Photo credit: Brian Green

"I never imagined I’d leave my child in a car," says Rachel Green. "Absolutely not." And you're probably thinking the same thing every time you read about such an preventable tragedy. How can a parent just step out of a vehicle and lock the door with their child still strapped inside?

Every story of a hot car death hits too close to home

Green recently read about the father in Georgia who left his son strapped in his car seat all day inside a hot car. The toddler's death felt personal. "In the comments under the article, a woman shared a sentiment I used to harbor as well: 'I just don't see how you can forget your baby in a car,'" Green shares.

She knows exactly how something like this could happen, because when her daughter was just a toddler, Green did just that. Her story starts out very familiar to those of us who aren't getting enough sleep.

A sleepless morning in June

Green got up and got ready for work on a warm morning, and soon began operating on autopilot. "I put Cecily in the car seat and I must have driven in a kind of fugue state of exhaustion, because the next thing I knew I was in the parking lot at my office," she remembers. As she normally did, she exited her vehicle, locked it, and got all they way to the door of her building when she realized she'd left her purse behind.

"I opened the car again and happened to glance in the back seat, only to see that I had never dropped Cecily off at her grandma's house," she tells us. "She was there in the back asleep and I had been on the verge of going into the office for the rest of the day. I burst into tears on the spot."

Photo credit: Brian Green

The exhausted mistake still haunts her

Green's 2-year-old daughter was in the middle of transitioning her nap times, and had been keeping Green up late at night. "Since I was working full time, I was getting by on maybe three hours of sleep, two hours many nights, and I was so sleep deprived that I sometimes couldn't remember hour-to-hour much of anything," she says.

Cecily's grandmother probably would have called to find out where her granddaughter was and she likely would have been okay, Green muses. "But imagine I took her to a daycare instead and they just assumed I'd kept her home sick?" she says. "It happens just like that."

Even though it's been six years since it happened, Green hasn't forgotten the experience, and likely never will. "I still feel faint and sick just remembering it," she explains. "The wash of terror was profound, even though nothing had happened."

It's so easy to pass judgment when someone forgets their child in a hot car. You really can't imagine doing it yourself, can you? But Green wants you to think about her story the next time you hear of a similar tragedy taking place. "Remember me and that I'm a far from negligent parent, and then remember this story, because it happens like that," she says. "I was lucky and our guardian angel was paying attention that day. Otherwise… I can't really stand to think about otherwise."

More about parenting

6 Ways to tell if your kids are stressed out
These simple tips can prevent kids dying in hot cars
Feminist fathers can make the rules

Photo credit: WENN

Amanda Bynes is no longer in trouble regarding the infamous window bong-tossing case from May 2013 after a judge cleared the actress of all charges.

Keeping good on her vow to remain out of trouble and go to counseling as instructed by a judge, Bynes has been cleared of her drug possession and disorderly charges from last year. The actress attended six months of court-appointed counseling and has considerably cleaned up her act after cops were called to her NYC high-rise apartment due to her unruly behavior.

When police arrived at the scene, Bynes was arrested and later charged with tempering with evidence, reckless endangerment and possession of marijuana. This arrest came along a slew of other run-ins with the law including setting fire to a random woman’s driveway and accidentally bathing her dog in gasoline in the process.

Bynes made good progress during her treatment and her attorney said they accepted an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal this past January. Not only was Bynes cleared of her accumulated charges, but she also got her driver’s license back after it was suspended in 2012 following a court no-show for numerous unpaid tickets.

The 28-year-old also recently finished her first quarter at Orange County’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, where she’s studying fashion design. Apparently, Bynes wants to change her career path from being an actress to getting into the fashion world. That was her initial reason for moving to New York, but her growing personal and health problems got in the way of her plans.

Lucky for Bynes, however, the Hairspray star is back and looks healthier than ever, she has even returned to Twitter where she sounds happy and ready to move on with her life.

Photo credit: TNT

Well, that didn't take very long.

At the end of last night's episode, Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson) and English (Taye Diggs) threw caution to the wind and flew in the face of everything we've all come to learn about building sexual tension up over multiple seasons. While washing the dishes after a cozy family dinner celebrating Mulligan's reinstatement on the force, the pair shared a passionate kiss in Mulligan's kitchen.

It took Mulder and Scully almost seven years to get to this point, but we've got to hand it to Murder In The First for getting here in the fourth episode. It was a sweet moment that didn't feel forced or rushed, a natural extension of their friendship, and it was made very clear that both characters reached for it at the same time. Neither initiated, they simply fell into it while washing dishes, and it was refreshing to see them handle the aftermath like grownups. After a rocky beginning, Mulligan's relief that D-Hop's mother decided to drop her civil suit and that she was cleared by the force's internal investigations department is palpable. English has been there for her every step of the way, and we get the sense that being unable to work with her at his side has rattled him. They're both grateful, both finally breathing easy, and it seemed to occur to them at the same moment that they may have missed each other in a more than friendly way.

It may be too soon for English after his wife's death, it may confuse things with their partnership, but it was nice to watch them simply laugh about it together and not go too heavy on the angst. The door is clearly open for more with those two, and as much as we enjoyed them as platonic pals, we're excited to see where it goes.

