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In her soon-to-be-released memoir, former ‘American Idol‘ judge Kara DioGuardi reveals she was molested as a child and date raped by a well-known music producer.
In the book, ‘A Helluva High Note,’ DioGuradi opens up about a family friend’s son who repeatedly molested her when she was only 11. “On one particular day, he took me into the back shed of his house and put his hands all over my breasts and vagina,” she writes. “I remember freezing and not knowing what to do.”
DioGuardi, whose new Bravo show ‘Platinum’ debuts next month, also reveals how a well-known producer date raped her after dinner. “Within a few hours, he was on top of me, pumping, sweating, and speaking to me in Spanish, not a word of which I could understand,” she writes.
The former ‘Idol’ judge said she never told anyone for fear it would affect her career.
DioGuardi also reveals in her book that a “hugely successful artist” sexually harassed her a few years later. She was invited on a three-day songwriting trip but instead of actually writing songs, “the trip’s activities consisted of watching Russian porn, scavenging around the kitchen for food [and] leering at two strippers … as they performed sex acts in the living room.”
She also discusses her struggles with getting pregnant during her final season of ‘Idol.’ She ended up asking the producers to let her out of her contract. “I wanted a child and there was no way I could get pregnant under the stress of eighteen-hour work days and live TV,” she writes. “I had undergone three unsuccessful rounds of IVF during Season 9.”
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American Idol has lost another judge, this time it’s Kara DioGuardi who is leaving the show after being on the judging panel for two seasons.
Kara is now the third judge to leave the show this year, Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres also both quit Idol. She released a statement saying…
“I felt like I won the lottery when I joined ‘American Idol’ two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave ‘Idol, I am very proud to have been associated with ‘American Idol’ – it has truly been an amazing experience … I look forward to my next challenge, and want to thank everyone who has supported me. All the best to everyone on Season 10!”
It’s rumored that Jennifer Lopez will join Randy Jackson behind the judges table and producers will go back to having just three judges. I wish they would just cancel this show, it hasn’t been good for the past 5 seasons.
source: Official: Kara DioGuardi leaving ‘American Idol’ [Hollywood Reporter]
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‘American Idol’ star Kara DioGuardi laid herself bare for the newest issue of Allure — literally.
The judge, along with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ doc Jessica Capshaw, singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat and ‘Entourage’ hottie Emmanuelle Chriqui posed naked for the magazine.
Kara on her naked pics: “This shoot was less about beauty than about taking a risk and showing people a side of me they have never seen.”
Jessica on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: “In love scenes with a woman, we’re able to share our neuroses or insecurities more readily. I don’t think with a man you’d speak with the same awareness.”
Colbie on her younger fans: “I worried that [posing nude] might make them think I was changing somehow. I hope they think to themselves, Yeah she’s showing a woman’s body, and it’s beautiful.”
Emanuelle on her body: “I have a good stomach and I’m strong in my core, so I like to work it out.”
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source: OMG!!! Emmanuelle Chriqui Nude in Allure (with Kara DioGuardi Nude, Too) [egotastic]
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Happy Friday! Today, we’ve got the ten best quotes from celebrities from this week. Kristen Stewart talks about groping her teenaged co-star Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Love Hewitt talking about her boobs and Jessica Simpson hitting back at John Mayer’s sexual napalm comment.
“I get a lot of nipple notes.â€
– Pamela Anderson, after receiving a pair of pasties to prevent a wardrobe malfunction on Dancing with the Stars, to Ellen DeGeneres
“I think I get laid less now than I used to, because I’m way more paranoid now.”
– Gerard Butler, on how he’s scaled back his playboy ways, to Men’s Journal
“She was 15, and I wasn’t allowed to grope her.”
– Kristen Stewart, on her intimate scenes with Runaways costar Dakota Fanning, to Access Hollywood
“They are like Tweedledee and Tweedledum. You can’t separate them really.”
– Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden describing a smitten Simon Cowell and fiancée Mezghan Hussainy, to People
“Love my boobs, Thelma and Louise. I feel like my boobs could fight crime without me.”
– The Ghost Whisperer’s Jennifer Love Hewitt, on her favorite body part, to People
“It’s the most sex-drugs-and-rock-’n'-roll atmosphere that exists on the planet.”
– Shia LaBeouf, describing the NYSE trading floor while filming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, to GQ
“Look at my great job and suck it!”
