The stage is set for the final showdown on the seventh season of "American Idol." Last night's elimination episode of the Fox show featured the final three, David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado and David Cook. Ryan Seacrest made the announcement that Syesha was going home. Both Davids face off Tuesday night on the performance episode and the "American Idol" champion will be crowned Wednesday night. The last time a pair of men faced off in the "Idol" finale was back in season two.
Simon thinks David Cook should win "Idol" this season. He tells "Blender" magazine, "I think [Cook's] done more to deserve it over the eleven weeks. He's taken more risks, he's done things with certain songs that have been more interesting. If I'm gonna base it on who has done the best performances over the live shows, David Cook deserves to win."
Simon also adds that David Archuletta has no personality, and he was frustrated that Jason Castro "just gave up."
Jessica Simpson is going through a breakup...and a breakdown. Tony Romo reportedly dumped Jess, but she's more upset about John Mayer's relationship with Jennifer Aniston. Jess apparently has never gotten over John, and that's the reason Tony dumped her. Jessica got drunk the day she found out about John and Jen - drinking for four hours with bff Cacee Cobb at a Mexican bar in L.A.
"America's Next Top Model" has its first plus-size winner. Whitney took the title last night, over runner up Anya and third place finisher Fatima. Whitney wins a 100-thousand-dollar contract with CoverGirl and a deal with Elite Model Management. She'll also be on the cover of the July issue of "Seventeen" magazine.
I've been telling you the twin rumors surrounding Angelina Jolie's pregnancy for months, but it's finally be confirmed. While Angelina and Jack Black were promoting the animated film "Kung Fu Panda" at the Cannes Film Fest this week, Jack let the news slip. He joked that her family will be as big as "The Brady Bunch" when "you have these." When the interviewer questioned his choice of words, Angelina replied, "Yeah, we've confirmed that already. Well, Jack's just confirmed it actually."
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" albumhas been selected to be preserved in the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress. The album, along with 24 other select recordings, was chosen due to its "cultural, historical and aesthetic significance." It's part of the 2007 registry group, which includes other famous recordings such as Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman," Herbie Hancock's "Headhunters," Harry S. Truman's speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention, and the first ever trans-Atlantic broadcast produced in 1925.
Miley Cyrus has had another photo shoot...this time for a "Body By Milk" ad. She dons the famous milk mustache in an ad titled "Girl Power." The ad says: "Actress by day. Rocker by night. I've got to keep fit to keep up. So I drink milk. Some studies suggest that teens who choose milk over sugary drinks tend to be leaner and the protein helps build muscle. It's the best of both worlds."
Dolly Parton is angry with shock jock Howard Stern. Someone on Stern's staff chopped up her audio book to change what she said into some offensive material. Dolly says, "I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life. In a blue million years, I would never had such vulgar things come out of my mouth."
CBS has added five new series to their fall primetime schedule...including the Jerry Bruckheimer thriller "Eleventh Hour," "The Mentalist" with Simon Baker playing a psychic-turned-detective, and "The Ex List," about a 30-something female who goes through her past relationships in hopes of finding her future husband.
The cancelled shows include "Cane", "Jericho", "Kid Nation", "Moonlight", "Shark", "Viva Laughlin", and "Welcome to the Captain".
Ellen probably isn't happy to hear this...but it may be some karma coming back to bite Anne Heche. Anne Heche was in court yesterday because she says she's broke and can't afford the $15,000/month in child support now that her show, "Men In Trees", has been cancelled.
There are a bunch of season finales tonight on TV:
Smallville at 7 on CW My Name is Earl at 7 on NBC The Office at 8 on NBC CSI at 8 on CBS Supernatural at 8 on CW Without a Trace at 9 on CBS ER at 9 on NBC
Neil Diamond has his first #1 CD of his career with "Home Before Dark". The album sold 146,000 copies last week.
Some of the bands on "Guitar Hero 4" have been revealed. The game will feature songs by Van halen, Linkin Park, The Eagles and Sublime. This time around you'll be able to sing and play different instruments (like "Rock Band").
Jodie Foster and her longtime partner of nearly 15 years, Cydney Bernard, have split. Jodie has kept her relationship a secret since they met back in 1993. No word on what will happen to Jodie's two kids, 9-year-old Charlie and 6-year-old Kit.
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