The future of Erich (Tom Felton), however, is looking much less rosy. At the beginning of the episode, he was all confidence and bravado. Warren Daniels (James Cromwell), the "Doberman" defense attorney he hired last week, has spun out at least three possible stories for other suspects who could have killed Cindy, and Erich is confident that Daniels can clinch the win in the courtroom and eventually, this case will be nothing more than a footnote in his past.

He's not taking it seriously… which is why he decided that he was perfectly within his rights to head out to the desert for a weekend spent at Burning Man, leaving the state in direct violation of his bail. Erich's spent too much of his life as an untouchable prince, safe in his armor of power and money. It didn't occur to him that anyone would take photos at Burning Man, or that those photos would turn up in English's possession courtesy of Jeremy, a former employee who claims that Erich stole his code in order to create his game-changing virtual reality system.

Daniels, already on edge from the fact that Erich lied to him about seeing Cindy the night of her death, blows his lid when the photos are revealed. Erich's ten million dollar bail is forfeit and he's thrown back into jail while whining at Daniels to do something to fix this. Daniels, however, had one hard fast rule: that Erich never lie to him, but Erich plays by his own rules and was convinced that he was ultimately untouchable. Now his brilliant attorney has quit the case and he's stuck in jail, it appears to have occurred to Erich for the first time that he may actually lose this trial.

This was a the strongest episode yet, focusing almost entirely on character work, and even when the storyline turned to the case, more attention was paid to Erich's arrogance and slow comedown than the details of the trial. It was a nice change, and it leaves us in a promising place for next week.

Murder In The First airs Monday nights on TNT, 10/9c.

Here's the formula to get your results:

Pregnancy brings about many considerations, from lifestyle to wardrobe choices. Suddenly you're playing the highest stakes game imaginable. One wrong move and your baby's life and therefore your own life will be ruined — at least that's what it feels like.

Many women experience unparalleled motivation to eat healthy while pregnant, which leads us to wonder: What is healthy, after all?

Health is relative

Health is absolute only in its relativity. If a recovering alcoholic smokes cigarettes instead of opening the bottle, cigarettes are healthy. If someone usually consumes 200 grams of sugar per day, 100 grams of sugar is healthy. Health is not a one-size-fits-all kind of glove. We have different constitutions, sensitivities and genetics.

That being said, all humans share 99.9 percent of the same DNA. Accordingly, our bodies evolved eating similar foods and we can thrive on similar diets. But with so many options, we are easily confused about what we should be eating. Plants? Animals? Dairy? No dairy? Low fat? High protein? Low carb? No fruit? Tons of fruit? You could probably find an Instagram feed of a pregnant woman adhering to any one of these diets and feel inspired to follow suit (if you don't believe me, check out Loni Jane Anthony, the fruitarian mom who came under fire for eating up to 20 bananas per day while pregnant).

Erika Herman, nutritionist, author of Eat Like A Fata**, Look Like A Goddess and creator of The 28-Day Goddess Lifestyle Transformation, says in her book, "The most all-bases-covered way to ensure a nutrient-dense diet is to look for foods that have been eaten by humans for a long time, foods that made us strong and fertile enough to make babies (how the h*** else would humanity have lasted this long?)." Namely, animal products. (Though The Goddess Lifestyle is distinct from the popularized Paleo diet.)

Meanwhile, the somewhat bourgeois trend for the modern health-seeking woman is to eat plant foods and plant foods only. Vegan cafés, restaurants, cookbooks and blogs are prolific and seem to be growing in numbers. So we come to the question: Is it okay to follow a vegan diet during pregnancy? If so, how? If not, why?

The omnivore argument

Weston A. Price, an early 20th century dentist and researcher who traveled the world studying the diets and nutrition of various cultures, concluded that aspects of a modern Western diet (flour, sugar and processed vegetable fats) cause nutritional deficiencies that are a cause of many dental issues and health problems (Wikipedia.org). He found that indigenous cultures with the healthiest babies and fewest dental problems prepared women for pregnancy with a diet high in fat-soluble nutrients that can only be found in animal products.

Herman writes, "Price learned that even in vegetarian cultures, like the Kikuyu tribe of Africa, the women who plan to become pregnant are fed special animal-based diets in order to ensure fertility and conception. The Jains, an India religious sect often thought of as entirely vegan, would encourage female monks to be lacto-vegetarians through the consumption of full-fat dairy. Why? Because these cultures have learned over millennia that ya can't make babies without whole-fat animal foods… As author Nina Planck puts it, 'Anthropologists have yet to identify a society living on plant foods alone [a vegan diet], without synthetic supplements, spanning generations of vegan mothers and fathers, children and grandchildren.'"

Vegan concerns

Lauren Slayton, a registered dietician, author of The Little Book of Thin and founder of Foodtrainers in Manhattan where she has educated thousands of people on nutrition, says, "Yes, you can be vegan, pregnant and healthy for sure." She recommends pregnant women watch their protein intake and take a supplement of the vitamin B12.

Vitamin B12 is a significant and well-known hole in the vegan diet. Herman explains, "Unlike animal foods, plant foods only contain B12 analogues, which actually inhibit absorption of real B12 and further up your body's need for it. Herbivore animals may get real B12 from plants and roots contaminated with feces and bacteria that make B12 — a no-go for humans. A compelling meta-analysis of 17 studies with 3,230 participants indicates B12 deficiency in humans is almost always present in vegan diets. Keep in mind, real whole food offers way more — a wise, intricate synergy — than supplements ever can."

