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This Kid Sings Like Whitney Houston

Lin Yu Chun is the latest viral video star

(Newser) - This Chinese boy could be the next Susan Boyle. Gawker points to a video that is quickly making the rounds on the Internet, showing reality show contestant Lin Yu Chun—“an overweight teenager with an awkward haircut,” writes Maureen O'Connor. Surprisingly enough, he does a dead-on Whitney Houston...

Kate Gets
New Series
...and Specials

Apr 8, 2010 10:10 AM CDT

Kate Gets New Series ...and Specials

Yep, she's back on TLC, and you'll be seeing a lot of her

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin may never appear in Playboy , but she will be back on TV…in more ways than one. TLC is planning to air several Kate Plus 8 specials focusing on her family life, and the network is also giving her her own series. Twist of Kate will feature Gosselin...

No Playboy for Kate: Hef

Apr 8, 2010 8:44 AM CDT

No Playboy for Kate: Hef

He just doesn't think she's bunny material

(Newser) - Good news for anyone who thinks America has been seeing too much of Kate Gosselin: You won't be seeing all of her any time soon. “No! No!” Hugh Hefner says when asked about the very possibility of Kate gracing the pages of Playboy. And while he’s on...

DWTS Beats Idol Ratings

thanks, kate

Apr 7, 2010 8:10 AM CDT

DWTS Beats Idol Ratings

For the first time, 'Dancing With the Stars' leads

(Newser) - Dancing With the Stars beat American Idol—both nights of it—in the ratings for the first time last week. According to Nielsen, nearly 23 million people tuned in to DWTS on Tuesday, compared to Idol’s 21.8 million Tuesday and 20.5 million Wednesday. One possible reason? “...

Kate Channels
'Superbitch
From Hell'

last night on dwts

Apr 6, 2010 6:47 AM CDT

Kate Channels 'Superbitch From Hell'

Gosselin once again near bottom on Dancing With the Stars

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin once again found herself in second-to-last place on Dancing With the Stars last night, but at least this time judge Bruno Tonioli had some kind words for her…sort of. “I think, for once, you played the character!” he said of her paso doble, which told...

Trump to Blago:
You're Fired!

Apr 5, 2010 10:42 AM CDT

Trump to Blago: You're Fired!

'The plan for the presentation was, we haven't got a (bleepin') plan'

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich is having a bit of trouble holding down a job these days. The former Illinois governor was fired last night on Celebrity Apprentice after turning in his latest "display of cluelessness, evasion, and arrogance," writes Maureen Ryan in the Chicago Tribune . The gov over-delegated, was unable...

Housewife Drank While Preggo

champagne during labor

Apr 5, 2010 8:20 AM CDT

Housewife Drank While Preggo

New parenting book is unorthodox, to say the least

(Newser) - Alex McCord has written a parenting book as only a Real Housewife of New York could: It involves tales of sipping champagne while in labor. “Throughout my pregnancy, I gave into every craving I felt,” writes McCord in Little Kids Big City. “When I wanted to have...

Despite Threats,
Erin Andrews
Will Perform

dwts drama

Apr 5, 2010 8:01 AM CDT

Despite Threats, Erin Andrews Will Perform

ESPN sportscaster: 'I don't quit.'

(Newser) - Despite recent death threats , Erin Andrews will compete tonight on Dancing With the Stars. “I don't want to let Maks down, I don't want to let my family down, and I don't want to let myself down," the ESPN correspondent tells People . "I'm not going to stop...

Nine Best
Reality TV
Hissy Fits

inspired by kate

Apr 4, 2010 10:28 AM CDT

Nine Best Reality TV Hissy Fits

Kate Gosselin isn't even the worst

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin is the latest in a long line of “celebrities” throwing temper tantrums on national television. E! rounds up eight more reality show meltdowns—watch the videos in the gallery:

Kenley Collins, Project Runway: She flips out when judges say her final creation looks like a “pink

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10 Reality Show Rivalries

Apr 2, 2010 1:00 PM CDT

10 Reality Show Rivalries

Pamela Anderson not a fan of Kate Gosselin, and more

(Newser) - Everyone apparently hates Kate Gosselin, and that includes fellow Dancing With the Stars competitor Pamela Anderson. In their honor, the Frisky lists the 10 best reality show rivalries:

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie: The rivalry that all others aspire to. After starting The Simple Life as besties, they had a

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10 Shows Kate
Can Star in...Once
She Loses DWTS

Mar 31, 2010 10:42 AM CDT

10 Shows Kate Can Star in...Once She Loses DWTS

She'd make a great pageant mom

(Newser) - The hype surrounding Kate Gosselin may be enough to make the public overlook her awful, awful dancing for a while—but it’s only a matter of time before she gets kicked off Dancing With the Stars. What show should she do next? Olivia Allin offers up 10 ideas, on...

