She's 0-for-2 in the marriage game, but that won't stop Madonna from judging other people's domestic disputes.

The pop icon will appear on NBC's The Marriage Ref, the Jerry Seinfeld-created show about warring couples that premieres Feb. 28, the network confirms.

Twice divorced (from Sean Penn and Guy Richie), the Material Girl will sit on a celebrity panel to determine the winner of the family feud.

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Hands Off Megan Fox's Thumb

It's probably true that Megan Fox is known more for her stunning looks than her screen roles ("Transformers," anyone?). But even though the actress made her Super Bowl ad debut for Motorola lounging in a bathtub wearing nothing but bubbles, all eyes were not on the obvious: her thumb.

The actress -- who is basically perfect in every way, does have one slight imperfection: a wide right thumb. The hand got face time last summer after publicity shots of the actress -- and her unusual-sized thumb -- first surfaced. Technically called brachydactyly, the club-thumb trait is no big deal -- you just have a big thumb.

The condition, which literally means "short finger," is usually hereditary and is not considered serious. But when the Super Bowl ad aired with a close-up of Motorola's digital gadget, Megan's digit seemed to have been replaced with a slender stand-in, sending the blogosphere into a serious uproar -- and Web searches into the stratosphere. The Daily Mail pointed an accusatory finger at the phone maker, and claimed they brought in a thumb-double for Megan's not-so-pretty appendage.

Fingers flew on the Web, with one-day searches on Yahoo! for "megan fox hands" increasing an astounding 800%. Lookups for "brachydactyly megan fox," "megan fox super bowl commercial," and "megan fox toe thumb" all saw huge gains.
While there remains no official word on thumb-gate, you can watch the ad and decide for yourself.

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Anne Hathaway thinks she is weird looking

Anne Hathaway thinks she is "really weird" looking.
The 'Alice In Wonderland' actress isn't concerned if other people don't find her attractive as she is comfortable with herself and would rather be "authentic" than pretty.

She said: "I think I've got really weird features. I have very large features on a very small head. But, you know, I'm not going to beat myself up. It's my face. I'm not very pretty. But that's OK because I do know that I look like myself, and I think at the end of the day, as nice as pretty is, authenticity is more important."
Despite not worrying about her features, Anne takes care to work out regularly because she hates looking out of shape.

She told America's InStyle magazine: "If I don't work out at all, I have too much curve and no tone - which is not OK. It's about finding balance."
The 27-year-old star also spoke about her fashion choices, insisting she always opts for things she likes rather than trying to make a statement.
She explained: "I don't time anything. I never plan an image I want to project. It's always very much where I am right now."

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Why Kendra Wilkinson Cried After the Super Bowl

It was an emotional scene after the Super Bowl: Kendra Wilkinson in tears as she rushed out of the stadium holding her baby son.

But the reality star says she wasn't upset over the Indianapolis Colts' loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday in a game in which her husband Hank Baskett mishandled an on-side kick, leading to a Saints scoring drive.

"I wasn't cryin cuz of the damn game it's cuz the paparazzi have no soul... they wouldn't leave me n family alone!!!!" she wrote on her Twitter page Monday.

She added: "People like to twist this stuff... we asked them to stop cuz of the baby n they were way too close n they didn't care at allllllll."

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top 40 Hollywood earners of 2009.

Who made the most in Hollywood last year? Not James Cameron.

The director of the raz-tastic action film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," Michael Bay, earned more money than both Steven Spielberg and James Cameron in 2009.
Bay netted $125 million in the past year, which put him in the number one spot on Vanity Fair's list of the top 40 Hollywood earners of 2009.

Executive producer of "Transformers" as well as "The Lovely Bones" Steven Spielberg landed in second place with $85 million, followed by "2012's" Roland Emmerich ($70 million,) "Avatar's" James Cameron ($50 million) and "The Hangover's" Todd Phillips ($44 million).

To do the math, Vanity Fair used sources that had access to real numbers, like agents, studio executives, lawyers and on occasion, the stars themselves. Vanity Fair's list is limited to "creative figures—producers, directors, stars—in film," according to a press release.
The top ten Hollywood earners were men, but there are a few young women on the list, including Emma Watson of the "Harry Potter" franchise.

Watson, who earned $30 million in 2009, made more money than industry veterans Sarah Jessica Parker ($24 million) and Cameron Diaz ($27 million), as well as "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart ($16 million).
Below are the top 40 earners for 2009. For analysis and a breakdown of the numbers, visit VanityFair.com. The March issue will be on newsstands Tuesday, February 9.

