Kris Allen new music video: Live Like We’re Dying
The Jackson family reality show
Members of the Jackson family are starring in a new reality show set to air next month on the A&E network.
The show, titled “The Jacksons: Family Dynasty,” will feature Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson.
Cameras will follow the brothers around while they prepare for a concert tour. It will also show the brothers are coping with Michael’s death, according to the Associated Press.
Six episodes will air beginning Dec. 13. No word on whether Janet or La Toya will make any appearances on the show.
Before anyone assumes the Jackson brothers are trying to profit from their brother’s deaths, keep in mind, the Jacksons agreed to participate in this reality show one month before Michael died.
A preview is posted in the clip below
Elliott Yamin will answer fans questions
Season 5 “American Idol” contestant Elliott Yamin will answer questions from his fans Monday (Oct. 26).
Fans can submit their questions and hear Yamin’s answers on the “American Idol” Web site. Yamin placed third on the talent show in 2006.
He is currently promoting his second CD titled “Fight For Love.” He recently finished his USO Tour where he performed for troops stationed around the world.
Click here to submit questions.
Adam Lambert new music video: Time For Miracles
Big Brother winner accused of drug dealing
Most people who win a huge sum of money during a contest will spend it on a new car, a house, a vacation or to start their own business etc.
Adam Jasinski, the 2008 winner of the reality show “Big Brother” selected the fourth option. He chose to invest his $500,000 prize money by creating his own business.
However, the business Jasinski created was illegal.
Jasinksi admitted using his $500,000 prize money to purchase 2,000 prescription pills to resell them for a profit, according to the Associated Press.
Jasinski was arrested Saturday in connection with the accusations.
Most people try to leave the drug-dealing profession whenever they become wealthy.
Jasinski is the first person I’ve heard of who receives $500,000, and chooses to become a drug dealer.
Whitney Houston peforms on X Factor
Pop singer Whitney Houston made a guest appearance on the UK show “X Factor” (which is the UK version of American Idol).
Houston, along with Clive Davis, served as mentors to the contestants while they tried to sing her songs. S
She also performed her new song “Million Dollar Bill.” The performance clip is posted below.
This wasn’t one of her greatest performances, but it’s presentable. (althought there were a few odd moments). She even had a wardrobe malfunction.
Stephanie Pratt arrested on DUI complaint
Stephanie Pratt fell from on top of “The Hills” and landed in jail cell.
Police say Pratt was arrested Sunday morning on a DUI complaint in Hollywood. Pratt was attending Holly Montag’s birthday party a few hours earlier.
Pratt joined the cast of “The Hills’ in 2007. She is the sister of Spencer Pratt.
TLC network is suing Jon Gosselin
Jon Gosselin exited a courthouse (AP Photo by Matt Rourke)
More bad news for Jon Gosselin. The TLC network is suing him for breach of contract.
The Associated Press story is posted below via NewsOK.
ASSOCIATED PRESS BY FRAZIER MOORE
The TLC network has sued Jon Gosselin for allegedly breaching his contract as a star of the hit reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”
The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Md., alleges that Gosselin has failed to meet his obligations as an exclusive employee of the network, while appearing on rival networks’ programs for pay and making unauthorized public disclosures about the show.
Gosselin has starred since 2007 on the weekly “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” a ratings hit for the network that has been rocked in recent months by marital turmoil as Gosselin and his wife, Kate, feuded, then filed for divorce.
Gosselin, like his estranged wife, became mainstays on tabloid TV shows and magazine covers as Jon Gosselin was seen in the company of other women.
The couple are the parents of young twins and sextuplets whose family home is in Wernersville, Penn.
The suit is seeking from Gosselin unspecified compensatory damages and demanding he return income gained as a result of his breaches of the agreement, as well as to refrain from future violations of his contractual agreement.
“The network has been trying privately and patiently for months to get Jon to honor the contract he signed and to comply with his obligations relating to public appearances and statements,” said TLC in a statement on Friday. “Those efforts have been unsuccessful.”
Gosselin’s lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, said he had not yet read the filing and had no immediate comment.
The lawsuit says that, last June, in recognition of “the Gosselins’ difficult personal circumstances, TLC asked both parents to refrain from making public statements about each other, the divorce, or the program, and negotiated an agreed ‘cooling off’ period with respect to media communications” for 45 days.
