ANNE HECHE COULDN'T EVEN DEFEND HERSELF ,BEFORE NEW FILM.

JULIA ROBERTS TAKES HER BOY-TOY BACK, FROM SANDRA BULLOCK!

HALLE BERRY'S FRENCH DEADBEAT DAD AND NPH'S LEGEN...DARY OSCAR HOST SCORE.

LOVELY ELIZABETH PENA (OF DREAM ON AND THE INCREDIBLES' MIRAGE) IS IN HEAVEN NOW.

BIEBER ESCORTS KYLIE JENNER TO LAS VEGAS BOXING MATCH.

LILO TO DO CHARIE SHEEN- ON HIS NEW SHOW-PRE REHAB.

WAS LILO'S PLAYBOY MONEY JUST STOLEN?

J. LO ALREADY DATING HER CO-STAR, ALA OLD SCHOOL JULIA ROBERTS.

NICKI MINAJ GETS KNOCKED OUT IN DALLAS?

CAN CHRISTINA'S BAND OF BALD HEADED FREAKS, BEAT ALL COMERS ON THE VOICE?

CELEBS DONATE PRIME-TIME GAME SHOW MONEY, FOR JAPAN RELIEF.

THE BIGGEST LOSERS ARE NOW UNIONIZED WINNERS.
-From the LA Times.

Producers and crew members of the reality TV series “The Biggest Loser” have settled a labor dispute, ending a high-profile strike that disrupted production of the NBC reality series.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees reached an agreement this weekend with production companies Reveille, 3Ball and 25/7 to end a nearly two-week strike, said two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about the settlement.

The parties subsequently released a statement confirming the development. "The agreement is a positive step forward for the crew of the 'Biggest Loser,' especially in the area of health benefits,'' said Mike Miller, vice president of the IA. "We are pleased to see them go back to work."

Lee Rierson, managing director and head of business operations for Reveille said the sides had reached a "fair agreement" while "managing to avoid significant disruption to the production, and are happy to see our entire crew working together again."

About 50 crew members unanimously approved the agreement Monday morning. Under the deal, the crew members on the show will be eligible to count their work hours toward their health insurance benefits, which had been a primary goal of the union. Starting next summer, IATSE members must work 400 hours every six months in order to secure or retain their health insurance coverage. The current minimum is 300 hours.

Crew members walked off the job Nov. 8, saying producers had refused to have their work represented under an IATSE contract. The Directors Guild of America and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists already had contracts covering their workers on the show.

Production of the series resumed last week when producers recruited replacement workers, but it was disrupted by pickets organized by IATSE at the Calabasas ranch studio where "The Biggest Loser" is produced. Trainers on the show refused to cross picket lines and, with the host, pledged to auction themselves on EBay to raise money for the strikers

NEW CALL OF DUTY GAME- BUSTS A REOCRD.

COOL, WHITE GIRLS REJOICE: 5O CENT AND UNFUNNY BITCH FROM E! NETWORK NOT DATING.

J. LO MAYBE ON IDOL AFTERALL.

DANCING WITH THE STAR CHAMPION COULD EARN $345,000 "AND THAT TACKY TROPHY!"
From Gawker:

It's all based on a sliding scale depending on how well the contestants do.
Everyone gets $125,000 for signing up and being on the first two episodes (even
the person who gets eliminated first gets that amount as a bit of a consolation
prize). Then it's $10,000 each for the next two episodes, $20,000 for each of
the two episodes after that, $30,000 each for the two subsequent episodes, and
$50,000 for appearing in the final two episodes of the season. That totals
$345,000 for those who make it to the very end. Based on this reality TV pyramid
scheme, the winner gets nothing more than the other finalists—besides that tacky
trophy, of course.


