A Los Angeles weatherman has filed a lawsuit claiming he was passed over for jobs at two prominent stations because he wasn't a young, good-looking woman.

Kyle Hunter, who has worked as a meteorologist in various southern California markets during a 23-year career, filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting and its owned-and-operated Los Angeles stations KCBS and KCAL on Thursday. He's represented by Gloria Allred.

Hunter alleges "that within the past few years, KCAL and KCBS decided to hire young attractive women as weathercasters in prime time rather than men in order to induce more men to watch their prime time newscasts," according to the suit. That means there was no place for Hunter, an over-40 male meteorologist with impeccable credentials, he says.

Hunter claims he learned in 2010 that KCBS' longtime weatherman Johnny Mountain would not have his contract renewed, so he informed the station that he would like to be considered for the job. But according to the complaint, the station wasn't interested in him and instead brought in a younger female, despite Hunter being "far more qualified, and far more experienced, [than] the female hired to replace Mr. Mountain."

The woman that replaced Mountain was brought in from KCAL, according to the suit, so Hunter assumed a position would be open at KCAL. But again he was turned down and the job went to a younger woman, "whose age and gender were key considerations in the hiring decision," he claims. The female hired didn't even have a certification from the American Meteorogical Society (Hunter does).

Hunter says he later asked a manager at KCAL why he hadn't been considered for the job and he was told that the station aired a lot of sports broadcasts aimed at male viewers and "You wouldn't be the type men would want to look at," the complaint alleges.

Hunter is seeking unspecified damages. A call to the stations' PR executive was not immediately returned.

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Fans of the 1960s-1970s TV show "Dark Shadows" have been following with interest the production of the big-screen movie, due in theaters May 11. Actor Johnny Depp, a longtime fan of the show, plays vampire Barnabas Collins, and released photos of him smeared in white makeup have been much discussed online.

But many fans were working under the assumption that the film was a drama, or perhaps even a bit of a horror film. After all, the series featured vampires, witches, warlocks and more -- mixed in, of course, with soap-opera romance and intrigue.

But the trailer shows that the film is really a comedy in which Collins is freed from his coffin and is shocked to find himself in the year 1972. A Volkswagen microbus, lava lamp, disco ball and other signs of the era figure prominently, as does Collins' confusion about modern technology.

In one scene, he asks for a horse, only to be told, "We don't have horses, we have a Chevy." In another, he breaks a television that is featuring Karen Carpenter singing "Top of the World," calling out "Reveal yourself, tiny songstress!" And in another, when he's asked if he is "stoned," he replies, "They tried to stone me ... it did not work."

The movie blog I Watch Stuff wrote of the trailer, "If earlier, staid photos of 'Dark Shadows' had you thinking Johnny Depp might wear some refined dignity atop his plastered-down hair, this first trailer for the film should make clear how wrong you were. It is zany times! Specifically, it is zany time 1972 ..."

Even if it wasn't what fans expected, there's precedent for a TV drama turning into a funny big-screen comedy. The movie version of TV cop show "21 Jump Street" hits theaters Friday, and reviews are overwhelmingly positive. Critic Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, and said while he didn't feel there was much call for a film version of the old show, "filmmakers have abandoned any pretense of being faithful to the series, and turned to a mashup of screwball comedy, action and "The Odd Couple" formula."

Perhaps "Dark Shadows" can have the same success, but the vampire soap opera has a large and devoted fanbase who may not be as forgiving as "Jump Street" viewers.

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Some of these folks are already dead -- Sophia, Shane and Dale -- but will everyone make it out of season 2 alive? Not likely.

"The Walking Dead" heads into Sunday's Season 2 finale with the death toll mounting and showrunner Glen Mazzara promising even more losses for the group to come.

In the past two episodes Rick's group has lost two pivotal members in moral compass Dale and wildcard Shane, who were attacked by a walker and murdered, respectively.

"If you count up all the deaths, we're on a big killing spree here," Mazzara said Thursday during a conference call with reporters. "There's more bloodshed coming. These characters have felt that they are safe on this farm and they've been wrong. I guarantee there will be bloodshed."

While it's anyone's guess who will fall and how, THR takes a look at the 13 surviving members of the group to see who could be next to join Sophia, Dale and Shane as the group faces an incoming herd of zombies that promises to make for a bloody season finale.

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Rick (Andrew Lincoln): No doubt the fearless leader will survive. After 94 issues of the comic, he's still chugging along -- only he may be missing a body part. Mazzara says the deaths on the AMC zombie series thus far have helped develop Rick the most. "[Shane's death] is a statement about our main character, that he's evolving as a person and as a leader and what he's willing to do," he says, noting that Rick killing his best friend was a lot messier than killing two outsiders who posed a threat to the group in the midseason return. Our vote: Totally safe.

Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies): While viewer backlash against Rick's wife is mounting -- "Can you watch Carl?" is almost becoming her catchphrase -- Mazzara told reporters that "nothing is over the line" for the writers, especially if the character's death is earned and it propels the story forward. When quizzed by reporters about the growing tide of viewers anxious to see her death, the showrunner noted that "no character is safe" and writers have "examined at different times killing every character." However, if the series could skip a major comic arc in Dale and Andrea's romance, it wouldn't be far-fetched to see the grating queen bee exit in a big shocker despite her comic death at the hands of The Governor. Our vote: Whack her!

Andrea (Laurie Holden): "If she makes it out of Episode 13, it will be interesting to see what she does," Mazzara says of the character, who this season -- after a romp with Shane -- has transformed from the cowering woman she once was. Following Dale's death, the group will need someone fighting to hold on to humanity, and with Andrea having taken up Dale's position -- and her continued presence in the comic -- the series still desperately needs her. Our vote: Survivor.

Daryl (Norman Reedus): Sans Shane, the group will need a No. 2. "If he survives the finale, I would certainly lean on that character heavily," Mazzara says of Daryl's Season 3 potential. "He's a viable leader and a viable No. 2. ... Daryl is the character, in a sense, that's preadapted to the world and most qualified to survive." Our vote: Just as safe as Rick.

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Carol (Melissa McBride): Hasn't she been through enough? The prolonged search for Sophia ended with Carol's daughter revealed to have been turned into a walker and under the group's nose in Hershel's barn the whole time. Plus you know you want to see her hook up with Daryl. On the flip side, promos for the epic zombie invasion in the finale have her literally pinned up against a wall. Our vote: No Carol, no Daryl. Keep her.

Carl (Chandler Riggs): "If he survives, Carl will grow up in a world where the pre-apocalyptic world will be a distant memory," Mazzara says. The lone kid on the show is put through the ringer in the comics and creator Robert Kirkman loves writing for him. Plus we already know he's an excellent shot, having put a bullet in zombie Shane with chilling ease. "We do want to see Carl grow into that badass [in the comics]," Mazzara told reporters. Our vote: Has to survive.

