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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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Kara DioGuardi — Out at ‘American Idol’ — Sources connected with the “American Idol” negotiations tell TMZ Kara DioGuardi has judged her last contestant on “American Idol” — because she's been fired. — We're told the show will be going back to a three-judge format and assuming all deals are finalized …
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show:
‘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.
PEOPLE TV Watch:
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.
Michael Lewittes / Gossip Cop:
Source: Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler offered “American Idol” (EXCLUSIVE) — . — Ellen DeGeneres is officially out of “American Idol,” because she “hated being critical,” says a source familiar with negotiations. — In fact, Gossip Cop hears she asked to be released from her contract …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Ellen DeGeneres Leaving ‘American Idol’ — LOS ANGELES — Walking away from a five-year contract worth tens of millions of dollars, Ellen DeGeneres said Thursday evening that she was leaving “American Idol” on Fox after just one season because it was not a “right fit” for her.
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.
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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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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 …
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Sara Gilbert on her now-official status as a lesbian: 'This is a whole …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Oksana's Proof: Her Secret Email To Lawyer Hours After Brawl With Mel Gibson - Read It Here — Oksana Grigorieva wrote a secret email to one of her lawyers detailing the beating Mel Gibson inflicted on her just hours after it happened, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
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J.J. Abrams producing period robot movie ‘Boilerplate’ (exclusive) — J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot banner are tackling the tale of a robot set in the Victorian Age. — Paramount has picked up rights to “Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel,” a graphic novel-picture book hybrid …
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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,” …
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 …
TMZ.com:
Laurence Fishburne's Daughter — Porn Star — Laurence Fishburne's 19-year-old daughter is making a serious push to break into Hollywood — and she's doing it with a hardcore sex tape. — TMZ has learned Montana Fishburne is starring in a porno flick for Vivid Entertainment — explaining …
Joe Adalian / New York Magazine:
Gossip Girl Producers Dish On Chuck's Fate, Filming In Paris and Jenny Humphrey's Return — With six weeks to go before the Sept. 13 season premiere of Gossip Girl, producers are beginning to get chatty about the new season and the much-anticipated Paris episodes.
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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 …
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.
Steve Zeitchik / 24 Frames:
Karyn Kusama looks to get out of the rut — EXCLUSIVE: Former indie darling Karyn Kusama struggled with her last release, the Diablo Cody-penned, Megan Fox-starring genre tale, “Jennifer's Body.” — But she'll try to get out of the rut by going into, well, “The Rut.”
