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RYAN SEACREST JUST GOT $45 MILLION TO STAY ON AMERICAN IDOL!

Seacrest in. Big-time.

Ryan Seacrest has signed a three-year deal worth some $45 million to stay host of "American Idol."

The new deal with 19 Entertainment will pay him $15 million a year, The Hollywood Reporter said.

That's a huge raise - up from $5 million a season.

"Very excited about locking in a deal to host 'Idol' for this season and the following 2," Seacrest wrote on Twitter.

Seacrest is the… Continue

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WTF! MAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY DRIVING OFF THE GRAND CANYON!

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - Authorities say a man has driven over the edge of the Grand Canyon and plunged 600 feet to his death.

Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak says rescue personnel found the

vehicle and the body of a male below the South Rim.

The National Park Service is investigating. Marcak says no additional information was

immediately available.

The incident happened around 6… Continue

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UPDATE! MARLO SAYS HE AINT GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SHOOTING!

His HBO character might have a taste for violence but a star of the crime show "The Wire" said he had nothing to do with gunplay that erupted outside his wife's baby shower.

One man was killed and two others wounded in a gunfight outside the Brooklyn bash hosted by actor Jamie Hector - who played drug dealer Marlo Stanfield on the former hit show.

Hector said in a statement released Monday that his " heartfelt prayers and condolences"… Continue

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BEYONCE TAKES HER NEPHEW SHOPPING & WE LOVE THE SHIRT!

Is Beyoncé helping her nephew become a budding fashionista?

The singer took the 4-year-old along for a shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday. Sporting a a "My Auntie Rocks" T-shirt, the stylish tot led the way out of Ilori, a luxury sunglasses shop, rocking a pair of pint-size blue Oakley shades.

Daniel Julez Smith, is the son of Beyoncé's younger sister, 23-year-old singer Solange Knowles and football player… Continue

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WHEN YOU GOT THE MUNCHIES! YOU GOT THE MUNCHIES! SNOOP DOGG TRADES CONCERT TICKETS FOR PIZZA!

The best way to a Snoop Dogg concert is through his stomach -- as the employees of a California pizzeria just found out.

We're told Snoop and tour mate Stephen Marley placed a $900 order with Big Louie's Pizzeria in Eureka last Wednesday -- but instead of asking for cash, the restaurant put in a request for concert tickets.

Snoop and Marley obliged -- forking over 12 tickets and a bunch of t-shirts and hats.

Fun Facts: S… Continue

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COMMON ACCUSED OF STEALING SONGS & CREDIT DON'T PAY THE BILLS!

Rapper Common is a self-proclaimed thief ... a dude who busts himself when he steals -- this, according to a pair of songwriters.

Andrew Marks and London McDaniels filed a lawsuit yesterday, claiming Common stole their song "When Will The Day Come" in his 2007 tune "Take it EZ."

But here's the twist: Common gives Marks and McDaniels this credit on the downloadable version of his song: "Contains samples from: When Will The Day… Continue

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ANTOINE WALKER CHARGED WITH 3 FELONIES FOR PASSING A MILLION IN BAD CHECKS!

Antoine Walker's nickname used to be Employee Number 8 -- now it's Employee Number minus 822,500.

Walker has been charged with three felonies for allegedly obtaining gambling markers by passing $1 million in bad checks to three Las Vegas casinos: Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood and Red Rock Resort.

Walker has paid back some of the bad markers, but still owes $822,500.

Good luck shimmying out of this one,… Continue

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NAS SAY'S HE MAKES LESS MONEY THAN SHE THINKS & HE GAVE HER MORE MONEY THAN WHAT SHE SAY'S!

Nas has fired back in his bitter divorce case with Kelis claiming he's paid her more than she says and he makes less than she thinks.

For starters, Kelis claims Nas raked in $11 million for his album deal. Nas fired back in legal papers, "I did not receive even half that amount"... claiming it's more like $4 mil. Nas claims his income is declining, and he's only pulling in $147,165 a month.

As for what he spends ... $71,371.96 a month,… Continue

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AKON'S BABY MAMA DRAMA! PATERNITY HAS ONLY BEEN ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS & ALREADY THIS CHICK IS LOOKING FOR HER PAYMENTS!

