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| Recent Scoop Stuff Week of 6/1 Live Nation will eliminate service fees on more than five million lawn tickets and hundreds of concerts for its amphitheaters in a one-day promotion June 3. The 24 hour sales event is being billed as the biggest ticket promotion ever, which would be hard to dispute. "No Service Fee Wednesdays," begins June 3 at 12:01 a.m., offering fans some of the lowest prices of the summer with no ticket service fees on any LiveNation.com-ticketed amphitheater show, and only at LiveNation.com The folks over at the Disney Channel have just put in the order for a fourth season of Hannah Montana, which will begin shooting in early 2010. So what's on board for the new season? Disney released the following statement today: "Miley and the producers have proposed a change of setting for Season Four that will provide the catalyst for wonderful new characters and further expand the storytelling opportunities. The Octomom -- Nadya Suleman -- has signed a deal to star in a reality show with her 14 kids. Surprised? Jay Leno's last "Tonight Show" had double the normal amount of viewers. Steven Spielberg helped introduce a prototype camera Monday that can be used as a controller for the Xbox 360 to track a player's full body movement while responding to commands, directions and a shift of emotion in voice without the need for a controller. Singing sensation Susan Boyle has been taken to a private clinic suffering from exhaustion. Friends say the experience was a lot of stress for her, taking this unknown shy woman from a small town and thrusting her into the spotlight was a lot for her. Susan Boyle didn't win Britain's Got Talent Saturday. She lost to a dance troupe called "Diversity". But lots of people including Simon believe she'll have a career if she wants one. Producer Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of 40-year-old actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot to death six years ago in the foyer of Spector's home. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor says it's looking into whether the hit reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" is complying with child labor laws. Word in Hollywood is that Kidman -- who recently dyed her hair back to her natural color, red, -- is pregnant again. Country singer John Rich turned himself in to Nashville police last Thursday to be booked on assault and harassment charges. He's accused of allegedly punching former "Nashville Star" contestant Jared Ashley in the face. Up was number one at the box office this weekend. Followed by Night at the museum, Drag Me To Hell, Terminator Salvation, and Star Trek. She was the youngest passenger on board the Titanic when it sank . . . and yesterday the last direct link with the disaster was broken when Millvina Dean died at the age of 97. Her death - after a bout of pneumonia - comes just a month after Titanic movie stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio and director James Cameron stepped in to pay her private nursing home fees. Older Scoop A tragic accident in the home involving a treadmill took the life of Mike Tyson's 4 year old daughter yesterday in Phoneix In happier news a 3 year old British girl came out of a coma yesterday and her first words were the Abba song Mama Mia. Layla Townsend had a case of meningitis that was expected to kill her. Toby Keith's daughter, Krystal, graduates from the University of Oklahoma this month... and then plans to follow in her dad's footsteps with an album of her own by early next year. OJ Simpson filed an appeal yesterday to overturn his armed robbery conviction. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the final musical act to perform in Giants stadium before it's demolished after the 2009 football season. Jennifer Love Hewitt and her boyfriend Jamie Kennedy are engaged. Adam Lambert, the new lead singer for Queen? Seemed like a natural fit on the "American Idol" finale, and the group's four-year agreement with Paul Rogers has expired. We'll see... Al Gore's oldest daughter, Kristin, filed for divorce last Friday. The couple had been married since 2005. This is Jay Leno's final week of hosting "The Tonight Show." Free Credit Report.com won't be on the air anymore after we found out that its not free. In fact, people sign up they get charged a monthly fee. The National Football League and Comcast have completed a deal that will finally put the league's NFL Network on widely distributed tier of the cable operator. New Orleans got the word this week that they'll be hosting the 2013 Super Bowl. The New York Post says Alex Rodriguez was with Kate Hudson after last Friday's game, celebrating in the back room of the Mustang Grill on Second Avenue. The most notable TV show cancellations: NBC dropped "My Name is Earl" and "Medium." CBS canned "The Unit" and "Without A Trace" and picked up "Medium" from NBC. ABC said goodbye to "Samantha Who?," "Cupid" and "The Unusuals" and Fox dropped the rock on "Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles" and "Sit Down, Shut Up." White bread will just make you want to eat more white bread says Louis J. Aronne, author of "The Skinny." In San Francisco, they may clamp a 23-cent a pack tax on cigarettes to pay for the cleanup of all the cigarette butts left around town. The Friday before a three-day weekend: does it get any sweeter? Natalie Cole received a new kidney last Wednesday. Simon Cowell's ex, Terri Seymour, was attacked after the "Idol" finale Wednesday night. A woman walked up to her, asked if she was "Simon's girlfriend" and then began strangling her. The nutjob was arrested. We're sorry, alleged nutjob. British actress Lucy Gordon, who appeared in "Spider-Man 3," was found dead in her Paris apartment after apparently committing suicide. She was 28. Phil Mickelson announced Wednesday that his wife, Amy, was diagnosed with breast cancer and that he'll be taking some time off from the PGA Tour. Sean Penn and Robin Wright have called off their divorce again There's a feud between Walmart and the band Green Day who has the most popular CD in the country., but you won't be able to find it at your local Wal-Mart. The band says the giant superstore chain refused to stock its latest CD, "21st Century Breakdown," because Wal-Mart wanted the album edited for