Chaz Bono DWTS Pick Sparks Dialogue on Transgenders

She's expected to be on the next cast

(NEWSER) - She won't be tangoing with Levi, but Bristol Palin will be on the next season of Dancing With the Stars, reports E! Online . Also reportedly on board are David Hasselhoff, The Situation, Brandy, and Audrina Patridge. The season begins Sept. 20. ABC isn't confirming, but E! notes Bristol already has a relationship with the network—playing herself in an episode of The Secret Life of an American Teenager. More»

Actress Shannen Doherty gets the boot

(AP) - Actress Shannen Doherty was the first celebrity eliminated from the new season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. She and professional partner Mark Ballas were axed during tonight's episode. "Dancing isn't really my thing," she said after learning her fate. "I did it for my dad." The 38-year-old Charmed and 90210 star said last week that she joined the Dancing cast to honor her father, a big fan of the show who recently suffered a stroke. He sat in the audience, watching his daughter perform. More»

(NEWSER) - Paula Abdul has bailed on American Idol, but if execs at ABC have their way she may be back to reality TV soon. "We would love to have her on Dancing With the Stars," the network's president tells People. “She’s a huge talent. There’s an empathy that balances out Idol, and we’d love to get a piece of that." Whether Abdul would be a fourth judge or dancer remains open. More»

And, because you know you want it, an update on Nancy Grace

(NEWSER) - After a six-week stint on Dancing With the Stars that was hailed by GLAAD as the beginning of “transgender-inclusive programming,” Chaz Bono was eliminated last night. Bono had been “quite angry” after Monday night’s competition show, when he and partner Lacey Schwimmer accused the judges of making “disrespectful” comments about Bono and his weight, according to the Hollywood Reporter . But last night he insisted he is “not leaving the show bitter or angry." More»

Grace wins title for 'one shining moment'

(NEWSER) - Chaz Bono’s casting on Dancing With the Stars caused an uproar , but in the first episode, Jon Stewart says it was Nancy Grace who accidentally assaulted American family values . “Why is the angry lady from CourtTV trying to breastfeed my children?!” demanded Stewart on last night’s Daily Show . “After weeks of freaking out over what Chaz Bono did to his chest, suddenly it’s Nancy Grace who’s rubbing her nipples all over America’s children.” More»