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E! Host Giuliana Rancic Sues WMA For Daring to Employ Other Clients

9:00AM Defamer Hollywood | There are certain universal truths about Hollywood agents: namely, that they never pick up your phone calls, deal with you mostly through their assistants, and always seem to be finding work for people who aren’t you. Sadly, E! bobblehead Giuliana Rancic (who we last saw announcing the death of “Brad Redfro” while dressed in a somber tube top) has failed to grasp that last tenet — in fact, she’s suing her agents at William Morris for having the audacity to focus on anyone but her. Says Page Six: More »

Dannii Minogue Set To Revive YTT Days By Being Bigger Than Kylie

11:20AM Clem Bastow | As much as I love Our Kylie, I’ve always been of the opinion that Dannii has released some corker tracks (Put The Needle On It? Genius!) that were unfairly overlooked if only because her sister had become a publicity maelstrom that left no room for ‘the other Minogue’ to succeed. That, however, could possibly be a thing of the past, with Dannii apparently being picked up by a powerful US talent agency with dollar signs going round and round in their eyeballs plans to make her a star. While Kylie’s recent attempt to break into the tough US market collapsed with a splat, a British newspaper is reporting Dannii has signed with high-powered Hollywood talent agency William Morris and is being groomed for stardom. The star, 36, is said to have all the right credentials to hit the big time across the pond and is even thought to have a chance at bagging her own show. “Dannii has the body, the hair, the teeth and the boobs to make it in America,” a source told The Sun newspaper. Right. Well, go Dannii, eh? That’s some high praise if ever I read it! Although… all it takes is teeth and boobs, then? Sign me up for orthodontics and a push-up bra, Hollywood and Vine here I come! More »

New WMA Client Alex Rodriguez Takes Brave Next Step in Celebrity Courtship

7:25AM Defamer Hollywood | We’re hearing today that Madonna might not be the only entertainment interest Alex Rodriguez reportedly plans to get into: According to The Wall Street Journal (via ESPN), the Yankees slugger and bachelor-to-be inked a deal with William Morris “in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.” A-Rod joins Dwayne Wade, Serena Williams and Kevin Garnett among WMA’s athlete clientele, an affiliation he and manager Guy Oseary are hoping will nudge him deeper into commercials, endorsements, video games, self-help literature, yoga tutorials, reality-TV dance competitions, and, most importantly, an IMDB headshot and STARmeter ranking that won’t embarrass the shit out of his rumoured paramour. Yes, A-Rod, we agree — it’s time. (Click the image for a larger view.) More »