American Idol Rocks

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Hollywood Buzz: Jordin Sparks, Blake Lewis, American Idol, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Elizabeth Taylor

Tonight is the night all of you American Idol fans have been waiting for. Will the winner be jammin' Jordin Sparks or bee-boppin' Blake Lewis? According to Paula, Simon, and Randy... it's all Jordin!

"You just wiped the floor with Blake," said Simon Cowell after her final number on Tuesday.

Talk about never holding back... ah, you gotta love Simon!

We'll see whether viewers agree with Cowell or stray from the judges' opinion tonight.

Yet another parent strays from remaining loyal to their celebrity child and this go around, that person is Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey. Planning to release a book about his own daughter, when the New York Daily News asked Oprah about the book-in-progress, she admitted that she was "stunned" by the news.

"The worst part of it was him saying, 'I meant to tell you I've been working on it,'" said Winfrey.

The book is tentatively titled, Things Unspoken.

Speaking up were Lindsay Lohan's parents who met in a Long Island courtroom on Tuesday to battle out visitation rights. Freed from prison earlier this year, Michael Lohan told reporters he wants to reestablish a relationship with his kids.

"I just want to resolve this, and I wish for the best for the children, and for Dina and myself," said Michael.

Moving on...

Topping Forbes mag's list of the hottest billionaire heiresses is Paris Hilton followed by Ivanka Trump at numero dos and Nicky Hilton ranked in at third. Julia Louis-Dreyfus came in at fourth followed by Ralph Lauren's daughter, Dylan, at number five.

Lucky girls!

Unlucky in love is Tom Arnold who has filed for his third divorce, this time from wife, Shelby Roos, after five years of marriage.

Slapped with drunk driving charges last month was Eve after she crashed her gold Maserati into a center divider on Hollywood Boulevard. However, this Tuesday, the rapper pleaded not guilty.

Meanwhile, Martin Scorsese officially launched the World Cinema Foundation at Cannes Tuesday, which is an organization dedicated to preserving neglected films for posterity and restoring those that have been damaged.

And in Italy, consumer groups are pushing for Barbara Streisand's concert in Rome to be canceled due to her "absurd and shameful" ticket prices, which begin at roughly $200 and go up to over $1,200. According to the group, the Stadio Flamino, where the concert is scheduled to he held, "is public property and cannot be used for immoral deals that are shameful to a civilized country."

Finally, NBC News is not renewing Dateline NBC anchor Stone Phillips' contract when it expires at the end of June. Wow!

"It's been a wonderful 15 years," said Phillip. "I wish the people of NBC News all the best."

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