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Daily Archives : Feb 19, 2010

Fox Sets May Finale Dates for ‘Idol,’ ‘House,’ ’24’; ‘Glee’ Finale in June, After the May Sweeps

It’s time to start prepping the DVR for the end of May as the 2009-10 broadcast season winds down. The season finales for some of the top Fox drama series have been set, starting with "24" wrapping with a two-hour,…

Tiger Woods Entire Statement on Friday, Feb, 19, 2010

Tiger Statement Today: ‘Up to Me to Start Living a Life of Integrity.’ He Repeatedly Apologizes; Attacks Media

Tiger Woods finally spoke publicly today about the scandal that has rocked his life. He continually apologized and took responsibility for his actions. He asked that his fans not give up on him. He also attacked the media for not…

Live, on Stage: Conan O’Briiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiien!

As part of his settlement with NBC, Conan O’Brien is contractually prohibited from appearing on TV until Sept. 1, but that doesn’t mean he can’t perform live, on stage, the N.Y. Post’s Page Six reports. So O’Brien is considering appearing…

Cowell: Howard Stern Has NOT Been Approached to do ‘Idol’; Also, Cowell Says Look for a Woman to Win Show This Season

Simon Cowell said in a press conference call that while Howard Stern clearly wants a job judging “American Idol,” he doubts anyone has really asked the shock jock about taking on the post, TheWrap reports. "I’m fairly certain there hasn’t…

Sarah Palin is Not Giving Up the Spotlight, So Tina Fey Says Look for More of Her Impersonation as Well

The 2008 Republican V.P. candidate Sarah Palin is still in the limelight, so she’s about to get more razzing from her Emmy-winning impersonator, the Associated Press reports. Tina Fey told the AP that she is likely to reprise her Palin…

Gosselin House Finally Sells—At a Loss

The celebrity factor didn’t help Jon and Kate Gosselin when they tried to sell their house—or maybe that was the reason it languished on the market. People.com reports that the Gosselins’ first house in Elizabethtown, Penn., where much of TLC’s…

Guess Which Huge Food Network Stars Will Have New Shows on the Spinoff Cooking Channel

Scripps Networks will launch its Food Network spin-off, called the Cooking Channel, on May 31, The New York Times reports. Among the shows on Cooking Channel—which will take the channel space of the Fine Living Network –will be new series…

Haitian-American Wyclef Jean Co-Hosted the Big Telethon for Haiti; Is His Charity Getting as Much Money From the Fundraiser as It Deserves?

The group behind the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon has decided how to allocate the first $35 million of the $66 million raised so far, and one of the six beneficiaries is getting only a nominal sum. Although singer Wyclef…

‘Past Life’ Has Had its Last Reincarnation

Fox has announced that the recently launched reincarnation drama "Past Life" has been canceled, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show came in fourth in Thursday night’s ratings, prompting the move by Fox. For the next three weeks, Fox will show…