Painful Moment of the Day: Contestant Lives to Dance—and Smack Her Head

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Video,

When it comes to CBS reality shows, contestants either get smacked by a watermelon -- or get watermelon-sized welts.

What will we see when Live to Dance officially launches tonight? Well, like the audition rounds of So You Think You Can Dance, a few embarrassing -- and painful -- moments.

On tonight's evening's episode -- the show it will begin its regular Wednesday time slot starting tomorrow -- a dancer gets noticed by the judges for all the wrong reasons. Watch the video and try not to wince.

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Big Bang’s Kaley Cuoco to Miss Taping Due to Injury

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, CBS, News,

A poorly-timed injury has meant a last-minute rewrite for The Big Bang Theory.

Over the weekend, actress Kaley Cuoco —who plays Penny on the hit comedy—broke her leg during a horseback riding accident.

Although Cuoco’s rep claims “she’s scheduled to make a full recovery,” the CBS star – who is still in a Los Angeles hospital – will be forced to miss the show’s taping on Tuesday. That means Kaley will be completely written out of the entire episode.

The series will have a pre-scheduled break next week.

The Big Bang Theory – which moves to Thursdays this fall – returns on September 23.

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So You Think You Can Dance Suffers Illness and Injury

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We may still be hours away from the start of So You Think You Can Dance‘s Top 20 competition, but there’s already been a change in the lineup.

Despite postponing Juilliard to appear on the show (and making Adam Shankman cry during the audition phase), contemporary dancer Billy Bell will be off the program altogether. Although the 19-year-old was seen during last night’s pre-taped showcase, an illness has forced him to end his run. He will be replaced tonight by 21-year-old Brandon Dumlao, a hip-hop dancer from California.

According to statement from Bell’s family, continuing with the competition could have meant grave consequences. “We were all very disappointed when we heard the news and Billy was devastated when his doctors told the show that if he continued to dance on the show before he recovered, he could possibly die,” it read. While a specific diagnosis was not mentioned, Us Weekly reports Billy is being treated for mononucleosis.

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VIDEO: Bret Michaels Fractures Nose After Tony Awards Accident

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As they say in the entertainment industry, “The show must go on.” And that’s exactly what happened last night.

During the opening number at the Tonys, Bret Michaels - along with the other Poison members and the Rock of Ages cast - got the audience warmed up with a performance of “Nothin’ But a Good Time.” It’s what happened after the song that made the most impact.

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DWTS’ Melissa Rycroft Gets Another Chance

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Gossip,

Once again, Dancing with the Stars fans proved they love to see a comeback story. But will their votes have been in vain?

Even though a rib injury kept her from performing on Monday, Melissa Rycroft’s supporters rallied to keep her around for another week. This despite no guarantees that she will even be able to dance again.

During last night’s results show, Melissa updated the audience on the status of her hairline fracture. “We’ve started new treatment and we’re kind of optimistic that it will be effective,” she explained.

Since the former Bachelor star was spared elimination, the ax had to come down on another couple. Although they went into the evening with 5 more points than Rycroft and Tony Dovolani, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough were the ones sent home. But is there a possibility that they could return?

Should Melissa discover that she can’t continue as previously hoped, would the producers bring back the last pairing? Or would that all depend on the timing of her decision? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Injured Melissa Rycroft Sidelined on Dancing with the Stars

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Could there be another bad ending in Melissa Rycroft’s reality show run?

Although it seemed like we had finally gotten past the Dancing with Stars curse, Jason Mesnick’s ex was absent from tonight’s taping. It was revealed that a rib injury suffered last week was actually a hairline fracture.

Despite Melissa’s efforts to perform this week, it became painfully clear after rehearsals that she couldn’t go on. Assuming she’s able to return to the competition (it’s currently believed she will), the judges went ahead and scored her pre-taped jive. (That was what they also did in the Steve-O back injury situation.) Unfortunately, the dry run with Tony Dovolani offered little substance and only earned a 21.

We should expect an update on Rycroft’s status on tomorrow’s results show.

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Holly Madison: Another Injury for DWTS

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Could Jewel’s replacement soon find herself sitting on the sidelines?

Although she was relieved to see Denise Richards go home last Tuesday, Holly Madison might have been spared some pain had she been eliminated instead. Yesterday, Holly became the latest Dancing with the Stars contestant to chalk up some medical bills.

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DWTS’ Steve Wozniak Injured Again

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Steve Wozniak’s problems have just moved up his leg.

According to E! Online, the Apple co-founder is now dealing with more than just a foot fracture. Earlier this weekend, Wozniak pulled a hamstring during rehearsals.

Although host Tom Bergeron says Steve is “determined to be there on Monday and dance,” one source claims the injured celebrity has been “limping pretty badly.”

So what would this mean for Karina Smirnoff should her partner be permanently sidelined? “The only thing it will impact is if there is one week we were going to have a double elimination and we wouldn’t do that. But we’d still eliminate someone. So if [he] can’t dance this week, we’re still going to knock somebody else out anyway because that’s the way we roll,” Bergeron explained.

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DWTS News: Holly Madison, Nancy O’Dell

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UPDATE: Jewel and Nancy are both leaving the show.

Although the premiere of Dancing with the Stars 8 is still days away, the backstage drama just keeps on coming:

Holly Madison: Let me guess. You’re probably asking yourself right now, “What does Hugh Hefner’s ex have anything to do with DWTS?” Well, according to Us Weekly, there may be more to this Girl Next Door.

An inside source tells the magazine that Madison will be part of next Monday’s premiere. Unless something changes within the next few days, it’s believed the Playboy Playmate will be there to replace an injured Jewel. (The singer is suffering from tendonitis in her knees.)

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Desperate Housewives Star Critically Injured

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UPDATE: Harold’s condition is now improving.

A motorcycle crash earlier this week has left a Desperate Housewives star in critical condition.

Gale Harold, who currently plays Teri Hatcher‘s younger boyfriend, was hospitalized yesterday after a wreck on his motorcycle. The former Queer as Folk star - the only person hurt in the incident -  was due to be on the ABC set Tuesday.

Despite earlier reports of a shoulder injury, multiple sources claim Harold is being treated for a head injury as well. Fortunately, the 38-year-old is supposedly expected to recover despite swelling on the brain.

While it’s unclear how long Gale will remain in USC Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit, his absence should not affect production on the show. Although Jackson Braddock was involved in a pivotal November sweeps storyline, producer Marc Cherry seems confident that adjustments could be made.

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