Akon made a baby with a woman who now wants him to make child support payments -- but she claims the only thing he does better than sing is hide from process servers.

We're told Sara Coleman's lawyer has been desperately trying to serve Akon -- even at Michael Jackson's memorial -- but so far no luck.

Akon has already taken a paternity test -- and it was a match! The kid is 6 months old.

Akon's lawyer gave us the following… Continue

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LMAO! CHRIS BROWN OOPS! CHAIN!

Chris Brown is wearing his heart on his, er, necklace!?

The shamed R&B singer has kept rather quiet after pleading guilty in June to assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

But what Brown isn't saying in words, he's saying in jewelry.

The 20-year-old singer was recently spotted wearing a new $300,000 necklace with the word "Oops!" hanging from a chain while attending the after-party to Diddy's "Malaria No More" White Party in… Continue

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RIHANNA ONLY WANTS TO PLAY WITH BIG BOYS!

Rihanna is growing up, and she's invited the big boys to play on her new album.

Among the heavy hitters slated to lend their voices to the new disc are Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and Soulja Boy, Perez Hilton reports, citing sources at Def Jam records.

Not sharing the spotlight with any lady friends, huh RiRi?

The same whisperers at Def Jam say that the album will crossover into rock and pop and… Continue

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WTF! FIRST SEWAGE NOW DECOMPOSING BODIES & THEY SAY NYC BEACHES ARE SAFE!

Cops dragged a decomposing body out of the water off Coney Island yesterday after stunned beachgoers spotted it floating just off shore, authorities said.

The unidentified victim was seen off the popular beach about 1 p.m., police said.

Police and Emergency Medical Service workers raced to the beach as NYPD Harbor Patrol cops on a nearby boat hauled the body back to… Continue

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GATTI'S WIFE STRANGLED HIM WITH HER PURSE STRAP WHILE HE SLEPT!

Boxing legend Arturo Gatti's sexy stripper-wife choked the life out of him with her purse strap while he slept in a swanky Brazilian resort, cops charged Sunday.

Amanda Carine Barbosa Rodrigues, a 23-year-old former exotic dancer, looked unfazed as cops escorted her out of a police station in Recife, Brazil.

The stunner's eyes were hidden by giant designer sunglasses as she walked to a police cruiser in low-rise blue jeans and a clingy… Continue

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UPDATE! SHOOTOUT WAS @ MARLO'S HOUSE IN BROOKLYN!

A made-for-tv gun battle erupted outside a Brooklyn baby shower for the wife of a star of the HBO crime series "The Wire" Sunday, killing one teen and wounding two men, cops said.

Gunmen unloaded nearly 50 bullets outside the party for the wife of actor Jamie Hector - who played violent druglord Marlo Stanfield on the hit series - then tried to finish off one of the wounded men outside a hospital.

"What a gun battle," a police source… Continue

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SUPERHEAD SAY'S LOLA! LOLA WHO?

Former XXL Eye Candy of the Year, Angel Lola Luv recently shared her thoughts about ex-rap video vixen Karrine Steffans on her blog for globalgrind.com.

In the post Luv accuses Steffans, whom she refers to by “Superhead,” of giving video girls a bad name. “There are a lot of different reasons why I could never ride with the choices that ‘Superhead” made,” Luv wrote. “I feel as though she played a major part in people really believing that all… Continue

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OMG! KFC'S #1 CUSTOMER!

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DO FANS LOVE BRUNO @ THE BOX OFFICE OR NOT SO MUCH!

LOS ANGELES - Gay Austrian fashion devotee Bruno has landed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, though it's uncertain how much staying power he has.

Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" started big on opening day Friday but had a huge drop the rest of the weekend, with the Universal Pictures mock documentary finishing with $30.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The movie took in nearly half of its weekend total — $14.4… Continue

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CASSIE @ DIDDY'S WHITE PARTY!

Singer Cassie shows that monochromatic doesn't mean boring at Sean "Diddy" Combs' legendary White Party. She spiced up the dress code with a sexy peek-a-boo mini dress and a fierce new haircut.