Lamorne Morris is the only black castmember on Fox's New Girl. Unlike most television shows and movies, Lamorne's race is a non-issue on the show. Winston did play basketball overseas, but the sterotypes end there. Lamorne, originally from Chicago, has some similarities to his character. They're both "safe," and they're both pretty funny. Lamorne credits New Girl's writers for giving him a modern, well-rounded character.

POTP: People like the guys [on New Girl] so much and they’re always saying 'I wanna see more of the guys!'

Lamorne: It’s an ensemble and we’re very grateful to have such good chemistry together.

POTP: Me being black and you being black [laughs], in case you didn’t know...

Lamorne: I noticed [laughs].

POTP: Your character is not exactly ghetto. Before you got the role, were you like your character or were you more hood?

Lamorne: I’m from the Southside of Chicago, born and raised, but when I was 14, 15, I moved to the Western suburbs of Chicago where we were one of the only black families there. My mom was very adamant about education, and so I kind of grew up in a hybrid situation where I have my roots. I was ghetto growing up and very hood growing up, but when you’re around different cultures, you actually develop as a person. You evolve beyond what you’re from. You evolve beyond the odds. That’s how I am. People used to always say ‘You’re a very safe black dude!’ But I used to find that offensive, but now I’m kind of like ‘Ok, great! We’re all safe.’

POTP: You kind of seem a little bit like your character. I like that. I don’t recall your character saying ‘I’M BLACK AND I CAN’T GET A JOB BECAUSE I’M BLAAAAACK! THE COPS PULLED ME OVER TODAY!’

Lamorne: [Throws head back and laughs] Right!

POTP: I find that so refreshing about the show.

Lamorne: I think it is. Our writers are multi-cultural. Everyone’s smart. It’s a new day, a new generation. We’re above that. It’s silly to make silly and dumb stereotypes.

POTP: Does that come up in any future episodes?

Lamorne: Not at all. There are certain elements of the show that I do reference the fact that I’m black.

POTP: It’s subtle. They’re not beating you over the head with it.

Lamorne: On the Thanksgiving episode, Nick says we’re gonna sit around watching football and then we’re going to go to Best Buy for Black Friday, and I say, ‘As I like to call it, Friday!' You know, small stuff like that, or I take him to a black barber shop. At the end of that episode, you see him at a black barber shop with all these old school black dudes. Small stuff that’s funny. If we do reference race, it’s funny. Like, we have Jewish references where it’s funny that we need to address sometimes. We have to stop being so sensitive.

If you'd like to catch up on our one-on-one with Morris, check out Poponthepop.com's exclusive interview with Lamorne Morris Part 1. New Girl airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. on Fox.

Hannah Simone plays the best friend of Jess, played by Zooey Deschanel, on New Girl. Hannah's character Cece has a thing for Schmidt, and Cece seems to have "terrible taste in men." However, Hannah  likes "weird funny guys." In part 2 of our exclusive interview, Hannah revealed her New Year's resolution, her relationship status, where she was working before joining New Girl, and more!

POTP: Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? Anything you want to conquer this year?

Hannah: I spent New Year's Eve with my family and someone just said ‘I want to make sure that everyday that I’m as happy as I can be.’ That’s really good, I think that’s a good one.

POTP: Do you have a boyfriend?

Hannah: [Laughs] I promised myself that I’m not ever going to say a word because I think once you open the door to your personal life, you can’t then uninvite people. You have to kind of know what you’re getting yourself into, so I don’t talk about it.

POTP: If you were your character, who would you date?

Hannah: I think Cece has this shine for Schmidt because they’re both hot messes and they’re cute!

POTP: Would you date one of your co-stars in real life?

Hannah: I don’t know! It’s so funny. Now that I know the actors and they’re like brothers it would be so hard for me to say someone. Oh! But there’s an episode where the landlord shows up, maybe I’d date the landlord.

POTP: Is the landlord cute?

Hannah: The landlord is a very weird funny man! And I like weird funny guys, so maybe I’d date the weird funny landlord [laughs].

POTP: Do you consider yourself funny at all, or is playing Cece a challenge for you?

Hannah: I think this show is so real. It’s not like it’s just ‘joke joke joke!’

POTP: That’s true.

Hannah: It’s like, you get to be this authentic real character and now we’re gonna create an insane situation around you that’s just awkward and funny and you just react how you react. The writers are so great at that, at creating these scenarios that are awkward and are funny to watch.

POTP: Is Cece going to have boyfriends? You said there are a few guys.

