Normally, Jay-Z is relatively quiet on social media, but today the rapper is flooding Twitter.

He rapper began using the social media platform to discuss his new album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" with fans.

The conversation has since turned into a bizarre retweet smorgasbord of random tweets from fans along with replies to questions of all sorts.

What's the deal?

Tomorrow marks the actual release of the rapper's new album.

Three weeks ago, Jay-Z made a surprise announcement in an NBA playoff commercial that he would drop a new album July 4. The first million Samsung Galaxy owners to claim the album through a special app would receive his 12th solo venture free of charge 72 hours before it became publicly available.

Here are a few gems so far from Jay-Z.

Hov has a sense of humor:

RT @KuntyeWest What's your favorite Britney Spears song @S_C_[Toxic.. jamming my G]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

RT @LosOD If Jesus loves me, jayz will respond to my tweet [Jesus loves you..and Hova and Yesus.]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

RT @Only1Chrissy Jay-Z is definitely not doing all this tweeting [wrong, don't worry it won't be the last time you are #mylaugh]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

RT @_VintageVisual LOOOOOOLLL who is in charge of Jay-Z's tweets????? I am dying right now *Jay-Z laugh [well I am of course..FACTS only..]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

RT @TheWoundGod I still don’t know the difference between a 4.0 and a 4.6 please help [Come on my G help me help you I'll give u another go]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

RT @Verneeee Gotta troll Jay-Z till he replies and I faint. [I suggest a well placed pillow for impact]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

RT @OhSoZeee Jay Z is responding to the most random tweets right now [word. my laugh]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

RT @Timberflake27 Mr. Jay z what's your favorite cereal? [cap'n crunch growing up. I haven't had cereal in a bit #factsonly]

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) July 8, 2013

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Another one bites the dust.

George Clooney and Stacy Keibler have split after two years of dating.

"Stacy called it quits. She wants to have children and a family someday. She knows where George stands on that," a source close to the couple tells People magazine. "They talked and they quietly stopped being a couple several weeks ago."

The source adds that Clooney, 52, and Keibler, 33, will remain on good terms: "They talk every day. They were friends before they started dating and they'll be friends after. It was a friendly [breakup]."

The former couple made their debut at the Toronto Film Festival in fall 2011. Sources say the distance, age gap, and decision to have children have been tearing them apart.

To recap, here's a list of the lady friends Clooney's kept before: Elisabetta Canalis, Kelly Preston, Talia Balsam, Kimberly Russell, Celine Balitran, Krista Allen, Lisa Snowdon, Sarah Larson, among others.

SEE ALSO: Amanda Bynes calls Barack and Michelle Obama "Ugly"

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When he's not starring in action flicks like The Bourne Legacy and The Avengers, actor Jeremy Renner likes to deal in real estate.

According to an August profile in Esquire, Renner has flipped roughly 15 Los Angeles-area homes with his business partner Kristoffer Winters over the past decade.

But this might be his biggest sale yet. A gorgeous Holmby Hills mansion he listed six months ago for $24.95 million has sold, according to Trulia. 

The home is a staggering 10,000-square-foot, single-level mansion sitting on two acres of land. It has six bedrooms, 11 baths, five fireplaces, a theater, and multiple pools and fountains scattered throughout the property.

And although it may be worth the hefty price tag, we won't know the final figure until the house is out of contract.

The estate was last purchased for $7 million back in 2010, and was rebuilt by architect Philip Vertoch and designed by Kristoffer Winters.

Welcome to the Holmby Hills estate.

The sprawling home sits on approximately two acres of land in LA.

Source: The Reserve | Holmby Hills

It has an art deco-theme, and was designed by Architect Phillip Vertoch.

Source: The Reserve | Holmby Hills

Country singer Randy Travis has been admitted to a Texas hospital and is listed in critical condition.

According to a statement from his publicist, the Grammy winner is suffering from complications of a recently acquired viral cardiomyopathy. 

Here's how WiseGeek explains viral cardiomyopathy:

Viral cardiomyopathy is a heart condition caused by a viral infection in the heart. The heart weakens and does not work as well as it should, causing a variety of problems for the patient. Once diagnosed with cardiomyopathy of any kind, including viral cardiomyopathy, the prognosis for the patient is variable, depending on how severe the condition is and what kinds of treatment options are available. Generally, the weakening of the heart will force the patient to make some permanent lifestyle changes.

The 54-year-old Grammy winner was admitted into the hospital Sunday and was scheduled to perform in Deadwood, South Dakota on Wednesday.

Here's a list of Randy Travis' top ten songs of all time.

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We all know that DC are desperate to grab a handful of superhero ensemble cash by delivering the Justice League movie.

Marvel’s "The Avengers" made so much money, Joss Whedon could purchase some kind of failed state if he really wanted to, and that’s something DC wants to get in on.

It turns out this isn’t the first attempt to bring Superman, Batman and co together on the big screen. The Lone Ranger himself, Armie Hammer was set to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in Warner Bros.’ "Justice League: Mortal," a superhero ensemble that was eventually canned mere weeks before going into production.

While appearing on The Feed, Armie Hammer goes into some detail as to why the project floundered and what it would have looked like.

