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Taylor Swift Guest Stars on New Girl

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Taylor Swift will be appearing on New Girl! The last time Taylor acted was during a 2009 episode of CSI. She has also hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live, and the movies Valentine’s Day and The Lorax.

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Harry Styles‘ ex will be playing an “important guest” at the wedding of Shivrang and Cece, played by Hannah Simone. WTF! Cece’s getting married?!?! Taylor’s appearance will take place on the show’s season finale, which airs on May 14th.

Woah. I gave up on New Girl but I caught a recent episode and it was funny again. I hope the script writers have fun with Taylor and make her character over the top.

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Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard’s Divorce is Finalized

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Zooey Deschanel is now legally single. The New Girl star and the Death Cab for Cutie rocker are officially divorced.

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According toZooey and Ben's divorce docs, the couple split because "Unhappy and irreconcilable differences have arisen between the parties, which have caused the irremediable breakdown of their marriage. There is no possibility that counseling … or mediation could save the marriage."

Sounds ugly, but these two made it look so easy. Zooey and Ben were married for two years. They both refused to take any spousal support. This spit sounds pretty amicable.

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New Girl Recap: New Neighbors and Prank Sinatra

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Tuesday night's episode of New Girl is either deemed "hilarious" or "the worst ever!" by the show's fans. It's like Jess is going through a quarter life crisis these days. One minute she's having one night stands, the next she's watching TGIF marathons and perfecting '80s catchphrases.

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A group of four hipster millennial neighbors, who share sex partners, move into the building and take an instant liking to Jess. Schmidt, a former fat kid, yearns to be accepted by the group of trendy 20-something losers and he tries so hard to get them to like him, it naturally makes them hate him more. While some people thought that Jess was really annoying this week, I thought she was hilarious! You either love annoying dorky Jess or you hate her, I'm in the former category.

Meanwhile, it was pretty sad to watch Schmidt become the target of Nick, aka Prank Sinatra, in the same episode that he's rejected by the cool kids. It wasn't funny; it was borderline cruel.

Back at his sports job, Winston gets promoted, scoring his own sports radio show that airs during the "primetime for truckers," aka middle of the night.

Fans are left wondering why Jess didn't stand up for Schmidt while I'm left wondering where Cece, played by Hannah Simone, went and why Winston's life keeps improving while everyone else's sucks.

Schmidt only feels better about himself when the new hipster neighbors confess that they don't like him because he's an "asshead," not because he's old.

Underneath all the flamboyance, Schnmidt is insecure and it's obvious that until Jess gets another teaching job, she'll continue to find more random, occasionally interesting ways to pass time now that she's "off the grid."

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New Girl Recap: Nick is an Emotional Fluffer, Tugg Romney Appears

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Nick and Jess want to sex each other and they both finally admitted it on last night's episode of New Girl. They clearly aren't ready to smash yet and it's fun to watch their friendship evolve into something more meaningful.

But before Jess and Nick make some confessions, Jess says that Sam booty called her. She claims to be "bad at casual sex," but also says "I deserve to have a shorty on the side."

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Schmidt's obsession with Kanye West has caused him to wear an ugly belt that he says Yeezy wore. He believes that becoming BFFs with Kim Kardashian's boyfriend "is the best way to gain social strata."

Jess brings a thermus full of white wine to her fancy restaurant date with Nick. They're having a great time but she has to dip so she can hook up with Sam.

Schmidt wants to get into a club, while wearing his Kanye belt, but he's looking like an idiot and the bouncers won't grant him access until he says that he's Tagg Romney! Max Greenfield kind of does resemble Tagg (if you don't follow politics closely), so he gets into the club by pretending to be a Romney brother. Once inside the club, Schmidt tells a girl that he's "Tugg Romney."

Jess breaks her dresser "during intercourse" with Sam and it's still a bit confusing that the once awkward-about-sex Jess is now banging like a porn star, broken furniture and all.

Winston tells Nick that he's Jess' "emotional fluffer" and he's her boyfriend without the sex. Nick has an aha moment, but later decides that he's free to define the parameters of his friendship with Jess. He'll make her a new dresser from Ikea if he wants to.

Jess proclaims "I had so much sex last night!" but she's a nerd and I'm not buying the Jess The Nympho storyline the producers are selling.

