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  Taylor Hicks bests Katharine McPhee to win Fox's 'American Idol 5'

  May 25, 2006
  In a rather anticlimactic conclusion, American Idol 5 finalist and widely-perceived finale favorite Taylor Hicks defeated Katharine McPhee during Wednesday night's live two-hour finale of the fifth season of the smash-hit Fox reality talent competition
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  'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest injured during finale rehearsal

  May 23, 2006
  "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest fell through a glass table during a production meeting in Los Angeles and cut his hand.
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  Elliott Yamin sent home as 'American Idol 5' reveals its finale finalists

  May 18, 2006
  American Idol eliminated the tenth of its fifth season finalists during last night's live result show broadcast, sending Elliott Yamin home after an extremely tight round of home viewer voting that left Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee to face off in next week's season finale.
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  Ousted 'Idol' finalist Chris Daughtry thought elimination was a joke

  May 11, 2006
  Former "American Idol" favorite Chris Daughtry said in Los Angeles Thursday his surprise ouster from the Fox TV talent competition was "gut-wrenching."
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  Chris Daughtry sent home in 'American Idol 5' elimination shocker

  May 11, 2006
  American Idol eliminated the ninth of its fifth season finalists during last night's live broadcast, sending Chris Daughtry, a 26-year-old from McLeansville, NC, home in a results show shocker.
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  Paris Bennett becomes the eighth 'American Idol 5' finalist eliminated

  May 4, 2006
  American Idol voted out the eighth of its fifth season finalists during last night's live results show, with Paris Bennett, a 17-year-old from Fayetteville, GA, being eliminated from the Fox reality talent competition as a result of receiving the fewest home viewer votes.
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  'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest says Paula Abdul feud his fault

  May 3, 2006
  Fox TV's "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest Wednesday said his widely publicized feud with judge Paula Abdul was blown out of proportion by the media.
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  Teri Hatcher says 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest dumped her

  May 2, 2006
  "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher says "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest ended their budding relationship after only three dates.
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  'Idol' judge Randy Jackson signs three year contract extension

  April 28, 2006
  "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson has extended his contract with the hit Fox TV talent competition for three more years, it was reported in Los Angeles.

• People names Angelina Jolie its 2006 World's Most Beautiful person

  April 27, 2006
  People magazine has named pregnant actress/humanitarian Angelina Jolie its 2006 World's Most Beautiful person.

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