T-Dog (Robert "IronE" Singleton): If you blink, you may very well miss him in most episodes but Mazzara says his seeming lack of story line is intentional. "In our minds, he's very smart in that he keeps his mouth shut and doesn't draw anyone's attention ... his agenda has been to survive," the showrunner told THR. "There was an intention here of why this guy was quiet; in our mind, he is playing everything close to the vest. There's a method to our madness." As a reward for patient viewers, Mazzara teases some "horrific" stuff from T-Dog and "some reason to love" the character. Our vote: "Horrific" doesn't sound safe to us.

Hershel (Scott Wilson): "This is my farm ... I'll die here," Hershel says in a clip from Sunday's finale. He's lost his wife, had a suicidal daughter and has given Glenn his blessing in his romance with his eldest daughter, Maggie. While the character goes out at the Governor's hands in the graphic novels, it doesn't look very likely that Hershel will make it off his cherished farm. Our vote: Badass Hershel looks awesome but that shotgun can't have much ammo in it.

Glenn (Steven Yeun): The former pizza delivery guy is the group's go-to person for anything and everything (remember the well and the bloated zombie?). His ability to navigate through dangerous situations is a good one to have when the immediate future looks like this. Our vote: He's crafty enough to survive.

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Maggie (Lauren Cohan): She's trapped in a car with the undead closing in around her and has been unwilling to leave Hershel, pulling Glenn closer into the family fold. If Hershel isn't leaving ... could Maggie? Then again, why is she in the car in the first place? Our vote: Could go either way.

Beth (Emily Kinney): Hershel's youngest daughter has already come thisclose to suicide with a chunk of shattered mirror. After taking inspiration from Andrea to heart, she now appears to have found a reason to live. But what's her role with the group? Could she wind up playing third wheel to Glenn and Maggie? She already seems uninterested in a long-term future with Jimmy, her boyfriend at the time of the apocalypse. Plus what function does she serve with the group? Our vote: A goner.

Patricia (Jane McNeil): Otis' wife has been handy to have in medical emergencies and around the house but did she ever get that weapons training with the rest of the group? How equipped is she when it comes to fending for herself? Is she even willing to leave longtime friend Hershel's side? Our vote: A goner.

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Jimmy (James Allen McCune): The scrappy farmhand seems to have become increasingly useful, learning to shoot and helping Rick and Hershel catch a walker early in the season. Other skills: Watching Carl and supporting Beth. He'd be a useful addition to the group were he to survive. Our vote: Keep him.  

"The Walking Dead" Season 2 finale airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC. Check back to THR's The Live Feed for their weekly "Walking Dead" Dissection with Robert Kirkman immediately following the episode.

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On Thursday, "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Sherri Shepherd denied an accusation that she'd cheated ahead her upcoming stint on the show by preparing for it before last month's cast announcement.

Shepherd told her co-hosts on "The View" that she merely loved to dance.

“When I was younger, I took classes at the YMCA, the Learning Annex … I took a pole dancing class,” Shepherd joked. “I still make money on that.”

Jokes aside, Shepherd was quick to point out the fact the original Radar Online report, which has since been deleted from the site, misidentified her pro dancing partner as Maksim Chmerkovskiy, when it is actually his younger brother Val, and that she and her partner had never danced together before rehearsals. For that matter, she added that she and Maks had never danced together before, either.

The 44-year-old comedian and talk show host further explained she had once taken a “handful of classes at Maks’ studio” out of personal interest long before her negotiations with “Dancing with the Stars” began.

Added Shepherd, “I’m glad I did, because it showed me if I was up for this challenge. …I’m 169 pounds, I’m diabetic and I’m pigeon-toed. Y’all do not want me falling out on that dance floor.”

Shepherd’s statement was meant to address Radar's claim that the entertainer had been practicing months ahead of her fellow castmates and competitors, after she was allegedly seen at a studio in Hollywood in early December working with Maks.

According to an anonymous eyewitness for Radar Online, “She had her dance shoes with her and was dressed in workout gear. I saw them dancing together.”

Shepherd retweeted this note from her real dancing partner, Val, on Thursday, “If you don't got 5 haters by the end of the week, you doing something wrong"... Damn I must be doing something right! #keepitmovin.”

See what Shepherd and the rest of the "Dancing" stars can do when the ballroom bash returns to ABC on Monday, March 19 at 8 p.m. ET.

Do you believe the hoofer hopeful never took a turn with either of the Chmerkovskiy brothers before the cast announcement? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.

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UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. ET: George Clooney, his father, Nick, and other activists who were arrested at the Sudanese embassy in Washington on Friday were released from jail the same afternoon.

Clooney spoke to reporters about the arrest, saying, "You never know if you are accomplishing anything. ... We hope it helps."

He went on to say, "There really is a ticking clock on (the situation)," and expressed hope that food and aid would come to the starving people of Sudan before their devastating rainy season begins.

Asked about the conditions in jail, the actor joked, "It was rough, you can imagine." He said the men were all put in the same cell and paid a fine before being released.

The actor said the incident was his first-ever arrest. "Let's hope it's my last," he added.

One reporter asked how Clooney's girlfriend, actress and former pro wrestler Stacy Keibler, would react to the arrest. "She's probably thrilled," Clooney deadpanned.

ORIGINAL STORY: No, it wasn't for a movie. Actor George Clooney, long a political activist, was arrested and handcuffed outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington for protesting the country's blockage of food and aid to its own starving people.

Clooney's father, journalist Nick Clooney, 78, was with him and was also arrested, as were Martin Luther King III, NAACP President Ben Jealous, comedian and activist Dick Gregory, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.), Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) and former Rep. Tom Andrews (D-Mass.). The group was restrained with plastic handcuffs and taken away by police. 

Speaking before the large crowd that gathered to watch the protest, Clooney said, "We need immediate humanitarian aid into Sudan before it becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in the world."

He went on to say that the group wanted "the (Sudanese) government in Khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children. Stop raping them, and stop starving them."

Half a million people in Sudan's Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions risk starvation due to the blockage of supplies, and the coming rainy season will only make it worse, the actor told the crowd.

"It’s about to start raining, and once it starts raining there, thousands of people are going to die," Clooney said.

Before his arrest, Clooney told NBC's Andrea Mitchell, "It's actually a humiliating thing to be arrested no matter what you do, but I'm proud to be standing here with my father."

He went on to say, "When people ask you, 'Where were you and where did you stand?' I want to say I was standing on the right side of history."

King, the eldest son of civil-rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said the protest and arrests reminded him of his father's experiences in the 1960s. He said, "The issue is to raise the consciousness of the world. When the world speaks, then (Sudanese) President (Omar al-) Bashir has to listen."

NAACP president Jealous said the group's message was simple. "We need to stop using rape and food as weapons in Sudan," he told Mitchell. "We are here to show President Bashir that this is what the end looks like."

