American Idol is set to roar back onto the small screen on January 6th with three new judges – Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and Country star Keith Urban.

The trio join Idol staples Randy Jackson (last remaining original judge) and host Ryan Seacrest.

Watch FOX’s newly released promo below (seems, after using it to their advantage, they are no longer playing up the drama between Carey and Minaj)…

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Chris Tucker took his brand of funny to The Jimmy Fallon Show‘ last night in fresh support of his new flick, ‘Silver Linings‘.

Due out in theaters November 21st, the movie received a comedic promo boost when the comedian hit the show to dish on his latest tour and the flick itself, which also stars Robert De Niro.

Watch below…

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For years, he served as the life and soul of BET‘s ‘106 & Park’, but now- in moving to pastures new- Terrence Jenkins has now joined the E! family, serving as one of the network’s E! news host.

So, in celebration of his arrival, the network unveiled the above clips to give fans an inside look into his first day on the job.

How did he fare? Hilarity below…

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‘Moment 4 Life’ maestra Nicki Minaj is seizing every moment to promote her forthcoming effort  ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up”, as evidenced by her highly anticipated, 3-part E! reality show special ‘My Truth’.

Seeing its it’s second episode (part 2) debut tonight, the rapstress leaves no stone unturned – going head to head with fellow American Idol judge Mariah Carey.

This one is definitely one for the Barbs.  See it all above:

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As previously reported, ‘A Woman’s Worth’ wailer Alicia Keys will gift fans with an hour’s worth of stories about her illustrious decade-long career on the next episode of VH1’s “StoryTellers”​.

Featuring live showings of some of favorites, the singer will also unveil some new tunes from her forthcoming ‘Girl On Fire’ album.  We’ve already shown you her scorching performance of that album’s title track/lead single, now see a few more gems from the show below…

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Barbara Walters, outspoken journalist and host of ABC‘s hit morning talk show ‘The View’, gave her view on Donald Trump‘s recent proposal to President Barack Obama to reveal documents to verify his identity.

The request comes as another blow in a longstanding rivalry between Trump and Obama, one that Walters has seemingly grown weary of as evidenced by her plea to the ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ host on ‘The View’ this morning.  See it below…

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In a fresh bid to sully President Obama’s public image, ‘The Apprentice’ front man Donald Trump made headlines recently when he revealed he would donate $5 million to a charity of Obama’s choice, in exchange for his passport and proof of his time at college.

Hinting, that the President has been anything but transparent with the public with regards to his past.

Last night, in an interview with Jay Leno, Obama mocked these claims, boldly addressing Trump’s controversial attack.

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‘As Long As You Love Me’ maestro Justin Bieber is joining a long list of pop stars added to the resume of ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’.  Indeed, the talk queen has tapped the pop prince for an in depth interview – set to include behind the scenes looks at his current ‘Believe’ World Tour.

Set for air on Nov. 25 on Winfrey’s ‘OWN’ network, the news follows reports that Bieber has hit the 3 billion mark in video views on Youtube – a feat no other artist can claim.

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Gospel divas Mary Mary are back for season two of their WE tv hit…‘Mary Mary’.

Set to hit the small screen on December 6th at 10PM EST, the show will air thereafter at 10PM every Thursday on WE tv.

We already know we’ll be watching, but be sure to check out the official season two trailer above and synopsis below…

‘Mary Mary’ Season 2

This season, the sisters are experiencing the busiest time of their careers. They are promoting their new album “Go Get It,” and capping their tour dates by receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Essence Music Festival. The sisters have also enlisted Laurieann Gibson as creative director to help bring their live show to the next level! And while touring keeps them busy on the road, Erica and Tina are even busier being moms, sisters and wives who strive to keep happy homes. Even with her fifth child on the way, Tina is determined to fulfill all her work obligations until she gives birth.

With Tina at home with her newborn, Erica strikes out solo as a judge and headline performer at Verizon’s “How Sweet The Sound” concert. When the pressures of balancing work and home life become insurmountable, will one sister have to make a difficult decision that jeopardizes the future of Mary Mary?

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That Grape Juice caught up with Noah’s Arc star Darryl Stephens. Check out the full interview after the jump…

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Will it be third time lucky for ‘The X Factor USA’?

Creator of the franchise Simon Cowell has revealed that the FOX show will be back for a third season next year, despite so-so ratings and being trounced by rival The Voice week-in-week-out. Taking to Twitter, the media mogul and judge on the show wrote:

I wanted you guys to be the first to know that FOX have confirmed that @thexfactorusa will be back next year for it’s third season.

— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) October 22, 2012

It was important for you to be the first to know because it is thanks to your support and enthusiasm we are coming back

— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) October 22, 2012

I want to personally thank each and every one of you, it is hugely appreciated and never forgotten

— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) October 22, 2012

While FOX may be committed to the show, the network will no doubt be doing so with concrete confirmation that American Idol is their star-player in the reality-singing arena. The Cowell produced show has been averaging 9 million viewers week, far below the 20 million the Mr Nasty predicted upson its launch. What this spells for The X Factor and its budget next year will be uber interesting to see.

For if not awarded the same production budget, will they even bother trying to entice the likes of Britney Spears back for another spell on the judging panel? Then there’s the question of whether Spears’ will even sign again. After all, from a branding perspective, as much as the show hasn’t “hurt” her career, it hasn’t done wonders for it either. What’s more, it does her no favours being on a show that is losing the ratings battle to shows starring diva rivals such as Christina Aguilera.

Needless to say, it’ll be interesting to see how things play out.

Peep one our favourite performances from this series, courtesy of Diamond White below…

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Well, well, well…what do we have here?

As reported here, ‘Clueless’ beauty Stacey Dash received quite the backlash after announcing her support of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over the past month.  The attacks led Dash to CNN to defend her political views, even still, to unwelcoming reviews.

And, while the heat from that story has somewhat cooled, a recent interview with actress Vivica A. Fox may reignite it and not in a good way.  While on the promotional trail for her forthcoming venture with Lifetime ‘Prank My Mom’, the actress was not exactly joking when she weighed in Dash’s decision to voice her political views.

Sure to get tongues wagging, today’s forecast – as evidenced by Fox – must’ve called for shade.

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