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Jessica Simpson On Ellen DeGeneres & Jay Leno

Mar 13th, 2012
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Jessica Simpson is on the promotional trail in her final weeks of pregnancy. Speaking of which, despite some flapping from both Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno about Simpson being ‘due any minute,’ the singer insists she’s got ‘weeks’ remaining before she gives birth. Add to that, she’s not expecting multiples so much as one baby girl doctors said would be ‘eight or nine’ pounds. She admitted to Leno: ‘No, it’s not twins, I know it looks like it.’ Simpson wore heels to both interviews, since she’s absent preggo ankles. She wore eight-inch wedges for Ellen and then six-inch heels to Leno where she declared: ‘It’s a tough thing here and I’m wearing six inch heels, it’s a lot of weight to carry on six inches.’

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Britney Spears Really Needs A Get-Out Clause

Mar 13th, 2012
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Following reports that Britney Spears rejected an offer of $10 million to judge X Factor only to ask for $20 million instead, it’s claimed the singer is close to landing a deal after she and Fox met in the middle with their negotiations.

According to new reports: ‘Money is not an issue for the show. As of now, they are looking to pay her $12-15 million for the first season, with a drastic price hike for a second year based on ratings performance.’ However, the singer needs a get-out clause in case this goes horribly wrong/ she has a go-go juice crash. ’Simon Cowell wants at least a two-year commitment and Britney wants an out clause if she doesn’t want to continue after one year of service,’ a source tells HollywoodLife.com adding that Simon Cowell also wants Adele (not LeAnn Rimes). ‘Simon is always looking for new directions and ideas. He thinks Adele’s success and achievements are incredible. True musicianship and a serious approach can bring a lot of credibility and an extra dimension to his show.’

Britney Spears Wants $20 Million For X Factor

Mar 12th, 2012
by Amy Grindhouse.
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In a report that requires the suspension of disbelief that Britney Spears has the wherewithal to perform the task, the singer has asked for double-pay to appear as an X Factor judge. It was reported last week that Spears wanted $10 million to appears as a judge on the show (you guys were right: low-rent LeAnn Rimes leaked her own story because there’s no way Rimes would be worth a fraction of that). TheWrap.com claims the $10 million Spears offer was rejected three-weeks ago. On pain of turning it down to become a resident performer in Las Vegas, the singer’s people came back asking for $20 million. IMO, it would be worth it to see Spears clap, cross-eyed, through whispered superlatives aimed at her own reflection in her sippy cup. It appears unlikely Fox will pay that much.

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LeAnn Rimes Will Probably Be An X Factor Judge

Mar 9th, 2012
by Amy Grindhouse.
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Even though I’m a decade past burnt out because the American incarnations of these shows are built upon the older European franchises I watched as a kid, people seem to want to get a piece of that stale action and judge singing reality shows. I read about this a few days ago and dismissed it as backwards shilling with LeAnn Rimes desperate to get on the show rather than the usual converse of thirsty producers lying about the next season’s panel to generate interest.

However, there’s another story today on X17Online.com which leads me to believe that any shilling done is in its final stages and perhaps she’s going to be on the show after all. X17Online reports: ‘Sources involved with the negotiations say that the 29-year-old songstress spent all day yesterday in a meeting with the X Factor producers. We’re told it was a great meeting. Although Simon Cowell was not present in the meeting, we’re told he had a hand in getting LeAnn to sit down with producers. LeAnn will find out whether she’s landed the multi-million dollar gig within the next three weeks.’ In semi-related news, that a reader noted in the comments of another post, Rimes was mocked this week in the UK’s Mirror newspaper for taking pictures in her messy closet (and her bathroom). As a parting shot, she captioned the closet photo: ‘Momma went to werq today : )’

Snooki Won’t Be Dancing Preggo In The Club

Mar 9th, 2012
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Snooki has offered a little more information about how she’s suddenly not a dancefloor-peeing, easy, meatball because someone, possibly her boyfriend, planted an OOPS! in her stomach during what she describes as a weekend bender. Asked whether she would keep filming Jersey Shore, she said no because it would be irresponsible: ‘If anything, I’ll visit the shore [but] I’m not living in that house being pregnant. I don’t want to be one of those moms who’s pregnant in a club. It’s disgusting.’ Asked why she lied when first asked about the pregnancy, she explained: ‘I wanted to make sure the baby is OK. Things can go wrong, like a miscarriage. It was my business, and I wasn’t ready to tell.’

She continued, confirming that she’s engaged but won’t marry for at least a year so she has time to lose the baby weight,  ’My dad was upset. We didn’t talk for a week. He came around eventually, and now he can’t wait for the baby. My mom is so happy for me.’ MTV, initially indignant, declaring that it wouldn’t comment on its stars, has since offered this statement about the pregnancy: ‘We wish Nicole a healthy and happy pregnancy and congratulate her on her engagement. We support her as she starts this new chapter of her life.’

Meanwhile, Fox News has written off Jersey Shore as a dead franchise, with its sources saying MTV will probably cancel the show in Snooki’s absence.

Jon Hamm: No, I Wasn’t SNL’s Backup Host

Mar 8th, 2012
by Amy Grindhouse.
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Jon Hamm is doing the rounds for his new movie and the return of Mad Men and he made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during which he was asked ‘LOL WUT?’ regarding his cameo during Lindsay Lohan’s Saturday Night Live monologue. Since people appear to have missed the joked (yes, articles were seriously noting Hamm’s appearance as a fail-safe, were Lohan to skip out or falter), DeGeneres asked whether he was a real backup. To which Hamm replied ‘LOL NOPE!’: ‘No, it was a joke,’ he said, defending Lohan further. ‘Lindsay did a great job. I have a good relationship with all of the people over there and I happened to be in town and they were like, ‘Would you do this thing. Could you come by?’ Any chance I get to go to 30 Rock, I’m down. So, it was really fun.’

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