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UPDATE and SPOILER: The bottom three were Katie Stevens, "Teflon Tim" Urban and Didi Benami. Katie was sent to safety, and Didi was the singer voted off. She sang Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon," but did not get the judges' save.
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Tuesday night, the Idol top 10 took on soul and R&B, with decidedly mixed results. Andrew Garcia may have redeemed himself, and favorite Siobhan Magnus may have endangered herself. Tim Urban smiled his way through the criticism, earning the nickname "Teflon Tim," and Ryan Seacrest embarrassed himself on live TV when he tried to get Didi Benami to talk about her best friend's tragic death in a car crash. Other than that, everything went smoothly! Join us back here right now to learn who stays and who goes, and to hear Usher, Diddy and Dirty Money, and Idol winner Ruben Studdard perform.

-- Anne Neville 

Jesse James is in rehab at Sierra Tucson, an Arizona inpatient facility that specializes in treating drug, alcohol and sex addiction. TMZ reports that "a member of the medical team" confirmed that James was a patient there. The web site tracked him down there after multiple law enforcement sources told TMZ when a California Highway Patrol officer stopped James last Friday for driving without a front license plate and driving with tinted windows, James told the officer he was going to an Arizona rehab facility to try to save his marriage to Sandra Bullock. A TMZ producer called Sierra Tucson and spoke with a therapist, who reportedly confirmed that James was at the facility and in fact had a treatment session on Tuesday afternoon. After the news broke on TMZ, his rep confirmed it to People, saying in a statement: "Jesse checked himself into a treatment facility to deal with personal issues. He realized that this time was crucial to help himself, help his family and help save his marriage."

This does seem to be the worst week so far for James: Us weekly has purchased and will publish the much-discussed photo of James wearing a Nazi officer's hat and making the Nazi salute. He uses the index and middle fingers of his other hand to make the Hitler mustache under his nose.

Brigitte Daguerre, the third woman linked to James, says she wishes their affair never happened and is uncomfortable being in the spotlight. Daguerre says she "liked the friendship" she had with James and they bonded over a common interest in motorcycles. The former model says she "made a mistake in thinking that there was a possibility with Jesse, when there wasn't. But I didn't do anything that bad, because as soon as I felt that something wasn't right, I stayed home. That is why I get mad when people call me a home wrecker: I had no idea of what the full story was with him."

Not as upset with the spotlight is Michelle "Bombshell" McGee, who has started a subscription web site offering  "naughty, naked photos" and videos of  herself. Although the site doesn't yet list subscription prices, it does advertise a "limited time only sneak-a-peek" for $9.95. McGee says in a webmaster statement, "To all the people that think Michelle planned this drama, we can assure that if she had planned it, we would have had our pay-site and merchandise store ready for public consumption. We were caught off guard, but we will have our full pay-site up in the next couple weeks." Meanwhile, her dad, Dennis McGee, says Michelle now thinks Jesse James "is a snake" although she cared about him when she thought she was the only woman in his life -- well, besides his wife.

Since she fell into a large spiny agave plant on her way into a friend's house, left, the buzz has been building that Lindsay Lohan may be in big trouble with alcohol and drugs. Now Michael Lohan, who is not on good terms with Lindsay's mother Dina and the rest of the family, says bluntly that his troubled daughter, who is just 23, needs to go to rehab again for prescription drug abuse. Lohan said his daughter is "not okay" and told all her enablers to "get the hell out of the way." He said he fears Lindsay will end up like Brittany Murphy or DJ AM, so he plans to fly to L.A in a week to convince Lindsay to go to rehab. Dina Lohan, who was enraged by Michael Lohan's news conference, said, "I have a criminal protective order against him 'til 2011. He's one year behind in child support and he's using this [Lindsay's problems] as a diversion. ... Lindsay is in good hands. Everything is fine. He's trashing a child he doesn't even see." Incidentally, after falling into the plant, Lindsay tweeted, "Only I would get pushed into a large, sharp plant by crazy paparazzi!!! I need to start wearing more flats:/"

The divorce of James Van Der Beek and Heather Ann McComb will take effect June 3, and the former star of "Dawson's Creek" has been ordered to pay $7,750 a month in spousal support. But Van Der Beek will keep their Hollywood house, as well as all the movies, stories, scripts and screenplays he wrote in the seven years they were married. TMZ has reported that Van Der Beek makes around $50,000 a month.