Check out the interview below:

Now, it seems Armie Hammer may have jumped the DC ship and took up arms with Marvel. Although nothing has been confirmed, there are serious rumors that he could be the star selected to play the titular diminutive superhero in Edgar Wright's Ant-Man. Want some more information on what the "Justice League: Mortal" film could have looked like? Head over to here to hear a description of Hammer’s piston-powered Bat suit.

What do you think? Are you glad Armie Hammer never got the chance to put on the Bat-cowl, or are you disappointed to see "Justice League: Mortal" scrapped? Give us your opinion below.

SEE ALSO: 'Man Of Steel' Actor: A Batman-Superman Crossover Film Would Be Awesome

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One of the producers on Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail is Ebona Oshunrinde, a.k.a WondaGurl, a 16-year-old Canadian beatmaker.

The Ontario native explained to MTV News how her collaboration with the rapper on the single "Crown" came to be. 

"I was at home one day looking for reggae samples for a while and I finally found this one that was crazy," she explains. "And I took it and I cut it up and I put it in the software FL Studio. I started building around it, adding 808s and the more I built, the more I knew what I wanted. After that, I knew I wanted to send it to Travi$ Scott."

WondaGurl's plan worked. 

"A few days afterwards he [Travi$] messaged me saying he's about to change my life and then a few days later he told me I was on Jay-Z's album," the teen continued.

On Monday, during Jay-Z's random spurt of Tweets, he gave WondaGurl a pretty, well, wonderful shout-out:

WondaGurl, who recently completed the 11th grade, has been honing her craft since she was 9-years-old and won Canada's Battle of the Beatmakers in 2012, boosting her profile and landing her a management deal.

So where does the 16-year-old go from here?

"I'd like to work with Kanye West, Drake, Timbaland," she tells MTV. "I want to make Keri Hilson her comeback track, because I've always been a fan."

Listen to WondaGurl tell her story in her own words below:

SEE ALSO:  Jay-Z Is Flooding Twitter With An Onslaught Of Random Tweets

SEE ALSO: Jay-Z's Elderly Subway Companion Reviews His New Album: 'Very Sexy'

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50 Cent hurled a slew of expletives and harsh words at his 16-year-old son Marquise in the months before the rapper was arrested on domestic violence and vandalism charges.

RadarOnline has obtained the alleged texts from January, in which the rapper calls his son “f------ stupid,” a “s--- head” and a ”motherf-----.”

He even goes so far as to write, “I need a blood test cause that d--- sucking b---- you call mom was f------ the hole [sic] time."

The texts were reportedly in response to Marquise not answering the door during his famous father's scheduled visit.

“Tell your mother she won. She has you and ill [sic] make another," 50 Cent continued. "I will have nothing to do with you. Don’t text me ever again.”

Marquise seems to keep his cool throughout the exchange, writing "remember this money ain’t everything," after the teen says his father didn't even call on Christmas or his birthday.

RadarOnline.com verified the texts originated from a cell phone registered to G Unit Touring, the record label created and owned by 50 Cent.

Here’s the complete, raw transcript posted on Radar Online. Check out their post for screenshots:

50 Cent: Hey I’m outside the house at the front door.

50 Cent: I came to the front door then lights went off. What’s up?

Marquise: U lying u outside?

Marquise: Lol.

Marquise: Lol u fronting.

50 Cent: I saw you looking out the window good luck in life. Your gonna need it.

Marquise: Lol u fronting hard body now, how u going to see me when I’m in the basement lmao

50 Cent: F--- you

50 Cent: You are your mother child

Marquise: Lol why would u lie about that lol

50 Cent: I need a blood test cause that d---- sucking b---- you call mom was f------ the hole time

50 Cent: I don’t think your funny at all. I drove out here for nothing.

Marquise: Pops ur trippen now, why u won’t been get one u had 16 years lol, I know u lying bc u didt even call me too go outside

50 Cent: Are you f------ crazy I don’t have time to play boy. I told you I would come see you. I came motherf*cker start turning lights out and looking threw the blinds.

50 Cent: Are you f------ stupid. You had me drive over there why do you think I needed a address s--- head. I saw the lights go out then some one playing in the blinds and there no party going on. F--- you to

50 Cent: You your mother and your sister f--- all of yal.

Marquise: I might dumb, come thru then, no need to get upset

Marquise: Stop by and say hello too ur son

50 Cent: What the f--- are you taking about I’m not f------ with you after this I leave Atlanta in the morning.

Marquise: So come thru then

50 Cent: F--- you

Marquise: No need for all that

50 Cent: You are bigger enough to know better so f--- you stop texting me

Marquise: Ight

50 Cent: Tell your mother she won. She has you and ill make another. I will have nothing to do with you. Don’t text me ever again.

Marquise: U keep texting me lol

50 Cent: It’s cool I will never go out of my way again. You disrespectful little mother f*cker.

Marquise: Lol u never do I don’t know not that doesn’t even call there son for his birthday

Marquise: Or get him a gift for his b-day or for Christmas.

50 Cent: You are your mothers son. I don’t have a son anymore.

50 Cent: F--- you all you want is a gift. Like your mother and your ungrateful sister.

50 Cent: Delete my number.

50 Cent: You never call what the f--- I’m suppose to call you to give you something sorry

Marquise: Welp if u feel that way, I don’t about no gift it’s the thought that means the most, remember this money ain’t everything

Marquise: I’m tired of calling u, why don’t call me and please can’t wait to hear this excuse

50 Cent: Good luck with you life man. I tried to come talk to you. You din’t have to have me come all the way out there if you don’t to see me you little ass hole.

