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JENNIFER LOPEZ IS NEW ‘IDOL’ JUDGE! Closed Deal This Week; Replaces Ellen Who Wanted Out of Contract: “It's Not Been Fun” — EXCLUSIVE UPDATE 6:30 PM: We've just learned the backstory of how Ellen DeGeneres bowed out of American Idol and who will be the new judge taking her place.
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‘Idol’ News — A couple months ago, I let FOX and the “American Idol” producers know that this didn't feel like the right fit for me. I told them I wouldn't leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next.
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Ellen DeGeneres Bows Out of American Idol — Filling Simon Cowell's seat on American Idol was already a tough task — now another chair is there for the taking. — Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who became a full-time judge on the show during its ninth season, is bowing out of the series, PEOPLE has learned.
Sara Hammel / People.com:
Drew Carey: How I Lost 80 Lbs. — Drew Carey has been known as a loveable, teddy-bear type as far back as his long-running sitcom The Drew Carey Show. But, he says, being big was a burden - and he had to make a change. — “It sucks being fat, you know,” Carey, 52, said Wednesday at the CBS …
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Drew Carey Drops 70 Lbs; “I Got Sick of Being Fat” — Drew Carey has dropped a reported 70 lbs. — and he tells UsMagazine.com he couldn't feel better. — “I just got sick of being fat,” he told Us Wednesday at the 2010 CBS Summer Press Tour Party in Beverly Hills.
Daily Mail:
Drew Carey is half the man he used to be as he debuts new slimline look — Wow - what a difference a few months make! — Drew Carey stepped out yesterday in Los Angeles and showed off a new super-slim look. — The comedian, who is the host of the U.S. version of The Price Is Right …
Tanner Stransky / PopWatch:
Sara Gilbert on her now-official status as a lesbian: ‘This is a whole new world for me.’ — This is no shocker, but Roseanne alum Sara Gilbert is officially a lesbian, it was revealed today at Television Critics Association summer press tour in Los Angeles.
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Roseanne Star Sara Gilbert Comes Out — Yup, she's a lesbian. — Sara Gilbert quietly came out of the closet during a Wednesday press conference at the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles, according to Entertainment Weekly. — Now 35, the former Roseanne actress …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Love Hewitt Has a New Guy! — Jennifer Love Hewitt has a new guy, the new Us Weekly reports. — She is seeing actor/director Alex Beh, 27. — “She's so into him,” a pal tells Us of the actress, 31, who split from her Ghost Whisperer costar Jamie Kennedy, 40, in March after a year of dating.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lindsay Lohan's Mom: 'She Doesn't Even Have A Pillow In Jail' — Lindsay Lohan is NOT getting special treatment in jail and her life behind bars has been anything but comfortable, her mom Dina told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
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TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Rehab Officials Come-a-Callin' — Lindsay Lohan's already preparing for the next stage of her sentence — 90 days in rehab — by meeting with multiple reps from rehab facilities. — TMZ has learned the rehab officials visited Lindsay at Lynwood Correctional Facility last weekend.
Mel Gibson / TMZ.com:
Oksana's Smoking Gun in Brutality Allegation — Sources connected to Oksana Grigorieva tell TMZ that there are “third party witnesses” who will tell L.A. County Sheriff's investigators they saw Mel Gibson punch Oksana on January 6 during the blowout at her home.
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Us Weekly:
Rosie: President Obama Should Never Have Gone on The View — Former View co-host Rosie O'Donnell isn't too keen on President Barack Obama's decision to appear with the ladies of The View. — “I have mixed feelings about that,” O'Donnell, 48, sniffed on her Sirius XM radio show Wednesday, the day before Obama's episode aired.
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PopWatch:
This week's cover: ‘Eat Pray Love’ star Julia Roberts dishes on scarfing pizza — Think noshing on delectable Neapolitan pizza sounds like the perfect day's work? According to Julia Roberts, it gets old after a while. In this week's cover story, the star of Eat Pray Love talks about carrying …
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National Enquirer:
PALIN FURY: BY LEVI BETRAYED! — SARAH PALIN's future son-in-law LEVI JOHNSTON is embroiled in a NEW baby scandal, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. — In the wake of handsome Levi Johnston's announcement that he's engaged to Palin's oldest daughter Bristol, one of his old girlfriends …
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TMZ.com:
Troy Aikman — I'm Doing ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — Following in the rhinestone capezios of his former Dallas Cowboys teammate Emmitt Smith — legendary QB Troy Aikman told us last night that he's officially on board for the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.”
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Staub's Ex Pal Calls Her Lesbian Relationship A “Publicity Stunt” — Controversial Real Housewives of New Jersey wannabe, Kim G., is stirring the pot once again - this time calling out her one-time BFF Danielle Staub on her rumored lesbian relationship, RadarOnline.com exclusively reveals.
TMZ.com:
‘DWTS’ Might Have a Situation on Its Hands — The apocalypse is nigh — TMZ has learned The Situation is desperately trying to expand his empire ... entering into secret negotiations to appear on the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.” — Nothing's official yet …
janet Charlton's Hollywood:
THE REAL REASON REESE WITHERSPOON AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL BROKE UP- NO, HE'S NOT GAY! — At last the truth comes out. An acquaintance of Reese and Jake acknowledges that they were very smitten with each other for quite awhile and seemed perfectly matched. — Unfortunately, Jake had a habit …
E! Online:
George Clooney's Girlfriend “Distraught” Over Cocaine Claims — George Clooney's pristine rep seemed in danger of being sullied when accusations emerged that his ladylove was just as familiar with nose candy as he was with arm candy. — And while Elisabetta Canalis and her Oscar-winning …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Sasha Grey eyes role in ‘I Melt With You’ — Three other actors also joining low-budget drama — Sasha Grey, the adult-film star who toplined Steven Soderbergh's “The Girlfriend Experience,” is in negotiations to join the cast of “I Melt With You,” the low-budget drama being directed by Mark Pellington.
Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
Exclusive: Jennifer Grey makes a ‘House’ call — No one puts Baby in a corner...except Gregory House. — Dirty Dancing's Jennifer Grey will find herself in a no-win situation when she guest-stars on House this fall, sources confirm to me exclusively. — Grey—who begins work …
The Superficial:
Bon Jovi Surrounded by Naked Chicks — These are never-before-seen shots of Jon Bon Jovi from the new book Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi and apparently they're shocking because Bon Jovi was considered a relatively clean-cut band in the 80s. Granted, they were no Jonas Brothers …
TMZ.com:
Foxy Brown Flees After NYC Brawl — TMZ has learned Foxy Brown was in the middle of massive brawl tonight in the lobby of a New York City apartment building — and she narrowly missed her second run-in with cops in just over a week. — Witnesses say Foxy was visiting someone at a luxury high-rise …
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Kim Potts / PopEater:
Talking Scandals and Casting Changes With the Brains Behind ‘Jersey Shore’ — It doesn't feel like they ever really went away, but the ‘Jersey Shore’ cast officially returns tonight (10PM ET) on MTV for a second season that finds the Guidos and Guidettes flying south — to South Beach, that is — for the winter.
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga — Sex Picture Is Not Me — “A nude photograph of what is allegedly Lady Gaga engaging in sexual intercourse with a male partner has been circulating online but RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively it is not the Bad Romance singer.” — “This is NOT Lady Gaga,” …
