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Rachael's Entertainment News for Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Taylor Swift has come to the defense of her friend and fellow teen star, Miley Cyrus. As Disney's Hannah Montana, Cyrus has come under scrutiny lately for some racy pics in both magazines and on the internet. As far as Swift is concerned, Cyrus is to be applauded for her hard work and professionalism. Swift added that the constant criticism of Cyrus these days is personally hurtful to her. Swift will be in Las Vegas this weekend to appear on the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The show airs live on CBS on May 18th.
Sarah Buxton will again join Dierks Bentley for a national television appearance to perform "Sweet And Wild," a song she lent her voice to on Bentley's new greatest hits album. The two will pair up on Jimmy Kimmel Live tomorrow night. The show airs on ABC at 12:05 a.m. ET.
The CW dramedy Reaper as been renewed for a second season. The show, which stars Bret Harrison as a retail slacker/bounty hunter for hell, will join fellow sophomore shows Aliens in America and Gossip Girl on the network's fall line up. Although the show has struggled in the ratings, it developed a cult following, the population of which send socks to the network (in honor of one of the character's names) in a bid to save the series.
Michael Rapaport has joined the cast of Fox'sPrison Break. The veteran actor, who has recently been seen in a recurring role on My Name is Earl, will play a government agent who interacts with the characters played by Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell. Production on the show's fourth season begins this month.
A new Fox reality show will have some of the nation's wealthiest people going under cover in some of the poorest neighborhoods in America. In Secret Millionaire, the well-off will live and work alongside members of the community while pretending to be shooting a documentary. On the final day, the millionaire will award a cash prize of more than $100,000 to the most inspirational person or group. Secret Millionaire is based on a hit British show.
Britney Spears had another traffic mishap yesterday in Beverly Hills, and the paparazzi were on hand to film it. Spears was behind the wheel when her white Mercedes-Benz coupe rear-ended a red Ford Explorer. The video shows Spears covering her mouth with her hand when she realizes she's bumped into the car in front of her. No one was injured and there appeared to be no damage to either vehicle. The 26-year-old singer's bodyguard, who was riding with her, gave Spears' information to the woman driving the SUV.
Although a friend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo recently told a Chicago blog that he and girlfriend Jessica Simpson had broken up, Simpson says they’re still together. Romo and Simpson have been dating since last winter, when Cowboys fans blamed her for his poor performances on the field.
Drew Barrymore was the victim of a hit and run car accident in West Hollywood on Monday. A vehicle rear-ended her then left the scene, she followed in pursuit but eventually lost its trail. However, law enforcement sources confirmed that Barrymore got the license plate of the car and they are investigating the incident.
CBS is ready to add six new shows to its fall line-up. When the network unveils its 2008-'09 season today, there will be four new dramas: The Ex List, starring Grey's Anatomy'sElizabeth Reaser; The Mentalist, starring Simon Baker; producer Jerry Bruckheimer'sEleventh Hour, about a science professor who advises a government agency; and Harper's Island, a murder mystery set at an island wedding. CBS is planning two new comedies, both with marriage-related themes: Worst Week of My Life, chronicling the days before a young couple's wedding; and a still-untitled sitcom starring Jay Mohr as a recently divorced man. CBS is expected to bring back its anti-terrorism drama The Unit and sitcoms How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement and The New Adventures of Old Christine. The latter show, which has earned an Emmy for star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, had been a question mark because of concern that its audience was older than that of Met Your Mother and fellow sitcom Big Bang Theory. ABC was rumored to be ready to pick up Christine if CBS didn't renew it. Two CBS shows that didn't make the cut were the James Woods legal drama Shark and the sexy vampire drama Moonlight. Shark was averaging 10.3 million viewers, while Moonlight drew an average audience of 7.5 million this season.