Hannah: Cece has terrible taste in men and I think those terrible men will continue to surface through the show, which is really funny cause they hire these super nice guys who are actors and they have to be such idiots to me! Which is really funny.

POTP: Do you hope to transition into film or are you just riding this out a little bit?

Hannah: I never could have predicted that this would be what my life is, so I’m so grateful for it, so any other blessings that come my way it’s just gravy at this point.

POTP: How happy are your parents?

Hannah: SO happy! They’re so proud! I used to work at the United Nations and they were equally as happy and proud. I think as long as you feel happy and fulfilled and inspired, it’s all they could hope for.

If you'd like to catch up on our one-on-one with Hannah Simone, check out Poponthepop.com's exclusive interview with Hannah Simone Part 1. New Girl airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. on Fox.

The 2012 Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, and if you found the news was not exactly a hot topic of conversation around the office that morning, you're not alone. The average American, even the average movie lover doesn't care about the Oscars for the simple reason that the Academy has conditioned them not to care. Year after year the Hollywood elite demonstrate the massiveness of the divide between the film industry and the moviegoing public by nominating not the most beloved, acclaimed, or even most deserving films, but rather, the films that mean the most to insiders and that benefited from the best award season campaigns.

That's not to say there aren't some wonderful films nominated this year, and every year. There certainly are. Moneyball, War Horse, and The Help were popular with critics and audiences alike, and it's refreshing to see the usually stagnant movie industry honor a fresh, innovative film like The Artist. But this year, perhaps more than any other, offered Academy members a chance to show that they share some tastes in common with the average theater patron, and they firmly passed it up.

There was talk of Best Picture nominations for audience favorites such as Bridesmaids, Drive, or even Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II - films that connected with audiences as much as with critics. Naturally, all three were passed up, for reasons that remain baffling to the general public, but probably have to do with the funny, or violent, or thoroughly modern nature of those films. The Academy hopes to attract the interests of a younger audience, while at the same time honoring only films that you could safely enjoy with your Great Aunt Mildred.

Playing it safe has damaged the reputation of the Awards in the past (by honoring forgettable, family friendlier fare such as Ordinary People or Dances With Wolves instead of riskier modern classics such as Raging Bull or Goodfellas) but at this point, staying on the beaten path may mean sacrificing all the esteem and credibility that the Oscars have built up over generations. Of course, it could be argued that movies are a matter of taste and all taste is subjective (I don't believe that, but we'll go with it). Maybe the Academy members aren't consciously picking safe-bet, cookie-cutter prestige pictures that are traditionally ignored by audiences; maybe these are just the movies they like! If that's the case, explain Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close....

Adam Lambert is giving fans a behind the scenes look from the making of his "Better Than I Know Myself" music video. Lambert says that he wanted to be hands on with the video and he explained what the song is all about. He looks pretty. Can't wait to see the final product! Check it out.

Better Than I Know Myself

Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams were friends for 10 years, and then they began filming Basketball Wives and now they hate each other. Jennifer gave an interview the other day where she said that Evelyn is jealous of her friendship with reality stars Nene Leakes and Mashonda.

Evelyn then posted a Tweet about how Jen "will never be a white girl" and then she spoke with out about why she's so mad. Evelyn saying that she is "f*cking pissed! I am beyond livid right now!"

Lozada says: "I don’t really talk to a lot to people because it’s so stressful filming. So by the time it’s done, I’m done with it, but this mothef*cker right here [Jennifer Williams] is doing interviews."

Evelyn went on to explain that Jennifer's comment about Evelyn being jealous was made off the record - Sister 2 Sister has since pulled the interview - and Evelyn called Nene up to apologize for Jen's comments. Nene was happy that Lozada apologized.

Evelyn says that Jennifer sold her out by going public about certain things, which will be revealed on the upcoming season of Basketball Wives, and that Williams herself has a whole other side to her, "If I started talking and doing interviews about everything I know, you would be done. That whole Barbie good girl sh*t would be done," Evelyn said.

To read Evelyn's explosive new interview, visit Necole Bitchie.

Well that took long enough! Ellen Ross dated Jon Gosselin for nearly two years! Sources confirm that Jon and Ellen are no longer together. "Ellen didn't like the media attention and other things that came with the relationship," a source revealed "That's one of the main reasons they broke up."

Jon and Ellen called it quits more than a week ago. Today, Jon confirmed the split on Twitter: "Recently, after much thought and discussion, Ellen and I have decided to end our relationship. It was a mutual decision and we are both happy."

