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It's Sharon Osbourne vs. NBC. Osbourne said she's quitting the NBC reality show America's Got Talent because the network discriminated against her son Jack Osbourne. Mom Osbourne claims NBC fired her son from the reality show Stars Earn Stripes after he revealed he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Sharon says though she's under contract, NBC can't force her to stay on the show, which is the highest-rated summer program.
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Is it too soon to joke about the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting? Comedy Central thinks so. The network is pulling a joke that comedian Jeff Ross made at the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne. During the taping of the roast, Ross, who dressed like former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, said, "Seth [Green], congratulations. This is actually a great night for you ... you haven’t gotten this much attention since you shot all those people in Aurora. ... I’m kidding. You are not like James Holmes. At least he did something in a movie theater that people remember!” The audience groaned at the joke. Ross later admitted he crossed the line but said, "That is what roasts are about." The roast airs this Sunday sans Ross' joke.
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Taylor Swift. Ellen DeGeneres. Queen Latifah. Sofia Vegara. Now Pink. The singer has signed on to be the latest CoverGirl model. “Joining a group of women who have always inspired me — to laugh out loud, let my guard down, or play around with my beauty look — is such an honor,” the singer says in a release. “I have a lot to celebrate. I called my new album The Truth About Love, and the truth is that I have my beautiful family and baby girl, my new music and now my partnership with CoverGirl to love.” Pink will be featured in advertisements for a line of eyeshadow and mascara.
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Over the weekend, we learned exhaustion was the reason paramedics rushed to Lindsay Lohan's hotel room after someone from the Elizabeth Taylor biopic Lohan is working on found the actress "unresponsive." While Lohan said she was exhausted from working nearly nonstop on the Lifetime movie, it didn't keep her from partying. Us Weekly reveals that Lohan was partying until 1 a.m. at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont on Saturday, just a day after the incident. Lohan was so determined to get to the club, she showed up in her Liz Taylor makeup from the set. Lohan, you gotta ask yourself: What Would Elizabeth Do?
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While 51% of the U.S. population is looking forward to seeing Channing Tatum take it off in Magic Mike, a couple of the actor's former stripping pals are less than enthusiastic about the movie coming out. TMZ reports two male strippers who worked with Tatum before he became a movie star claim he stole their story. The movie is supposedly based on Tatum's career as a stripper in Florida. The two guys said they taught Tatum everything he knows about stripping and feel unappreciated. We have a feeling come June 29, women across the country are going to appreciate what they have passed along to Tatum.
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Jack Osbourne revealed he has multiple sclerosis. The diagnosis comes just two weeks after fiancee Lisa Stelly gave birth to daughter Pearl Clementine. "I was just angry and frustrated and kept thinking, 'Why now?'" Jack tells People. "I've got a family and that's what's supposed to be the most important thing." Multiple sclerosis targets the central nervous system, affecting the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other effectively. There is no cure for the disease.
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What did you get your dad for Father's Day? A tie? Well, for Jay-Z's first Father Day's, Beyonce did a little better than a tie. MediaTakeOut.com reports Beyonce bought Jay-Z a $40M private jet. The brand-new Bombardier Challenger 850 includes a living room, kitchen, a bedroom, and two full bathrooms. Oh, the joys of fatherhood.
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Woody Allen's son wished him a happy Father's Day on Twitter saying: "Happy father's day -- or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day." Guess he's still not over Woody marrying his adoptive sister.
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Justin Bieber took girlfriend Selena Gomez on a helicopter ride over Stratford, Ontario, between rehearsals for Sunday's MuchMusic Video Awards.
Posted 06.18.12 by Chris