In terms of protein, Herman cautions that plant sources aren't comparable to animal sources. "We constantly hear how we can get just as many grams of protein from broccoli as we can from beef, or how quinoa is a 'complete' protein because it provides all the essential amino acids." But according to Herman's research, this is a misinformed way of looking at nutrition. She explains, "Broccoli isn't a 'complete' protein, and although quinoa is, it only contains 8 grams of protein per 1-cup serving." This means, "An average-sized woman would need to eat 5.5 cups of quinoa every day to meet her protein needs (based on grams of protein, and Net Protein Utilization or NPU). Unfortunately, that much quinoa also contains a whopping near-200 grams of blood-sugar-and-insulin destabilizing, inflammation-provoking starch. The numbers don't make sense for health." Erika also cautions us about turning to protein powders, "Higher-NPU, plant-based vegan protein powders require lots of land and unsustainable agricultural 'inputs' to manufacture. Ecologically speaking, they're not a better option than grass-fed/pastured animal foods, and are arguably worse because pastured animals have a negative carbon footprint."

Slayton also notes that omega-3 fatty acids are a concern as they are essential for Baby's brain development. She says, "Too many omega-6 [fatty acids] in your diet can reduce the conversion of ALA [alpha-linolenic acid — the type of omega-3 fatty acids found in plant sources] to DHA [docosahexaenoic acid — the type of omega-3 fatty acids that baby needs] so avoid cooking in corn, safflower or sunflower oil." She recommends taking a prenatal vitamin containing omega-3 fatty acids and consuming omega-3 fatty acids every day, citing her favorite vegan sources: hemp, chia seeds and walnuts.

DHA and EPA

Researchers found that infants born to mothers with higher blood levels of DHA at delivery had advanced levels of attention spans well into their second year of life. During the first six months of life, these infants were two months ahead of those babies whose mothers had lower DHA levels. Attention is considered an important, but not the only, component of intelligence early in life (WebMD.com).

In her book, Herman cites research that plant foods do not have comparable levels of essential nutrients found in animal foods, or even comparable forms of those nutrients. The omega-3 fatty acids you find in plants are not the pre-formed omega-3 essential fatty acids DHA and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid, a precursor to DHA), which have been converted by cold-water fish and pastured animals. Studies show our bodies don't efficiently convert ALA (the omega-3 fatty acids in plant foods) to EPA and DHA. The one vegan-friendly DHA-containing plant food, algae, still isn't comparable to animal foods because it lacks sufficient EPA to work in synergy with DHA. To boot, Herman notes, all plant sources of omega-3 fatty acids contain higher amounts of the pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acid than the anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acid, which inhibits EPA and DHA conversion. If the diet lacks sufficient saturated fat, conversion is further inhibited.

Even Natalie Portman, who is famously vegan, chose to eat dairy and eggs during her pregnancy because she felt her body needed it. And yes, hens, cows and other livestock make EPA and DHA when they are "pastured," which means they eat grass, seeds and insects as opposed to the soy and grain feed used in factory farms, and even organic farms. (If you choose to eat animal foods, always look for the pastured variety.)

Follow your truth

The choice is ultimately yours. If you want to adhere to veganism while pregnant, you can load up on plant sources of omega-3 fatty acids, take supplements and increase your protein intake by consuming plenty of quinoa, legumes, nuts and seeds. Be aware that you're taking your chances on how much DHA your body will convert — you must rely on supplements, some synthetic, which Herman says, "cuts nature off at the knees" by losing "the wisdom of whole-food nutritional synergy" — and you're consuming a lot of starch along with plant protein which can increase your risk for disease in general, including gestational diabetes, by provoking inflammation and destabilizing blood sugar and insulin.

In other words, tread carefully. Listen to your pregnant body à la Natalie Portman and don't deny yourself if you're craving animal foods. During my first pregnancy, I ate a hamburger for the first time in many years and I'll never forget how good it tasted.

Above all, know your truth. Don't let your vegan friends make you feel bad if you choose to expand your palate. Likewise, if veganism is a part of your identity and something you wholeheartedly believe is right for you — if veganism is your truth — tell your doctor or midwife and ask for blood work before (if you can), during and after pregnancy. Regardless of diet, you should obtain adequate prenatal care, eat consciously and enjoy this special time in your life.

More on prenatal nutrition

What not to eat
Nutrition and managing gestational diabetes
The importance of DHA during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Fried chicken would surely be tasty, but since I am trying to make healthier meals at home — and cleaning up oil spatters is one of my least favorite chores — I try to limit the amount of foods I fry. Baking is much easier and less messy, because you just pop the chicken into the oven and do other things while you wait for it to cook. I wouldn't easily trade baking for frying.

Even when chicken is baked, the polenta traps its moisture quite well and creates a very good crust. Dip it into your favorite sauce, like ketchup, mayonnaise or barbecue sauce, and you've got yourself a good, healthy chicken dinner for the whole family to enjoy.

Baked polenta-crusted chicken thighs recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken thighs, with skin and bones
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup polenta
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Make a couple of slashes on the chicken thighs, and then rub them with olive oil.
3. Coat the chicken with the polenta, and then sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
4. Place the chicken thighs onto an oiled baking dish.
5. Place the baking dish onto the middle rack of the oven, and bake the chicken for 1 hour or until the thighs are golden brown and cooked through.

