Jennifer Hudson in ‘Idol’ Duet With Fantasia

Jennifer Hudson: She lost “American Idol” to Fantasia a few seasons ago. Then she got the part of Effie in “Dreamgirls,” which led to the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2007.

A year and a half after that Oscar ceremony, Hudson’s releasing her first full length album next Tuesday. And guess what? Among other gems, the self-titled CD includes a snappy, sassy duet with Fantasia called “I’m His Only Woman.” Fantasia, who’s had a lot of trouble with her recording career, once again shows what a star she should be.

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Ace Young

After releasing his self-titled debut album over the summer, Young was up for something different, so the former athlete high-tailed it to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. A week into his run, the warm and affable Young chatted about his Idol past and his Broadway debut. At one point, he had to cut things short to talk with Fox News, promising to call back. And you know what? He did.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The revelation that Clay Aiken is gay hasn't fazed Simon Cowell.

The "American Idol" judge reacted in typically sarcastic form, telling the entertainment news show "Extra": "Wow. That's a shock. It's like being told Santa Claus isn't real. Unbelievable."

Getting serious, Cowell said: "Good for him. If he said it, it's the right thing for him. ... I don't think anyone cares. Let's face it. It's 2008. You know. Who cares?"

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Clay Aiken: I’m a Gay Dad

Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise he made to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he’s gay.

“It was the first decision I made as a father,” Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.”

He adds that he hopes his fans “know that I’ve never intended to lie to anybody at all. … But if they leave, I don’t want them to leave hating me.”

The born-again Christian singer also reveals how he told his mother Faye he’s gay four years ago. After dropping off his younger brother Brett, who was being deployed to Iraq, at Camp Lejeune, “I started crying in the car,” Aiken remembers. “It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don’t know why I started thinking about it … I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out.”

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Are Those Breast Implants on Katharine McPhee?

Could singer/actress Katharine McPhee be keeping a plastic surgery secret from her fans and public? In a recent appearance at New York Fashion Week, Katharine caught the attention of many onlookers with larger-than-usual cleavage flowing out of a very low-plunging pink dress. Her “accentuated” breasts left many wondering whether or not she has joined the breast implants club.

Make Me Heal

Lakisha Jones wed Larry Davis in Beverly Hills on Sunday. According to People magazine, there were about 50 family and friends in attendance, including Season 6 castmates, Gina Glocksen, Sanjaya Malakar (sporting shoulder-length curls), Melinda Doolittle and Haley Scarnato.   According to People magazine,

Vows were exchanged at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, with Lakisha’s daughter Brionne, 5, serving as flower girl.  She cried as she walked down the aisle throwing petals from a black and white basket.

More about the ceremony from People:

In keeping with the event’s theme of old-fashioned Hollywood glamour, white round candles perched on floating black stands and red rose petals dotted the floor.

The bride – beaming in a strapless Alfred Angelo gown, custom crystal-encrusted shoes by Stuart Weitzman and diamond earrings, necklace and bracelet by Neil Lane – punctuated the ceremony with laughter during a vow that included the phrase “for richer or less richer.”

The minister, Dr. Ed Montgomery of Houston, also joked to the crowd, “Pay attention. What I’m about to say is very important: We’ll have the results right after these messages.”

The pair kissed for more than 10 seconds after Montgomery pronounced them husband and wife.

Sanjaya tells People, “I’m just so happy for her…I’m happy for her future, I’m happy for her daughter [that] they can be a family. It’s all that I could ever wish for her.”

LMAO Patty, did you forget you posted this or hit reply too amny times?  LOL I know what hapeened, you were probably trying to send this yesterday when MSN was having the hiccups.

 

 

People magazine reports that Paris Bennett had a her baby Monday afternoon. A girl, Egypt Bennett, was born at 3:36 p.m. weighing in at 5 lbs., 15 oz.

“I’m so excited to finally see my little angel – and man, does she have lungs on her,” the first-time mom said. “I guess she’s gearing up to be the next American Idol.”

Bennett, known as “Princess P” on the fifth season of Idol, was in labor for five hours before giving birth.

Congratulations, Paris! Her Christmas album, A Royal Christmas, drops on October 14.

Taylor Hicks Exclusively Partners With A2M to Release Album, Due Winter 2009

He’s “Takin’ It to the Streets” on “American Idol” — now Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks will be takin’ it more directly to the people. Celebrating his birthday today, Hicks has tapped the independent artist services company Artist To Market (A2M) to release his much-buzzed-about new album, due in stores on February 10, 2009. The platinum-selling singer-songwriter will be releasing the new title with complete control of direction and ownership of his masters on his solely owned and operated, Modern Whomp Records label. Hicks is currently in the studio with producer Simon Climie (Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Faith Hill).

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Carrie Underwood Dates a Bachelor

Carrie Underwood has weird taste in dudes.

She’s been linked to Gossip Girl’s pretty boy Chace Crawford, Dallas Cowboy’s pretty boy Tony Romo, even that pretty boy Russian kid Anthony Fedorov from her season of American Idol.

And now, she’s supposedly hooking up with fellow reality personality, The Bachelor’s Travis Stork (he was on the Paris edition of the show and now stars on a daytime talk show called The Doctors–and yes, he is a doctor).

Anyway! Some chick who saw the couple together at a restaurant in Canada sent the sighting into THIS blog.

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