LONDON -- The Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday with their first concert in five years, strutting and swaggering their way through hit after familiar hit to celebrate 50 years in business.

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The Rolling Stones perform at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday, Nov. 25.

Before a packed crowd of 20,000 at London's O2 Arena, they banished doubts that age may have slowed down one of the world's greatest rock and roll bands, as lead singer Mick Jagger launched into "I Wanna Be Your Man."

More than two hours of high-octane, blues-infused rock later, and they were still going strong with an impressive encore comprising "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

In between there were guest appearances from American R&B singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, who delivered a rousing duet with Jagger on "Gimme Shelter" and guitarist Jeff Beck who provided the power chords for "I'm Going Down."

Former Rolling Stones Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor were also back in the fold, performing with the regular quartet of Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards on guitar and Charlie Watts on drums for the first time in 20 years.

"It took us 50 years to get from Dartford to Greenwich!" said Jagger, referring to their roots just a few miles from the venue in southeast London. "But you know, we made it. What's even more amazing is that you're still coming to see us ... we can't thank you enough."

The Sunday night gig was the first of two at the O2 Arena before the band crosses the Atlantic to play three dates in the United States.

The mini-tour is the culmination of a busy few months of events, rehearsals and recordings to mark 50 years since the rockers first took to the stage at the Marquee Club on London's Oxford Street in July, 1962.

There has been a photo album, two new songs, a music video, a documentary film, a blitz of media appearances and a handful of warm-up gigs in Paris.

'Style and panache'
The reunion nearly did not happen. One factor behind the long break since their record-breaking "A Bigger Bang" tour in 2007 has been Wood's struggle with alcohol addiction, while Jagger and Richards also fell out over comments the guitarist made about the singer in a 2010 autobiography.

But they eventually buried the hatchet, and Richards joked in a recent interview: "We can't get divorced -- we're doing it for the kids!"

Critics were fulsome in their praise of the first comeback gig.

"Keith Richards has said that the beauty of rock and roll is that every night a different band might be the world's greatest. Well, last night at the O2 Arena, it was the turn of the Rolling Stones themselves to lay claim to the title they invented," wrote Neil McCormick of the Daily Telegraph.

"And they did it with some style and panache."

The big question on every fan's lips is whether the five concerts lead to a world tour and even new material. The Stones sang their two new tracks "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot," which appeared on their latest greatest hits album "GRRR!".

Richards has hinted that the five concerts ending at the Newark Prudential Center in the United States on Dec. 15 would not be the last.

"Once the juggernaut starts rolling, it ain't gonna stop," he told Rolling Stone magazine. "So without sort of saying definitely yes -- yeah. We ain't doing all this for four gigs!"

The band has come in for criticism from fans about the high price of tickets to the shows -- they ranged from around 95 pounds ($150) to up to 950 pounds for a VIP seat.

The flamboyant veterans, whose average age is 68, have defended the costs, saying the shows were expensive to put on, although specialist music publication Billboard reported the band would earn $25 million from the four shows initially announced. A fifth was added later.

"Everybody all right there in the cheap seats," Jagger asked pointedly as he looked high to his left at the arena. "They're not really cheap though are they? That's the trouble."

Among the biggest cheers on the night were for classics including "Wild Horses", "It's Only Rock and Roll" and "Start Me Up."

There was even time for the odd reference to their advancing years.

"Good to see you all," said Richards with a mischievous grin. "Good to see anybody."

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South Korean rapper Psy performs "Gangnam Style" at the 40th American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, November 18, 2012.

By Brandi Fowler,  E! Online

As it turns out, it's not just Justin Bieber's world.

South Korean rapper Psy's contagious hit, "Gangnam Style," just nabbed quite the impressive title from the Biebs' "Baby," becoming the most-watched YouTube video of all time.

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The music video has earned about 803,761,000 views since it was first posted to the site in July. Meanwhile, the music video for "Baby" racked up 803,732,000 since it was released in February 2010, according to Billboard.

