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img alt="Photo: (Corinne Henneberry)" class="size-full wp-image-88039" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/10/FreidaPinto-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Corinne Henneberry) By Corinne Henneberry Girl Power was shining bright on October 10, as actress and Plan International's Global Ambassador, Freida Pinto, lit the Empire State Building pink during a ceremony to honor UNICEF's second annual International Day Of The Girl. The Because I Am A Girl campaign, which includes International Day Of The Girl, creates projects...

The current talk on the internet is that we are weeks, if not days, away from an official "Star Wars" announcement of some kind. It's all very vague, without any named sources, just whispers been bloggers and editors on news sites. In the meantime, Latino-Review has posted another potential piece of info that could have a big effect on "Episode VII." According to the site, when George Lucas sold off Lucasfilm to Disney, he included outlines for the new trilogy, which included two working titles for "Episode VII." Those working titles are...

img alt="Photo: (Matthew Shepard Foundation)" class="size-full wp-image-87596" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/10/MrsShepard-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Matthew Shepard Foundation) On the night of October 6, 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard was tortured and left for dead in an anti-gay hate crime. On October 12, 1998, he died in the hospital. Fifteen years later, his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard continue their activism in Matt's memory. They founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation, which is dedicated to...

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-88005" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/10/RomeoAndJuliet-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) The 123,098,098th remake of "Romeo & Juliet" comes out this Friday, and we're actually super excited for it. Not just because the classic Shakespearean tale never gets old, but because Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth and Ed Westwick, live up to their characters' most positive qualities in real life.  + Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet 16-year-old Hailee Steinfeld plays...

img alt="Photo: (Youtube.com/PeaceFirstOrg)" class="size-full wp-image-88009" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/10/AmericaFerrara-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Youtube.com/PeaceFirstOrg) By Corinne Henneberry It surely was a youth take-over this weekend at the PeaceFirst award ceremony recognizing 10 extraordinary youth leaders who are focused on creating peace within their schools and communities. PeaceFirst believes that it is the young people who have the power to create positive change around them. As Eric...

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-87968" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/10/Somerhalder-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) Ian Somerhalder just became a grandpa! You actually did read that right — his rescue dog Nietzsche has given birth to puppies! Ian got Nietzsche recently, so it sounds like she would have already been pregnant when she was rescued. For a while he's been updating his Twitter followers on his new companion and her pregnancy, and now he can share the adorbs puppies: Little...

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-87970" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/10/KatDennings-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many people are going pink and getting involved with the issue. But breast cancer is very real and emotional for Kat Dennings, because her best friend has experienced it firsthand. First Kat shared a vid of her and her BFF Rodene "Ro" Jones: This is the closest thing to my heart. Me and my best friend, Ro, talking about...

img alt="Photos: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-87912" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/10/COD4panel-Post.jpg" width="576">Photos: (Getty) Today is National Coming Out Day and we couldn't be more excited. We have decided to celebrate by sharing some of our favsies who have stood proud and came out in 2013. This day is SOO important and brings awareness to a topic that needs to keep being talked about. According to the HRC, "One out of every two Americans has someone close to them who is gay or...