50 Cent: I don’t have to make a excuse for anything. I’m a grown ass man boy. You talking about money ain’t everything. Your right but when you don’t have any your gonna understand why I work so hard. I’m done texting you delete my number. Marquise: Thank u, and u know dang well u ain’t come out here too see, but if that’s what u want to stick then I’m sorry, and I know why u work hard, ok, god bless

50 Cent: Are you f------ stupid.

SEE ALSO: Jay-Z Is Flooding Twitter With An Onslaught Of Random Tweets

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"Biggest Loser" alum Tara Costa could have a weighty legal situation on her hands.

Costa, who appeared on NBC's "The Biggest Loser: Couples 2"  -- and lost 155 pounds in the process -- is being sued by a fitness company, which claims that Costa violated a business agreement with them.

Among the gripes in the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Florida: That Costa "had gained far too much weight" to make personal appearances on behalf of the company.

FC Online Marketing, Inc. -- which owns the website I Love Kickboxing -- claims that the alleged weight gain ran contrary to a passage in the agreement that Costa "agrees to maintain her current level of fitness and conditioning" during the length of the agreement.

The suit, which also names The Champion Funds, Inc., d/b/a the Inspire Change Foundation, levels other charges. The complaint also claims that FC Online Marketing agreed to pay the Foundation $45,000 for "likeness rights" to Costa -- rights that, the suit alleges, were not the Foundation's to grant.

On top of everything else, the suit claims, Costa entered into an agreement with one of FC Online Marketing's competitors, in violation of the original agreement.

The Inspire Change Foundation has not yet responded to TheWrap's request for comment.

The suit is seeking unspecified damages.

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Jay-Z, arguably the most accomplished MC of our time, sits in a recording studio surrounded by the top producers in the world. He mimes the banging of keys with his hands as a haunting, sparse piano hook reverberates through the room’s speakers. He tells the world that his album — the one that hasn’t been previously announced — is coming out in three weeks’ time, on July 4. And he informs us of his master plan with one simple phrase … 

“We need to write the new rules.” 

It’s OK to admit you had chills watching Jay-Z’s Samsung NBA Finals spot. We all did – especially the folks with Samsung Galaxy smart phones, who unlocked the album days ahead of the general public, thanks to an innovative deal between the hip-hop mogul and the booming business.

Samsung’s purchase of 1 million copies of Magna Carta Holy Grail– the most brazenly titled record you’re likely to hear this year, if nothing else – forced the RIAA to change its sales standards, meaning the album went platinum the second it dropped on smart phones. 

The concept of the “event release” is nothing new for the man who’s released three studio albums since his supposed "retirement" a decade ago.

But there’s one major problem with Jay’s “new rules.”

Remove the pre-release bells and whistles, take the music in a vacuum and you’ll discover the following – despite a promising start, Magna Carta Holy Grail may just be the most uninspiring, plodding album of Jay-Z’s career. 

This is pure icon rap from Jay-Z, whose usual gallery of name-checked suspects is at play here (Warhols, MOMA, Tom Ford, Maybachs) along with some grossly misplaced pop-culture references (“got me feeling like Brody from 'Homeland'”). Jay fancies himself to be so much of an icon, in fact, that the pre-release hype wasn’t enough of a wait for us. It takes us 80 seconds of a Justin Timberlake hook on title track “Holy Grail” to actually get to the man on his own album. And what breathtaking line waits for us after four years without a solo record from Mr. Carter?

“Blue told me remind you n-----/f--- that s--- y’all talkin’ ‘bout, I’m the n----” 

Seriously. This is the first Jay-Z line on a Jay-Z record.

It gets weirder in “Holy Grail,” the intro track that actually serves as one of the highlights, (thanks to a simmering, sexy JT hook) when Jay paraphrases a few bars of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” a practice he borrows in “Heaven” with a few bars of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion.” Does it make sense? No – but it’s purely the same as the name-dropping of Leonardo da Vinci on “Picasso Baby.” Jay-Z fancies himself a cultural icon and feels the need to justify his status through comparisons to other icons (“Picasso Baby” alone name-drops Rothko, Basquiat, Givenchy and the MoMA, among others), however jarringly awkward they may be.

It’s not all negative, though, as Magna Carta Holy Grail’s first six tracks start the album with a bang, thanks to a collection of diverse and upbeat sounds that grow lyrically more and more clever with each passing listen.

“Picasso Baby” blows the roof off the speakers with a shimmering, bouncy backbeat and Jay at his lighthearted best (Jeff Koons balloons, I just wanna blow up/Condos in my condos). “Oceans” soars on a Frank Ocean guest spot and wordplay stacked on wordplay (I’m anti-Santa Maria/only Christopher we acknowledge is Wallace/I don’t even like Washingtons in my pocket), and “Tom Ford” survives some lackluster rips with a whale of a Timbaland meat-grinder beat. 

The standouts continue for the most minute and 40 seconds of the brilliantly brass-driven “Somewhere in America.” And then we hit a 48-second outro in which Jay continually implores Miley Cyrus to twerk, and it’s all downhill from there. Way, way downhill. 