"#GangnamStyle just became the most watched video @YouTube!! #History," Psy tweeted Saturday.

Psy catapulted to international stardom this summer with the release of the hit single and music video, most recently performing the dance with Madonna at her New York City concert, and with MC Hammer at the 2012 American Music Awards.

Ironically, Psy became label mates with the Bieber in September, when he signed to Scooter Braun's Schoolboy Records.

Justin Bieber is all grown up.

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Meri and Kody Brown.

At the end of the second season of TLC's "Sister Wives," Kody Brown's fourth wife made a generous offer to his first. Robyn, who had just given birth to child No. 17 for the Brown family, told Meri she was willing to act as a surrogate for her.

Despite Meri's long struggle with fertility troubles, she wasn't sure what to say. And throughout the show's third season, Meri seemed no closer to accepting or rejecting Robyn's offer than she was when it was first made.

On Sunday night's season-four premiere of "Sister Wives," little had changed where Meri was concerned, except possibly the pressure put on her by other members of the family.

"For as long as I can remember, I have prayed every single night that God would bless her -- us -- with another baby," Meri's only child, 17-year-old Mariah, said through tears. She then turned to her mother and added, "I feel like you have this choice and I feel like that if you choose not to, then you're taking something away from all of us."

Meri responded by telling Mariah she just needs more time. But is there more to it?

Meri recently spoke to The Clicker and revealed why the decision is just so hard to make.

"The reason why it's difficult for me to try and figure out where I am on it is because of my age and my stage in life," the 41-year-old explained. "You know, because I've got a daughter who is a senior in high school right now, and she'll be leaving. … It's just a conflict because do I want to start over completely again? Or are the children of my sister wives good enough? Are they going to satisfy that mothering that I have wanted for so many years?"

When asked if Mariah's plea served more as encouragement to her or simply additional stress in the decision-making process, Meri admitted it was a bit of both.

"It's really weird because I have hope and pressure and encouragement and stress all the time, with every comment, idea or thought toward it," she said. "There's so many factors involved, I feel like. There's just a lot to take in. (Mariah) is very … I mean, she wants in so bad it's incredible. She always has (wanted) for me to have another baby."

But Meri realizes that she can't allow Mariah to make the call, especially when she may not even be around when and if she has another child.

"Honestly, one of my concerns is now, if I were to have another baby … I mean, she's planning on moving back to Utah when she graduates next summer," Meri told The Clicker. "I just have this concern that well, she'll never know her sibling, cause she's leaving. So, I don’t know. There's a lot involved in this decision."

And ultimately, Meri believes it's one that she and Kody need to make together.

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The sun has set on the "Twilight" franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" sucked up $141.3 million domestically over opening weekend and $199.6 million more overseas for a worldwide debut of $340.9 million.

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Kristen Stewart finally got to be a vampire in the final "Twilight" movie.

The finale ranks eighth on the list of all-time domestic debuts, and leaves "Twilight" with three of the top-10 openings, joining 2009's "New Moon" (No. 7 with $142.8 million) and last year's "Breaking Dawn — Part 1" (No. 9 with $138.1 million).

Last May's "The Avengers" is No. 1 with $207.4 million. "Batman" is the only other franchise with more than one top-10 opening: last July's "The Dark Knight Rises" (No. 3 with $160.9 million) and 2008's "The Dark Knight" (No. 4 with $158.4 million). 

Though "Twilight" still is a female-driven franchise, with girls and women making up 79 percent of the opening-weekend audience, the finale drew the biggest male crowds in the series. Action-minded guys had more to root for in the finale as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner join in a colossal battle to end the story of warring vampires and werewolves.

"Our male audience particularly has enjoyed this film," said Richie Fay, head of distribution for Lionsgate, whose Summit Entertainment banner releases the "Twilight" movies. "With the action scenes in this one, we're hoping the holdover business will reflect the fact that males have kind of found it out."

