BREAKING: SIMPSONS LIE "Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz didn't spend their honeymoon in their basement after all. Wentz told Ryan Seacrest Tuesday that they were hiding out at home, 'eating DiGiorno's pizza,' to 'save that 30 grand' days after their wedding. Turns out, they were in the Caribbean."
Ryan Seacrest is continuing his effort to take over the universe with a "new" reality dating show that sounds a lot like every other concept as of late — but this time, one of the major networks has been suckered into the black hole.
[NBC] has teamed with Seacrest for a new reality show dubbed Momma's Boy in which mothers of eligible bachelors 'help their sons pick the right woman,' according to a casting notice for the series posted on NBC.com.
'Producers are looking for moms and their sons who are willing to work together as a team to find the perfect mate,' the ad on NBC's Web site said. 'These mothers should have strong opinions about whom their sons should date and be willing to separate the good from the bad.'
Um, has NBC seen Keeping Up with the Kardashians? If we had any faith left in television, it would officially be killed.
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STRAIGHT TO DVD "[Audrina Patridge] confirmed on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Thursday that she landed a part in an upcoming film. … Patridge said she'll play 'the girlfriend of this cocky guy who think he's the s–t … and I kind of have him wrapped around my fingers. It's cool.'"
The American Idol machine appears to be falling apart as of late, and a new interview with Brian Dunkleman will likely not help matters. Dunkleman, as you may recall, co-hosted the competition's first season with Ryan Seacrest but stepped aside to allow Seacrest the chance to take over the world. Dunk gave an interview on Adam Carolla's radio show to talk about his time on Idol, where he said he "developed such self-hatred" for taking part in a show he claims was mean-spirited and targeted specific contestants in an effort to break them. It's quite disturbing, if you are one of those people who still thinks this show is completely fair and balanced. CONTINUED »
Ryan Seacrest got very touchy during last night's American Idol results show when talk turned to the Paula Abdul snafu heard 'round the world. Instead of confronting the situation head-on, Ryan insisted on getting defensive and simply saying that the rumors aren't true. Um … except there were about 100 rumors going around, and that doesn't clear anything up. But nice try.
So who got kicked to the curb? CONTINUED »
American Idol's Neil Diamond night was just as disastrous as I feared, and it's safe to assume everyone not named David is in danger of getting axed tonight. Everybody was off their game, including sobriety princess Paula Abdul. Once each contestant had performed their first songs of the evening, Ryan asked the judges to offer their comments; naturally, Paula began giving Jason Castro her critique of both his songs, one of which had yet to be sung. Her excuse: "This is hard."
So what happened? Conspiracy theorists are crying foul, saying the show is fixed and she had written the critiques beforehand, but we're talking about Paula Abdul here. It's quite possible that she just mixed the wrong meds.
SEACREST OUT "It’s no secret that 'American Idol' ratings have taken a turn for the worse this year, so it stands to reason that Fox would start wondering aloud about what can be done to reverse momentum. … An online market research survey was issued last week and, while the suits behind the show probe every aspect of the broadcast, there is a noticeable focus on “'dol' host Ryan Seacrest. While all of the main players were included in the question, 'How important are each of the following people to your overall enjoyment of ‘American Idol’?' the survey asks participants to weigh in on two extra statements: 'I like the interaction between Ryan and the contestants' and 'I like the interaction between the judges and Ryan.' The extra focus has some wondering whether a hosting change might be exactly what the show needs."
Skip to the middle of the clip (around the three minute mark), watch the interview with Ryan Seacrest, and then answer me this: How adorable is Andrew Lloyd Webber?
We thought reality television had reached the pinnacle of its dizzying, doltish heights when that production crew really infected an Amazonian village with the flu, thus killing three children. But we should have known to never underestimate Hollywood, where it seems the only unbreakable law is gravity. Now, rather than simply feeding the zeitgeist poison, the entertainment business will also be awarding those whose efforts best shrivel culture.
A category recognizing "outstanding host for a reality or reality-competition program" was created by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and will be presented at the 60th annual Emmys in September.
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Besides Seacrest of "American Idol," Mandel of "Deal or No Deal" and Banks of "America's Next Top Model," other potential nominees identified by the academy include Ty Pennington of "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," Jeff Foxworthy of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris of "Dancing With the Stars."
Because where would our country be without Jeff Foxworthy and his show about how American adults are so goshdang stupid?
Last night's American Idol elimination consisted of about 50 minutes of leftover footage from Wednesday's Idol Gives Back and 10 minutes of Ryan Seacrest trying to pull a fast one on us. And he succeeded.
(Don't click through if you don't want to know the result.) CONTINUED »
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "I look at this picture and I think H2-Oh no you didn't girrrrrl. It's fierce." — Tyra, America's Next Top Model
Paula Abdul made an appearance on the Morning Show with Mike and Juliet to talk about American Idol. Obviously someone needs to be upping her dosage, because she was a mess. Not that we're surprised. She rambles about splitting her brain in half and then announces her picks for the final four — which includes five of the contestants, naturally.
Jason Castro, also known as The One With The Dreads, was surprisingly in the bottom three last night on American Idol's results show. Ryan Seacrest quickly put him — and us — out of misery by declaring him safe, but not before Jason made a comment about how he figured there would be "a big shocker" with him in the bottom three. Many denounced Dreads, calling him "smug," but we think it was a typical Jason moment in which he got so nervous he just started rambling (and rambling and rambling).
You tell us: Is Jason Castro getting too cocky?
Details magazine celebrated their Mavericks 2008 issue last night in LA. Under the false pretense that they are true mavericks, a bunch of reality "stars" showed up. How embarrassing for them.
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Simon Cowell stopped by The Oprah Winfrey Show today to pay off a family's mortgage after it was revealed the parents are struggling financially in the wake of their young daughter's debilitating cancer.
In the clip above, he takes us on a backstage tour of American Idol, where he bickers with Ryan Seacrest and discusses the crazy that is "Pauler" — and then he predicts this season's winner.
Everyone's favorite dread-headed American Idol contestant isn't just good-looking — he has a heart.
Soft-spoken Jason Castro, a junior at Texas A&M, was inducted into the Aggie Men's Club this past fall — an organization that provides a "social atmosphere of Christian fellowship and brotherhood." They're currently on a trip to Honduras, donating time and money ($14,000) to build homes and orphanages.
TMZ spoke to Chris, the Club's president, who's now in the country's poverty-stricken capital, Tegucigalpa. Chris spoke highly of Jason — saying Jason would likely have joined the 14 guys who are in Honduras right now … but for Idol.
TMZ is trying to spin it like Jason chose Ryan Seacrest over the orphans, because that's what TMZ does. Our obsession with Jason has made us blind, however, so we just fell more in love.
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The state of music has officially hit rock bottom: A Britney Spears and Heidi Montag duet debuted on Ryan Seacrest's radio show this morning. Feel free to listen to the song, creatively titled "Dramatic," if you feel like stabbing your eardrums.
Not surprisingly, Heidi makes Britney sound like Whitney Houston.
But here's the real surprise-that's-not-really-a-surprise: The song was actually an old Britney reject from back in her glory days. Heidi found the old demo and decided to record her own version and combine the two as a duet.
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