Monday, March 15, 2010

Paula Abdul poised for ABC's "Star Search"
Will she host? Will she judge? Will she do both? It remains to be seen, as her role on the revamped "Star Search" — the first since Arsenio Hall's version in 2004 on CBS — has yet to be defined. ABC had been wooing Paula since she left "Idol" last summer. "Star Search" may end up airing this summer, so it's unclear if she'll be able to do both this show and Simon Cowell's "X Factor in fall 2011.

Report: Spencer Pratt "flipped out" on female "Hills" producer
"All of that stuff about him leaving 'The Hills' to fight cyber crime is not true," a source tells Us Weekly. In fact, MTV is reportedly forcing him to take a break from the show after he screamed at a female producer and threatened to kill her.

"Bachelor" Jake's ex to tell all to "Inside Edition"
Tanya Douglas claims she saw Jake while he was wooing Vienna.

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Charle Sheen pleads not guilty
The actor was arranged today in Colorado on a felony charge of menacing and two misdemeanors in connection a domestic violence incident against his wife.

Versus is back on DirecTV
The two companies reached an agreement today, six months after Versus was yanked off DirecTV.

Erin Andrews' stalker gets 2 1/2 years in federal prison
Michael David Barret said at today's sentencing that he was "profoundly sorry for what he has done."

Watch last week's "Lost" epiosde with Michael Emerson commentary
The commentary, unfortunately, is written, not spoken.

Spencer Pratt leaving "The Hills" to fight cyber crime
The USC student is going to work for a company called American Defense Enterprises: "In the last few months I have discovered a new passion and new purpose to my life," he says.

Bravo renews "Millionaire Matchmaker"
The reality show will return for Season 4.

"True Blood's" Arlene heads to "The Good Wife"
What will happen to Carrie Preston's HBO character?

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Mike Tyson and his pigeons will make their reality TV debut on Animal Planet
"Take on Tyson" will pit Tyson and his birds vs. the best pigeon-racing owners in New York.

Lady Gaga lets "Glee" use her songs, Coldplay and Bryan Adams say no
"We reached out to Lady Gaga and she said, 'Yes, I'd love to be a part of it,'" Ryan Murphy said at PaleyFest. "So we will be doing Lady Gaga this season." PLUS: "Glee" may supersize to 25 episodes next season.

TV Land Awards to honor "Glee," "Raymond" and "Charlie's Angels"
"Glee" has been named a future classic, while Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner will each receive the Legend Award.

Watch HBO's "Treme" trailer
The post-Katrina New Orleans drama from the makers of "The Wire."

"20/20" "investigates" "Bachelor" casting: STD tests, 800-question psych evals
"We need our fair share of villains every season," "The Bachelor" creator Mike Fleiss says in tonight's two-hour "news" special. "And now we're very careful in our casting…to develop characters that the audience is going to root for and root against."

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Conan rehearsing at the Laugh Factory
A sign outside the famous Sunset Strip club reads: "Laugh Factory offers Conan O’Brien 11:30 show every night." PLUS: "I'm with Coco" artist has a lot of money, thanks to Conan and Coco fan punks Jay Leno.

Jessica Simpson's "Price of Beauty' is like "The Amazing Race's" ugly Americans
Her VH1 show is mostly a vanity vehicle, featuring a celebrity needing something to do.

Aubrey Plaza: Amy Poehler is a "violent monster" on "Parks and Rec" set
"I cry everyday. Amy is really intimidating to work with," she jokes, adding: "It's a challenge, you know, to work with such horrible people. It's making me stronger."

Jennifer Love Hewitt & Jaime Kennedy break up
Last year, Kennedy confessed that "I'm in love!" with the "Ghost Whisperer" star.

Portia de Rossi: Ellen is struggling with "Idol" judging role
"She doesn’t judge people," Ellen's wife says. "She’s a very positive person. She doesn’t like to criticize, so it’s kind of a difficult role for her to play. She wants to give them good advice, but she also doesn’t want to be negative."

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David Schwimmer gets engaged to photographer two decades younger than him

HBO bringing "True Blood" back on June 13

Claim: Kate Gosselin is acting like a "total diva" on "Dancing"

"Survivor" Tom Westman: I was wrong about Cirie

Lackluster "SNL" saved by Jerry Seinfeld

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