Start saving your pennies now. People spend $300 on crazy things all the time, things like handbags. So work all year, scrape the money together and come to my show. I'm worth it.

- Madonna teasing her upcoming TOUR to Newsweek

70 households in an isolated farming village in Spain were having a tough time with an economic downturn and a huge drought.

Things were bad.

So Spain has this huge Christmas lottery, right, called El Gordo. It's a big thing. People in the town weren't even going to try it, but reluctantly did. They bought tickets because of the homemakers' association which makes some money on the sales. It helps, right? Actually, yes -- in more ways than one!

The number hit -- and all but one of the houses got a claim in the $950 million prize!

It happens to be the biggest prize they've ever given, too!

A lot of the residents won millions, and even the lowest takers walked away with AT LEAST $130,000!!

They had all but given up hope and were unknown by many in the country -- and now they're being swarmed with opportunities and newcomers!

Such a wonderful story... but we bet you're wondering exactly what we were: what about that one house that didn't win? Why didn't they win?

His name is Costis Mitsotakis, a Greek filmmaker. He moved to the village for the love of a woman, and that didn't work out. He stayed anyway... and the homemakers association overlooked him this year as they made rounds.

That's so HEARTBREAKING! We'd be furious and sooooooo upset!

But the good thing is that he's being a good sport about it (at least in public!)!

"Mr. Mitsotakis said it would have been nice to win. But he has benefited nonetheless. He had been trying to sell some land without much success. The day after the lottery a neighbor called to say he would buy it. The next day another neighbor called. But Mr. Mitsotakis refused to get into a bidding war. 'This is a small village,' he said. 'You don’t want bad feelings.'

What an incredible thing to happen for that town!

Say, does anyone want to buy a lottery ticket with us??

[Image via AP Images.]

Chris Rock has become the latest one percent-er to say he's okay with raising taxes on himself.

Joining Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and others, the comedian (who's worth $70 MILLION!) says he's going to lose the extra money, so why not help others get jobs.

Chris said the following on the matter:

can pay higher taxes and people can have jobs or I can pay lower taxes and I have my kids' teacher asking me for a loan because she's going to lose her house, which is true. Stuff like that happens, so I'm going to lose the money no matter what.

Well said, Mr. Rock! Do U agree?

Check out the video above and hear Chris dish on his thoughts on the economy.

On a candlelit patio in Beverly Hills, Michelle Obama praised her husbands many accomplishments over the last three years to Hollywood bigwigs!

With everyone's attention on her, she made sure to note President Obama's biggest changes: healthcare reform, the removal of troops from Iraq, the proposal to reduce taxes for the middle class, and the repeal of DADT.

These changes, which are said by some to often be overlooked or belittled by GOP propaganda, have made a very positive impact, and Michelle wants to make sure Barack can get the full eight years he needs to turn the country around AND see it flourishing again!

In her eloquent speech, she stated:

In the last 3 years, we’ve worked hard to get out of this mess and we’ve made some remarkable progress, but we know there are people still suffering and there is a long road left to travel.

The audience was captivated, according to sources present. Michelle was said to be such a delight.

All 135 guests toasted the first lady, and by the end of the night, a million dollars had been raised for his re-election campaign.

Thoughts??

[Image via Jeff Daly/WENN.]

This is HUGE!

We've just learned that while Sprint will be returning as an official sponsor for The Voice during season two, the show has also landed the following new sponsors: Kia Motors AND Starbucks Coffee!!!!!!

Aside from giving the show lots of $$$, we're hearing that the contestants, mentors, and coaches will all be given mobile phones and tablets from Sprint! The company will also sponsor The Voice's presence on NBC.com, Facebook, and mobile platforms.

As for Kia, the company's 2012 Sorento CUV will be used during Battle Rounds, and the contestants will be seen driving Sorentos. Oh, and season one's Dia Frampton will be featured driving a Sorento in series of webisodes.

Starbucks will be supporting online content for The Voice, which will "feature the contestants focusing on ways to serve local communities." And the coffee company will (of course) be the beverage of choice for coaches and contestants.

