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The balcony is now closed: Disney-ABC is pulling the plug on At the Movies, the long-running syndicated film-review show best remembered for its “Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down” review summaries by dueling Chicago film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

After Siskel died of cancer in 1999, he was replaced by Chicago Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper. However, the show has been in limbo ever since Ebert lost his voice to an aggressive form of cancer in 2002. Producers and distributors finally cancelled the series on Wednesday.

“R.I.P. At The Movies,” Ebert wrote on his Twitter account.

“After 24 seasons with us in national syndication, the highly regarded movie review show ‘At the Movies’ (formerly known as “Siskel & Ebert” and “Ebert & Roeper”) will air its last original broadcast the weekend of August 14, 2010,” Distributor Disney-ABC Domestic TV said in a statement Wednesday. “This was a very difficult decision, especially considering the program’s rich history and iconic status within the entertainment industry, but from a business perspective it became clear this weekly, half-hour, broadcast syndication series was no longer sustainable…..We extend very special thanks to the two brilliant, visionary and incomparable critics that started it all, Roger Ebert and the late Gene Siskel.”

MTV is running from The Hills……

The upcoming seventh season of MTV’s The Hills will be its last, the show’s creator told Entertainment Weekly Wednesday.

The network has confirmed that it will pull the plug on the reality franchise at the end of the season. According to producer Adam DiVello, the hit reality series – a spinoff of Laguna Beach – will begin airing its final 12 episodes on April 27.

The show, which helped make Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, and Lauren Conrad pop culture stars, chronicled the lives of a group of friends and frenemies in Southern California.

“I think we’ve told the story of struggle and of finding yourself in LA. A lot of these kids have found themselves and have certainly embarked on different careers and different paths,” DiVello said.

Lady Gaga is a “Fame Monster” — if online views of her music videos are any indiction.

According to Internet analyzing firm Visible Measures, the pop star’s music videos have been viewed online more than 1 billion times.

The pop sensation joined the 100 Million Views Club with just her three hits- “Poker Face” (374 million), “Bad Romance” (360 million ), and “Just Dance” (272 million).

Analysts expect the views to further rise with the release of Gaga’s controversial new vid, “Telephone,” a collaboration with Beyonce.

Just call him The King of Queens! We hear the gay prisoners at Nevada’s Lovelock Correctional Facility just can’t get enough of accused killer, convicted burglar OJ Simpson.

According to a former prisoner — who asked not to be identified — Simpson is known as “Daddy Juice,” and receives a bevy of special privileges from a group of starstruck gay inmates who call themselves “The Girls!”

Lordy…..

“O.J. may be a pariah on the outside, but in prison, he’s still a somebody. He’s really tight with ‘The Girls.’ Whenever we’d be let out to the yard, O.J. would almost always hang out with them. The ‘girls’ treated him like he was a king.”

Hollywood partygirl Ke$ha will make her Saturday Night Live debut as a featured musical guest on the April 17 episode of SNL.

Ryan Phillippe will host.

-For the five of you who actually watch Melrose Place: Four original cast members are reuniting at L.A.’s hottest complex. Check out The MP reunion of Amanda, Michael, Jane, and Jo March 30 @ 9 PM EST on The CW….

-Jennifer Love Hewitt is slated to make a cameo appearance on the new NBC pilot Love Bites this fall…

-Why do I have the feeling these Jersey Shore kids aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Haven’t they used up at least 10 of their 15 minutes by now? Sheesh. Anywho, Nicole Polizzi, better known as ‘Snooki’ from the hit MTV series, filmed a commercial for Sunlove tanning lotion on location in NYC Wednesday…..

-For The Guys: Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli nearly nude for Passionata Lingerie. You can thank me later…..

-Blondes may have more fun, but redheads spend more time cleaning. A study, sponsored by UK cleaning product company Vileda, found redheads spent an average of 7.48 hours cleaning their home every week; blonde women clocked 6.13 hours; women with gray hair, 7.41; while brunettes were at the bottom of the heap with just 5.85 hours…..

