‘Idol’ alum says she’s ‘way more myself’ on new songwriting reality competition. By Jim Cantiello Kara DioGuardi on “Platinum Hits” Photo: Bravo TV Kara DioGuardi is well aware of what you think about her, thank you very much. The former “American Idol” judge — who was already a major name in the songwriting community before she sat next to Simon, Randy, Paula and Ellen — can’t go a day without viewers approaching her to speak their mind. “People actually apologize to me,” the good-natured DioGuardi told MTV News on Wednesday morning (June 15). “They’ll go, ‘I didn’t even know you were in the music business. We thought you were some random girl they pulled off of Hollywood Boulevard that looked like Paula Abdul.’ ” Kara’s the first to acknowledge that she and live TV went together like chocolate and an onion, to paraphrase an infamous Cowell barb. Even worse, “It may have sent the message ‘Is she still writing? Does she have time to write?’ ” DioGuardi said before setting the record straight. “I was writing [new music] before [‘Idol’] shows. I co-wrote [Cobra Starship’s] ‘Good Girls Go Bad’ before a show, like two hours before! I was like, ‘We gotta bang this out. I got hair and makeup,’ ” DioGuardi recalled. “Don’t give your day job up. Always gotta keep the day job.” With Bravo’s “Platinum Hit,” a slick new songwriting reality competition that DioGuardi judges alongside host Jewel and celeb guests, Kara finally found a way to turn her day job into her TV job. Bonus: She can have a second take in the event of an “Idol”-esque gaffe, like calling Studio 54 “Studio 57” or forgetting how to count. “I’m way more myself,” DioGuardi said. “After nine hours of filming, you start to forget that you’re on a TV show, and then the New York part of me really comes out. I say, ‘Look, man. … Listen, bitch!’ ” she joked. Instead of banging on tables, calling contestants “sweetie” and raving about “artistry” the way she did on “Idol,” DioGuardi’s taking a different approach with her songwriting prot
Shaquille O’ Neal just retired from basketball after 19 seasons, but the famous center isn’t out the “game” yet. Shaq is allegedly involved in “a criminal case in which 7 gang members allegedly kidnapped, beat up and robbed a man who claimed to have a tape showing Shaq having sex with other women while he was married to Shaunie.” A member of the Main Street Mafia Crip gang tells TMZ.com that Shaq and a band of six entered a man’s home to search for the tape allegedly owned by Robert Ross. TMZ.com reports: Once there, Rowles allegedly pistol whipped Ross and demanded that he turn over the sex tape. Ross said he would get the tape and bring it back to them. The seven men then allegedly took Ross’ Rolex, diamond chain and earrings, along with $15,000 in cash — then let Ross go. The seven men have been arrested and charged with robbery, kidnapping and other crimes. They are currently in the middle of a preliminary hearing and being held in jail. We’ve learned LAPD detectives interviewed Shaq to determine what, if any, involvement he had in the alleged crimes. When the case file went to the D.A. Shaq was not listed as a suspect. Now here’s the interesting backstory. Ross has a history with Shaq. Shaq and his business manager, Mark Stevens, have a record label and allegedly told Ross they would give him a 50% cut in any artists he brought to them. Ross claims he delivered Ray J to Shaq but got cut out of the deal. Shaq & Hoopz Acting Goofy At Taylor Swift Concert [VIDEO] Shaq Anounces Retirement From Basketball After 19 Seasons Hoopz Talks About How She Rescued Shaq [VIDEO]
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I’m not sure I’m liking this rut Holly Madison seems to be in of always being fully clothed to every event she’s invited to. She’s famous for being in Playboy and playing with Hugh Hefner’s wrinkled wiener for a reality show. Why so bashful all of a sudden? Here she is at something the other day trying to show off a little cleavage, but not really succeeding because her dress looks like something the elementary school music teacher would wear to a recital. Let the girls out once and a while. Please. more pictures of Holly Madison here
