Katy Perry graces Elle Magazine’s cover for their March edition.  Get your copy at newsstands on February 15th. For now, check out these great excerpts!

On life before she became a successful artist and the ultimatum she gave herself: “I had two cars repossessed, and I was writing bad checks, but I gave myself a timeline. I thought, Okay, if I don’t make it by 25, I’m just going to get married and pop out some babies and do some crafts.”

On her down-to-earth personality: “It’s important to be relatable and normal. And I think that what helps with that, for me, is that I had the rug pulled out from underneath my feet so many times. It was like, ‘Listen up, bitch, you’re not going to get served this on a silver platter—you’ve got to work for it!’ I don’t feel like I can act like an entitled bitch yet! I still have so much to prove.”

On her much talked about figure: “I was shaped like a square at one time. I was! I’m generally around 130 pounds, which is totally fine for me. But when I was a kid, I was the same height and weighed more like 145. And I had enormous boobs that I didn’t know what to do with, so I wore minimizers, which were not cute. Those thick-ass straps! I got made fun of for the over-the-shoulder boulder holder…and all I wanted was to look like Kate Moss. Little did I know…that these things would come in handy someday.”

On her current look: “Bettie Page meets Wonder Woman meets Doris Day meets Judy Jetson meets Natalie Wood meets Daphne Guinness meets Chloë Sevigny kind of look.”

On her relationship with husband, Russell Brand: “Everything clicked really fast. We kind of instantly got past all the surfacey stuff. And ever since then, there hasn’t been a dull moment.”

On how their relationship works: “We both needed balance, and we give that to each other. It wasn’t about me taming him, which is what everyone always says—it was about timing.”

On performing: “I think some people will die on the stage, and I’m not so sure I want to do that. Like, I want to have kids! I’m totally fine with saying that. I think some people are scared because they’re worried it’s going to ruin their career, but I want to live a full life.”

On how her career has panned out: “I feel like I’m at a point in my life right now where I could potentially stick around. I don’t feel like a diva, but I think diva is a great and powerful word in the sense of what Beyonce makes it. And maybe I can’t be Beyonce, but maybe I can be Cyndi Lauper. I mean be like her, not be her. That would just be weird.”

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So excited to get some more stills from Matthew McConaughey’s upcoming drama, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer‘. In case you haven’t heard the synopsis yet:

In the gripping thriller “The Lincoln Lawyer,” Matthew McConaughey stars as Michael “Mick” Haller, a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime: defending a rich Beverly Hills playboy (Ryan Phillippe) who is accused of attempted murder.

However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money pay-off swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller.

The cast also includes Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, and William H. Macy.

Here’s the trailer!

Joe Jonas is ready to settle down with Ashley Greene… according to reports that is!  The 21-year-old singer has been dating the ‘Twilight Saga’ actress for about a year and sources are claiming this relationship is VERY SERIOUS.

“Even though Joe has had plenty of high-profile girlfriends in the past few years, he is impressed with Ashley’s joy of life and dedicated work ethic. They are both well grounded and have a basic understanding of who they are.”

“He respects her as a professional, which could make the relationship go a long way.”

Sadly, these two don’t get to spend too much time together because of their schedules. Will this couple make it? I’m rooting for them!

“I would literally bang my head up against the wall because I didn’t feel attractive. There was a lot of pain in my life. But I did. I felt very unattractive.

“I still have issues with it. I don’t bang my head up against the wall, but I still have those moments. And I think it’ll probably continue but at least I know how to deal with it now. And I’m in a much better space.”

– Janet Jackson

“Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi, her daughter Krishna, and a friend were spotted leaving an Indian Deli together in NYC this afternoon.

I am dying over the cuteness of Krishna’s hat (and Krishna herself!).

Things seem to have quieted down between Padma and her ex, Adam Dell. Hopefully they will be able to work out their custody issues away from the media spotlight going forward.

Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom have started filming their new reality series and Khloe is excited for the world to see a new side of her: housewife. She tells Life & Style:

“People are going to see me in a different light. I don’t think people realize that I’m a housewife. I’ve been wild and crazy in the past, but on this show, I’m more settled in and settled down. My life has changed a lot.”

Khloe also shares the reason why she doesn’t confirm/deny any of the pregnancy rumors that are in constant circulation:

“People always forget that there’s a period of time when you shouldn’t really talk about it. And when that day happens and I get pregnant, I have to protect myself and my family until it’s safe enough to talk about it. People get upset because I don’t confirm or deny now — but it’s really about the safety of somebody else.”

Hopefully the reality show won’t be a hardship on the natural flow of their new marriage – it has to take a toll somewhat. But Khloe’s been in front of the camera with her family for so long, maybe it’s “normal” for them by now.