Because the embassy is private property, Clooney and colleagues knew that refusing to move would end in arrest. They were warned three times before police moved in to make the arrests. Mitchell noted that she, too, was asked by police if she intended to be arrested, and told to move off the embassy steps if not.

The group held a sign that read "Sudan: Stop Weapons of Mass Starvation."

On Thursday, the actor testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about what he saw in Sudan, then met with Secretary Hillary Clinton and President Obama in the Oval Office. The Washington Post later reported that Clooney said Obama promised to push China's president to aid in forcing Sudan to open its southern region to relief efforts.

He later told reporters that "people turn on the news and see an awful lot of bad stories," but added that the United States "is still the most generous country in the world and truly the most compassionate."

On Wednesday, Clooney appeared on TODAY with Ann Curry and discussed how he came under rocket fire in the Sudan on a recent trip there.

He also attended Wednesday night's White House State Dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards appear to have buried the hatchet ... just in time for their 2013 50th anniversary tour.

In a new interview conducted for an upcoming documentary chronicling the Rolling Stones' 50-year career, Keith Richards addresses the derogatory comments he made about Mick Jagger in his 2010 memoir "Life." Here is the exchange:

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Rolling Stone: How have you both found surveying a journey that has already lasted 50 years? It must have been difficult at times, bearing in mind the nature of your relationship and especially the stories we have all heard about the tensions that resulted from the publication of "Life.

Mick: Well, I’m glad you said 50 years as that sounds so much less than half a century (laughs).

Looking back at any career you are bound to recall both the highs and the lows.

In the 1980s, for instance, Keith and I were not communicating very well. I got very involved with the business side of the Stones, mainly because I felt no one else was interested, but it’s plain now from the book that Keith felt excluded, which is a pity. Time I reckon to move on.

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Keith: Mick’s right. He and I have had conversations over the last year of a kind we have not had for an extremely long time and that has been incredibly important to me. As far as the book goes, it was my story and it was very raw, as I meant it to be, but I know that some parts of it and some of the publicity really offended Mick and I regret that.

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Technology is supposed to help us out at work, but when it gets in the way instead, it's easy to get frustrated. That happened Wednesday to Rachael Plath, meteorologist at KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs -- but her reaction wasn't supposed to be aired.

In the video clip below, Plath is seen giving the weather forecast on air, when the graphics behind her change, apparently prematurely. Plath suddenly exclaims "Son of a b----, why is this happening!" and walks off the set.

The video was quickly picked up by The Huffington Post and the U.K.'s Daily Mail, leading to numerous viewers posting sympathetic notes on Plath's Facebook page. 

Plath told readers that the segment was prerecorded, not live, and the clip in which she swore was not supposed to be used on-air.

Wrote Robert Borges, "No need to ever feel bad or apologize for being a human being, I once inadvertently dropped an F-bomb at a convent."

Plath gamely responded to the feedback, thanking viewers for their support and noting that she was "trying to shrug it off."

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REVIEW: Of all the movies to turn out to be laugh-out-loud, side-achingly funny, "21 Jump Street" didn't seem a likely candidate. Who knew? Turns out that remakes of old favorites don't have to be phoned-in bores after all.

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play incompetent bike cops whose baby faces earn them undercover assignments digging into a high-school drug ring. Right from the start, the film addresses its recycled premise, with their police captain (an awesome Ice Cube) telling Hill and Tatum, "We're reviving a canceled undercover program from the '80s," confessing that the department is "out of ideas" and "they expect us all to not notice." Smart move. Get the audience on your side about the big ol' elephant in the room early, and they'll roll with you.

Tatum's Jenko is the jock, Hill's Schmidt is the nerd, and they are shocked to discover that times have changed and their respective spots in the school pecking order are reversed. Kids sneer at Jenko, who appears to be a gay-bashing lunkhead, while Schmidt the smartypants is delighted to at last be cool.

This may not resemble the true social strata at any real high school now or ever, but it's entertaining as heck to watch Jenko and Schmidt swap roles. They swap again when they're too dim to remember whose alias is whose, and thus dummy Jenko lands in the AP chemistry class meant for Schmidt and shy Schmidt gets Jenko's drama class, doubling up on the fish-out-of-water scenarios.

Parents and those with sensitive ears should know the film earns every bit of its R rating, with plenty of swearing, lots of shooting and one weird flash of a threeway nude scene. This isn't your mother's John Hughes movie, but the dialogue is just as smart and some of the high-school bits feel just as real. ("Are you two-strapping?" Jenko snaps at Schmidt when he sees him wearing his backpack dorkily.)

Viewers may have expected Oscar-nominated Hill to carry the show, but Tatum matches him laugh for laugh. And yes, even the promised Johnny Depp cameo pays off. (Several other original "Jump Streeters" also make appearances.) It's perhaps the most satisfying cameo of its kind in recent memory, and Depp plays it to the hilt. In the end, there's a joke about Schmidt and Jenko going on to college, and truly, if that sequel were made, it'd probably be pretty darn good.

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REVIEW: There has to be a comic point to it all, right? Will Ferrell wouldn't just decide to learn Spanish to make an English-subtitled telenovela spoof on a whim. Surely it must all come together in an entertaining and hilarious story?

Not exactly. "Casa de mi Padre" is a confusing spoof of different film genres mixed in with one-note characters who all lack Ferrell's natural goofy charm. 

Ferrell stars as Armando, the lesser son of a Mexican rancher, who must save the day when his brother Raul (Diego Luna) gets the family mixed up with a drug lord (Gael Garcia Bernal). He carefully pronounces his Spanish dialogue as if he's an honors student making a student film, but in either language, there's no real sense that he has a plan here.

The jokes feel random -- a broad spoof of a telenovela stereotype here, a bloody "Kill Bill" style shootout there, a discomforting, unfunny joke about the death of Armando and Raul's mother. A roomful of sexy maids in tiny uniforms serve the men of the family, but there doesn't seem to be a joke there either, they're just a weird bit of eye candy. Ferrell wants to play his one big sex scene (with beauty Genesis Rodriguez) for laughs, adding in endless shots of naked butt-groping and substituting a mannequin for one of the partners as things heat up. But those twists feel like they were just chosen out of a comedian's handbook, not flowing naturally from some Guffman-esque universe.

Audiences who keep trusting Ferrell to get them to the point will be disappointed, as the film is neither raucously funny or quietly sly. "Casa de mi Padre" wants the audience to feel that they're in on the joke, with blatantly fake backdrops, an animatronic big cat, and one scene where an apology for not creating a better fight scene scrolls down the screen. But the strands never tie up.

If this were a "Saturday Night Live" sketch, it might have played out in two funny minutes, but the film goes on for 86. Ferrell can do so much better.