The movie also helped lift Lionsgate into the big leagues among Hollywood studios. Paced by its $400 million smash with "The Hunger Games" and now the "Twilight" finale, Lionsgate surpassed $1 billion at the domestic box office for the first time.

Some box-office watchers had expected the last "Twilight" movie to open with a franchise record the way the "Harry Potter" finale did last year with $169.2 million, the second-best domestic debut on the charts.

"I thought that for the final installment, it might eclipse the franchise record, but to look at $141.3 million and say that's a disappointment, that's kind of crazy," said Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. "It's one of the most consistently performing franchises of all time."

The "Twilight" finale took over the No. 1 spot from Sony's James Bond adventure "Skyfall," which slipped to second-place with $41.5 million domestically in its second weekend. "Skyfall" raised its domestic total to $161.3 million.

The franchise's third film starring Daniel Craig as Bond, "Skyfall" began rolling out overseas in late October and has hit $507.9 million internationally at the box office. The film's global total climbed to $669.2 million, helping to lift Sony to its best year ever with $4 billion worldwide, topping the studio's $3.6 billion haul in 2009.

"Skyfall" passed the previous franchise high of $599.2 million worldwide for 2006's "Casino Royale."

Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis' Civil War drama "Lincoln" expanded nationwide after a week in limited release and came in at No. 3 with $21 million. Distributed by Disney, "Lincoln" lifted its domestic haul to $22.4 million.

The comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook," released by the Weinstein Co., got off to a good start in limited release, taking in $458,430 in 16 theaters for a solid average of $28,652 a cinema. By comparison, the "Twilight" finale averaged $34,717 in 4,070 theaters.

"Silver Linings Playbook" stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro in a quirky romance involving a man fresh out of a psychiatric hospital and an emotionally troubled young widow.

Keira Knightley's period drama "Anna Karenina" also started well in limited release with $315,395 in 16 theaters, for an average of $19,712. The Focus Features film stars Knightley in the title role of Leo Tolstoy's tragic romance.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2," $141.3 million ($199.6 million international).

2. "Skyfall," $41.5 million ($49.6 million international).

3. "Lincoln," $21 million.

4. "Wreck-It Ralph," $18.3 million ($4.8 million international).

5. "Flight," $8.6 million ($1 million international).

6. "Argo," $4.1 million ($8.7 million international).

7. "Taken 2," $2.1 million ($2 million international).

8. "Pitch Perfect," $1.3 million ($4.1 million international).

9. "Here Comes the Boom," $1.2 million ($2.5 million international).

10 (tie). "Cloud Atlas," $900,000 ($5 million international).

10 (tie). "Hotel Transylvania," $900,000 ($7.8 million international).

10 (tie). "The Sessions," $900,000.

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Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:

1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2," $199.6 million.

2. "Skyfall," $49.6 million.

3. "Argo," $8.7 million.

4. "Hotel Transylvania," $7.8 million.

5. "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo," $7.5 million.

6. "A Werewolf Boy," $6.8 million.

7. "Cloud Atlas," $5 million.

8. "Wreck-It Ralph," $4.8 million.

9. "Confession of Murder," $3.5 million.

10. "Rise of the Guardians," $3.1 million.

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REVIEW: The movie James Bond is now 50 years old and wearing his years very well in "Skyfall." The most significant reset of the 23-film series that's unconnected to a change of the actor playing 007, this long-awaited third outing for Daniel Craig feels more seriously connected to real-world concerns than any previous entry, despite the usual outlandish action scenes, glittering settings and larger-than-life characters.

Dramatically gripping while still brandishing a droll undercurrent of humor, this beautifully made film certainly will be embraced as one of the best Bonds by loyal fans worldwide and leaves you wanting the next one to turn up sooner than four years from now.

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Bond watchers have been especially eager for "Skyfall" to arrive for several reasons, particularly to see if the Craig sequence of films can bounce back from the crushing low of "Quantum of Solace" after starting so high with "Casino Royale" and to evaluate what fresh perspective might be delivered by such big and unexpected talents as director Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins.

