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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Paris Hilton Rehires Publicist, Appeals That Dumb Jail Sentence Thingy

Parishilton Paris Hilton has rewarded her publicist's attempt to absorb the blame for her recent bust for driving without a license and rehired him. Longtime Hilton publicist Elliot Mintz has attempted to take full responsibility for Paris' inability to understand what a suspended license means. Hilton is appealing her sentence to 45 days in jail for driving without a license after a DUI bust cost her that privilege.

Get the full scoop at The Gossip Girls >>

Hasselhoff Loses Visitation Rights With His Daughters Due To Shirtless, Drunken Video

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The Hoff has officially been hassled. A Los Angeles judge has temporarily suspended David Hasselhoff’s visitation rights with his two teenage daughters. The decision comes only a few days after the release of a video showing the former Baywatch star drunk as a skunk, shirtless, and barely able to eat a hamburger.

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Bachelor Season 3 Star Engaged to Model, Show Still Feigns Reality

Ivanaandandrew2 As the field on The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman narrows to Amber, Bevin, Tessa, and Danielle, Bachelor Season Three star Andrew Firestone gets engaged.

The 31-year-old, who proposed to contestant Jennifer Schefft on the season finale -- before they split a few months later -- is now betrothed to Serbian model Ivana Bozilovic.

Schefft went on to appear in The Bachelorette, rejecting the proposals of her final two suitors.

Jeez, no wonder she and Andrew didn't work out. There's just no pleasing women. Er... some women.

Read more about Andrew's engagement at BuddyTV >>

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Totally Frakked: Heroes -- It's About to Get Real... Any Time Now

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Title: “The Hard Part”
First Aired: 5/7/07

Despite the title of this episode, it seems like the hard part is yet to come for our intrepid heroes. This week sets us up with a nasty cliffhanger, and you can almost hear the writers cackling with glee as we freak out at our television sets.

Not that we do that sort of thing, of course.

Hiro and Ando return to the present with the comic book that Isaac drew, the last issue of 9th Wonders! Isaac helpfully drew the pictures, and forgot to fill in all the little speech bubbles, which presents us with two interesting questions: Why did Isaac suck so bad, and is anyone sad about him being dead? Hiro decides to go visit Isaac -- if it were anyone but Hiro, I'd assume that the intention was to punch Isaac right in his artsy face -- but alas, so sad, Isaac is all deadified.

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Casting Call: Boors and Brats Wanted

Clapboard_2 Get rejected by The Bachelor because you were too uncouth? Did even Beauty and the Geek turn you down? If you're a guy (or a girl for that matter) who just doesn't have a clue when it comes to etiquette, then do what all of America does with its problems. Turn to reality TV!

Go from Jerk to Gentleman and from Gross to Gracious with the help of The Learning Channel. Ever been unsure how to act or what to do in a formal or social setting? Do you have an upcoming social event that will require you to be on your best behavior? Could you or someone you know benefit from a crash course in good manners?

Mind Your Manners, a new primetime series on The Learning Channel, will help smooth out all of your rough edges. TLC's manners experts will teach you how to act and what to do in any social situation. You'll never embarrass yourself or offend anyone else again!

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Tonight's Picks: Tuesday, May 8

American_idol_2 American Idol -- Top 4 Perform Live!
The Top Four belt it out to win America's heart and the big prize. Will someone crack under the pressure? God, we can only hope so -- nobody likes grace under pressure. The theme is BeeGees songs, so break out your platforms and your bell-bottoms and get ready for a little disco fever!

Dancing_with_the_stars_2 Dancing with the Stars -- 8th Round Results
Results from the Latin and Ballroom competition on Monday. Also, Nelly Furtado performs "All Good Things" and "I'm Like a Bird"; Maksim Chmerkovskiy has a dance-off with his with brother Val. As if this weren't enough, Jimmy Kimmel also teaches us all how to waltz. Will the fun never stop?

Gilmore_girls Gilmore Girls -- Unto the Breach
Rory and Paris graduate! At the big graduation party, Lorelai and Chris figure out if they can stand each other anymore, and Logan proposes to Rory. Will there be wedding bells for the junior Lorelai?