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  'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul breaks nose trying to avoid her dog

  May 22, 2007
  Paula Abdul recently flipped head over heels, but it wasn't because of her excitement for American Idol's sixth season finale.
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  Simon Cowell voices in on Kelly Clarkson, Clive Davis album dispute

  May 21, 2007
  Differing opinions on the content of "My December," Kelly Clarkson's upcoming third album, became a point of contention between the original American Idol winner and Clive Davis, the chairman of her record label RCA.  For Simon Cowell, who judged Clarkson on Idol but is also employed by Sony BMG -- RCA's parent company -- it's not so black and white as to who's right or wrong in the dispute.
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  Simon Cowell: I can't call 'American Idol' finale, Melinda cut was 'unfair'

  May 21, 2007
  Despite having watched every one of Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis' performances prior to the two becoming American Idol's sixth season Top 2 finalists, judge Simon Cowell said the competition is just too close to call.
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  Ousted 'Idol' finalist Melinda Doolittle served as "the momma"

  May 18, 2007
  Melinda Doolittle described American Idol's 12 sixth-season finalists as "one big, happy family," and she had the honor of serving as its matriarch.
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  'Idol' finalist Melinda Doolittle "had an idea" she'd be going home

  May 17, 2007
  If home viewers, the studio audience and even the judges were shocked at the outcome of last night's American Idol live results show that revealed the sixth season's Top 2 finalists, imagine how Melinda Doolittle must have felt.  But apparently she wasn't as surprised as one might think when she discovered she'd be leaving the competition.
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  'American Idol' cuts Melinda Doolittle, sets up Jordin vs. Blake finale

  May 17, 2007
  Hopefully American Idol judge Simon Cowell isn't a betting man.  In a somewhat surprising result -- and one Cowell wasn't expecting -- Idol eliminated Melinda Doolittle during Wednesday night's live broadcast of the Fox reality show's penultimate results show, clearing the way for Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis to compete in next week's sixth season Idol finale.
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  'American Idol's sixth season Top 3 take the stage and perform

  May 16, 2007
  Threes were wild last night when American Idol's sixth season Top 3 took the stage, as each performed three songs and had three phone numbers for viewers to call and vote for which two would compete in next week's finale.
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  NBC to air new 'World Moves' Randy Jackson reality series this fall

  May 15, 2007
  Apparently Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul aren't the only American Idol judges branching out with additional reality projects of their own.
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  Former 'Idol 5' finalist Kellie Pickler not bothered by boob job talk

  May 14, 2007
  Kellie Pickler doesn't understand why her seemingly expanded bust is creating such a fuss.
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  Report: Piers Morgan's "harsh comments" cause tiff with Osbourne

  May 11, 2007
  Considering Sharon Osbourne has worked with Simon Cowell -- the king of nasty criticism -- on Britain's American Idol-like The X-Factor reality competition series, one would assume she'd be able to handle judging alongside Piers Morgan on the upcoming second season of NBC's America's Got Talent.

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