Ian Somerhalder is SINGLE!

The rumors surrounding his status can now be put to rest; Vampire Diaries' Ian Somerhalder has confirmed that he is single. Carina MacKenzie is on set today in Atlanta watching the filming of the season two premiere. While she’s been sending out tweets all day, there was one in particular that garnered a lot of attention.

@cadlymack: Confirmed: Somerhalder is SINGLE and on the prowl.

Fans at a Melbourne, Australia Vampire Diaries convention were surprised to hear a difference in the now familiar story of how Ian Somerhalder was cast as Damon. In order to make the audition he had to drive across the desert while memorizing the script. In the past he has always said that he spread it out on his sleeping girlfriend. According to convention attendees, his story that time referred to his sleeping ex. The speculation has been rampant ever since.

At 31, the very attractive Somerhalder is easily one of the most eligible bachelors on television. He is certainly a star on the rise. His Lost character Boone was ill-fated, but he’s going strong as the immortal and deliciously deviant Damon. He has the leading role of Josh lined up for Cradlewood and there are rumors and fan movements linking him to the role of Ian O’Shea in the movie version of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host.

With his available status now confirmed, dating rumors are sure to fly. The man behind Damon is back on the market and that is music to the ears of many of his fans. What do you think of this latest bit of news?

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Matt Damon: I "Hate" My New 'Stache

Matt Damon is dishing on his new 'stache.

"This is for my new movie with the Coen Brothers. We're redoing True Grit," he recently told New York Post columnist Cindy Adams. "I'll show it to them this week. If they like it, fine. If not, I'll try again. I actually hate the thing."


Damon, 39, debuted the facial fuzz Feb. 25 at the NYC premiere of Green Zone (out March 12), in which he plays a U.S. Army officer on the hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Despite all the stunts, Damon said he went uninjured while shooting.

"Naah," he told Adams when she asked if he had any scratches.


As for adjusting to life in Morocco (where the flick was filmed)?

"You automatically don't think 'if' when you talk about your tummy getting upset, you think 'when,'" Damon joked.


Still, he doesn't mind the sometimes hectic world of moviemaking.

"Y'know, this is all I ever wanted to do in life - be a movie actor," he said. "Since I was a kid. My first essay at Harvard I wrote: 'For as long as I've been alive I've wanted to be an actor.'"

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Neil Patrick Harris to Direct 'Rent' This August

Neil Patrick Harris will bring seasons of love to Los Angeles this August as he directs the premiere of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl!

The 36-year-old actor will direct his first musical when Rent is staged as part of the Hollywood Bowl’s Weekend Spectacular and Sunday Sunset performances. The show will run from August 6-8 only, according to THR.

Neil is no stranger to Rent - he starred in the Los Angeles production back in 1997 and was awarded a Drama League Award for his performance!

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Ashton Kutcher & Jamie Foxx Teaming Up Again

What with COP OUT coming out this weekend (to abysmal reviews it seems), it's only appropriate to report on a new buddy cop action-comedy: STREETS ON FIRE

Starring the unlikely duo of Jamie Foxx and Ashton Kutcher (reuniting again after being seen in VALENTINE'S DAY), STREETS ON FIRE is actually based off one of 2009's Black List scripts from writer Justin Britt-Gibson, a 27-year-old freelance journalist and screenwriter who, according to Pajiba, once wrote a really interesting piece on race relations for the Washington Post.

Despite those positives, the story sounds about as formulaic as they get. Per Pajiba: "It's about a straight arrow Chicago cop with anger issues (Foxx) who teams up with a brash and cocky one (Kutcher), and the two 'become anything other than friends.' They stumble into a gang of killers intercepting the city's drugs, and reluctantly agree to work together on the case... [The original story over at Pajiba continues with something that I'd say is a spoiler, so I'm taking it out. Head over there to read it if that doesn't bother you.]"

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