The answers are “yes” to the first proposition and “quite a bit” to the second.

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Whereas "Casino Royale" tasted like a fine old vintage served in a snappy new bottle, "Skyfall" seems like a fresh blend altogether, one with some weight and complexity to it. Much of this, to be sure, stems from Mendes, who, with series veteran writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade along with John Logan, yanks Bond, M and MI6 out of the world of colorful megalomaniacal villains and into the vexing world of shadowy terrorists and cyber warfare.

In the process, they also give Bond not only a few aches and pains, but a sense of mortality, exemplified by a credits sequence festooned not by silhouetted naked women but by images of the secret agent's tombstone and of his being sucked to his doom underwater. Since it happens in the 10-minute action opener, it's giving nothing away to say that -- after an elaborate and logistically outrageous chase through the streets and bazaars and over the roofs of Istanbul, and then on top of a train into the countryside -- M is seen writing her veteran agent's obituary.

He has survived, of course, but his brush with death has been so close that Bond goes Jason Bourne for a while, holing up anonymously on a tropical beach with a babe and drinking himself to oblivion. But when the modern new London headquarters building of MI6 explodes in a terrorist attack, Bond reports back for duty to a boss who herself is being none too gently being shown the door by intelligence and security committee chairman Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes).

In fact, all British agents embedded within terrorist organizations have been compromised and are beginning to be killed, making M look incompetent and Bond seem a bit of a dinosaur whose wits and brawn are no match for high-tech warriors.

“So this is it, we're both played out,” he says to her -- prematurely, as it turns out, though Bond still is put through some arduous tests to re-earn his old job back. Bond never has endured so many rude remarks about his physical prowess since Sean Connery made his middle-aged one-shot return to the role in the ill-advised "Never Say Never Again." For her part, M plays a more central role here than she has before, and Judi Dench, as usual, makes the most of the opportunity, investing her authority role with great dignity undercut with a sliver of insecurity.

The globetrotting continues to Shanghai, where the striking high-rises make a terrific nocturnal backdrop to Bond's stealthy pursuit of the assassin/hard-drive thief he narrowly missed in Istanbul. From there it's on to Macau, where the old Bond re-emerges in a tuxedo to drink his martini (very smartly shaken, not stirred, by a deft lady bartender) in a casino where he gets hot and heavy with the striking yet nervously neurotic Severine, who is given a distinctive preoccupied edge by Berenice Lim Marlohe. Trailing along behind to keep an eye on things and trade dry banter (and perhaps more than that) is field agent Eve, very engagingly played by Naomie Harris.

It is Severine who can take Bond to the man who's causing all the trouble. In a scene of surpassing beauty and weirdness, by yacht the two approach a strange island city, from which the entire population has just fled. It has just been taken over by a strange tall man with dyed blond hair, insinuating humor and heavily armed henchmen. At the 70-minute mark, Javier Bardem makes his fabulously staged entrance as Silva, who, like many Bond villains of the past, is half persuasive and half lunatic, has delusions of exceptional grandeur and is partial to explaining many things to his captive before he means to kill him. He also has a theatrically sexual side that brings something new to the gallery of Bond villains. In all events, Bardem makes him a riveting and most entertaining figure.

Even if Bond is able to turn the tables on Silva and bring him back to London as a prisoner, that's far from the end of it, as Silva is one resourceful chap whose advanced computer skills test the expertise even of the new Q, the MI6 weapons and technology guru now reimagined as a very young man and wonderfully played in full geek drag by Ben Whishaw. The scene in which he and Bond meet for the first time in an art gallery is an instant mini-classic.

Ultimately, there is a very conscious, even articulated effort to balance the old and new, the traditional and the modern in "Skyfall" -- stylistically, dramatically and thematically. Longtime series producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli never have gone so far as to hire a full control-demanding auteur to direct one of their films, and while Mendes certainly is the most distinguished outside director they've ever brought aboard, he's one as tradition-minded as he is innovative.

