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In the cover story of the February issue of  Cosmopolitan magazine, actress, dancer and singer Julianne Hough says she was abused as a child in London while studying at a prestigious dance academy.

Hough, originally from Utah where her family was Mormon, said she was 10 when adults began taking advantage of her.

“I was abused, mentally, physically, everything,” she told Cosmo. “I was 10 years old looking like I was 28, being a very sensual dancer.”

Hough, 24, doesn’t go into specifics about how she was abused or by whom, but says the abuse got worse as she got older.

“When I started hitting puberty, when I started becoming a woman and stopped being a little girl,” she said.

The two-time winner of  “Dancing With the Stars” has decided to talk  about her abuse now because of a character she plays in the upcoming movie, “Safe Haven.”

Hough plays Katie, a young woman living in a small North Carolina town who falls in love with a man named Alex, played by Josh Duhamel. Hough’s character is reluctant to start the new romance because of a  previous abusive relationship.

While on set filming a difficult scene, Hough says, “I went from bawling to containing to laughing to crying again. Josh was crying. I think it was the most therapeutic moment of my life.”

The actress, who dates entertainer Ryan Seacrest, says she was told by her abusers that if she spread the word back in the United States, she would “amount to nothing.”

Now a successful country-music singer with more films in the works, Hough is riding high as a Hollywood triple-threat.

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“The Great Gatsby” may be set in the 1920s, but the 2013 film adaption is getting a modern twist.

Jay-Z will be co-writing the original musical score for the film directed by Baz Luhrmann, who also directed the period films “Romeo & Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge.”

The rapper’s producer-songwriter, The Bullitts (real name: Jeymes Samuel), broke the news on Twitter.

“Jay-Z and myself have been working tirelessly on the score for the upcoming#CLASSIC The Great Gatsby! It is too DOPE for words!” he tweeted Dec. 30.

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Matthew McConaughey has announced that he and his wife, Camila Alves, welcomed their third child Friday.

The “Magic Mike” star wrote on his website, “Our son, Livingston Alves McConaughey was born at 7:43am on 12.28.12. He greeted the world at 9lbs. and 21 inches. Bless up and thank you for your well wishes.”

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The couple, who married in June at their Texas home, also have a 4-year-old son Levi and a daughter who’s almost 3, Vida.

McConaughey, 43, picked up two Independent Spirit Awards nominations this year for his work in two 2012 releases, “Magic Mike” and “Killer Joe.” The star also nabbed the Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle award for his work in “Bernie” and “Magic Mike.”

Make like the cast of "Hitchcock" and ring in the New Year with a cheers. (Credit: Fox Searchlight.)

New Year’s Eve is upon us and a bunch of good movies are in theaters. Why not use that as an excuse to whip up some great drinks?

ABCNews.com asked Sother Teague, the bartender at New York’s cocktail bar Amor y Amargo, to come up with recipes that fit with the season and potential Oscar nominees currently playing on the big screen. Like the movies they’re inspired by, these cocktails tell a story. They have one thing in common — Campari, the bitter, citrus-y liquor that Teague often uses in place of fresh juices during the winter.

But, most importantly, they’re delicious and easy to make at home. For each drink, shake ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour over ice or serve neat.

Witty Girls inspired by “Les Miserables” 

Dry with a bite, this is the perfect cocktail to kick off the night. Teague’s take: “A story from France, this tipple is duty bound to include cognac. ‘A Force for good in the world but with a dark past…’” 

¾ ounces Campari
1 ½ ounces Louis Royer “Force 53″ VSOP Cognac
¾ ounces Atsby Amberthorn Vermouth
2 dashes Regan’s Orange Bitters

Happy in Its Own Way inspired by “Anna Karenina”

Like Negronis? Try this. It’s similar to the popular Campari and gin cocktail, but more aromatic. Teague’s take: “Russia to Europe and back again, all while battling the current social norms — this drink has all that, plus the unconventional addition of vermouth from the New World to boot.” 

¾ ounces Campari
1 ½ ounces Stolichnaya Vodka
¾ ounces Atsby Armadillo Cake Vermouth
2 dashes Bitter Truth Chocolate Bitters
1 dash Regan’s Orange Bitters

Rum Triangle inspired by “Django Unchained”

Spicy, saucy, and potentially controversial, just like Tarantino’s flick. Teague’s take: The rum triangle of trade was how many slaves landed in America. This is a simple twist on a Negroni with added spice notes from the Atsby Vermouth and the Tiki bitters, flavored with ginger, nutmeg and mace.