This is how my MBE (Braun works too ;D) went. I had to move in December 2010 from Brisbane, Australia to California so I missed Justin’s concerts in both places! I gave up all hope on seeing everyone from the crew and Justin because he finished his whole tour and now was on vacation. I heard about the Saratoga concert and I was like “I HAVE to go to that concert no matter what” but I couldn’t because the tickets were so expensive.. but as Justin says NEVER SAY NEVER. He even followed me on 9 th June, so 2 days before the concert which just made me even more excited because I waited 1 year and 33 days for him to follow me. It was the day 11 th June, I decided to meet up with some girls on Twitter who had no tickets like me and two of them had camped out as well. There was 7 of us girls from the morning standing on the road with “HONK FOR BIEBER”, “FREE SCOOTER” and several other posters. Then more and more girls came by and we were about a group of 15. We must’ve gotten about 1000 or more honks. But nothing happened for hours. Then we saw the police cars going up and down, patrolling. We approached one of them and asked about the Bieber crew and he said that they will be coming in a couple of hours and you guys are in the right spot. We were so pumped. As soon as we saw 2 black mini tour buses in a row, we knew it was the Bieber Crew : Anthony was in front in the 1 st bus and other dancers in the back but all we saw was Michael showing off his Estovar hoodie because the windows were really tinted, TC was in the front in the 2 nd bus but we couldn’t see clearly to make out who were in the back but we assumed it was the rest of the crew like Legaci (because I asked Chris and he replied today we sure saw you guys). We were so excited so we ran and I tripped when the buses turned the corner, so embarrassing. Then we were back to our spot still standing up with our posters and there was a blue car right in front of us and I was the closest one to it and guess who I see leaning on the winow? RYAN GOOD!! No one noticed him except me and then I pointed and was like “THAT’S RYAN GOOD” and everyone screamed and Ryan smiled at me. We were too excited to see him so we didn’t notice who was driving or who was in the back but some girls thought that Allison was driving and I have to say it was for sure a lady driving. We were all tired and exhausted but Justin hadn’t driven past yet so we still kept going with more honks. Then after an hour or so there appeared a black car with really tinted windows so we were sure that was Justin and yes we were right! We saw another bodyguard in the front seat and I then I saw KENNY in the middle. I didn’t see Justin but majority of the girls saw him or the back of his head. They said he was in the very back and that he waved and they could see his sunnies and his hair was short. I was kinda mad that I didn’t see him. None of them stopped for us, but we still kept saying NEVER SAY NEVER and that someone is going to come down. We checked everyone’s Twitter and they said soundcheck was starting but we didn’t lose hope and stood there. Soon after a police officer came by and told us that neighbours have complained about the sound and amount of distraction caused by us to the drivers because of all the honking and said he can just tell us to go home or call our parents now as it is not legal to honk in California without a specific reason but he told us very nicely to stop with all the honking and screaming and asked us to move further on the sidewalk because he thought we were very dedicated. We saw Scooter’s tweet, “in route to the show. @jonmchu see u soon brother ” and that pumped us all up and we decided that we have to get Scooter’s attention. We all stood in a line on the sidewalk with all our posters on the road and only three posters up and one of them said “FREE SCOOTER” and yes our plan was successful! He saw the poster and stopped the car, rolled down the window and told us to calm down so we did. Our group was really cooperative because we all followed what he said and gave everyone a chance to talk. He said nice poster and pointed at Katie, the girl holding the poster and then we started talking to him and he said “I have no idea what’s going on. I just got here” and suddenly I realised no one said hi to Carin so I was like “Is that Carin? Hi Carin” in the middle of Scooter talking and she waved at me. Then we told him how Sami and Anastasia had camped out last night and had been there since Friday morning. He replied with “I don’t even have tickets, it was all done by College Track and they didn’t even give me tickets” So I was like “Yeah College Track gave away the unsold tickets to their kids for free”, Scooter was like “REALLY?!?!” I was like “Yeah” and then he said “Look guys if I find any tickets up there I’ll come back” and then he left. We were all so shocked that we just talked to Scooter Braun and then I’m not sure why, but I started crying, it was all happy tears. Then we were all calming down and we were all sure that Scooter was gonna come back. We sat down and decided that if he comes back with tickets, then the 1 st choice is Sami and Anastasia because they worked hard for them. After an hour and a half, two police cars came by and said, “You guys are about to get very lucky”. Scooter came back and he was like, “Who made that “FREE SCOOTER” sign?” Sami and Ana went up and told him, while on the phone with her mom. Scooter took her phone and started talking to Beka’s mum and told her that Beka is a wonderful young lady and thanks for all the support. After the phone call he gave Sami and Ana two