• 'American Idol 4' wraps auditions, reveals its 24 semifinalists

  February 17, 2005
  The fourth season of Fox's American Idol has now begun in earnest, with last night's broadcast ending the show's month-long audition phase by revealing the identities of the show's twenty-four semifinalists.

• Woman jailed for tearing off ex-boyfriend's testicle

  February 10, 2005
  A British woman has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail for tearing off one of her ex-boyfriend's testicles when he rejected her, Sky News said Thursday.

• 'Bachelorette' couple Meredith Phillips and Ian McKee announce breakup

  February 2, 2005
  So much for The Bachelorette's much-ballyhooed perfect relationship record. Last year's The Bachelorette 2 couple is no more, with Meredith Phillips and Ian McKee having announced yesterday that they have ended their relationship.

• George Clooney fully recovered from back problems

  January 21, 2005
  Hollywood actor George Clooney says his recurring back problems are finally behind him.

• American Ballet Theater's Ethan Stiefel to head Ballet Pacifica troupe

  January 4, 2005
  Ethan Steifel, a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater, has been chosen to become the artistic director of Ballet Pacifica in California.
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  Eva Pigford wins UPN's 'America's Next Top Model 3'

  December 16, 2004
  Eva Pigford, a 19-year-old student from Los Angeles who had been criticized for her "diva" attitude earlier in the competition, was crowned America's Next Top Model during last night's finale of the third cycle of the popular UPN "dramality" series.

• Girl goes to court to keep pet ducks

  December 15, 2004
  Amanda Troia, a 16-year-old from Fraser, Mich., is praying Santa Claus will come in the guise of a judge and let her keep her eight pet ducks.

• Australian officials investigate allegations of D12 behavior lecturing

  December 13, 2004
  Australian immigration officials Monday investigated if U.S. rappers D12 were unduly lectured on appropriate behavior before they were let in the country.

• VH1 to air 'America's Next Top Model 3' marathon on Saturday, December 11

  December 9, 2004
  Missed an episode of UPN's America's Next Top Model 3? If so here's your chance to see it -- VH1 (one of UPN's Viacom sister networks) has announced that in preparation for Top Model 3's upcoming December 15 finale, it will air an eleven-hour marathon of the show's entire third season starting at 11AM ET/PT on Saturday, December 15.

• Milton Glaser receives lifetime achievement award

  December 2, 2004
  Milton Glaser, an icon in contemporary graphic design and illustration, has been honored for lifetime achievement by the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.

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