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Michelle Obama is doing whatever she can to promote her “Let’s Move!” program to promote exercise and combat childhood obesity.

And if that means competing in a potato sack race in the White House against Jimmy Fallon, so be it.

The First Lady and the talk show host actually squared off in a series of events at the world’s most famous residence, including dodgeball and tug of war.

Fun was had, children learned the value of physical activity from a late night TV program, and even Bo, the First Dog, is involved!

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Karl Lagerfeld was at Metro’s Paris office on Monday acting as guest editor, and the fashion icon took a few minutes to share his thoughts on the news of the day.

That’s when things got interesting.

Asked about up-and-coming singer Lana del Rey, who was lambasted for her recent “Saturday Night Live” performance, Chanel‘s creative director said, “I prefer Adele and Florence Welch. But as a modern singer [del Rey] is not bad. She looks very much like a modern-time singer.”

Added Lagerfeld, “In her photos she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants? She’s not alone with implants.”

“The thing at the moment is Adele,” observed the designer, adding, “She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.”

Yikes.

Lagerfeld was also asked about President Obama, and said he deserves to be reelected “especially because of Mrs. [Michelle] Obama.

“I’m a big fan of Mrs. Obama – and her face, I think, is magical. He [Obama] would not be there without her,” explained Lagerfeld.

“Mrs. Obama is not a fashion statement, but she has other things to do,” continued Lagerfeld. “My favorite thing about Mrs Obama was when she was asked if her skirt was not too tight and she answered “Why you don’t like my big black a**?”

He concluded, “I want Obama to win because there is nothing better anyway, and especially because of her.”

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Michelle Obama made her late-night TV debut as First Lady on Tuesday’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and talk turned to her husband’s recent singing at The Apollo.

The President’s talents come as no surprise to Mrs. Obama.

“He does have a beautiful voice. He sings to me all the time,” she told Leno, mentioning that the president favors Al Green, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

Her daughters are less impressed.

“Anything we do is highly embarrassing,” explains the First Lady.

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Michelle Obama will make her first late night TV appearance as First Lady, going on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on January 31.

Mrs. Obama is expected to discuss her “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity, as well as life inside the White House and her upcoming book, “American Grown.”

She appeared on Leno’s program in October 2008, just days before Barack Obama was elected President.

The First Lady recently appeared on an episode of the Nickelodeon series “iCarly” to support an initiative assisting military families.

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Virginia school kids got a treat on Friday when First Lady Michelle Obama showed off her dance moves alongside cast members from “iCarly.”

To support an initiative designed to help military families, Obama appears on an upcoming episode of the Nickelodeon hit, in which star Miranda Cosgrove’s character is the daughter of an Air Force officer deployed overseas.

As for the dancing – well, it’s not the first time Obama has done it while appearing at a school.

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ABC has canceled “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

The show, on which crews rebuild the houses of people in need, will end its nine-season run on January 13 with its 200th broadcast (from tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri).

Host Ty Pennington and his construction teams will reportedly return for several specials after then.

The series has slipped in the ratings recently, despite high-profile guest appearances from the likes of Michelle Obama.

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The holidays came early for the Obama family, who celebrated “Christmas in Washington” on Sunday with a slew of celebrities, including Justin Bieber.

The President, wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia welcomed Bieber, Conan O’Brien, Jennifer Hudson and others to the National Building Museum for the spirited festivities.

Bieber and his celebrity pals each had a turn on the stage before all coming together for a group performance with the President at the end of the night.

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The special event, which will air on TNT on December 16, left Bieber particularly impressed.

“Great night! President Obama is one cool Prez,” the singer tweeted. “He told me he was ‘chillin.’ #PresidentialSWAG”

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Michelle Obama is NOT pregnant.

There’s a new rumor spreading across Twitter and Facebook, thanks to the phony news site, Weekly World News, which claims President Obama and The First Lady are expecting their third child in May 2012.

It’s NOT true.

The pregnancy story is almost identical to the same wrong rumor Gossip Cop busted last January.

It includes tidbits such as President Obama being “ecstatic” and Mrs. Obama being “about two months” along in her alleged pregnancy.

Weekly World News even says, “The White House announced that Michelle Obama is pregnant with the couple’s third child.”

This is patently false.

The White House did NOT make that announcement.

But that hasn’t stopped some outlets and Twitter accounts from picking up the report as though it’s the real thing.

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President Obama appears on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Tuesday, and, among other things, talks about Halloween at the White House and his hesitance to pay much attention (yet) to the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

“Have you been watching the GOP debates?” asks Leno.

