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American Idol producers deny accusations that feuding between the judges is being faked in order to garner higher ratings. “Whatever feuds there have been — and this isn’t just between Nicki (Minaj) and Mariah (Carey) but Keith (Urban) and Randy (Jackson) as well — are genuine,” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said at yesterday’s Television Critics Association Press Tour. “Whenever you’re in this sort of passionate situation, these things happen.” Mariah, who has been very public about her battle with Nicki, added, “This is a passionate panel. There are a lot of strong personalities…I think the fighting is what it is. This is American Idol. It’s bigger than all of that. But this is not just a big trumped-up thing.” As for how they Mariah and Nicki worked things out, Mariah insisted, “the whole thing is convoluted, and it’s a distraction from the show and the contestants, and I think it’s unfair to them really.” Added Nicki, “We’re professionals.”
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Oprah Winfrey has landed the first interview with Lance Armstrong since he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles due to doping allegations. The interview will take place at Armstrong’s Austin, Texas home and will air on Oprah's Next Chapter January 17th at 9 pm. He is expected to address the accusations that he used performance enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career and then lied about it to the public.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will raise their baby in a new $11 million mansion they recently purchased in the Los Angeles gated community of Bel Air Crest, the same area where stars such as Jennifer Aniston and Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis live. Kimye’s new pad was originally 10,000 square feet, but the couple is adding 4,000 square feet to the place. They’ve owned it for weeks, and are renovating it to add a gym, movie theater, hair and makeup salon, bowling alley, basketball court and indoor and outdoor pool.
