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Chris Golightly, an American Idol contestant who wowed the judges in Los Angeles before stealing a spot in the semifinals, has been disqualified.

“It has been determined that Chris Golightly is ineligible to continue in the competition. ‘American Idol’ contestant Tim Urban has replaced Golightly as part of the Top 24,” FOX said in a statement Thursday.

The ousted contestant spoke to Idol fan site JoesPlaceBlog.com on Wednesday night, where he explained his disqualification and reflected on what the future holds for him now. Chris said he thought his contract with a previous boy band expired in June 2009, right before his audition in July, but last week, Golightly received a phone call from the person who held the previous contract informing, him that he was still under agreement.

Chris — who refers to himself as “The Orphan” — has been unable to find his copy of the contract to disprove this until he’d already been disqualified. Golightly won the hearts of many Idol viewers, who were moved by his turbulent past as a foster child growing up in California. Chris lived with more than 25 families as a kid. After making the Top 24, Golightly broke the lease on his apartment to continue in the competition and sold his car to pay off the lease.

American Idol’s Feb. 25 results show will spotlight reigning Idol champ Kris Allen’s upcoming missionary trek to Haiti. Allen will travel to the impoverished island as part of the United Nations’ campaign to raise awareness and funds for Haitian earthquake relief.

As part of the how’s “Idol Gives Back” charity effort, Kris will travel to disaster zone on Feb. 19 to learn how people are recovering from the earthquake and find out what they will need in the months to come. He’ll share video from his visit and sing on next Thursday’s episode of Idol.

The United Nations has been working to help survivors of the Jan. 12 earthquake recover by delivering food, water, and protection against diseases such as measles and malaria.

“I’m looking forward to traveling to Haiti to see the UN’s work firsthand,” says Idol’s Season 8 winner. “The people of Haiti are rebuilding their country, and the UN is there to help them every step of the way. I look forward to sharing the images and stories from my trip with Idol viewers across the country.”

This year’s “Idol Gives Back” Special airs April 21, and will raise money for five charities, including Feeding America and Malaria No More.

Hollywood power couple (I’m being generous…) Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are teaming up with Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis and the Artists for Peace and Justice organization to provide financial backing for a school opening in the earthquake-ravaged nation of Haiti.

In addition to education, the school will also reportedly provide basic health needs to the children, country-interest websiteTheBoot.com dished this week.

“We’re actually going to be funding a school down there for the next five years,” Keith told radio station CatCountry 96 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania this week. “It’s in Port-Au-Prince. The kids will also have one hot meal a day. They’ll have all of their medical taken care of by the school, and clothing, as well.”

Keith and Nicole were among the celebs who participated in the multi-network “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon last month. No word on when the new school will open its doors.

Good news, comedy fans: Emmy-winning actress/comedienne Tina Fey says she’ll probably bring back her Sarah Palin when she hosts Saturday Night Live in April. Tina’s performances as the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate were a hallmark of the 2008 race for The White House and drew huge ratings for the show. The skits also helped the SNL alum her the title of 2008 Associated Press Entertainer of the Year.

Jennifer Lopez will host Saturday Night Live when the show returns with an all-new episode next Saturday, Feb. 27. The “Jenny From The Block” star last rocked the SNL stage as host and musical guest in 2001. The Puerto Rican diva will pull double duty again — as both host and musical guest — during her upcoming visit to the long-running sketch series.

Elisabetta Canalis — the Italian model and TV personality currently romantically-linked to Oscar-nominated actor George Clooney — is reportedly in talks to star on the third season of the TNT crime drama Leverage.

Sources tell Us Weeekly Canalis met with producers last month to discuss playing an international secret agent.

“She’s very excited about the part as well as the chance to break into American television,” an insider spilled to the mag. “She knows she’ll be over here (the U.S.) to be with George at the Oscars so she’s hoping to shoot some of her part then,” the snitch adds.

Canalis is currently featured in the ad campaign for the Spring collection from designer Roberto Cavalli. The upcoming third season of Leverage – featuring Timothy Hutton and Christina Kane — is scheduled to debut this summer.

It’s too hot in here for SuBo! Talent show sensation Susan Boyle has sparked new concerns for her health after collapsing at the British Airways Club Lounge at Heathrow Airport earlier this week. The “I Dreamed A Dream” singer was waiting for her flight to Nice, France when she became overheated.

“It was very dramatic. Susan’s legs just gave way under her and she went down,” an onlooker told the London tabs this week.

“Susan did faint at Heathrow as she overheated in the lounge because it was so warm. However, she is fine now and gave a fantastic performance at the festival,” her spokesperson claims.

Susan received medical attention before traveling to Italy to perform at the 60th San Remo Festival. Last April, Boyle was hospitalized for exhaustion after losing first place in the Britain’s Got Talent competition.

Nadya Suleman (AKA “Octomom”) will be on The View on Wednesday, Feb. 24.

The mother of 14 — who is said to be in talks for a gig with the Game Show Network — will make her first appearance as a guest on the daytime program next week, ABC told the press on Thursday. Suleman and her children have been a frequent topic of debate on The View since the unemployed single mom gained international attention for giving birth to the second full set of octuplets born alive in the United States back in January 2009.

