Sideshow: Steven Tyler to judge 'American Idol,' says bandmate
Could it be true? Could the crisis that has been sinking American Idol really be over? Seems we're halfway there: Variety says Steven Tyler has signed to replace Simon Cowell on Fox's talent show in a top-secret, yet-to-be-announced deal.
Could it be true?
Could the crisis that has been sinking American Idol really be over? Seems we're halfway there: Variety says Steven Tyler has signed to replace Simon Cowell on Fox's talent show in a top-secret, yet-to-be-announced deal.
"Steven is doing [Idol]," Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton told the Newark Star-Ledger late Wednesday. "The ink is dry on that."
Adds Hamilton, "I don't know if American Idol will be rock-and-roll enough for him, but it is an opportunity for millions of people to see another side of Steven Tyler."
Tyler rep Eric Sherman declined comment.
Randy Jackson remains the only original judge on the show, which Variety says is going back to a three-judge format. Well, once it finds another replacement now that Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres are gone.
Can't wait to see Tyler do heavy-metal ballad duets with headbangin' Idol host Ryan Seacrest.
Don't look for 'em on the Web!
I always knew there was something dangerous beneath
Cameron Diaz
's deceptive girl-next-door-who-happens-to-be-super-hot exterior: A study has found that the
Shrek
star, who turns 38 on Aug. 30, is the most dangerous celeb . . . in cyberspace. Computer security firm McAfee (
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) on Thursday said Cam is No. 1 on its list of most dangerous boldfacers. Do a Web search on her or others on the list and you're more liable to land on a site that'll infect your computer.
Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel, Gisele Bündchen, and Brad Pitt round out the top five. (Curiously, Brad's weirder half, Angelina Jolie, didn't make the top 10.)
Love, Tinseltown style . . .
Interoffice, or more precisely, interstudio lust is alive and well: Life & Style Weekly says
Saturday Night Live
costars
Fred Armisen
, 43, and
Abby Elliott
, 23, are dating. Talk about a quick rebound: Last week,
Fred
split up with
Mad Men
heroine
Elisabeth Moss
, 28, after a lengthy, 10-month marriage.
Keith Urban tells Parade.com the secret to a happy marriage is . . . that there's no secret to a happy marriage.
"I don't know if there's any secret. . . . Everybody sort of finds their own way to keep their life balanced," says the country music sage who wed Nicole Kidman in June '06. "For me family is first and I just make sure that I spread my time among the things that I love to do as well." Keith digs his wife: "We're very blessed to have each other."
Montana: Dad, let me make my art!
Fledgling hard-core porn star
Montana Fishburne
appears almost nude on the cover of As Is mag, which has the tagline "the benefits of beauty, booty and brains." (It's so Paris Review!) The photo runs with an expletive-rich message meant for Montana's pa,
Laurence:
"I'm Not Doing [bleep] to Him, But [having sex] and Having My Career."
Montana tells the mag she has seriously considered doing pornos since she was 14.
Jonases to Camden: Don't text 'n' drive!
Young bubblegumpopheads
the Jonas Brothers
will give Camden a bouncy lift Aug. 27 when they bring their Road Dogs softball tour to Campbell's Field. Watch the bros play ball and dispense awesome safety advice about texting and driving. "It is really important that our fans understand just how dangerous texting while driving is,"
Kevin Jonas
says. Info:
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.
Decent deeds done dirt cheap . . .
Producers on Thursday announced the lineup for the Sept. 10 TV fund-raiser
Stand Up to Cancer
.
Stevie Wonder
,
Queen Latifah
,
Martina McBride
, and
Aaron Neville
will provide music. Celeb guests include
Mandy Moore
,
Maura Tierney
,
Christina Applegate
, and
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
.
Talking heads Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, and Brian Williams will host the show, which will run commercial-free on all four major networks.
Tidbits 'n' pieces
Contrary to rumors, ex-con actress
Lindsay Lohan
has yet to be freed from her court-ordered rehab. LiLo, who served 14 days of a 90-day jail term, will have a status hearing on Wednesday. . . .
Vince Vaughn
, who stars in
Ron Howard
's first comedy in 11 years,
The Dilemma
, tells USA Today he and wife
Kyla
are expecting their first baby in December. Vince says they're keeping the gender a surprise.
The personality is the political
Sarah Palin
, who has been dubbed "Assistant Professor of Folksy Wisdom at Half-Understood University" by celeb purveyor Gawker, is upset that conservative radio host
Dr. Laura Schlessinger
is leaving her show.
Dr. Laura, who has been criticized for using racial epithets on the air, says she wants to express herself in a medium that does not censor or repress her ideas - or epithets. Palin seems to agree that Dr. Laura's case isn't just sour grapes, but a vital constitutional issue.
The former Alaska governor tweets, "Dr.Laura:don't retreat...reload! (Steps aside bc her 1st Amend.rights ceased 2 exist thx 2 activists trying 2 silence"isn't American,not fair")." Forget about the politics! It's always a treat to drink in Palin's crystalline prose.