Obama replies, “I’m going to wait until everyone’s voted off the island… Once they narrow it down to one or two, I’ll start paying attention.”

On the subject of trick or treating, the President is concerned about First Lady Michelle Obama‘s habit of handing out healthy snacks like fruit and raisins.

“The White House is gonna get egged,” he jokes.

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The full interview airs tonight.

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In a wide-ranging interview with iVillage, Michelle Obama let slip a secret President Obama has never publicly revealed.

Our nation’s chief executive is… wait for it… no fan of The Kardashians!

When asked about Malia and Sasha‘s TV viewing habits and restrictions, the First Lady explained that the young girls are not allowed to watch television on weekdays.

And when and what they can watch during the weekends is limited.

According to the First Lady, “Barack really thinks some of the Kardashian [content]… when they watch that stuff… he doesn’t like that as much.”

She, however, feels “if we’re talking about it, and I’m more concerned with how they take it in… what did you learn when you watched that. And if they’re learning the right lessons, like, that was crazy, then I’m like, okay.”

If “crazy” is the yardstick, they’re learning a lot.

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“The first family wants to be on ‘Modern Family’!” begins a piece in the National Enquirer.

According to the tab, “White House insiders say that President Obama‘s two daughters – Sasha, 10, and Malia, 13 — are so crazy about the popular ABC sitcom that they’ve begged their mom Michelle to let them guest star.”

The mag notes, “Sasha and Malia really enjoy [the show's young characters] Haley and Alex,” and “they’d really love to do a scene with both girls.”

And it’s not just the First Daughters who are excited, says the Enquirer.

The show’s producer would like Sasha and Malia on the show, and “they’d love to have the first lady on, too!”

In fact, the tab reports that the producer would “find a way to work around the first family’s busy schedule — even if it means going to Washington, D.C.”

Gossip Cop wanted to get a take on just how excited the producers are, and what arrangements have already been made.

Shocker, but a rep for the show never heard anything about the First Daughters possibly appearing on the show, and after a day of checking around… bigger shocker, we’re told the Enquirer‘s story is “not accurate.”

Actually, the only difference between the Enquirer and “Modern Family” is that the ABC show is purposefully funny.

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Michelle Obama is set to appear on a special episode of “iCarly,” Nickelodeon‘s hit show starring Miranda Cosgrove.

The First Lady will use the platform to promote Joining Forces, an initiative designed to increase support for military families.

Cosgrove’s character, Carly Shay, is the daughter of an officer serving overseas in the armed forces.

When Shay’s best friends break rules to set up a web chat with her dad on his birthday, Obama “discovers it and comes to have a chat with them in the most positive way possible,” explains Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami.

The show’s creator Dan Schneider wrote the episode especially for the First Lady and her Joining Forces program.

It will likely air next January.

The Associated Press first reported the news.

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President Obama and Michelle Obama met William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, today at Buckingham Palace.

The Obamas spent approximately 20 minutes chatting with the newlyweds, who have just returned from their honeymoon. The atmosphere was described as “relaxed.”

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip gave the Obamas a tour of the Palace upon their arrival, and the Scots Guards played the American national anthem.

The Queen will host the President and Mrs. Obama at a state banquet on Tuesday night.

The President and the First Lady will spend two nights at Buckingham Palace, staying in the six-room suite last used by William and Catherine on their wedding night.

The Obamas’ visit comes less than a month after the royals wed in front of a worldwide audience.

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Beyonce made approximately 85 students’ day yesterday when she surprised them at P.S. 162 in Harlem, New York during a dance class.

As the kids were in the middle of doing a choreographed routine to her hit, “Get Me Bodied,” Beyonce slipped in and joined the students.

The kids were participating in the “Let’s Move Flash Workout” fitness campaign First Lady Michelle Obama, who yesterday did “The Dougie” to Beyonce’s music.

For her part, Beyonce grooved in stilettos and a T-shirt that read, “Let’s Move.”

Check out the students’ reactions (in the video below) to Beyonce joining them on the dance floor. It was all cheers, as opposed to the previous night’s jeers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit.

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Michelle Obama danced the “Dougie” – and showed off some other moves – during a surprise visit to Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

The First Lady joined students participating in her “Let’s Move!” initiative.

But she wasn’t just there to lend some motivational words.

With Beyonce playing in the background, Obama did the Dougie and the Running Man with style and a smile.

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President Obama just finished speaking with Oprah about the decision to release his birth certificate this morning.

In an interview set to air on May 2, Obama explained that the issue was becoming a distraction as the government attempted to deal with more serious matters, such as the national budget and investment in education.