Oscar-winning, Grammy-crooning Jennifer Hudson is the latest celeb sporting a milk mustache for the popular Got Milk? nutritional campaign. The slimmed-down superstar and new mom credits the white stuff, combined with a lifestyle of exercise and healthy eating, with helping her lose 56 pounds to play Winnie Mandela in the forthcoming biopic Winnie.

“[Milk] was definitely a part of my upbringing for sure. I definitely want to have that on my kitchen table. A lot has changed since I first hit the stage,” J-Hud says in the ad. “Now I’m a news mom with an audience of one. And who’s the star of my show? Milk. It’s the elixir that builds strong families. Talk about a powerful performance.”

Jennifer’s sophomore album is due in May.

Actress Drew Barrymore and comedienne Wanda Sykes will be honored by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) during its 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, the group announced on Thursday.

Drew Barrymore — who recently played the lesbian daughter of a widower (Robert De Niro) in Everybody’s Fine — will receive the Vanguard Award, which is presented to media professionals who have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community. In previous years, Whoopi Goldberg, Charlize Theron, and Tyra Banks have been awarded the honor.

“I was born, bred and raised among diversity, it has defined me and made me the person I am today,” Drew said in a statement released this week.

Wanda is up for the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, an honor presented to an openly LGBT media professional. Sykes follows predecessors Rufus Wainwright, Melissa Etheridge, and Ellen DeGeneres.

“I am truly honored to receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award,” says Sykes. “I greatly appreciate the work that GLAAD continues to do, promoting equality, fair representation and tolerance for our LGBT community. I just pray that I don’t ruin what GLAAD has achieved with all of my shenanigans.”

The 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards will in take place in Los Angeles on April 17 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.

Former Dynasty star Joan Collins has landed a role on a German soap opera. At 76, the diva has been cast to play an English aristocrat on the popular German-language daytime drama Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). Joan makes her German soap debut in April.

What’s the most exciting aspect of Joan’s new gig — she doesn’t have to learn a new language to take part. Producers will allow the veteran actress to recite her lines in English.

“I don’t have to speak German,” says the star, who will begin shooting scenes for her role this Monday.

Betty White isn’t the only “Golden Girl” with a legion of fans fighting to bring her to late-night! Rue McClanahan played aging vamp Blanche alongside Betty on the ’80s comedy The Golden Girls , and fans still haven’t forgotten how the star’s portrayal of the sex-charged Southern belle split sides and left audiences in stitches. A few hundred of Rue’s fan have taken to Facebook with a campaign to get the 75-year-old her first hosting gig on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

“Betty White shouldn’t be the only one who gets to host SNL. What about the original cougar Rue McClanahan? Let’s hear it for our girl! Betty White shouldn’t have all the fun,” reads The Rue McClanahan to Host SNL (please)! page.

“The Rue McClanahan on SNL” campaign comes on the heels of a similar Facebook campaign attracted nearly a half million followers with a plea to series creator Lorne Michaels to invite 88-year-old Betty appear to guest host the sketch comedy series.

Rue’s still recovering from a stroke she suffered after heart surgery late last year. She’s also going through a divorce from her husband of 12 years. However, if Rue’s feeling up to it, we’d love to see the two surviving “Golden Girls” co-host SNL together. That would be awesome! Are you listening, SNL? Get these ladies booked already….

Universal Pictures has commissioned screenwriters Harold And Kumar, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg to pen the screenplay to a fourth American Pie film that will feature the return of several members of the 1999 original, The Los Angeles Times said on Thursday.

Insiders say the studio is eager to reboot the series, which followed a group of high school seniors hoping to lose their virginities before graduation. American Pie — which starred Seann William Scott, Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Shannon Elizabeth, and Alyson Hannigan — grossed more than $200 million worldwide and spawned two sequels, American Pie 2 and American Wedding. The franchise has also inspired four straight-to-DVD follow-ups, each starring original castmember Eugene Levy reprising his role as Noah Levinstein — including Band Camp, The Naked Mile, Beta House, and The Book Of Love.

Nicole Richie designed her own engagement ring.

After three years and two children, the socialite revealed her engagement to Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden during an appearance on CBS’ Late Show With David Letterman this week. Wedding plans have been in the works for months and Nicole worked with renowned celebrity jeweler Neil Lane on the band, which is accentuated flawless four carat, round diamond. Lane has created pieces for a host of stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, and Charlize Theron, but was smitten with the way Joel allowed his bride-to-be to have complete control over the design.

“We designed it together. Nicole was lovely and wonderful to work with on it! She wanted a beautiful, special ring and wanted to be intimately involved in the design,” Lane told PEOPLE Magazine on Wednesday. “Joel just wanted her to have her dream ring.”

Joel and Nicole are expected to wed this summer.

Jay-Z has been caught in the middle of a debate on race after his Brit Awards 2010 afterparty descended into chaos when white fans were denied entry, reports out of Britain claim. The “99 Problems” superstar threw a lavish bash at London’s Merah nightclub in London following his Best International Male Solo win at the ceremony on Tuesday, but the atmosphere turned nasty after security personnel working on the doors of the VIP room allegedly refused to allow any white people into the area, while allowing black partygoers through, according to Britain’s Daily Star.

