Shailene Woodley, Theo James & More Divergent Stars Explain Faction Life—Watch Now!

For the characters living in the dystopian world created by Divergent author Veronica Roth, the phrase "Faction Before Blood" is a way of life.

But what does it really mean to be a part of a faction? Roth, along with the stars of the highly anticipated movie adaptation, explain the idea of living a certain lifestyle that corresponds to the five factions introduced in the novel in an official and newly released clip from Summit Entertainment.

"At some point in everybody's life, you have to decide if you're gonna stick with the way you were raised or listen to your own internal compass?" Roth asks.

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The book describes five factions—Amity, Candor, Erudite, Abnegation and Dauntless—or ways of life, and as actress Shailene Woodley, who plays the main character Tris, explains, "In the Divergent world, once you leave the nest, there is no going back."

Woodley adds, "These paradigms of thinking—compassion, honesty, intelligence, selflessness and bravery—represents society."

Meanwhile, Theo James, who takes on the role of Four in the movie, further explains, "After so many years of war and pain, humanity has a reached a time where the only way they perceive themselves to survive is to create a new system of democracy, and that is splitting ourselves into five different ways of thinking—five factions."

Watch the clip to hear more and to see footage from the film!

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Zach Braff Wants to "Set the Bar Really High" for Kickstarter Movies: Star Dishes From the Set!

Zach Braff has already proved he knows how to direct (See: indie-classic Garden State), but he knows that he's got something new to prove with his latest project.

"If this is the test case for this way of financing a movie, I want to set the bar really, really high," the Scrubs star told E! News from the set of Wish I Was Here, the Kickstarter-financed film he's currently directing and starring in after cowriting the script with his brother Adam Braff.

Though Braff was initally criticized by some fellow stars for soliciting funds from average Joes, ultimately more than 46,000 donors contributed upward of $3.1 million—and it's game on!

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Wish I Was Here also stars Kate Hudson, Jim Parsons, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Mandy Patinkin, Joey King and Braff's former Scrubs BFF Donald Faison, so apparently not all of Hollywood disapproved.

"What fascinated me more than anything was the process of this Kickstarter campaign and getting the money through crowd-funding," Gad also told E! "It really does feel like you're making a movie for the people."

And Braff is letting the people speak.

"If any of these 46,000 people email us or contact us they get a response that day, hopefully within a couple of hours, depending on how crazy we are," Braff said. "All questions are answered quickly...We treat them like they're guests at the fanciest hotel and we're the concierge."

That would make Jennifer Terry, whose first movie date with her husband was Garden State, a VIP. She contributed $10,000 and is actually going to be in Braff's movie.

Watch the clip to see what Jennifer has to say about living the dream—and find out how Braff recently fulfilled two of his own childhood dreams!

For more scoop about your favorite stars' latest projects, tune into E! News on weeknights at 7 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Welcomes a Baby Boy With Fiancé Cutter Dykstra

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Mamma mia!

Jamie-Lynn Sigler welcomed a baby boy this afternoon in Los Angeles, her first child with fiancé Cutter Dykstra.

"Everyone is happy and healthy," a rep for the former Sopranos actress told Us Weekly. No other information—such as their son's name—was immediately available.

Sigler, 31, first revealed that she was pregnant in February, two weeks after announcing her engagement to her baseball player boyfriend via a twitpic that showed off her lovely ring.

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The actress, who most recently starred in the sitcom Guys With Kids, went the photographic route again when she revealed the baby's sex in March—she had her nails painted baby blue and polish maker Sally Hansen captured the moment for posterity.

Friends including Lea Michele, Lance Bass, JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Beverley Mitchell gathered for a baby shower in Sigler's honor on Aug. 3 at the Thompson Beverly Hills hotel.

The menu for the afternoon soiree, which took place inside Caulfield's Bar and Dining Room, included mimosas (for the guests, not the guest of honor!) and comfort foods like pancakes, fried chicken and cake.

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Farrah Abraham Wants You to Buy Her a $1000 Pair of Glitter Heels—Check Out Her Amazon Wishlist

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Yes, this is really happening.

Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham decided to put together an Amazon wishlist and—wait for it—is asking her fans to purchase the items she has selected. And they're not cheap, either!

Farrah's wishlist includes a $1,489 bookcase, a $100 toaster, a $1089 pair of glitter pumps, a $700 coffee table, a $900 Sherri Hill dress and a dining table worth $1,299, just to name a few. All together (including gift ideas for her daughter Sophia), the 22-year-old is asking for nearly $11,000 worth of stuff.

