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Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wasn’t allowed to appear in a reality TV show in Costa Rica, so his wife will appear instead.
A federal judge barred Blagojevich, who faces federal corruption charges, from being on the NBC show “I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here” because it would send him out of the country. But wife Patti Blagojevich accepted an offer from the network to appear instead and went to Los Angeles this week for a promo shoot, said Glenn Selig, the Blagojevichs’ publicist.
Patti Blagojevich said she hopes her appearance on the series will show that she isn’t the profanity-spewing person portrayed on federal wiretaps.
Nielsen ratings give “American Idol” a huge win as Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert to become the show’s singing champ.
Nielsen says nearly 29 million viewers tuned in for the finale Wednesday. “American Idol” viewership, one-third larger than the total audience logged by Fox’s rival networks ABC, CBS, NBC and The CW.
The 2003 finale between Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken remains the most-watched, with 38.1 million tuning in.
There will be no encore for Jay-Z and Def Jam. The rapper confirms that he has left the record company where he made most of his biggest hits and went from artist to president, and back to artist again.
On RapRadar.com, he thanked the label’s executives and calls his time at Def Jam “a unique and fulfilling experience.”
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann says he’ll stop talking about Rush Limbaugh for 30 days on the condition that Limbaugh won’t talk about himself for a month.
The media feud started this week when Limbaugh said MSNBC was building its ratings by constantly criticizing him. He challenged MSNBC to a 30-day “Rush withdrawal.” Olbermann said Limbaugh “has suddenly gone all Greta Garbo on us” and has no right to control who comments about him.
A week after asking readers for donations to keep afloat, music magazine Paste has raised more than half the needed cash.
Editor-in-chief Josh Jackson said Thursday the suburban Atlanta-based monthly has raised $166,000 in donations. The magazine focusing on music, film and culture is struggling after a sharp decline in advertising revenue.
Jackson said the magazine “is not out of the woods” yet but will be able to stay open if donations continue.
Paste has a circulation of 205,000 but draws 1 million online viewers a month.
Hundreds of newly discovered, unpublished photos of the Beatles during their first U.S. tours in 1964, 1965 and 1966 are on display this weekend at the Abbey Road on the River event in Louisville, Ky.
The photographs were taken by Bob Bonis, their manager during those tours. They show the Beatles onstage, backstage, in the studio, getting haircuts and bowling.
Abbey Road on the River, runs through Monday and features 67 bands from around the world. Organizers expect 25,000 people to attend.
In recent years, “summer vacation” has meant “really uncomfortable airport security checks.” If you have a horror story involving airport security, we want to know about it for possible publication. Send your stories to Jaclyn Youhana at jyouhana@jg.net or call 461-8462.
Among celebrity birthdays today: Actor Michael Constantine (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) is 82. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 59. Singer Morrissey is 50. Singer Johnny Gill is 43. Model Naomi Campbell is 39.
