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Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul FIRED from ‘X-Factor’

January 31, 2012 By Cara Harrington 1 Comment

After Paula Abdul packed up her boot flask and sashayed out of the back door of ‘American Idol,’ the show began to circle the proverbial U-bend. Much of America lost interest without anyone to drunkenly mumble “Datsssh! Good singing! Be nicccce Simohn!” Even Simon Cowell missed her, got the sads, left the show to do ‘X-Factor’ and rehired her to be at his side. Apparently the reunited honeymoon is over and Abdul is once again out of a job.

Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula will NOT be returning to the talent show next season. According to Deadline they were all fired in spring cleaning style.

CBS Desperate to Have Charlie Sheen Back on ‘Two and a Half Men’

March 21, 2011 By Holly Stafford 2 Comments

I think it’s safe to say that Charlie Sheen is winning! Last week he sold out a bunch of cities for his Live Tour and now there’s talk of Charlie’s return to TV maybe sooner rather than later. Charlie was let go from his CBS hit TV show ‘Two and a Half Men‘ after he threatened the creator and was acting a little out there. But apparently crazy sells! After the live shows come and go what will be next on Charlie’s agenda? TMZ is reporting that he met with Fox executives late last week to brainstorm about ideas for Charlie including a late night talk show.

Our sources say nothing was decided at the meeting, but everyone liked Charlie.

But Fox may need to pony up the big money because CBS reportedly wants Charlie back. Radar Online is saying that top CBS executives are ready to forgive and forget all of Charlie’s craziness to have him back on their network. Les Moonves, CBS CEO, is trying to make it happen, reportedly chatting with executives from Warner Bros. who produce the show – But the issue is really between Charlie and Chuck Lorre, who was the target of many threats and rants.

“Moonves wants to get the show back on the air. He’s all for it,” the insider adds. “He says certain people need to forget anything and everything Charlie’s done recently and just move on with the business at hand. The core issue is, as he put it, the volatile relationship between Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre. He believes that if CBS and Warner Bros. TV honchos can find a way to get Chuck and Charlie to speak again, cooler heads will prevail.”

I think CBS will need to really show Charlie the money and up his pay big time if they ever want him back. Is there about to be a lot of Sheen butt kissing by CBS? It looks that way! Winning!

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Lady Gaga to Join ‘Glee’

March 15, 2010 By Crista Webster 3 Comments

Looks like Jennifer Lopez and Neil Patrick Harris won’t be the only divas stopping by the set of Fox’s ‘Glee’ this spring.

‘Glee‘ producers revealed today that the one and only Lady Gaga will also be making an appearance on the hit song and dance fest.

Via Starpulse:

“We reached out to Lady Gaga and she said, ‘Yes, I’d love to be a part of it.’ So we will be doing Lady Gaga this season.”

‘Glee’ also has plans to do an entire episode around the songs of Madonna. Though Madge will not be in the episode itself, according to creator Ryan Murphy, she has cooperated in “every way possible.”

It has not yet been revealed how Gaga will appear, but I am sincerely hoping it involved Puck and Finn needing to remove their shirts…while Mr. Shue sings.

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Filed Under: Celebrity Gossip, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Television Tagged With: Fox, Fox Glee, Glee, Glee Cast, Glee Guest Stars, Glee Lady Gaga, Glee Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lopez Glee, Lady Gaga on Glee, Madonna Episode Glee, Neil Patrick Harris, Neil Patrick Harris Glee

Conan O’Brien Officially Splits from NBC, Deal Signed

January 21, 2010 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

NBC has confirmed that a deal for Conan O’Brien’s exit from the network has been signed. An “official announcement” will be made with the general details. There will finally be a bit of closure to the Jay Leno/Conan/NBC saga overtaking late night television.

Developing…

UPDATE: 9:05 EST – Currently the word is that NBC has given Coco $33 million and his staff $12 million to leave. He can also return to tv after an 8 month hiatus. His last show will feature Tom Hanks and Will Ferrell. Correction, NBC gave Conan $45 million and O’Brien is giving $12 million of that to his staff from the kindness of his heart.

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Conan O’Brien to Leave NBC for FOX

January 11, 2010 By Holly Stafford 2 Comments

[Conan O’Brien Slams NBC – Video]

Conan O’Brien is reportedly upset with NBC’s plan to move his Tonight Show to a midnight time slot to make room for Jay Leno, considering NBC’s offer unacceptable. And can you blame him?

Per NYPost:

“This level of sh- – -iness was not expected,” one source said. “He’s done a great job for NBC. He moved his entire staff, he moved his family to LA. And five months later, they repay him like this?”

Network Chairman Jeff Gaspin confirmed that he was hoping to pull off a new late-night arrangement after the Winter Olympics: Leno at 11:35 p.m. hosting a half-hour show, and Conan at 12:05 a.m. hosting the one-hour “The Tonight Show.” Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night” would then be pushed back to 1:05 a.m. O’Brien hasn’t yet accepted NBC’s take-it-or-leave-it offer to move to 12, and the Post’s source says that he might be “happier somewhere else.” If O’Brien and NBC can’t come to terms, Conan may not have to look far for a new job. Fox, who initially offered O’Brien a show before cooling on the idea, is reportedly interested in him again and looking to create its own late-night show.

Per The Wrap:

“We’ve always been interested in late night and we’re always looking to bring great new talent to Fox,” a network source told TheWrap.

Though Conan remains under contract with NBC, Fox feels he would be “a great fit.” Fox and the rest of the TV world continue to watch the NBC late-night drama unfold, waiting to find out which way each hosts fall. I think Conan would be much better off on Fox given the hot-cold relationship he’s had with NBC.