More chicken recipes

Tortilla chip-crusted baked chicken tenders with honey-yogurt dip
Healthy baked pasta-crusted chicken nuggets
Baked lemon-soy chicken and rice platter

Photo credit: KIKA/WENN

When I say we've all seen a little too much Miley Cyrus these last few years, I'm not just talking about her overexposure in the media. I literally mean we've seen too much of Miley.

Whether it's twerking in what essentially amounts to a** chaps or simulating sex acts on the hood of a car, Cyrus has taken her pop-tart stage antics to the extreme. You could equate her shock value to that of Madonna's provocative evolution during the '80s, but truth be told, we're pretty sure Cyrus' degree of sexualization surpassed the Material Girl's long ago.

Open letter to Miley Cyrus: Sex isn't a gimmick, for starters >>

So it's not altogether surprising that the Parents Television Council (PTC) wouldn't be too keen on the idea of a Miley concert airing during prime time hours.

When NBC announced it would be running the Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour as a two-hour special at 9 p.m. EST Sunday, July 6, PTC immediately went on the offensive, calling on NBC to change the air time and rate it as appropriate for mature audiences only — or, perhaps, not to air it at all.

The crux of their argument, obviously, is that Cyrus is "wildly inappropriate for children and families." And since 9 p.m. EST is only 8 p.m. in half the country, PTC asserts that it is safe to assume teens, tweens and their parents will be watching.

"Given that her concert performances have been sexually graphic, laced with profanity and celebrating illegal drug use, NBC should reconsider its decision to air this program on the publicly owned airwaves altogether," explained PTC president Tim Winter.

The watchdog group isn't just calling out NBC — it's also calling on parents and corporate sponsors to get on board with its anti-Miley-without-an-MA-rating message.

"We are calling on parents and on the corporate sponsors who underwrite broadcast TV programming to be forewarned," said Winter. "The dirty little secret in the TV business is that NBC and other broadcast networks determine for themselves the age rating of each program, and they are financially motivated not to rate programs accurately."

Accordingly, the PTC promises it will be "monitoring" the concert (aka watching) and taking note of any corporate sponsor that "chooses to associate its brand image with the program's material."

OK, so we get it. Cyrus can be offensive. As a matter of fact, she's kind of making a career out of it lately. And I, for one, am likewise not looking forward to seeing Cyrus wag her tongue about and gyrate around the stage in a bedazzled thong monokini.

Which is why I won't be watching.

My kids won't either. See how that works? It's a fun little party trick I do. I like to call it "changing the channel."

Teen sues parents: Are Justin Bieber & Miley Cyrus to blame? >>

In all seriousness, though, what are your thoughts on this? Is the PTC on the right track with wanting to push Cyrus' special to 10 p.m.? Or are they overreacting?

As the mother of a very impressionable 3-year-old girl, I completely understand not wanting your kids exposed to inappropriate subject matter on the television.

And as for the rating, I'm not going to argue that Cyrus should come with a warning label saying she's for mature audiences. But even if NBC fails to assign her that rating, I know of a much more stringent and discerning eye than that of the MPAA or any other organization: that of a mother.

If a show cues up and I'm uncomfortable with it a few minutes in, it earns a mama rating of TV-MA and, subsequently, a channel change.

So, is the PTC shifting all of the responsibility to NBC? They emphatically state that if NBC does air the special, "the network has an affirmative obligation not to air it during a time when children are likely to be in the audience."

Were the program airing on Saturday morning or early Sunday afternoon, this argument would undoubtedly have merit — not that it doesn't have some merit now, but is 8 p.m. CST/ 9 p.m. EST really an hour when most children are actively watching (and just tuning into a program on) TV?

More naked Miley Cyrus photos leaked by Terry Richardson >>

If NBC airs the program, isn't it our "affirmative obligation" as parents to ensure our children aren't watching? A few easy alternatives that come to mind are, as I mentioned earlier, changing the channel. Or, I don't know, turning the TV off altogether.

It's not as though NBC is forcing anyone to watch. But even so, the argument there would likely be that the network is preying on the impressionable nature and questionable proclivities of tween and teen fans.

But if you don't think Miley Cyrus is appropriate for your kids to watch (much less to emulate) shouldn't that be a conversation that starts at home?

Photo credit: Joseph Marzullo/WENN.com

Idina Menzel is finding that being back on the dating scene is not so much fun. In a recent appearance on the radio show Valentine in the Morning, the Broadway star dished about her love life.

She shared, "It all sucks."

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel: "It was easy to root for us" >> 

Menzel and husband Taye Diggs split last December after 10 years of marriage. Her main concern, though, is their 4-year-old son Walker, because he's so impressionable.

"I don't want to keep introducing him to people and having him form bonds and then take them away, you know?" she said. "It's bad enough his mom and dad are getting divorced."

The 43-year-old actress knows what divorce is like firsthand. Her parents split up when she was in her teens. She's hoping that experience helps her understand what her son is going through.

John Travolta's Oscars name flub left Idina Menzel frozen >>

"I keep telling myself, because I feel so badly for him, it's better that he's 4 1/2 half than when he's 15,” she explained. "He has two parents that love him very much, and we want to be great moms and dads. At 15 I was too aware, I thought I was an adult, and I got in the middle of everything and I took on the stress for both of them."