“The biggest news was this birth certificate thing,” said the President.

“And so at that point I said to my team, look… Even though the Republican Governor of Hawaii, the Democratic Governors of Hawaii, all the various officials had confirmed that I was born here, let’s ask them for a special dispensation where they will go ahead and provide us with the original to see if we can put this to rest.”

Obama continued, “We are living in a very serious time” and “we can’t be distracted by sideshows and, as I said at my press conference, carnival barkers who are going around trying to get attention instead of actually solving the problems.”

The President did offer some levity.

At one point the talk show host asked, “When [the birth issue] first came up, were you thinking, ‘I hope I was born here’?”

“Can I just say… I was there, so I knew – so I knew that I had been born. I remembered it,” replied Obama, as the audience laughed.

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President Obama will pay his respects to Oprah on April 27.

The Commander-in-Chief and Michelle Obama are set to tape a farewell interview at Harpo Studios with the talk show queen, whose final show is May 25.

The Obamas will then remain in Chicago for three fundraisers.

The First Family has a long history with fellow Chicagoan Oprah, who campaigned on their behalf in 2008.

Last August, the talk show host was among the guests at a small birthday celebration for President Obama at Graham Elliot, a restaurant in Chicago.

Oprah’s interview with President and Mrs. Obama will air on May 2.

Will you be watching the final interview?

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“Michelle Obama is pregnant,” proclaims CelebDirtyLaundry, picking up on a rumor floated on Twitter and by the fake news site, WeeklyWorldNews.

According to CelebDirtyLaundry, “The White House announced today that first lady Michelle Obama, 46, is pregnant with her third child. President Barack Obama, 49, her husband is ecstatic!”

Really?

The blog even quotes White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs saying, “Michelle Obama is pregnant… She’s about two months into her pregnancy and the President and First Lady expect to have the baby sometime in late July, 2011.”

Gibbs NEVER said any of those things.

And the rumor is completely FALSE.

It seems the rumor probably first took root in a Toronto Sun piece in which a psychic predicted the First Lady would get pregnant.

Bottom line: The only thing fertile here is the imagination of the prankster who create today’s hoax, which several unreliable blogs fell for.

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After explaining that he and Carey hadn’t wanted to discuss details of her pregnancy until she was further along, Cannon revealed who finally got the first scoop: President Obama and the First Family.

After performing for the Obamas during the “Christmas in Washington” special due to air on Friday, Carey had the opportunity to chat backstage with the President and Michelle Obama.

It turns out even they were curious about Carey’s future family.

“Because of the excitement, because of the emotion, [Carey] was overwhelmed, and she shared with the President and the First Lady that we ARE having twins,” said Cannon.

And according to an ultrasound taken last night, he added, “Everything is A-okay… both babies are healthy and in tip-top shape!”

Gossip Cop congratulates Carey and Cannon on the happy news.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took daughters Zahara and Shiloh to the Bonpoint boutique in Paris today for some holiday shopping.

The couple is in France for promotional duties (Jolie for The Tourist, Pitt for Megamind 3D), but stopped by the shop for more than an hour on Saturday.

Among the items purchased for their daughters, according to People.com: pajamas, gloves, boots, pants, sweaters, stuffed animals, knights’ costumes and one green plastic alligator.

Reportedly, Shiloh also requested a knight costume for brother Pax, and thought a big, plastic alligator would be good for the younger Knox.

Celebs including Jessica Alba and Michelle Obama have visited Bonpoint in the past.

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President Obama celebrated his 49th birthday on Wednesday with Oprah Winfrey and others at Graham Elliot, a restaurant in Chicago.

Returning to his Illinois home turf, the president dined with companions Winfrey, Gayle King, as well as advisers and close friends.

The First Lady, Michelle Obama, is currently out of the country.

To be there for his special patrons, Graham Elliot, the man behind the restaurant that bears his name, raced back from Los Angeles, where he’d been doing publicity for “Master Chef,” on which he’s a judge.

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2nd UPDATE – 7/29/10

President Obama may get daily national security briefings, but his pop culture awareness seems to be hit-or-miss.

When Joy Behar asked whether he was aware that Lindsay Lohan was in jail, Obama replied, “I actually knew that.”

The president had less familiarity with Mel Gibson‘s current troubles. As to whether the scandal-prone star needed anger management, Obama told Behar he hadn’t been exposed to the infamous tapes.

“Should Snooki run as mayor of Wasilla?” asked Behar, referring to Sarah Palin‘s home turf.

Obama laughed as he said, “I gotta be honest. I don’t know who Snooki is.”