1. Michael Bay, producer-director ($125 million)
2. Steven Spielberg, producer-director ($85 million)
3. Roland Emmerich, producer-director ($70 million)
4. James Cameron, producer-director ($50 million)
5. Todd Phillips, director ($44 million)
6. Daniel Radcliffe , actor ($41 million)
7. Ben Stiller, actor ($40 million)
8. Tom Hanks, actor ($36 million)
9. J. J. Abrams, producer-director ($36 million)
10. Jerry Bruckheimer, producer ($35.5 million)
11. Tyler Perry, actor-director-producer ($32.5 million)
12. Adam Sandler, actor-producer ($31.5 million)
13. Denzel Washington, actor ($31 million)
14. Emma Watson, actor ($30 million)
15. Rupert Grint, actor ($30 million)
16. Owen Wilson, actor ($29 million)
17. Nicolas Cage, actor ($28 million)
18. Russell Crowe, actor ($28 million)
19. Cameron Diaz, actor ($27 million)
20. Brian Grazer, producer, and Ron Howard, director-producer ($25.5 million)

21. Johnny Depp, actor ($25 million)
22. Steve Carell, actor ($25 million)
23. Robert De Niro, actor ($24.5 million)
24. Sarah Jessica Parker, actor ($24 million)
25. Katherine Heigl, actor ($24 million)
26. Shawn Levy, director-producer ($23 million)
27. Oren Peli and Jason Blum, writer-director-producers ($22.5 million)
28. Robert Downey Jr., actor ($22 million)
29. George Clooney, actor ($22 million)
30. Matt Damon, actor ($22 million)
31. Reese Witherspoon, actor ($21 million)
32. Angelina Jolie, actor ($21 million)
33. Jennifer Aniston, actor ($20 million)
34. Sandra Bullock, actor ($20 million)
35. Robert Pattinson, actor ($18 million)
36. Clint Eastwood, actor-director-producer ($17 million)
37. Kristen Stewart, actor ($16 million)
38. Mark Wahlberg, actor ($16 million)
39. Shia LaBeouf, actor ($15 million)
40. Brad Pitt, actor ($13.5 million)

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Chelsea Clinton Still Shopping for a Wedding Dress

here are wedding bells in Chelsea Clinton's future – but what about a wedding dress?

According to her mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, that's still a work in progress.

"If you don't tell anybody, Candy, we're still looking," Clinton joked during a wide-ranging interview with CNN's Candy Crowley that aired Sunday. "I don't have a dress yet, and Chelsea doesn't either. We're working on it."

After discussing everything from Haiti to health care, terrorism and President Obama's position on North Korea and Iran, Clinton answered a few lighter questions. Describing herself as a "proud MOTB" [mother of the bride], Clinton said, "It's a new status for me being an MOTB but I am very proud to have that status."

Crowley then jokingly asked which is harder, negotiating Middle East peace or negotiating this wedding? "I'd probably call it a draw about now," Clinton said, laughing.

Chelsea Clinton, who is engaged to childhood friend Marc Mezvinsky, is expected to marry this summer. A date has not been made public.

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Jamie Lynn Spears Moves out – and Moves on with New Guy

Jamie Lynn Spears and boyfriend Casey Aldridge have split, according to sources close to the couple, and the former Nickelodeon star is now moving on in a new relationship with Hammond, La., businessman James Watson.

"She's going through a lot of changes," says a Spears family friend. "It has been painful. She's a young mother and struggling in a lot of areas."

Spears moved out of the Liberty, Miss., house she shared Aldridge and their 19-month-old daughter, Maddie, about six weeks ago and is now living with her mother, Lynne, according to sources. The teenagers had planned to marry after Spears, then 16, became pregnant, gave birth to their daughter and set up house together. After a wreck last April that landed Aldridge in the ICU after he crashed his truck, a family source told PEOPLE that Aldridge was "thinking a little more seriously about things." Still, a wedding never materialized.

"She did a lot of growing up but he didn't," says a source. "I think she put up with more than she cared to put up with. She just got enough of it and was tired of the situation."

Spears, 18, has recently begun dating Watson, 28, who owns a multimedia company close to Kentwood, La., according to a Spears family friend, who says, "he seems to be a nice guy."

Watson would not comment on his relationship with Spears when he spoke to PEOPLE. A rep for Spears has not commented on the status of their relationship nor her split from Aldridge.