A day after announcing on his web site that he is gay, an announcement that surprised exactly nobody, Ricky Martin thanked his fans for their support. He tweeted, What's going on gang? I'm doing great! Stronger than ever! I'm here relaxing @ home enjoying ur messages! I feel the love! Thanx for all! Peace."

Stephanie Edwards, who finished 11th in season 6 of "American Idol" was arrested in Georgia Monday night after a brawl with another woman. Edwards, left, now 22, was arrested about 10 p.m. in Savannah after police saw the singer and another woman "fighting in the middle of the street." Cops say they broke up the fight and arrested both women. Edwards told police the fight started after she went to the other woman's home to confront her about "harassing phone calls."

Speaking of Idol, join me back here at 9 p.m. tonight for live chat as one of the top 10 goes home. Usher, Diddy and Dirty Money and Ruben Studdard will be performing!

-- Anne Neville

Tonight, the final 10 contestants take on soul and R&B selections, with the list of 125 choices they had released already. We hope to know later today, after rehearsal, what songs they picked. Will Tim Urban turn his trend around with a good tune? Will Andrew Garcia return to his "Straight Up" triumph? Will Crystal Bowersox continue to soar, and will Siobhan Magnus really belt out her big note first, as Simon suggested?
-- Anne Neville

Latin popstar Ricky Martin has confirmed the long-rumored speculation that he is gay. Martin made the announcement via his website, which has since crashed and is down for maintenance. But AFP reports that Martin's statement read, in part: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."

Martin said that he came to the conclusion that he would reveal his sexuality while working on his memoirs. Martin said that hiding his sexuality was "too heavy for me to keep inside" and that embracing his sexuality now is "something worth celebrating."

"From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time," Martin wrote on his website.

On the advice of managers, Martin said he remained in the closet, for fear of ruining his astronomical rise to fame in the music industry. In 1999 Martin scored big with his "Livin' La Vida Loca" and is a 5-time Grammy winner. 

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Yunjin Kim who stars on ABC's "Lost" as 'Sun' was married over the weekend in Hawaii. Kim married longtime boyfriend, Jeong Hyeok Park, who also doubles as her manager. Kim was wrapping some final scenes for "Lost" on Saturday, and was good on her promise to get married once the series was over. Kim's rep did confirm the nuptials to E! News, but did not divulge anything further about the ceremony.

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As if it would even be a reality now, Sandra Bullock's rep says that the actress has no plans to adopt Jesse James' children. Bullock's rep tells People mag, "There are no plans, nor have there ever been any plans, for Sandra Bullock to adopt any of Jesse James's children." There was speculation that Bullock would add some stability to James' three children's lives by adopting them.

Meanwhile, the alleged fourth woman in Jesse James' growing scandal will not tell her story after all. The woman is represented by high profile attorney Gloria Allred, and Allred tells People, "I can confirm that she has decided not to tell her story. I have no other comment."

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Levi Johnston is pitching a reality show in Los Angeles, according to E! News. The show, as Johnston describes it: "Basically, the show is going to be about me and my closest guys, my son, in Alaska, hunting, fishing, everything I like to do. Of course it's going to be about fatherhood...me doing my thing." Johnston rose to fame ... or notoriety ... by being the teen-aged father of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's daughter's child. 

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The wife of musician Dweezil Zappa is calling it quits. Lauren Knudsen is filing for divorce after 5 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Knudsen is seeking full custody of the couple's two children, and is seeking spousal support.

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Actor Kelsey Grammer has settled a lawsuit for a mere $10. Grammer was part of a lawsuit filed by a man who said he came up with the concept for the film "Swing Vote," in which Grammer was one of the stars. The judge in the case had already dismissed Kevin Costner, Disney and other defendants from the case, leaving only Grammer. With the lawsuit falling down around him, plaintiff Bradley Blakeman accepted the $10 payout to settle and end the case.

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"American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres is the subject of a new comic book. Bluewater Productions publishes a series of comics called 'Female Force,' and has selected DeGeneres for one of their issues. The comic sells for $3.99, and proceeds from sales of the comic -- which traces her life in Louisiana to fame -- will be donated to the Humane Society of the United States.