The Star’s music reporter Kim Dawson writes: “I’ve been to countless showbiz bashes but never have I met meatheads like those at the Jay-Z do (party). Jay-Z is a megastar and yet it was clear white people were not welcome in his VIP area. While the red rope was lifted for black guests to breeze through, let’s just say it stayed down if your face didn’t fit. I have never felt so intimidated. It left me feeling like a mauled dog.”

How sad, if true!

A spokesman for Jay-Z told the paper that the rapper had nothing to do with the security, while the venue’s owners claimed guests were unable to get into the exclusive bash purely because of “numbers.”

The CW is developing an untitled reality series featuring celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, The Hollywood Reporter said Thursday. Anderson has teamed with producer Ryan Seacrest on a new docusoap that will chronicle her life in New York City. Best known as Madonna’s former personal trainer, the single mom and fitness guru’s client list includes Shakira, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Courteney Cox.

A new season of Tyra Bank’s America’s Next Top Model is upon us, and fashion fans are in for another cycle of high heels and even higher drama. Tyra and The CW have unveiled the 14 aspiring young stunners who will compete for the title of the Fashion World’s Next Big Thing on the Cycle 14 of America’s Next Top Model, kicking off March 10. We’ve snagged a look at the harem of stiletto-wearing hotties who will be pushed to the limit in a series of interesting challenges this season.

Check out the ANTM Cycle 14 Contestant Interviews After The Jump…..

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Alasia

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Alexandra

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Angela

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Anslee

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Brenda

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Gabrielle

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Jessica

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Krista

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Jessica

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Naduah

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Raina

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Ren

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Simone

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Interview – Tatianna

Singer/sometimes actress Jessica Simpson is adding a new venture to her growing lifestyle brand by designing a collection of designer watches with Pascal Mouawad.

The 29-year-old Simpson — who already designs a line of footwear, swimwear, and handbags under her Jessica Simpson brand — has struck an exclusive licensing agreement with renowned celebrity jeweler Mouawad to design, develop, produce, and distribute a line of fashion watches for her collection, FOX News revealed this week. The license is the 21st product category for Simpson’s brand.

“Creating and inspiring the collection is very near to my heart – my mom and I work on this collectively and it is a passion for both of us. It is a joy to be able to create a line that is affordable and fashionable,” Jessica said in a statement announcing the deal this week. “And collecting watches, both vintage and new, has been a hobby of mine for some time so adding watches to the collection was a natural extension,” she explained.

The debut collection will include 35 designs, retailing for between $60 and $250. According to the Mouawad, each will speak to Simpson’s personal style, varying from classic leather and menswear styles to more bejeweled looks.

“Jessica is a business woman with great vision and the Camuto Group (the master licensee for the Jessica Simpson Collection) has done a phenomenal job in building the brand across multiple categories,” Mouawad said. “With Jessica’s good taste, flair for fashionable trends and iconic image, it was a natural fit for us to collaborate on a collection of fashion watches.”

The Jessica Simpson Watch Collection is slated to launch in department stores, specialty stores and select online stores, including JessicaSimpson.com, this fall.

FOX’s breakout small screen smash Glee is known for its energetic dance numbers, but the show has left series stunner Lea Michele with recurring back spasms.

Lea, 23, who plays aspiring actress Rachel Berry on the show, has suffered with damaged back muscles, thanks to her high-energy job. The popular musical comedy, which is based around an all-singing, all-dancing glee club at Ohio’s fictional McKinley High School, is made up of tough routines that have taken their toll on the former Broadway starlet.

She tells OK! Magazine: “We all did this one dance number a couple of weeks ago that was extremely gruelling. Now I have back spasms every so often. I’ll be talking and be like, ‘Excuse me a minute,’ and my back will just spaz out. And then I’ll be fine. But we ignore it because we’re all just happy doing what we do. We don’t pay attention to our injuries.”

Tennis champ Serena Williams is spending her off-court time learning to become a nail technician. Serena broke the news on her GlobalGrind.com blog this week. Williams, who has won 12 Grand Slam Singles titles, recently enrolled at the Palm Beach Nail School after a lifelong love of nail art.

Serena even blogged about her first day of class: “Immediately after I came home from the Australian Open I researched some schools and enrolled in a course that allowed me to complete 240 hours (that’s what u have to do to get certified at least in fla) at my own pace. Two hundred and forty hours may seem like a lot, but I intend on completing it within the year. It normally takes 6 weeks!!!”

Serena, who also took classes to become a clothing designer, is hoping to jazz up her mandatory scrubs while she studies. After all, whoever said education can’t be fashionable?

“Not only do I plan on being the top student to graduate from my nail school, but I also intend on being the most fashionable!” she blogged. “We have to wear blue scrubs. So I asked the administrator can I wear pink but she insisted on blue. I found the cutest blue scrub top (Grey’s Anatomy should take note) and super cute cargo pants!”