The Wanted became victims of a cruel prank when they were charged with kidnapping an 11-year-old fan.

The band stopped thinking the drama was a practical joke when it dragged on for two hours and U.S. police forces got involved.

However, the members of the British boy band were more than a little relieved when they learned the whole thing had been set up for MTV show Punk'd.

Singer Max George reveals it all started when they met a young fan moments before a show in America and then confronted the girl's worried father later when he asked them if they knew where his daughter was.

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Justin Bieber will open his new practical joke TV show by pulling a terrible prank on pal Taylor Swift.

The "Baby" singer has signed up to front the new season of MTV's popular series Punk'd, which debuts at the end of the month - and he insisted on making the country sweetheart his first target.

In a trailer clip from the episode, Bieber tricks Swift into setting off fireworks on a beach and she becomes worried and tense when one flare appears to spark a fire onboard a yacht where a mock wedding is taking place.

As wedding guests jump overboard and take safety dinghies to the shore, Swi...

Punk'd has a good track record of successfully tricking celebrities, but Neil Patrick Harris apparently caught on to a recent attempt by the revived MTV show.

Although the messages have since been deleted (perhaps to keep the failure a secret), NPH tweeted "Rock climbing with @Davidburtka today. Chill Sunday fun." Maybe his partner was in on the prank?

Later on, however, he messaged his fans with "So the rock climbing was a ruse to try and have me Punk'd. Nice try, MTV. It'll take more than a live bear destroying my car to fool NPH."

It's not the first time a prank has failed. Wrestler...

Justin Timberlake gave up marijuana after he was Punk'd on TV by Ashton Kutcher - because he was so stoned when the practical joke caught him out.

The pop star was one of Kutcher's first celebrity victims on the prank show and he now freely admits he was high when the actor and his team pretended to be government agents and seized all his property because of unpaid income taxes.

Timberlake tells the new issue of Playboy magazine he still uses pot to unwind but his Punk'd experience prompted him to quit for a while.

He explains, "I actually stopped smoking pot for nine to 10 months after ...

Ashton Kutcher appears to be shooting down reports suggesting he is in talks to replace Charlie Sheen in sitcom Two And A Half Men.

Internet gossip on Thursday suggested TV bosses have started courting the Just Married star after secret talks between them and Hugh Grant fell through.

Kutcher has had a history of TV comedy success - he was among the ensemble cast of sitcom That '70s Show and he fronted hit practical joke show Punk'd.

But in a tweet to fans, the actor suggested the rumors are just that - rumors.

He writes, "I'm starting to become convinced that people put my name in artic...

TV prankster Ashton Kutcher has been Punk'd - jokers hacked into his beloved Twitter account on Wednesday.

The actor famously fooled celebrities including Beyonce, Kanye West, and Pete Wentz on his MTV hidden camera show in which he played outrageous practical jokes on his unsuspecting victims.

However, computer hackers have now turned the tables on Kutcher - they broke into his Twitter blog on Wednesday and wrote, "Ashton, you've been Punk'd. This account is not secure... P.S. This is for those young protesters around the world who deserve not to have their Facebook & Twitter accounts ...

Ashton Kutcher is reportedly set to revive hit MTV show Punk'd - with teen pop star Justin Bieber playing the pranks.

The hidden camera series, in which the actor played practical jokes on unsuspecting stars, was a massive success when it launched in 2003.

It ended in 2007 but Kutcher is reportedly planning to bring the show back to the small screen - and Bieber has been tipped to take on pranking duties, according to New York Magazine.

Kutcher is reportedly set to serve as executive producer of a "Punk'd" revival, through his Katalyst Entertainment production company.

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In honor of All Fool's Day, we've compiled a list of the ten best prank TV shows of all-time. If you're looking for some pranks or practical jokes to play on your friends this April Fool's, these TV shows will provide you with some great ideas. Here are the top ten prank TV shows ever:

10. Crank Yankers (Comedy Central, 2002-2005; MTV2, 2007)

Created by Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, and Daniel Kellison, Crank Yankers featured crazy puppets re-enacting actual prank phone calls turned into skits. Several comedians like Tracy Morgan, Sarah Silverman, and Jimmy Florentine lent their voices to p...

Ashton Kutcher is one of those actors that the general public loves to hate yet secretly loves. He is a leading man with striking looks who has made numerous successful films; he has more than 1 million followers on Twitter; he is married to Demi Moore and he comes across as being a genuinely nice human being. Yet the phrase, "Want to see the new Ashton Kutcher movie with me?" tends to make people want to expunge their last meal.

As with any performer, not everything that Kutcher does is a gem of a move. The collective work of Kutcher isn't exactly Oscar worthy, but most of what he do...

NBC's Emmy-winning comedy The Office will offer fans an exclusive "producer's cut" of the November 20th episode. On Tuesday, November 25th, users can log onto NBC.com to stream the expanded episode, which will include additional scenes and extra footage not shown in the broadcast version. Fans will be able to stream both the broadcast version and the web-only, expanded version on NBC.com. The announcement was made today by Vivi Zigler, President, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment.