Here's what NBC's executive VP of sales & marketing Jim Hoffman had to say about these new sponsors:

"We are thrilled that Kia Motors and Starbucks will be joining Sprint as our partners for the second season of The Voice. Each of these brands has the unique opportunity to be a part of one of this season's most anticipated programs and their involvement also helps add new consumer experiences to the show."

Very exciting news for NBC and the Voice team! It's been a big day for music competition shows!

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Uh, no she isn't too famous for this! This is how Taylor Swift rolls!

Yesterday, Taylor was on the hunt for a bargin, so she headed down to the Ventura County Flea Market to see what kind of gems she could find. Sure, she's got money to burn, and she has no reason to trudge through the masses to find cheap deals on clothes and art.

But Swifty is just like every body else damn it, and if she wants to look for tchotchkes and vintage crap to fill her mansions with, then by golly, she should!

[Image via Fame Pictures.]

Sam Lutfi? There's a name we haven't heard in a looooong time. That guy is STILL trying to suck money out of the Britney Spears?

Good thing her lawyers are better than his!

It just so happens that Brit-Brit and her family are still embroiled in a legal battle with her former manager. Sam is STILL trying to sue the pants off of Princess of Pop for "defamation" and some other malarky, but in the process, he might have just killed his chances of ever seeing a dime. You see, back in 2007, Britney was a VERY different pop star. Those dark days are far behind us, but at the time, while she was trying to gain custody of her boys, she was required to submit to a drug test. Those results were sealed by the court due to the nature of the custody case, but Sam's legal team wants to use them as exhibits in the upcoming trial.

Big no-no! Now, Team Spears is accusing Lutfi of "wrongful retention" of those results, insisting that he has no legal right to introduce this evidence unless he formally files a motion with the judge that had ordered those documents sealed. If he is found guilty of not doing that, it could be a HUGE kink in his plans to bring Britney down.

Good! This guy's nothing but a gold-digger and a swine. How deplorable of him to throw back in her face everything she did give to him for the sake of getting ever more money.

Have we mentioned we really don't like this guy???

[Image via WENN.]

Since her breakup with Jesse James, America's sweetheart Sandra Bullock hasn't done too much dating (unless you count the rumors that she rebounded with pal Ryan Reynolds.) But over the weekend, Sandra may have revealed to the world that she's finally moved on.

On Sunday, the paparazzi spotted Sandy heading into a private party in El Lay with a mystery man. The pair rolled up in a white Porshe Panamera, and photogs watched on as this new dude came around to the passenger side of the car to open Sandy's door for her. So chivalrous!

Later, as the pair mingled with the other guest, sources spotted Sandra's date being "very attentive" to her every whim and wasn't seen anywhere but at her side all afternoon.

Sounds like a keeper to us! But who the hell is he? He sure is handsome, that's for sure. But where did she meet him? What does he do for a living? Does he like kids? How much money does he make? Does his family approve? Has he seen Miss Congeniality 2? These are the questions that need answers, people! Let's start finding some!

[Image via GSI Media.]

Oh, this is just sad.

Terminator 3 star Nick Stahl was arrested Friday night after he was unable to pay an $84 cab fare that he racked up.

When Nick arrived at his destination, he informed the cabbie that he was unable to pay the fare because he didn't have cash or credit. The driver then flagged down a police officer, who later arrested Nick for failing to pay the bill.

He was released about 7 hours later after posting $500 bail.

Oh sure, he can find someone to cough up $500 cash, but not $84 bucks for cab fare??

Also, where the hell was he going that cost $84 dollars?!?

[Image via WENN.]

Does Chelsea Handler know how to make any kind of joke that isn't a sexual one?

Fine, okay - does she know how to make any jokes that aren't either sexual OR alcohol based ones??

Ha!

So, if we're being honest, we didn't even know that Chelsea was in This Means War, with Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and Tom Hardy. Was she in the trailers? If she was, we were too busy watching the boys be super handsome! Can't blame us!

Anyway, the higher ups at the studio kept aiming for a PG-13 rating for the flick so they could make more money, but instead, they kept getting bumped up to "R" when they'd hear back from the Classification and Rating Appeals Board (Do people call them CRAB? Because they should!).

The problem? Chelsea Handler's sex jokes.

So they edited them, and behold: PG-13 rating!

Whomp, whomp! We wonder what Joan Rivers thinks about this!