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A scene from "Project X," a film with a major party that teens tried to reproduce in Houston.

A Houston rave that was meant to mimic a massive party thrown in the film "Project X" spiraled out of control and left a teen dead Wednesday morning.

The victim died at Ben Taub General Hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, Houston police told ABCNews.com

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The party is one of a string of copycat parties that have been held to emulate the ultimate party in the film, which was directed by Nima Nourizadeh and written by Michael Bacall and Matt Drake.

Word of the spring break bubbles-and-foam party spread quickly via social media, and about 300 to 600 guests attended the event.

Daniel Menjivara, a 22-year-old college student, said that "Project X" and spring break brought out the partygoers that night.

Officials arrived at the vacant mansion, which has previously been used as a party location, around midnight to shut the party down when neighbors called to complain about the noise levels. The mansion, which is surrounded by a field, was still not enough space to accommodate such a large turnout.

Soon after, the overcrowded party dispersed into the streets, and arguments began to erupt among guests.

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“Then, about 30 minutes later, all hell broke loose -- gunfire,” said neighbor Amos Miles to ABC affiliate KTRK.

"Kids took to the streets, but the parking lot was overpacked, so you couldn't get out," Menjivar said. "It was just people in the actual street. They got into arguments and started shooting each other."

Attendee Willie Armstrong told KTRK he witnessed the shooting.

"(The gunman) was just walking, and he pulled out a gun and started shooting, like for no reason,” said Armstrong. “He shot that boy in the back of the head, and he fell on the ground by the car. He was just laying there."

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The suspect then turned the gun on police officers when they began to pursue him but was able to flee and remains at large.

“I asked some of the kids why, and they said 'Project X.' And I said, 'OK, what's "Project X?"'" Mark Stephens, a private investigator working for the homebuilder told ABC affiliate WFAA. "When you look at the movie, and you look at what happened here, the parallels are uncanny. It was a copycat. They did everything that I saw in the movie."

“It’s a tragedy. It’s a loss,” said Miles. “Somebody lost their child, which could have been avoided.”

"Project X" opened in theaters March 2. The film, which revolves around three friends who plan to gain popularity by throwing a party, was met with some criticism for celebrating such extreme irresponsibility. Bacall spoke to THR about the strong reactions to the film, saying, “I think we’d be disappointed if there wasn’t some kind of outraged response to 'Project X.'”

“I think the movie’s really about the revelry and being in that moment and feeling like you’re in the party when it all goes to hell, and just kind of going through those emotions," he added.

At the Feb. 29 premiere, "Project X" director Nourizadeh commented on the debate over whether the hard partying could be imitated by its audience: "I don’t want to speak whether it is irresponsible or promoting certain things it shouldn’t,” he said. “It’s an R-rated movie. It all depends on the individual whether you take inspiration from it.”

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Makeup artist Allan "Whitey" Snyder had a unique and complicated connection to Marilyn Monroe: Friends and co-workers, the two worked together from an early screen test in 1946 until her death, and she even asked him for an extraordinary favor once. Now, Snyder's estate (Whitey died in 1994) has put up for auction many photos he took of Monroe in a professional and personal capacity over the years -- many of which have never been seen.

"It's spectacular," said Martin Nolan of Julien's Auction House, who brought several of the photos going up for auction on March 31 to the TODAY studio Friday, and spoke to Matt Lauer. "He was involved with her on the set and off the set, Matt, so he had amazing, privileged access."

Many of the photos were taken in the 1940s and 1950s and show Monroe smiling, giving her all to the camera while on location for some of her well-known and lesser-known films. Reportedly, Snyder would photograph Monroe to calm her down when she was feeling jittery.

"The camera loved Marilyn Monroe, but Marilyn loved the camera," said Nolan. "When the camera was rolling she became Marilyn Monroe. She became distracted from her own issues and just played the role. She loved the camera."

But it wasn't all about fun and games: Once, Monroe asked Snyder that if she died before he did, would he be the makeup artist for her body. Making a dark joke, Snyder told her, "Sure, drop off the body while it's still warm and I'll do it." Proving Monroe had her own appreciation for that kind of humor, she bought him a gold Tiffany money clip -- which Nolan brought into the studio, and which is also up for auction -- that is engraved: "Dear Whitey, While I'm still warm, Marilyn."

"That's gross," said Lauer, after Nolan showed the clip. "I'm glad you told the story and not me."

Ultimately, Snyder did Monroe's makeup for her funeral, and was one of her pallbearers; other items in the auction include memorabilia from his estate including a clipping showing him carrying her coffin.

For the auction, not just the photos are going up for sale, Nolan noted: In some cases, the rights to the photos are also up for sale -- the buyer will be able to reap royalties from republishing them. It's a good investment, said Nolan: "(Marilyn memorabilia) continue to increase year over year, it's unbelievable. ... She's still relevant today, and of course that adds value. She's a global icon."

To see some of the items up for auction, be sure to click on the slideshow above.

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Shannon Magrane was oh-so-close to joining the "Idol" tour.

“American Idol” elected to have its usual Thursday results show despite already having kicked a singer off the show Wednesday for jurisprudence reasons. That proved to be bad news for Shannon Magrane ... and not so great news for the other two girls in the bottom three either.

Magrane became the second singer voted off the show this season, and thanks to Jermaine Jones’ disqualification, that officially sets the lineup for the 10-singer “Idol” tour. Erika Van Pelt fans can exhale and feel free to buy those tickets now.

The judges elected not to use their save on Magrane, which wasn’t a surprise, though it does give her father, Joe, the excuse to finally take a swing at Steven Tyler for his crack about his little girl during the auditions.

The others in the bottom three were Van Pelt and Elise Testone. Yes, if you’re keeping track, that means the three women in the bottom from last week were the three lowest vote-getters of either gender this time.

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Heejun Han was fine despite getting called out by Randy Jackson on Wednesday. So was DeAndre Brackensick, even though his struggles caused Jimmy Iovine to note, “He could be in trouble. This isn’t T-ball. Not everyone gets a trophy and an orange slice.” Maybe not, but every guy did get enough votes to not have to stress out the last five minutes of the show.

Testone in particular has to be wondering what she needs to do to win people over. She sang very well Wednesday, got nothing but praise from the judges and from Jimmy ... and the voters shrugged and couldn’t even be bothered to go online and vote for her. Van Pelt got more mixed reviews, but looked thrilled just to be the last singer selected for the summer tour.

The pecking order among the women is clear. Jessica Sanchez was fine even after an underwhelming performance, and Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine should be around a long time. Testone and Van Pelt either have to figure out how to click with the viewers who vote or resign themselves to getting kicked off sooner rather than later.