Jess and Sam go on a fast food date only to end up in bed together for more sex. Meanwhile Jess tells Nick that she's "old fashioned below the belt" and now I'm officially confused.

Jess is embracing her newfound sexuality instead of looking for a job and seeking out a real romantic relationship. Winston inexplicably hasn't had sex with his girlfriend in three weeks. Cece hangs around the apartment for some reason, and Schmidt gets found out. The three girls who want to hook up with him because they think he's Tugg Romney stop talking to him once they discover he's a fraud.

Once again Schmidt steals the show and deserves his own spin-off. We finally get a closer glimpse of why Schmidt is so high strung – his father left him when he was 8 years old. Cece is there for Schmidt when he talks about his disappointing upbringing, leaving fans wanting to see Cece and Schmidt together more than Nick and Jess, who seemed more casual together than in heat for each other this week.

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Jake Johnson Lost Weight for New Girl Season 2, Tells Pop on the Pop Why

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New Girl season 2 is back with a bang, literally! Jake Johnson spoke to me about the fate of Nick and Jess in part 1 of my exclusive. During last Tuesday's season premiere, Jess, played by Zooey Deschanel, is "off the grid," which is just code for 'I'm a slut now!,' and Schmidt's penis is no longer broken so he's free to bang anyone. Nick is back in the loft after going back to his cheating ex-girlfriend and then breaking up with her again. Naturally I had to ask Jake Johnson about what's in store for Nick, what it was like to host the Do Something Awards, and his impressive weightloss!

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POTP: Is Nick going to have any dates or girlfriends?

Jake: You know, I'm not sure but I don't think Nick's quite ready for a serious one unless somebody comes in and is the right fit.

POTP: So is he crying? Is he going to be doing crying over the ex-girlfriend [laughs]?

Jake: Oh man, I hope not [laughs]! I hope he stops crying. Eventually this man has to stop crying!

POTP: Is Nick happy that he moved back in?

Jake: Yeah, I think he really loves his friends. I don't think Caroline is the right lady for him and I think he kind of realized that. Caroline is starting to get in the past a little bit.

POTP: So you hosted the Do Something Awards this year, are you interested in doing any more hosting in the future?

Jake: No, [laughs], not really. But that was a unique opportunity because it was for charity, which is such an awesome thing and to honor people who have actually done really good things is a pretty cool thing. And it was fun! It was really fun to do it with Max and Lamorne, but I don't think there's a lot of that in my future, no.

POTP: I'm sure it's nerve racking.

Jake: It really was. Yes.

POTP: I notice that you no longer have the little pouch where you keep your extra cookies! I notice that you've lost some weight, so what have you done?

 

Jake: Just more exercise and less drinking alcohol. And being on TV where you gotta constantly watch Greenfield take his shirt off. And the truth of the matter is, every once in a while my character has his clothes off and it's not up to me when it happens. So I can't be goofing off too much and getting too out of shape and then climbing around in a shower scene! And Meriwether doesn'' really ask. I'll get a scene where I'm like, 'It says Nick is singing and dancing around in the shower. I'm like I, as a man, don't feel comfortable doing that!" and then she'll go, "Great, I'll see you Monday!" and I'm singing and dancing in the shower! I just had to pay a little bit more attention, but there's still a pouch there.

POTP: No no no.

Jake: Yeah, it's still there.

POTP: Do you know how much you lost? Do you have a goal because you're saying there's still a pouch and I see no pouch.

Jake: I don't have a solid line.

POTP: But still staying healthy, right?

Jake: Right.

POTP: You look great.

Jake: Thank you so much.

New Girl airs tonight at 9pm on FOX.

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New Girl Season 2 Premiere Review: Jess/ Katie Gets Laid, Schmidt Doesn’t

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In case you were wondering why New Girl was nominated for 2 Emmy Awards, last night's episodes provided your answer. New Girl season 2 premiered on Fox's new Tuesday last night and the first episode was all about Schmidt's "Rebranding party" to celebrate that his broken penis has been healed and Jess, played by Zooey Deschanel, getting laid off.

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Hannah Simone's character Cece has a new boyfriend that Schmidt hates, and the first episode was clearly written to prep us for the fun that was in store on episode 2, which aired at 9p.m., so let's skip to that one.

Jess is "off the grid" as she gets herself drunk at 11a.m. Nick's bar, still in misery over losing her job as a teacher. Unemployed Jess is a good time.