¾ ounces Campari
2 ounces Santa Teresa “1796″ Rum
¾ ounces Atsby Amberthorn Vermouth
2 dashes Bittermens Tiki Bitters

Saw-buck inspired by “Lincoln”

Fizzy, refreshing and beer like, this will please tipplers who don’t usually indulge in cocktails. Teague’s take: “This drink is lighter on the palette and lighter in alcohol than most of the others. It turns out that Abe didn’t drink. Maybe this would fool him? I chose scotch as I always imagine men of power and statesmen sipping it during important deliberations.”

½ ounce Campari
1 ½ ounces Suntory Whisky
1 teaspoon CKJ pure Ginseng Tea Powder
1 ounce Atsby Amberthorn Vermouth
1 bar-spoon honey syrup (equal parts honey and water dissolved together)
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

The Wrong Man inspired by “Hitchcock”

Exotic, aromatic, and kind of crazy. Teague’s take: “Hitchcock, born in London, was a man of mystery. This take on the Negroni adds a bit of mystery with the addition of the G-Shot instead of traditional bitters. It’s got flavors that are herbaceous and even savory (think black tea and Worcestershire sauce).”

¾ ounces Campari
2 ounces London Dry Gin
¾ ounces Cocchi Americano
½ ounce G-Shot Herbal Korean Red Ginseng

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James Bond has managed to outdo even himself this time. “Skyfall,” the 23rd 007 adventure, has joined the exclusive club of films that have topped the $1 billion mark at the box office.

The movie has grossed $289.6 million in domestically and $701.6 million internationally as the numbers continue to climb, pushing over the $1 billion mark, Sony and MGM announced today.

The film was directed by Sam Mendes and was the third in the series to star Daniel Craig as Bond. Judi Dench, Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes also star in the movie.

“Skyfall” is the 14th movie in history to break the billion-dollar ceiling and the third this year, following Disney and Marvel’s “The Avengers” and Warner Bros.’ “The Dark Knight Rises.”

“To see a film connect with audiences is always gratifying, but the success of this film is nothing short of extraordinary,” Sony vice chairman Jeff Blake said, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “After 50 years of entertaining audiences all over the world, ‘Skyfall’  is the most successful James Bond film of all time.”

Here’s a full list of the 14 movies that have crossed the $1 billion milestone (without inflation), according to Box Office Mojo:

1. “Avatar” (2009) — $2.7 billion

2. “Titanic” (1997) — $2.1 billion

3. “Marvel’s The Avengers” (2012) — $1.5 billion

4. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ (2011) — $1.3 billion

5. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (2011) — $1.1 billion

6. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) — $1.1 billion

7. “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) — $1.08 billion

8. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) — $1.06 billion

9. “Toy Story 3″ (2010) — $1.06 billion

10. “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011) — $1.04 billion

11. “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (1999) — $1.02 billion

12. “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) — $1.02 billion

13. “The Dark Knight” (2008) — $1.00 billion

14. “Skyfall” (2012) — $1.00 billion

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Call it a Christmas miracle: After word spread on social website Reddit that a 41-year-old “Trek” fan with terminal cancer, named Dan, wanted to see the upcoming “Star Trek Into Darkness” before he died, his wife reportedly received a call from director J.J. Abrams.

“JJ Abrams just called Dan’s wife and left a message. He’s going to try to arrange a screening for Dan, either of the film or at least of the 9 minute promo reel,” Dan’s friend, Grady Hendrix, a writer and founder of the New York Asian Film Festival, posted on Reddit Thursday.

The new “Trek” film is not scheduled for release until May 2013.

“I’ll never say anything bad about JJ Abrams again. Seriously. He is now beyond reproach as far as I’m concerned,” Hendrix wrote.

A rep for Abrams did not respond to ABCNews.com’s request for comment.

Dan, whose last name is unknown, has been battling cancer for several years and only has weeks to live, according to the original post Christmas Day from his wife and another friend:

“My amazing healthy film buff husband diagnosed with leukemia (CML) at 38 had to endure 3 rounds of chemo before they found a bone marrow donor match had a Bone Marrow Transplant, which was MORE chemo, full body radiation & lots of other horrific things….then endured/survived 3 major infections + a massive GI bleed that put him in the hospital 10+ times over 3 1/2 years not to mention 100′s of doctors visits…. he is my hero; I am his caregiver – I would do anything to help him…. he is now ravaged by a new TOTALLY UNRELATED cancer, (isn’t that a f***er?) an aggressive and EXTREMELY rare vascular tumor that is crowding out his healthy liver tissue… they grew under treatment; there is nothing left to do but make him comfortable, at 41, he is jaundice & his liver is enlarged, his body has had enough, he has weeks to live…”

Dan’s wife went on to say that her husband had planned to see the extended “Star Trek” preview during a screening of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” but was hospitalized instead.

