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So You Think You Can Dance Tour Dates Announced

So You Think You Can Dance: The 20 FinalistsFans of So You Think You Can Dance can see their favorite stars perform live in the near future, as most tickets for this summer’s highly anticipated tour go on sale August 11 at 10 a.m., it was announced by 19 Entertainment chief executive and series creator Simon Fuller, co-creator Nigel Lythgoe and AEG.

Top Ten finalists participating include Kameron, Jaimie, Lauren, Neil, Sabra, Pasha, Dominic, Lacey, Danny and Sara. Due to overwhelming demand in its 2006 debut, the tour will waltz through fourteen more cities this year, playing 49 North American dates, and audiences can now see their favorite finalists command the stages of arenas.

Fuller, who created and executive-produces the FOX show, now in its third season, said:

“We are thrilled with the tremendous growth of the show and excited to take So You Think You Can Dance across the country again to showcase this year’s world-class talent.  Viewing the contestants performing on television does not even come close to experiencing them in-person.  We look forward to having the country’s favorites hit the road, coming to a town near you.”

SO YOU THINK DANCE LIVE! Tour 2007
Date            City                Venue
Sep 21        Albany, NY            Times Union Center
Sep 22        Boston, MA            Agganis Arena
Sep 23        Hartford, CT            Hartford Civic Center
Sep 25        Reading, PA            Sovereign Center
Sep 26        Wilkes Barre, PA        Wachovia Arena
Sep 27        Rochester, NY            BlueCross Arena
Sep 29        E. Rutherford, NJ        The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena
Sep 30        Syracuse, NY            War Memorial at OnCenter
Oct 02        Bridgeport, CT            Arena at Harbor Yard
Oct 03        Portland, ME            Cumberland County Civic Center
Oct 04        Manchester, NH        Verizon Wireless Arena
Oct 06        Atlantic City, NJ        Boardwalk Hall
Oct 07        Philadelphia, PA        Wachovia Center
Oct 09        Long Island, NY        Nassau Coliseum
Oct 10        Baltimore, MD            1st Mariner Arena
Oct 12        State College, PA        Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 13        Huntington, WV        Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Oct 14        Greensboro, NC        Greensboro Coliseum
Oct 16        Hampton, VA            Hampton Coliseum
Oct 17        Charlotte, NC            Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Oct 19        Tampa, FL            St. Pete Times Forum
Oct 20        Miami, FL            American Airlines Arena
Oct 22        Duluth, GA            Arena at Gwinnett Center
Oct 23        Greenville, SC            BiLo Center
Oct 24        Nashville, TN            Sommet Center
Oct 26        St. Louis, MO            Scottrade Center
Oct 27        Kansas City, MO        Sprint Center
Oct 28        Minneapolis, MN        Target Center
Oct 30        Columbus, OH        Schottenstein Center
Oct 31        Cleveland, OH            Wolstein Center
Nov 01        Toronto, ON            Air Canada Centre
Nov 03        Detroit, MI            Joe Louis Arena
Nov 04        Indianapolis, IN        Conseco Fieldhouse
Nov 05        Chicago, IL            United Center
Nov 07        Milwaukee, WI            Bradley Center
Nov 09        Cincinnati, OH            US Bank Arena
Nov 10        Lexington, KY            Rupp Arena
Nov 12        Grand Prairie, TX        Nokia Theatre
Nov 14        San Antonio, TX        AT&T Center
Nov 15        Houston, TX            Reliant Arena
Nov 18        Glendale, AZ            Jobing.com Arena
Nov 19        San Diego, CA        San Diego Sports Arena
Nov 21        Los Angeles, CA        Nokia Theatre
Nov 23        Oakland, CA            Oracle Arena
Nov 24        Sacramento, CA        Arco Arena
Nov 25        San Jose, CA            HP Pavilion at San Jose
Nov 27        Portland, OR            Rose Garden
Nov 28        Everett, WA            Everett Events Center
Nov 30        Reno, NV            Reno Events Center

Deelishis Shakes her Rump in New Video

As you drool or vomit over Deelishis nude photos, you can also view this former Flavor of Love Girl in a new music video.

The song is called “Rumpshaker.” And it’s easy to see why this woman knows a lot about shaking one’s rump. We’re sure fellow contestant Jennifer Toof does, as well…

The Next Great American Band Premiere Date Announced

Fox has announced that The Next Great American Band, the network’s new American Idol-like reality competition series that will search for the country’s best up-and-coming musical group, will premiere with a special two-hour episode on Friday, October 19.

The Next Great American Band will follow a similar format to Idol, which shouldn’t be a surprise since both were created by Simon Fuller and are productions of 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia North America.