The former couple has some challenges ahead since they are working on opposite coasts. She's starring on Broadway in If/Then in New York and Diggs is shooting Murder in the First in California. She said they are doing their best to "figure out a lot of stuff" at this point.

Her ex has also moved on with a new girlfriend, model Amanza Smith. The duo made their red carpet debut at Sunday's BET Awards.

Dr. Molly Maloof is the Senior Staff Physician for wellness company GeneSolve, a body chemistry company focused on health optimization and quality of life. She suggests these eight morning habits for a complete wellness overhaul. They're easier to implement than you might imagine.

1. Don't hit snooze

The snooze button calls with a siren song every morning, but do your best to ignore it. "When your alarm goes off, just get up," says Maloof. "If you're having trouble waking up, try going to sleep 30 minutes earlier or switch to a light-based alarm clock." Getting started on time can set the whole mood for your morning.

2. Start with a drink of water

Nothing says morning quite like cotton mouth, right? "You likely wake up slightly dehydrated," explains Maloof, "and even just half a glass of water will quickly hydrate you for a sense of well-being." If water isn't your thing, try adding a squirt of fruit juice for a refreshing beverage that cuts through dry mouth.

3. Optimize your caffeine intake

Use caffeine to your advantage by drinking it between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. According to Maloof, these are the hours when caffeine is the most effective for an energy boost. "Avoid adding sugar," she suggests. "Not only will this reduce your overall sugar intake, it can also reduce the amount of coffee or tea you drink. When you pour the third cup, you may be craving sugar more than caffeine."

4. Make the most of morning exercise

Good for you for waking up early to exercise. Now, make the most of it. "Maintain a consistent routine and use your time on the best, most efficient exercises." Consistency is the key for achieving results from your workout routine. Dr. Maloof's favorite exercise recommendations for time-strapped clients include high-intensity interval training for cardio, kettle bells for resistance and Ashtanga Yoga for flexibility.

5. Eat breakfast

You're not doing your figure any favors by forgoing the most important meal of the day. "Skipping breakfast can seriously hamper your metabolism and make you eat more in the late morning when you're absolutely starving for lunch," said Maloof. Instead, start with a high-protein, low-sugar breakfast for steady morning energy.

6. Brush effectively

It's absolutely essential to brush for a full two minutes every morning. As Maloof explains, healthy oral hygiene is linked to overall health, so 10 seconds of brushing just isn't going to cut it. If you hate brushing, you might consider buying an electric toothbrush. She suggests two minutes of brushing with high-quality products, like ARM & HAMMER™ Truly Radiant™ toothpaste and ARM & HAMMER™ Spinbrush™ Truly Radiant™ Deep Clean toothbrush.

7. Plan your day wisely

I know how much better I feel when I create a to-do list at the beginning of the day. Turns out, the act of careful planning in the morning is a great stress killer for everyone. "Look at your calendar and mentally prepare for whatever the day holds for you, including setting three small goals," says Maloof. "This can support your body's production of serotonin, which is your brain's source of order, calm and hope."

8. Snack smart

Snacking isn't bad for you, you just have to know how to do it wisely. Maloof suggests a mid-morning snack of fruit and nuts for sustainable energy that will prevent sugar crashes, binging and eventual weight gain. "Nuts contain the healthy fats that can sustain satiety throughout the day," she concludes.

This post is sponsored by ARM & HAMMER™.

More about health and wellness

Holistic approach to plastic surgery
Women share: The worst sexual advice on the Internet
Wi-Fi waves could be dangerous to your baby bump

Cameron Diaz is flaunting her rockin' bod on the August cover of Esquire. In the article, the 41-year-old shows off her legs and opens up about life in her 40s, which she says is amazing so far.

"I like being 41. I love it. So much s*** just falls away. Fear mostly. It's the best age. That's when a woman knows how to work things, or she doesn't care about that anymore. You just don't worry that time registers anything awful."

Hot couple alert: Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are dating >>

Clearly the actress is comfortable in her skin now more than ever. Her new feature film Sex Tape comes out July 18, and it's the first role where Diaz took it all off for the cameras.

"It's a first for me. But Jason [Segel, her costar] gets naked too. It's just a part of the role," Diaz said. "So I did it. I mean, you see everything."

Though the actress does love her job, she admits it's a bit of an odd career.

"I found myself [for Sex Tape] in a room in the middle of nowhere Massachusetts at 11 at night doing a childbirth scene, and everybody's screaming at one another — Jason, the cameramen, the director. And me acting like I'm trying to push a basketball out of my vajoon. Crazy s***, right? And the thing is, I always take a moment to say, 'We're lucky. This is a great job. A fun job.'"

INTERVIEW: Cameron Diaz gives a very interesting take on monogamy >>

Diaz may be going through labor on-screen and loving it, but she's content to not experience it in real life.

"It's so much more work to have children. To have lives besides your own that you are responsible for — I didn't take that on. That did make things easier for me," the actress said.

"I like protecting people, but I was never drawn to being a mother," Diaz admitted.

"I have it much easier than any of them," Diaz continued, referring to moms. "That's just what it is."

She added, "Doesn't mean life isn't sometimes hard. I'm just what I am. I work on what I am. Right now, I think, things are good for me. I've done a lot. And I don't care anymore."

What do you think of Diaz's Esquire cover?

After 16 years together and six years of marriage, Jewel and husband Ty Murray have decided to get a divorce. The longtime couple confirmed on Jewel's blog that they will be going their separate ways in an apparently amicable manner.