Filed Under: Celebrity Feuds, Celebrity Gossip, Television Tagged With: Conan O'Brien, Fox, Jay Leno, Jeff Gaspin, Jimmy Fallon, Late Night, NBC, The Tonight Show, Winter Olympics

American Idol Controversy

May 28, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

It seems like every year on American Idol, the losing finalists fans try to find a way to start up some sort of controversy about why their favorite lost. This year apparently is no different.

The New York Times is reporting that AT&T may have “swayed” the voting during the finals of American Idol by hosting two hometown parties for fans of winner Kris Allen, during which they were showed how to send ten times the allowed number of text votes at a time. Since there appears to be no similar efforts to provide free texting services to supporters of Adam Lambert, his fans are calling foul on the whole situation and claiming irregularities in the competition’s voting.

Per NY Times:

“In Arkansas, we were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community. A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.” – Official statement from AT&T.

Per USA Today:

“FOX and the producers of American Idol are absolutely certain that the results of this competition are fair, accurate and verified. Kris Allen is, without a doubt, the American Idol. We have an independent third-party monitoring procedure in place to ensure the integrity of the voting process. In no way did any individuals unfairly influence the outcome of the competition.” – Official statement from FremantleMedia North America, 19 Entertainment and FOX Broadcasting Company

Also according to the NY Times, the show broadcasts an on-screen statement at the end of each episode warning that blocks of votes cast using “technical enhancements” that unfairly influence the outcome of voting can be thrown out. With almost 100 million votes cast in total, it seems doubtful to me that what AT&T did with a few little parties and a couple dozen phones could have had that much of an effect on the result. Glam-bert fans need to just sit down and knock off the whining and crying. This still probably didn’t have any impact on a vote that was reportedly not even close anyway. Your boy lost, suck it up and move on.

Being runner up might not be such a bad thing for Lambert anyways. He is reportedly considering a stint as the new frontman for Queen but he also wants to work on his own album. His dream scenario would be to do both!

Per AP News:

“How do you say no to being in Queen?” said Lambert. “I mean, that’s unbelievable. But at the same time, I do have my own thing to do right now, and that’s my goal. So if I could, I would try to do both. That’s the honest question. I would try to do both. I would love to perform with them anytime they wanted me to but I also have my record to do. So, we’ll see… My record will be kind of a rock-pop-electronic-dance thing. I don’t know how to describe it. I think it’s gonna take on a life of its own, as far as genre goes. There’s a way to take the glam rock of the ’70s and the classic rock of the ’70s and kind of modernize it. … I want it to be produced in a very very current, almost futuristic, way.”

Among the people he’d like to work with include Madonna, Lady GaGa, and Katy Perry. Something tells me 27-year-old California native Adam Lambert is here to stay for quite some time.

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‘My Name is Earl’ Cancelled, Fall TV Renewed and Cancelled Cheat Sheet

May 19, 2009 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Ethan Suplee has confirmed that NBC has pulled the plug on “My Name is Earl.” The status of the sitcom has been up in the air for most of the season. Suplee, Earl’s tv brother and sidekick Randy, made the announcement via his Twitter.

“Just got the call that My Name Is Earl has been canceled,” he wrote. “They sure did take their time with that decision — or rather informing us of it.”

However, Earl fans (like myself, it reminds me of home) may not be dead so don’t throw out your “I *Heart* Randy” t-shirts just yet. Fox and ABC have been discussing taking the show off NBC’s hands. This isn’t the only show getting the axe. The lovely and Smurfy Ausiello has a cheat sheet with the current status of your favorite shows.

ABC
The Bachelor: Already renewed.
Better Off Ted: Now officially renewed.
Brothers & Sisters: Already renewed.
Castle: Now officially renewed.
Cupid: It’s a goner. Now officially canceled.
Dancing with the Stars: Already renewed.
Desperate Housewives: Already renewed.
Dirty Sexy Money: Officially canceled.
Eli Stone: Officially canceled.
Grey’s Anatomy: Already renewed.
In the Motherhood: Officially canceled.
Lost: Already renewed.
Private Practice: Already renewed.
Pushing Daisies: Officially canceled.
Samantha Who?: Now officially canceled.
Scrubs: Now officially renewed.
Supernanny: Already renewed.
Surviving Suburbia: A long shot.
Ugly Betty: Already renewed.
The Unusuals: Now officially canceled.
Wife Swap: Already renewed.

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X-Men Weekend!

February 13, 2009 By Xine 1 Comment

Instead of sending me roses, Fox is sending me beautiful Hugh Jackman and other sexy mutants. All I can say is thank you. Starting Sunday night!! three 60-second spots will air on Fox. According to Coming Soon.net,

Together, with one spot leading into the next, the spots will form a narrative revealing the origins of Wolverine, and the epic revolution that pits him and other legends of the X-Men universe against powerful forces determined to eliminate them.

To me, this just tells me I am going to see a half-naked Hugh Jackman for three nights in a row. And possibly Ryan Reynolds. Thank you, yes please! I am already a fan of the “X-Men” franchise (even the last one wasn’t so bad), so this is like handing candy to a baby.

To go with these spots, is a new promotional poster, seen here. Liev Schreiber is featured in it as “Victor Creed”, aka “Gambit”.

I would get prepared for more promotional posters, trailers and the like, as “X-Men: Origins” is coming out May 1st, 2009 and now is the time to promote the movie! I am ready, are you??

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