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- Jay Leno Gets His Punk'd Ass Out of Prime-Time
- Ellen Tortures With Ease on American Idol
- Beyoncé's Dad Will "Certainly" Take Paternity Test
- Tom Cruise Signs Up for Mission: Impossible IV
- Did Air Force Reserve Rip Off White Stripes for Super Bowl Ad?
- The Bachelor Gets Dumped—and Likes It
- Lil Wayne Avoids Jail...With a Little Help From the Tooth Fairy
- Black Eyed Peas Settlement a Real Perez Dispenser
- Kendra Wilkinson's Bikini Pose With Baby Hank!
- Naomi Judd Steps Up to Defend Taylor Swift
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Jay Leno Gets His Punk'd Ass Out of Prime-Time
And just like that, the great Jay-Leno-at-10 experiment is over.
The beleaguered funnyman on Tuesday presided over the final episode of The Jay Leno Show—which, as it turned out, was just part of a really elaborate punk orchestrated by guest Ashton Kutcher.
"Six years ago, I sat in an office at NBC—unfortunately, we forgot to roll the cameras and so I don't have any of the tape, but I thought I'd come out and do the reveal," the Valentine's Day star explained.
"You did a hell of a job," Leno marveled. "I'm glad it's over."
But while this leg of Leno's journey was seemingly over before it began, he successfully milked his ill-fated adventure in prime-time for all it was worth.
Ellen Tortures With Ease on American Idol
Ellen DeGeneres' first episode of American Idol could have been her 100th. She fit right in.
Not only did the show wisely not dwell on her too much, leaving the emphasis on the terrifying "sudden death" round of Hollywood week, but she wasn't too funny, either.
Meaning, we hope, there's plenty left in the tank for future rounds.
But while DeGeneres looked very serious in her reading glasses and crushed dreams like a grizzled veteran, she still brought some much-needed funny to the proceedings—an element Idol has always possessed, only this time it was coherent and intentional!
Not that Paula Abdul wasn't missed...
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Beyoncé's Dad Will "Certainly" Take Paternity Test
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The quest to determine whether Beyoncé has a half-brother is picking up steam.
The Grammy-winning diva's dad, Matthew Knowles, who was a target of a paternity suit in October, exclusively tells E! News that he will "certainly" submit to a paternity test when asked.
"I know about as much as you do," he says. "Last week, they said it was a girl, this week they said it was a boy. We do have a court date but none of that means anything until DNA testing is done."
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Paris Hilton Really Wants to Be Mrs. Doug Reinhardt
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Are Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt secretly engaged?
The hotel heiress has made no secret about wanting to marry the former Hills regular, but she took it to another level this past weekend while accepting an award for her charity work...
Tom Cruise Signs Up for Mission: Impossible IV
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Who says you can't go home again?
More than three years after Tom Cruise was unceremoniously ushered off the Paramount Pictures lot, the not-so-controversial-anymore movie star is reteaming with the studio for a fourth Mission: Impossible film, Cruise's rep confirms to E! News.
The 47-year-old family man will be reprising the role of Ethan Hunt, secret agent extraordinaire, in the latest sequel, set to start shooting this summer in time for a release around Memorial Day, 2011.
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The Bachelor's Chris Harrison: It's Definitely Not Over with Ali!
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We have uncovered the real reason Ali went AWOL on The Bachelor last night: The show was trying to save a little cashola by docking pay from host Chris Harrison.
"It's in my contract that they have to pay me every time I say 'This is the final rose,'" Chris just told me over the phone. "No rose ceremony. No pay."
He's joking, all you conspiracy lovers. (Sorry.) But Chris did give the scoop on why Ali left, whether she'll be back (hint: yes!) and if there's any hope for Jake and Ali (hint: sure sounds like it!)...
Did Air Force Reserve Rip Off White Stripes for Super Bowl Ad?
The White Stripes are declaring war.
Jack and Meg White posted a scathing statement on their website accusing the Air Force Reserve of ripping off the band's hit "Fell in Love With a Girl" for a Super Bowl commercial.
"We believe our song was rerecorded and used without permission of the White Stripes, our publishers, label or management," the duo said. "The White Stripes takes strong insult and objection to the Air Force Reserves presenting this advertisement with the implication that we licensed one of our songs to encourage recruitment during a war that we do not support."
The Air Force Reserve responded to the allegation in a characteristically military way—by kicking it down the chain of command.
First Look at Gisele Bündchen & Tom Brady's Son
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It's all about babies today!
We've all heard about Gisele Bündchen's painless, drug-free perfect bathtub birth, now we finally get a peek at the little guy.
Brazilian magazine Quem has the first pics of Gisele and Tom Brady's 6-week-old son, Benjamin, all bundled up in blue.
So what do we think—is he going to go down the supermodel path or take the superquaterback route? Or maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves and we should just let him be a superbaby for a little while longer?
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Link Party: Jennifer Aniston Considers Her Vacation Humanitarian Work
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• Jennifer Aniston didn't only take Gerard Butler to Mexico, she also brought along an Access Hollywood crew for her 41st B-day celebrations. She explains to Billy Bush: "These people survive on us coming down and spending money and coming here to these beautiful places. It sort of made sense to sort of say, 'Hey, let's help out Mexico.' " Take that, Angie!
• Everyone is really sad for Bradley Cooper—he only bronzed half his face for the Valentine's Day premiere.
• So Joe Jonas is now a hipster, FYI. He's got the glasses, bandanna and bike to prove it.
• Anne Hathaway says she quit Catholicism when she found out her brother was gay, then tried out Episcopalianism before just saying, "So I'm...nothing. F--k it, I'm forming. I'm a work in progress." And that's your update on Anne Hathaway's religious status.
• This two-minute preview of Kirstie Alley's new show is already too much. They're making a whole series out of this?!
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Why is Katie Holmes always wandering around the streets of NYC alone with two cups of coffee?
The Bachelor Gets Dumped—and Likes It
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Why does getting jilted work for The Bachelor? Why does Jay Leno owe David Letterman a card a car a house? And how many people really watched the Lost premiere?
The answers—and more questions about Smallville, Conan O'Brien and more—in the latest TV ratings quiz:
1. Wasn't that terrible last night when Ali chose her job over Jake? Not for The Bachelor. The show hit another season high, scoring with an estimated 12.3 million people who can't believe they're still watching this maddening thing.
Nancy Kerrigan Dad's Death Ruled a Homicide
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Nancy Kerrigan not only has to deal with the tragic death of her father, but the former Olympic star now faces the prospect of her brother charged with murder.
The Massachusetts state medical examiner has concluded that 70-year-old Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart attack as a result of an attack by his son, Mark Kerrigan, following an argument in their home on Jan. 24.
And while the D.A. says that might open the door to manslaughter or murder charges, the Kerrigans are lashing out any such move.
Lil Wayne Avoids Jail...With a Little Help From the Tooth Fairy
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Kids, forget what you've been told about dental hygiene: sometimes not taking care of your teeth can be a good thing.
Exhibit A: Lil Wayne. The Grammy-winning, mega-selling rapper avoided a trip to jail today thanks to some emergency grillwork.
Weezy, 27, was due to be sentenced to about a year in one of Manhattan's finest lockups, after copping to a gun charge last fall. Instead, he'll remain free for the rest of the month so he can take care of a dental problem.