–Iron Man descends on 7-11….

-Ke$ha’s “sorry” for insulting Britney Spears….

– Joy Behar talks with Eric Stonestreet about being a straight man playing a gay character in Modern Family…..

-Jamie Foxx is reportedly working on a script that could bring besties Jessica Biel and Jennifer Garner to the big screen as the modern-day Laverne & Shirley…..

-Kim Kardashian smiles through the tears on the first anniversary of her footwear endeavour, Shoedazzle…..

-Have you read Jennifer Love Hewitt’s love manual yet? If not, you might what check out some of the highlights…..

-The people of Sri Lanka want Akon to respect the Buddha!

-Listen up, Parents: The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled one million baby slings after suffocation risks were confirmed in some models….

–Diddy’s “Your vodka tastes like pee-pee” remark has pissed off one liquor mogul in NYC…..

-America’s newest lesbian, Kim Zolciak, drops the N-Word. When are people (of all races, mind you) going to retire this vicious slur from their vocabularies? It’s just a dumb thing to say. If you want to swear, use the F-Word like me and every other self-respecting potty mouth in America…..

-Speaking of The F-Word, WTF was this California teacher (also a pastor!) thinking when he urinated in a cup in a classroom full of students!?

-An English teenager put his mom — a “house-trained, self-employed hairdresser who can cook and has the odd moan” — up for sale on eBay….

-Do we really need to see Spy Kids 4?

-Daily Jesse James Roundup: Mr. Sandra Bullock was the target of a sexual harassment suit in 2007; At least one legal expert believes Jesse has a good chance of losing custody of his 6-year-old daughter to his porn star ex if Sandra Bullock bails on their marriage; Here’s a bit of good news — Sandra had Jesse sign a prenup….

–The Early Show’s Erica Hill gives birth to a daughter…..

-Irish actor Liam Neeson has been cast as President Lyndon Johnson in Lee Daniels’ upcoming historical piece, Selma. Funny guy Cedric The Entertainer has also joined the cast. The movie will focus on the Civil Rights March Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965….

–American Idol Season One finalist Tamyra Gray is expecting her first child….

-Some folks around the Interwebs seem to think this is a video of Rob Estes (Melrose Place, 90210) being struck by lightening. Eh…..

-Rock photog Jim Marshall has passed away…..

-The finale of MTV’s The Real World: DC airs next Wednesday night, March 31 @ 10 PM. The finale will be immediately followed by The Real World: DC Reunion Special, hosted by Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos….

–Butch Cassidy is getting new life on the big screen — without The Sundance Kid….

The husband of the latest adult film star who claims that she had a two-year affair with pro golfer Tiger Woods backed up his wife’s story in an interview with FOX News’ 411 Column Wednesday.

Kevin James – who also works in the adult industry – told FOX that his wife met up for sex with the decorated sportsman-turned-serial philanderer at least 10 times between late 2006 to 2008.

And Kevin thinks the whole thing is just peachy. He says he’s not jealous that his wife could be No. 15 on a long list of women who have reportedly bedded the married golf star.’

“There’s no jealously really when you’re in the adult business. If there was, you’d be jealous everyday and want to kill yourself,” Kevin explained.

You can check out Devon’s official site, but be warned that those XXXes mean it’s Extremely NSFW.

Playgirl bosses want to see how Sandra Bullock’s estranged husband earned the nickname “Vanilla Gorilla.”

The shameless nudie mag has offered Monster Garage star Jesse James a lucrative deal to drop trou and bare all for an upcoming issue. James, who is in the middle of a cheating and sexual harassment scandal, could earn $500,000 if he agrees to get naked for the saucy gay-friendly mag. After all, half the tattooed women in California have already seen his peen. What’s a few thousand more?

“We’d want him to pose in a Coney Island freak show setting. It would be a whole circus-themed shoot, complete with tattooed women and sword swallowers!” Playgirl spokesman Daniel Nardicio gushed to Life & Style Weekly Wednesday.

