'Choice' Cuts: Backstage at Kids Choice
Awards August 9, 2004
The hottest up-and-coming Hollywood stars hit up the
Teen Choice Awards Sunday night. And "Extra"
got the scoop on all the action, including who threw
the biggest hissy fit of the year and who had the most
serious lip lock as stars like Usher, Jessica Alba and
Halle Berry let their hair down and came face to face
with their most loyal fans.
"Simple Life" co-stars Paris Hilton and Nicole
Richie hosted the big event, and only we were allowed
backstage before the show. And although, Paris admitted
to us, "I'm just afraid I'm going to mess up my
lines," the hotel heiress did just fine at show
time. But you can't blame the notorious party girl for
her butterflies. Ten days ago, photographers shot her
battered and bruised at the Los Angeles airport, and
last week her apartment was burglarized.
"They took jewels and they took money, everything,"
Hilton revealed.
So how did Paris pull it all together? "We've
been singing and dancing and keeping our energy up,"
co-host Nicole revealed. "So we're really excited."
Usher wowed the crowd onstage, but the highlight of
his night was perhaps seeing Halle Berry. "I want
to thank you for being one of the most beautiful people
in the house tonight," Usher told her onstage.
But after the show, Usher revealed that another lady
got him going during the show: "To have Mrs. Osbourne
grab my *** like that. I mean that was a moment in history
itself. She could not resist."
After the show, only we were allowed backstage as Janet
Jackson posed for photos. Also on hand were Nick Lachey,
Mike Myers, Lindsay Lohan, who won an award for "Best
Hissy Fit" in "Mean Girls" and Ashton
Kutcher, who made a dream come true for one fan when
he gave her his Kids Choice surfboard award.
And if you were looking for a parade of stars sporting
big fashion designers, forget it. The dress code was
very casual, such as Ashlee Simpson's new tattoo and
funky mismatched shoes. "This is my first time
to come here solo, without my sister, so it's very fun,"
Ashlee told us.
Tyra Banks perhaps summed up the Teen Choice look the
best: "I didn't pay some stylist thousands of dollars
to style me. This is straight out of my closet."
For all the details of who scored what, including the
winner of the coveted "Best Lip Lock" Award,
catch the Teen Choice Awards, Wednesday night at 8 on
FOX.
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