The men are harder to predict. Joshua Ledet was among the bottom three guys a week ago, but did so well on Wednesday that Jimmy joked he’d tell everyone at Interscope to start eating crawfish as their pre-performance meal. Brackensick and Han clearly have their fans despite the tough week. Colton Dixon told us he was warned about wearing his faith on his sleeve, but so far that clearly hasn’t hurt him. And Phillip Phillips’ biggest enemy at this point is his body, with kidney stones treating him much harsher than the judges.

All the drama of the results and live performances from Daughtry and Demi Lovato (who might have been in the bottom three herself if she were a contestant) left no time for a group number, which brought great joy to “Idol” fans everywhere. But don’t worry. They still got the Ford music video up there, so Jones got one final moment in the spotlight did. Or, since the theme was a haunted house, at least his ghost did. Which, considering how much his fate dominated the "Idol" news this week, was fitting.

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"Double Elvis [Ferus Type]" is estimated to sell for between $30 million to $50 million at Sotheby's in New York on May 9, 2012.

An iconic portrait of Elvis Presley by pop artist Andy Warhol is poised to fetch as much as $50 million when it hits the auction block in May, Sotheby's said on Thursday.

The life-size painting, "Double Elvis (Ferus Type)" from 1963, epitomizes Warhol's obsessions with fame, stardom and the public image, according to Sotheby's.

Estimated to sell for $30 million to $50 million, it will be included in the auction house's May 9 sale of post-war and contemporary art.

"The silver background of 'Double Elvis (Ferus Type),' along with the subtle variations in tone give the serial imagery a sense of rhythmic variation that recalls the artist's masterpiece, '200 One Dollar Bills' completed the previous year," Sotheby's said in a statement.

That work soared to nearly $44 million or four times its estimate in 2009, when the art market was reeling from the financial crisis that struck in 2008. It was the highlight of the season, and achieved the highest price of any work at the fall auctions.

In the "Double Elvis" work, Presley is dressed as a cowboy, shooting a gun. Sotheby's described him in the work "a Hollywood icon of the '60s rather than the rebellious singer who shook the world of music in the '60s."

The double in the title refers to a shadowy image of Presley in the same pose that appears next to him in the work.

Of 22 works in Warhol's Elvis series which were first exhibited at Los Angeles' Ferus gallery, nine are in museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art.

At the Los Angeles exhibit, Warhol stipulated that "the paintings were to be displayed as a 'continuous surround,' encircling the gallery like flickering pictures reminiscent of early film," Sotheby's said.

The last double Elvis work to come up for auction was in 1995. Prices for Warhols have soared dramatically since then, with works featuring pop culture icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor fetching top prices.

But it was a work from Warhol's "Death and Disaster" series that set the artist's record, which still stands. "Green Car Crash (Green Car Burning)," also from 1963, more than doubled its estimate and sold for $71.7 million in 2007, at the height of the art market boom.

"Double Elvis" will be exhibited in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and London prior to the May sale.

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LOS ANGELES -- Gallagher, the stand-up comedian famous for smashing watermelons, has suffered a heart attack and is recovering in a Texas hospital, a representative from his management office said on Thursday.

Gallagher, 65, was set to perform on Wednesday night at Coach Joe's Hat Tricks in Lewisville, Texas, when he collapsed backstage. An ambulance took him to a nearby hospital where doctors determined he had suffered a heart attack. He remains there under sedation, said Christine Scherrer, a representative for his manager.

The comedian is famous for using props in his act, including the "Sledge-O-Matic" which he wields to smash watermelons and other produce. He starred in a number of successful television comedy specials in the 1980s, and was one of that decade's best known comedians.

He has retained a devoted core fan base and tours often.

Gallagher's heart attack happened almost exactly a year after the comedian suffered an attack and collapsed on stage during a performance in Minnesota.

"That was little bit more mild than this one," Scherrer said. She added that the comedian's family is with him.

It will not be clear how long Gallagher will remain hospitalized until he wakes up from sedation, Scherrer said.

The comedian's scheduled Texas shows in Lewisville, El Paso and Woodlands have been postponed, as have other performances in Hinton, Oklahoma, and the Oregon cities of Bend and Portland, Scherrer said.

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Carrie shares her urine obsession on the next episode of "My Strange Addiction."

After weeks of showcasing stranger and stranger addictions on TLC's aptly-named "My Strange Addiction," the upcoming season finale promises to top them all with a woman who not only drinks her own urine but also bathes in it, washes her eyes in it and even brushes her teeth with it.

On Sunday night's show, viewers will meet Carrie, a 53-year-old who's battling cancer and believes urine will help that fight.

"I like warm pee. It's comforting," Carrie explained in a sneak peek of the episode. "The first time I drank my urine, I didn't throw up and it wasn't horrible. So I thought, 'You know what? I can do this.' My urine does smell, depending on what I eat. Today it tastes a whole lot different than it did four years ago."

That's right. Carrie's been drinking her urine for four years now – up to 80 ounces a day – and she's become somewhat of a connoisseur.

"Sometimes it's salty; sometimes (it) tastes like plum champagne." And after taking a big gulp, she pointed out that sometimes it's "maybe a little lemony!"

When it's less palatable, Carrie simply changes her non-urine diet.

"You can taste different things going through your body and there are certain things I don't like to eat anymore, because they don't taste good recycled," she said. "I love, love, love asparagus. I won't eat it anymore. It makes the urine taste … oooh, really bad."

Carrie's daughter, Cassie, fears the habit could actually harm her mother rather than improve her health. Tune in to "My Strange Addiction" on March 18 at 10 p.m. ET to find out if Carrie listens to Cassie's concerns and seeks help for her obsession.

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Luke, you are sleeeeeepy.

Are you one of those people who needs some sort of white noise machine to relax or fall asleep? Ever use one of those contraptions to soothe a restless baby? Well, perhaps the sound of a breathing Dark Lord can help.

Forget whales talking or raindrops on a tin roof. If your cranky kid isn't counting stormtroopers in his or her sleep after this, then you might be out of luck.

Witness, 10 hours (!) of Darth Vader breathing:

All done? Hope you got a meal and some sleep while you were playing that back.

Vader's signature inhale and exhale, otherwise known as breathing, is as recognizable a sound bite as there is in cinema. The only downside of using it in your kid's room may come if you're one of those new parents who likes to check on a sleeping baby to see if he's still breathing. I found that this was tough to do in the dark, when I myself was barely awake. With Vader "in the room," one couldn't be sure who was making all that noise. Although, if your baby breathes like Vader you might want to visit a doctor.

Some of the comments on YouTube -- where the video has 52,000 views of presumably less than 10 hours each -- are pretty fun.

"I watched this last night, thinking it would be great to fall asleep to. Turns out that if I wake up in the middle of the night and hear the *PUF-KTCH* noise, it just makes me terribly frightened of someone being in the room ..." said user DarkAztek.

"Somehow I imagine Darth Vader sleeping when I listen to this this longer than 3 minutes. All it needs is some occasional dream mumbling.... "It iiiissss yooouuur deeessssssssssssstinyyyyy"... ...*turns over*....." wrote karaokefreak1.