Rather than stay in their former home alone, Aldridge is doing long-term construction work in another state, according to a source who spoke to him about the break-up.

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Alba not flattered by attempt to look like her

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery for Jessica Alba.
The actress said Saturday she's been distressed by Internet reports about a Chinese woman who is having a plastic surgery makeover to look like Alba in hopes of getting her lover back.
"I think you should never have to change yourself like that," Alba said. "If somebody loves you, they'll love you no matter what."

Alba, who is starring in the upcoming film "Valentine's Day," is in town for the Super Bowl; she was at an Audi party Friday with Hilary Swank, Taylor Lautner, Rob Lowe, New York Giant Osi Umenyiora and former New England Patriot Tedy Bruschi. It was one of numerous celebrity soirees attached to the Super Bowl.

But she's not just in town to party — she and hubby Cash Warren will be at Sunday's game. They hired a baby sitter to take care of their infant daughter, Honor, for the big game, but they've been spending the week enjoying Miami with their little girl.

"So far, she likes all the lights. Every time somebody honks or she hears sirens or something, she points everything out," she said. "It's really fun. Lots of screaming, lots of lights, and lots of cars. The most stimulating environment for a 19-month-old."


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New Marilyn Monroe photos go on sale

NEW YORK (AFP) – Previously unpublished black and white photos of a laughing, stylishly dressed Marilyn Monroe visiting the poet Carl Sandburg in New York almost half a century ago went on sale Friday.
The pictures, shot by photographer Len Steckler at his apartment in December 1961, had spent 45 years in a private archive.

They show Monroe, aged 35 and only nine months from death, relaxing with Sandburg, a Pulitzer-prize wining poet.
The four single images and two triptychs -- a series of three pictures each -- are listed for sale at between 1,999 dollars and 3,999 dollars.

"On a wintry afternoon, Sandburg and Steckler patiently awaited Monroe, who arrived three hours later than planned, claiming she was at the hairdresser's trying to get her hair white to match Sandburg's," dealers Eagle National Mint said.

"The two spent the rest of the afternoon bonding over conversation and cocktails, fostering a new friendship while Steckler quietly observed, his Nikon loaded with black and white film, nothing more than natural Northern light pouring through the windows."

Each print is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and is signed by Steckler.
The sale is online at www.thevisitseries.com and by phone.


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Ashton Kutcher gets his bum out

Demi Moore's husband plays raunchy scenes in new movie Spread

Watch out ladies, Ashton Kutcher has stripped off for his raunchiest role yet.
It's hardly surprising that Demi Moore has got her knickers in a twist over these photos of her husband Ashton naked with co-star Anne Heche, from their new film, the charmingly titled Spread.

According to industry insiders, Ashton's wife Demi, 47, wanted the steamy stills banned so that she wouldn't have to face constant reminders of his on-screen antics with another woman.
Our source reveals: ‘Demi doesn't mind cinema fans ogling her toyboy hubby, but she didn't want these pictures in the press for ever reminding her that he got so hot with someone else.'

However, Ashton was so proud of finally landing a serious role he did nothing to 
stop the pictures coming out.
In the film, Ashton, 31, plays a womaniser who hits on rich, lonely women, but is torn when he meets an enigmatic waitress and has to choose between sex for money or sex for love. Either way, that's a lot of sex!


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Mel Gibson On Outburst: 'I Have A Short Fuse"

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Mel Gibson's recent outburst, where he called WGN TV reporter Dean Richards an "a**hole" after he was questioned about his 2006 DUI arrest, has followed him across the Atlantic.
During an appearance on French TV show "Le Grand Journal" on Wednesday, Mel was asked he if came armed with any "French curse words for French journalists."

"No," the 54-year-old actor said, appearing in good spirits. "It usually comes out in English if I'm angry. I have a short fuse. I'm trying to work on it."
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Richards asked Mel, "Do you think that the public will perceive you any differently after all that's been in the news about you?"


"What are you referring to specifically?" the actor, who was interviewed via video from a separate studio, responded with a laugh.
"Referring to the drinking problems, referring to the, what's been called, the anti-Semitic rant," the Chicago reporter continued.
"That was almost four years ago, dude. I've moved on, I guess you haven't," Mel fired back, adding that he felt the public had forgiven him for the incident. "I certainly hope so. It is awhile back. I've done all the necessary mea culpas, so let's move on, dude, come on."