As we discover through the final ten tracks, Magna Carta Holy Grail’s an odd beast – it’s both thoroughly audacious and not nearly audacious enough. The tracks on here are oddly subdued. There’s not much resembling a radio hit, with the arena-ready hits of days gone by giving way to quieter, more introspective songs. But Jay-Z still stuffs Holy Grail full of 16 tracks, and that ends up being the album’s truest weakness. Cut the record to 10 songs (see: West, Kanye) and we’d be looking at Holy Grail in a whole new light. 

So what’s worth keeping from the twerk-a-thon on?

The Pharrell-produced “BBC,” with a not-quite-good-enough-for-“Blurred Lines”-backbeat, and … really, not much else. “Jay-Z Blue,” the inevitable new-fatherhood song, and “La Familia” are particular lowlights – the former done in by its awkward sampling of “Mommie Dearest,” the latter destroyed by its stunted flow. By the time we hit album closer “Nickels and Dimes,” we’re beyond the point where we need to hear Jay-Z name-check Johnny Cash – we’re just numb to 16 tracks worth of the same practice. 

In the last four years, it’s not as if Jay-Z’s been underground. He began to represent some of sports’ biggest names, became the face of the Nets’ move to Brooklyn, supervised The Great Gatsby soundtrack, and blew out the ultimate buddy album (and subsequent summer tour) with Kanye West and Watch The Throne.

Jay’s got nothing left to prove here – and his overall rapping on Magna Carta Holy Grail suggests that. It’s often clever, but the consistency and overall bite of The Black Album is long gone. This is Jay-Z never at his best and occasionally at his worst, with an overall spirit of “good enough” permeating through an album that could be so much more. 

And then there’s the Kanye thing. 

It’s not entirely fair to compare the two MCs, who are at vastly different stages of their respective careers – but that comparison gets invited when two previously top-secret albums drop within weeks of each other.

On Yeezus, Kanye tears through 10 tracks with near-reckless abandon, opening up his musical sounds in ways we mere mortals could never even imagine. It’s evolution of the highest order — and it’s what Kanye needs to progress as an artist.

Magna Carta Holy Grail reeks of a lack of progression and an air of complacency. Its best parts don’t add up to a satisfying whole. Its lasting impact won’t be musical — it’ll be commercial. Jay-Z may have written the new rules on how to promote and present an album. You just wish his music would have followed the same standard.

SEE ALSO: This 16-Year-Old Canadian Girl Is A Producer On Jay-Z's New Album

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After tweeting all night about it being hard to breathe because of her broken nose after yet another plastic surgery procedure, Amanda Bynes showed up in court Tuesday in New York City wearing sneakers, sweatpants, a bright blue wig with bangs and large sunglasses to hide her face.

Bynes was due back in court this morning following her May arrest for reckless endangerment and attempted tampering with physical evidence after allegedly throwing a bong out of her apartment window, unlawful possession of marijuana, and accusing a cop of sexual harassment.

NBC4 reporter Sheldon Dutes grabbed this Vine video of Bynes entering court this morning:

Bynes' former friend and publicist Jonathan Jaxson, who called police to her NYC apartment on the night she was arrested because he claims she was behaving erratically, felt it was a good thing the actress appeared in court today.

@AmandaBynes your sick and hopefully the best thing in court tomorrow is that your put in a treatment facility.

— Jonathan Jaxson (@jonathanjaxson) July 8, 2013

But even he is doubtful of today's outcome.

Here's a photo of @AmandaBynes arriving to court this am. This shall be interesting... pic.twitter.com/TzuhDCjCkT

— Jonathan Jaxson (@jonathanjaxson) July 9, 2013

Here's how Bynes showed up for court after the bong-throwing incident in May. She sure loves those wigs.

SEE ALSO: Amanda Bynes calls Barack and Michelle Obama "ugly"

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We've seen a few trailers for "Grand Theft Auto V," and we can't wait to play.

The artwork in the game looks gorgeous, there's the ability for multiplayer, and we'll be able to take to the sea underwater.

Now, Rockstar has released the first official gameplay trailer for the game, showing what we can expect when the game comes out this fall.

In addition to the usual heists, you'll be able to customize cars, play sports, and people on the street will be more engaging than in previous installments. The new trailer also gives a glimpse of the anticipated multiplayer feature.

"Grand Theft Auto V" hits stores September 17.

Did you catch the multiplayer action?

SEE ALSO: Gorgeous landscapes from GTA V

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Both Hollywood and Wall Street are larger-than-life places, so it's only natural that the two have come together on numerous occasions. Classic Wall Street films such as "Working Girl" (1988), "Trading Places" (1983) and "Wall Street" (1987) focus on the world of New York's financial district and its workers. But how accurate are the characters and the roles they portray in these popular movies? Read on to find out. 

The Alternative Asset Manager - Michael Douglas as Gordon Gecko in "Wall Street" 
Alternative asset manager is a catch-all phrase that refers to hedge fund managers, private equity specialists and other nontraditional asset managers. Successful hedge fund and private equity managers sit at the very pinnacle of the Wall Street hierarchy. 