Many of the dramatic scenes would do justice to a nongenre film, and the same can be said of the quality of the acting. The traditional quips surface at times in low-key form; some of them are quite good, and they're never corny. The action, much of it presumably staged by veteran second unit director Alexander Witt, is consistently strong (even if a motorcycle-and-jeep chase through the jammed streets of Istanbul reminds, as did a recent one through Manila in "The Bourne Legacy," that motorized chases through thick urban crowds are never entirely convincing).

Tonally, the fundamental seriousness of the film places "Skyfall" at the other end of the Bond spectrum from the monkeyshines of some of the silliest Roger Moore entries, such as "Moonraker" and "A View to A Kill."

The long climax, set at an isolated old house in Scotland presided over by a thickly bearded Albert Finney, plays out partly like a highly elaborated version of "Straw Dogs," albeit with far heavier artillery. The moving and highly satisfying ending nicely tees up the ball for the next round.

Deakins' cinematography is dense, colorful and impactful, noticeably a notch or two above the series’ norm. Production values are similarly at the high end of things, and Thomas Newman's score is far from generic, finding many moods while delightfully allowing room for Monty Norman's immortal Bond theme when the moment calls for it.

And, oh yes, there's Daniel Craig. He owns Bond now, and the role is undoubtedly his for as long as he might want it. Perhaps a tad less buff than in "Casino Royale" and certainly more beat up, he entertains the ladies less here than perhaps any Bond ever has. But two other women, his boss and the queen, have first call on his favors, and he repays them for their confidence many times over -- as he does the audience.

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Gilles Marini and pro partner Peta Murgatroyd perform their part of the "Gangnam Style" team dance.

Oppa ballroom style! During a rare prerecorded installment of "Dancing With the Stars," several all-stars put fun way above form and delivered pure entertainment with possibly the best "Gangnam Style" tribute -- and certainly the best team dance -- to date.

OK, sure, technically speaking, Tuesday night's team dance didn't exactly represent the finer points of ballroom (or any other kind) of dance. But anyone who watched it would be hard pressed to deny that the freestyle put on by Gilles Marini, Kirstie Alley, Kelly Monaco, Emmitt Smith and their respective partners was exactly what the competition needed.

Rather than simply staging yet another team routine that highlights a few strong moves and almost as many out-of-sync steps, Team Gangnam decided to turn the spotlight on a series of ridiculous moments from the viralest of viral videos with fast, chaotic (and sometimes sexy) abandon. From upside-down Kirstie to crouching-elevator Emmitt to seductive Kelly to barely-towel-clad Gilles, the dance had it all. And it had the audience out of their seats cheering.

Host Tom Bergeron called it the "the most fun (he's) had in 15 seasons" of the show, and he wasn't the only one raving.

"It wasn't tight, it wasn't together, but ... it was fun!" said head judge Len Goodman, who usually prefers his routines gag-free.

Fellow panelist Bruno Tonioli could barely contain himself. "Gilles, give me that towel," he begged. "I'm wetting myself!"

Gilles, ever the trouper when it comes to Bruno's requests, handed it over.

Carrie Ann Inaba dubbed it a "hot mess," but "crazy, fun insanity" too.

The effort earned the group a matching set of 9s, which will be added to their scores from the night before.

Speaking of the night before, the all-stars who gave it their all in Monday night's "Call Me Maybe" team routine performed their guilty-pleasure dances on Tuesday.

The high-scorer of the night was Sabrina Bryan. The Disney Channel star channeled her inner Disney princess in a Cinderella waltz set to her guilty pleasure song, "So This Is Love."

Before the routine, Sabrina said she hoped the dance would be her breakthrough effort of the season. But moments into the by-the-book routine, a bit of flawed footwork and a lack of content seemed sure to dash that dream.

That is until the judges chimed in. It seems Len and the gang just loved it. They couldn't get enough of the story, the moves and what Bruno called the "cartoonish and delicious" quality of it. Sabrina waltzed away with a near-perfect 29 points.

