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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

(Newser) - Comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres will be the fourth judge on the next season of American Idol, the Wrap reports. The deal, announced by Fox tonight, fills the star spot vacated by Paula Abdul, who quit the show this summer in a salary dispute. More »

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American Idol • salary • Fox • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • comedian • Paula Abdul

(Newser) - Tight-lipped Simon Cowell doesn’t want to “get in the middle” of execs and departed American Idol judge Paula Abdul, he tells Extra, but he does say things are “different” without her. “I miss her, of course,” he says. Asked how the new lineup compares... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • judge • Paula Abdul


 Fox May Replace 
 Paula With...Paula 

She'll definitely be back, sources say

Aug 19, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul’s replacement on American Idol is looking more and more like…Paula Abdul. Fox will show focus groups taped footage of guest judges like Victoria Beckman, Mary J. Blige, and Shania Twain to determine exactly how damaging her absence is, Radar reports. “If Paula consistently scores... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • celebrity • Paula Abdul

(Newser) - Victoria Beckham has landed a $5 million contract to sit in for Paula Abdul on American Idol, even though inside sources claim she fumbled her audition, reports the Daily Mail. She has host Simon Cowell's support, though program producers are still worried she comes across as too British and is... More »

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American Idol • Simon Cowell • Victoria Beckham • contract • Audition • Paula Abdul

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Coming Soon: 
 Winehouse, the Musical? 

Plus, yet more Michael Jackson news

Aug 12, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and corresponding fall into drugs, alcoholism, and melodramatic relationships would make interesting theater—or at least her brother thinks so, the Sun reports. “I think one day there could be a musical of Amy's life,” he says. “You just don't... More »

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entertainment • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Michael Jackson • Liam Neeson • Paula Abdul • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death

 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

(Newser) - Ice princess Victoria Beckham did manage to crack a smile when she showed up as a guest judge for American Idol to fill in for Paula Abdul last week, but that's as good as it got, reports Radar. "It didn't go too well," said a source. Posh... More »

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American Idol • Victoria Beckham • Audition • Posh Spice • Paula Abdul

(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... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • Dancing with the Stars • ABC • Paula Abdul

OPINION

 Idol Will Miss 
 Paula's Crazy Antics 

The true reality show is at the judges' table, after all

Aug 7, 09 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul “walked away from a multimillion-dollar salary, a gig that brought her out of obscurity”—but it’s American Idol that will smart the most from her departure, writes Jeanne McManus for the Washington Post. “She generally contributed absolutely nothing to the verdict of... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • celebrity • Paula Abdul • Randy Jackson • Kara DioGuardi

 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

(Newser) - Paula Abdul says she won't be returning to American Idol next season, reports E! Online. Abdul, who had been in difficult contract talks with Fox ahead of the ninth season, made the announcement "with sadness in my heart" on her Twitter feed tonight. "She's a tremendous talent, and... More »

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television • reality TV • American Idol • 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)

(Newser) - Paula Abdul is unhappy with her American Idol deal, and her manager wants the world to know it. The famously tongue-tied and tearful judge "is not a happy camper" in contract negotiations, manager David Sonenberg tells the Los Angeles Times. "Very sadly, it does not appear... More »

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(Newser) - Reality shows throw anyone who signs a waiver onto TV. Some have higher aspirations, but most rest solidly in "How low can they go?" territory. Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly looks at 35 of the most appalling reality TV shows.
  • Jail:  A new low from the
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Anna Nicole Smith • reality TV • Paris Hilton • OJ Simpson • TV shows • Nicole Richie • The Simple Life • Big Brother • primetime TV • Jerry Springer • Paula Abdul • live television • Cops

(Newser) - The Paula Abdul roller-coaster continues. The Idol judge says Ladies' Home Journal got it all wrong: She now insists she was never addicted to painkillers, and she never checked into a rehab facility, E! reports. “It was very stressful for me to hear that and to be quoted... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • rehab • drug addiction • spa • Paula Abdul

 Abdul 
 Reveals 
 Painkiller 
 Addiction 

American Idol judge turned to meds after dancing injuries

May 5, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul tells the Ladies' Home Journal she was addicted to heavy-duty painkillers for 12 years until she kicked the habit last November. Abdul insists, however, that she never shot an American Idol episode while under the influence. The 46-year-old turned to prescription meds—which made her act "weird"... More »

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American Idol • rehab • pop music • rehabilitation • painkiller • prescription painkillers • Paula Abdul • Celebrity Rehab

 Cohen's 'Bruno' Pranks Abdul 

Interview will be in film

Apr 30, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul isn’t just acting oblivious on American Idol. Sacha Baron Cohen pranked the infamously airheaded judge for his upcoming film Bruno, and her interview with the character will appear in the movie, the New York Post reports. “Paula was totally fooled,” says an insider. "... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • celebrity • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • Paula Abdul • Bruno

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