After a sign-off from Richards, Mel - perhaps thinking the cameras were off - then said, "a**hole."
The star later tried to play down the profanity on Wednesday, sending a text to KTLA's Sam Rubin that claimed his publicist had been making faces at him off-camera.

"Edge of Darkness," currently in theaters, is Mel's first film in front of the cameras since the arrest. He spent the last several years in the director's chair - and largely out of the public eye. During the 2006 arrest, he made inflammatory remarks about Jews and women, stating, "f***ing Jews" and calling a female officer "sugar t**s." He later made several apologies for his behavior.


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Ashton Kutcher hates Valentine's Day

(PEOPLE.com) -- Demi Moore, who once said that falling in love with Ashton Kutcher "caught us both by surprise," might also be shocked to learn that her husband dislikes the year's most romantic day.
"I hate Valentine's Day," Kutcher told Parade magazine. But he doesn't hate the lovey-dovey sentiment that is celebrated every Feb. 14: In fact, he feels quite the opposite.

"I think every day should be a day of romance," he said. "Then, on Valentine's Day, you should get to tell whoever you hate that you cannot stand them. There would be one day of hating, and 364 days of love."
Kutcher, who plays a florist who unexpectedly finds love in the upcoming movie "Valentine's Day," may have developed his disdain for the holiday as early as the third grade.

"There was this girl who sat in front of me who had the prettiest super-long hair," he said. "I was absolutely infatuated with her." But he experienced rejection when he gave the girl a very direct Valentine's Day, which read "Kiss Me."

"The tragedy was that she didn't get the point and I never got kissed," said Kutcher of his early disappointment.
Still the star's romantic streak has survived.

"I think the most romantic thing that I've done is travel a long way to another country for like an hour to see someone I loved and then turn around and go back because I had a commitment I couldn't cancel," he told Parade. "So it was literally not sleeping for two days, going through hell, just to see somebody for an hour."
Awwwww!

For full article go to PEOPLE.com

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Brittany Murphy Cause Of Death Released

Brittany Murphy died of community acquired pneumonia and multiple drug intoxication, the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner said in a statement released to Access Hollywood on Thursday. The actress, who died on December 21, 2009, is also listed as having had an iron deficiency and anemia at her time of death.

According to the coroner's office, the death was an accident - but the "injury" occurred because of drug intake. Her pneumonia was listed as the primary cause.
A coroner's office spokesperson further told Access that, according to Brittany's mother, Sharon Murphy, the star had been feeling ill prior to her death and had scheduled a doctor's appointment on a Wednesday or Thursday -- days before her Sunday death. Both her mother and Brittany's husband, Simon Monjack, had been sick a week before Brittany and recovered, but the star's body was unable to fight off the ailment, the spokesperson said.


She was 115 pounds at her time of death.
Sharon and Simon previously stated in interviews that drugs had not been the cause of Brittany's death, with Simon telling The Associated Press that a number of the prescription medications found in the couple's home were his.
A full autopsy report is expected to be released within two weeks.


The former "Clueless" star was 32 years old at the time of her death.


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Beyonce makes Grammys history but SuBo looms large

It began with a outrageous duet by Lady Gaga and Elton John — the former wearing a sequined green leotard and giant shoulder pads, the latter dressed in black and covered in ash — but it didn't take long for the host of last night's Grammy Awards to acknowledge that the real star of the American music industry in 2009 had been a rather more dour figure.
Susan Boyle, in other words.

Or as the comedian Stephen Colbert described her, "a 48-year-old Scottish cat lady with sensible shoes".
Indeed, even though Lady Gaga dominated the red carpet and Beyonce cleaned up during the event with no fewer than six trophies — a new record for most wins by a female performer — it was SuBo who loomed large over the Grammys, a feat she somehow managed in spite of not showing up (her mega-selling album was released too late for consideration).

Not that the attention was always flattering. "Justin Timberlake may have brought the sexy back," deadpanned Colbert in his comic opening monologue, "But Susan Boyle sent it away again."
No such jokes are likely to be made if Boyle dominates the nominations next year.

One British singer, 32-year-old Imogen Heap, threatened to steal Lady Gaga’s reputation for wearing the most outrageous outfit when she arrived on the red carpet.
Singer-songwriter Heap, who won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, wore what was dubbed a “twit dress” - a huge necklace with a live Twitter feed and a “TV” purse to display videos her fans were sending to her account.

