Ellen DeGeneres OFF ‘American Idol’: No Longer A Judge..

 

Ellen Degeneres Fired Idol

Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off “American Idol” after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in.

A person familiar with negotiations for Lopez said she’s close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s hit singing contest as a judge. The person, who was not authorized to comment publicly, spoke Thursday night on condition of anonymity.

DeGeneres announced earlier Thursday she is leaving the show after one season, following fellow judge Simon Cowell out the door. Fox has yet to announce a replacement for Cowell.

Actor-singer-dancer Lopez, whose films include “Selena” and “The Back-Up Plan,” has appeared as a mentor on “American Idol.”

Fox declined comment. Phone and e-mail messages for Lopez’s representatives were not immediately returned.

HuffPost/ July 29, 2010

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Soon At A Theater Near You: “The Expendables”..

Release Date: August 13, 2010
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Screenwriter: David Callaham, Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Giselle Itie, Charisma Carpenter, Gary Daniels, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language)
Official Website: Expendablesthemovie.com
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Plot Summary: Expendable: capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective.

“The Expendables” is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge – one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers.

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North Carolina beefs up incentive..

After lobbying from showbiz, North Carolina has bumped the maximum payout on its film production tax incentive from $7.5 million to $20 million.North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue signed the bill amending the program into law last week. A separate bill, also recently signed, eliminates the 6.9% corporate income tax on the incentive refunds.

The state, which refunds 25% of taxes paid on qualifying film productions, will offer a 15% incentive to videogame developers or those “developing interactive digital media,” reflecting the growth of the vidgame production community in Raleigh-Durham’s Research Triangle Park.

The state’s film office said showbiz brought $326 million into the state last year — the CW’s “One Tree Hill” is shooting its eighth season in North Carolina.

During her March visit to Los Angeles, film execs complained to Perdue that the caps on per-production and per-person payouts were too low and should be removed.

Variety/  Thielman/Excerpts/ July 27, 2010

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JLO on Vacation…. Like Clockwork..

Jennifer Lopez celebrates her 41st jogging in the beaches of Cabo San Lucas.

Even while on vacation in beautiful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jennifer López still finds time to get her workout in while the twins were sound asleep, here during a morning run under the hot sun.

People/ July28, 2010

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Brangelina’s New $40 Million Italian Crib..

 

Finding enough space to house Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and their six kids just got easier … the Hollywood royal family just plunked down a reported $40 million on this humongous vacation home in Northern Italy.

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The ridiculous 18,000 square foot luxury estate in the town of Valpolicella includes two swimming pools, gym, home theater and 15 bedrooms for Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox to fight over.

Luckily, there’s still plenty of room should Brad & Angie decide to adopt a small nation.

TMZ/ Johnny Lopez/ July 27, 2010

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Supermodel Adriana Lima — In Hot Water..

 

Adriana Lima — widely recognized by experts as the hottest woman ever in the history of the universe — nearly melted a Caribbean island today during a photo shoot for Victoria’s Secret.

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It all went down on the sizzling French island of St. Barths.  And if you’re not clicking through these photos by now, your brain is malfunctioning.

TMZ./ July 27, 2010

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‘American Idol’ Interested in Jessica Simpson..

 

Jessica Simpson has had “several meetings” with the brass at “American Idol” in the hopes of taking over Simon Cowell’s judging duties … and sources involved tell TMZ there’s “mutual interest.”

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We’re told “Idol” is expected to make an official announcement regarding the judge situation sometime around the beginning of September. 

So far, FOX has no comment on the situation. 

TMZ. July 28, 2010

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Sarah Palin to Take Kate Gosselin and Kids Camping on ‘Kate Plus Eight’..

TLC’s retooled ‘Kate Plus Eight’ is pulling out all the stops for an upcoming episode — including a big cameo by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a source tells In Touch magazine. And with Palin’s upcoming docu-reality TV show set to run on the same network, it’s potentially a great opportunity for cross-promotion.

Gosselin and her eight kids have made the trip to Alaska and will be meeting up with Palin for a camping trip. Palin’s dad, a retired science teacher, and her brother, a third-grade teacher, will do a hands-on natural history lesson for the kids, 9-year-old twins Mady and Cara, and 6-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Collin, Leah, Hannah and Alexis.

PopEater/Excerpts/ July 22, 2010

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Cairo Time: Soon In A Theater Near You

Release Date: August 6, 2010 (limited)
Studio: IFC Films
Director: Ruba Nadda
Screenwriter: Ruba Nadda
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi, Tom McCamus, Mona Hala
Genre: Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild thematic elements and smoking)
Official Website: CairoTime.ca
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Plot Summary: Juliette (Patricia Clarkson), a fashion magazine editor in her 40s, travels to Cairo to meet her husband for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his trusted friend Tareq (Alexander Siddig) to keep her company. As he guides her through the sights, sounds and unique customs of the exotic city, unexpected feelings emerge leading to an awakening of emotion that takes Juliette by surprise.

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Oksana: “Mel’s a Liar!”..

Oksana Grigorieva didn’t hold anything back today about Mel Gibson, blaming her baby daddy for trashing her name and dragging sister Natalie into this never-ending scandal.

“Mel is a liar!” she said matter-of-factly. “He’s lying. There’s no extortion and there’s no texts, and no emails, OK? And I’m fighting for my child and he’s just a liar, and it will come up in the court, just wait.”

Asked about the claims made yesterday by the Hollywood Reporter that her sibling is under investigation for allegedly leaking the volatile conversations to RadarOnline, Grigorieva was blunt.

“She doesn’t have them, she erased them a long time ago,” she insisted while paying a stop to her attorney Marci Levine’s office.

Meanwhile, E! News has learned that Gibson took preventive measures to try to keep his remarks from ever going public.

E!Online// July 23, 2010

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