Thursday, the friend who posted the original plea for help, updated Reddit users with the good news: “Holy cow everybody!!! I just heard from his wife that they are going to do it!! I don’t know who it what the path was to get there but thank you so much to everyone that tried to help!!!”

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Get ready for some laughs at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards.

“Pitch Perfect” star Rebel Wilson will be hosting the awards show airing Sunday, April 14 and she’s sure to bring some fun.

The 26-year-old Australian comedian starred in a trailer on MTV Thursday night where she was chained and fake whipped by her “Bridesmaids” co-star Matt Lucas before she popped a Three Musketeers bar out of her mouth.

Wilson will follow in the footsteps of past hosts Russell Brand, Jimmy Fallon and Lindsay Lohan.

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The premiere of the movie “Parental Guidance” — a Christmas family comedy starring Bette Midler and Billy Crystal — was canceled last weekend in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings.  But the stars of the movie disagree on how much responsibility the entertainment industry bears when it comes to violent incidents such as this.

Billy Crystal told ABC News that movie violence is always blamed — incorrectly — whenever something like this occurs.

“This happens every time something awful happens, and people start pointing fingers, and I don’t agree,” he said. “This was a sick, young man and there’s no explaining that.

“You can start pointing fingers here, [and] you could start pointing fingers at ‘Why were there so many guns in the house?’  People should just stop pointing fingers and start saying, ‘How could we heal ourselves? How can we prevent these things?’” he said.

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In Crystal’s mind, if any product of the entertainment industry could lead to violence, it’s video games, not films.

“There’s such a glorification of that, where they actually vibrate in your hands as you’re blowing people away, and it reinforces this ‘That was fun’ [attitude],” he said.  “And then suddenly… if you get in the wrong mind, that’s in there more than watching some movie.”

His co-star Midler disagreed that violent movies don’t contribute to the ills of our society.

“Sometimes I want to tear my hair out at what Hollywood makes and has done to the whole world, has given to the whole world, and what America has given to the whole world,” she told ABC News. “I think this tidal wave of [Hollywood] violence, I’m not sure it begets more violence, but what if it does? Then what are we doing to our own kids?”

Midler said we need to reevaluate whether violence-driven entertainment is worthwhile at all.

“I mean, come on, is this really culture?  Is this high-minded?” she asked. “Is this gonna be inspirational? What’s it going to inspire us to?  Because that’s what culture’s supposed to do.  It’s supposed to inspire you to do, to something, to a higher ground.  Not to the gutter.”

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How do you prepare to act alongside Clint Eastwood? If you’re Amy Adams, you get over your nervousness and figure out how to argue with the Hollywood legend moments after you step on set.

Check out this exclusive clip in which the “Trouble With the Curve” actress talks about the “fantastic challenge” of working with Eastwood:

Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Django Unchained." Credit: Andrew Cooper/The Weinstein Company.

More movie and TV premieres have been put on hold in the wake of Friday’s horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

The premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, “Django Unchained,” a violent western in which dozens of characters are brutally shot, was canceled on Monday. The Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio-fronted pic was supposed to be feted at a red carpet screening and party tonight in Los Angeles.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., and in this time of national mourning we have decided to forgo our scheduled event,” the Weinstein Co., the studio behind the movie, said in a statement. ”However, we will be holding a private screening for the cast and crew and their friends and families.”

Tarantino dismissed the idea that violence in movies leads to real-life massacres at a press junket for “Django Unchained” over the weekend.  ”I just think, you know, there’s violence in the world, tragedies happen, blame the playmakers,” he said, according to the BBC. “It’s a western. Give me a break.”

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Meanwhile, TLC has postponed the premiere of “Best Funeral Ever,” which centers on a Texas funeral home that throws a party after each service. The hour-long special, which could turn into a recurring series, was scheduled to premiere on Dec. 27. It will now air on Jan. 6, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It’s not just movies and TV: Ke$ha’s latest hit song may be taking a hit on the airwaves. According to TMZ,  ”Die Young” reached 167 million U.S. radio listeners on Friday but fell to 148 million listeners by Monday, an 11 percent drop — significant for a top 40 pop song —  from what had been relatively frequent airplay. Reps for Ke$ha and Clear Channel, which tracks radio airplay, did not immediately respond to ABCNews.com’s requests for comment.

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