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• Elizabeth Banks and Leslie Mann will topline What Was I Thinking, a comedy that follows four female friends who take a hedonistic ski trip after one of the women gets dumped. — Zap2It
• YouTube has a new special section for TV episodes and movies. — LA Times
• Fox Searchlight has acquired screen rights to Jen Sacks's darkly humorous book Nice, which will be developed as a potential star vehicle for Reese Witherspoon. — Variety
• Melanie Griffith will play Kimber's mom on Nip/Tuck. — TV Guide
• Jennifer Jason Leigh will play Nancy's estranged sister on Weeds. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Not surprisingly, The Amazing Race has been renewed. — TV.com
• Thomas Dekker is reportedly in final negotiations to play the role of Jesse in director Samuel Bayer's A Nightmare on Elm Street. — ComingSoon
• Fantasia Barrino and DJ AM both landed reality TV series. — The Hollywood Reporter
• The Golden Girls will be remade — in Turkey! — Variety

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There's some discontent in "American Idol"-land as we head into tonight's country-themed performances. Though "Idol" still beats everything else on TV, its ratings are down significantly from previous years, and considering that this season's biggest highlight has been a weird crying girl, I'm not entirely surprised.

Simon Cowell, the man who can make or break an "Idol" hopeful's chances, finally weighed in on this lackluster season for a recent Entertainment Weekly cover story, and he blamed the fact that several recent contestants who didn't win "Idol" have found success. Said Simon:

"I think that we suffer from Jennifer Hudson- and Chris Daughtry-itis, which is people who didn't win getting great careers and now a lot of the contestants believing it absolutely doesn't matter.

Does Daughtry-itis involve constantly feeling like there's a Live cover band playing in your head? If so, I think I had it last season.

Anyway, I see Simon's point; J. Hud has an Oscar, after all, and Chris Daughtry had a No. 1 album this year that's still in the top 10. But I think I have a cure for Daughtry-itis — three cures, actually, named Kelly, Carrie and Fantasia — so read more

• Lane Garrison speaks out about his fatal crash. He says, "I pray every day for all the families involved. I realize I will live with a sense of guilt for the rest of my life." Something tells us that's not going to be enough to get him off. - People
• Designer to the stars Anand Jon has been arrested and jailed for allegedly raping two women. His bail has been set at $1,365,000. If it's true the man should remain behind bars forever - TMZ
• Nicole Kidman's rep says she is not appearing on an episode of Nip/Tuck, despite the fact that the show's creator has already confirmed it. Like Nicole wants us to associate her with plastic surgery. - R&M
• Ana Ortiz who play's Ugly Betty's sister Hilda is engaged to musician Noah Lebenzoh. They plan to tie the knot in June. Congrats to the happy couple! - E! Online
• When Jennifer Hudson was hit on by Chicago Bears' Tommie Harris while out partying in Chicago last week she turned him down, so he swapped phone numbers with pal Fantasia Barrino instead. It's nice to see that J-Hud still maintains her Idol friendships! - Page Six
• Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be reunited on the big screen in the upcoming film, Baby Mama. It'll be nice not to have to live off 30 Rock cameos and SNL reruns to see these two together again! - BuzzSugar

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