Whether or not the video freaks you out or returns you to the dark side of a sleepless night, it's further proof that any fan with 10 hours of spare time will always find a way to celebrate "Star Wars."

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Chris Rock in 2009.

Chris Rock holds strong opinions on the Tea Party. After calling the conservative group racist in a 2011 interview, the politically minded stand-up comedian and actor reacted angrily when confronted about his remarks by a conservative writer at the Sundance Film Festival in January. 

Attending the festival in support of his film, “2 Days In New York,” Rock was approached with a video camera by Jason Mattera on Jan. 23.

Mattera, a New York radio talk show host and author of “Hollywood Hypocrites: The Devastating Truth About Obama’s Biggest Backers,” and “Obama Zombies,” greeted the comic by saying he was a "big fan" and asked the comedian to pose for his camera, to which Rock agreed.

Then Mattera got political.

“When you said the Tea Party was insane and racist--” he begins, before getting cut off by Rock. He then attempts the question again, but this time the comic charges back at the camera, wrestling it to the ground.

Mattera was apparently referring to an interview with Rock in the March 2011 edition of Esquire magazine. Discussing the impact of President Obama’s election, the actor says, “When I see the Tea Party and all this stuff, it actually feels like racism's almost over. Because this is the last — this is the act up before the sleep. They're going crazy. They're insane. You want to get rid of them — and the next thing you know, they're f---ing knocked out. And that's what's going on in the country right now.”

Although the incident happened in January, Mattera just uploaded the video to YouTube last week, perhaps timed to the release of his latest book. His website features an entire section titled "Ambush Videos."

TMZ.com reports that Rock's attorney is reviewing the video.

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Colton Dixon isn't worried that his frequent talk faith could hurt his chances on "American Idol."

Colton Dixon would rather lose "American Idol" than try to conceal his spirituality.

Colton, a devout Christian from Murfreesboro, Tenn., plans to continue using the show and social media to spread his message of faith -- despite warnings from producers that it could alienate some viewers and cost him the "Idol" crown.

"When we first started the Twitter and Facebook stuff, they said beware of political and religious tweets," he told TODAY.com. "Just because it can turn off voters or whatever. But, you know, being a Christian is who I am.  It is a part of me musically. It is what I want to do after the show -- go into Christian music."

Colton, 20, said he "totally understands" how overemphasizing his religious beliefs could potentially backfire.  

"But I think that (the producers) also have a mutual respect that that is a part of who I am," he explained.  "I am not going to hide it, and I am not going to stray away from it just because I am on a TV show."

After appearing briefly on the show last season, Colton was spontaneously recruited to audition again when he accompanied his sister Schyler to tryouts in Savannah, Ga.  He is currently one of just 11 singers left in the competition.

"I am not of this world," he posted in a message on Facebook Saturday.  "We were created to spend eternity with the Lord. We all have purpose. No one is less important than the other. He died for YOU."

Colton told TODAY.com that he prays before and after every live performance.

"I wake up and I do devotional every morning," he added.  "It reminds me why I am here, which is to share the love of God.  I know there are several other contestants who can say the exact same thing. But it is a part of me and I want to share it -- no matter what, good or bad outcome.  It is me."

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Bobbi Kristina Brown

Nick Gordon, 22, a young man many say Whitney Houston considered like a son to her, denied that he is now dating the singer's teenage daughter after numerous media reports questioned their relationship.

"We're just close,” Gordon told ABCNews.com about his relationship with Bobbi Kristina Brown, 19. “Just going through her mom's passing and grieving together."

His statements may not be enough to dispel the gossip, however, thanks to a few recent encounters. On Tuesday, TMZ released a video of the two walking hand-in-hand into Romeo's New York Pizza in Atlanta, later kissing and embracing one another.

Brown hasn't spoken about the relationship, but has been retweeting support sent to her on Twitter, including  “@ndgordon media sayin its wrong what u & @REALbkBrown are doing but u 2 not even blood related soo they gettin upset 4 no reason.”

She also retweeted, “If people don't understand that's their problem. Do what makes you happy.”

Although he was not legally adopted, sources say Gordon began living with Houston and her family a decade ago due to family problems of his own. Houston’s brother, Michael, told ABCNews.com that Gordon was “like a son to (Houston).”

Gordon seemed irate about the gossip, tweeting, "For the stupid ppl out there she gave birth to 1 child. And she trusted me with EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!…She called me her" God Son." I swear some ppl in this world act like they don't have a brain…"

Brown and Gordon were apparently close before Whitney Houston's death, as Brown tweeted in November 2011 that she loved “sleeping with big brudder.”

Brown recently spoke to Oprah Winfrey about how she is dealing with her mother’s passing, commenting she had to “keep going.” She did not address her relationship with Gordon. 

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The fate of the earless bunny Til, crushed to death by a cameraman, was splashed across German media this week.

It can't be an easy job, being a cameraman. You've got to haul around and operate heavy equipment, get the shot you need all while staying out of the way of the action, and -- who knew? -- refrain from crushing to death the subject of that day's story.

According to Der Spiegel, a zoo in eastern Germany invited a television camera crew to film a rare earless bunny they had named Til. It was the only earless one in a litter of six. 

The zoo wanted to use the film footage in a news conference planned for the next day, zoo director Uwe Dempewolf told the newsmagazine, because "rabbits without ears are pretty rare."

Sadly, that news conference was never held, because "during the filming, the cameraman took a step back and trod on the bunny," Dempewolf told the newsmagazine. "He was immediately dead; he didn't suffer. It was a direct hit."

The cameraman told the German newspaper Bild that the bunny was buried in hay, so he didn't realize he was stepping on it until it was too late. Needless to say, the other bunnies are fine.

Der Spiegel reports that Til the bunny has been frozen and now may be stuffed.

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There's a new investigative political analyst over at "The Colbert Report": Kermit the Frog. The most famous felt amphibian in the world initially insisted he didn't know much about politics on Wednesday night, but that didn't stop Colbert from naming him "Chief Swampland Political Analyst." And despite his humble comments, Kermit (who as Colbert reminded viewers was a veteran reporter for "Sesame Street") leaped right into the political fray, weighing in on the current GOP standings.

"Newt? Oh, Newt!" he began. "Kermit the Frog must know all about newts because I'm an amphibian-American? Do we all look alike to you? ... The fact is, Stephen, that this race is far from over. You know, we haven't even hit Romney's strongholds of New York and California yet. And the closer Mitt gets to that magical number of 1144 delegates, well, the more leverage he has at a hypothetical brokered convention. However! However, you know, if rumors of a Santorum/Gingrich superticket prove true, well, we're in for a hot time in Tampa. How's that?"