Nonetheless, the suit alleges that Gosselin “in violation of his contractual exclusivity” to his own show, “entered a lucrative arrangement to appear regularly on ‘Entertainment Tonight’ and its companion show, ‘The Insider,’ to discuss his family and the problems he was having with Mrs. Gosselin, and he routinely sold photographic rights to various media outlets �.”
The lawsuit also claims that on Sept. 18, TLC requested that Gosselin be present for filming six days hence. He didn’t respond to the request, and no filming took place on Sept. 24, the lawsuit says.
In light of Gosselin’s alleged “erratic public behavior, unprofessional conduct and serial disregard for his contractual obligations,” TLC on Sept. 29 announced the program would be relaunched in November as “Kate Plus Eight,” with Jon Gosselin taking a back seat role to single mother Kate and the eight kids.
The lawsuit claims that he responded with a request to be released from his exclusive arrangement to pursue other paying opportunities while continuing to be compensated by TLC.
When TLC declined to comply with such a release, Gosselin notified TLC that he would attempt to bar TLC’s access to the family property and filming of his children, the suit says, “on the grounds that it is purportedly detrimental to the children.”
A few days later, Gosselin told CNN’s “Larry King Live” that it’s “not healthy” for his kids to continue appearing on the TLC reality show. He said he had had “an epiphany one day” and realized his 5-year-old sextuplets and 9-year-old twins shouldn’t be filmed at the family’s Pennsylvania home while their parents are going through a divorce.
TLC has since granted a judge’s request that filming of the eight children be suspended.
TLC spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg said that, while both Kate and Jon Gosselin remain under exclusive contract to the network, the show’s longtime future remains in question.
Meanwhile, Gosselin was been embroiled in a separate legal matter. Earlier this week, he was ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds by Oct. 26, according to a lawyer for his estranged wife. Kate Gosselin, meanwhile, must provide an accounting of past expenses by the same date, lawyer Mark Momjian said. And an arbitrator will review another $55,000 she says she spent on household and child-related expenses.
Richard Hatch released from prison
The original “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch was released from prison Friday (Oct. 16) after serving a sentence for tax evasion.
Hatch was convicted in 2006 after he failed to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the reality show “Survivor.”
Earlier this year, Hatch maintained the judge and prosecutor were discriminating against him because he’s gay.
Hatch was declared the champion on the first season of “Survivor” in 2000.
Info on TLC singer Chilli’s reality show
TLC singer Chilli during an MTV appearance in New York City (AP Photo by Paul Hawthorne)
Flavor Flav, Tiffany “New York” Pollard, Bret Michaels, Antonio Sabato Jr., Ray J and Tila Tequila have all tried to find their soul mates by participating in reality dating shows.
R&B singer Chilli from the group TLC will follow in their footsteps. Chili’s reality show will air sometime next year on VH1.
During the show, Chilli will go on several dates until she finds a suitable match.
Chilli has had a string of failed relationships with celebrity men including music producer Dallas Austin and R&B singer Usher. Hopefully, she’ll find better luck on this show.
American Idol News
Jennifer Hudson attends a movie premiere in Beverly Hills (AP photo by Chris Pizzello)
Carrie Underwood accepting her award at the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman)
–Season three contestant Jennifer Hudson’s Christmas concert special titled “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” will air on ABC in December.
–Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood will receive the Harmony Award on Dec. 12 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The award is given to individuals demonstrate a continued interest in Nashville music.
–Season 8 contestant Allison Iraheta’s debut album will be in stores Dec. 1. The first single is “Friday I’ll Be Over U.”
–After a one-year hiatus the “Idol Gives Back” episode will return to American Idol. The episode will air April 21.
–Season 7 contestant Jason Castro’s album release has been delayed until early 2010. The album was originally scheduled for Nov. 17
–Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis released a new music video titled “Sad Song” from his CD “Heartbreak on Vinyl. The music video is posted below.
Kandi reacts to fiance’s death
Kandi Burruss, the star of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” reacted to the killing of her fiance Ashley “A.J.”Jewell.
Here is what she posted on her Twitter page.
“I could never n a million years imagine this happening. please pray for AJ’s children. that’s who im the most concerned 4″
“im bout 2 giv my swollen eyes sum rest now. i just wanted to say thanks 2 every1 for their prayers. i gotta get up & go 2 my uncle’s funeral.”