The applauding audience seemed to forgive him. It’s probably for the best the president devotes his attention elsewhere, even though Snooki has become a force in the markets.

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While the president’s daughters may like Justin Bieber, the Commander-in-Chief is not a fan.

ELISABETH HASSELBECK: Have you thought about an iPhone at all, making the switch?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I haven’t made the switch yet. I do have a pod though; I’ve got a great iPod

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Can I ask you what’s the first couple of songs on your iPod?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: You name a song, I’ve got it. Whether it’s (pauses)

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time”?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I’ve got Jay-Z on there. I’ve got Frank Sinatra on there. I’ve got Maria Callas on there

SHERRI SHEPHERD: Justin Bieber

(AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I’ve got Maria Callas on there

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I do not have Justin Bieber on there

(AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

BARBARA WALTERS: No, but I bet your kids  have Justin Bieber on there

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: But I have met Justin Bieber. He came to sing at the White House. He’s a very nice young man

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President Barack Obama visited “The View” earlier today, taping an appearance that will air on Thursday.

It marked the first time a sitting U.S. president has been a guest on a daytime talk show.

Obama chatted with Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd about a range of issues — including former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton‘s nuptials this weekend.

“I was not invited to the wedding,” said the president, “because I think Hillary and Bill, properly, want to keep this thing for Chelsea and her soon-to-be husband.”

As for his own family, Obama invoked his wife as a reason for appearing on “The View.”

“Look, I was trying to find a show that Michelle actually watched and so I thought this is it, right here. All those new shows she’s like, eh, let me get the clicker.”

The president also talked about daughters Malia and Sasha, with whom he and the First Lady play a nightly game of “the rose and the thorn,” reflecting on life’s nice moments and difficulties.

Walters asked Obama what the “rose” has been over the past month.

“[It] has to be a couple of days we took in Maine with Michelle and Sasha and Malia,” he answered. “We went on bike rides and hikes and the girls are getting old enough now where they’re not quite teenagers yet, so they still like you… It couldn’t have been a better couple of days.”

“Thorn?” asked Walters.

“Well, where do I begin here?” joked the president to laughter from the audience, before speaking about a range of challenges including the oil spill, two wars, and a slow-to-recover economy.

The full interview will air tomorrow at 11:00 AM on ABC.

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President Barack Obama will be on “The View” on July 29.

It’s the first time ever a sitting president has visited a daytime talk show.

Barbara Walters, who underwent heart valve replacement surgery in May, was scheduled to return to the program in September, but will be in the studio for this special show.

Walters said, “We are so pleased and honored that President Obama will be a guest on ‘The View.’ The President last appeared on the program in March 2008 while he was still a Senator, and First Lady Michelle Obama was a featured guest co-host in June 2008. This shows that both the President and First Lady feel that our show is an influential and important source of information and news.”

The interview will be taped a day earlier, and is slated to touch on such subjects as the economy, the Gulf oil spill, jobs, and family life inside the White House.

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Pop sensation Justin Bieber is set to appear on “The View,” live, on Tuesday, March 23.

Bieber will be interviewed and perform the song “Baby,” off his debut album, “My World 2.0.”

The fifteen-year-old recently joined an all-star cast for the 25th anniversary remake of “We Are the World” to benefit relief efforts in Haiti, and has also performed for President and Mrs. Obama.

He will now sing for Whoopi Goldberg.

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Now Gossip Cop has been told that Rihanna is also one of the Women of the Year.

Rihanna, who will talk about the assault she suffered at the hands of Chris Brown when she appears this week on “Good Morning America,” did her “Women of the Year” photo shoot on September 18 at Milk Studios in New York. Gossip Cop has obtained a few photos taken during the Glamour shoot, where afterwards the singer sat down for an interview. An insider tells us Rihanna discussed how she became stronger after Brown’s violent attack and “how anyone can do anything they put their mind to.”

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It’s true, that big house on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC is letting kids trick or treat tonight.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are going to hand out goodies to 2,000 kids tonight. The children, between the ages of 6 and 14, are slated to get special White House M&Ms with the president’s signature on them, a butter cookie made by the White House’s pastry chef, a National Park Foundation Ranger activity book, and a bunch of dried fruit.

The White House will be lit in orange tonight, and the property will be tricked out with giant pumpkins, a huge hanging spider, and all sorts of characters – some scary, some less so — will roam the property.

Afterwards, the Obamas will continue to put the “happy” in Halloween when they host a more private reception, along with Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, for military families and for the kids whose parents work in the White House. 

This is the first Halloween in the White House for First Daughters Sasha and Malia.