"What fan of 'The Office' wouldn't want to see more," said Zigler. "There is such great material wit...

While the cable networks still lag far behind the broadcast networks in the ratings department (well, four of them anyway), they have made great strides in terms of matching, and often times exceeding, the big dogs when it comes to quality original programming.

At no time of the year is this trend more evident than in the summer. While the broadcast networks are unsurprisingly going with a bevy of unscripted fare (including entirely too many reality competition shows), the cable networks are once again proving to be the place to turn for quality, original, SCRIPTED programming.

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Ashton Kutcher has given up "punking" his co-stars; because he is scared it will cost him future acting roles. Kutcher produced and starred in hit 2003 MTV series Punk'd, playing gags on the likes of Justin Timberlake and Frankie Muniz.

However, he has decided to play it straight on-set, so he doesn't alienate himself from all of Hollywood. He says, "You punk your co-stars (and) people won't want to work with you anymore. So I kind of had to lay off of that."

And Diaz was glad to hear the actor has changed his ways, explaining, "He's figured that out because the biggest thing w...

Whitney Cummings boasts both brains and beauty. An Ivy League graduate, she resides in Los Angeles, performing stand-up comedy and is currently touring the U.S. with her improv act. She has appeared on shows like Punk'D, VH1's Best Week Ever, What About Brian, and Tell Me You Love Me. She has written for the talk show The Last Call with Carson Daly and is a host for the Sundance Film Festival Dailies. Whitney appears in the upcoming romantic comedy, Made of Honor, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan, which hits theaters this Friday, May 2.

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"I try to keep 'Thou shalt not kill.' The rest of them I'm kind of shaky on." Irreverent Willie Nelson on the commandments he respects.

"When you do a movie like this, a sequel that's very, very anticipated, people anticipate ultimately that it's going to be the Second Coming. And it's not. It's just a movie." Filmmaker George Lucas asks fans to keep their expectations in check ahead of the release of long-awaited sequel Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.

"He asked me to marry him on April Fool's Day. It didn't turn out to be a joke though." Demi Moore thought sh...

Actress/director Soleil Moon Frye and her husband, Jason Goldberg, are celebrating after welcoming their second child into the world. The Punky Brewster star gave birth to baby girl Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg, who weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces on Monday in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old boutique owner married Punk'd producer Goldberg, 36, in 1998, and gave birth to first child Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg in 2005.

A spokeswoman for the pair says, "Soleil had a wonderful experience, and both she and the baby are doing great."

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Paris Hilton's night out in Hollywood with a bearded 'guru' last Saturday was staged by Punk'd star Ashton Kutcher for a new TV show, designed to exploit the media.

Hilton made headlines around the world when she stepped out with an orange-robed, grey-haired 'shaman' who proceeded to bless her and then encouraged her to donate a diamond necklace to a stranger.

However, as previously reported, the 'guru' was actually an actor called Maxie Santillan Jr.

And it has now emerged the incident was a prank for Kutcher's new show Pop Fiction, which will feature 20 celebrities, includi...

Actor Ashton Kutcher is teaming up with supermodel-turned-talk show host Tyra Banks for a new reality program about beautiful people living together.

Kutcher and Banks, who have reality TV experience with Punk'd and America's Next Top Model respectively, are developing the untitled show with ABC.

Eight episodes of the program have so far been ordered, although television bosses are keeping the show's exact nature a closely-guarded secret.

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Melanie Brown hopes her stint on Dancing With The Stars will help her crack Hollywood. Landing a role in a movie is the Spice Girl's biggest ambition - and she insists she would accept any part thrown her way.

Julianne Hough, the professional dancer who led racing driver Helio Castroneves to victory on Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday, has landed her own record deal. Hours before she claimed won the top prize, Hough signed a deal with Universal Records and plans to record a country album in Nashville, Tennessee.

Rapper Nas has recruited super-producers Jermaine Dupri and Diddy t...

1) Ryan Gosling is easily one of the most underrated male actors in Hollywood today. The Golden Globe-nominated actor made his television debut at a very young age in "The Mickey Mouse Club" alongside future superstars J.C. Chasez and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, and Britney Spears.

Gosling has appeared in several movies, including "Remember The Titans," "The Believer," Murder By Numbers," "Stay" and "The Notebook." Gosling didn't receive much recognition for his acting chops until he was nominated for his role as a drug addict teacher in the sleeper hit "Half Nels...

Actor Wilmer Valderrama hopes to persuade pal Ashton Kutcher to wear items from his new Calavena casual clothing line because he thinks the Punk'd creator is Hollywood's style king. Valderrama, who starred alongside Kutcher in TV sitcom That '70s Show, insists Demi Moore's husband will be among the first people to receive a free package of clothes.

He tells newspaper USA Today, "He (Kutcher) knows how to dress and understands his body and what would camouflage and look best on him."

