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Ian Somerhalder talks to Zap2it about the oil spill in Louisiana.
Check it all out here.
Here is an excerpt:
“I’ve been working in Grand Isle, which is sort of Ground Zero right now,” Ian says. “Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat to the shrimpers – they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going. They’re shaking in their boots right now, because their industry is dead. Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly, though no fault of your own, can’t feed your children or pay your mortgage.”
He continues, “All of this happened due to human error – the error is cutting corners, saving money at the expense of safety measures, and a nonexistent regulatory commission. The [U.S. Minerals Management Service] gets royalties from the oil industry. How is that any kind of regulatory body?”
Damon and Elena/Katherine on The Vampire Diaries has already won best kiss!
Vote for Hottest Moment - Stefan and Elena finally give in to their desire on The Vampire Diaries and Best Fight- Damon and Alaric vs. the tomb vampires in The Vampire Diaires-Here.

The Vampire Diaries show and cast have been nominated for a number of Teen Choice Awards in the TV category.
The show airs August 9th at 8 pm on Fox.
Go here to vote.
Fantasy/Sci-Fi:
‘The Vampire Diaries’
Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi:
Paul Wesley AKA Stefan Salvatore, The Vampire Diaries
Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi:
Nina Doberv AKA Elena Gilbert, The Vampire Diaries
Villain:
Ian Somerhalder AKA Damon Salvatore, The Vampire Diaries
Thanks Courtney Cullen/Black!

E! had a chat with Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder at the Monte Carlo TV Festival and they talk a little about next season.
Check it all out here.
Here is an excerpt:
SPOILERS
We got this exclusive dish from Ian Somerhalder on hot new couple Damon and Katherine: “She’s probably going to kick my ass. Katherine is an evil bitch. She’s a narcissistic, crazy bitch.” Ah, pet names. Love is sweet, isn’t it?
Even if Ian gets his butt handed to him next season, you won’t hear him making a peep of protest. “Let’s face it: Nina Dobrev in her underwear—who could complain about that?” We hear ya, Ian. But it’s only fair we see more of you in your underwear, no? An eye for an eye…or something like that.
On the other side of the hot vampire coin is sweet Stefan. But it looks like next season we’ll be seeing a little less “sweet” and a bit more “evil.”
“He is always going to be protective of Elena, but there are times that he is going to be tempted by blood,” Paul dishes. “He’s a vampire and he has malice inside him. I think it would be a mistake to ignore that.”

About.com has an interview with Steven R. McQueen.
Check it all out here, there is a video and a written transcript.
Here is an excerpt:
So are you going to be a vampire next season?
Steven R McQueen: “Well, you know, obviously I can’t give that much away otherwise they’d kick my ass down there. I can say Jeremy takes a very interesting turn in the upcoming season. His character has hit an all new rock bottom and starts to feel a whole new level of loneliness and emptiness, and starts to turn that against the world.”
You know, I’d like it if he could be happy for one episode though. Your guy is always going through so much.
Steven R McQueen: “Yeah, yeah. Unfortunately he’s always stuck in that Rebel Without a Cause mindset. But you know it’s always a little more fun to play it when you’ve got some serious stuff going on upstairs.”
Poor Jeremy, I want some happiness for him too!!!