"My husband, friend and partner of 16 years and I have decided to get a divorce," Jewel wrote. "For some time we have been engaged in a private and difficult, but thoughtful and tender undoing of ourselves."

Jewel's Every Day Angels give back to the community >>

The singer went on explaining that she and her husband have come to realize it is better for them to be apart than stay together and let angry feelings "burn the ties that bound" them. They are also committed to staying friends and co-parenting their 2-year-old son together.

"Our dedication to our son is unwavering and we are both committed to being the best partners in raising our son," Jewel said.

A timeline of Jewel's success >>

As for the main reason why the singer-songwriter split from Murray, Jewel said it was their personal need to grow. "Growth became tragically and undeniably stifled as a couple, and we believe we can find it again in setting each other free."

Jewel and Murray married in the Bahamas in an intimate ceremony back in 2008 after dating for 10 years. They have just one child together, Kase, who turns 3 next week. While she mostly stayed out of the tabloids, Jewel claimed on her blog that she wants to stay honest with her fans and not hide her troubles.

Jewel's top 10 best tweets >>

"I have learned in these 20 years of living my life honestly in front of you, to trust that you will all honor and have reverence for how difficult this journey is," Jewel wrote. "And allow us our process as we not only grieve the loss of our marriage, but also as we recreate ourselves in the ashes."

Community fans can breathe a sigh of relief.

The former NBC sitcom, which was canceled in May, will find new life streaming online via Yahoo, according to Variety.

Joel McHale considers gay rumors a compliment >>

The site is partnering with Sony Pictures Television to produce a 13-episode sixth season of the show, which will continue to be led by showrunner, Dan Harmon. "I am very pleased that Community will be returning for its predestined sixth season on Yahoo," Harmon said in a press release. "I look forward to bringing our beloved NBC sitcom to a larger audience by moving it online. I vow to dominate our new competition. Rest easy Big Bang Theory. Look out, Bang Bus!"

Sony had reportedly been in talks with Hulu, which already syndicates past seasons, to stream the hit show, but a financial agreement could not be made between the two companies.

Community star, Joel McHale, expressed his gratitude for having another chance at bringing his character, Jeff Winger, to life. "Thank you Sony. Thank you Yahoo. Thank you Dan Harmon," the actor said. "And thank you to the greatest f***ing fans in the history of the human race. It's the internet. We can swear now." The show's respite may be short-lived, however, as Variety reports that this will most likely be the final season. Rumors of a Community movie have also circulated, but have never been confirmed.

Yahoo released a statement about the collaboration with Sony and also praised the show's fans. "(Yahoo) is all about connecting the best creators with the audiences who love their work," said Yahoo chief marketing officer, Kathy Savitt. "Community has an extremely passionate and loyal fan base who have fought hard to keep this amazing show alive."

Internet-exclusive shows seem to be the way of the future. Programs such as Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards have gained huge followings yet have never been aired on network television, but instead stream on Netflix.

Five-time Academy Award nominee Paul Mazursky passed away on Monday at the age of 84, according to The New York Times.

Radio legend Casey Kasem dead at 82 >>

The actor/director died of pulmonary cardiac arrest at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, family spokeswoman Nancy Willen reported.

Mazursky was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 25, 1930, and resided in Beverly Hills, California, at the time of his death. He was best known for directing films such as 1969's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and 1986's Down and Out in Beverly Hills, in which he acted as well. His work reflected a changing world as society evolved from the conservative 1950s and people began to explore their own sexuality, mental health and the way interpersonal relationships worked.

The director's sometimes quirky films were not always critically acclaimed and Mazursky often used the experiences as fodder for new movies. After the commercial bomb of Alex in Wonderland in 1970, he retreated to Italy for several months before returning to the U.S. He told People he wrote a scene about "a guy sitting in a café in Italy trying to figure out what the hell he is doing there." The scene later turned into the script for 1973's Blume in Love.

Though Mazursky gained most of his clout taking on social issues of the '60s and '70s, his career remained strong through the millennium and he gained more recognition through playing the character of Norm on Curb Your Enthusiasm and appearing on The Sopranos and Once and Again.

"By the time I was 12, I was already dreaming of being an actor," Mazursky told People magazine in 1986, via the Los Angeles Times. "I'd go into the bathroom in our house, the only place you could be alone, and do imitations of Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart."

Above all, Mazursky seemed to value one thing: humor. "I find it impossible to spend time with someone who doesn't have a real sense of humor," he revealed in People. "Humor is not just a way of looking at life. It's the way you experience things. Nobody lives life free of pain, but you can get past the pain with humor. It's what separates me from some very nice people who simply don't get the joke."

Mazursky is survived by his wife of 60 years, Betsy, their daughter Jill Mazursky, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by another daughter, Meg, who died of cancer in 2009.

It makes me sick that to even write this article I must first become a part of the problem before I can hopefully become a part of the solution. To publish this article, to write these words, is to bring more attention to the Kendall Jones story than is truly deserved; and yet, it's a necessary vice to begin the process of redirecting the conversation on this issue entirely. Chances are, you already know who Kendall Jones is. It's likely that you've seen her name pop up on Facebook and Twitter, or have stumbled across an article (like this one) that has been written about her on the web. But, for any out there who haven't yet heard: Kendall Jones is a young woman from Texas who enjoys hunting, and uses her Facebook page to publicly share her hunting adventures, which claim the lives endangered animals in Africa. And naturally, hearing such news has created an internet storm.