tickets to Justin Bieber concert and he said, “These are my tickets but I wanted to give it to you guys”. He asked us if we were happy that he gave them the tickets and we all screamed YES! He was gonna say bye but I interrupted asking if we can we get a picture with him and he was like, “You know what, I’m gonna come out and take pictures with everyone”. I went up next and after the picture he hugged and he softly caressed my arm. Being the kind person he is, he took pictures with everyone there and by then some other girls had also joined us because they heard about how Scooter was there. After that he told us how everyone on Twitter talks about how Justin is changing and said, “ I am with the kid everyday and he is not changing at all, he’s as dedicated as ever and I am not just saying it ”. Scooter wanted us to let everyone on Twitter know that. He even asked Justin’s driver what he thinks about Justin, honest opinion and the driver said, “ He is a very kind kid ”. So everyone who hates on Justin or spreads rumours and thinks that they don’t see it, you are wrong because they do and yet they respect your opinions but opinion is one thing and clearly hating or judging someone you don’t even know personally is something else . STOP saying he is changing or spreading other lame rumours and you know who you are. It’s ridiculous that most of the times people saying stuff or making up lies are “beliebers”, seriously you are here to support him not judge him on his personal life or spread rumours. Then we took a group shot with the “FREE SCOOTER” poster. Then he told us all that we shouldn’t camp out or wait anymore because there are already too many people up there and Justin is going to be under tight security so we should all go home and be safe. We all took the picture and then he took Sami and Anastasia with him in his car to the concert! After that I cried again and we all hugged I met the most awesome beliebers that day and I met the SCOOTER BRAUN and CARIN! The whole Bieber crew saw us including Justin. And I ended my day by a tweet from TC. It was the happiest day of my life so far. Even though I still haven’t seen Justin I will NEVER SAY NEVER! It really does work. -@madbieberfan Read this article: This is how my MBE (Braun works too ;D) went. I had to move in…
There is really nothing interesting about Jayde Nicole. I’ve been next to her in person once, cuz she is from Canada, and she’s the kind of girl you probably wouldn’t look twice at. Seriously. All her half naked, staged paparazzi and Playboy pics, may make you think otherwise, but there’s really nothing to her… The only redeeming personality trait she’s got, and I assume we can than her whore mother who worked at a diner for this, is that at 18 she got implants and decided she’d get naked in Playboy, while other girls were applying for college, giving her a first mover competitive advantage, cuz it usually takes 4 years of college to realize that shit “I wish I did Playboy when I was younger” cuz Playboy loves 18 year olds fresh out of High School. It’s a fetish and it worked for her. So here she is on the beach in some staged bikini pics, showing off her trashy “Respect” tattoo she got when she realized she didn’t respect her pussy and either did her pimping whore mother, so she got that to overcompensate to make us think she’s anything but I whore. Either way, bikini pics are fun. TO See the rest of the pics FOLLOW THIS LINK
There is really nothing interesting about Jayde Nicole. I’ve been next to her in person once, cuz she is from Canada, and she’s the kind of girl you probably wouldn’t look twice at. Seriously. All her half naked, staged paparazzi and Playboy pics, may make you think otherwise, but there’s really nothing to her… The only redeeming personality trait she’s got, and I assume we can than her whore mother who worked at a diner for this, is that at 18 she got implants and decided she’d get naked in Playboy, while other girls were applying for college, giving her a first mover competitive advantage, cuz it usually takes 4 years of college to realize that shit “I wish I did Playboy when I was younger” cuz Playboy loves 18 year olds fresh out of High School. It’s a fetish and it worked for her. So here she is on the beach in some staged bikini pics, showing off her trashy “Respect” tattoo she got when she realized she didn’t respect her pussy and either did her pimping whore mother, so she got that to overcompensate to make us think she’s anything but I whore. Either way, bikini pics are fun. TO See the rest of the pics FOLLOW THIS LINK
