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Paula Abdul Lives to Dance, Hypes New Reality Show

Paula Abdul is almost back, reality TV fans. After walking away from American Idol about 18 months ago, the beloved/loopy judge is back with Live to Dance , a CBS competition that premieres on January 4. She tells TV Guide the program, previewed below, is “about celebration.” Live to Dance Promo “It’s about celebrating acts that move forward as opposed to who’s going home,” Abdul told the publication . “We’re the only show that has all ages. You could be a soloist, duo or group of any size. There are some acts that came in with 50 people! And I don’t try to take them out of their element and do routines in a style they’ve never done before.” Abdul will be joined on the Live to Dance judging table by Kimberly Wyatt and Travis Payne, while the singer also says there will be 90-foot “Dance Domes” under which contestants will perform. As for a certain Fox juggernaut that also premieres next month? “I’m a fan of [ American Idol ], and I always will be as long as they’re going out and finding that raw talent,” Paula says. “Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler – they’re seasoned veterans. They know what it takes to make it, so they’re gonna have a very refined eye. And I’m really happy Randy is at the helm because you need that familiarity. I don’t think there’s any advice I can give them other than I’m gonna be watching.” But will viewers be watching Abdul’s new series? You tell us!

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Paula Abdul Lives to Dance, Hypes New Reality Show

Michael Jackson Filipino Inmates Strike Again

Filed under: Music , Michael Jackson With all the time in the world on their hands, the inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines have learned another Michael Jackson routine …

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Michael Jackson Dreamed of Lady Gaga Collaboration

Michael Jackson loved working with other artists. But there is one rumored hermaphrodite he never had a chance to work with but wanted to: Lady Gaga. Jackson wanted to invite the “Paparazzi” singer to join him on stage during his This Is It tour, his former choreographer Travis Payne told said yesterday.

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Hollywood News – Hollywood 411 On Set: This Is It

Director Kenny Ortega and choreographer Travis Payne take us behind the scenes for the making of THIS IS IT. Go through the thought process behind the movie and the film makers vision for the project

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Hollywood News – Hollywood 411 On Set: This Is It

Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Chris Martin Perform At AIDS Charity Event

Keys’ Keep a Child Alive event raises $2.4 million for families in Africa and India affected by AIDS.

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Michael Jackson Collaborators Were ‘Clueless’ About Singer’s Alleged Addiction

‘He had his A game, so you didn’t really question it,’ choreographer Travis Payne tells Entertainment Weekly. By Gil Kaufman Michael Jackson Photo: Kevin Mazur/AEG/Getty Images During four months of intense Los Angeles rehearsals for Michael Jackson ‘s planned triumphant 50-show comeback bid in London , his collaborators had no idea the pop icon was struggling with an alleged prescription-drug addiction that would ultimately prove fatal. In the issue of Entertainment Weekly that hits newsstands Friday (October 16), the cover story focuses on the preparations for the “This Is It” documentary chronicling those final rehearsals.

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