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Comedy Central is roasting Justin Bieber, according to Ryan Seacrest. Apparently, the shenanigans have been planned for a while as network president Kent Alterman says, “Justin has been asking us for a few years to roast him, and we just kept telling him to go create more source material first. We’re thrilled he listened.” The Biebs proved he could take a joke after responding to Saturday Night Live‘s Calvin Klein parody. “well-played. Lol,” he tweeted. DVR details TBA. [Twitter]
yes I got confirmation @JustinBieber is getting roasted by @ComedyCentral in march…love u justin but it’s time lol #BieberRoast
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) January 20, 2015
Beyoncé has become the center of debate once again. Mike Huckabee stopped by The Daily Show and sparred with host Jon Stewart over Miss Carter. “Beyoncé is such a mega-talent. She can do anything,” said Huckabee. “She doesn’t have to be vulgar in order to set the trend.” [THR] American Sniper snatched box offices this weekend, already banking a reported $90.2 million. The Clint Eastwood-directed film follows a Navy Seal played by Bradley Cooper, who had to take in 8,000 calories a day and eat every 55 minutes to gain 40 pounds for the role. [NYMag] Sidebar: The fake baby in American Sniper is also hogging the spotlight. [USA Today] After creeping in with his comeback LP Black Messiah, D’Angelo is taking his talents to SNL. [Stereogum] Dakota Johnson put in so much work for Fifty Shades of Grey that the actress, a.k.a. Anastasia Steele, will be taking “the rest of the year off” after the press run. [Vogue] Larry Wilmore rang in his Nightly debut on MLK Day, loaded with content re: Selma Oscar snub, Eric Garner non-indictment, a panel with Bill Burr, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and rapper Talib Kweli, sprinkled with some shots at Al Sharpton. Not too shabby for the first night. [Deadline]