bruce Jenner:

"If they want to go to college, certainly, I think it's a good idea. But I'm not the advocate of, 'You've got to go to college!' I think by the time they graduate from high school, they will probably be in a position to go right to working."

Let's just hope neither is pitching the same product as their mother any time soon.

Jesse Farrelly, the son of director Bobby Farrelly (Something About Mary, Hall Pass), passed away Wednesday night after paramedics arrived at his Costa Mesa apartment and found him unresponsive, authorities report. He was 20 years old.

TMZ cites sources who say Jesse was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead a short time after his body was discovered. He passed away from a suspected overdose, as the coroner has ruled out foul play.

In response to the tragedy, the Farrelly family - which includes fellow director Peter, pictured above with Bobby - released a statement that reads:

"It is with profound sorrow that we accept the passing of our beloved Jesse following his struggle with addiction. We fully trust that he is now in the hands of our Lord.

"We are immeasurably grateful for the abundance of happiness and laughter he brought into our lives, and we will rejoice eternally for all the moments we got to breathe in his wondrous spirit. The family thanks you for your well wishes and kindly asks that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."

Bruce Springsteen has released the official music video for "We Take Care Of Our Own," and it's not exactly the most upbeat four minutes in the history of the business.

As posted below, the video is shot in black and white and features no member of the E Street Band. Instead, we simply see shots of The Boss playing in an abandoned house, which are toggled between images of everyday Americans walking around, sullen, as the lyrics flash on screen.

However... Springsteen then asks “where’s the promise from sea to sea" and colorful, happier images crop up, such as a young boy catching a baseball.

Watch below and mark down March 6 on your calendar. That's when the album "Wrecking Ball" comes out.

Bruce Springsteen - We Take Care Of Our Own (Official Music Video)

Add Madonna to the list of those who thought M.I.A.'s actions during halftime of Super Bowl XVLI were stupid and childish.

A few days after she anchored a mostly positively-reviewed show, The Material Girl called in to On Air with Ryan Seacrest and reacted to M.I.A's action as follows:

"I was really surprised. I didn’t know anything about it. I wasn’t happy about it.

"I understand it’s punk rock and everything, but to me there was such a feeling of love and good energy, and positivity, it seemed negative. It’s such a teenager... irrelevant thing to do.. here was such a feeling of love and unity there. What was the point?"

M.I.A. Gives the Finger

In a separate interview, Madonna later told Carson Daly that M.I.A. did call her to apologize, but the iconic artist concluded of the action:

"It was just out of place."