language and content, and they refused. One week from today is the final tonight show with Jay Leno. Former Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden is replacing Tony Kornheiser on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" after Kornheiser cited a fear of flying in his decision to leave after three years. In England, Elizabeth Adeney is getting ready to enter the record books as the world's oldest mom at age 66. Scientists now say that sugar causes wrinkles. Tonight, Carrie Underwood guest stars on "American Idol." Tomorrow night, when the winner is announced, Lionel Richie, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Queen Latifah, Black Eyed Peas and Keith Urban will all provide live performances. Meanwhile, Lady Gaga will be performing on "Dancing with the Stars" tonight. Amy Poehler was a special guest star on the "Saturday Night Live" season finale over the weekend. It was also the final "It's Saturday night... " for Don Pardo, who has been the voice of the show since it came on the air in 1975. Wayman Tisdale -- who played college hoops at Oklahoma, 12 seasons in the NBA and later became a top jazz musician, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44. |
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are reportedly in the process of adopting a little girl. Danny and Kris fans, time to rally. Simon says that Adam will win this year's round of "American Idol." Oprah Winfrey's in-house medical and health expert, Dr. Oz, said goodbye to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Tuesday because he's heading for his own syndicated program. Ready for "The Addams Family: the musical"? The show will take to Broadway a year from now, Patrick Swayze says in his new biography that his greatest regret in life is the physical damage he's done to his body. "I used to believe I was invincible, breaking bones over and over, playing football, doing gymnastics, diving, doing my own stunts, kick boxing, staging fights... it all seems a little stupid to me now." Cat Stevens -- now known as Yusef Islam -- played in L.A. on Monday, his first U.S. concert in 33 years. Mark Landon, an actor and eldest son of "Little House on the Prairie" star Michael Landon, was found dead Monday at his home. He was 60. Manny Rameierez, owner Frank Court wants him to step up and be man enough to apologize to his teammates for the awkward position he put them in last weekend and the sooner, the better. Just be forewarned: now there are rumblings about a possible coffee and sugar shortage, which means prices would skyrocket. Offers poured in for Susan Boyle to attend the Correspondents' Dinner over the weekend in Washington, DC, but she turned 'em down, saying she would be too nervous. She did agree to make an appearance via satellite on Oprah. Beyonce said in an interview that, growing up, she was such a fat kid, her family used to help her fasten her clothes. Lance Armstrong writes in his new book that his breakup with Sheryl Crow was the result of her wanting marriage and kids and for him, it was too soon after his previous marriage and three kids. The Social Security Administration says that Emma and Jacob were the top baby names in 2008. #2,049 on the list: Barack! The Miami Dolphins are renaming their home Landshark Stadium as part of a partnership with Jimmy Buffett. The best city for your hair? That would be Santa Barbara, California. The worst? Corpus Christi, Texas, because of the hard water and very few salons. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and director James Cameron have kicked in a total of $30,000 to a fund set up for 97-year-old Millvina Dean... the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster. The fund will help keep her in a nursing home. She was just 9-months-old when her mom climbed on board a lifeboat. The Harlem Globetrotters will soon have a presence way above the globe. Space shuttle Atlantis will carry a pair of basketballs when it rockets away on a repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Liftoff is scheduled for this afternoon. This past week, the University of Illinois at Chicago held its graduation ceremony, but skipped the traditional congratulatory handshake because of concern about the Swine flu. The crown of the Statue of Liberty, which has been closed to the public since the 9-11 attacks, will reopen on the 4th of July! Dom DeLuise died Monday night after a long illness. He was 75. Jennifer Hudson is post-poning some concert dates this week because she is being treated for a throat condition related to her singing. After being rushed to the hospital with a blood alcohol level of .39, David Hasselhoff says it's all a mistake and that wasn't really drunk. Whew, that's a relief. Next week, Leonard Nimoy will guest star on the season finale of "Fringe" and Fox has just announced that the show WILL be back for a season 2. John Melendez says he hasn't been told if he'll be part of the new Jay Leno show when he moves to 10pm next fall. 70s musician Cat Stevens has said that he believes that Coldplay's hit 'Viva La Vida' is a rip-off of his own song, 'Foreigner Suite'. Prince Charles is opening his own Facebook page to help promote the environment. Elizabeth Edwards shows up on Oprah Thursday to talk about her life with John. Simon Cowell says you will be seeing Kara Dioguardi back on American Idol next season. Salt makes you happy. How? It appears to act as a natural antidepressant, which could be why we crave it and add more to our food than we know is good for us, reports a study from the University of Iowa. Catherine Zeta-Jones is interested in acquiring the film rights to Susan Boyle's life story, and wants to play her onscreen. Zeta-Jones as frumpy? Al Roker will join The Weather Channel as host of a new morning program. Roker, who remains the weathercaster on NBC's "Today" show, will be on the air an hour earlier each weekday for the Weather Channel's "Wake Up With Al." John McCain is going to host a war movie marathon on AMC Memorial Day weekend. A Cosmo web poll asked men: Is marriage still necessary?" 60.9% of men polled said yes. Today, 45% of men are not married, versus 30.7% in 1960. Officials in Mexico say there has been less crime and less pollution since the Swine Flu outbreak. LeBron James is the NBA's MVP and accepted his award at St V-M here in Akron |
