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Bristol Palin Tops New DWTS Rumors

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Dancing with the Stars casting rumors have been flying fast and furious since our last post just three days ago.

Although I still wouldn’t be surprised to see some last-minute surprises from ABC, some reports appear more credible than others.

Find out the latest list of possible contenders after the jump.

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Dancing with the Stars Casting Rumors

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UPDATE: Find out the latest list of possible contenders here.

We are now less than a week away before the next cast is announced—but do we have any idea who’s currently in the running?

According to the latest rumors (and supposed confirmations), the Season 11 roster may consist (once again) of reality stars, Bachelor vets, musicians and athletes. It may even involve a recent jail inmate. Although some names have been repeated more than once, ABC has been known to change things up at the very last minute.

Find out the latest list of possibles after the jump.

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TV Talk: Golden Girls Remade, Priestley and Perry Reunite

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, ABC, Cable, CBS, Gossip, News, Rumors,

Jason Priestley and Luke Perry-90210‘s Jason Priestley and Luke Perry are teaming up for Goodnight for Justice, a made-for-TV western. Perry will exec. produce/star in the Hallmark movie while Priestley is currently set to direct.

-Better late than never? After receiving a failing grade from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), CBS has made a promise to introduce more gay characters into their programs.

-Sex may have been the reason ABC entertainment head Steve McPherson left his job. A source claims an internal sexual harassment investigation was being conducted. Several different complaints were reportedly made against McPherson.

-Golden Girls will soon be remade for audiences in Spain. The NBC series has already been retooled for comedy lovers in Russia, Latin America, Greece and the U.K.


Martin Bashir Leaves ABC News for MSNBC

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, ABC, Cable, NBC, News,

Martin BashirWhile ABC prepares for the debut of Christiane Amanpour on This Week, the network says goodbye to another colleague.

Martin Bashir, a co-anchor on for five years, has announced he is leaving for MSNBC. The British journalist, who has famously done interviews with Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, will front a daily afternoon program on the cable channel. He will also contribute pieces to NBC’s Dateline.

Bill Weir, the current co-anchor of Good Morning America‘s weekend edition, will now share late-night duties Terry Moran and Cynthia McFadden. (Weir’s morning replacement has not yet been announced.)

“Since joining us in 2004, Bill has done some of our most innovative reporting from every conceivable venue, both as co-anchor of weekend GMA and for all of our other programs and platforms,” said ABC News President David Westin.

Bashir will start his new MSNBC post in September. Meanwhile, This Week with Christiane Amanpour will kick off on Sunday Aug. 1.

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Kate Gosselin: Looking for a Date

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, Gossip, Rumors,

Kate GosselinUPDATE: Kate Gosselin’s rep there is no truth to the rumors that Kate is working toward a dating reality series with ABC, stating: “She doesn’t want to do a dating show; she was never going to do a dating show.”

Rumors are circulating that Kate Gosselin, recently-divorced mom of eight, is working on another reality series deal. An unnamed source says the famed reality mom is “working on a deal to do a new reality dating series on ABC.”

TLC’s Kate Plus 8 has been bringing in for the cable network, and Kate already made a splash on ABC during her Dancing With the Stars stint, earning a lot of press during her time on the show. Is she ready to anchor her own prime time reality series? Gossip suggests that ABC thinks so.

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American Idol Ruined By Homosexuality? Christian Newswire Says Yes


In this week’s installment of Extremely Offensive Articles, we have Christian Newswire’s director - for all the world to read - that American Idol is struggling with ratings because Ellen DeGeneres is gay.

According to director Gary McCullough: “I am confident that the producers of American Idol will be shocked when their market share has cratered, and will in all honesty find a dozen other reasons for the drop in ratings. After all, what successful television producer could have a clue what wholesomeness is as long as they see promoting homosexuality as a virtue?”

In the article, McCullough writes “[Ellen] DeGeneres’ ‘Yes, I have loved a woman,’ comment from the , was the most obvious lesbian-one-liner, but it wasn’t the only one, and it is hurting the show’s ratings.”

Furious yet? Just wait - it actually gets worse!

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VIDEO: Enjoy Hurley’s ‘Dude’ Moments from Six Years of Lost


Whether you love or hate ‘s series finale, chances are you’ll be walking away from the episode repeating a particular word. So why not say it over and over again with the one castaway who has perfected the phrase?

Ladies and gents - we present to you Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes and the word “Dude.”

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Preview Jesse James’ Nightline Interview

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, ABC, Gossip, Video,


There aren’t many men who can laugh about being the “most hated man in the world,” but then most men aren’t able to deceive Sandra Bullock - and most others - for so long.

During Jesse James’ upcoming interview with Nightline, the 41-year-old admits he “took a pretty amazing life and amazing success and marriage ... and threw it away.”

But what does Jesse have to say about all the compliments Sandra Bullock showered on him during awards season? And what about those mistresses—did he consider them “love affairs”? Find out when James’ chat with Vicki Mabrey airs next Tuesday at 11:35pm.

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Christiane Amanpour Signs Off at CNN

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After nearly three decades - 30 years! - with CNN, said farewell to the cable channel last week. The network’s chief international correspondent and anchor of Amanpour left her longtime home to become the new anchor of ABC’s This Week.

“This is our final broadcast, and I want to say what a privilege it has been to be at for the past 27 years,” Amanpour said on Friday. “To have had the opportunity to report the news to you all over the world, from all over the world. I have tried to be your eyes and ears in pursuit of the truth and the stories that beg to be told. That’s been my mission in the field and here in the studio. My team and I would like to say ‘Thank You,’ and we’d like to leave you with some moments we’ll never forget.”

The clip above gives you an idea of what we can expect when Amanpour makes her Sunday morning debut this August.

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Tori Spelling: Talk Show Host?

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, ABC, Gossip, Rumors,

Tori Spelling may soon add “talk show host” to her resume.

The 36-year-old actress currently in discussions with ABC to front a new show with a male co-host. According to the Los Angeles Times, the network is reportedly looking for a “Will & Grace vibe between Spelling and her as-yet-undiscovered BFF.”

The program is still, though, in the very early stages of development.

Tori is, of course, quite comfortable in front of the camera. In addition to her work on Beverly HIlls, 90210 and So NoTORIous, she is still an Oxygen fixture thanks to her reality show with husband . Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood is in the middle of its fifth season.

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