Oh, and as Kermit also wanted to make sure everyone knew, "The Muppets: 3D" is available on DVD/Blu-ray on March 20th.

But that wasn't it for Colbert Wednesday night; he also took issue with the outcome of Tuesday night's primaries. He said he was particularly excited about how the race could end up looking like the contest between President Obama and Hillary Clinton last last time around. "Minus any women or black people," he added. "Or magic." He also took a jab at Rick Santorum for his suggestion that reading from a teleprompter is somehow unfit for a president -- and should be illegal. "But we cannot stop at teleprompters," said Colbert. "I reject all pre-written words; that's why I'm against reading books. Books are alive. When I read the words it makes thought sounds in my head like I'm thinking them."

"The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart also did a little rehashing of the winners in Tuesday night's primaries, noting that there's an easy mnemonic device one can use to remember them: "Places you can get to in a Winnebago go to Santorum; places that require a jet or a yacht go to Romney."

What that meant is that Newt Gingrich was left in the cold with no wins, and Stewart was stunned that the candidate acted as if he had won. Stewart came up with a new phrase for the Gingrich campaign: "Newt 2012: You'll see, you'll all see." Gingrich began talking about how his delegates, mixed with Santorum's, would bring two-thirds of the needed delegates, while the "so-called front runner" would have less than one-third. Stewart noted that this doesn't wash -- "You don't get to add Santorum's stuff to yours to make it sound impressive.... That's not your total!"

Elsewhere in late night, the focus was still on making fun of Mitt Romney's financial status. Jay Leno of "The Tonight Show," noted: "President Obama announced his Final Four: They are Kentucky, Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina. And Mitt Romney announced his Final Four: Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Exxon and The Cayman Islands."

And "Late Show's" David Letterman came up with a new Romney-themed Top 10 list; this time, "Top 10 Other Phrases Never Before Said by Mitt Romney." No. 6: "Let's scour Craigslist for some free couches!" and No. 4: "We can't lay people off, it's not Christmas!" Letterman also returned to the story about Romney's dog tied to the roof of his car with No. 3: "I think the dog would be more comfortable in the car."

Later on, he got guest Martin Short to sing a song for Mitt Romney. Short admitted he and Paul Shaffer had been paid to endorse Romney, then launched into a version of "It's Raining Mitt" (instead of "It's Raining Men"), with the help of three backup singers and multiple Romney cutouts.

Sang Short: "It's raining Mitt, no s---!"

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The long wait is almost over for fans who've spent much of the last three months petitioning, flash mobbing and hoping for more "Community." On Thursday night the comedy series returns to NBC's primetime lineup. For Joel McHale, the man at the head of the ensemble action, it's a chance to repay that fan loyalty.

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McHale visited TODAY on Thursday morning to talk about the show and the support it received during its absence.

"It was amazing," he said of the viewer response to "Community's" unplanned, mid-season break. "They had a flash mob outside here where people wore the Abed-evil-timeline goatees -- for those of you at home who have no idea what that is. They sang all the Christmas songs we had in our 'Glee' parody episode. They did it all around the country, and we couldn't believe it."

Especially when that response didn't die down after the first few weeks.

"I didn't realize it would continue," McHale said. "Again, it's only gotten louder. It's great. I can't believe it. I would kiss each and every one of them, if I could wash properly afterwards."

The busy actor -- seriously, as TODAY host Matt Lauer pointed out, McHale has little free time between "Community," his E! roundup "The Soup," and his standup career -- somehow still finds time for his own guilty pleasures on the boob tune.

"'Hillbilly Handfishin'!" he joked -- well, maybe it was a joke. "That's a real show -- hillbillies in a river, pulling catfish out of mudholes!"

Later McHale showed up for drinks and fun with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb.

For more laughs with McHale, tune in to "Community" Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

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Jermaine Jones, Heejun Han and Erika Van Pelt on "American Idol" season 11.

"Gentle giant" Jermaine Jones was indeed kicked off “American Idol” on Wednesday for bad behavior, but he’s not the only “Idol” finalist in trouble.

As first reported Tuesday night, Jones was tossed off the show for having outstanding warrants that he never told anyone about. In a surprisingly tastefully done bit of video, the 25-year-old singer had to sit down in front of the executive producers and listen to how disappointed they were in him, a scene that looked and sounded like a high-schooler at the principal’s office. If he had been honest they could have helped, the men said, but “Idol” is not allowed to have contestants with outstanding warrants and Jones has several.

Left unsaid is what they could have done. Who knew that Nigel Lythgoe had that kind of power over the courts? (Can he fix my parking tickets?) But at any rate, Jones thanked them for the opportunity and sadly walked out the door. And then, there were 11.

The question now is whether he’ll be the only one leaving. Ryan Seacrest was careful to say that the lowest vote getter was “at risk” for getting sent home Thursday, but did not say whether the Jones elimination means that the judges get an extra save this season. If so, they may be more inclined to use it now, since this is the week they used it last year to keep Casey Abrams around (and then regretted it when Pia Toscano got the boot a couple of weeks later). If not, what fills that extra week? A last-minute “Idol Gives Back”? A clip show?

We’ll find out Thursday. But if someone is going gome this week for performing a song from their birth year, the singers in danger aren’t necessarily the ones who were at the bottom last week.

When Ryan asked the judges which contestant was in trouble, only Randy Jackson gave a name: Heejun Han. He was clearly Randy’s least favorite of the night, as the judge called his Richard Marx cover of "Right Here Waiting"  “pitchy all over the place” and said “it felt like you were out of breath the whole time.” Other than that, Mr. Jackson, how did you like the number?

Nor did Han succeed in getting Fergie’s number from guest mentor will.i.am, who reminded Han that Fergie is married, but did not remind him that she is also nine miles out of his league. And to top it off, Han's girlfriend was in the audience, so she now knows he was trying to hit on another woman, and a married one at that. Not a great night all the way around.

Of course, will.i.am was his usual awesome self. He should get the next vacancy on the judges’ stand. But he and Jimmy Iovine did no favors convincing DeAndre Brackensick to change songs. The 17-year-old did not look comfortable at all with “Endless Love,” and he may be in more danger than Han because he was a wild-card pick in the first place and was all over the place with his vocals.

Erika Van Pelt was better this week with Bryan Adams’ “Heaven,” but Jimmy and will.i.am suggested a dramatic pause that wasn’t executed well and did nothing but throw off the timing. She also started slowly before powering through the chorus. Meanwhile, Jessica Sanchez’s “Turn the Beat Around” by Gloria Estefan wasn’t a smart decision on her part, but she’d be a lock for the judges save if she wound up the low vote-getter.  

On the other hand, both Shannon Magrane and Colton Dixon went their own ways and were successful. Jimmy tried to get Magrane to sing “Don’t Speak,” but she stuck to her guns and did “One Sweet Day” instead. Based on her performance last week, they were quite right to be concerned. But the vocals were much better and a grateful Randy used the occasion to remind us again that he’s worked with Mariah Carey before. Really? We had NO IDEA!

