Thursday, 21 July 2011

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

  • Simon Fuller Sues Fox Over X Factor Exclusion


    It's Simon vs. Simon in a battle of music industry titans.

    Simon Fuller, the creator of American Idol, has filed a legal complaint against Fox Broadcasting and FremantleMedia. At issue is former Idol host Simon Cowell's forthcoming U.S. version of the British hit, The X Factor.

    Fuller says the companies failed to honor an agreement from a previous copyright lawsuit he filed against Cowell's rival reality show in the UK in 2005.

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    In that legal saga, Fuller claimed Cowell, with whom he has an uneasy relationship at best, stole his idea for the series.

    Fuller's publicist said that he filed a legal complaint Fox and FremantleMedia's "refusal to honor a 2005 contract that granted Mr. Fuller an executive producer credit and fees on The X Factor television program in the U.S."

    Fox and Fremantle hit back in their own statement, reading: "Mr. Fuller has not been hired, nor performed any duties, on the U.S. version of The X Factor."

    "His suit seeks payment and credit as an executive producer despite his neither having been approved by the required parties, nor hired, as such."

    "We believe this lawsuit is without merit and we expect to prevail.'

    [Photos: WENN.com/FayesVision]

    Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/07/simon-fuller-sues-fox-over-x-factor-exclusion/

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  • Ke$ha, Adam Lambert, Ne-Yo Have A Few Royal Wedding Gift Ideas

    From 'guyliner' to American delicacies like Uncrustables, Kathy Griffin, Mike Posner and more tell us what they'd get Will and Kate.
    By Terri Schwartz


    Kate Middleton and Prince William
    Photo: Ben Stansall/ Getty Images

    What kind of wedding gift do you give the royal couple who has everything?

    The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is on Friday (April 29), so MTV News reached out to some of our favorite Hollywood celebrities — from Ke$ha to Adam Lambert. Fortunately, they had some solid ideas!

    "I haven't met them, so it would be kind of awkward," the "Tik Tok" singer admitted to MTV News. "I might paint them something. Maybe I'll paint them a guitar."

    Like Ke$ha, other celebs had suggestions that were from the heart, even if they weren't the most practical.

    "I will go out on a limb and say these two individuals maybe haven't had Uncrustables before in their life. I would get them a strawberry Uncrustable," Mike Posner said about the pastry.

    David Cook followed up on the all-American food idea. "I feel like they have everything except maybe they probably don't have an Applebee's gift card. I'll go [with an] Applebee's gift card," the "American Idol" alum said.

    Other stars said they'd gift the British prince and soon-to-be-princess with an item they were personally best known for.

    "I'd probably buy William some eyeliner," Lambert said. "He could do that, he could rock that look. I think."

    Ne-Yo was more empathetic, saying he would give gifts that could help shield them from photographers and blend in with everyday people. "Three years' supply of sunglasses. Yeah, put them on. A bunch of baseball caps, throw those on, and try to move around like regular people," the singer said. "I can't imagine what it would be like having to live under that big of a magnifying glass your whole life ... and fake mustaches, that's what I'd give them."

    Brooke Burke went the more traditional route, saying she would get Will and Kate a journal to record the big event. "I would ask them to really take the time to write down thoughts and phrases and wishes," Burke said. "And not really to lose sight of how they feel about each other now and to really hold on to that feeling."

    Kathy Griffin had good intentions but the comedian couldn't resist a puke joke.

    "If I had to get the royal couple a gift, I would get them the Royal Couple Vomit Bag, which someone sent me a photo of," Griffin told us. "So you can actually buy vomit bags with their image on it, and I think that that is an honor and I hope that they see it as such."

    What would you give to William and Kate? Share your ideas in the comments section!

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    Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662928/royal-wedding-gift-ideas.jhtml

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