– Mad Men star Christina Hendricks, to Elle U.K.
“It’s my karma for being in a boy band surrounded by screaming girls.”
– Former ‘N Syncer Joey Fatone, on how he wound up the father of two girls, to reporters In N.Y.C.
“I looked a little pasty. But hey, at least I didn’t wet myself!”
– Kara DioGuardi, on her “Bikini Girl” performance on last season’s American Idol finale, to Women’s Health
“He’ll never have this napalm again.”
– Jessica Simpson hitting back against ex-boyfriend John Mayer, to the ladies of The View
What was your favorite quote?
source: 10 Best Celeb Quotes This Week – [people]
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Jessica Simpson’s Hangover Look – City Rag
Kate Winslet Didn’t Waste Any Time – The Superficial
DJ Angela On Shady 45 – The Dirty
Madonna Made Some Sunglasses – Amy Grindhouse
Donna Simpson Wants To Be The World’s Fattest Woman – Celebrity Smack
Lady Gaga On “Glee” – Hollywire
Jessica Simpson Is A Big Lady In Red – Drunken Stepfather
J-Woww Says She Won’t Go Bigger – Pop Eater
Ashley Cole Is Jealous Of Will.I.Am – Holy Moly
Adam Lambert’s Kookiest Outfit Yet? – Hollywood Life
Genesis Gets Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame – Wonderwall
Teacher To Class: I’m Becoming A Stripper – Zelda Lily
What’s Happening To Obama’s Student Loan Plans? – College Candy
Kara DioGuardi’s Bikini Stunt Saved Her Job – Celeb News Wire
Jennifer Garner’s Piggyback Pick Up – Celebrity Baby Scoop
Anna Nicole’s Daughter, Dannielynn With Daddy At The Park – Dipped In Cream
Mark Wahlberg Still Has It – Popbytes
Kate Moss Turns Heads in Recycled Mosquito Net Dress – Betty Confidential
Stacey Dash & Jamie Foxx Are Hooking Up? – Why Fame
Emma Watson Dumps Boyfriend for Rafael Cebrian – Hollywood Dame
6 People Carla Bruni Is Starting To Look Like – Tabloid Prodigy
Madonna Blocks Jesus Luz & Lindsay Lohan Hookup – Allie Is Wired
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On last season’s American Idol, Kara DioGuardi stripped down to a skimpy bathing suit on live TV to duet with her TV foe Bikini Girl.
How will she top that this year?
“Um, get naked?” she jokes in the March issue of Maxim. The judge, 39, also poses in a number of barely-there getups for the lad mag.
How did you go from songwriter to American Idol superjudge?
They were looking for a fourth judge, and they wanted to add someone who was in the industry. Plus, I’m known to be ballsy and outspoken. They knew I wouldn’t clam up and go under the desk. Although I did want to, believe me!
Would you have auditioned for Idol when you were starting out?
Yes, but I don’t think I would have gotten too far if I was, like, 20.
Are you missing Paula this season?
During the auditions, yeah, I missed her. She was so nurturing, and I try to have some of that in my critiques. I wouldn’t say I have the maternal instinct that she had, though. I’m a little bit more New York, a little more hard-edge.
Does Simon ever lay into you the way he did Paula?
Definitely. It’s hard for me to say something negative to a contestant without giving something constructive back, and that annoys Simon. But they’re kids, and you feel for them – especially when they have a story, like they’ve overcome cancer or something.
Are you sad that it’s Simon’s final season?
I have no idea. All I can say is the guy can do things not many folks can get away with, and people like when someone is true to himself.
Are you happy about Ellen joining?
I was like, “Rock on!” Are you kidding? The thing with Ellen I don’t think everybody understands is that she’s a huge music lover. That’s what you need to be on Idol.
Did you get a big response from male idol fans?
I got a couple of proposals and though maybe I’d want to divorce my husband. [laughs]
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Kara irritates the crap out of me. Everything about her appears attention-starved.
source: Kara DioGuardi Photos [maxim.com]
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Happy Friday! Today, we’ve got the best celebrity quotes of the week! This week’s top quotes include Katy Perry’s snappy reply on “American Idol”, Josh Duhamel’s wife stalking and Mariah Carey’s porn joke. Enjoy!
“Nick, come on, you know you look at porn. Tonight when me and my husband look at porn, I already know it’s gonna be a humdinger!”