“im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone.”
Kandi’s fiance A.J. died after he was involved in a fight at a strip club parking lot. A man named Fredrick Richardson was arrested on a complaint of voluntary manslaughter.
Fiance of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star died after a brawl
The fiance of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star has died.
Cast member Kandi Burruss’ fiance Ashley “A.J.” Jewell was injured during a fight at a strip club parking lot in Atlanta. He later died at a local hospital where he was being treated for head injuries, according to WSBTV-2 in Atlanta.
The cause of the fight is unknown, but an investigation is underway, police told the news station.
Jewell made recurring appearances on “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Burruss was a member of the 1990s R&B group Xscape.
More details to come when information becomes available.
Khloe Kardashian, Jaime Pressly, Justin Guarini married during weekend
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom attended the premiere of the film "Whiteout." (AP photo by Chris Pizzello)
Three celebrity couples walked down the aisle during the weekend.
Actress Jaime Pressly married entertainment lawyer Simran Singh in Malibu on Saturday; Seasone one “American Idol” contestant Justin Guarini married his high school friend Reina Capodici on Saturday; And Khloe Kardashian married Los Angeles Lakers player Lamar Odom on Sunday in Beverly Hills.
Congratulations to the happy couples.
American Idol contestant is getting married
Justin Guarinia and Kelly Clarkson competing on "American Idol" during the first season in 2002. (AP photo by Lucy Nicholson)
The original “American Idol” runner-up is getting married this weekend. Justin Guarini will marry Reina Capodici on Saturday in Pennsylvania.
According to US Weekly magazine, the pair began dating since 2006, but they’ve known each other since high school.
Guarini was the early favorite to win the first season of “American Idol” 2002, but he was defeated by Kelly Clarkson for the title.
He eventually rebounded and became a television personality on the TV Guide Channel.
Bobby Brown will be on Celebrity Fit Club
So, what is Bobby Brown going to do now that Whitney Houston told the world about their drug use and his physical and mental abuse?
He’s going to lose some weight, actually. Bobby will appear on the upcoming season of the VH1 reality show “Celebrity Fit Club.”
The reality show consists of celebrities who are trying to lose weight, and their weight loss or gain is monitored and revealed to the public every week.
Bobby has gained a noticeable amount of weight over the years since his New Edition days. This show will be good for him.
Also, Bobby will get to tell his side of the story about his marriage to Whitney. His biography will be featured on the Sept. 24 episode of “VH1 Behind the Music.”
Kelly Clarkson slams Kanye West
Pop singer Kelly Clarkson is the latest celebrity to have harsh words toward Kanye West after the incident with Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Clarkson wrote a lengthy blog on her Web site criticizing Kanye, and she used profanities too. The full blog is posted below.
Dear Kanye,
“What happened to you as a child?? Did you not get hugged enough?? Something must have happened to make you this way and I think we’re all just curious as to what would make a grown man go on national television and make a talented artist, let alone teenager, feel like sh*t. I mean, I’ve seen you do some pretty shi**y things, but you just keep amazing me with your tactless, a**hole ways.”
“It’s absolutely fascinating how much I don’t like you. I like everyone. I even like my a**hole ex that cheated on me over you…which is pretty odd since I don’t even personally know you.”
“The best part of this evening is that you weren’t even up for THIS award and yet you still have a problem with the outcome. Is winning a moon man that much of a life goal?? You can have mine if it will shut you up. Is it that important, really??”
“I was actually nominated in the same category that Taylor won and I was excited for her…so why can’t you be?? I’m not even mad at you for being an a**hole…I just pity you because you’re a sad human being.”
“On a side note, Beyonce has always been a class act and proved again tonight that she still is. Go TEXAS!!
Taylor Swift, you outsell him ….that’s why he’s bitter. You know I love your work! Keep it up girl!”
From Kelly Clarkson
Kellie Pickler new music video: Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You
Ellen DeGeneres replaces Paula Abdul on American Idol
Daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is replacing Paula Abdul on the upcoming season of “American Idol.”
Fox television made the announcement Wednesday (Sept. 9). Although I was hoping Paula would eventually return to the show, I am willing to give Ellen a chance for now.
