Late last December, R. Kelly told a roving TMZ cameraperson that he’d written 32 brand-new chapters of the beloved musical saga known as Trapped in the Closet. All Kellz needed were investors, he said, and now, praise the weirdo R&B soap opera gods, he has found them. IFC will be airing new installments of Trapped [...]

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Katie Couric has set a date — for the launch of her new talk show. “Katie” will launch Sept. 10 on stations around the country, she and show producer Jeff Zucker announced Thursday. In New York, the live, weekday series will air on WABC/Ch. 7. The station hasn’t officially said when, though it’s expected to [...]

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The rumors are now confirmed: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is indeed pregnant, and she’s also engaged to her boyfriend, Jionni LaValle. Her rep tells CNN, “Nicole is thrilled to finally be able to share her happy news with her fans.” Snooki, 24, tells Us Weekly that she’s 15 weeks along, having found out about the pregnancy [...]

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Last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Lorax, in the form of Danny DeVito, took the stage and did the happiest dance to the Roots. Plus: Elizabeth Olsen spent her 23rd birthday shopping for pots and pans and cooking herself a birthday cake; Ed Helms realized the overlap between The Hangover fans and [...]

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Saturday’s funeral for legendary pop singer Whitney Houston is expected to be made available for television and web streaming from the New Jersey church where she grew up, Houston’s publicist said Wednesday. The services, to be held at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, will be in a much smaller, more intimate setting than the [...]

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