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Michelle "Bombshell" McGee is apologizing to Sandra Bullock for her involvement in the sex scandal that has ruined her marriage, but all the blame is on Jesse James. McGee told an Australian talk show, "I know what she's going through. She must be hurt, devastated, upset, embarrassed. I want to give her a heartfelt apology. I'm sorry for her embarrassment and her pain — I do feel really bad about it. ... Sandra, I'm sorry for your embarrassment. I'm sorry all this is public. I'm sorry for everything."

But even in her apology she deflects blame to James, "I feel like I was duped just as much as Sandra was. I feel like I was lied to just as much as she was. If Jesse was upfront with me in the beginning, we wouldn't be in this situation... I wish he was just upfront and honest in the beginning because I wouldn't have been with him if he was just honest in the beginning."

McGee also tries to clear up misconceptions that she is a Nazi, white supremacist or racist."I'm going to try to redeem my reputation. My reputation has been tarnished especially with the Nazi and white supremacist stuff. It's very, very hurtful to hear those things over a silly photo shoot." She also says that the Nazi costume she was photographed wearing belonged to the photographer, not her.

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Conan O'Brien shocked the television world by jumping to basic cable's TBS to relaunch his talk show, instead of the long-assumed deal with FOX. After months of negotiations with FOX, O'Brien entered negotiations with TBS at the urging of George Lopez, who also has a talk show on TBS. Lopez said, "I want to say that I am completely 100 percent onboard with this move. I talked to Conan on Wednesday, I talked to him last night, and I said, 'I welcome you into my deep, loving embrace.'" Variety reports that contract negotiations were stalling with FOX due to local affiliates that seemed unwilling to dump their late night comedy re-runs for O'Brien's show.

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In other late night news, Kevin Eubanks announced on the 'The Tonight Show' last night that he is planning to leave in six weeks. "I just need a change of pace and see what else is going on. But it's a really difficult decision because this has become my second home," Eubanks said. Eubanks came to the show in 1992, and became the musical director in 1995. Eubanks also quipped, "After 18 years of playing America in to commercials, I'm gonna go somewhere where I can finish a song."

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Rocker Bret Michaels has been mostly living it up on the reality TV dial, but he does still perform. Except Sunday night, when he was rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Michaels -- who thought he was just battling the flu -- was set to perform in San Antonio, TX, but the discomfort became too unbearable to go on stage. Michaels' rep says that he "remains in the hospital, is doing well and beginning the recovery process."

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Lady Gaga is spreading the word on celibacy. The pop star told fans: "I can't believe I'm saying this — don't have sex. ... it's OK not to have sex, it's OK to get to know people. I'm celibate, celibacy's fine." Gaga said she wants to "celebrate" her celibacy and tell her fans that it is okay to be different. "It's OK to be whomever it is that you want to be. You don't have to have sex to feel good about yourself, and if you're not ready, don't do it."

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Miley Cyrus wants fans to know that she has not rejoined Twitter, and that anyone using her name or similar names is pretending to be her. Cyrus closed her Twitter account in October at the urging of boyfriend Liam Hemsworth..

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Action star turned reality TV lawman, Steven Seagal, has been sued by a woman who says she was hired as a personal assistant, then was expected to be a sexual partner for Seagal. Kayden Nguyen says in her lawsuit that Seagal has two women on his staff to meet his sexual needs, and she apparently was hired to replace one of them. After allegedly being sexually assaulted by Seagal several times, Nguyen abandoned all of her personal belongings and fled by cab with an armed Seagal chasing behind her. Nguyen said she was told she could not have any of her belongings back unless she promised not to sue Seagal, or his wife.

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Former 'American Idol' contestant Alex Lambert has joined the cast of 'If I Can Dream,' which is an online reality television show which chronicles the lives of six young people hoping to make it. The show is the brainchild of 'Idol' producer Simon Fuller, and the fan petitions to save Lambert may have led to his inclusion on 'Dream.' The site has live cameras through the house, and webisodes that air once a week on Hulu.com.

Speaking of 'Idol' ... Join Anne Neville back here tonight at 8 PM as she chats live during the broadcast as the Top9 return to perform songs of Elvis, with mentor and former 'Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert.

-- Dave Valenzuela