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America’s Got Talent has signed Howard Stern as the show’s new judge, following Piers Morgan’s exit last month. As a result, the series will move its live shows to New York. Howard announced it on his Sirius XM show a few minutes ago, and its Twitter account posted , “It’s offical - Howard just signed on the dotted line - he is now the newest judge on America’s Got Talent!” NBC’s announcement said that “production of the live shows … will be moving to New York, where Stern will continue to helm his SiriusXM radio program.” NBC’s reality executive Paul Telegdy said Stern’s “larger-than-life personality will bring a thrilling new dynamic” and added that “Howard is very passionate about this show and is fully committed to its future success.” Last month, Howard was being coy by confirming discussions with the network by denying he was having discussions with NBC. View the original article here

« Kris Jenner Has A Name Picked Out For Kourtney Kardashian’s Baby! | Home December 08, 2011 01:27 PM by Lisa Princ If you were as dumbfounded as we were as to why Jeff Probst wasn’t Tweeting or touting during this week’s episode of Survivor: South Pacific on CBS , we think we have found the answer – Jeff was busy getting hitched! That’s right, Jeff Probst is officially off the market as he wed his girlfriend a few days ago! Read on for the details… Fans of Survivor: South Pacific were left wondering this week where Jeff Probst had gone, when he was not around to Tweet during the airing of the show. However, if you wandered to his Twitter page, you stumbled upon the following Tweet from Jeff: “I have a personal commitment that I can’t break. Back next week with double the buffs,” as his reasoning for being MIA this week, but we have learned that Jeff was very busy getting married! According to People Magazine , Jeff Probst wed his girlfriend, 40-year-old Lisa Ann Russell on Dec. ...

« Nancy Grace Chats About Dancing With The Stars Weight Loss | Home October 22, 2011 10:00 AM by Lisa Princ Attention to all you single guys out there! The X Factor ‘s Nicole Scherzinger is back on the market! The Pussycat Doll may be busy with her contestants , but sources say the star recently split from her long time beau. What happened? Read on to find out! The X Factor’s Nicole Scherzinger has officially split from her beau of 4 years, Lewis Hamilton. Nicole and Lewis, an F1 race car driver, hooked up back in 2007, and were even reportedly engaged back in July, but then Nicole Tweeted and put that rumor to rest. So what caused the split? An insider close to the pair told People Magazine: “They’d been long distance for a long time and it’s just been hard. They both tried to make it work, but their careers kept them apart. So for now it’s over. They think this is what’s best.” Despite the split, Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton have no hard feelings. The source went on to s...

X Factor »     by Andy Dehnart / June 7, 2011, 9:27 AM Fox and the producers of The X Factor confirmed today what we’ve known for a while: Cheryl Cole has been fired as a judge , Nicole Scherzinger will replace her, and Steve Jones will host the show by himself. Simon Cowell has taken responsibility, saying it had nothing to do with her chemistry with the other judges, only that he thought Cheryl would be happier on the UK version, though now she is on neither. The official word came Monday in a brief statement that offered no explanation: “FOX, FREMANTLEMEDIA NORTH AMERICA AND SYCO TV today confirm Nicole Scherzinger will be replacing Cheryl Cole on the judging panel of THE X FACTOR. Nicole will join Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid and Paula Abdul on their search across America to find the next global superstar or group to win the life-changing $5 million dollar recording deal. Nicole has previously joined Simon Cowell as a guest judge on The X Factor for the UK version of the show in 2010...

X Factor »     by Andy Dehnart / May 8, 2011, 5:54 PM Live auditions in front of audiences begin today for Fox’s fall series The X Factor , and the network officially confirmed the last bit of unconfirmed but already known news: that Paula Abdul would join the show as its fourth judge. This has been dragged out for 15 months, since Paula first hinted she’d be on the show in Feb. 2010. The real question with Paula is whether she will be crazy Paula Abdul or subdued Paula Abdul. On Twitter, Paula thanked her fans for their patience and gave them a hug , and tweeted a photo of herself and Cheryl Cole . Yesterday, the network announced the show’s hosts: Nicole Scherzinger, who has appeared on many reality TV series since her debut on Popstars in 2001, and Steve Jones, a model turned British TV host. Piers Morgan reported last fall that Nicole would be a judge , but although she did that job as a guest judge on the UK edition, she was pretty awful on The Sing Off , the NBC series she pres...

X Factor »     by Andy Dehnart / May 5, 2011, 11:59 AM Fox announced today that pop singer Cheryl Cole will be a judge on its fall singing competition The X Factor , officially, finally confirming what was initially rumored seven months ago. She will join other judge L.A. Reid and executive producer Simon Cowell, who judged alongside Cheryl on the UK version of the show. In a press release quote that actually sounds like it came from the person it’s attributed to, Simon said, “I’m thrilled for Cheryl. She is massively excited about this show, and has been fantastic to work with. She is also a complete brat! Most importantly, this girl can spot talent.” Cheryl, who is a singer but not Paula “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” Cole, said in the press release, “I just can’t decide whether I am more excited to find and nurture the talent or for the unbelievable amount of amusement and entertainment I will have watching Simon doing everything and anything he can to beat me. He’s tried to b...

While Bravo is finished creating new versions of its Real Housewives franchise, the network has, for the first time, cancelled one of the seven versions. The Real Housewives of DC has been axed after one season. The Washington Post reports that “Bethesda-based Half Yard Productions contacted the cast to let them know Washington’s contribution to Bravo’s hot docu-soap franchise would not be picked up for a second season.” And in an e.mail to the newspaper, Andy Cohen said, “We had an amazing season and we told stories that were unique to any other in the franchise. I wish all our DC Wives the best and hope to work with them again in another capacity.” Of course, it wasn’t that amazing or it’d be back; you can probably read “unique” as a euphemism for “not at all what we want from Housewives.” The paper notes that the season did okay, with 1.4 million viewers, and, of course, generated a lot of headlines , but it lost viewers over time and didn’t grab younger people, who want more ...