Although alternative asset managers employ a variety of techniques to make money, they share the following two general characteristics: 

• A compensation structure that allows them to share generously in any profits they generate for their companies.
• The potential to achieve almost unimaginable financial rewards; in an extreme example, hedge fund manager John Paulson earned a reported $3.7 billion in 2007.

As might be expected, the career path is difficult. Many candidates have graduate degrees and prior experience as analysts, traders or investment bankers. Once prospects have acquired the necessary expertise, they may be able to raise money to start their own funds. In prosperous times, it is relatively easy for individuals with strong backgrounds to raise large sums of money, but in times of tight credit this becomes a far more difficult proposition. For those who do manage to start their own funds, the failure rate is high. 

In the movie "Wall Street,"Michael Douglas plays Gordon Gecko, a Wall Street titan whose activities fall under the umbrella of alternative asset management. Gecko's days are filled with meetings, phone calls and pressure-packed trades. Even when Gecko is not in the office, he still seems to be working, often on many things at once. This portrayal is pretty accurate; a typical high-level alternative asset manager has busy days filled with high-stakes decisions. Anyone interested in such a career must be able to handle pressure, be proficient at multitasking, be willing to work long hours and be able to thrive in a highly competitive environment. 

The Stockbroker - Charlie Sheen as Bud Foxx in "Wall Street"
A career as a successful stockbroker is an exciting and rewarding one. The compensation can be excellent, the work is challenging and many brokers enjoy the satisfaction of helping their clients achieve their financial goals.

In order to reach this point, however, stockbrokers must endure a period as a "rookie" broker. For most, this period is a difficult one, with relatively low pay, long hours and the frustrating ordeal of cold calling prospects for business. Successful brokers work hard, are driven to succeed, don't fear rejection and are passionate about the financial markets. 

For the most part, Charlie Sheen's character in the movie "Wall Street" is a fairly typical young stockbroker. Bud Foxx is ambitious and hard working; he makes numerous phone calls during the day, gets hung up on frequently and tolerates rejection well. He also works late at night analyzing stocks and desperately wants to succeed in the business and become a "player." Foxx is so dedicated that he calls his idol, Gordon Gecko, for months on end in order to win his business. Foxx provides an excellent example of the hard work, perseverance and tenacity necessary to succeed as a Wall Street broker. 

The Commodity Trader - Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine in "Trading Places"
"Trading Places" focuses on the exciting world of commodity traders and portrays it in a relatively accurate manner. Most notably, the film depicts the volatile nature of commodities markets, where a trader can be wiped out in a day. One famous real-world example is Brian Hunter from the Amaranth hedge fund. Hunter was a fantastically successful commodity trader until he lost $6 billion in the span of a couple weeks and forced his company into liquidation. 

Some of the best scenes in "Trading Places" are those that depict the action in the commodities trading pits. These provide an excellent view of an exciting corner of Wall Street, but one that has steadily declined in importance. Since the advent of computers, more and more trading occurs electronically and by traders working at desks. The exciting visual and audio spectacle of the brightly colored floor traders screaming out orders has not disappeared from the landscape, but it is becoming rare. 

Eddie Murphy's character this movie is a new commodity trader who makes a meteoric ascent from newcomer to toast of the town. The possibility of such a rapid rise is one of the great attractions of a career as a Wall Street trader. However, while Murphy's character is a fairly good approximation of a newcomer to the trading world, the speed of his ascent is somewhat exaggerated. Rapid progress in a trading career is possible, but going from newcomer to head trader by Christmas is unrealistic. Nevertheless, for smart, ambitious employees, trading offers the possibility of more rapid advancement than almost any other career imaginable. 

The Investment Banker - Melanie Griffith As Tess McGill In "Working Girl" 
Investment bankers have been featured in several movies, including "Working Girl," "American Psycho" (2000) and "Barbarians at the Gate" (1993). These movies faithfully portray several aspects of the investment banker's job, including long hours, frequent meetings and the pressure that comes from working in a business where a single deal can define a career. When Harrison Ford comments in "Working Girl" that "you're only as good as your last deal," he accurately sums up the investment banking business. Those who are interested in a career in investment banking should consider whether they are willing to put in the long hours, hard work, extensive travel and often tedious duties necessary to progress to the top of this field. 

In "Working Girl," Melanie Griffith plays a secretary eager to break into the ranks of investment banking. She is ultimately successful, but unfortunately, her character's success is more the exception than the norm. Although there is always the possibility that a talented, intelligent, hard-working individual can find a place in investment banking, the vast majority of senior employees have a certain career and educational background. This background almost always includes an undergraduate degree from a strong university; most mid-level and senior investment bankers also have a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other graduate degree. 

The most popular career path to investment banking includes working as an analyst at ani investment bank for two or three years after college, attending graduate school and then returning to investment banking at positions of increasing responsibility. Compared to trading, a career in investment banking often takes somewhat longer to develop, although progress can still be very quick by traditional standards. 

The Bottom Line
Hollywood often sensationalizes the lives and careers of Wall Street workers, but many aspects of these portrayals are quite accurate, allowing viewers to gain valuable insight into what a Wall Street career might actually be like. The movies also include cautionary lessons that the unprincipled pursuit of wealth and power often results in a catastrophic fall. Movie watchers considering a career in finance should remember these lessons as they pursue a career that might place them in positions of great power and responsibility.