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In the About Me section, Abraham wrote, "I love clothes, accesorie?s, dresses, heels, kitchen cookware, and who knows some other cool home stuff to decorate, and as always I think about my daughter too when I see something she's gotta have that's a must as well :) Thank you for brighteni?ng my day, and giving me a gift that counts and will always be memorable , Hugs & Lo?ve Farrah Abraham"

There's no clear reason for this list—Farrah's birthday was in May and well, it's a little early to be thinking about Christmas—but maybe the reality star just wanted some help acquiring some essential items, like a chrome scarf holder.

Because clearly, that seven-figure settlement she got for her porn tape with James Deen won't help.

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Birthday Boy John Stamos Is E! News' Hottie of the Year!

Congratulations, John Stamos!

Our favorite TV uncle, who just recently turned 50 years old, was honored with a very special award from the ladies of E! News.

"Stamos, if you're watching, the ladies here at E! would like to give you an honorary 'Hottie of the Year Award,'" Terrence Jenkins announced during the show, and added, "which you can only claim in person."

Ah, there's always a catch. Although, we don't mind this minor technicality (John Stamos in studio? Yes, please!).

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"So call us, text us or tweet us to have a belated birthday bash on our E! set," Jenkins continues.

"We're serious! There'll be cake, balloon animals, Tom will perform 'Kokomo' and we'll even try to get Kristin Dos Santos to stop by."

Did you hear that, Stamos? There'll be cake!

The Full House star celebrated his special day last Monday with none other than his mama. "last few hours being 40 w/ the woman that birthed me. She said conception (in vegas) was so much fun- i said TMI," he shared  with his Twitter followers.

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After spending time with family, Stamos hinted that he was heading on vacation in a private airplane.

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional," he tweeted as he posed on the runway with a giant "Happy Birthday" balloon.

The celebration continued with a blowout bash on Monday alongside his TV family (so cute!). Bob Saget, Candace Cameron Bure, Ashley Olsen and Lori Loughlin (aka Danny, D.J., Michelle and Aunt Becky) all attended the star-studded Los Angeles event.

We just want to keep the party going. Is that wrong?

Make sure to tune into E! News weeknights at 7 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.

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Bachelorette Star DeAnna Pappas Pregnant With Her First Child—Check Out Her Baby Bump!

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DeAnna Pappas ultimately looked for love in exactly the right place.

And now the onetime Bachelorette star is expecting her first child with husband Stephen Stagliano.

"We are so thrilled to finally have the news out! Baby on the way!!!!" Pappas tweeted along with a profile pic of her body that showed off her already prominent baby bump.

"Oh yeah!!! Gonna be a daddy...Yeah. my wife @DeAnnaPappas is even more beautiful pregnant!" Stagliano chimed in, after which he and the missus were flooded with congratulatory tweets, including one from Ali Fedotowsky.

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"Just saw your announcement. Amazing!" Pappas' fellow former Bachelorette tweeted tonight.

Pappas also quoted congrats from former Bachelor Jason Mesnick and asked for some tips in return: "@jason_mesnick: So happy for @DeAnnaPappas @StephenStag" thanks buddy! Let the parenting advice begin!!"

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She and Stagliano (brother of former Bachelorette contestant Michael Stagliano) tied the knot on Oct. 22, 2011, in Georgia. Her big premarital bash in Las Vegas was featured on an episode of Oxygen's My Bachelorette Party.

Pappas was briefly engaged to Jesse Csincsak after accepting his proposal at the end of the fourth season of The Bachelorette. They broke up in 2009 and, just a few months later, she met her future husband at the season-five taping of The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All special.

The expectant mom told People, which first reported the pregnancy news, that her and Stagliano's first child is due Feb. 8—four days after her hubby's birthday.

"I told him all he's getting for his birthday this year is a baby!" Pappas joked.

Congratulations to the parents-to-be!

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Bikini Shot of the Day: Irina Shayk Shows Off Her Beautiful Bod in New Swimwear Campaign

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Actually, make that bikini shots of the day.

Less than a week after we had the pleasure of seeing Chrissy Teigen flaunt her fabulous figure for Beach Bunny Swimwear's bridal line, along comes Irina Shayk to do the same for the popular bikini line.

And needless to say, the 27-year-old Russian model doesn't disappoint either.

In addition to Teigen, Shayk also follows in the gorgeous footsteps of Kate Upton, who also beautifully showed off the brand's titillating two-pieces recently as well.

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OK. We'll stop writing, so you can resume staring.

You're welcome.

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