Author: Lynn Elber
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‘Amazing Race’ host getting ready for cross-country ride
LOS ANGELES – “The Amazing Race” host Phil Keoghan is getting ready for an amazing ride: a multitasking bicycle trip across America. Keoghan said he’s cycling cross-country to encourage people to pursue a healthy life. He also intends to spotlight the battle against multiple sclerosis, a cause he’s supported for several years. Keoghan will set…
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Abdul declares loyalty to ‘Idol,’ denies criticism
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Paula Abdul, declaring her loyalty to “American Idol,” denied criticizing the Fox TV series over airtime given to an alleged stalker.”I am a big fan of the show. I am blessed to be on the show. It’s the greatest show on television all around the world and … a gazillion people…
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‘Idol’ returns with the good, the bad, the bikini
LOS ANGELES – The flat notes, the sweet surprises, the pleas of the rejected are all intact as “American Idol” returns for its eighth season of first-class karaoke.A new twist is the bikini-clad contestant who splits the judges straight down the gender line in the debut episode.Fox previewed the show Monday night for TV critics…
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New ‘Idol’ judge hopes for call from Daughtry
LOS ANGELES • New “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi has a full schedule but there’s someone she’d take a phone call from – Chris Daughtry. “If he’s out there and he wants to do a (song) co-write, please call me,” DioGuardi told a teleconference Thursday. DioGuardi is a songwriter-producer who’s worked with other “American Idol”…
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Networks fall behind on diversity, NAACP says
LOS ANGELES • Nearly a decade after the NAACP condemned a “virtual whiteout” in broadcast TV, the civil rights group said major networks have stalled in their efforts to further ethnic diversity on-screen and off. Television shows of the future could be even less inclusive because of a failure to cultivate young minority stars and…
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Noth leaving ‘Criminal Intent’
LOS ANGELES – Mr. Big is out, and Mr. Goldblum is in. Jeff Goldblum will be joining “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” while Chris Noth – Mr. Big in the “Sex and the City” TV show and movie – is leaving after three seasons, a series spokeswoman said Thursday. “Criminal Intent,” part of the “Law…
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Ellen jumps at chance to marry
LOS ANGELES – Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action – she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show that aired Friday. DeGeneres taped the episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Thursday, the day the state’s…
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New president on ‘24’
Actress Cherry Jones plays the president of the United States in the next season of “24.†Although the character’s term coincides with Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential bid, the role isn’t based on real political views, executives said. Photo by (AP)