American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi has said she can see why network ABC banned Adam Lambert from performing.
The 27-year-old came second in the hit US talent show earlier this year and he recently caused controversy at the American Music Awards for his racy performance.
Network ABC then pulled the plug on a performance he was planned [...]

Gay American Idol star Adam Lambert has admitted going “a little too far” with his controversial American Music Awards performance.
The flamboyant singer confessed he got “carried away” when he simulated oral sex with a male dancer and kissed his male keyboard player on stage.
The incident sparked outcry in the US and led to another planned [...]

Jordin Sparks has told how she is recovering in hospital after having her appendix out.
The American Idol star took to her Twitter page to reveal she was struck with acute appendicitis and had it removed.
She later posted a photo of herself on a hospital bed clutching her stuffed animal toys and wrote: “Smiling, resting & [...]

A former American Idol winner is setting off Sparks in the latest Got Milk? advert.
Singer Jordin Sparks appears in the print ad wearing a sequined dress and grasping a microphone.
Under the headline Set Off Sparks, she is also seen grinning and wearing the signature milk moustache.
The singer says in the ad: “I’ve always had the [...]

Simon Cowell is the top earner on US television, according to Forbes magazine – with fellow Brit Hugh Laurie making it into the top 10.
The music tycoon, who became a sensation across the pond through his shows American Idol and America’s Got Talent, is the top-earning man on primetime US television with an estimated haul [...]

The UK king of talent show judges, Simon Cowell, is the top-earning man on US television, according to a Forbes ranking.
Cowell of Britain’s The X Factor and creator of America’s Got Talent, took home an astonishing estimated $75million, Forbes reported.
He skittled out The Apprentice’s Donald Trump, a New York City business magnate who earned $50million [...]

Carrie Underwood is closing the emotional gap in her life, opening up to people around her.
The country music singer, 26, told a Tennessee newspaper she is becoming more able to let people see who she really is – and learning to be funny into the bargain.
“I’m getting better with that, but when you open that [...]

Romeo, the seven-year-old son of David and Victoria Beckham, is shaping up as a fashion guru.
He loves going to work with his style-setting mother, who has launched a fashion line and accessories range in her own name.
Victoria said: “We had dinner last night, and Romeo wore a suit with a little shirt and [...]

Ryan Seacrest’s alleged stalker has pleaded not guilty to stalking the US TV host.
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr faced a judge at a Los Angeles court this morning, following his arrest last week at Seacrest’s workplace in West Hollywood.
The judge granted a protective order for Seacrest that states that Uzomah, 25, must stay away from [...]

The former soldier, who was arrested after he tried to meet American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, has been charged with felony stalking.
Chidi Uzomah was charged by the LA County District Attorney’s office after he was apprehended on 30 October.
The 25-year-old was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of disobeying a prior court order – for [...]