The TV mechanic’s former mistress, Michelle McGee, revealed that she called him by the pet name “Vanilla Gorilla” because he was so well endowed.

Miley Cyrus is ready to move on from her on-screen alter ego: The fourth and final season of Hannah Montana will begin airing in July, The Disney Channel said Wednesday.

At almost 18, Miley recently confessed to outgrowing her role as a teenager who juggles life as a schoolgirl by day with her secret profession as an international pop star.

The final season will be titled Hannah Montana Forever, and will find Miley Stewart questioning whether she can continue with her double life as singing sensation Hannah Montana. Disney promises a farewell season filled with surprises and guest appearances by singer Sheryl Crow and actor Ray Liotta.

The final episode of Hannah Montana will air next spring. Miley hopes to turn her focus to more serious acting once she puts Hannah to bed. Miley stars in the new romantic drama The Last Song, opening April 2.

Acting vet Robert Culp has died.

The actor who teamed up with Bill Cosby in the groundbreaking ’60s comedy-adventureI I Spy and played Bob in the critically acclaimed sex comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, died Wednesday after taking a fall outside his Los Angeles home.

He was 79.

Culp died at a local hospital where he was rushed after hitting his head while taking a walk, a Los Angeles police spokesman said.

The Oakland, California-born Culp began his TV career in the 1950s, appearing in the Western Trackdown. He went on to star in such classics like The Outer Limits and Columbo.

Culp was found near Hillside Avenue and El Cerrito Place, about a block from his home, said Sgt. Matt Jacobik of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division.

“A jogger found him and called 911 about 11:10 a.m.,” Jacobik said.

The actor was pronounced dead at the scene.

Will Smith may opt out of the upcoming third Men In Black film to star instead star in the fantasy adventure The City That Sailed, according to Variety.

The Oscar-nominated star — who hasn’t appeared on the big screen since 2008’s Seven Pounds — has offers on the table for both projects and has yet to decide which to commit to, the trade paper said Wednesday.

The 41-year-old Smith has battled aliens alongside Tommy Lee Jones as Agent Jay in two hit box office installments of MIB. Island, on the other hand, tells the tale of a New York magician whose daughter lives in the UK. The young girl discovers magic candles in London, which allows her to wish for anything she wants, however, when she wishes to be closer to her father, the island of Manhattan begins to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.

The first two Men In Black outings grossed a combined $1 billion worldwide.

How’s that for realistic? Here’s a full sized shot of the Robert Pattinson’s wax figure that is set to be unveiled at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in the Big Apple on Thursday.

Pattz joins an elite group of stars who have been immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds locations across the globe, including Madonna, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, The Jonas Brothers, Angelina Jolie, Diddy, and Miley Cyrus.

The figure has taken about four months to complete and cost nearly $300,000. Can you imagine what would happen if you knocked that thing over? So don’t forget, Robert Pattinson’s wax figure will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds Museum in Times Square (234 West 42nd St; b/w 7th & 8th Aves.) this Thursday, March 25 @ 10:30 AM. After the unveiling, fans will have a chance to take a few photos of their own with the new Rob. A second wax figure of Robert Pattinson will also be made for Madame Tussauds London.

Authorities in San Diego say ’90s reality star David “Puck” Rainey was legally intoxicated when he flipped his car on Route 79, seriously injuring himself and his eight year-old son on their way home from a fishing trip last Friday night.

Puck — who rose to fame in 1994 as one of the stars of MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco — at first claimed to have lost control of his car after swerving to avoid a deer. Officials with the California Highway Patrol say that’s not the case.

Puck suffered broken bones in both feet, his right hand, and his neck. He also reportedly fractured his clavicle and sternum. As soon as Puck is released from the hospital, he will be arrested and charged with DUI, driving without a license, and child endangerment because his young son, Bogart suffered internal injuries to his liver and kidneys in the accident.