 

Winston's sister, a professional basketball player, is in town and Schmidt makes it his mission to have sex with her. Winston's mother hates Schmidt and it's all pretty hilarious.

Back at the bar, Nick meets Old Nick, a white-haired man who has the same name, wears the same hoodie and gives Young Nick some words of wisdom about what's in store – he will hurt Jess sometime in the future. Okaaaaaay. And that's why I love the show. Only New Girl could pull this off.

Jess meets a hot guy who thinks that she's a girl named Katie from CupidMatch so she takes full advantage by sleeping with him, all the while meeting another cute guy that she actually likes and a chubby guy who is "in love with" her. This all leads up to a satisfyingly hilarious bathroom scene at the bar.

Jess' CupidMatch guy shows up to her apartment and they proceed to hookup because Katie is a slut, but seriously, Jess is a slut too.

Nick is there for Jess throughout both season 2 premiere episodes, and Schmidt fails at hooking up with Winston's sister and looks like an idiot douche while doing so.

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New Girl Season 2 Poster is Out

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It’s more than two months away, but Fox is already beginning to promote season 2 of New Girl. The poster below was released today, compliments of Entertainment Weekly, and features some of my favorite TV stars cramming together to share a mirror. The tagline, “New season. Same towels” works for me too considering that they’re all fighting for space in their bathroom mirror.

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Season 2 of Fox’s hit show returns on September 25. I can’t wait!

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Jamie Linden and Zooey Deschanel are Dating

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It's been about six months since Zooey Deschanel's divorce from Ben Gibbard, and it appears she's finally ready to fall in quirky, hipster love again.

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Zooey and screenwriter Jamie Linden were spotted holding hands together at the Magic Mike premiere party earlier this week. Zooey has made a point of saying that she's in no rush to return to dating in the wake of her divorce, so news of her going public (in a way) with a new dude comes as a surprise to many.

A source tells Us Weekly that Linden is "a really nice guy," adding, "He's funny, and a little geeky. . .he's into her!" Of course he's funny and a little geeky. That description could apply to literally every dude Zooey's dated onscreen. Now Jamie just needs to learn how to pose for a picture without looking like the voices in his head are telling him to burn things.

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Zooey Deschanel Wins Best Actress in a Comedy Critics’ Choice Award

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Zooey Deschanel is one of the best things to happen to Fox in years. She stars in one of the networks most popular shows in years. With an enthusiastic, youthful fanbase, it’s no surprise that “The New Girl” van is actually going on tour this summer! Zooey herself is loved by fans and critics.

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Deschanel was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, she didn’t win that one, and now she’s won a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Zooey and Amy Poehler both won the title because there was a tie, but the quirky hipster’s win brings her one step closer to picking up some other major awards.

Jess on New Girl used to be really annoying but she’s grown up a bit, or scriptwriters got it together, and she’s become more lovable and normal than annoying and naive. I look forward to seeing Zooey continue to kill it as Jess and pick up even more trophies. Whew, that was a lot of a*s kissing all in one post!

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Zooey Deschanel Covers Up For Cosmopolitan

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When women appear on Cosmopolitan magazine, the anti-feminist publication not only practically requires that all of its cover models show cleavage, editors typically make women’s breasts look much bigger and their bodies much slimmer – just my 2 cents.

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When New Girl star and self-proclaimed feminist Zooey Deschanel covered British Cosmopolitan, she covered her breasts up. Good for her!

Zooey is trying to keep her whole awkward nerd public persona going, saying: “I’ve always felt like an outsider and I still do when I go to fancy events. I still sit there and think, ‘I don’t belong here’.”

She continued: “I take all the glitz and glamour of this business with a large grain of salt. I feel very removed from it. Not in a bad way – it’s cool – I just don’t feel a part of it.”

Zooey explains that she’s not shy, and based upon what I’ve witnessed in person on a few occasions, I would agree: “I’m not shy. I have a strange sort of combination of awkwardness and confidence.” She continued: “I’m actually okay with awkward moments. But it’s not because I think I’m so great. I’m confident in things other than, like, my ‘swagger’. I’m confident in my sense of humor. I’m comfortable in my skin.”

I guess Zooey’s truth telling when she says she feels like she doesn’t belong at big events, but she’ll quickly get over that!

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