Two online petitions have surfaced in response to this story, and support for them continues to grow. Articles have flooded the web, commenters have rallied to voice their opinions; and in response to all of this wide-spread attention, Jones bats her eyes, offers us a smile and then tells us, "Thank you." Literally.

Photo credit: Kendall Jones Facebook page

Even more disturbing is the line graph you'll find on her Likes page.

Photo credit: Kendall Jones Facebook page

Regardless of the good intentions of internet users everywhere, the truth is, all of the hype this story has generated actually increased Jones's following, making her more popular, more public and more relevant. That said, this seems to be the perfect opportunity to share the news of her upcoming television show.

Photo credit: Kendall Jones Facebook page

I think it's fair to assume that Jones's producers are quite pleased by the attention this story has drawn. Considering Jones signed onto the show in January, 2014, it seems oddly ironic that her Facebook page, which chronicles her life-long love of hunting wild animals, just happened to be created one month later.

That's what makes this the perfect example of an internet activism campaign gone wrong. In all of our efforts to rally behind the solution, in turn, we've become the problem itself.

So, what's the answer? How can we turn this around? To truly make a difference, the approach must change. Sign petitions if you'd like. Leave angry comments if it makes you feel better. Or, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Click over to Kendall Jones’s Facebook page

Step 2: Click on "Likes" (Plural, not singular)

Photo credit: Kendall Jones Facebook page

Step 3: Look over to the right, and then reach out to them.

Photo credit: Kendall Jones Facebook page

The area I've circled is Facebook's way of telling me which of my friends have "liked" Jones’s page. Likewise, when you click into this section, you will see your friends, your acquaintances who have "liked" her page. Ignore Jones; she doesn't care how you feel about it anyway. Instead, focus your attention on the people you know, who might actually listen to what you have to say. If it means that much to you, take the debate up with them, and ask them to "unfollow." Then, watch as Jones’s audience grows smaller and smaller, or hopefully at least stops growing larger.

Fight viral with viral. Share this article if you agree.

*Online petitions: Facebook to remove Kendall Jones’ account, Keep Kendall Jones out of South Africa

Katherine Heigl is not happy with her career. Once considered one of the hottest new stars in Hollywood, the actress feels she took a wrong turn in her career.

Katherine Heigl: Crowdfunding for film is a bust >>

"I had an amazing time. I love romantic comedies," she told Marie Claire UK, via ABC News. "But maybe I hit it a little too hard. I couldn't say no. I stopped challenging myself. It became a bit by rote and, as a creative person, that can wear you down."

Heigl's career hit a major speed bump when some people she had worked with called her "difficult to work with."

She said she felt betrayed by the career she was once so passionate about, and didn't know what to do. She explained, "The thing that was my best friend for a long time, [my career], suddenly turned on me and I didn't expect it. I was taken by surprise and angry at it for betraying me. I had a moment where, I don't know, I was thinking, 'Maybe open a knitting store, get my money out of retirement accounts and live off that, live off the land.' I had my moment where it all seemed so complicated and all I wanted to do was simplify."

Heigl didn't change careers, but she did take some time off. According to her, it was to "shut down all the noise." She decided to focus on spending time with her friends and family, including her husband, singer Josh Kelley, and their adopted daughters.

Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo dishes on Katherine Heigl >>

The actress is now back in Hollywood, starring in and producing the new series, State of Affairs. She is happy to be back in Hollywood and feels like she is finally in control.

"There's a part of me that's a Hollywood animal as well. I can't wait to get into the writer's room and see how we do this," she said. "I feel like I'm finally rolling into the next phase of my adulthood."

Full House's Dave Coulier may be walking down the aisle on Wednesday, and Instagram has the clues to prove it.

Dave Coulier sets record straight on Alanis Morissette song >>

When Coulier announced his engagement to Melissa Bring, he said they planned to marry July 2 in Montana.

"Melissa has been my best friend since I met her nine years ago," Coulier told Us Weekly. "I feel like the luckiest man on the planet. I get to marry my best friend."

As the date drew near, his former Full House costars began posting photos on Instagram that looked like they could be Montana, or at a bachelor party.

"This boy is very happy today — know why?" John Stamos wrote, along with a photo of Coulier.

Candace Cameron Bure, who played D. J. Tanner on the '90s sitcom, posted a number of photos from Big Sky Country.

"Thanks Uncle J for placing my cowboy hat on my head the wrong way. #Cityfolks," she wrote.

Andrea Barber, who played D. J.'s best friend Kimmy Gibbler, posted a photo of a trail in Montana, with the caption, "Morning run in Montana."

VIDEO: Full House cast members reunite for Super Bowl ad >>

Bob Saget promised he would be at the wedding, but did not post any photos on Instagram. But over the weekend, Stamos posted a photo with his bestie.

"Dave and Bob have been best friends since they were in their early 20s, so it will be funny," Bure told People magazine last month. "I'm sure we will have the tissues out because there will be tears streaming down from crying and laughing so hard."

