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MTV “Punk’d” Returns! Justin Bieber Pranks Taylor Swift In Episode One

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August 27th, 2011 by Castina

Tagged as: MTV,Popular Culture,Punk'd,TV,TV News

Egads! MTV is reaching into the vault and blowing the dust off of an old gem.

No, we aren’t talking about Daria!

After nearly a year of whispers, Music Television suits are making good on vows to revamp the network’s once-popular hidden camera hit, Punk’d. Ashton Kutcher spent five seasons pranking some of the biggest names in Hollywood on the show before hanging up his laughing pants in 2007. With Ash now busy tickling funnybones (and possibly other parts) on the set of CBS’ Two and a Half Men, MTV has opted to rip a page from the Book of Saturday Night Live, tapping different rotating hosts to helm the show each week.

First up: Pop’s Boy Wonder Justin Bieber.

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Justin Bieber “Punk’d” Host — MTV Reviving “Punk’d” Brand With Justin Bieber As The New Ashton Kutcher

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October 5th, 2010 by Castina

Tagged as: Ashton Kutcher,Justin Bieber,Punk'd,TV,TV News

Justin is the new Ashton… Worst Casting Call Ever?

MTV dusting off one of TV’s most tried and true franchises of the early 2000s for revival on the network — and they’re doing so with a little help from the most famous teenage boy in America: pop sensation Justin Bieber.

Time to start shopping for a trucker hat that won’t disturb Biebs’ signature coif!

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Justin Timberlake Was High During Infamous Episode of Punk’d

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February 4th, 2007 by Castina

Tagged as: Justin Timberlake,MTV,Punk'd

Ashton Kutcher and the Crew brought former boy band crooner Justin Timberlake to the verge of tears when they punk’d him into believing that his possessions were being seized by the IRS for tax invasion back in 2003. Read the rest of this entry »

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