– Mariah Carey, pretending to be “Debbie from Long Island,” prank calling husband Nick Cannon’s radio show, Rollin’ With Nick Cannon on 92.3 NOW FM
“I might just be way too boring to ever be a really great actress.”
– Jessica Biel, to “Vogue”
“I want to make out with the fat guy from The Hangover…He’s amazing. I like big, fat guys with beards that wear thick glasses.”
– Ke$ha, revealing her secret crush on Zach Galifianakis to The Morning Mash Up on SIRIUS XM Radio
“I think it’s just the way I grew up, like my grandma did it, my mom did it. It’s like a very natural thing to put the jellies in your purse. I’ll bring Ziploc bags on a trip and fill it with the hotel shampoos. I haven’t paid for soap in three years so you tell me who’s doing it right.”
– Kristen Bell, revealing her family’s frugal traditions, on “Lopez Tonight”
“I gave her an iPod. And when the naughty scenes came on, I pressed ‘play’ and covered her eyes.”
– Ryan Gosling, explaining how his mom watched his new movie “Blue Valentine” at the Sundance Film Festival, to MTV
“This is not a Lifetime movie, sweetheart.”
– “American Idol” guest judge Katy Perry, clashing with fellow judge Kara Dioguardi during the show’s L.A. tryouts
“I decided to get a tattoo because it was the most shocking thing I could think of doing. Now I’m utterly disgusted and shocked because it’s become completely mainstream, which is unacceptable to me.”
– Helen Mirren, on “Good Morning America”
“Honestly, I think some of my family members of a certain generation were more skittish about me playing a gay character on Six Feet Under than watching me play a killer.”
– “Dexter” star Michael C. Hall, on his family being okay with him playing a serial killer, to “Parade” magazine
“You can’t be Mick and Keith. You can’t be the one on drugs and the one in control.”
– Courtney Love, equating her failed solo music effort to the Rolling Stones, to “Dazed and Confused” magazine
“That’s how I got my wife. I literally stalked her for weeks until she said yes. They say it’s not stalking if she says yes.”
– Josh Duhamel, sharing how he romanced Fergie, to “Parade” magazine
source: 10 Best Celeb Quotes This Week – [people]
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As we all know, the new season of American Idol is set to air without Paula Abdul, but that doesn’t mean she and her craziness is off our screens for good if new rumors are to be believed.
Paula, who is still friends with Simon Cowell, quit her judging duties on Idol because they wouldn’t pay her $10 million per season of the show. Now she has reportedly signed a $4.5 million contract with Cowell to judge on the US version of The X Factor.
The X Factor replaced Pop Idol in the UK a few years ago and has since become the most watched TV show on that side of the pond, which means Cowell is wanting to bring the show over to the US in 2011.
A source said, “Simon flew Paula to London and wined and dined her relentlessly over the course of several days, even introducing her to everyone who works on X Factor. But what really clinched the deal was Simon’s pledge that she wouldn’t have to deal with all the nonsense and infighting that she hated on Idol.â€
I sure hope Paula Abdul did her research on the show before signing the contract because there is even more fighting on The X Factor than there is on American Idol. It is rumored that Sharon Osbourne left her judging job on the show because of fighting.
Either way, The X Factor is way better than American Idol so the sooner it is on US TV the better.
source: Simon Cowell Signs Paula Abdul To $4.5 Million-A-Year Contract With “The X Factor?†[Popcrunch]
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Somebody out there thought it would be hilarious to make my worst nightmare come through by putting Ellen DeGeneres on another television show.
Yep just like the title of this post reads – Ellen will be replacing Paula Abdul and become the fourth judge on American Idol once the audition rounds finish up.
Speaking on her day time chat show she said..”I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol. I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text in my vote. Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you. I sit at home and I watch it. … I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person. I’m going to have a day job and a night job. The times we’re living in … we’re all doing that.”
Now, I’m all for working hard for your money but is she actually serious in her last statement? Sure people have two jobs but Ellen the thing is, we all don’t get millions for each job.
There has been no word from Paula Abdul, most likely because she is probably high from raiding her medicine cabinet.
During the audition process the show had guest judges which included Shania Twain, Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas and Kristin Chenoweth.
Bosses for Idol, which returns in January, released a statement saying “Ellen has been a fan of the show for many years, and her love of music and understanding of the American public will bring a unique human touch to our judging panel.”