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Former TV prankster Dax Shepard went shirtless at swanky Malibu, California restaurant Nobu on Saturday night in a desperate attempt to stop paparazzi getting shots of his date, Kate Hudson. The couple was spotted holding hands through dinner, but turned shy as they left the diner, with ex-Punk'd regular-turned-actor Shepard tearing off his shirt to cover actress Hudson.

A bystander says, "It was bizarre. They were holding hands and then suddenly off came his shirt as Dax tried to shroud his date. Maybe she just suddenly decided she didn't want to be seen with him."

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Rosario Dawson was brought back down to earth when Mira Sorvino complimented her on her reaction to a Punk'd stunt. Dawson appeared in an episode of Ashton Kutcher's MTV practical joke show when she was lead to believe her limousine knocked down a pedestrian.

When Dawson bumped into the Sorvino in Los Angeles International Airport, she was stunned when Sorvino referred to "Punk'd" instead of one of her movies.

Dawson says, "I was like, 'Thanks, Oscar-winning actress. I'm really glad that 'Punk'd' is my most memorable work.'"

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Ashton Kutcher is set to bring the pain as the producer of a reality game show adapted from a British TV hit. The actor is bringing 3 Kings to the US as a project for MTV, where he hosted practical joke show Punk’d.

The game show pits wannabe stuntmen and women against each other in three categories: speed, skill and pain.

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Ashton Kutcher's prank show Punk'd is ending after five years of terrorizing celebrities. Kutcher hosted, executive produced and created the MTV show, which set up his famous friends without their knowledge.

Some of the most memorable episodes saw Justin Timberlake get emotional when he thought tax officials were seizing some of his goods, and Matthew Perry becoming involved in a FBI operation as he tried to buy a stolen car.

The final season of Punk'd will begin on MTV on April 10 and features celebrity 'victims' Hilary Swank, Nelly Furtado and Jewel.

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Demorge Brown (cast member) was born in Texas, and raised in New York. Currently, he lives on a hilltop in the shadows of L.A.'s Dodger Stadium. He has written and acted with the Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. DeMorge can be seen in the Channel 101 show, "Yacht Rock," as well as "Minor Accomplishments," "According to Jim" and "Punk'd." If you listen closely, you'll hear him mumbling in "Family Guy" and "American Dad." His love of horses and soccer has brought him to the cast of VH1's Acceptable.TV.

Eric Falconer (co-executive producer, writer & cast member) 30, hai...

Pop star Justin Timberlake was high on marijuana when he made an emotional appearance on Ashton Kutcher's prank show Punk'd in 2003.

The My Love singer was tricked into believing his possessions were being taken by the tax authorities and appeared to be on the verge of tears.

The 26-year-old star has previously admitted that while recording his solo album Justified, he regularly smoked marijuana.

When asked about his bewildered appearance on Punk'd he explains, "I'll give you a little hint on that Punk'd thing. That was back in my first-album creative days. That's why I looke...

Zach Braff was mortified when he was taped beating up a kid who covered his new Porsche in paint during a prank for TV show Punk'd. The actor unknowingly appeared on Ashton Kutcher's practical joke show and his violent reaction to the stunt, set up by friend and Scrubs co-star Donald Faison, had to be cut from the show.

He explains, "Donald thought this would be the perfect opportunity to have me 'Punk'd.' So we go to a liquor store, keep in mind there are cameras hidden all over the liquor store, so he knows he's on TV. (Then) we go outside and these little kids were spray painting t...

Ashton Kutcher is set to recreate hit movie Wedding Crashers as a Candid Camera-type reality TV series, using real-life brides and grooms. The actor's Katalyst Films production company has been looking for a way to crash weddings since before the 2005 comedy smash hit cinemas, and now he's using savvy he showed as the brains behind celebrity practical joke show Punk'd to invade nuptials.

The idea has been picked up by executives at NBC and the first six hour-long real-life wedding crashes are expected to air next year. Kutcher and his co-producers will hire a team of actors, who will ...

Ashton Kutcher is producing a new comedy for the ABC network about a woman who returns to her school to become a guidance counselor. The series is the first scripted program to be produced by Kutcher, who has also produced the popular MTV prank series Punk'd.

The project was picked up after a bidding war between networks ABC and NBC. The show will be penned by The Office writer Caroline Williams and will be shot in the same "mockumentary" style as "The Office."

According to Williams the lead character "comes back to her alma mater to prove how far she's come, but she learns from...

Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan fell foul of practical joke show Punk'd when she found herself caught up in a romantic boyfriend's restaurant proposal. The actress and her fiancé Michael Bolton, who was in on the joke, were dining out in Los Angeles when the hopeless romantic next to them asked her to help him find the ring he'd misplaced.

As Sheridan started looking for the lost gem under tables, the actress playing the boy's girlfriend grew irritable and annoyed - accusing the actress of messing up the big proposal.

The Punk'd episode airs on MTV tonight.

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