Six months after welcoming twins Moroccan and Monroe, Mariah Carey has lost 70 pounds (40 of it water weight, 30 with Jenny Craig) - and shows off her now size-6 body on the cover of US Weekly.

“I gained an enormous amount of weight,” the Grammy-winner superstar tells Us of welcoming her son and daughter April 30 with hubby Nick Cannon.

How’d she slim down? Beginning in July, Carey buckled down with a nutritionist and a workout plan from Jenny (formerly Jenny Craig), keeping to a 1,500-calorie-a-day menu and thrice-weekly workouts.

“I feel incredible,” the “Fly Like a Bird” singer tells Us, three months after her body transformation began. She and Cannon, 31, famously struggled to conceive their twins (born via C-section at 35 weeks) after a heartbreaking miscarriage.

“It was a huge blessing to be able to have the babies,” Carey says, “But I felt trapped in my body because I couldn’t move.”

Adds the once-again svelte star: “I’m proud of how hard I worked to get my body back…I had to do this for me.”

She went into more detail on Rosie O’Donnell’s show last night:

Speaking to Rosie, she explained of her fight back to form: ‘In the beginning, when I first had the babies, I had so much edema … water and swelling. ‘Most pregnant woman have that just in their feet,’ she explained.

‘One day I was doing my thank-you notes and I noticed it started rising up the leg, so I had edema. … I didn’t think I would ever be the same person.’

After shedding some initial weight, Mariah started the strict Jenny diet plan, for which she is now a spokeswoman. She said: ‘The first week, I lost 40 lbs. … of just water. It was just water, initially. When I started with the programme, I lost at least 30 lbs of weight that needed to be lost. The whole point of this is not just like: “Oh, hey, look at me and my weight loss, I’m fantastic.” It’s really health.’

She eats calorie controlled meals, including soups, and also did gentle exercise – walking her dogs and doing workouts in the ocean. And rather than weighing herself constantly, she would judge her progress based on how she fitted her clothes.

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In an interview with Rolling Stone, George Clooney is candid about sex, his struggle to keep control of his temper and his passion for politics. “I think one of the major misconceptions about me is that I live my life the way people think I lead my life, with hot and cold drinks running everywhere and a party all the time,” Clooney says. “They think of my life in terms of certain excesses that don’t really exist. Things are actually fairly simple.”

Clooney TMI:

Clooney reveals that that while he lost his virginity at the age of 16 (“young, very young, too young”), he had his first orgasm when he was much younger. “I believe it was while climbing a rope when I was six or seven years old,” he says. “I mean, nothing came out, but all the other elements were there. I remember getting to the top of the rope, hanging off the rope, and going, “Oh, my God, this feels great!”

The word “Johnson” always makes Clooney laugh.

“Always. ‘He showed her his Johnson and she left.’ You can actually say that in mixed company or on late-night TV.” He’s also pretty fond of farts, especially when hanging out with his pals. “We think it’s one of the funniest things in the history of mankind. Even the idea of a fart makes me laugh. Saying the word ‘fart’ makes me laugh. I have iFart on my phone. I have remote whoopee cushions. Farts. To me, there’s nothing funnier.”

Clooney directed and starred in ensemble political drama The Ides of March earlier this year.

“It’s not designed for everybody to see, but I don’t give a shit,” he says. “I don’t need to be more famous and we shot it for $12 million, so anything we do is nice.” His most recent movie is a darkly amusing family drama called The Descendants, of which he says, “If it’s not nominated for Best Picture, I’ll be shocked. It’s that good.”

He’s perfectly fine with his current lady, former pro wrestler Stacy Keibler, tweeting about “smiling all day long.”

“She can do whatever she wants,” he says. “I rarely tell anybody what they should be doing with their life.”

I don’t know about you, but I could have gone my whole life without knowing when George Clooney had his first orgasm!

Robert Pattinson is making the rounds promoting ‘Breaking Dawn’, which comes out on the 18th of this month.

Robert opens up to People about his ‘Breaking Dawn’ sex scene with girlfriend Kristen Stewart.

Kristen Stewart already called their on-screen sex scenes “surreal” – but Robert Pattinson uses other words to describe filming their intimate moments.

“It becomes ridiculous after a while,” he tells Parade about what runs though his head when he has to get intimate with Stewart. “I think the more comfortable you are with each other, the harder it gets to do any kind of really intense relationship scene. You’re kind of thinking, ‘I don’t want to embarrass myself in front of this person.’ ”

Pattinson, 25, who’s been dating his Breaking Dawn – Part 1 costar, 21, for several years, acknowledges the awkwardness, saying, “Watching other people have sex is never going to be that spectacular anyway. It’s a strange thing when there’s so much hype about it. You are like, ‘God, I hope this lives up to it.’ ”

In fact, the scenes in question actually had to be reshot so as to avoid a R rating by the MPAA, which would limit its audience. (The movie, rated PG-13, opens in theaters Nov. 18.)

“The toughest part was avoiding an R-rating,” Pattinson says. “It’s funny when people talk about the sex scenes in the book because there are no sex scenes in the book. Go back and read. They always fade to black.”

Meanwhile, director Bill Condon told MTV News that the love scenes were “so much more about romance than it was about hot-and-heavy action.”

Nevertheless, Pattinson will be showing some skin for the first time in the franchise – and it wasn’t without forethought.

“I managed to get through the entire series without taking my shirt off the whole time,” he says. “Then, when we did Breaking Dawn, I thought, ‘It’s the last one. I might as well.’ ”

“So I kind of worked out to bulk up a little for those scenes with my shirt off,” Pattinson continues. “I stopped literally the day afterwards. I find it very boring to work out.”

