The music video for “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem’s song with Rihanna that you’ve probably heard a couple dozen times if you listen to the radio, was released last night, and it’s already got a lot of people up in arms.  The video, which features a relationship between Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan, plus Rihanna singing in front of a burning house and Eminem rapping out in a field, tells the story of your average incredibly toxic abusive relationship:  Megan and Dominic take turns being violent, then they make out, then the cycle repeats.

The worry seems to be that the video will make domestic violence seem sexy, what with Megan Fox being involved and all the intense kisses that happen.  Personally, I don’t get that from the video.  No matter how sexy a kiss is, if it comes after a dude punches a hole in the wall right next to your head, it’s probably not the best plan.  Likewise, no matter how attracted you are to your significant other, if things are so abusive, it’s not going to work out well for anyone, and I think the video makes that extremely clear (spoiler alert:  everyone but Rihanna ends up on fire).

Another worry is Rihanna’s role in the video and the idea that her own history with domestic violence is being exploited. Rihanna disagrees:

“It’s something that, you know, [Eminem and I have] both experienced, you know, on different sides, different ends of the table. It just was authentic. It was real. It was believable for us to do a record like that, but it was also something that needed to be done, and the way he did it was so clever. He pretty much just broke down the cycle of domestic violence, and it’s something that a lot of people don’t have a lot of insight on, so this song is a really, really powerful song, and it touches a lot of people.”

So what do you guys think?  Do you have a problem with the video and the message it sends or do you think it’s powerful (not caring is an option too)?

“Fuck you, you hip motherfuckers! Why don’t you rock the fuck out?! Maybe I should go grab those free drinks and shove them down your throats, you hip motherfuckers!”

- Jack White flipping out on his audience (which included Liv Tyler and Mary-Kate Olsen) during a Dead Weather show in NYC. He didn’t feel like they were “rocking out” hard enough.

I can understand Jack’s frustration. I’d say the same thing.

I realize that these photos of Russell Brand running around in his underwear with blood on his mouth are from the set of his new movie Arthur, but I’d like to think that this is what he’d be doing even if he wasn’t working. For some reason, nearly naked and partially bloody just suits Russell. And he seems to love it, too. Look at how he’s hamming it up for the cameras…

Levi Johnston may not be with Bristol Palin anymore, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to fall out of the spotlight. That’s right, Old Levdawgs is back to trying his hand at the whole Hollywood thing, this time co-starring in a music video with singer Brittani Senser. Yeah, I have no idea who she is either.

A promotional poster for the “After Love” music video (LOL, what kind of world are we living in?) has been released, and while I’m trying to look on the bright side, there doesn’t seem to be much of one. Unless you count “so campy and poorly made that it’s actually kind of funny to watch,” as a positive (Yet I doubt that’s the feel Brittani is going for.)

If you want to find out what this Brittani chick is all about, here’s a video of her performing “After Love” live. Her voice isn’t as bad as choices in male leads.

Bethenny Frankel goes — unfortunately — topless. [Celebslam]

Ryan Reynolds: Hot or Not? [popbytes]

The answer to Knocked Up. [Pajiba]

Is Scott Disick in rehab? [Celebitchy]

Britney’s now in her no pants stage. Thanks for that. [Amy Grindhouse]

Today in more topless pics: Penelope Cruz. [CityRag]

Alicia Keys’ lovely baby bump. [Pop on the Pop]

Just how relevant is Mad Men? [Zelda Lily]

Rosie O’Donnell is headed back to your TV. [OMGBlog]

Not only is Chris Brown a huge douchebag, his taste in jewelry reflects this, too. [Celebrity Smack Blog]

Uh, no? ‘Cause she’d probably go all Fatal Attraction on him or something and he’d wake up in a seedy motel room on the side of Route 14 in a bathtub full of ice, missing three or four fingers and toes, and with his anus feeling rather full.

Naturally, the pot-stirrers are surfacing since there’s been no Eddie/LeAnn/Brandi drama for the past eighteen days or so, and Exclusive! Sources! spoke recently to Star, a magazine I tend to believe and disbelieve along with the lunar cycles. The Exclusive! Sources! claim that Eddie’s gone back to Brandi, but only for the sex, and LeAnn is in the dark (probably hiding with a knife and strapped up with some C4). However, Eddie caught wind of the vicious, vicious lies being spread through such reputable literary publications and went — where else? — to his Twitter account to refute the magazine’s claims:

Once again my ex has stooped to a new low attempting to sabotage my beautiful relationship with LeAnn. Not surprisingly the ONLY magazine that decided to run the story shares the same credibility and delusion as my ex. They should be ashamed of themselves.

So, yeah. Slam bang, Brandi, and back the fuck off. No one’s gonna mess with little Eddie’s little lady, LeAnn, and especially not you, hoss.

Oh, and buddy Ed?  You might come across as a little more convincing if you weren’t going after Star magazine for crying out loud. It’s not as if this shit was published in People or on TMZ. Get your “celebrity” gossip rags straight for fuck’s sake.  You might look like the bigger person one of these days.