Meanwhile, aside from Beyonce's multiple triumphs, including Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It), it was the Kings of Leon who took home one of the biggest awards of last night when their song Use Somebody defied expectations by winning Record of the Year, beating everyone from Lady Gaga to Taylor Swift.

"I'm not going to lie, we're all a little drunk. But we're happy drunks," said the band's singer, Caleb Followill.
As for top honour of Album of the Year, it went to Swift, the 20-year-old country singer who had eight nominations for Fearless, second only to Beyonce's ten nods. Swift, the youngest artist to prevail in the greatly-coveted Album of the Year category, won a total of four prizes during the evening, including Best Country Album.



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La Toya hits out at Jackson's doctor

MICHAEL Jackson's sister La Toya hit out at the apparent decision to charge his doctor with involuntary manslaughter, Sky News reported today. She said Dr Conrad Murray should face the more serious charge of premeditated manslaughter, which carries a heftier sentence.

Talking to reporters outside Mr. Chow's restaurant in Beverly Hills, Jackson said, "He should have been charged with premeditated."
She was then asked if she thought more people were involved in her brother's death, to which she replied, "absolutely."

The singer was speaking as the authorities prepared to charge Murray following a lengthy police investigation.
According to reports in the US he was expected to present himself to Los Angeles police tomorrow morning.
He was then due to be charged with involuntary manslaughter before being taken to court to appear before a judge, reports said.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles attorney's office said she could "neither confirm nor deny" the reports.
Jackson died suddenly last June aged 50 as he was preparing for a series of sell-out concerts at the O2 arena in London.
Murray, who was treating the star, told detectives he had given him the general anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives to help him sleep.


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Taylor Swift Backlash: Readers Weigh In

On Tuesday, MTV News published an article titled "Why You Shouldn't Hate On Taylor Swift" in response to what appears to be a budding backlash against the singer, judging from various articles and comments on our articles in the wake of four wins at the Grammy Awards and her uneven performance on the show. Unsurprisingly, that article has also gotten a lot of comments, many of them in defense of hating on Taylor Swift.

Judging from the comments, it appears that there are a whole lot of folks out there who feel Swift didn't deserve to win her Album of the Year Grammy on Sunday night for a whole lot of reasons, most of which opine that Swift's live performances can't match the majesty of Gaga's Warholian exploits or Beyoncé's otherworldly contortions. Or, conversely, she only won because of industry-wide sympathy for her ... or even due to an apparent conspiracy against Gaga. We got comments in support of Swift as well.

Below are some of the most interesting comments, lightly edited for grammar and content, and please note that the opinions expressed therein are those of the commenters, not MTV News. But don't think the debate has to end here. If you want to have your voice heard, sound off in the comments below.
And now, we turn the floor over to you:

"This article is exactly what annoys me the most about Taylor Swift, she is portrayed as a victim we are supposed to feel sorry for. Her boyfriend broke up with her; poor Taylor. Kanye interrupted her; poor Taylor. She has an awful performance on TV and people criticize her, how dare they; poor Taylor. She is an adult worth millions of dollars, with buckets of awards, she doesn't need my sympathy." (Anne)

"Personally I agree with this article. What artist doesn't have a bad performance? If I recall, Fergie did much worse than Taylor. Listen to some of her other live performances, they are astounding, people need to get over their jealousy just because she is a living a dream everybody else desires. I would take an awful singer who writes their own lyrics over a dip who couldn't be creative." (Aaron)

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Rip Torn headed for rehab after arrested drunk in bank

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Rip Torn was released on bail on Monday and was headed for rehab after police said they found him drunk and armed with a loaded gun in a closed Connecticut bank last week.
Torn 78, was charged in court with burglary, criminal trespass and weapons offenses but did not enter a plea. He was released on $100,000 bond, a court spokeswoman said.

Torn's lawyer said the actor, whose most recent role has been as a network TV boss on NBC's comedy "30 Rock", was disoriented and believed he was at home at the time of his arrest. He was fond on Friday inside a bank in his home town of Salisbury, Connecticut.

"He will enter rehab on Tuesday," lawyer A. Thomas Waterfall said. The actor has previous arrests for drunken driving. Waterfall said he expected Torn to plead not guilty at his next court hearing on Feb 17.
"Mr Torn believed he was at home," Waterfall told Reuters. "Based upon that belief he would not have the necessary intent to commit a crime."

Police said in a report they responded to an alarm and found Torn inside the Litchfield Bank with a loaded revolver and "highly intoxicated."
"Clearly, there is no allegation he was brandishing a weapon in any manner, nor did he threaten anyone in any way," Waterfall said.