The Next Great American Band will scour the country for musical groups of all ages, styles and genres, and following a round of auditions, yet-to-be-announced judges will whittle the hopefuls to 10 semifinalists who will then have the opportunity to perform in-front of a live studio audience.

Home viewers will be able to vote for their favorite acts each week, as each band will perform either original music or covers of varied styles designed to challenge their musical abilities as well as their relationships. The Top 3 acts will then compete against one another for a recording contract during The Next Great American Band’s finale.

Beginning with its second broadcast on Friday, October 26, the show will serve as a lead-in to Nashville, a new Laguna Beach-like docu-reality series that will follow a group of young people trying to make their mark in Nashville’s music industry.

An Interview with Scott Baio

Starring in a new reality show, Scott Baio is 45… and Single, is, well, Scott Baio.

Us Magazine recently interviewed the former childhood star:

Usmagazine.com: Tell us what it’s like to have a new generation of fans.
Scott Baio: I haven’t even thought about that, to be perfectly honest. I’m just glad to be doing something that I like doing as opposed to doing something that I don’t like doing, which I’ve done before [laughs].

Scott BaioUs: On the series, you allow a life coach to chart your path to love. What types of things did she suggest to help you find out if your girlfriend is the woman of your dreams?
SB: She tells me to refrain from seeing her – and be celibate - for eight weeks. And revisit women from my past to find out what I’ve done wrong so I can go forward in life. My friends are in the middle of all this trying to pull me every which way so [the show is] very much more a romantic comedy than it is a reality show.

Us: Why do you think so many Hollywood marriages fail?
SB: From an actor’s point of view, it’s very difficult to date an actress. Inevitably it becomes an ego contest, it becomes ‘who’s she on the set making out with?’ and ‘who’s she going to fall in love with in Bulgaria making a movie?’ It all seems fairy tale-ish and very romantic, but it’s tough. There’s just too many elements pulling you apart.

Us: So is it safe to say your current lady, Renee Sloan, is not in the entertainment industry?
SB: She was actually a stunt woman in her younger days. She’s a tough chick—you have no idea. And - I mean this in a nice way - one of the simplest, non-egoed women I’ve ever met. And the only woman who has not tried to change me.



Last Comic Standing Names 10 Finalists

America, along with talent scouts Alonzo Bodden, ANT and Kathleen Madigan have named the top 10 finalists on this season’s Last Comic Standing. Here they are…

Doug Benson
San Diego, CA
“Getting into the top ten has changed my underwear. Because now I can afford to buy some new underwear.”

Lavell Crawford

St. Louis, MO
“I was elated and flabbergasted. And I knew that God had smiled on a fool today.”

Last Comic Standing Logo Dante
Ridgecrest, CA
“I felt like my whole life was about to change. I could do more for my family and my life. People get made fun of for thanking God at awards shows but I think that’s the first thing I did.”

Gerry Dee
North York, Ontario, Canada
“Relief. Excitement and relief. Relief is definitely the key word.”

Debra DiGiovanni
Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada
“I’m super-duper excited! This could be the best thing that ever happened to my comedy career. Especially as a Canadian comic, it’s great to be able to perform at an international level. It’s going to be super fun!”

Ralph Harris, Jr.
Philadelphia, PA
“It felt like I was back. I can’t wait to represent all of the great comedians around the country.”

Matt Kirshen
London, England
“Being in the top ten feels like getting a massage from a burly man. I know it’s doing me good, but I still feel a bit dirty.”

Jon Reep
Hickory, NC
“Well good. They got it right.”

Amy Schumer
Manhattan, NY
“I thought, ‘This is great! Does this mean I can quit my job sorting mail?’”

Gina Yashere
London, England
“I had to wait a couple of seconds to make sure they said my name because I had been saying it in my head over and over again. I had to make sure it was Bill Bellamy saying it and not me.”



So You Think You Can Dance Controversy: Anti-War Routine Stirs Reality TV Pot

Last night’s episode So You Think You Can Dance took a shocking political twist.

Some in the military and dance communities were startled when choreographer and judge Wade Robson billed one of his routines as “anti-war.“

Us Magazine reports that, in a taped package that aired right before Jaimie Goodwin, one of the ten finalists, performed to John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change,” Robson took his stance, saying “[the routine] has to have something everybody can connect to. It’s about peace…it’s about the war – anti-war.”

Jaimie Goodwin, Wade Robson Judge and choreographer Dan Karaty says the routine was the first of its kind this season and its message hit home – hard.

“I was upset. My brother Thomas is a Marine. [The message] was an interesting choice,” Karaty says, adding that his feelings are echoed by his parents, who are former dancers themselves.

