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NEWS ABOUT: Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest stories: 25 news summaries

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 Who Will Be the Next Oprah? 

Rachael Ray, Sarah Palin, and other potential replacements

Nov 20, 09 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Who will fill the Oprah vacuum on daytime TV when the Queen of All Media leaves for her cable network in 2011? Mike Hess weighs the pros and cons of six candidates on PopEater .
  • Ellen DeGeneres: "Talked her way onto the cover of Winfrey's O Magazine ... coincidence
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entertainment • Oprah Winfrey • Whoopi Goldberg • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • Rachael Ray • Sarah Palin • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • daytime television • Oprah Winfrey replacement

 Seacrest 'Fine' 
 After Stalker 
 Arrest 

LA cops arrest man armed with knife at E! office

Oct 31, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest twitters that he's "fine" and "happy" now that his stalker is in police custody. LA police arrested 25-year-old Chidi Uzomah yesterday after he entered the E! offices looking for Seacrest and armed with a knife. Security guards recognized Uzomah because he was arrested last month after... More »

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American Idol • stalker • Ryan Seacrest

Celebs Bitch Away on Twitter—at Their Peril

More and more, stars are using social networking to rant about other stars

Oct 12, 09 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to Twitter, celebrities are getting candid and crass in public: The social networking site offers “a kind of faceless anonymity,” one editor tells the Los Angeles Times, leading stars—who might otherwise hide behind a publicist—to tweet their dirty laundry for all the world to... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • feud • Perez Hilton • Demi Moore • Ryan Seacrest • Spencer Pratt • Twitter

TMI ALERT

 Details From 
 Khloé, Lamar's 
 Blessed Union 

Kardashian, Odom take month-long relationship to the next level; gossip sites rejoice

Sep 28, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - In case you somehow missed yesterday's Khloé Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding, the gossip sites are here to bring you up to speed. TMZ, in particular, has more information than you ever needed to know:
  • Guests ranged from the expected (Odom’s Los Angeles Lakers teammates, Kardashian’s reality show cohorts)
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entertainment • reality TV • Los Angeles Lakers • Joe Francis • Lamar Odom • Ryan Seacrest • Khloe Kardashian • celebrity marriage • Brody Jenner • reality shows

 CNN Mulls Heir to King Throne 

Ryan Seacrest, Katie Couric, Joy Behar are contenders to replace Larry King

Sep 28, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Believe it or not, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is still the top choice to replace Larry King when his CNN contract expires in 2011—but thanks to Seacrest’s massive deal with Idol, he’s “unreachable,” a source tells the New York Post. Other possible... More »

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entertainment • Katie Couric • Larry King • CNN • Joy Behar • Ryan Seacrest

Radio Hosts Squeezed by Too Much Listener Info

Hosts say it takes away from content

Sep 17, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Radio stations are collecting more and more data on the listening habits of their audience, and even popular hosts like Ryan Seacrest are feeling the pinch. Seacrest says Clear Channel execs told him to zip it because ratings would rise if "you actually play some more music," the... More »

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audiences • Arbitron • radio advertising • Ryan Seacrest • radio interview

 Why Paula Really Left Idol 

She felt mistreated, underpaid; network had 'mixed feelings'

Aug 12, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul left American Idol only after “months of calculation,” both her own and Fox’s, writes Edward Wyatt in the New York Times. Abdul felt she was being mistreated on the show. Colleagues, she believed, weren’t doing enough to fight rumors about her “unreliability and... More »

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American Idol • Simon Cowell • celebrity • Fox • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • diva

 Sometimes, 
 Celeb Tweets 
 Bring Real News 

But not usually.

Aug 10, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprise! Celebrities do, occasionally, use Twitter to break actual news. Don’t believe it? USA Today lists some examples:
  • Paula Abdul: Bid adieu to American Idol before an official statement was released.
  • Ryan Seacrest: Told the world Ben Silverman was out at NBC before
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entertainment • American Idol • Ben Silverman • Jane Fonda • celebrity • Ivanka Trump • Lance Armstrong • Elizabeth Taylor • Kimora Lee Simmons • Ryan Seacrest • Twitter • Paula Abdul

 Paula, Don't Let 
 Door Hit You 
 On Way Out: 
 Idol Staff 

Employees toast departure of 'difficult diva'

Aug 6, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest may be sad to see Paula Abdul go, but he’s in the minority: Longtime American Idol staffers were so overjoyed at her announcement, they threw an impromptu party, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “Can’t you hear our celebration?” one veteran staffer says. “We... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • The View • Simon Cowell • Victoria Beckham • celebrity • Diana Ross • So You Think You Can Dance? • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • Natalie Cole • reality shows