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A music video for "Black Skinhead," a track off the "Yeezus" album, quickly appeared and disappeared from Kanye West's website this morning after the Internet made fun of it.

The animation leaves something to be desired.

In the video, a CGI Kanye, wearing jeans, a gold chain, and occasionally a ski mask, dances and jumps around looking like an early Guitar Hero avatar.

Gawker and Vulture, among tweeters, are speculating the video was pulled because it wasn't finished and possibly leaked.

The video opens like a Rorschach test, overlapping angry wolves, men wearing black KKK-style hoods, and jacked Kanye clones.

The designers were generous in muscularity.

Just under three minutes in, a naked Kanye stomps in the background. As he nears closer, his member grows to reach his knees — fitting for his notorious ego.

The finalized music video may not be too far off.

His performance of "Black Skinhead" on "Saturday Night Live" in May featured a very similar intro — showing the three, computerized wolves chomping with glow-in-the-dark teeth — leading us to believe this is not a drill.

Watch the clip:

Here are some screenshots of the pulled music video:

It zooms in on these men in black hoods before the music begins.

Later in the track, Kanye raps, "I'm aware I'm a wolf."

Here's what appears to be a TSA full-body scan rendering of Kanye.

Then he morphs into a glitchy, faceless robot.

A mask to hide his shame.

Naked Kanye incoming.

He sports some Frankenwest body armor.

And here's the full monty, via Soundisstyle:

SEE ALSO: The Unstoppable Rise Of Kanye West's Ego

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Despite all the negative reviews of "The Lone Ranger" prior to release, I headed out to the theater to see why it was so awful.

The film received pretty positive reviews from audiences, scoring a B+ CinemaScore, and I heard from a few that it wasn't as bad as the media was making it out to be. Maybe it was another one of those films the critics got wrong (see: "Man of Steel" / "The Great Gatsby").

Sure, the film had a lot going against it.

"The Lone Ranger" was delayed for quite some time. Originally, the Johnny Depp / Armie Hammer flick (you know, the guy who played the Winklevii in "The Social Network") was set for a December 2012 release. The movie was nearly scrapped at one point and the budget was rumored to inflate as high as $250 million.

However, Johnny Depp has always been Disney's saving grace when it comes to big blockbusters. There were  four successful "Pirates of the Caribbean" flicks and 2010's "Alice in Wonderland" grossed more than $1 billion at theaters warranting a sequel.

Sorry Depp. The third franchise attempt is not the charm. 

The first two hours of "The Lone Ranger" were a convoluted mess. The film follows John Reid (Hammer) on his adventure to becoming the Western icon along with sidekick Tonto (Depp) while seeking revenge on a dastardly outlaw Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner) for offing his brother.

Unfortunately, the road to get there is winding with too many tangents. 

The audience suffers from an overstuffed plot filled with a bandwagon of bad men headed by Cavendish, Hammer playing an overly silly Reid, prostitutes, railroad paving, and an odd, fumbled romance.

Tonto and the Ranger's white steed serve as comic relief — which sometimes works (when Depp's conversing with the animal), but other times comes off corny (the horse randomly appears on the branch of a tree wearing a hat.)

There's a lot thrown in here for little kids, but with a whorehouse, a lot of over-the-top violence that feels out of place in a Disney film — the silhouette of man's throat being slit, random piranha-like jack rabbits, and a man hanging from a rope — it's clear the film is trying too hard to appeal to every demographic.

It also didn't help that the movie felt more like "The Lone Tonto" rather than ranger. The entire plot was focused around Depp and his native American character. Hammer felt more like Depp's sidekick throughout the film.

To make matters worse, we'd randomly return to an aged Tonto recounting his misadventures with Reid to a young boy dressed in Lone Ranger get up.

In a film where Cavendish appears the ultimate foe, it turns out the trains and railroad shown countless times are the real villain. 

After coming to the exhaustive conclusion Americans are using the building of a railroad to San Francisco to obtain silver  — a secret long kept hidden by Native Americans — the film departs into an epic runaway train sequence.

Just like that, it felt like we were watching a completely different movie.

The William Tell Overture sounded (a bit cliché, but it works here), and the audience finally sees The Lone Ranger and Tonto we paid to see. 

There were no more violent deaths including throat slicing or blasts to the chest. 

Instead, it was all slapstick fun paying homage to the black and white television series of the '50s. Two runaway trains running parallel to each other with Tonto and Cavendish in one and the Ranger riding up alongside them in the other one. 

One of the most fun sequences was of Fichtner and Hammer shooting at each other aimlessly from inside two opposite train cars.

A scene of a bank robbery shown for unknown reasons in the first few minutes of the film finally gets resolved in the film's final minutes, and its a wonder why it was ever introduced at the start.

When the plot finally came together, the film made sense, but it was a wonder why it took a laborious two and a half hours to get there. 

There was a good story to be told about American greed and the consequences that come with making a naive, impulsive decision in youth.

Unfortunately, "The Lone Ranger" was so dragged down by unnecessary, weird moments (the killer rabbits, horse humor, and narration from an aged Tonto that the film could have done without) that the point fell short of hitting home.

After an explosive ending (that more or less resembled the opening train scene from "Toy Story 3,") I wanted to like the Western.

