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‘The Voice’ + ‘X Factor’ Rivalry Heats Up, Simon Cowell Says NBC Is ‘Unprofessional’
Ding ding. ‘The Voice‘ vs. ‘X Factor‘ battle has officially begun, a week before the season premieres and the ratings books. ‘The Voice’ is strategically attempting to win Round 1 by adding an extra episode of Season 3 during the premiere week on Wednesday, Sept. 12, which is the same day that Season 2 of ‘X Factor’ premieres. That move has got Simon Cowell fighting mad.
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Report — Tom Cruise Used to Audition Girlfriends
It has long been rumored that Katie Holmes auditioned for the role of Tom Cruise’s missus via the controversial Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a high-ranking member. That claim has been disputed, but a new blockbuster Vanity Fair article claims that Holmes wasn’t the first choice for Cruise’s wife.
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Man’s Gym Membership Revoked Due to Body Odor — Is It Fair?
By nature, the gym isn’t usually a place that smells good, since it’s where people go to work out and to get sweaty and dirty while burning calories.
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Did ‘American Idol’ Want Justin Bieber?!
It seems like everyone who’s anyone in pop and country music is in the running for the vacant judge posts on ‘American Idol.’ Diva Mariah Carey is the only judge firmly in place, as sole OG judge Randy “In It to Win It” Jackson’s future remains up in the air, dawg.
It’s ironic, since he’s Mimi’s manager and brought her into the ‘Idol’ fold. With Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry all rumored to be desired judges, another big name has entered the picture: Justin Bieber.
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Taylor Swift Planning 2013 Spring Tour
Taylor Swift may be dropping her new album ‘Red’ in 2012 (Oct. 22 to be exact), but she plans to hit the road and support the album with a tour in the spring of 2013. Taylor’s returning to the road sooner than you’d think!
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Three Dead in New Jersey Supermarket Shooting [VIDEO]
A disgruntled employee entered a Pathmark supermarket in Old Bridge, New Jersey at 4:30 this morning and shot and killed two people before turning the gun on himself.
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Madonna Ends Feud With Elton John …or Did She?
We’ll give her credit for looking like she is being the bigger person, as Madonna extended the olive branch to nemesis Elton John. During a concert in France, Madge dedicated her song ‘Masterpiece’ to the singer with whom she has been feuding. But her gesture came with a little bit of a backhand. Come on, you didn’t think Madge would be all warm and fuzzy, did you?
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Did ‘American Idol’ Offer Katy Perry $20 Million to Join the Show?
This sounds a bit like desperation, but word is that the powers-that-be at ‘American Idol‘ offered pop diva Katy Perry a whopping $20 million to join the show as a judge. Whoa. That’s $2 million more than top diva Mariah Carey got to board the judge’s panel, and she brings more history and star power. What gives?
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Christina Aguilera ‘Your Body’ Leaks
All she wants to do is rock your body! A new Christina Aguilera song has leaked, and it’s called ‘Your Body.’ We’ve heard the demo form and a snippet of a remixed version and they sound like two totally different songs, since that’s what happens during the many phases in which a song is produced.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Never Ever’ Parodied by Shannon Woodward, Katy Perry + Her Cat
Could Taylor Swift‘s record-breaking ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ be the next ‘Call Me Maybe’ in terms of covers and parodies? Well, Katy Perry and her BFF that’s not Rihanna, ‘Raising Hope’ star Shannon Woodward, have started things off with their adorbs parody of Swift’s kiss off anthem! Only it’s not a boy that is getting kicked to the curb in their version. Instead, Perry’s feline Kitty Purry is! Gasp.
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Jennifer Lopez to New Reality Show Judges: ‘Be Honest and You’ll Be Fine’
Jennifer Lopez has moved on from reality show judging. She’s outgoing, with fellow divas Britney Spears and Mariah Carey incoming, albeit to different shows, as is Nicki Minaj if you believe those rumors. Lopez is bowing out gracefully and when asked what advice she’d have for the new judges following in her path, her reply was simply and classy: Be honest and you’ll be fine.
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See Avril Lavigne’s Engagement Ring on Hello Cover
Canada’s happiest (and up until yesterday, most secretive) couple are going all out. Pop punk princess Avril Lavigne and rocker Chad Kroeger of Nickelback have announced their engagement, despite concealing their romance from most of the world for the past several months. We still dunno how they pulled that off. But now that the veil of secrecy has been lifted, they are showing off Avril’s rock on the cover of Canadian magazine Hello.