As for the others, they each trailed the former "Cheetah Girl" with 27 points for their routines.

Shawn Johnson took that score for a rumba that saw her break out of the high-energy, athletic routines she's performed so often this season. The "Titanic"-themed dance, aptly choreographed to "My Heart Will Go On," wasn't Shawn's best dance so far, but it was a refreshing change that highlighted her range. It also gave Carrie Ann a chance to nitpick a lift -- or a catch, depending on who you ask.

The score also fit Apolo Anton Ohno, who put on a hip-thrusting (too thrusting, according to Len) samba to "Give It to Me Baby." Most of the panel loved it, but Carrie Ann complained that "something is not quite right" with the "bright, shining star."

And Melissa Rycroft nabbed her 27 for a tango that lacked perfect posture, strong arm lines and the neck snap of a traditional take on the dance. The latter point isn't exactly a surprise. After all, Melissa suffered a herniated disc two days ago.

Still, Len didn't give her a break and felt he had to mention the lack of snap. That's when Tom reminded the resident grump that Melissa recently took a ride in an ambulance.

"You keep your witty comments to yourself," Len shot back.

Tom didn't contain his quick wit for long, adding, "That was more of a factual comment in an attempt to find your beating heart."

Snap!

Now that's one performance that deserved a perfect score.

Whose guilty-pleasure performance was the best of the night? Take our poll below and then share your thoughts about all of the dances -- including your team dance pick -- on our Facebook page.

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Carrie Ann Inaba falls out of her chair after watching Gilles Marini's rumba on "Dancing With the Stars."

It's no surprise that easy-on-the-eyes actor Gilles Marini leaves fans swooning, but it certainly came as a shock when the all-star's latest moves sent one judge crashing to the floor on "Dancing With the Stars."

During Monday night's abbreviated installment of the ballroom bash, Gilles delivered a remarkably sexy rumba alongside pro partner Peta Murgatroyd. He somehow managed to maintain the rhythm of the dance despite the lack of music in the opening half of his guilty-pleasure song pick, Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." Once the chords kicked in, it just got better.

The crowd was so impressed with the routine, they leapt to their feet mid-dance. And judge Carrie Ann Inaba couldn't exactly remain seated either.

"Let the baby making begin!" Carrie Ann exclaimed in a nod to Gilles' promise to inspire plenty of sexy-time with the performance. But no sooner had she said that than her own enthusiasm got the better of her, and she fell right out of her chair.

Gilles kept up his leading-man-worthy moves by rushing to Carrie Ann's aid, helping her up and giving her a quick kiss. But suddenly her condition seemed contagious.

"Me too! Me too!" fellow panelist Bruno Tonioli cried, as he flopped across the judges' table. Gilles rewarded him with a smooch for his theatrical efforts.

The performance -- and perhaps that post-dance triage -- earned the star 29.5 points for the night and the top spot on the leaderboard.

But Gilles wasn't the only attention-getter of the one-hour show. Former champ Emmitt Smith had the in-house audience on their feet during his "Copacabana"-themed samba too.

After weeks of lackluster dances from the retired Hall of Famer, Emmitt reminded "Dancing" fans of all those hip-shaking and shimmying moves he mastered back in season three. It was easily his strongest dance in the competition so far this season.

A recovered Carrie Ann told Emmitt he had "samba swagger," and despite a slight hitch in his timing early on in the number, she and the other judges gave him his best marks this season with a score just one point shy of perfection.

And while actress Kirstie Alley found herself a little farther down the leaderboard than the guys, the night was still a success for her. A quickstep, set to guilty pleasure "Mrs. Robinson," saw Kirstie clip across the floor with great musicality -- and maybe just a little trepidation. The routine was actually less lively than some of the crowd-pleasers she's offered up, but the judges were more interested in seeing some smooth moves from her.

She delivered, and they gave her 25.5 -- another personal high for the "All-Stars."