The jarring disconnect of the end of the film nearly made me forget everything else that had transpired. However, you shouldn't have to endure what feels like a marathon just to receive a bit of satisfaction.

And that's a shame.

If Disney stuck to the formula delivered in its final half hour where Reid and Tonto were teaming up to get the bad guys, it may not have been such a bust.

SEE ALSO: Critics tore apart "The Lone Ranger"

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Dustin Hoffman may have been nominated for an Oscar for his role as a cross-dressing romantic in 1982's "Tootsie," but the 75-year-old actor says "that movie was never a comedy for me" after it opened his eyes to how women are treated based on their looks.

The Mary Sue recently unearthed an American Film Institute archival interview with Hoffman from 2012 in which the actor says, through tears, he realized how men often unknowingly reinforce the incredibly high standards of female beauty.

"If you were born a woman, how would you be different?" Hoffman tells AFI he asked himself when preparing for "Tootsie," adding that he only agreed to take on the role if he could actually pass as a woman.

But after all of the hair and makeup, Hoffman says "I was shocked that I wasn't more attractive."

"I said, 'now that you have me looking like a woman, make me a beautiful woman,'" Hoffman recalls. "If I was going to be a woman, I'd want to be as beautiful as possible. And they told me, 'that's as good as it gets, that's as beautiful as we can get you.'"

And that's when it hit him:

It was at that moment I had an epiphany, and I went home and started crying. Talking to my wife, I said I have to make this picture, and she said, "Why?" And I said, "Because I think I am an interesting woman when I look at myself on screen. And I know that if I met myself at a party, I would never talk to that character because she doesn't fulfill physically the demands that we're brought up to think women have to have in order to ask them out." She says, "What are you saying?" And I said, "There's too many interesting women I have…not had the experience to know in this life because I have been brainwashed."

Watch Hoffman breakdown and explain further below: 

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Harvey Weinstein accused Warner Bros. of using “bullying tactics” as he took to morning TV on Tuesday to stoke the flames of the ongoing controversy over naming rights to “The Butler.”

The Weinstein Co.'s co-chairman appeared with his attorney David Boies to argue that Warner's was trying to prevent the release of Lee Daniels' upcoming film about an African-American butler who worked in the White House for several presidents.

“My dad taught me to fight injustice. This is unjust,” he told hosts of "CBS This Morning." “I was asked by two execs at Warner Bros., which I'm happy testify to, that if I gave them back the rights to 'The Hobbit' they would drop the claim. For a 1916 short? This was used as a bullying tactic.”

TWC nets a small percentage of the profits from “The Hobbit,” films thanks to a preexisting rights deal. The first film in Warner's and New Line’s planned trilogy grossed more than $1 billion at the box office.

Warner Bros. aggressively rejected Weinstein’s claims. A spokesman for the studio said there was “no correlation” between “The Hobbit” and the dispute over “The Butler” and accused Weinstein of manufacturing a controversy in the following statement:

“The Weinstein Company, as the New York Times has noted, is following an oft-trodden path of creating 'well-publicized controversies' in order to promote their films by disseminating deliberate misinformation about the true nature of this dispute. The Weinsteins are sophisticated experts in this arena and three neutral arbitrators have penalized them for blatantly disregarding MPAA rules. It goes without saying that Warner Bros. has no issue with Lee Daniels’ film (never has) and fully supports the artistic goals of the filmmakers. The Weinsteins’ suggestions to the contrary are deeply offensive and untrue. “

The Motion Picture Association of America blocked the Weinstein Co. from using the title "The Butler" after Warner's filed a complaint to delay the release of the film, set for Aug. 16. The studio says the film uses the same title as a silent short it owns.

TWC must pay $25,000 a day if it persists in using the title in any of its marketing materials, according to the ruling.

Harvey Weinstein claimed Warner's is being vituperative, as his company has to spend a great deal of money to alter its promotional campaigns to avoid the fine.

"We have to pull 5,000 trailers from the theaters, we have to pull our website down, all of which we complied with," he said on "This Morning." "And the movie's coming out Aug.16. And 28 individual investors did it. What the hell do they need the title for?"

Yet according to another individual with knowledge of the dispute, TWC had almost nine months to change the title and registered other titles Warner's would have accepted. Instead, Weinstein proceeded ahead.

Attorney John W. Spiegel sent a letter to Boies July 4 accusing TWC of “reckless disregard” for the rules, and claimed the Weinsteins were seeking a special exception to rules they have long followed and use to their advantage.

First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams pressed that point again on Tuesday's morning show, and MPAA Chairman Christopher Dodd, the chairman of the MPAA, concluded the dispute by imploring all the parties to negotiate instead of argue.

“There's still an appeals process. Sit down, talk to each other, you've got great lawyers right here,” Dodd said. “They're from different companies, they know each other well. Sit down and work it out. This is silly.”

Here's a video of the segment:

SEE ALSO: How Universal Pictures Staged the Biggest Comeback In Hollywood

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It's hard to come up with a catchy, one or maybe two line summary for a movie. Or one suggestive enough to draw audiences in.

We found 13 that pretty much nailed it.

1994 seems to have been a particularly great year for taglines.

Easy Rider (1969): "A man went looking for America. And couldn't find it anywhere."

The movie captured the mood of a generation. The movie shows, the tagline, tells.

Jaws (1975): "You'll never go in the water again."