I know Ellen DeGeneres is the second coming to some people but I just don’t like her which is why this is my worst nightmare. Also what exactly are her qualifications when it comes to the music business?
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I hope you’ve had your breakfast because this picture of Victoria Beckham almost made me throw up in my mouth.
This is Victoria greeting fans at the first American Idol Season 9 auditions in Denver on Friday, no she is not replacing Paula Abdul… she is just one of many judges who will take Paula’s place throughout the new season.
As for how she got on a source said “it didn’t go too well, She tried to hard to be ‘nice,’ but came off as icy and wooden.”
What else did they expect her to be like? By the way, Idol bosses paid Victoria Beckham over $250,000 for the one day of auditions.
Way too skinny.
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Well after all the speculation about whether or not she would be returning to American Idol, it is now official that Paula Abdul is finished with the show.
Paula took to her twitter account to post the follow:
“With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to idol. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all.. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1become an international phenomenon. What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon me. It truly has been breathtaking, especially over the past month. I do without any doubt have the BEST fans in the entire world and I love you all.”
While on his morning radio show KISS FM earlier today, Ryan Seacrest said he was shocked and that he is bummed she isn’t returning.
Fox TV released a statement saying “Paula Abdul has been an important part of the American Idol family over the last eight seasons and we are saddened that she has decided not to return to the show, while Paula will not be continuing with us, she’s a tremendous talent and we wish her the best.”
Sources also say that she wanted a 30% raise and was negotiating a 8 figure deal to return to the show which now sees Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi all flying to Denver for the first auditions to the ninth season on Thursday.
Just so you know there is rumors that this is all a publicity stunt and Paula Abdul will indeed be back.
Can the show survive without her?
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Jennifer Aniston’s Headlights Are On – The Superficial
Madonna’s Sex Tape & Voicemails Up For Auction – F-Listed
Does Kim Kardashian’s Butt Look Fat? – Celebrity Smack
London Fog Erases Gisele Bundchen’s Baby – Celeb News Wire
Stormy Daniels Arrested For Domestic Violence – Hollywire
Holly Madison Is A Plastic Surgery Winner – City Rag
Tori Spelling Models For Q-tips – Holy Moly
Madonna Doesn’t Really Look Like This – Websters Is My Bitch
Gwyneth Paltrow Talks About Her GOOP – ICYDK
Mel Gibson Didn’t Do It! – Ninja Dude
Kara DioGuardi Will Be Back! – Fatback Media
Shakira’s She Wolf Video! – Popbytes
William Shatner Is A Genius – Popeater
Taylor Swift & Taylor Lautner Get Sporty – Pacific Coast News
Ashley Greene Is See-Through – Celebslam
Zac Efron Goes Bungee Jumping – Anything Hollywood
Paris Hilton Promotes Herpes Medication – Allie Is Wired
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Yesterday the whole world was talking about whether or not Paula Abdul would be returning to American Idol.
Simon Cowell has now broken his silence about the whole about the whole thing by simply saying “she’ll be fine. She’ll be on the show, I don’t get a lot of say. I’ve just made it clear that I want Paula on the show.”
We all know that despite what Simon says, he does get a lot of say on the show and who is on the judging panel.
Ryan Seacrest has also spoken, he says “I think as far as I know, you’ll see everybody back. I hope so.”
Notice that neither Simon Cowell or Ryan Seacrest mention the newest judge Kara DioGuardi?
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It appears that Paula Abdul won’t be returning for upcoming ninth season of American Idol, according to her manager.
Despite recently saying she was offered to stay on as long as the show runs, her new manager David Sonenberg says Paula isn’t happy at all.
He says…. “Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on Idol, I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful. I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that producers haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do.”
“She’s not a happy camper as a result of what’s going on. She’s hurt. She’s angry I think at this point we’re going to be considering everything, including some kind of a competition show. She has tremendous ideas for a whole variety of shows.”
This comes just after news that Ryan Seacrest signed a huge $45 million three year contract with bosses for the show last week and Simon Cowell is reportedly going to get over $140 million to stay on the show once his contract runs up in May.
Randy Jackson has also signed a contract to stay on until 2011, no word on how much he was offered. As for the newest judge Kara DioGuardi, there has been no mentions of her returning or getting any offers yet but she wants to stay on.
Do you think American Idol would survive without Paula Abdul?
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