• Omarosa hawks tell-all book, as production secrets of 'The Apprentice' slip out

  April 8, 2004
  Some shows are so hot ... how hot are they? ... that they can make stars out of people like Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth. That's HOT!

• ABC unveils the women competing for new 'Bachelor' Jesse Palmer -- including an embedded "spy"

  March 18, 2004
  Is this The Mole or The Bachelor? ABC has released the identities of 24 of the 25 women who will be competing for the heart of NFL New York Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer when The Bachelor premieres April 7 as well as details of several new show elements -- chief among them the introduction of a secret 25th "spy" bachelorette who is actually working for Jesse.

• Jasmine Trias and John Stevens advance to 'American Idol' Top 12 as Wild Card contestants revealed

  March 4, 2004
  Last night in a dramatic results show, it was announced that Jasmine Trias from Mililani, HI and John Stevens from East Amherst, NY were chosen by America to become the next two contestants to make the Top 12 on American Idol.

• La Toya London and Amy Adams advance to 'American Idol' Top 12

  February 26, 2004
  Last night in a dramatic results show, it was announced that La Toya London from Oakland, CA and Amy Adams from Bakersfield, CA were chosen by America to become the next two contestants to make the Top 12 on American Idol.

• Camile Velasco and Matthew Rogers advance to 'American Idol' Top 12

  February 19, 2004
  Last night in a dramatic results show, it was announced that Camile Velasco from Haiku, Maui, HI, and Matthew Rogers from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, were chosen by America to become the next two contestants to make the Top 12 on American Idol.
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  ABC picks up Jessica Simpson sitcom pilot

  February 13, 2004
  ABC announced yesterday that it had picked up six comedy pilots -- including an untitled pilot starring Newlyweds star Jessica Simpson.

• Fantasia Barrino and Diana Degarmo advance to 'American Idol' Top 12

  February 12, 2004
  Last night in a dramatic results show, it was announced that Fantasia Barrino from Highpoint, NC and Diana DeGarmo from Snellville, GA were chosen by America to become the first two contestants to make the Top 12 on American Idol.

• 'American Idol' Top 32 revealed, semifinals to begin next week

  February 5, 2004
  The third season of American Idol is officially under way, as the preliminary auditions ended and the program's Top 32 semifinalists were revealed last night. Next week, eight of the semifinalists will perform and the viewers will vote for their favorites, beginning the process in which America will decide who will be the next American Idol.

• 'Newlyweds' co-star Nick Lachey follows wife Jessica Simpson in signing ABC deal

  January 28, 2004
  What do you get as a wedding gift for the celebrity couple that has everything? His and her development deals at ABC apparently.

• Mother of 'Survivor: Amazon' winner and 'Survivor: All Stars' contestant Jenna Morasca loses her battle with cancer

  November 23, 2003
  We're sad to report that Carla Morasca, 48, of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 19, 2003. Morasca was the mother of Jenna Morasca, the 22-year-old winner of this spring's Survivor: The Amazon series who frequently mentioned her mother's battle with cancer as one of her primary motivations for competing for the program's $1,000,000 grand prize.

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