Bogart is expected to be just fine, and is resting comfortably under the watchful eye of his mom, Betty.

There are no words. To subject your own child — and other motorists — to such danger is unspeakable. What an animal.

Baywatch bombshell Pamela Anderson has received two thumbs up and a Perfect 10 from her beloved Auntie Vie, the 85-year-old Canadian who serves as Pam’s inspiration in the current 10th season of ABC’s ballroom smash Dancing With The Stars.

Aunt Vie was thoroughly impressed after Pam and DWTS partner Damian Whitewood set the floor on fire with their show-stopping Cha Cha Cha Monday night.

“I think she did absolutely gorgeous and she really worked hard on this here dance,” Pamela’s Auntie Vie, 85, told Billy Bush on NBC’s The Billy Bush Show on Wednesday. “Her little feet were so swollen. She danced eight hours for three weeks….”

And Ms. Vie knows what she’s talking about. She was quite the Arthur Murray fan in her day.

“She may wear skimpy clothes, but if you have the figure, and you wanna dance like that, well, then let it be,” Aunt Vie added. “She’ll dress real nice.”

Forget about Pam — we’re on Team Aunt Vie!

The second season of MTV’s Whitney Port-centered reality show The City premieres April 21. While the hit series — like its predecessor The Hills –– is known for being more than a bit scripted, much of the drama that envelopes this group of twentysomethings New Yorker isn’t just for the cameras. Take a peek at the nailbiters we have to look forward to in Season 2.

As Gleeks countdown the days until the return of TV’s biggest musical-comedy, a new promo that debuted during Tuesday night’s American Idol features star Lea Michele singing “Like A Prayer” and gives fans a glimpse at the show’s upcoming Madonna episode.

Glee returns to FOX April 3.

Well…he’s never been accused of being America’s classiest leader.

The BBC News recently followed former Presidents Clinton and Bush on their mission trip to the earthquake-ravaged region of Haiti. In one video shot by the news organization, it appears that after shaking hands with locals, George W. promptly wipes his hand on Clinton’s button-down.

After the whole Lewinsky sex scandal he probably figured Bill’s used to having strange fluids rubbed on his person.

In Ho News: Hitler McGee — AKA Jesse James Whore No. 1 — is feeling a bit camera shy. The trashy tattoo aficionado at the center of the scandal that wrecked Sandra Bullock’s marriage has reportedly slammed a website that owns hours of X-rated video footage of the vamp with a cease & desist order.

“TMZ has obtained a cease and desist letter Michelle McGee’s manager fired off to ShockMansion.com. The website used McGee for some raunchy video shoots. In the letter, McGee’s manager demands that all videos, photos, or “graphic representations” of McGee not be posted on the website or sold for republication….”

Since when does she have morals?

If you’ve been wondering why Brad Pitt’s walking around looking like a stand-in for Paul Bunyan, the serial dad says chalk it up to boredom.

London’s The Sun caught up with Pitt at the premiere afterparty for the new flick Kick-Ass. They asked the star why he insist on covering up his rigged good looks with the scraggly mess that’s taken up residence on his face. Here’s what Brad had to say:

“It’s boredom,” he replied, taking a swig of beer. “No other reason than that.”

Do you think we can get Brad interested in shaving and trimming as a new hobby?

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Careful now, LiLo! Lindsay Lohan took an embarrassing tumble trying to escape from some snapping photogs staged outside her pal’s Hollywood home late Tuesday.

In a YouTube video that could be titled “LiLo vs. The Bushes,” the 23-year-old is seen falling on a cactus on her way into the house and later exiting the house and almost slipping again.

Milkaholic might want to think about investing in a sensible pair of flats.

“Hope, you’re feeling better,” a photographer called out.

“Yeah, thanks, you guys cut me when you pushed me,” she snapped.

“Nobody cut you Lindsay…you fell on yourself, you slipped on the gravel,” another photographer explained.

“No, you guys pushed me,” she bellowed.