Monday, August 25, 2008
Idol Adds a Fourth Judge

Singer-songwriter Kara DioGuardi joins the eighth season of American Idol as the fourth permanent judge.

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In case you believe it to be true, "Britney Spears will not be performing at the VMAs this year. I'm telling you officially and unequivocally," Ryan Seacrest quoted her manager, Larry Rudolph, as saying on his KIIS-FM radio show Monday morning.

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Hayden Panettiere spoke publicly for the first time about her dad's arrest for spousal abuse and put the blame on the arresting officers. Her father was arrested after getting in a drunken brawl with his wife who was also sloshed.

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Congrats to Alessandra Ambrosio: the supermodel gave birth to a daughter named Anja Louise on Sunday in Brazil. It is the first child for Alessandra and boyfriend Jamie Mazur.

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Aside from being the highest paid comedy star in prime-time, Charlie Sheen will soon be a daddy again.

In Touch Weekly is reporting that the happy couple, Sheen and his lovely wife, Brooke Mueller, are expecting a baby.

An insider tells the mag, "They are so happy and excited. They are in love, and this news makes things even better."

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Barenaked Ladies singer Ed Robertson and three other passengers survived a plane crash in Ontario on Sunday.

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The Dancing With the Stars contestants for the seventh season were released today, and Kim Kardashian announced she will still be participating, despite recently injuring her foot.

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Paris Hilton plans to duet with boyfriend Benji Madden.

The socialite, 27, reveals that the Good Charlotte star has been helping to write songs for her new LP. And she insists the pair will do a duet around the time her new reality series Paris Hilton's My New BFF launches in October.

She tells Hollyscoop.com, "He (Benji) actually helped me write some of the songs for my new album, and for the BFF show. He's a really amazing talent, songwriter and singer." When quizzed about a potential duet with Madden, Hilton replied: "Yes, definitely. When the show comes out."

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