That left Kelly Monaco as the back-of-the-pack contender for the night with a slightly stiff samba. The 24.5-point dance marked the first time the soap star found herself pulling up the rear all season. And even though the performance wasn't up to her usual standards, it hardly seemed to rate all of the negativity it sparked from the panel.

Head judge Len Goodman criticized the dance for "too much gyrating" and leaning "too much on the raunchy side" for his tastes. Bruno suggested Kelly's bounces appeared "false." And Carrie Ann felt the actress was tense up top (but "working it" down below).

But if the judges seemed a bit tough on Kelly, they certainly were over their nitpicking ways for the last dance of the night.

The first team freestyle to be featured on the show saw Shawn Johnson, Sabrina Bryan, Apolo Anton Ohno and an injured Melissa Rycroft (and their respective pros) hit the floor for a sporty take in ballroom. The men were the jocks, the women were the cheerleaders and together they kicked, leapt and jumped their way through a high-energy -- and at times imprecise -- group effort.

The transition between couples marked the high points of the dance, but judges loved it all.

Bruno claimed it was hard to tell the pros from the stars before he and his fellow panelist handed out a score of 29.5 points.

But that's not all! Well, it was all for Monday night, but on Tuesday night, the performances continue. Rather than a results show, the ballroom will host the second part of the guilty pleasures routines and yet another team dance.

Whose guilty-pleasure performance was the best of the night? Take our poll below and then share your thoughts about the show on our Facebook page. And be sure to join us and  your fellow "DWTS" fans on Monday at 8 ET to chat about the all-stars' performances!

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Lindsay Lohan apparently got an unwanted knock at the door Friday. Dad Michael Lohan tells E! News that he attempted to stage an intervention for Lindsay at her Beverly Hills home Friday afternoon, saying he was worried she had relapsed and that it might have contributed to her allegedly failing to show up for postproduction duty on "The Canyons."

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(The film's producer, meanwhile, told us earlier that screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis was actually cracking an inside joke when he tweeted about Lindsay missing work and that "all is well in Canyonland.")

Watch the trailer for The Canyons

Beverly Hills police had no information to provide, but according to Michael, cops showed up after receiving a call about trespassers.

Michael said Lindsay was at home when he and a few other concerned souls arrived, but that a guy who called himself the actress' boyfriend wouldn't let them come in and said Lindsay's dad wouldn't be the one to solve her problems.

Lindsay's rep said they will not be commenting, telling E! News, "We're not going to use the media as a forum for discussing family matters."

Bill O'Reilly's 2 cents: Lindsay Lohan's parents are "screwed up"

He previously told us in response to the Ellis confusion that the 26-year-old has been busy promoting "Liz & Dick," which premieres on Lifetime next month.

Lindsay, however, tweeted: "I don't have a boyfriend. I have Chanel, Hermes and diamonds. X"

She already wasn't her dad's biggest fan these days, saying he "betrayed" her by recording her on the phone talking about an explosive fight she had with mom Dina Lohan.

Let's just look at pretty photos of Lindsay as Liz Taylor

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced his way into our hearts, but he's ready to move on. He will not return to "Dancing With the Stars" after his contract expires, his rep confirms to E! News. He has three cycles of the show (two after the all-stars season) left to compete.

"What else do I have to do there after 15 seasons?" he told the New York Post.. "It makes total sense. The audience can't expect for me to want to stick around, and the producers can't expect for me to want to stick around."

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"I loved doing it. But to be honest with you, at 32, I am at what-about-me time," he said.

Meaning? Acting, of course!

"I caught the bug, as they say," he said. "This is something I really want to do."

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But fret not. We don't have to say goodbye to Maks on the dance floor quite yet. He and season 12 partner Kirstie Alley will be competing in the DWTS all-star season beginning on Monday.

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"We may have had a couple of weeks last time that we cruised on popularity or fan appeal or whatever," he said. "But I am not really sure that is going to work for us this time. I am not sure people are going to vote for us just because it is us."

We'll make sure to cast our votes.