Sure most people at home would gladly take even the $125,000 signing bonus (and
it's probably the biggest windfall Jennifer Grey has seen in her adult life) but
in reality TV terms it's not that much. The Situation makes $60,000 an episode
for Jersey Shore. The $345,000 to get to the end (which is 20 episodes over 10
weeks) wouldn't even cover his salary for six episodes of Jersey Shore. TV's
Hills alum Audrina Patridge ( a complete no talent Megan Fox [excuse the redundacny] knock-off) was making $100,000 an episode for her work on the
canceled MTV gem, so this is a big step down for her.


And it doesn't sound like there are many other perks either—other than getting
in better shape thanks to the show's eight-hours-a-day rehearsal requirement.
The production staff is helpful with transportation and posh accommodations, but
no one gets their own hair and makeup team or gets to select their dancing
partner. It really is a rough life for these guys, isn't it?

Still, The show could up the ante by providing a $250,000 grand prize for the winner's charity. Plus, a flat $10,000 a succeeding week fee for the all the other celeb dancer's favorite charities.

MADONNA ON SHORT TO BE NEXT, MEAN AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE.

SUMMIT ENTETAINMENT MAY HAVE TO SHOW- ASHLEY GREEN AND SOME OTHER GUY- THE MONEY FOR BREAKING DAWN DOUBLE HEADER.

FOX TO USE FOCUS GROPUS- TO DETERMINE IF PAULA ABDUL IS WORTH THE MONEY.


“Fox loooves focus groups,” a well-placed TV executive told
RadarOnline. “If Paula consistently scores far higher than any other
person in her chair, they will feel compelled to make her an offer she
can’t refuse and make this deal happen.”


PressFocus groups are going to help the folks at Fox determine
just how much money they need to offer Paula Abdul to bring her back
to American Idol, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.


The TV executives want to know how audiences respond to any new judge
other than Paula. “They know no one can replace Paula,” a source
said. The testing will help them see just how damaging it might be
not to have Abdul back and figure out just what their new financial
offer should be.


Paula will not be seen in any of the early audition shows; that much
is certain. The fourth judge for those outings will be the likes of
Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige and Shania Twain. Although none of
these guest judges is being considered as Paula’s replacement, video
of them on the job will be used for comparison purposes with the focus
groups.


Those who know Paula the best believe she wants to make it happen
too. One of her closest associates told RadarOnline.com that Paula
was “bored” after eight seasons as well as feeling under-appreciated
by the show’s producers and executives at Fox.


Paula has always believed that she was the most important personality
in the cast with more fan appeal than Simon Cowell or Ryan Seacrest.
She could not believe they were handed such huge deals and she was
not.


She also often told friends that she did not believe American Idol
could survive without her, another insider told RadarOnline.com.


“It’s not that she doesn’t have other things going on, she does,” the
friend said. “But it is so much easier to go back to Idol and use that
as a platform to promote all her other ventures. Everyone who knows
her believes she will be back.” All parties are back in talks – if
not exactly formal negotiations -- about exactly how to make what
seems to be the inevitable happen.


The show’s producers had wanted four judges from the very beginning of
American Idol, RadarOnline.com has also learned. There are four at
every other Idol around the world – from Japan to Australia to would-
you-believe Afghanistan.


“There will be four judges at American Idol come January,” a well-
placed source said. “And that fourth judge will be Paula Abdul.”

PAULA ABDUL IS FINALZING HER DEAL, TO COME BACK ON IDOL.

Source: USA Today

Paula Abdul says she's optimistic about remaining as an American Idol judge and says the show has invited her back for a ninth season and beyond — subject to the negotiation of a new contract.

Abdul told The Associated Press in an interview on Monday in Atlanta that she's been invited to stay for the duration of the show. She was backstage at the new television show Drop Dead Diva, which premieres on July 12.

Abdul's contract, which expired after the eighth season, has not been renewed. There has been speculation that Abdul would be replaced by Kara DioGuardi, who was recently added as a judge.

The 47-year-old singer-dancer says she hopes a deal can be arranged so she can return to the hit show.

HANKS FOR OBAMA.