Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver and Danny Gokey have made it through to the finals of American Idol.
They are the first three season eight contestants to do so.
Grace is the pink-haired single mother; Sarver, the oil rigging everyman; and Gokey, the soulful crooner whose wife passed away weeks prior to his initial audition.
Which of these singers is your favorite so far?
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Denise Richards is one of our least favorite celebrities on the planet.
Still, we're forced to profile her because Dancing with the Stars has chosen this exploitive mother for its eighth season of competition.
With that in mind, here are a few Richards-related facts:
On the next all-new installment of I Love Money 2, the contestants get to put their mouths to good use.
Sounds like a perfect challenge for them. Here's a preview:
Soon after her elimination from For the Love of Ray J, Stilts sat down with VH1.
The interview touches on many topics, but we highlighted the most interesting ones below: her respect for Ray J, her porn career - and that rumor that Danger is pregnant!
Do you respect Ray J?
Oh yeah. I love him as a person. I have total respect for him. He’s who he is, and I respect everything that he does. He’s a lot like me. No matter what he’s doing, even if it’s something the public might not agree with, he owns it. I give him respect for being a stand-up person in general.
Talk about your background as a porn director.
It’s something I don’t regret. It’s something I’m good at. I’m also the founder of the Urban X Awards, which is the first adult ethnic awards show in the industry, so I’m a big leader within the industry. I’m not just a porn director. I’ve also never been in front of the camera, besides hosting my movies. I know it’s come out that I’m a porn star, but I’m not.
What was so weird about Danger?
She was just weird, period. You never knew what move she was going to make. We all thought she was crazy, like, mentally. We had conversations like, “Oh my God, is Danger gonna be in our room with a knife?” It goes to show, too. She’s spreading this rumor that she’s pregnant by Ray, so she obviously is crying for a lot of attention.
She’s gonna get that attention regardless of whether it’s ruining someone’s career or putting out false information. She talked about me on several radio stations, too. She called me a porn star and that’s not true. To me, this whole thing is a big publicity stunt. I don’t feel like she’s gonna go the whole nine months if she is pregnant. I feel like something’s mysteriously going to happen that makes her not pregnant anymore. The girl, I think she has issues.
Alexis Grace and Danny Gokey advancing to the finals of American Idol were surer bets this week than Rush Limbaugh coming down hard on Barack Obama's stimulus plan.
But the show pulled its first surprise of the season, as early fan favorite Anoop Desai was passed over in favor of oil rig worker Michael Sarver.
Sarver didn't really impress judges on Tuesday with his rendition of Gavin McGraw's "I Don't Wanna Be," but Simon Cowell said he hopes the nice guy gets a second chance - and voters apparently agreed!
Hope isn't lost for Desai supporters, though: in a few weeks, American Idol will hold a Wild Card round of auditions, during which a select few semifinalists will receive another opportunity to advance. Our hopes for that round?
Anoop and Ann Marie Boskovich.
How about you?
Remember the video that claims Melissa Rycroft wins The Bachelor? Well, she's in the final two after all of this - and it looks like she will be the one proposed to by Jason Mesnick when The Bachelor season ends March 2.
However ...
If recent reports are to be believed, what happens on not one, but two intimate "After the Final Rose" specials may shock, appall and perplex you.
It would truly be unprecedented, as Bachelor host Chris Harrison likes to say, and perhaps even mark a low (high?) point in reality TV history.
We have it on good authority that ABC's much-hyped "shocking" ending lives up to expectations, and you definitely didn't see some of the details coming.
Follow the link to read these shocking Bachelor spoiiers ...
What does Jason Mesnick have up his sleeve?
The first time I went to the Hamptons, I thought: This is where I'm gonna live. - Kelly Bensimon
The quote above pretty much sums up Kelly Killoren Bensimon, the new cast members on The Real Housewives of New York City.
Kelly was introduced on the second season premiere last night. She's a model, equestrienne, author, and apparent collector of gorgeous pool boys, if the clip below is any indication...
The first 12 semifinalists on American Idol took to the stage last night.
While Jackie Tohn opened the evening with an energetic performance of an Elvis classic; and while Ricky Braddy came out of nowhere with a winning rendition of "A Song For You," we have a strong feeling that the following three contestants will be voted through to the next round.
Alexis Grace performed third on the show, but Randy Jackson said she truly kicked off season eight with her performance of "Never Loved a Man." She has a child, so we know this isn't literally true. But it was still a solid audition.
Anoop Desai sang "Angel of Mine," a slow song that wasn't as much fun as his rendition of "My Perogative" in Hollywood. But it's clear the judges all hope to see more of the crooner known as "Noop Dogg."
Danny Gokey closed the show with a rendition of Mariah Carey's "Hero" that might have cured cancer. That's how Randy, Kara and Paula responded to it at least. The crowd - or, as we're gonna start calling them, "Gokeheads," - gave this contestant a standing ovation.
Which of these contestants was your favorite semifinalist? Click on each photo for a larger version.
Oh, snap. That was Whitney Port putting Olivia Palermo in her place. Step off, you annoying ... you know. That girl needed to get served and boy, Whitney obliged!
The City drama didn't end there. Will Whitney and Jay moving in together after Adam and he parted ways end in disaster? Which Whitney will show up next week!
Will poor Erin Lucas ever find love - or not speak in cliches?
Follow the link for a full recap of "Unexpected Roommates" ....
Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss is giving Shayne Lamas and her "good-looking" family the Kim Kardashian treatment - reality TV show style.
"Not that the Kardashians aren't good looking, but the Lamas family is a very good looking family," Fleiss told Reality TV World.
"You see Shayne, her sister Dakota and [their brother] A.J. and obviously [her father] Lorenzo is there anchoring it with his rugged handsomeness. They're wild, crazy characters, but they're also very good looking."
Fleiss provided details about the E! reality series starring The Bachelor: London Calling winner and her family and friends, which was announced as being in development when The Bachelor exec inked an exclusive deal with Warner Bros.
"It's very strong. [E! programming executive] Lisa Berger is very happy with it," Fleiss said. "We think it has a chance to be a real hit for them."
Fleiss said the series hasn't officially been ordered by E! but added "it looks very good. We just shot the pilot and we're about to go back into production."
Shayne Lamas received the final rose and a marriage proposal - both of which she accepted - from The Bachelor star Matt Grant on the season finale last May.
Despite insisting they were in love, the couple eventually called off their engagement in July after a report surfaced that she had traveled to Las Vegas and cheated on him with media mogul Justin Wenerger.
Shayne Lamas subsequently denied she cheated on Matt Grant and instead claimed that although the couple hadn't announced it at the time, their relationship was already over before her trip to Sin City.
In addition, Shayne attributed Grant's inability to handle her hard-partying Hollywood lifestyle as the reason why the couple spilt.