Dixon went with White Lion’s “Broken Heart” and made it his own, if you can get full credit for putting a different spin on a song nobody had heard of in the first place. He had dinner with Daughtry on Tuesday, and said the season five fourth-pace finisher suggested that he be himself and also pick songs people had heard of. Maybe next week.

In addition, Skylar Laine did not take will.i.am’s suggestion to cover Coolio and sing what he called ghountry (ghetto-country) because it was dumb. Instead she sang Bonnie Raitt's "Love Sneakin' Up on You," got her applause and sat down.

Of the singers who were in danger last week, Joshua Ledet won the night among the men and got a bucket of crawfish for his troubles, and Elise Testone came through in the clutch early in the show. Kudos to Testone for going hatless this week.  Also kudos to Hollie Cavanagh, who was not in trouble last week and will not be this week either, considering she nailed Celine Dion's “Power of Love.”

One more note: Jimmy and will.i.am asked Phillip Phillips how he was doing and he said, “Not so great – I have to go to the hospital for kidney stones.” Phillip, dude, the correct answer to “How are you doing?” is always “fine.” That’s not a question where anyone is really looking for an answer.            

Thursday’s results show may or may not feature someone else getting kicked off. Ryan won’t tell, since without that kind of drama he’s not sure people would tune in for the Demi Lovato and Daughtry live performances and a group sing.  You’ll have to watch, or at least check in here, to find out.

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After a third horse died on the set of HBO's horse-racing drama "Luck" on Tuesday, the network has decided to end the show.

"It is with heartbreak that executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann together with HBO have decided to cease all future production on the series 'Luck,' " a press release from the network stated. "Safety is always of paramount concern.  We maintained the highest safety standards throughout production, higher in fact than any protocols existing in horseracing anywhere with many fewer incidents than occur in racing or than befall horses normally in barns at night or pastures.  While we maintained the highest safety standards possible, accidents unfortunately happen and it is impossible to guarantee they won’t in the future.  Accordingly, we have reached this difficult decision. 

"We are immensely proud of this series, the writing, the acting, the filmmaking, the celebration of the culture of horses, and everyone involved in its creation."

The network had temporarily suspended the Dustin Hoffman/Nick Nolte drama on Tuesday after a horse reared, flipped over and struck its head on the ground. Two other horses were euthanized earlier in the production of the show.

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Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones during a concert north of Paris in July 2006.

The Rolling Stones will not tour to mark their 50th anniversary this year, Rolling Stone has learned after separate interviews with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. "Basically, we're just not ready," says Richards. Instead, 2013 is the new goal. "I have a feeling that's more realistic," he adds.

But Stones insiders say that one reason for the delay is Richards' health, which has raised questions about his ability to make it through a worldwide tour. The quality of the guitarist's performances declined after he suffered a head injury on vacation in Fiji in April 2006, midway through the "Bigger Bang" tour. Many fans observed that his playing in Martin Scorsese's "Shine a Light" documentary later that year was weak -- and often inaudible. After the tour, Richards put the guitar down completely. "You are looking at a very rusty Keith Richards right now," he told Jimmy Fallon in 2010. "If you've been on the road for two years and suddenly you stop, you put it down for a little bit. And then a little bit longer and you say, 'I really got to catch up, man.'"

A top concert-business source confirms the reservations over Richards' condition. "They don't want to do a full tour," he says. "They don't want to travel, and there are concerns about Keith's health." A more likely scenario would see the band camping out for multi­night runs in arenas, similar to Prince's recent stands in New York and Los Angeles. "For example, they'd do 10 nights at MSG, 10 nights at Staples, 10 nights at London's O2 arena," the source adds.

The Stones are already considering offers: The band asked for proposals from promoters AEG, Live Nation and longtime Stones promoter Michael Cohl. "We're drilling down on this new proposal," says the source.

The news comes after the band gathered in a London studio in December and played together for the first time since the final night of the marathon two-year "Bigger Bang" tour in August 2007. Making the occasion even more special, former bassist Bill Wyman sat in for the first time since he left in 1992. "We played a lot of blues and outtakes of 'Some Girls' and things like that," says Jagger. "It went very well."

Adds Richards, "It was a very back-to-basics sort of session. There was a lot of jamming. On the third day, Mick turned up, which was a real joy. Because I set it up really as a magnet, you know."

After one of the longest periods of Stones inactivity ever, the group is revving up again for a slew of projects, including the 2013 dates, new studio sessions and a major documentary. "I saw Mick on Saturday," Richards says. "He's going to be living in New York too for a while, so we're planning to get things going with the Stones again." Richards adds that the Stones will begin rehearsing for a studio session as early as next month. "We'll just get the boys back together again then and maybe cut a side," he says. "I've got plenty in the locker here, but it's not on tape."

Richards appeared healthy and jovial at his first major performance in years, playing alongside Eric Clapton at the Feb. 24 memorial concert for blues legend Hubert Sumlin at New York's Apollo Theater. The guitarist has also been hard at work on a solo LP with producer Steve Jordan. "We're not rushing it, 'cause there's no need to," Richards says. "But I'm quite surprised how much stuff is coming out of it."

Three days earlier, Jagger proved he was in tour-ready form when he performed for President Obama at a White House blues celebration alongside B.B. King and Buddy Guy -- his performance ranging from high-voltage R&B to the sleek soul of "Miss You." "It was so much fun," he says. "I've been playing guitar and singing and getting myself back together. You can't just walk up there and do it. If you're playing a football tournament, you've got to practice. I feel very confident. I don't want to sound cocky, but it's just part of what you do. If you prepare, then you can be cocky."

In the meantime, fans will get their Stones fix from the upcoming documentary, out in the fall, which will trace the band's entire 50-year journey and is packed with unseen footage and unreleased music. "Nobody has put the story together as a narrative," says the movie's director, Brett Morgen, who made 2002's "The Kid Stays in the Picture." "We've been looking under every rock going through their archives. It will be music never heard before, and I've conducted 50-plus hours of interviews so far. By the time we're done, they will be the most extensive group interviews they've ever done." Says Richards, "He told me 80 percent of the footage has never been seen before, which amazes me. I didn't know there was that much around."

Despite holding off on touring this year, the band is still buzzing from reuniting with Wyman. "We're back in touch, which is great, because I hadn't really spoken to him for years," says Richards. Will Wyman rejoin the group on the road in 2013? "I think he's up for it," Richards says. "We talked about it. I'll let you know when I can."

And Richards points out that next year works just as well for an anniversary trek. "The Stones always really considered '63 to be 50 years, because Charlie [Watts] didn't actually join until January," Richards says. "We look upon 2012 as sort of the year of conception, but the birth is next year.

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