Speaking of "Idol"... Join Anne Neville back here tonight at 8 PM as the Top 10 performers take on R&B songs this week as Usher mentors.

-- Dave Valenzuela

Thanks to iTunes, the 125 songs on the list from which the Idol contestants must choose has been publicized. Tonight from 8 to 10 p.m., with Usher as a mentor, the remaining Idol singers will pick from this list. Join us back here tonight to discuss the show as it happens!

• At Your Best You Are Love – Aaliya
• Try Again – Aaliya
• Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville
• Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
• Tired of Being Alone – Al Green
• No One – Alicia Keys
• Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart – Alicia Keys
• Sweet Love – Anita Baker
• Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
• Respect – Aretha Franklin
• You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
• Every Time I Close My Eyes – Baby Face
• Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love – Barry White
• Stand by Me – Ben E. King
• Don’t Be Cruel – Bobby Brown
• My Prerogotive – Bobby Brown
• A Song For Momma – Boyz II Men
• I’ll Make You Love to You – Boyz II Men
• It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday – Boyz II Men
• On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men
• Have You Ever – Brandy
• The Boy Is Mine (feat. Monica) – Brandy
• Back At One – Brian McKnight
• Rainy Night in Georgia – Brook Benton
• Tell Me Something Good – Chaka Khan & Rufas
• Forever – Chris Brown
• With You – Chris Brown
• Treat Her Like a Lady – Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
• It’s All Right – Cutis Mayfield & The Impressions
• Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
• Let’s Groove – Earth Wind and Fire
• September – Earth Wind and Fire
• Knock on Wood  – Eddie Floyd
• I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Gladys Knight and the Pips
• Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight and the Pips
• (You’re Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson
• I Want You Back – Jackson 5
• Never Can Say Goodbye – Jackson 5
• Who’s Lovin’ You – Jackson 5
• I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
• On the Wings of Love – Jeffrey Osbourne
• What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – Jimmy Ruffin
• I Wanna Know – Joe
• Superwoman – Karyn White
• Here and Now – Luther Vandross
• If Only For One Night – Luther Vandross
• Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
• Stop to Love – Luther Vandross
• Love Won’t Let Me Wait – Major Harris
• Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
• We Belong Together – Maria Carey
• (Love is Like a) Heat Wave – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
• Dancing in the Street – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
• Nowhere to Run – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
• Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
• I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
• Mercy Mercy me (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye
• Be Without You (Kendu Mix) Mary J. Blige
• I Am – Mary J. Blige
• My Guy – Mary Wells
• Human Nature – Michael Jackson
• Rock With You – Michael Jackson
• Angel of Mine – Monica
• For You I Will – Monica
• Because of You – Ne Yo
• Mad – Ne Yo
• I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding
• (Sittin on) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
• Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
• Unchain my Heart – Ray Charles
• Shut Up and Drive – Rihanna
• Umbrella – Rihanna & Jay-Z
• Hold On I’m Coming – Sam & Dave
• Soul Man – Sam & Dave
• Bring it on Home to Me – Sam Cooke
• Crusin’ – Smokey Robinson
• I Second that Emotion – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
• The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
• The Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
• Home – Stephanie Mills
• Superstition – Stevie Wonder
• I Wish – Stevie Wonder
• Living For the City – Stevie Wonder
• Uptight (Everything is Alright) – Stevie Wonder
• Easy – The Commodores
• Watcha See is Whatcha Get – The Dramatics
• Baby I Need Your Loving – The Four Tops
• I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops
• Reach Out I’ll Be There – The Four Tops
• People Get Ready – The Impressions
• It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
• This Old Heart of Mine – The Isley Brothers
• Shop Around – The Miracles
• You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – The Miracles
• Could It Be I’m Falling In Love – The Spinners
• People Make the World Go Round – The Stylistics
• You Make me Feel Brand New – The Stylistics
• Back in My Arms Again – The Supremes
• Stop! In the Name of Love – The Supremes
• Where Did Our Love Go – The Supremes
• You Can’t Hurray Love – The Supremes
• You Keep Me Hangin’ On – The Supremes
• Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Temptations
• Just My Imagination – The Tempatations
• Papa Was a Rolling Stone – The Temptations
• Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
• I Can’t Stand the Rain – Tina Turner
• We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
• Waterfalls – TLC
• Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
• Burn – Usher
• My Boo (feat. Alicia Keys) – Usher
• Nice & Slow – Usher
• U Got it Bad – Usher
• U Remind Me – Usher
• Save the Best for Last – Vanessa Williams
• Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston
• How Will I Know – Whitney Houston
• Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston
• In the Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
• Land of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett
• Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett

Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston, in Paris to push their new movie, "The Bounty Hunter," have downplayed talk of a romance although they're doing the romantic things, including a private cruise on the Seine. But a photographer who stood behind the pair as they posed for photos got an intriguing back view of Butler's butt-grab, left. On the boat, a source told People, "They were very close. They really warmed up the room." Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that former "Friends" co-star David Schwimmer is no longer speaking to Aniston after she told David Letterman that she had no idea who he is marrying. Schwimmer recently announced his engagement to Zoe Buckman, a photographer who has been his girlfriend for three years, but when Letterman asked about the engaged pair, Aniston said she didn't know who Buckman is. "David was not impressed that one of his supposed friends didn’t know who he was marrying," says a source. "He has been with Zoe for a couple of years and was offended Jen couldn’t remember her."

A source tells TMZ that Dr. Conrad Murray has not apologized to the Jackson family for the death of his patient, Michael Jackson, because he doesn't believe he believes he did anything improper that would have led to Jackson's death. A source connected to Murray says that Murray does not believe the Propofol he administered to the singer killed him, although the L.A. County Coroner concluded that Jackson died from a lethal overdose of the anesthetic. The source also says that Murray neglected to tell paramedics about administering Propofol because he had no idea the drug killed Jackson.

Brandi Glanville, Eddie Cibrian's ex, says LeAnn Rimes, Cibrian's new love, is preventing her from seeing her son Jake on his third birthday. "Eddie and I had planned to do something together and small for Jake's upcoming birthday on April 15th," Glanville told EOnline, but "he has changed his mind. He is now saying I can't see Jake on his birthday because it falls on his custodial day and it would make LeAnn uncomfortable." Cibrian and Glanville also have a son, Mason, 6. Glanville says while she "signed and notarized a document saying they could take my kids out of the country to Mexico on vacation" because "I wouldn't want to deprive them of such a great opportunity," Cibrian hasn't reciprocated. "I have already spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning alone, missing my children, and crying because I have no family near by," she says. "Jake is my son, not Leann's. He should be with both his parents on his birthday." Glanville also says that Cibrian "doesn't even come to Mason's baseball games on my days because LeAnn doesn't want him around me."

Matt Damon took a lot of teasing from famous friends Saturday night about being named winner of the 24th American Cinematheque Award in Beverly Hills. "He doesn't deserve this award," Jimmy Kimmel told People. "I don't know who they weren't able to get, but I'd go with Tom Selleck before I'd go with Matt Damon." Sarah Silverman started out by saying, "The worst thing I could say is, you know, Matt Damon is like, maybe he's a perfectionist," she told the audience. "And his breath is like, Jesus! And his hair plugs are really obvious. Besides that, there's like nothing. So sorry, roast not possible!"  Jennifer Garner had the crowd laughing as she described Damon's relationship with her husband, his best friend Ben Affleck. "Here's proof that love is alive and well in Hollywood," said Garner. "At least for my darling husband and my husband's darling husband."

This is a challenge Ace Young, left, never faced on "American Idol" -- the finalist in the 2006 competition is shedding his clothes in front of Broadway audiences eight times a week. "It's so freeing," Young says of the group nude scene in "Hair." He says, "If I could walk down 42nd Street with a bar of soap and let the rain clean me, I would. I'm comfortable with my body." Joining Young on stage is Diana DeGarmo, runner-up to Fantasia Barrino in season 3 of Idol.

