• Fox's 'American Idol 4' cuts four more semifinalists, narrows field to sixteen

  March 3, 2005
  Fox's American Idol 4 continued its semifinals elimination process this week, with Monday and Tuesday's second round performance shows culminating in last night's Wednesday results show that eliminated four more semifinalists (two male, two female) from the talent competition.

• Christian Slater's Broadway 'Glass Menagerie' appearance delayed

  March 1, 2005
  Actor Christian Slater's Broadway appearance has been delayed by a week, World Entertainment News Network said Tuesday.

• ABC's 'Bachelorette 3' ends with Jen Schefft rejecting both John Paul Merritt and selected suitor Jerry Ferris

  March 1, 2005
  In the end, similar to the long-running reality franchise's ongoing ratings decline, ABC's third The Bachelorette edition ended not with a bang but with a whimper.

• 'American Idol 4' eliminates its first four semifinalists

  February 24, 2005
  The fourth season of Fox's American Idol began in earnest this week, with Monday and Tuesday's first performance shows culminating in last night's Wednesday results show that eliminated of the four semifinalists (two male, two female) who received the least number of votes from home viewers of the competition.

• '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.

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