The full Associated Press story is posted below.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ellen DeGeneres is dancing her way into the fourth judge’s seat on “American Idol.”
Fox announced Wednesday the talk show host and comedian, who admittedly has no formal music experience, just a passion for tunes, will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi for the ninth season. The announcement all but seals the departure of Paula Abdul, the original third judge who announced she was quitting amid a contract dispute in July.
Wednesday’s announcement came as a shock to many of the singing competition’s fans, who did not expect the Emmy-winning talk show host to fill Abdul’s spot. DeGeneres told her talk show audience in an episode scheduled to air Thursday that she had been “dying to tell everyone” and would not abandon her chatfest. Instead, she will have “a day job and a night job.”
“The times we’re living in,” she quipped, “we’re all doing that.”
Abdul had been replaced by a succession of guest judges across the country as “Idol” started next season’s auditions, which will air in January. Among them: Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry and Shania Twain — but not the 51-year-old DeGeneres, who will join the ninth season following the show’s tryout rounds.
“Hopefully, I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you,” DeGeneres said on her talk show. “I sit at home and I watch it, and I don’t have that technical … I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person.”
It won’t be DeGeneres’ first time in a reality TV judge’s seat — or on “Idol.” She served as a guest judge earlier this summer on “So You Think You Can Dance,” critiquing the dancing competition’s top eight finalists. In 2007, she was the co-host of “Idol Gives Back,” the singing contest’s charity event. She returned the next year in a pre-taped segment.
DeGeneres’ has enjoyed a successful reign as the host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for the past six years, although her four-year streak as the talk show host Daytime Emmy winner ended this year when Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters from ABC’s “The View” were awarded the prize for the first time.
“Beyond her incredible sense of humor and love of music, she brings with her an immense warmth and compassion that is almost palpable,” said “Idol” executive producer and FremantleMedia North America CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz in a statement. “She is one of America’s foremost entertainers, and we cannot wait to have her join our team.”
With the four judges’ seats now filled, it’s highly unlikely Abdul will return to her post on “Idol.” Known for her sugary sweet but often obscure evaluations, Abdul had served as judge alongside Cowell and Jackson since the show’s debut in 2002. Producers attempted to shake up the franchise last season by adding songwriter DioGuardi as a fourth judge.
Since departing “Idol,” Abdul has gone diva, filming a cameo for Lifetime’s “Drop Dead Diva” as a gavel-banging, glammed-up version of herself and signing on to host the live “VH1 Divas” concert Sept. 17. Abdul has yet to announce a steady job to replace her role on the Fox singing contest, but she told TV Guide last week she’d like to host a talk show.
Paula Abdul to host VH1 special
In her first job since resigning from “American Idol,” Paula Abdul will host the VH1 Divas special set to air Sept. 17 on VH1.
Abdul made the announcement on her Twitter page. The televised concert spotlights female musicians, and raises money for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation.
This year’s performers include Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks and Adele.
The show will air live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Brody Jenner undergoes birthday surgery
Reality star Brody Jenner didn’t get to spend his 26th birthday partying like many people do on their special day. Instead, he was in a hospital bed.
Brody underwent surgery Friday to have his appendix removed. His publicist told People magazine “He is resting with family and friends and expected to have a speedy recovery.”
Brody appeared on 16 episodes of “The Hills” and his own reality show “Bromance” aired on MTV earlier this year.
Brody is related to several celebrity families. His father is gold medal track and field Olympian Bruce Jenner; His mother is actress Linda Thompson; his step-father is music producer David Foster, who produced “I Will Always Love You” for Whitney Houston; and his step-sister is Kim Kardashian.
Chris Daughtry tour dates announced
Rock singer Chris Daughtry’s band are taking their show on the road with a fall and winter tour.
The tour will kick off Oct. 18 in Topeka, Kansas.
The band will stop in Tulsa on Dec. 15 at the Bank of Oklahoma Center, and the tour will conclude Dec. 20 in Evansville, Indiana.
The group’s lead singer Chris Daughtry placed fourth on “American Idol” season five. The group is currently promoting their new CD “Leave This Town.”