The 10th season of CBS's crime drama, Criminal Minds, will have a quirky new twist: Jennifer Love Hewitt has been cast as a series regular on the long-running fan favorite, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Mandy Patinkin tells us how he really feels about Criminal Minds >>

"We're thrilled to introduce a new special agent by adding the very talented Jennifer Love Hewitt to our amazing cast," showrunner Erica Messer said in a press release. "Many of us on the show have enjoyed working with her over the years and look forward to again. We have exciting storylines for her character and the entire BAU team as we head into our 10th season."

JLH, who gave birth to a daughter in November of last year, will play a character named Kate Callahan, who is a former undercover FBI agent whose standout performance gets her a job with the Behavioral Analysis Unit.

Criminal Minds follows a unit of FBI agents who specialize in tracking down serial killers. Hewitt has experience playing an investigator with a different specialty. She starred as a woman with the ability to see and talk to the dead in the hit show Ghost Whisperer. Her character used the un-living to help her crack mystery cases around the fictional town of Grandview, New York, so maybe Kate Callahan will use the same skills to help benefit the FBI.

Most recently, Hewitt starred in Lifetime's The Client List as a financially-struggling mother of three who turns to massage parlor prostitution to keep her family afloat. The show was canceled in November after just two seasons, reportedly over creative differences between Hewitt and the network.

Criminal Minds currently stars Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness, Thomas Gibson, AJ Cook and Jeanne Tripplehorn. The new season is set to premiere Oct. 1.

While the famous reality show is a big part of Robertson's life, there are still a few members of the family who do not want to appear on television. One of those is his wife, Christine Robertson, who is just not up to taking part in filming the hit reality series.

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson wants to leave the show >>

For the first time, Robertson revealed the actual reason Christine is not on the show, and that is because she has health issues that prevent her from the long hours of shooting Duck Dynasty requires.

"Sometimes we film 12 hours a day," Robertson said. "And she's just not healthy enough to go through the rigors of that."

Before now, when Robertson was asked why his wife was not seen by his side on the show, he "always told people, 'She's got better sense than the rest of us.'" But, while he finally came clean as to why Christine is absent form the popular series, he admitted that she is not bothered by it at all.

Kid kicked out of school over Duck Dynasty shirt >>

"It ain't no big deal. She wants no part of it anyway," Robertson went on. "She's been married to me for 43 years. The last thing she needs is to watch us on a TV show."

The tea-drinking duck call maker said he's not always happy to be the center of attention, either. "Celebrity life is not all it's cracked up to be," he said.

"If I had a choice to go somewhere or stay home, I'd stay home," Robertson said. "Im a homebody. Christine's the same."

Morrissey rant gives Duck Dynasty 9 million viewers >>

Apparently, the close-knit couple is OK with hanging out at home since they got all their partying out of the way when they were young.

"Both of us was party animals, I guess you'd call us," Robertson said, adding that their outgoing personalities are what attracted them to each other. "We enjoyed going out and dancing, we had a good time when we were dating."

Rivers was holding a book signing for her new book, Diary of a Mad Diva, at a local Barnes & Noble store, when a couple asked if she would marry them.

Amy Poehler & 9 other celebrity authors' books you should read >>

"While we were waiting, we were reading the book," Joe Aiello told Entertainment Tonight. "She had mentioned being an ordained minister, and I jokingly asked [his partner], 'Do you think it's true? Maybe she'll marry us.' And he goes, 'Ask her!' So… I did."

"Neither one of us thought she'd say yes!" added Jed Ryan, Aiello's new husband.

But Rivers said yes, and conducted a ceremony only she could administer — with equal amounts of comedy and love.

"Do the two of you understand what marriage is about?" she asked Aiello and Ryan. "Adoring each other, standing behind each other, and forsaking all others, and really, honest to God, this is it, forever."

Kristen Stewart reportedly suing Joan Rivers over new book >>

Rivers was ordained in Feb. 2013 and she performed her first gay wedding ceremony at the top of the Empire State Building. Rivers' book, despite its lack of celebrity fans due to the controversy it is causing in Hollywood, is out now.

"Awkward... it was actually just me (in the audition)," Hale told MTV of the process. "It was a two-page monologue of exactly what you would think it would be. Very uncomfortable, but it was sort of one of those things where you just had to go for it or you're just gonna look lame. Hopefully, I didn't look lame."

Writer vs. director: Fifty Shades of Grey set drama? >>

Though Hale didn't elaborate on which scene from the movie she performed at her audition, it's probably safe to assume it was something racy. "Let's just say I don't want my grandmother watching this audition tape," she said.

The actress, who also recently released a debut county music album, was in the running to play the female lead in the popular book adaptation, but Dakota Johnson was eventually cast in the part. If Johnson has any of the same qualms about family members watching her performance in the erotic Fifty Shades of Grey scenes, she can breath at least one sigh of relief: Her father, Don Johnson, revealed he won't be watching the movie. "I probably will not see it just because it is not a movie I would see," the Miami Vice star reportedly told the Telegraph last month. "It's in a category of films that I just wouldn't be interested in."

Despite not winning the role of Anastasia, Hale is still ready to take on a character who is a departure from Pretty Little Liars' Aria Montgomery. "I definitely am ready to take a step and do something a bit more risky, absolutely, but it's a fine line," she told MTV back in 2012. "I don't know what that fine line is, but I'm definitely ready to explore the darker side of my acting abilities."

Fifty Shades of Grey was originally slated for release in August of 2014, but the date has since been pushed back to sometime in 2015.