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Isn’t life funny? Kim’s filming a movie called ‘The Marriage Counselor’!?

After filing for divorce a week ago, the reality star is set to star in Tyler Perry’s upcoming film ‘The Marriage Counselor’, but fans are not happy one bit.

Kim had apparently agreed to star in Tyler’s latest film before she decided to end her own marriage, and she’s simply honoring a commitment she made earlier.

Perhaps shrewdly on Perry’s part, Kardashian has been cast not as the titular protagonist but as her friend and coworker Ava. When the married counselor, played by Jurnee Smollett (Friday Night Lights), starts an affair with a client and complicates her life, Ava steps in to provide support and a much-needed makeover.

The role is Kardashian’s first bid for more serious attention as an actress, since her roles in Deep in the Valley (2008) and Disaster Movie (2008) were hardly noteworthy. Lionsgate will release the film.

Though Perry fans are not too happy about the casting. Many have taken to the filmmaker’s website to air their disapproval publicly (though, in most cases, respectfully).

“I am a huge fan and I’ve seen everything Tyler Perry,” wrote user Gee. “Have to say I don’t understand the reason for casting KK in your upcoming film. Personally, I am sick to death of her being glorified for nothing more than having sex on camera. She doesn’t need the money and she certainly doesn’t need any more attention. And, although I still support you, I won’t be contributing one dime to anything with K. Kardashian in it.”

Another commenter, Lisa, said, “Mr. Perry, You are truly a talent and inspiration to all minorities , and your movies are ones anyone who has grown up ” hard” can relate to. So sir thank you for your many gifts of entertainment. Yet I feel your casting is off when Kim K was hired to be a part of your cast. In my opinion she is the wrong person to speak or act regarding marriage. There are far more deserving actors out there who could really use the work… Please sir consider another choice in casting this character. Thank You Again… And God Bless…”

Though Robert got a little more aggressive, saying, “Are you really going to keep Kim K. in you movie? Will be organizing a nation wide boycott of all things Tyler Perry if this is true.”

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were over 15 pages of comments specifically relating to Kardashian.

I can see why people would be upset! Doesn’t it seem like Tyler’s selling out by hiring Kim?

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If anyone can shock people out of using drugs, it’s probably going to be Darren Aronofsky. His 2000 drama, ‘Requiem for a Dream’ haunts me to this day. In that film he portrayed the horror of heroine and speed addiction, and watched the main characters do horrific things in order to feed their addictions.

Not surprisingly, when agency Organic and production company Wild Plum went looking for a celebrity director to create a series of spots for the Meth Project, Aronofsky was at the top of their list. The Meth Project “aims to reduce first-time meth use with its hard-hitting and graphic portrayals.”

Aronofsky created these four terrifying commercials for the campaign, and they will actually air on TV!

Warning: The commercials are hard to watch! (Especially the one above)

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Time for your daily recap of the Kardashian divorce drama. Ready?

According to TMZ, there will be NO reconciliation between Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. The divorce is still on – and currently in motion, according to sources.

Kim may be conflicted about the divorce, but she knows it’s the right thing to do. Her trip to Minnesota over the weekend wasn’t about giving it another try – it was about closure. (Not surprised)

Sources tell TMZ that Kris’ Minnesota lawyer is handling the divorce, and apparently there are “no conflicts” over the terms of the divorce.

Kris’ dad gave an interview to Life & Style mag, in which he defends his son’s honor.

In an exclusive interview with Life & Style, Kris Humphries’ dad, William Humphries, opens up his about his son’s reaction to Kim Kardashian’s filing for divorce and reveals how Kris is now coping with the split.

“There was never a discussion about it — it just came out of nowhere and blindsided Kris,” William claims in the new issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now. “How could someone do that? Kris was completely surprised. The news was already published before he found out!”

While a rep for Kim insists Kris did know the divorce was coming, friends and family say Kris, now back in his hometown of Chanhassen, Minn,. is still heartbroken. “He’s hurting, but we’re here for him,” William reveals to Life & Style. “It’s nice that he’s here [in Minnesota] with family during this time.”

Kris was so hurt by the news that he refused to even speak to his wife — until she surprised him by flying to Minnesota on Nov. 6 to hash out the details of the divorce. “Kris told me that Kim was texting him a lot, but he wouldn’t respond,” his friend tells Life & Style. “They did speak briefly the day the split was announced — but only because Kim was apparently pissed that Kris had released his own statement.”

“It’s not a nice situation. No matter how you look at it, he’s going through a divorce,” William adds.

Hollywood Life claims Kim’s trip to MN was all business.

“Kim visited Kris so that he wouldn’t talk to the press. She was making sure that he wouldn’t do ‘anything stupid’ and ‘law low’ and not talk to any media outlets about their relationship. She seems more about controlling how her brand is affected than reconciling the relationship.”

According to several sources, the couple weren’t left alone for a minute while she visited MN, and she quickly headed home after getting what she needed to say off her chest.

Kris Jenner went on the ‘Tonight Show With Jay Leno’ to promote her new book, Kris Jenner … And All Things Kardashian last night. When asked if Kris would be edited out of the upcoming season of ‘Kourtney & Kim Take New York’, she insisted he wouldn’t. ”No, no, no, no, no,” said Jenner, a producer on the show, which wrapped filming on its second season a couple months ago.

“We decided a long time ago when we first started doing these shows that we were going to be really just raw and not edit ourselves, and we don’t take stuff out, as you see all the time, so I think everybody will get a really fascinating glimpse into the kids journey in New York City.”

And how is Kim doing, according to Kris (Jenner)?

“She needs to do what she’s doing now and cry and figure it out,” Jenner added. “She’s just trying to follow her heart, and she’s going to be OK.”

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