Kate Gosselin would like one birthday gift from the viewers of season 10 of "Dancing with the Stars" -- she'd like to stay on the show for a while. The 35-year-old mother of eight didn't get rave reviews when she danced for the first time last week, but hopes viewers will give her a chance when the first eliminations are made this week. "I hope I’m not one of the first to go," Gosselin told People. "I really like it here. You become close to everybody so fast." Kate spent her birthday away from her kids, in Los Angeles rehearsing. On Saturday, her bodyguard, Steve Neild, and his wife, Gina, arrived with a large gift for her, and then she spent hours practicing in her basement dance studio with partner Tony Dovolani. Us Weekly reminds us that last year on her birthday, Kate's stayed home alone while husband Jon took Deanna Hummel, a 23-year-old teacher, snowboarding in Utah.

-- Anne Neville

He calls himself Fredde Gedde, and his construction of a single, seamless song from 22 well-known TV theme tunes is both amazing and amusing. The 24-year-old does a duet with himself -- one Fredde on keyboards and the other on guitar, with occasional appearances by a Kazoo and harmonica. Oh, and he whistles sometimes too.

The shows range from "Family Guy" and "the Simpsons" to "Big Love," "The Office," "Friends," "Cheers" and "The X Files."

Have a great weekend!

-- Anne Neville

A fourth Jesse James mistress is out there and debating whether to go public, says Attorney Gloria Allred, who has shown up in the media spotlight with the ex of murderer Scott Peterson and with a porn star ex of Tiger Woods. Allred said in a statement that the woman she represents, "a beautiful model and businesswoman ... had an intimate three-year relationship with Jesse James. He pursued her and he had strong feelings for her." Allred said the woman is "in the process of trying to decide if she will come forward," and has kept "proof of their relationship, including hundreds of texts, emails and photos. The relationship just ended recently after the scandal broke." James and Bullock are seen at left before their separation.

Jesse James, you are warned! Speaking to Niecy Nash at the People's Choice Awards earlier this year, Sandra Bullock said she wouldn't have been as "respectable" as Elin Nordegren was when she discovered her husband's many affairs. "If I were Elin [Nordegren]…man, I would have hit a lot more than she did…I would have kept hitting!" said Bullock, referring to rumors that Tiger Woods' wife went after him with a golf club before he crashed his car. "You would still be swinging the golf club?" asked Nash. "Yeah, she stopped. She was respectable," Bullock said. "I'd get the baseball bat. I'd get everything out."

Meanwhile, Jesse James is still clashing with the photographers who have been staking out his every movesince last week, when reports of his affairs became public and Bullock moved out. Police were called to his workplace, West Coast Choppers, where a paparazzo said his car had been vandalized. But James reported that the photographer had been stalking him, and each made a citizen's arrest on the other. Police took statements from both. "Neither of them was arrested," Sgt. Dina Zapalski told E! News. "It will be hashed out in court."

TMZ is reporting that Tiger Woods is back at work, shooting a quick commercial for Nike on the country club course in his neighborhood in Windermere, Fla. Sources say a stand-in was used to set up shots for Tiger, and he did his filming on the Isleworth Country Club golf course in a few hours.

Sanjaya Malakar, the "American Idol" season six finalist, was given a $411 ticket for for doing 110 mph on Interstate 405 early Tuesday morning outside Seattle. That's 50 mph over the posted speed limit. Sanjaya, 20, who lives in nearby Federal Way, Wash., was picked up about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, police say. He was reportedly going so fast in his blue 2008 Mazda 6 that it took a Washington State Patrolman nearly three miles to catch up to  him and pull him over. The local newspaper reports that no drugs or alcohol were found during the stop and Malakar was not charged with reckless endangerment because there were no other cars on the road at the time.

Beyoncé and Solange Knowles have a new baby half-brother. A paternity test confirms that their father, Matthew Knowles, 58, is the father of a baby boy named Nixon born to Alexsandra Wright. Knowles, seen at left with his daughter Beyoncé, initially refused to respond to Wright's claim that he fathered the baby during an 18-month affair. Wright, an actress, filed a paternity suit last October. Knowles, who was manager of Destiny's Child, the group that launched Beyoncé to stardom, split with Tina, his wife of 29 years, after Wright's allegations surfaced. Meanwhile, a fresh set of rumors that Beyonce herself is pregnant have surfaced, but as usual, her spokesman refuses comment.

Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas, who recently admitted that they are dating, resulting in the mashed-up couple name "Jemi," could not have had less onstage chemistry when they did the duet, "Make a Wave" on the American Idol results show Thursday. But now Lovato says Jonas tries to predict what she will say. "He has this thing where he tries to say everything that's coming out of my mouth," Lovato told Radio Disney, laughing. "But yeah, he doesn't know what I'm about to say." The pair met on the set of "Camp Rock" in 2007, and Lovato toured with the Jonas Brothers in 2008.

-- Anne Neville

Two more women are claiming they had affairs with Sandra Bullock's husband, Jesse James. The first woman tells Star Magazine that she had a two-year affair with James after meeting him through MySpace. Melissa Smith, a 35-year-old stripper, claims that she would visit James at the West Coast Choppers shop, where she would regularly have sex with him in an office.

Smith says that James contacted her on MySpace after seeing a photo of her posing in front of a car at a West Coast Choppers party. James e-mailed her and and used the moniker, Vanilla Gorilla, which was also reportedly used with Michelle McGee, the first "other woman".  The affair started in 2006, according to Smith, one year after he married Bullock.

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Meanwhile, TMZ reports that photographer Brigitte Daguerre has come forward to say that she had an affair with James as well. Daguerre says that she was hired to do styling work as part of a photo shoot to promote West Coat Choppers and that she and James exchanged e-mails and text messages for a year. Daguerre has nearly 200 text messages, some very sexually explicit, from James sent during that time period. Daguerre also tells the site that she and James had sex only four times before she ended the affair.

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TMZ also says that in 2007 James settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a former female West Coast Choppers executive. The woman says that between 2006 and 2007, James made repeated sexual advances towards her, and that they did have sex. The woman saved suggestive e-mails, and even had physical evidence, a la Monica Lewinsky, in a stained T-shirt. She ultimately quit in 2007, hired a lawyer, and the case was settled for $725,000.

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Actor Robert Culp died suddenly yesterday, collapsing while walking near his home in Hollywood. The 79-year-old Culp hit his head after collapsing in a park, where a jogger found him and called 911. Culp was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11 a.m. Culp starred with Bill Cosby in the 1960's series "I Spy."

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"Octomom" Nadya Suleman has a mini endorsement deal with PETA, where she will encourage pet owners to spay or neuter their pet. Suleman received a small payment for her willingness to post a sign in her front lawn which reads: "Don't let your dog or cat become an octomom." The small financial payout may help Suleman temporarily stave off creditors who are trying to foreclose on her home.

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Katherine Heigl has hung up her white coat and stethoscope. ABC confirmed yesterday that the actress has left "Grey's Anatomy" by "mutual agreement," and that her final appearance on the show actually happened back in January. Heigl asked to be let out of her contract 18 months early to focus on her family. 

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Legendary musician Prince has got tax problems. Carver County, Minn., tax records show that Prince and his PRN Music Corp. owe $227,000 in taxes for 2009 to state and other governmental entities. But a Carver County tax official estimates that the rocker may owe closer to $450,000. Maybe this predicament explains the announcement that he plans to make a sequel to his 1984 semi-autobiographical film, "Purple Rain."

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Lady Gaga explained her collapse during a concert in New Zealand, saying it was related to exhaustion. "I was so jet-lagged. I passed out about three times on stage that night but I got myself to the floor. I'd rather die on stage than walk off because I was going to pass out," the singer told a radio show. A source tells People that Gaga is "suffering from the stress of her staggering fame."

UPDATE: The bottom three were Katie Stevens, Tim Urban and Paige Miles. Katie was safe, leaving Tim and Paige to worry -- and finally, Tim was sent to safety and Paige was sent home, just missing her chance to go on tour with the other finalists this summer.

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Whew, last night's performance show was .. bad. And good! And really bad! And amazingly good! And "I can't believe I'm hearing this on TV" bad! So who should go home tonight? Paige Miles, for her screechy and off-tune "Against All Odds"? Tim Urban, who slid across the stage and grabbed at fans in a weird "High School Musical" rendition of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"? Or Andrew Garcia, who just looked uncomfortable doing "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"? Or Didi Benami, who sang the judges' comments, repeatedly, with "You're No Good"? Join us back here at 9 p.m. to find out -- and to hear mentor Miley Cyrus sing "When I Look at You" and Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato duet on "Make a Wave."

-- Anne Neville