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"American Idol" has allegedly sealed one judge for the next installment. Following rumor that the show's producers wanted an all-alumni panel, sources tell E! News that Jennifer Hudson has inked a deal to take one of the seats in the upcoming 13th season.

Kelly Clarkson and either Adam Lambert or Clay Aiken are also rumored being wanted as judges. The site learns that the "My Life Would Suck Without You" songstress is close to signing on, but there's no word on whether it's Lambert or Aiken who will take the other spot.

"Arrested Development" may last beyond its upcoming fourth season. In an interview with E! News, star Jason Bateman reveals that there are more stories to tell from the Bluths that can be presented in a form of a movie or another TV installment although Netflix has only ordered one season so far.

"There will be more to this story," the actor explains, "[Creator] Mitch Hurwitz's intention always was to do a movie and when he started to write the movie script, the story that he wanted to tell was too long and too big to fit in a standard movie script. So he decided to take the first act of that movie and put it these episodes."

FOX's longtime alternative programming chief Mike Darnell departs the network after 18 years. He decides not to renew his contract which will expire in June and will help with the transition for his exit.

"I'm extremely grateful that Fox has offered me a new long-term contract (and anyone who knows me won't believe I'm saying this), but I've decided it's time for a change," he says in a statement. "With my current deal ending in June, and having been here for 18 years (kind of a record in Hollywood), I had to make a decision: either stay (and basically admit to myself I was going to retire at FOX ... not a terrible choice) or leave and try something new."

Mariah Carey had a wardrobe malfunction on "Good Morning America". The R&B diva was having a chat with anchor Lara Spencer on the stage in Central Park in between her performances for the "GMA" concert series on Friday, May 24 when the back of her pink sequined Donatella Versace dress popped open.

The 43-year-old mother of two managed to avoid further embarrassment as she realized the snafu. "Oh shoot, now the back of my dress just popped," she said. "I love you, Donatella, but it popped, darling. I just wanted to change the ensemb."

Another "Real Housewives" wedding is going to be captured on camera. Tamra Barney, who is a cast member of "The Real Housewives of Orange County", gets her own own Bravo spin-off which will revolve around her upcoming nuptials to fiance Eddie Judge.

"Rumors are True....Wedding spin off," she tweeted to confirm the news first reported by The Wrap. She also asked her followers to come up with a name for the show, "Can you help us with the name?"

Desiree Hartsock will meet her 25 suitors on the premiere of "The Bachelorette" season 9 and each of them has his own way to impress her. In a clip obtained by PEOPLE, Ben Scott decides to bring his son Brody and introduce him to Desiree on their first meeting.

"Oh my gosh, you are adorable... You're so cute," the bachelorette gushes as she sees the little boy coming out of a limo. Ben explains, "I know you're probably wondering why I brought somebody that is much more handsome than me, but this is my everything and I wanted you to know exactly who I am from day one. This is my best friend, my son Brody."

While comedians often do a spoof to show their honor to others' works, Lena Dunham doesn't find it amusing that her show "Girls" gets a porn parody treatment. The creator and star of the high-rated HBO series is upset about the X-rated spoof titled "This Ain't Girls XXX".

"I wish I had a better attitude about the Girls porn parody," the Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress tweeted on Thursday, May 23 upon learning about the impending arrival of the porn parody. "I really can never predict what will trouble me and it's simply exhausting."

As reports about "American Idol" judge shake-up continue flowing, more names have emerged as possible contenders for the gig. Rumor has it, Bruno Mars and Jennifer Hudson are being considered as new judges on the next season of the singing competition show.

"Producers and FOX would absolutely love to get Bruno Mars as a judge," a source tells Hollywood Life. "He's super talented, amazingly charismatic, and well-liked by industry professionals and young fans. [Producers] are looking into making him an offer very soon. They're looking to lock down next seasons judging panel sooner than later."

Governor Truman Burrell declares a war in a new promo video for "True Blood" season 6. The new character gets the spotlight in the trailer as he delivers his speech, the footage of which is mixed with scenes teasing the hunt for and torture on vampires.

"When humans can no longer walk on these streets at night without fearing for their lives, then we have to take our streets back," he declares. Closing down vampire-run businesses, he also urges people to arm themselves with guns and wooden bullets to protect themselves against the bloodsuckers.

Morgan Freeman has explained why he appeared to fall asleep during a TV interview. "I wasn't actually sleeping," he says, jokingly adding, "I'm a beta tester for Google Eyelids. I was merely updating my Facebook page."

The 75-year-old actor was having an interview about his new movie "Now You See Me" with Fox's Seattle affiliate on Thursday morning, May 23, but he was having a hard time staying awake. He closed his eyes for a long period of time before his head nodded forward while his co-star Michael Caine was enthusiastically explaining about magic tricks, which are the big part of the movie's plot.

The infamous bank robbing couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are brought to life in a new Lifetime/History miniseries. How the characters will look like as portrayed by Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger has been revealed in first three official photos from "Bonnie & Clyde", just in time for the 79th anniversary of Bonnie and Clyde's death.

Hirsch's Bonnie, donning a black-and-yellow outfit, and Grainger's Clyde, who suits up in a brown number, hold a gun each in two of the pictures. In the third photo, which features trees as the background, Clyde has his shirt covered in mud as Bonnie stands next to him and leans against their vintage car.

The third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards has announced its nominations. With the growing popularity of Internet streaming service, this year's nominees spans a wide range of not only network and cable's programs, but also a Netflix show.

Leading the pack in term of number are "American Horror Story" and "The Big Bang Theory" with six each. The FX series shows its domination in Best Movie or Miniseries categories, with its stars Jessica Lange, James Cromwell, Zachary Quinto, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe landing a nod each.

After keeping the same judge line-up for 16 long seasons, "Dancing with the Stars" may replace some familiar faces on the show. Rumor has it, the hit dancing competition series will feature new judges for season 17 as Len Goodman's and Carrie Ann Inaba's contracts are up in the end of season 16.

"No one has a confirmed contract yet," a source tells New York Post's Page Six. "I think Bruno [Tonioli] will be back, but Carrie Ann and Len are probably gone. The network has been very evasive about it."

Ellen DeGeneres has helped stage a small "Friends" reunion. Enlisting Jennifer Aniston as a guest co-host for a Wednesday, May 22 episode, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" sent the blonde beauty to Matthew Perry's house in a sketch.

The Rachel depicter on "Friends" asked for advice about co-hosting "Ellen" from her former co-star on the hit NBC sitcom, but Matthew was apparently displeased with the unexpected visit. It was then revealed that Jen confused their real-life relationship with their characters' as she claimed, "We used to walk into each other's apartments all the time!"

"Bad Teacher" is coming to CBS. The network has given a series order to the new single-camera comedy based on the 2011 film of the same title which starred Cameron Diaz as a foul-mouthed teacher.

Taking the role of the titular teacher is "The Sopranos" and "Fringe" alumna Ari Graynor. Her character is described as "an always inappropriate, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife who masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man after her wealthy husband leaves her penniless." Kristin Davis and Sara Gilbert are also among the cast.