• Great moments from the 2008 Olympics. [CityRag]
• Paula Abdul totally hates the new American Idol judge. [INO]
• The greatest love of Brad Pitt's life: George Clooney. [PS]
• Rihanna and Chris Brown are moving in together. We're going to continue not caring. [DListed]
• Pete Doherty desperately tries to stay in the spotlight by selling out Kate Moss and Amy Winehouse. [Yeeeah]
• Jennifer Aniston is sporting a new ring. OMG! Alert the media! [ICYDK]
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? "American Idol is adding a fourth judge: Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi. DioGuardi will appear at the judges' table with Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on the eighth season of the hit show, which premieres in January."
Nationwide Insurance must be incredibly desperate, because the company went all out to promote its newest spokeswhore, American Idol laughingstock Sanjaya. We would not be proud to have the creator of the ponyhawk pimping out our insurance, but to each his own.
The most disturbing part of this campaign is the ability to Sanjaya-ize yourself, which will give us nightmares for weeks to come. Feel free to create your own and then send it to whitney@mollygood.com. Perhaps we can put together some sort of Sanjaya Hall of Shame.
It's happened: The Clay Aiken baby has graced the planet with his presence. Parker Foster Aiken was born August 8, 2008 at 8:08 a.m. Or, to simplify: 08/08/08 at 08:08. Surely this is a sign of the end of days.
To read all about what Papa Clay had to say about the birth, click through and take a peek at his blog entry. And, at right, behold the glory of Michael Sandecki, one of Clay's biggest fans and a glimpse into the future of baby Parker. CONTINUED »
It's been a while since we've visited one of the many great loves of my life, Jason Castro. The former American Idol contestant is still out on tour with the rest of the cast and has been in NYC for the past few days unbeknownst to me. This video was filmed last night on the Idol tour bus before Jason took the stage. It's good to see he hasn't lost his ability to appear high at all times.
SORRY, LADIES "Maybe the most shocking news of the morning: [Former American Idol contestant] Sanjaya Malakar has a girlfriend. … He tells the Hartford Courant that he's dating a girl 'who's still in school' — high school, we're presuming — and that they'll be doing the long distance thing."
THE EMMYS JUST LOST ALL STREET CRED "The five nominees for top reality show host are not just up for Emmy awards — they're also going to oversee the entire ceremony! American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Project Runway's Heidi Klum, Dancing with the Stars' Tom Bergeron, Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst have all signed on to co-host the Sept. 21 awards show."
HOW LONG UNTIL SHE GETS DROPPED? "American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook recently signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville. … The first single, called "15 Minutes of Shame," will be released August 11."
When was your first kiss?
I haven’t had a first kiss.
-17-year-old American Idol runner-up David Archuleta, in a new interview with Seventeen magazine
If you are among the last contestants to survive American Idol, one of two things will happen to you after the show wraps: You will make the morning show press rounds, announce a record deal with a major label, put out an album, win the Grammy for Best New Artist, and go on to a lifetime of fame and money; or you will make the morning show press rounds, announce a record deal with a major label, put out an album, watch sales stall at 200, and get dropped from your label. Guess which category Blake Lewis — who lost to Jordin Sparks — falls into?
POOR PAULA "Paula Abdul has split from boyfriend, restaurateur J.T. Torregiani, her rep confirms to Usmagazine.com. The pair parted ways more than two months ago. Torregiani, 33 — a partner in the Dolce Group — has moved out of the American Idol judge's Los Angeles home. "
We love David Cook for many reasons. He was consistently awesome on American Idol, he beat out pipsqueak/stage robot David Archuleta, and he makes a song about rainbows and butterflies tolerable. Here he is performing his new single, "Kittens Spew Sunshine Miracles," on The Tonight Show. If you want to really enjoy the performance, take a drink every time you hear an inspirational word. CONTINUED »
I figured it was time for a Jason Castro update, so I went digging and found some adorable pictures posted by his younger sister and a new MySpace blog entry, written by Dreads himself. The spelling and grammar make me cringe, but I expect nothing less from my favorite Idol contestant ever.
The blog entry and more adorable pictures, after the jump. CONTINUED »
We were waiting for this to post on YouTube after witnessing the event live on television. Chris Brown performed that annoying song that was ruined by American Idol robot David Archuleta, "With You," on the Today show yesterday morning, and — geeze, where to begin? He sings approximately 50 percent of the song; he gets mauled by fans while his security and the show producers panic in the background; the anchors awkwardly dance … it's just the most uncomfortable performance we've ever seen on a morning program. And that's including Fergie's crotch show.
Here’s a little trivia: Ne-Yo used to be in a singing group with Corey Clark, the American Idol contestant/criminal who threw Paula Abdul under the bus when his career didn’t take off. They once appeared on Amateur Night at the Apollo. And they were bad. Ne-Yo’s lucky he got off that train before it crashed.
Former boybander Justin Timberlake seems to be getting a little too big for his britches.
His handlers at Spyglass Entertainment had journalists at the Love Guru junket signing one of those Tom Cruise-ian ('do not stare at the star') contracts that demands, among other things, that the journalist not mention anything personal or private, destroy all materials not approved in advance, and make the freelancers personally liable for anything they might write about the guy.
Or here's a better idea: Keep all press away from the Love Guru junket, period. That terrible movie had enough publicity during the American Idol finale, and those 10 minutes were agonizing.
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American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, explaining why he originally didn't want George W. Bush to appear on the show's charity episode:
We didn't ask the President this year to say anything because we are all a bit embarrassed about him, and the office insisted that, because the [primary] candidates were on it, the President would like to come on and say ‘thank you.’
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American Idol runner-up David Archuleta wasn't born into the best parenting situation in the world — his father, Jeff, was apparently so controlling he was asked to never step foot behind the Idol stage again. And, naturally, his mother, Lupe, is the latest to drum up negative publicity for her son:
'She was very resentful that David Cook took home the title and she wasn’t shy about letting people know how she felt about it,' a backstage spy told the National Enquirer. 'She said her son was the clear favorite, and it was obvious that the voting was fixed so that David Cook could win.'
Lupe also allegedly complained about the second prize Ford Escape Hybrid SUV David won. She claimed that if he drove it, everyone in Salt Lake City would recognize him.
You know what else would make people recognize you? Being on the most popular show on television.
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