"Dancing" fans, what do you think about the departure of ballroom's bad boy? Will you miss him? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.

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This week in celebrity real estate, Ryan Seacrest has sold his home after two years on the market and quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has listed his former Seattle-area home.

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Only one photo of Ryan Seacrest's home was released to the public.

After two years on the market and a price cut, Ryan Seacrest's home has sold. The "American Idol" host (as well as producer, radio and TV personality) first listed the home in 2010 for $14.95 million and then decided to take it off the market for a year.

When he did relist the home, he listed it pretty privately — releasing just one photo of the home publicly. All other interior shots were password protected on the Westside Estate Agency website. That's one way to weed out the paparazzi.

Seacrest's home has established its Hollywood pedigree. It was previously owned by Kevin Costner, from whom Seacrest purchased the home for $11.5 million in April 2006. According to the Los Angeles Times, Costner bought the home from Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss in 1995 for $2.7 million. The Mediterranean mansion has also been featured in Architectural Digest and was decorated by famed designer Jeff Andrews.

The 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 8,172-square-foot Hollywood Hills home is certainly up to celebrity standards with a swimming pool, guest house, detached garage, tennis courts, Los Angeles views and extensive landscaping.

Despite the home's storied past, Seacrest was ready to move on to a pretty spectacular custom home owned by none other than Ellen DeGeneres and listed for a whopping $49 million.

Matt Hasselbeck's Bellevue home listed for $3.495 million

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Matt Hasselbeck's former home is on a gated lot.

After serving as the Seattle Seahawks' starting quarterback for eight years (2003-2011), Matt Hasselbeck was traded to the Tennessee Titans. He signed a three-year contract with the team and packed up his family — his wife, Sarah, and their three children — to head to the opposite side of the country, leaving his gorgeous Bellevue, Wash., estate behind.

Curbed Seattle reports that Hasselbeck's home — located at 9027 NE 1st St, Bellevue, WA 98004 — was listed for sale more than 100 days ago for $3.495 million.

Built in 2005 and boasting the kind of amenities you would expect from a Pro Bowl player, the property is located near the high-end neighborhood of Medina (home to Bill Gates) and is situated on a nearly half-acre lot with views of Meydenbauer Bay. The 6,340-square-fooot home has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths as well as a theater room and large living spaces. Obviously, the home includes a gym, but it also has a heated four-car garage, decks, patios and a children's playset.

Ideal for any celebrity — athlete or not — the home also includes full video surveillance.

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Built-ins, high ceilings and large windows characterize much of the home.

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Hasselbeck's large backyard includes a children's swingset.

See more photos of Matt Hasselbeck's home on Zillow.

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Conrad Murray in 2010

Conrad Murray, the doctor found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, has invited Jackson's mother Katherine to visit him in jail.

According to Valerie Wass, a lawyer for Murray who recently spent several hours with the doctor, Murray wants to get the message out to Katherine Jackson that he would welcome the chance to answer any questions she has. 

"Although I am not permitted to see the news in jail, there are times when intermittent snippets are seen before a channel change occurs.  I recently saw Katherine Jackson in one of those snippets. She appeared to be extremely sad.  I also heard she is having a difficult time.  I've been told that she has a desire to speak with me before she departs this life," Murray said in a statement obtained by NBC News. "Seeing that she is up in age, and in questionable health, and the fact that she is the mother of a very dear departed friend, it would give me great pleasure to sit with her one to one and answer any questions she might have if it would put her at peace.  I would do that truly out of concern for her and altruistic love and concern for others."

Wass said that Murray has had no direct communication with the Jacksons since he began serving out his four-year jail sentence.

Murray is appealing the conviction, a process that has been "slowed down somewhat by procedural hurdles," according to his attorney.

At the time of Murray's sentencing, the Jackson family issued a statement saying, "We're going to be a family. We're going to move forward. We're going to tour, play the music and miss him."

As of this writing, there's been no statement as to whether Katherine Jackson will visit Murray in jail.

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