TV critics decline to grill TLC about "Jon & Kate"
TLC's president "shoved a pacifier into the mouths of TV critics" yesterday by reading a "statement" about her controversial show, according to Lisade Moraes. "Sadly," she adds, "it worked," and critics didn't follow up with any questions. PLUS: Will TLC allow Jon Gosselin to star in his own single dad reality show?

NYPD called after 4 MTV stars joke about kidnapping Letterman
Cops responded to four  Canadian college students who were filming a bit for the MTV series "The Buried Life," a show about completing a bucket list. One of the list items was to tell a joke on late-night TV, which is why the students were out in front of "The Late Show" yesterday trying to grab some attention with their kidnapping joke.

"Bachelorette" refuses to say how many bachelors she actually slept with
Jillian gasped when Anderson Cooper asked her the burning question. PLUS: Reid is still single.

Getting Jessica Simpson reality TV-ready may cost $25,000 an episode
A source tells Page Six: "She insists on using her own hair, makeup and fashion stylists, who are more expensive than J.Lo's."

Will E!'s "The Lamas Life" address the affair between ex-wife and son?
Lorenzo Lamas declined to comment on a report that his son slept with his former wife, former Playboy model Shauna Sand.

ABC's "Defying Gravity" really is "Grey's Anatomy" in outer space
Which is why it's no coincidence that "Gravity" was created by a "Grey's" executive producer. How "Grey's"-like it it? Heather Havrilesky sums it up: "Cute astronauts fall in love. Cute astronauts question authority. Cute astronauts lose their cute little minds. Cute astronauts re-enact the last floaty lovemaking scene from 'Moonraker.'" PLUS: "Defying Gravity" vs. "Virtuality."

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