Torn, a cousin of actress Sissy Spacek, won an Emmy award for his role on "The Larry Sanders Show" in the 1990s and was nominated for an Oscar for "Cross Creek" in 1983. He also appeared in the movie "Men in Black".

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Porn Star Ex of Sandra Bullock's Husband

Sandra Bullock just may be celebrating an Oscar nod when nominees are announced on Tuesday -- but on Monday, her husband Jesse James continued to battle in an Orange County, Calif. court with his ex-wife, porn star Janine Lindemulder.

E! News reports that a judge denied Lindemulder visitation rights to see Sunny, her six year old daughter, who has lived with her father James and Bullock since January 2009.


But Lindemulder -- currently in a halfway house following a parole violation -- did win the right to make daily phone calls to Sunny. Bullock, 45, has been helping James, 40, raise Sunny for the past year while the adult film actress was in prison for tax evasion. She served six months in jail and was released in July.


On Monday, James complained in court about the latest ruling. He told the judge that his ex-wife texts "up to 20 times a day, demanding to talk to Sunny...But sometimes she'll go a week at a time where she doesn't make a call."


He also charges that Lindemulder "has no filter" when it comes to discussing her recent time in prison. "There's a lot of conversation about prison or jail and things that I don't think a 6-year-old can comprehend or process." He also told the judge that his ex was a no-show on Christmas.


The next hearing is scheduled for June 14; the judge praised the pair's progress despite the media scrutiny, but ordered them to undergo joint counseling.


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American Idol' guest judges vs. regular judges

Are the guest judges this season ready to rumble or is there some editing trickery at hand? On Tuesday night, we had Kara DioGuardi and Katy Perry "downright catty," as host Ryan Seacrest referred to their behavior.


Last night, Neil Patrick Harris took on Simon Cowell in a "showdown." Again, those are Seacrest's words. Real? Or editing magic?

In any case, it's fun to watch. As if Harris needed more public support, the triple-threat performer was not shy about disagreeing with Cowell or calling him out.


A few examples:

To one contestant, Harris said: "I thought you were great!" To which Cowell replied: "Got absolutely nothing out of that audition, I'm afraid."

Then Harris told one contestant: "I found it really boring!" And Simon retorted: "A bit rude."

A funny montage of the two of them ensued with Cowell rolling his eyes after a contestant told Harris that she loves him. Did he really? Or was that cut from another moment in the long hot Dallas day?

"I'm scared to disagree with you," Harris told Simon at another point. "Geez, Louise, invite a guest judge on..." The rest, unfortunately for us, was inaudible.


As far as DioGuardi and Perry were concerned, Perry at one point threatened to throw Coke in DioGuardi's face and DioGuardi in one instance cried: "We used to be friends!"

During a phone interview with Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show Wednesday, DioGuardi said she thought it was all "really funny" and she was surprised that "people actually think I was upset about that."

One person who didn't buy it was Avril Lavigne, who also guest-judged on Tuesday night and was in Seacrest's studio during the phone call.




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Taylor Swift & Kanye West To Team Up

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kanye West will have the chance to let Taylor Swift finish on Monday.
A source has exclusively confirmed to Access Hollywood that the two musicians - who faced off in an infamous incident at last year's MTV Video Music Awards -- will be among those participating in Quincy Jones' remake of the 1985 charity anthem, "We Are The World," at a recording session the day after the Grammys.

Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Miley Cyrus and Sugarland will also join the all-star production, the source told Access.
Quincy, himself, recently spoke out on the re-recording to E! Online, stating, "It's the 25th anniversary and it's perfect timing...It's not an accident, man. That's God. It will be 'We Are The World' for Haiti."


The 1985 track, recorded to provide humanitarian aid to Africa, was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and also featured performances by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner and Diana Ross, among others.
The news of a possible remake was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter's Showbiz 411 earlier this month.

According to E!, other potential performers on the track include Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith, Jason Mraz, Sheryl Crow, Mya and Justin Bieber, though Quincy said it's still in the works.


"I want to get a final list before I put it out," Quincy said.
And with Michael Jackson in mind, Quincy told the site he plans to discuss his relationship with the late King of Pop in a CNN special, though he is not participating in the planned Grammy tribute to the singer.
A number of musicians have contributed to Haiti relief already, with the "Hope For Haiti Now" digital album hitting No. 1 on the Billboard charts this week - the first digital-only compilation to do so.

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