These broads stay brawling!!! There is some bad blood on VH1′s “Basketball Wives” — and TMZ has learned, two of the cast members decided to settle their differences with a nightclub SLUGFEST in Rome, Italy. Sources close to the show tell us Meeka Claxton (left) and Tami Roman (right) have been on frigid terms for months now — all because Tami has repeatedly accused Meeka of creating animosity between the girls on the show. Meeka denies the accusations … but during a recent taping at some nightclub in Rome — where the girls filmed several scenes abroad — Tami decided to confront her … fists flying. We’re told a full on brawl broke out … and ended with Tami PUNCHING Meeka right in the face. No one was seriously injured in the fight — but the two were promptly escorted out of the club by security. Clearly, Italy is the hot place for reality stars to duke it out. Classy….real friggin classy, ladies. Via TMZ
So You Think You Can Dance is down to its final 20. How did it arrive at that number? Read on for a review of last night’s two-hour episode… The Contemporary Dancers – Ricky, Miranda, and Melanie ended up as finalists. Of the three I loved Miranda’s face when Nigel said “bad news” and how quickly she changed when she found out she was in. The fourth space was filled by one of the Mallory sisters. Sasha (the skinny one) was in, but Natalia (the diabetic) was cut, yet remained supportive. Stacey Tookey Contemporary Routine – I’m usually upset when they use dry ice in performances, but there were enough leaps and the smoke moved around well with the dancers’ turns. I’m not sure what the story was, but the performance covered some good area. I assume that all four dancers were supposed to be as lost as the song exclaimed, but it was mostly flowing ripped clothing looking pretty. The Hip-Hop Dancers – With seven hip-hop dancers left and no females (because Hero, Patty Anne and Princess Lockaroo) got cut too early, the male contestants took all the glory. Chris made it through, after auditioning last season and having to dance for his life during the jive. Joining him were Wadi, Tadd, and Robert “Wooo” Taylor Jr. Sadly, we lost the vertically challenged Lil’ O and Professor “Indubitably” Lot. Dave Scott Hip-Hop Routine – The routine was a bit simple looking in the group choreography and the people didn’t look that synchronized. When the contestants got moments to have their solos, they shined. I worry for all four when they get paired up with a contemporary girl and give a ballroom routine. The Ballroom Dancers – It was a tough season for the ballroom dancers. Ivetta and Lenny were the only two left. Lenny was the only male ballroom dancer and he was probably confident that since he was the only male ballroom contestant he’d slide right through. Sadly, he was cut. Ivetta was the only hope and would have been her last chance to be on the show because of her age. She finally made it through. Jason Gilkinson Latin Routine – Since Ivetta was the sole Ballroom dancer, she was paired up with All-Star Pasha. I love a good Paso Doble and I was blown away. Not many of the dancers could stand next to Pasha outside of Anya (his partner) but Ivetta was the center of the dance. She flowed so elegantly and her toned legs looked amazing. The Contemporary/Jazz Dancers – Because this show can’t admit that it has just a whole ton of contemporary dancers, it uses the phrase “Jazz” as if makes a difference. I would have placed Sasha Mallory more in Jazz. We welcomed Clarisse and Marko. As for the naughty, female dancers, both Jordan and Missy made it in. Sonya Tayeh Jazz Routine – I missed Sonya’s choreography; it had that jazz spirit and the edginess. It seemed like Marko had a bit of an issue with a few of the lifts and I wasn’t sure it was because of the bullet in his arm or the fact that one of the girls looked heavier than the others. The “Other Male” Category – Jess and Nick were the lone representatives of Broadway and Tap, respectively. Jess was called out for being a bit cocky and a little uncomfortable in some of the other genres. Luckily for Nick, there was space for him as well. I guess with no Ballroom dancer, it was easier to say yes to the tapper. Christopher Scott Tap Routine – I’ve seen the “Rich Guy/Poor Guy” routines a lot before and the biggest issue I had was that the camera focused on only one dancer at a time in the beginning half of the performance. I was quite happy to see Jess doing some tap when I don’t think we were told he had any knowledge (Nigel hinted that four girls also knew Tap so we could actually see a tap routine during the competition). The Final Five Dancers – The judges were looking for three girls and two guys to fill in the spots. Caitlyn, who had star quality, was easily in. She was quickly followed by Ashley. Mitchell was nervous in front of the judges but was in. The final two girls were Ryan and Alexa; the two looked and acted like fake blonde twins. Alexander and Jeremiah were the last two males. Though both Jeremiah and Ryan were repeat contestants we followed last episode, Ryan was the only one to make it through. The final two were Alexander and Ryan. How do you feel about the top 20?
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