American Idol is suffering a severe audience loss, but it's still the most-watched show in America, according to Nielsen Media Research. The competition's Wednesday, May 7th, edition was the week's most popular broadcast, attracting 22.9 million viewers, just ahead of the 21.8 million who tuned in for Tuesday's (May 6th) show. However, both those numbers represent the smallest Idol audience in five years for the respective nights.
Just two new shows are on the fall schedule at ABC. Based on the BBC series of the same name, Life on Mars follows a modern police detective transported back to the early '70s after a car crash. The other new ABC program this fall will be Opportunity Knocks, a game show produced by Ashton Kutcher in which a TV crew shows up at a new house each week to test the family on how well they know one another. ABC has a few other new shows lined up for midseason, including The Goode Family, an animated series from King of the Hill creator Mike Judge; and another reality show produced by Kutcher and Tyra Banks that's still under wraps. The long-running NBC sitcom Scrubs will also be moving to ABC mid-season.
Veteran actor James Garner is hospitalized after suffering a minor stroke at his Los Angeles-area home last week. The 80-year-old Garner went to the hospital Friday. She says he's doing fine and will be going home soon.
Although Britney Spears' second guest appearance on Monday's How I Met Your Mother earned less critical praise than her first, the show's ending left the door open for yet another visit to the CBS comedy. People magazine called the script "an awful piece of specialty construction," but the episode ended with Neil Patrick Harris' character breaking off his engagement to Spears' alter ego because her true crush, played by Josh Radnor, wanted to be with her. At the show's close, Spears was seen with a "love-hungry Shelley Winters-like gleam in her eye." Britney's first appearance on the show brought the sitcom its highest ratings ever.
Dancing with the Stars is down to its final three couples. Tony winning Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur and professional partner Tony Dovolani were eliminated last night from the ABC show. Before their goodbye dance, Winokur said, "It's been incredible! No one expected us to get this far. Tony has worked so hard with me. This has been such an incredible experience." The three couples competing in next Monday's dance-off will be figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas, pro football star Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska, and actor Cristián de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke.Tuesday night's show featured a Michael Jackson Thriller tribute from R&B singer Omarion. Next week's finale will feature a performance from Usher.
Pregnancy rumors continue to swirl around unconfirmed newlyweds Beyonce and Jay-Z. Friends of the couple claim they tied the knot on April 4th soon after discovering that a child was on the way. "She has gained a lot of pregnancy weight," a source told the New York Post. "When she gains weight, she normally does the Def Jam detox, but not now." A rep for Beyonce told the paper, "I don't know if she's pregnant. Let me perform an ultrasound and get back to you."
For anyone who missed Mariah Carey's April 30th wedding in the Bahamas, they can just catch the next one. On yesterday's Ellen Degeneres Show Mariah revealed that her new hubby Nick Cannon isn't satisfied with just one trip down the aisle. "His plan is to have one wedding every year," said Mariah. "Instead of trying to be like, 'you're invited, but shh, don't tell anybody,' we're just going to have another one next year." (Let's see if they make it that far.) And now that she's happily hitched, are babies next? "I always said...if I found the right person who I felt would be on the same page as me in terms of raising kids and having the same belief system (we'd have kids)," said Mariah. "I've always had a weird thing about it because my parents divorced when I was three and I didn't have many examples of what was the “norm".
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have already introduced their sons to their new sibling(s). For Mother's Day, Brangelina took 7-year-old Maddox and 4-year-old Pax to a scheduled sonogram. "Angie was due for a scan and they thought it would be cool to do it on Mother's Day and take Maddox and Pax along to see the twins for themselves on the sonogram machine," said a source. "Brad and Angelina are very big on explaining things in a very simple way to their kids and they want the kids to feel included in the process of her pregnancy. Having them see the babies for themselves was a really exciting day out for them all."
Taylor Swift will be the new face of the L.e.i. Back-to-School 2008 print, mobile and online advertising campaign, to be called "This is L.e.i. Country." The campaign will feature Taylor surrounded by an assortment of L.e.i. denim jeans and tops. The "This is L.e.i. Country" campaign will debut in August issues of select fashion and entertainment magazines, including Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen and Us Weekly. In addition, the campaign will feature an extensive online component targeting the junior girl audience, which will include sweepstakes and contests to meet Taylor and attend her concerts.
Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney has returned to his hometown of Picher, Oklahoma to help clean up the wreckage left by the tornadoes and storms that hit the area last weekend. Although Joe Don's family members are okay, six people died in his hometown of approximately eight hundred, including a high school friend of Rooney's. He shared details of the devastation, noting that "half the town is gone." He added, "I'm going to try to help out the best I can the next couple of days... It's just really, really sad... But there is a bright spot to see the people band together and see the love and the support from all the surrounding communities." Donations can be made to the American Red Cross Tulsa Chapter at 981-831-1225.
Parents-to-be, Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, picked up a couple of parenting books at a Nashville book store Saturday. Nic was seen checking out Pocket Dad: Everyday Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Fatherly Advice for Keith, and for herself, she bought Your Pregnancy, Week by Week. The Aussie power couple is reportedly expecting their baby in July. To round out the weekend, on Sunday, Nicole celebrated Mother's Day with some girlfriends and they were all smiles as they grabbed lunch together in Music City.
The Academy of Country Music Awards will air Sunday on CBS, and it's not too late to vote for the ACM Entertainer of the Year! This is the first time the honor will be decided by the fans, so just log on to acmvote.com by 10:40 PM, ET on Sunday. The Entertainer nominees include Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts. Flatts' lead singer, Gary LeVox, notes, "We're excited that this year the ACM Entertainer of the Year category will be voted on by the fans, the very people who make our music possible." Band mate Jay DeMarcus adds, "And since it's an election year, everyone can get in some practice and vote this week for their favorite ACM Entertainer of the Year."
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Taylor Swift has come to the defense of her friend and fellow teen star, Miley Cyrus. As Disney's Hannah Montana, Cyrus has come under scrutiny lately for some racy pics in both magazines and on the internet. As far as Swift is concerned, Cyrus is to be applauded for her hard work and professionalism. Swift added that the constant criticism of Cyrus these days is personally hurtful to her. Swift will be in Las Vegas this weekend to appear on the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The show airs live on CBS on May 18th. 
Although a friend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo recently told a Chicago blog that he and girlfriend Jessica Simpson had broken up, Simpson says they’re still together. Romo and Simpson have been dating since last winter, when Cowboys fans blamed her for his poor performances on the field. 
American Idol is suffering a severe audience loss, but it's still the most-watched show in America, according to Nielsen Media Research. The competition's Wednesday, May 7th, edition was the week's most popular broadcast, attracting 22.9 million viewers, just ahead of the 21.8 million who tuned in for Tuesday's (May 6th) show. However, both those numbers represent the smallest Idol audience in five years for the respective nights. 
Dancing with the Stars is down to its final three couples. Tony winning Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur and professional partner Tony Dovolani were eliminated last night from the ABC show. Before their goodbye dance, Winokur said, "It's been incredible! No one expected us to get this far. Tony has worked so hard with me. This has been such an incredible experience." The three couples competing in next Monday's dance-off will be figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas, pro football star Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska, and actor Cristián de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke.Tuesday night's show featured a Michael Jackson Thriller tribute from R&B singer Omarion. Next week's finale will feature a performance from Usher. 
Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney has returned to his hometown of Picher, Oklahoma to help clean up the wreckage left by the tornadoes and storms that hit the area last weekend. Although Joe Don's family members are okay, six people died in his hometown of approximately eight hundred, including a high school friend of Rooney's. He shared details of the devastation, noting that "half the town is gone." He added, "I'm going to try to help out the best I can the next couple of days... It's just really, really sad... But there is a bright spot to see the people band together and see the love and the support from all the surrounding communities." Donations can be made to the American Red Cross Tulsa Chapter at 981-831-1225. 
