Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Nude Statue Gets New Home

Rep for artist Daniel Edwards says life-size piece will be on display at Dallas-area porn shop.
By Jocelyn Vena


Daniel Edwards' "Justin and Selena as One" sculpture
Photo: Daniel Edwards/ Cory Allen Contemporary Art

Daniel Edwards' headline-making nude statue of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez has found a new home. The life-size statue of the two teen stars will make its way to a Dallas-area porn shop in the very near future, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The shop, New Fine Arts, confirmed to the site that the statue will be on display there. Cory Allen, a rep for Edwards, also told The Reporter that the artist is planning a companion piece inspired by a 1968 cast made of Jimi Hendrix's private parts. The second statue will display Bieber's in the same way, using what he described as a "Warner Bros. cartoon" vibe.

So, why has Edwards decided to focus his attention on the sexualization of Bieber, 17, and Gomez, 19? The artist explained why to MTV News this week.

"I tried to find my entry into making a comment on that very thing that happens time and again to teenage celebrities, where they're kind of exploited early, earlier than what is legal, and the media fuels that as best they can," he said. "I guess I'm making my commentary about that particular thing that happens."

The statue also comments on the "double standard" for males and females in the industry. "It only seems to hit the young ladies a lot worse than the men. It's still there. You see all those beach photos of the two of them. My children are young, but I think I would be freaked out if I saw images of them like that on the Internet."

What do you think of the artist's statue? Let us know in the comments below.

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Lady Gaga Goes Topless in MTV VMA Promos

Lady Gaga Goes Topless in MTV VMA Promos

MTV has given us an exciting new reason to watch the 2011 Video Music Awards (VMAs): Lady Gaga will perform! To announce her appearance, the singer performs a fantastic jazz version of her new single "You and I" in three new promo clips -- one of which features her playing the piano while topless! Check them out below.

Here's Gaga removing her own bra while playing the piano (multitasking!):
 

Here's Gaga doing her best Ray Charles, with a little Ella Fitzgerald thrown in for good measure:
 

And here's Gaga doing a Biography-style interview about the songwriting process:
 

Tonight on MTV, Gaga will officially premiere her "You and I" video, which leaked on the internet earlier this week. Afterward, a live Q&A session will let fans ask Gaga questions about the video -- and we imagine they'll have plenty! The complex and mesmerizing video features the film debut of two of Gaga's alter egos, the male greaser Jo Calderone and the mermaid Yuyi, along with several new incarnations (including a half-cyborg Gaga).

So far, this is the only explanation that the singer has put forward: "The (video is about the) idea that when you're away from someone you love, it's torture," she told MTV. "I knew I wanted the video to be about me sprinting back and walking hundreds of thousands of miles to get him back."

(Yes, but what about the mermaid in the bathtub? Why is she making out with herself in a cornfield? We demand answers!)

Along with Gaga, singers scheduled to perform at the Aug. 28 VMAs include Adele (whose "Rolling in the Deep" video received seven nominations), Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. The ceremony will also include a much-hyped tribute to Britney Spears.

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I'm here! I'm here! And I saw my first gang-banger get arrested yesterday so I feel like a total Angeleno.

I'm getting ready to go to the gym (again, like a total Angeleno!) so I will update later about my run-ins with Alexander Skarsgard, Pauly Shore, and Jeremy or Jason London (I'm not sure which one it was and seeing if I could force him to do drugs to find out seemed unfair. Besides, as it turned out, he was telling the truth?)

Anyhoo, I've got a lot to tell you about gardening! (Did you know if you get dirt wet it turns into mud? Yuck.)

And bumpers! (They don't bump off anything... they go, "Scraaaaaaaatch!")

And there's probably more but, again, I have to go because I have to get to the gym!

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