Heidi, Spencer Take on
Native American Names

Mar 31, 2010 9:59 AM CDT

Heidi, Spencer Take on Native American Names

Pratt, Montag trying to get in touch with spirituality

(Newser) - If you never want to hear the names Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt again, you’re in luck. The reality show couple will now be known by their “true Native American names,” “the name our creator has given us,” so as to get “more in...

Kate: I Want My Partner Fired

Mar 31, 2010 8:01 AM CDT

Kate: I Want My Partner Fired

Gosselin continues diva demands on 'Dancing With the Stars'

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin almost drove her Dancing With the Stars partner to quit —but it turns out she actually wanted him fired. At one point, “Kate demanded that the shows producers fire Tony and get her a new partner,” a source tells PopEater . “She talks to him...

And First Off DWTS Is ...

SPOILER ALERT

Mar 30, 2010 10:49 PM CDT

And First Off DWTS Is ...

Actress Shannen Doherty gets the boot

(Newser) - Actress Shannen Doherty was the first celebrity eliminated from the new season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. She and professional partner Mark Ballas were axed during tonight's episode. "Dancing isn't really my thing," she said after learning her fate. "I did it for my dad."...

Levi: Watch My
Reality Show,
Not Sarah's

Mar 30, 2010 10:35 AM CDT

Levi: Watch My Reality Show, Not Sarah's

Johnston's will give you a better idea of Alaska...and him

(Newser) - If Levi Johnston's reality show gets picked up...and said genius network decides to air it at the same time as Sarah Palin’s series…you’ll be faced with a veritable Sophie’s Choice. But Levi thinks you should pick his show, because “mine is the real Alaska,...

Kate Gosselin's
DWTS Partner:
I Quit

Mar 30, 2010 7:06 AM CDT

Kate Gosselin's DWTS Partner: I Quit

Fortunately (or unfortunately), they still performed

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin kept up her diva-licious behavior on last night's episode of Dancing With the Stars, this time frustrating her partner so much that he said, “I quit,” and walked out of rehearsals. But don’t worry: Tony Dovolani later came back and apologized, meaning he and Kate...

Levi Shops
'Pimped Out'
Reality Show

'entourage on ice'

Mar 29, 2010 7:07 AM CDT

Levi Shops 'Pimped Out' Reality Show

Johnston's hypothetical series will involve 'lots of women'

(Newser) - Levi Johnston is planning a reality show, and it sounds exactly as hilarious as one would assume: The teen dad will ride “pimped out snow machines with jet fuel in them,” and the show will include “lots and lots of women,” says a source. The best...

Heidi Wants to
Save the World
With '3D Boobs'

career plans

Mar 26, 2010 10:10 AM CDT

Heidi Wants to Save the World With '3D Boobs'

Montag fancies herself a 'mogul,' looks forward to film career

(Newser) - The Hills is leaving your television screen after this season—and if you think you’re heartbroken over the loss, imagine how Heidi Montag must feel. Well, actually she feels just fine: “I’m so excited The Hills is finally over,” she tells People , before moving on to...

7 Career Ideas for Jesse James

Mar 24, 2010 12:44 PM CDT

7 Career Ideas for Jesse James

At this point, clubbing baby seals would make him look good

(Newser) - As Jesse James faces yet another scandal—the revelation of a sexual harassment settlement in 2007, while he was married to Sandra Bullock—Adam Sternbergh brainstorms 7 career moves that could do James some good, in New York :

Launch a reality show: “Host a new series titled At Least

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Kate Awful on
Dance Floor—and Off

Mar 24, 2010 10:57 AM CDT

Kate Awful on Dance Floor—and Off

At least one show insider is no fan of Gosselin

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin failed to impress at her Dancing With the Stars debut —and it turns out she’s just as awful off the dance floor as on. “Kate shows up late for hair and makeup every time,” an insider tells the New York Daily News , and when...