This movie made everyone think of sharks differently. It also made them think twice about going swimming in the sea, which is precisely why this tagline earned a spot on our list. We also loved the tagline for Jaws II, 'Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water."

Taxi Driver (1976): "On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody."

The movie is essentially about a man who constantly faces rejection and wants to do something about it. It's hard to forget Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle looking at himself in the mirror asking, "you talkin to me?" This tagline encapsulates all of it.

Alien (1979): "In space no one can hear you scream."

The movie is still terrifying and the creepy tagline nails it. This might just be the best movie tagline ever.

Tootsie (1982): "What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America's hottest new actress."

You can' forget Dustin Hoffman as a bespectacled, middle-aged actress in heels. The tagline won't let you.

Quiz Show (1994): "Fifty million people watched, but no one saw a thing."

By today's show biz standards, paying people to sound smart on a quiz show wouldn't be a blip on the radar. At the time it was a scandal. The tagline draws you in to the 133 minutes of brilliance that is Quiz Show. 

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994): "From the brother of the director of Ghost."

Let's be honest, all the taglines, for all the Naked Gun movies, are just as silly as the movies themselves. And that's why we love them. Here's a range from all three. 1. "If you see only one movie this year...you ought to get out more often." 2. "The Villain. Even Mother Teresa wanted him dead." 3. "A Mad Bomber Is On The Loose, And If Anyone Can Stop Him....So Can Frank! "

Chungking Express (1994): "If my memory has an expiration date let it be 10,000 years..."

The tagline, a quote from the movie, sets you up perfectly for the quirky, vibrant, pastiche gem from Wong Kar-wai. I'll be honest, it helps that this is one of my all-time favorite movies.

Dumb & Dumber (1994): "For Harry and Lloyd every day is a no-brainer."

It's spot on. And hilarious.

Buffalo Soldiers (2001): "War is hell... but peace is f*#!%!! boring."

Not your typical movie about American soldiers. Instead, Joaquin Phoenix's Ray Elwood, bored out of his mind, becomes a black market schemer. This one is plain clever. 

AVP (2004): Whoever wins... We lose.

The tagline is so bad, it's good. The movie is just bad.

The Dark Knight (2008): "Why so serious?"

This Joker stole the show with this movie and not just because it was one of Heath Ledger's last movies. His maniacal laugh and the words "why so serious?" are seared in your mind long after the movie's done.

Inception (2010): "Your mind is the scene of the crime."

One of the best taglines in the past few years that is perfect for this slick, mind-bending thriller. This could have been the tagline of Minority Report.

Post your favorites in the comments section below!

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Sony Playstation posted the following image to its Facebook page and on Twitter. 

The words at the top of the image read "When Worlds Collide."

With San Diego Comic-Con slated to begin next Thursday, it's only a matter of time until we find out.

Here's what fans on social media think the mysterious poster may mean:

The announcement of the PS4 release date. Some believe "when worlds collide" references when the next-gen gaming console meets the public.

A "Half-Life 3" game. We can dream.

Powerman 500: A humorous take was that "when worlds collide" references the heavy metal band that released a song of the same name.

The funniest part is that the frontman of the group Spider One has already offered a theme song for Sony surrounding whatever this poster means.

@PlayStation Not sure what this is all about but hit us up for the theme song! http://t.co/xzpfTmpskr#powerman5000#whenworldscollide

— Spider One (@therealSpider1) July 9, 2013

SEE ALSO: The first gameplay trailer for Grand Theft Auto V

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Earlier today, an early cut of Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" music video appeared on the rapper's website.

West began freaking out on Twitter about the leaked video.

He confirmed the video wasn't official and that the real one will be out next week.

Here are the tweets:

The BLKKK SKKKN HD video that leaked yesterday was not the official version.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013

Me and Nick Knight have been working on this video for 5 months and for creatives it's heartbreaking when something like this happens.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013

The final version will be ready within the next week.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013

So any website that may have the unapproved / unfinished ruff. I ask you to please take it down.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013

Allow me and Nick to give the world what we've been losing sleep over.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013

And to who ever leaked the video… FUK YOU!

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013

SEE ALSO: Kanye West dances naked in pulled music video

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Prince Andrew has opened a Twitter account, @TheDukeOfYork, making him the first member of Great Britain's royal family to join the social-networking site.

"The Official Twitter Account for The Duke of York," states his bio, adding that "Tweets from HRH are signed - AY."

The inaugural tweet was from the prince himself:

Welcome to my Twitter account - AY

— The Duke of York (@TheDukeOfYork) July 8, 2013

The ensuing tweets and twitpics are apparently from his staff, as they lack his initials.

The Duke with inspiring students at Black Country UTC pic.twitter.com/aD6VE4v6Nr

— The Duke of York (@TheDukeOfYork) July 8, 2013

At tonight's Backing Youth reception at Buckingham Palace - linking business with orgs helping young people in need pic.twitter.com/9fip8FeqYV

— The Duke of York (@TheDukeOfYork) July 9, 2013

After debuting yesterday, the verified @TheDukeOfYork already has nearly 24,000 followers.

He follows 87 accounts, mainly charities and organizations related to the Palace.

Prince Andrew, 53,  is the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

He has two daughters: Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York, famous for their fascinators at Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding:

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