Jersey Shore star Ronnie pleads not guilty

Posted by Shazy on Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Want to know what's going on with your favorite TV stars when the cameras aren't rolling? Check out the latest celebrity news from our friends around the web and at PopEater. • 'Jersey Shore' star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro pleaded not guilty to a charge of third-degree aggravated assault.
• Darren Criss' character Blaine was introduced on 'Glee' this season as a charming, confident, openly gay teenager and possible love interest for the beloved Kurt, played by Chris Colfer. Now an emerging gay icon and all-around media darling, Criss is the sexy cover boy of this month's Out magazine.

• Cynthia Nixon and fiancee Christine Marinoni welcomed son Max Ellington Nixon Marinoni just a week ago, and now the couple are showing off their bundle of joy for the world to see.

• Whoopi Goldberg used her bully pulpit on 'The View' on Monday to blast The New York Times and two of its marquee writers for what she believed was a disrespectful article about race and the Academy Awards. Mainly, they forgot to mention her in a list of black Oscar winers - Goldberg won in 1990 for her role in 'Ghost.'

• Tim Gunn, Olivia Munn and Taraji P. Henson have joined forces as spokespeople for PETA, advocating for the rights of animals. Gunn, Munn and Henson were at Stella McCartney in New York City to kick off an animal cruelty free fashion week and reveal Henson's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" ad.