Seacrest, Idol Alums Sorry
to See Abdul Go

Hosts, finalists Tweet their sadness over resignation

Aug 5, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul’s surprise announcement that she won’t return to American Idol has disappointed fellow host Ryan Seacrest and several Idol alumni, E! Online reports.
  • "I was shocked," Seacrest said on his radio show this morning. "I'm just bummed because we've worked together for
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television • music • American Idol • competition • Ryan Seacrest • Twitter • Paula Abdul

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Jon Plus Yet Another Kate 

Also, more on the David Beckham return

Jul 20, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin is “and Kate” again. No, not that Kate—Kate Major, a Star reporter he was pictured out with Saturday night, the New York Daily News reports. The new Kate "has a tendency to blur the lines between ‘work’ and ‘friendship,’”... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • David Beckham • Michael Jackson • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Conrad Murray • Kate Major • Star (tabloid)

 Seacrest Seals 
 3-Year, $45M Deal 

Believed to be highest-paid reality host

Jul 13, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest isn’t feeling the recession. The ubiquitous TV personality has closed a new deal that's believed to make him the highest-paid reality host, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The American Idol host’s 3-year deal with CKX, Idol’s parent company, is worth $15 million a year—more... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • celebrity • Ryan Seacrest • what recession? • reality shows

Casey Kasem Hangs Up His Headphones

Legendary DJ, voice of Scooby-Doo counted down hits for 39 years

Jul 6, 09 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casey Kasem counted down the week's hit songs on his radio show this weekend, then quietly dropped a bomb: He's through, effective immediately. Kasem, 77, introduced the countdown format, peppering his shows—"American Top 40," now hosted by Ryan Seacrest, was his signature achievement—with factoids,... More »

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entertainment • radio • pop music • adult contemporary • Ryan Seacrest • Casey Kasem • Jeannie Kasem • American Top 40 • countdown

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Spider-Man 
 Actress 
 Found Dead 


May 21, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lucy Gordon, a British actress who played a small role in Spider-Man 3, was found dead in her Paris apartment yesterday, the Telegraph reports. The 28-year-old appears to have hanged herself. Elsewhere:
  • Hugh Hefner’s ex Kendra Wilkinson has no problem with his new girlfriends—in fact, they’re
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entertainment • suicide • Hollywood • Spider-Man • celebrity • death • Denzel Washington • Ryan Seacrest • William Morris • Hugh Hefner • Kendra Wilkinson • Lucy Gordon

(Newser) - Britney Spears is bringing the circus to her five-star London hotel with a request for an in-room stripper pole. "It’s her new favorite workout,” says a source. The pop star also plans a giant, private shopping spree, the Daily Mail reports. But does Topshop carry maternity clothes?... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Ryan Seacrest • pole dancing • Topshop

 Cowell Not a Fan 
 of Celeb Twittering 

'Why would you want to?' he asks on the air

Apr 2, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Always one to judge, Simon Cowell is going after fellow celebrities who are hooked on Twitter, the Daily Telegraph reports. "It's like phoning someone randomly whose number you don't even have and saying: 'Hi, it's Simon, I went out with my family this weekend,'" he said. But maybe... More »

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social networking • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Ryan Seacrest • Twitter • microblogging

 Idol Skirts Phone-Sex Number 

Show deals with scandal over phone-sex line

Mar 11, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tonight's American Idol includes changes that will turn “the entire theme and concept of the show” on its head, the AP reports. Last night's show, however, had all it could do to deal with the fact that 1-866-IDOLS-13—presumably the number to vote for the new 13th contestant—dials... More »

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television • reality TV • American Idol • pornography • Ryan Seacrest

 Idol's Final 
 Round of 12 
 Expands to 13 


Desai makes the cut in surprise expansion of next round

Mar 6, 09 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - American Idol gave fans a surprise with its remaining batch of finalists last night, the AP reports. After three wild card finalists were chosen to bring the total up to the usual 12, Simon Cowell announced that 22-year-old college student Anoop Desai also would advance to the next round as... More »

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television • music • reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Ryan Seacrest

 Chill Out About 
 My Cleavage: Miley 

'Kill me!' she says of bathing-suit peek pics

Mar 3, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus doesn’t “get the big whoop” that ensued after cleavage-baring photos of her and her shirtless boyfriend went public, she told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show. “As I'm running,” the shirt “got a little bit lower and you could see a little of... More »

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Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Ryan Seacrest • swimsuit • jogging • Justin Gaston

Seacrest, Paris Working on New (Scripted) Show

Reality stars partner for series

Sep 12, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two of reality TV’s biggest stars are working together on a scripted show, People reports. Paris Hilton—or rather, an employee of Paris Hilton Entertainment—has been working for months with Ryan Seacrest on a so-far mysterious new series. Seacrest produces E!’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians,... More »

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television • reality TV • Paris Hilton • Ryan Seacrest • Kim Kardashian

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