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Kelly Clarkson’s Open Letter To Kanye West

12:03PM Jess McGuire | I realise most newspapers have reported Kelly Clarkson’s “What happened to you as a child? Did you not get hugged enough?” query of Kanye West in their wrap ups of celebrity reactions to Kanye’s bad behaviour at the VMAs, but I think it’s probably worth reading the entire open letter she directed toward the hip hop star. More »
Small Screen

Paula Abdul Finds New Gig

6:17PM Andrew Belonsky | With her Idol tenure officially over, Paula Abdul’s now banking on another gig: host of VH1’s Divas special. This year’s edition honours Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Adele and Miley Cyrus. It’s far easier to be a “diva” these days. [Twitter]

From David To Kelly: An ‘Idol’ Frontrunner’s Brush With Destiny

8:45AM Seth | If you aren’t yet familiar with magical Mormon munchkin David Archuleta, chances are you will be soon. Already dubbed the Chosen One by the LAT, the 17-year-old singing wunderkind seems as though he were literally fashioned out of plasticine by disconcertingly bedentured Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe, ready out-of-the-box for mass tween consumption. And while his aw-shucks humility has served him well thus far in the competition (his reaction to the judge’s gushing and Ryan Seacrest’s mild flirtation after his first performance was something akin to tickling a five-year-old mercilessly), Archuleta, in keeping with the theme of this year’s vet-heavy Idol, is no stranger to high-stakes performing. More »

Kelly Clarkson And Jacob Butler BFF; Marty Simpson Pressured To Reveal Long-Term Web Romance With Fantasia Barrino

1:25PM Clem Bastow | Whoda thunk it? Apparently Kelly Clarkson – who put in a lacklustre performance on Friday at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre (we know because, like, someone rang us mid-Since You’ve Been Gone with their phone in the air) – is totally besties with everyone’s favourite Idol “knob” (thanks, Dicko), Jacob Butler! Rock-lover Butler spent time on the road with Churko and Clarkson when they travelled through London, Cardiff and Dublin in 2006. Butler is reportedly stoked to be reuniting with his old gal pal when she hits the stage to perform Never Again. And “never again” was apparently what Kelly was seen mouthing to her peeps when walking away from farewelling Butler at the airport! Or, at least, that’s what we’d say. More »