The tour schedule is posted below. Ticket information is available at www.daughtryofficial.com/us/home
Oct. 19: Topeka, KS (Kansas ExpoCentre)
Oct. 21: Omaha, NE (Omaha Civic Auditorium)
Oct. 22: Ames, IA (Hilton Coliseum)
Oct. 24: Madison, WI (Alliant Energy Center)
Oct. 25: Peoria, IL (Peoria Civic Center)
Oct. 26: Ft. Wayne, IN (Allen County War Memorial Coliseum)
Oct. 28: Lansing, MI (Breslin Events Center)
Oct. 29: Saginaw, MI (Dow Events Center)
Oct. 31: Toledo, OH (Lucas County Arena)
Nov. 2: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
Nov. 4: Youngstown, OH (Covelli Centre)
Nov. 5: Reading, PA (Sovereign Center)
Nov. 6: Atlantic City, NJ (Trump Taj Mahal)
Nov. 12: Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)
Nov. 13: Highland Heights, KY (The Bank of Kentucky Center)
Nov. 14: Huntington, WV (Big Sandy Superstore Arena)
Nov. 16: Wilkes-Barre, PA (Wachovia Arena)
Nov. 17: Bridgeport, CT (Arena at HarborYard)
Nov. 19: Fairfax, VA (Patriot Center)
Nov. 20: Charlottesville, VA (John Paul Jones Arena)
Nov. 30: Gainesville, FL (Stephen Connell Center)
Dec. 1: Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee County Civic Center)
Dec. 2: Pensacola, FL (Pensacola Civic Center)
Dec. 4: Birmingham, AL (BJCC Arena)
Dec. 5: Louisville, KY (Broadbent Arena)
Dec. 7: Tupelo, MS (BancorpSouth Arena)
Dec. 8: Bossier City, LA (CenturyTel Center)
Dec. 9: Lafayette, LA (Cajundome)
Dec. 11: Corpus Christi, TX (American Bank Center)
Dec. 12: San Antonio, TX (Freeman Coliseum)
Dec. 13: Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center)
Dec. 15: Tulsa, OK (BOK Center)
Dec. 16: Jonesboro, AR (ASU Convocation Center)
Dec. 18: Little Rock, AR (Verizon Arena)
Dec. 19: Southaven, MS (DeSoto Civic Center)
Dec. 20: Evansville, IN (Roberts Stadium)
Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant
(From left to right) Khloe, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian are seen at the opening of their store in Miami Beach (AP photo)
The Kardashian family will soon have one new member. Kim Kardashian’s big sister Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant.
The father of her child is her on-again, off again boyfriend Scott Disick, Kourtney revealed on NBC’s “Today Show.”
Kourtney and the Kardashian family starred in the reality show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.”
Her new reality show “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami” will begin airing Sunday on the E! Channel.
Kelly Clarkson defends her weight gain
If you have followed Kelly Clarkson’s career since when she won the first season of “American Idol,” you probably noticed how her weight fluctuates.
Sometimes it’s way up, sometimes it’s way down. Media critics have been critical of Clarkson’s weight as she makes her rounds on the circuit to promote her CD.
In the latest issue of Self magazine, Clarkson responds to her critics. She said “Of course celebrities have cellulite. When people talk about my weight, I’m like, ‘You seem to have a problem with it. I don’t. I’m fine. My happy weight changes. Sometimes I eat more. sometimes I play more.”
For the record, I think the whispers about Clarkson’s weight is nonsense. Yes, she has gained a few pounds, but she isn’t obese.
In Hollywood, she probably is considered to be fatso. But in the real world, she’s actually considered skinny.
Tim Henley
Kara DioGuardi says she didn’t replace Paula Abdul
Kara DioGuardi appeared on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show to discuss Paula Abdul’s departure from American Idol.
I’ve always speculated that Idol producers brought Kara to the show last year as a fourth judge because they wanted to slowly push Paula out of the door.
Kara dismisses those rumors and says she wasn’t there to replace Paula. An excerpt from the interview is posted below.
“The kind of heart she treated the contestants with she treated me with last year. She was so kind to me and made me feel immediately like part of the panel.”
“I’ve left her a lot of messages. I talked to her last week. I haven’t spoken to her this week.
“The way I’m understanding it is that it was her choice to leave. I never was here to replace her. It would be impossible to replace Paula Abdul. She’s an incredible talent. She is somebody who helped make the show as big as it is. How could you ever replace that?”
“If anything, she was really somebody who helped me because it was awkward at times being the fourth person.”
