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Can Aussie Singer Sia 'Save Sex and the City?' Offers to Play Samantha! 2

Can Aussie Singer Sia ‘Save Sex and the City?’ Offers to Play Samantha!

Keith Girard
Sia, the Australian singer who rarely shows her face, is offering to rescue a third “Sex and the City” movie by taking over the role of sex-starved cougar Samantha Jones. The role belonged to Kim Cattrall during the show’s six-year run on HBO and in two feature-length movies. The show’s other stars, Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw), Kristen Davis (Charlotte Goldenblatt) and Cynthia Nixon (Miranda Hobbes), said they could not go forward with the movie without her. ...
FILM
Maddie Ziegler Raises New Questions About Sexualizing Teens, Pre-Teens (video) 4

Maddie Ziegler Raises New Questions About Sexualizing Teens, Pre-Teens (video)

Keith Girard
Maddie Ziegler, America’s first pre-teen sex symbol, performed last night on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” sharing the stage with other pre-teen and young-teen dancers as part of the show’s “Next Generation” finale. It raised new questions about under-age sexualization. Ziegler gained fame on the Lifetime network’s reality show “Dance Moms,” which has been criticized repeatedly for over-sexualizing under-age girls....
REALITY TV
Maddie Ziegler Almost 13! Releases Sexy Video; Next Stop Lolitaville! (see) 6

Maddie Ziegler Almost 13! Releases Sexy Video; Next Stop Lolitaville! (see)

Keith Girard
Maddie Ziegler, is no longer America’s first pre-teen sex kitten. She’s officially (almost) a teen! She marked the occasion with a sexy new dance video, wearing short shorts and, well, looking well beyond her still tender age. You may recall, last January, Ziegler starred in Aussie singer Sia’s controversial video for her song “Elastic Heart.” She simulated a cage fight in a seductive dance with 28-year-old actor Shia LaBeouf....
ENTERTAINMENT
Robert Pattinson Gal Pal FKA Twigs Rocks Sia's 'Elastic Heart' (see!) 8

Robert Pattinson Gal Pal FKA Twigs Rocks Sia’s ‘Elastic Heart’ (see!)

Keith Girard
Robert Pattinson’s gal pal FKA Twigs shows off her soaring vocals on Aussie Singer Sia’s “Elastic Heart” during an appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge today (Sept. 10). She paired her soaring vocals with a sultry dance. Although she’s often caught up in the Robert Pattinson-Kristen Stewart tabloid grist mill, her music stands on its own....
MUSIC
Heidi Klum Subs for Maddie Ziegler in New Sia 'Fire Meet Gasoline' Video 10

Heidi Klum Subs for Maddie Ziegler in New Sia ‘Fire Meet Gasoline’ Video

Keith Girard
Heidi Klum has a tough act to follow. The arresting supermodel stars in Sia’s new “Fire Meet Gasoline” video, the first since 12-year-old Maddie Ziegler danced provocatively in a flesh-colored leotard in two of the Aussie singer’s earlier clips. Klum, 41, needed no body suit to conceal her modesty as she peeled off he clothes down to her black bra and panties. She was paired with “Game of Thrones” actor Pedro Pascal, 40, to act out Sia’s searing, aptly titled love story....
MUSIC
Maddie's Back in Blonde Wig, Flesh-Colored Leotard in New Sia Video (see!) 12

Maddie’s Back in Blonde Wig, Flesh-Colored Leotard in New Sia Video (see!)

Keith Girard
Maddie Ziegler, the 12-year-old sex siren and dance phenom. is back in yet another music video for Aussie singer Sia. This time, she’s all face and hands and no body, will almost none, in a wild pantomime to Sia’s hit “Big Girls Cry.” Maddie wears the same blonde wig and nude-colored bodysuit that caused an uproar when she danced with 28-year-old Shia LaBeouf in Sia’s “Elastic Heart” video. Daniel Askill, who also co-directed the first two Maddie videos, lets Ziegler’s hands and face do all the work....
MUSIC
Aussie Singer Sia Soars on Wig and a Song in Interview Mag (photos!) 14

Aussie Singer Sia Soars on Wig and a Song in Interview Mag (photos!)

