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American Idol runner up Katharine McPhee marks her comeback to the scene by singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on "The View" on Thursday July 27th besides co-hosted the daytime talk show.

Make use the occasion wisely, McPhee publicly set the record straight on her being absent from American Idols Live! tour. Denied rumors that she missed the first few weeks of the gig because she was again struggling with bulimia, the star insists she was sidelined because of bronchitis and laryngitis, saying "I didn't really disappear. I was just following doctor's orders. He told me, 'You're not allowed to talk for three weeks. People thought the bulimia was the reason I was set back, but it's just not true. I just got sick and I was overworked."

Seemingly goes against the flow of the 3-D era in animation, Walt Disney Feature Animation (WDFA) has set eyes to produce its new feature, "The Frog Princess", back to traditional 2-D style instead of the 3-D CGI method, so Variety has revealed.

Therefore being the latest 2-D project since the studio's 2004 work of "Home on the Range", the animated movie will be developed by writer-directors Ron Clements and John Musker who both have teamed up in previous Disney's films like "Treasure Planet", "Aladdin", and "The Little Mermaid" with Disney's longtime composer Alan Menken working on the music score.

Which one do you like most, a sultry Jessica Simpson or that of her in a girl-next-door look? Just choose one and help your idol decides which one is best as the final decision on a cover art for her new CD "A Public Affair" had not been made.

Last week the cover art for the CD surfaced shows Jessica with her hair down, sporting a strapless dress. But Jess' production team apparently changed their mind and thus make another one showing a more of a girl-next-door look and casual looking of the singer, in which she's sported with nothing but a t-shirt on, her hair pulled back and wearing a ring on her right index finger.

Making bold venture into film feature, world's biggest online retailer Amazon.com is set to mark its first step with "The Stolen Child", Variety has reported. Successfully obtained the screen rights to Keith Donohue's book of the same title, the company thereby will move to find proper director also a studio partner in bringing up the work into a live-action feature.

A best-selling novel that combines literature and fantasy besides covers issues of identity, "The Stolen Child" tells about a 7-year-old boy kidnapped by forest-dwelling changelings who then switch him with a look-alike. The story then follows the changeling's attempt to meld into a family as the boy roams the woods with a pack of feral children.

American professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong has inked a deal with America's favorite shoe company Nike and mp3 player Apple Computer. The athlete has been booked to bring the world of sports and music together with the launch of their Nike+iPod sports line.

The first product released is that of Nike+iPod Sport Kit, which is a wireless system that allows the Nike+ footwear to "talk" to your iPod Nano, thus creating the ultimate workout experience.

Maura Tierney, the actress best known for her role in the hit series "ER", is filing for divorce from Billy Morrissette, her husband of 13 years.

In court papers filed in Los Angeles, Tierney has cited "irreconcilable differences" as her reason for the split.

At last the date is set. Sony's Screen Gems has just announced that the third installment of Resident Evil franchise, "Resident Evil: Extinction" will come to theaters exactly on September 7, 2007. Still features major cast from the first sequel, "Resident Evil: Apocalypse", such as Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, and Sienna Guillory, the movie also adds more stars like Ali Larter, Chris Egan, Ashanti, plus Iain Glen among others in the line-up.

Taking place in a post-apocalyptic world overrun with mutant zombies, "Resident Evil: Extinction" continues to follow the trails of Alice, played by Jovovich, as she joins a convoy of human survivors cutting through the Nevada desert on a long trek to Alaska while being hunted by the minions of the perpetually scheming Dr. Isaacs.

That Hollywood action hero Vin Diesel dating US TV presenter and aspiring actress Maria Menounos is true. It is said that Diesel once flirted with Menounos when she interviewed him on the program Access Hollywood.

A pal close to Menounos, a former Massachusetts Teen USA winner, does confirm that the actress has, indeed, had a long-standing crush on Diesel and is thrilled with the progression of the relationship.

The black gown worn by Audrey Hepburn for the 1961 classic "Breakfast at Tiffany's" will be auctioned for charity December later this year in London. The iconic dress is expected to fetch $130,000, Christie's auction house said Wednesday July 26th.

The dress, which is designed by Givenchy and worn by Hepburn in the memorable opening scene of the romantic comedy flick, is being auctioned on behalf of the City of Joy Aid charity which helps underprivileged children in India.

Pamela Anderson has had such extraordinary plans concerning her wedding with Kid Rock. The actress confirmed Wednesday July 26th during a news conference about her new online poker site, PamelaPoker.com. that she's ready to tie the knot with Rock in France, California, Michigan, and Tennessee.

Pammy says "I'm going to get married a few times this month to the same guy". Moreover, she claims that her nuptials to the rocker, reportedly planned for Saturday, will take place near St. Tropez, France.

Getting busy in helming "Evan Almighty" apparently does not make Tom Shadyac stop looking for another propitious project worth to be brought up to the surface. The filmmaker has teamed up with Universal to make another comedy pitch entitled "Magic 8 Ball" yet there is no confirmation yet whether the man will take the director's seat, so Variety has reported.

Revolving around the soothsaying toy, the picture will be produced by Shadyac himself through his Shady Acres with partner Michael Bostick based on the scripts written by duo Barry Blaustein and Jason Hefter. Blaustein previously has been known for his works in "Coming to America" and "The Nutty Professor" while Hefter for "Ultimate Rush" also "Assembly Required."

Unlike any other celebrities who tend to remain tight-lipped on the sex of their unborn babies, singer Seal opens up about it. The star publicly reveals that he and wife Heidi Klum is expecting a baby boy.

Per Contactmusic, Seal made public the sex of his unborn baby whilst onstage performing at a concert in Germany, saying that he was looking forward to the birth of "the little boy".

"She's one of the sweetest babies I've ever met in my life," says Jada Pinkett Smith speaking on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' mysterious daughter Suri. "She's an absolute beauty and she's Daddy's little girl."

The actress and her actor husband Will Smith claim to have visited Suri twice, both times at Cruise and Holmes's Beverly Hills mansion. Described the little creature to People magazine, Jada Pinkett adds "She's beautiful and they're very happy and they need to be left alone".

It has been more than the decade since Chevy Chase's Irwin Fletcher entertained the moviegoers to become everyone's favorite wisecracking, crime-solving investigative journalist so it's no wonder if Weinstein Company feels that it's time for it to bring the character back on screen after all. Yes, the company has announced Wednesday, July 26 that it will make a prequel to the 1985 flick, titled "Fletch Won", with Bill Lawrence to take both jobs as writer and director.

Replacing Kevin Smith who was dropped from the project following the clash of vision between him and producer David List, Lawrence has revealed his intention to stick close to the source material for the movie which is based on Gregory Mcdonald's novel of the same name. In the meantime, this "Scrubs" mastermind seems to be more concerned with casting matters as the man tries to lobby Zach Braff to join the line-up playing the titular role. "Zach is perfect for the role," so he told The Hollywood Reporter. "I'm going to use all my pull trying to make him do it."

Stephanie McMahon and Paul Michael Levesque, both are World Wresting Entertainment Superstars, happily welcomed the arrival of their first child, a daughter whom they named Aurora Rose Levesque.

The baby, weighing in at 8 lbs., 7 oz, was born Monday evening July 24th in Greenwich, Conn. "We'll see how tough I am now", says Levesque expressing his joy upon the arrival of the infant.