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Sideshow: Ricky Martin blasts Donald Trump

Ricky Martin blasts Trump

"The fact that a guy like Donald Trump, candidate for president of the United States for the Republican Party, has the guts to continue harassing . . . the Latino community makes my blood boil," writes singer Ricky Martin in an op-ed posted by Univision. Martin, 43, is the latest celeb to speak out gainst Trump, who has characterized Latino immigrants as a drag on U.S. economic, legal, and moral standards.

"Xenophobia as a political strategy is the lowest to what you can get in search of power," Martin writes. "This is an issue that unites us and we need to fight together, not only for us today but for the evolution of humanity and those who come in the future."

Colbert nerdizes on nerdhood

Stephen Colbert isn't ashamed to admit he was a nerd who embraced nerdhood before nerdiness was trendy.

"Nerd now is like someone discovering your favorite band. I was a nerd when nerd was nerd. OK? All right? There was no reward," the new host of The Late Show tells Time mag.

"No one catered to us. We weren't a demographic. We were a punching bag and a punch line. There was a movie called Revenge of the Nerds because the nerds needed revenge because of all of the things that were happening to them. That's a cultural artifact that people need . . . to understand."

Miley asks about Miley

Miley Cyrus is "missing something" in her life, a member of the public tells a reporter sent by Jimmy Kimmel to find out people's views on the starlet. Miley, the man said, acts out in ways bizarre and sexual because she is "starving for attention." The reporter, of course, was Cyrus in disguise. Her stunt aired on Wednesday night's edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Wilkerson: Relate to it

A reality about religion in this day and age? Welcome to the world of Rich Wilkerson Jr. The pastor first became famous when he officiated at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding. Now he has a show, Rich in Faith, set to premiere Dec. 2 on Oxygen. Wilkerson says he wants to bring people faith, not rules. "I don't think that people are interested in a bunch of religion, like telling me what I can and can't do," he tells People, "but I think that people are interested in having a relationship with a higher power," he says.

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