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Elton John didn’t pull his punches in a TV interview when the subject of Madonna came up, the U.K. paper The Sun reports. Elton called the Material Girl a “f—ing fairground stripper” and worse in the interview, adding that her…
Recent news events were in the spotlight at “The Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne,” and in some cases it may have been too soon. NBC News reports that a couple of bits involving roast regular Jeffrey Ross raised a few…
NBC scrapped plans to air a preview of its new fall drama "Revolution" on Saturday night, instead opting to air a shorter preview tonight, Monday, reports Deadline.com. The network originally planned to air the six-minute preview of the J.J. Abrams…
MTV has placed an order for a second season of a reality show that is a spinoff of the network’s franchise show “Jersey Shore,” B&C reports. The show is "Snooki & JWoww," starring Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley….
Citing the Lifetime reality show "Life’s a Tripp," Bristol Palin’s former fiance, Levi Johnston, plans to seek full custody of their son, Tripp, claiming that the program shows the boy is receiving "no real parenting" and is on a "downward…
"The Wire" star Dominic West said he turned down a role on HBO’s "Game of Thrones" because taping the show would have required living in Reykjavik, Iceland, for six months, reports The Huffington Post. "My problem is, I’ve got four…
While NBC’s prime-time coverage of the London Games is receiving the highest-ever ratings for an Olympics, the network’s online coverage is also scoring well among viewers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. During the Games’ first week, 75 million…
Nick Jonas tweeted on Saturday that he’s being considered as a judge for "American Idol," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jonas would join Mariah Carey at the judges’ table for the 12th season of the Fox talent show. "The rumors…
NBC Sports, which recently suffered a setback when it lost its TV deal for Wimbledon, has signed a contract with the French Tennis Federation to keep the French Open tennis tournament on the network through 2024, reports the Los Angeles…