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Simon Cowell Says He Has ‘No Interest’ in Returning ‘American Idol’  —  “Extra's” Terri Seymour caught up with Simon Cowell and asked him about the “American Idol” reboot coming to ABC in 2018.  —  Simon revealed, “I was asked to do it, and the answer is no.”
Discussion: Dlisted, AOL, People.com and PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
FOOL US ONCE ...  “American Idol” and “The Voice” are locked in an arms war over which superstars will judge and coach on the shows ... and now ‘Idol’ is stepping up its game after taking 2 big Ls.  —  A source familiar with negotiations between ‘Idol’ and Kelly Clarkson — on the ‘Idol’ side — told us they won't be fooled again.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Kelly Clarkson / TMZ.com:
‘Idol’ Talks Fall Apart
Discussion: X17 Online and Page Six
Michael K / Dlisted:
Kelly Clarkson Is Joining “The Voice” And Not “American Idol”
Discussion: Variety
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Kelly Clarkson Joins ‘The Voice’ Season 14 as Coach (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx Take “Romantic” Trip to Paris as Tom Cruise Films M:I6 in the City  —  Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx recently spent some time in the city of love, while her ex-husband Tom Cruise was not far away.  —  The two have sparked romance rumors since 2013 and have occasionally …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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People.com:
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx Spend Time in Paris While Tom Cruise Films MI:6 Nearby  —  Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx said bonjour to Paris for a few days this week, spending time together in the romantic city while the actress's ex-husband Tom Cruise was working just blocks away.
Pentatonix:
A MESSAGE FROM AVI  —  Hello everyone.  If you haven't yet watched the video then these words might come as a shock to you.  If you have watched, know that this is exactly what I would have said in the video, if filming it wasn't one of the toughest things I've ever had to do.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams Set to Star in ‘X-Men’ Spinoff ‘New Mutants’ (Exclusive)  —  Josh Boone is directing the Fox movie from a script he co-wrote with Knate Lee.  —  Fox's long-awaited X-Men spinoff New Mutants is finally casting up.  —  Anya Taylor-Joy, the star of The Witch and Split …
Discussion: Egotastic
Kim Kardashian / X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE - Kim, Khloe, And Kourtney Get Political By Visiting Planned Parenthood  —  They're letting their support be known... while cameras roll, of course!  —  Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian got all glammed out to visit a Planned Parenthood clinic in LA yesterday, and it was all filmed for Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
‘Rent’ Selected as Fox's Next Live Musical  —  “Rent” is heading to television.  —  The award-winning musical is being adapted as Fox's next live musical production, Variety has learned.  Fox's show comes as the musical celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and PerezHilton
Eileen Finan / People.com:
Thomas Rhett and Wife Lauren Welcome Daughter Willa Gray: 'Everyone Is Where They're Supposed to Be'  —  After their year-long adoption journey, Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren welcomed their new daughter, Willa Gray Akins, home from Uganda on Thursday — and the musician says it felt like Christmas in May.
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and E! Online
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Busy Philipps' Fans Are Sending Her Money in Case Her Pilot Isn't Picked Up: 'I've Made 500 Bucks!'  —  Pilot season can be tough for any actor waiting to have his or her show picked up, but Busy Philipps might have just found a way to survive it.  —  The 37-year-old actor wasn't kidding …
Discussion: Dlisted
Matt Geffen / FastForwardWeb:
The Secrets of My Life: A Conversation with Caitlyn Jenner  —  Caitlyn Jenner has nothing left to hide.  Two years ago, 17 million people watched as she revealed her true self in an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer.  Today, she finds herself out front in center, on a book tour in support of her new memoir, The Secrets of My Life.
Discussion: People.com
James Vituscka / RADAR:
Can't Let Go!  Kylie Jenner Still ‘Obsessed’ With Tyga After Latest Split  —  ‘She has photos of him all over her house,’ a source claims.  —  Kylie Jenner just can't let go of her bad boy ex Tyga!  —  The 19-year-old, whose new docuseries The Life Of Kylie premieres this summer …
Discussion: X17 Online and Bossip
 
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Nastia Liukin and Fiancé Matt Lombardi Postpone Wedding: ‘We Are Both Still Very In Love’
Discussion: AOL and Page Six
 

 
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