Gosselin says that the two "will remain best friends" and that they're asking us to "please respect our privacy at this time."

I'll admit it. I thought Bow Wow was cute when I was a child. Then I grew up and he remained a midget, and short guys don't do it for me. Kim Kardashian, 31, apparently doesn't have many requirements. If a man is black and wants to have sex with her, she's ready to go.

Bow Wow had a radio interview with The Breakfast Club this a.m. where he was asked if he smashed a list of famous chicks. The has been rapper revealed that he had sex with Ciara, they were only dating for like 2 years (shocker), he didn't have sex with Angela Simmons, now that's actually a shocker cause they were hanging out for years...

Ciara - "Yes."

Kat Stacks "No.....on my life"

Angela Simmons - "No."

Melody Thornton - "No...we were just always cool.  I swear on everything."

Dollicia Bryan - "Yeah...she's every man's dream."

Karrine Steffans (Superhead) - "Yes."  And he added that she lives up to her name.

Kim Kardashian - "We were cool" ( He says this with a sly grin which likely means "yes."  He says they haven't spoken in two years).

I don't know if Kimmy K gave Bow Wow some Kimmy Kakes, but something sexual clearly took place. In the words of Snoop, "Kim Kardashian gets around. She was born to hoe!"

Paris Jackson is a Belieber and she was able to meet her man at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony in Los Angeles. Justin Bieber was one of the celebrities on hand to pay tribute to her late father.

Paris told the crowd: "I want to introduce you all to a performer who also found stardom at a very young age, just like my Dad .My father would have been proud to mentor to someone like him and would be very proud that he came to today's celebration.

She continued: "We are all very big fans of him, and his music, I know I am, so everyone please welcome Justin Bieber!"

Paris is so well spoken for her age! Bieber sang an acapella version of "Rockin' Robin" and Paris changed her Twitter photo to the picture we've posted above!

Paris Tweeted: "Had such an amazing time today. Creds to @JustinBieber who did a great job The fam really appreciates it<3"

Biebus responded with: "@ParisJackson thanks for having me today and the things you said. your dad will always be my mentor. his career is all i study. #THEGREATEST"

It has taken a very long time for Adam Lambert's sophomore record to be released but now it's finally upon us. Lambert has started to promote Trespassing and he's giving fun interviews, per usual. Adam explains the difference between this record and his first, his relationship troubles before falling in love with current boyfriend Sauli Koskinen, turning 30 and more.

My fave quote from Adam comes from when he described what it was like to work with Phareell Williams. He said: "When they said, 'You're going to go in the studio in Miami with Pharrell,' I said, 'I'm not cool enough! He's too cool for me.' I was intimidated, I was nervous!" Lol. Adam's perfect!

On Trespassing: "I think I'm fully embracing the gay community on this album, maybe even more so than the last one. I think I'm really talking about where I come from."

On how Trespassing is different than For Your Entertainment: On Halloween, I rented a party bus with friends and we were having a great time, and I played some of the dance music to see how they would react, and it was like an explosion.

On relationships before Sauli Koskinen: "There was a lot of me trying to be a 'fixer.' I was that kind of guy. I'd meet someone who had 'so much potential' that needed 'help.' I think that was kind of my curse for a long time."

On turning 30 on January 29: "There's a little part of me who's like, 'Whoa, 30, that sounds so crazy!' But I also feel changes coming and happening. I feel much more solid in who I am right now."

On the new song "Kickin' In": "I think people are gonna be like, 'That's Adam???' It's me, but it's a totally different sound....it's me narrating and giving my commentary of a hot-mess girl at a bar. But I played it for some of my gay friends and they were like, 'Oh yeah, that's about our friend!'"

On the title track: "The song is basically saying, 'You're saying I'm an outsider and to keep out, and I say, f*** you!' I'm gonna do what I want to do, and I'm gonna do it the way I want to do it."

Ashton Kutcher was photographed at LAX yesterday after leaving Sao Paulo, Brazil.  While Ashton was abroad, he watched a fashion show, shot a campaign for Colcci with supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio, and went partying.

While Ashton was away, Demi Moore was losing it. The 29 year-old actress checked into a hospital Monday after allegedly having seizures after inhaling too much nitrous oxide.

A source says: "He cares a lot for her. He's very concerned and will always support her."

The man needs to be photographed by her side for people to understand that he cares about his ex-wife. We're wishing Demi a speedy recovery.