Karaty, who counts Robson as a close friend, believes that the primetime program was the wrong place for the choreographer to make his feelings known.

“Everybody has the right to have an opinion,” he says. “Part of the reason our troops are [fighting] is that so we can all have our own opinion. We are given the freedom to do whatever we want conceptually and choreographically, which is a great thing. The producers of the show trust us,” he says, adding that he is unaware of a production policy of clearing routines and themes prior to air. “But,” he insists, “I don’t think So You Think You Can Dance is the right form to express political opinions.”

Adding fuel to the fire was judge/choreographer Mia Michaels, who was wearing a military-style jacket with a military logo. According to Karaty, the judges and choreographers are allowed to select their own attire.

“My family was upset over the jacket that Mia had on just because its a question of who should be wearing that kind of jacket and why….only certain people should be wearing those jackets,” Karaty says.

Judge Mary Murphy said she hopes the competition can move past this controversy.

“I support our troops and everyone’s right to express their opinion,” she says. “So You Think You Can Dance features talented dancers with amazing personal stories. It is my hope that after tonight the focus will shift back to the dancers and away from political statements.”



Take a Look at Deelishis Nude

Yes, folks, another Flavor of Love Girl has posed in the buff.

First, of course, there was Jennifer Toof.

But her sex tape and naked poses became an epidemic for other Flavor of Love rejects. For example, you can take a look at Pumkin nude right now.

After that, we thought the trend would end with Larissa Aurora, but little did we know. There was more in store! Well, at least one more…

Here’s a picture of Deelishis in her birthday suit. Granted, we’ve covered up the diva’s large boobs, but you still get the idea:

Deelishes Nude



Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor Premiere Dates Announced

Fall premiere dates for the 2007-08 Season were announced today for the ABC Television Network by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment, including a three-night Dancing with the Stars premiere event, with two nights of performance shows leading into a special Wednesday night results show.

Dancing with the Stars “We’re really looking forward to the ‘07-’08 season with our solid returning series and a fantastic new lineup of original programming,” said McPherson. “We have a strong foundation that will help us launch our new shows and continue our drive for fall, and we’re totally committed to providing viewers compelling characters and unforgettable stories that are uniquely ABC.”

Meanwhile, ABC has announced The Bachelor’s eleventh installment will premiere Monday, September 24, immediately following the debut of Dancing.

As was the case for The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman, with Andy Baldwin, the reality franchise’s Spring 2007 tenth installment, The Bachelor’s eleventh edition will begin with 90-minute episodes that will air after Dancing with the Stars.

However, unlike last spring’s edition that ran 90-minute episodes all season long, The Bachelor’s eleventh edition episodes will cut down to an hour after three weeks.



Rejected Kitten: Mark Philippoussis is Vain, Arrogant

She was the fourth to be eliminated from NBC’s new dating reality series, Age of Love, but Adelaide Dawson is not complaining.

Adelaide Dawson Not only does she claim she wasn’t playing to win, she also says that the show’s eligible bachelor, Mark Philippoussis, is not exactly her ideal guy.

“I didn’t see it as a competition,” Dawson told the Herald Sun and Buddy TV reported.  “I thought I would have a go because, you never know, I might like this person, but he wasn’t my type.”

Age of Love differs from other dating shows for its unique format.  The participating women have been divided into two groups according to age.  The forty-year-old women have been deemed the “cougars,” while the twenty-year-old women have been deemed the “kittens.”

Dawson, 26, automatically fell under the second group.

“I have never been called a kitten before this,” Dawson said.  “But I would prefer to be a kitten than a cougar.  Cougar is derogatory.  To me, it means old women on the prowl at bars.”

Age of Love began with 13 women, all seemingly ready to do whatever it takes to win Mark Philippoussis heart.  However, Dawson said that while she was in the game, she did not feel any rivalry with the other women.

“I didn’t see it as a competition, but after watching the show and listening to what the older women said about us, I can see they were really competitive.”

Clearly, Dawson is not attracted to the man whom she describes as a self-centered, “pretty vain and arrogant” person, so she’ll be relieved to know that the feeling is mutual.

“A kiss can tell you a lot about a person and I didn’t feel like she gave anything,” Philippoussis said.



Rock of Love Reject Does Porn

We’ve all seen what sort of career paths former Flavor of Love Girls go down. Take Larissa Aurora or Jennifer Toof, for example.

But what about those rejected by Bret Michaels on Rock of Love?

Well, Brandi C. from VH1’s reality show has been busy since the show wrapped… shooting a porn flick! As TMZ reports, Brandi - or as she’s named on babygotboobs.com, “Brittany” - went straight from filming Brett Michaels’ show to shooting a threesome. Here she is, in fact:

Brandi C.