Keith Girard
Sia, the Australian singer who put 12-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler on the map in controversial music videos, sits for a rare chat in Interview magazine, and reveals why she stopped showing her face on stage. (Hint: Not because she’s ugly, she says) Sia, 39, full-name Sia Furler, hasn’t shown her face during an interview or performance since 2013. And, that’s just the way she wants it. She’s the lyrical poet behind hits by Beyonce, Rihanna and Britney Spears. She has six studio albums of her own and is getting ready to release her seventh this year, titled This is Acting....
MUSIC
Maddie Ziegler, America's Darling, a Painted Lady in UK's Schön (Photos!) 16

Maddie Ziegler, America’s Darling, a Painted Lady in UK’s Schön (Photos!)

Keith Girard
Maddie Ziegler, the nation’s first pre-teen sex siren, is making waves overseas in a new photo spread in UK fashion magazine Schön!. The 12-year-old wears very adult fashions by Moschino,Jean Paul Gaultier and Dior. Ziegler caused an uproar on social media when she performed a highly sexualized dance with 28-year-old actor Shia LaBouf. In some photos, she’s looks like a 17th century harlequin; in others she looks like a courtesan....
CELEBRITIES
Maddie Ziegler, Kristen Wiig Swing to Sia's Chandelier at Grammys (watch!) 18

Maddie Ziegler, Kristen Wiig Swing to Sia’s Chandelier at Grammys (watch!)

Keith Girard
Maddie Ziegler, the Dance Moms pre-teen sensation, jumped back into her flesh-colored leotard to perform at the Grammys to Sia’s “Chandelier” in a controversial dance that mocked itself with a surprise appearance by Kristen Wiig. Ziegler danced wildly in videos for the Sia song and another of her hits, “Elastic Heart.” The 12-year-old dancer’s appearance in the “Chandelier” video raised eyebrows because of its sexual nature. But Sia’s “Elastic Heart” video caused an uproar on social media because Maddie danced with 28-year-old actor Shia LaBeouf....
ENTERTAINMENT
Maddie Ziegler Dances Wildly in SNL Debut, But No Shia LaBeouf (watch!) 20

Maddie Ziegler Dances Wildly in SNL Debut, But No Shia LaBeouf (watch!)

Keith Girard
Maddie Ziegler debuted on “Saturday Night Live” last night and performed her controversial dance to Sia’s song “Elastic Heart,” wearing the same nude-colored leotard, but this time her dance partner was another girl, not actor Shia LaBeouf. Maddie who is 12 and best known for her role on Bravo’s “Dance Moms,” caused an uproar when she danced with LaBeouf in Sia’s “Elastic Heart” video. She wore a nude-colored leotard, while LaBeouf wore the same color briefs. Their dance simulated a cage fight and included moments of passionate embracing as well as wild dancing....
TELEVISION
Meet Maddie Ziegler: From Tiny Tot to Nation's First Pre-Teen Sex Symbol 22

Meet Maddie Ziegler: From Tiny Tot to Nation’s First Pre-Teen Sex Symbol

Keith Girard
Maddie Ziegler, the 12-year-old star of the controversial show “Dance Moms,” has become the center of an intense debate over the sexualization of pre-teens. Say what you will, but she’s the nation’s first pre-teen sex symbol, and maybe the start of a dark new trend. Ziegler was thrust into national attention by her performance with 28-year-old Shia LeBeouf in a new music video by Sia, featuring her song “Elastic Heart.” Overseas, a number of pre-teen models have appeared in adult fashion magazines. At 11, Anais Gallegher, daughter of former Oasis singer-songwriter Noel Gallagher, was also modeling professionally. Supermodel Kate Moss’ half-sister Charlotte Moss, known as Lottie, also debuted as a professional model at 13....
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