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Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton has signed with ABC to star in a pilot for a new sitcom.

The series, titled The Middle, centers on a family in the Midwest, and Heaton will play the mom. I know, that’s a really generic description. I might as well say Heaton will play a human being in a comedy that will feature humor and talking.

Ricki Lake was originally cast in the role when the show was first developed a couple of years ago, but things changed later when the network wanted Heaton in the lead role and held the show until a deal with Heaton was finalized. That means the show has been on hold since even before Heaton starred in the short-lived FOX comedy Back To You with Kelsey Grammer. A lot of people thought that show would come back for a second season since it got OK reviews and had two big names attached. But FOX canceled it and now Heaton has a new job.

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(S07E19) The big question coming into the results show this week, obviously, was who would make it through to the finals. That, on its own, was probably enough to get most of the crowd to tune in. The powers that be could have just banked on it and tossed any old random segment out there to fill up the first 50 minutes of the show. Some Jimmy Kimmel here… a highlight reel there… the numbers would have still been huge. Lucky for us, that’s not what they did, at all. It was the biggest musical event the show has ever seen. Along with those big results, we saw performances from Leona Lewis, John Legend, Julianne Hough, and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. If that wasn’t enough, reigning champ Kristi Yamaguchi stopped by to dance. It made for a fun hour. The results, and a look at all of those performances, after the jump.

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† i don’t know if hugh jackman is the sexiest man alive but he’s pretty damn hot! cele|bitchy † trouble was brewing between lindsay lohan & sam ronson over douchebag calum best! holy moly † britney spears admitted what we knew all along - marrying kevin was a mistake a socialite’s life † victoria beckham is not stupid - of course she’ll follow hubby david to italy! i’m not obsessed † how does angelina jolie manage to breastfeed twins knox & vivienne? webster’s is my bitch † remember ashley dupree? she was eliot spitzer’s whore - now she wants more out of life dlisted † maybe jessica simpson really is pregnant? she was wearing sweats & covering her belly popsugar † winona ryder’s flight from los angeles to london totally made her sick the blemish † the guy who went to dinner w/ britney turned out to be her hair salon manager celebwarship † jennifer garner got a restraining order to keep some nutjob away from her celebrity baby scoop † brad pitt took time out to talk to oprah about angelina jolie and their six kids yeeeah!
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† ‘edward the vampire’ is just as versatile as ‘derek zoolander’ - blue steel reborn! film experience † a litter box that requires electricity doesn’t seem very safe to me… i’m bringing blogging back † oh no!!! chris martin said coldplay will probably retire next year in case you didn’t know † more sexiest megan fox bikini pictures - ever! egotastic † tom cruise’s new flick ‘valkyrie’ sounds like it will be a huge bomb seriously? omg! wtf? † the world’s heaviest man’s friend - made his newlywed buddy a sex ramp! candy kirby † now that ‘the sopranos’ is over - i don’t see the point in making themed wine celebrity smack † do you know any hookers that might be up for a brand new reality show? reverse cowgirl † is this girl naked? or is she just wearing a flesh colored bikini? (semi NSFW) the rad report † i totally agree w/ my dear AB - this picture of johnny depp has to be fake agent bedhead BONUS LINK today’s popbytes’ t-shirt and/or hoodie think-up is ‘team gaga’ neighborhoodies

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good evening! now that i’ve had a couple of days to listen to britney spears new album circus (which leaked on the internet a few weeks before it’s official release on december 2nd) i’ve decided overall it’s quite decent but it does not top her last album blackout which is simply amazing (and landed in my top ten favorite albums of ‘07) but sadly it never really got promoted - since we all know ms. spears was a bit on the unstable side - her new album will sell more copies for sure - simply because of all the super heavy promotion surrounding her latest release (plus i know she’s about to announce a world tour very soon…i must see her live!) there’s also a number of bonus tracks - including one called phonography - where brit talks about her love of getting hot & heavy over the phone (didn’t she say once that her & ex-hubby kevin federline were into steamy phone chats?!?) yet when i first heard the track - i thought she was saying ‘pornography’ but once she dropped the term ‘bluetooth’ - i knew she was talking about phones - not porn - have a listen britney’s sexy phone track below for yourself! gosh - all the ladies seem to be into their phones right now - beyonce has a track on her new album called video phone! popbytes over & out for now…xoxo

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Scarlett Johansson is ”flattered” to have inspired Katy Perry’s hit track ”I Kissed a Girl.”The “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” star - who recently married actor Ryan Reynolds - was unaware she had motivated Katy to pen the risque record.

She said: “I had no idea about the song, but I should get a cut! It’s really flattering, but my lips are kind of taken.”

Scarlett also spoke about her feud with Lindsay Lohan - which started when Lindsay was given the lead role in 1998 movie “The Parent Trap” over her and escalated when Lindsay allegedly wrote vulgar words about Scarlett on the wall of a New York toilet - insisting Lindsay is a nobody.

She said: “I really don’t know that person. I only met her, like, three times.”

Speaking about Lindsay’s bathroom scrawlings two years ago, Scarlett added to Allure magazine: “That’s what I heard. I don’t know what the motivation was behind that.”

“I remember it was something really vulgar - I mean, shockingly so, like, ‘Whoa, what, who are you?’”

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Christina Aguilera is determined to lose her baby weight. The “Dirrty” singer - who gave birth to son Max, her first child with husband Jordan Bratman, in January - admits she is finding it tough to shift her last few post-pregnancy pounds.

She said: “Now I am back in the gym trying to eat as healthy as I can except for my one cheat day a week.”

However, Christina, 27, confesses the lack of calorific treats is making her mad because she loves food so much.

She added: “I hate deprivation. I just can’t do it. If I feel deprived I get really angry.”

“I don’t do the no-carbs thing. I have to have my carbs. No cheating for me means no real junk food.”

Christina previously admitted she loved the effect pregnancy had on her breasts.

The “Ain’t No Other Man” singer’s bust swelled to a massive E-cup leaving husband Jordan with a massive smile on his face.

Christina said at the time: “It’s kind of hilarious! I’ve never fit into an E-cup before.”

“I look at my husband and go, ‘Guess what size this bra is?’”

“And when I tell him, he’s just amazed. We have kept the tags that prove it, to look back for memory’s sake!”

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Nicole Kidman wants to have more children.

The 41-year-old actress - who has a four-month-old daughter Sunday Rose with husband Keith Urban and two adopted kids with ex-husband Tom Cruise – has not ruled out extending her brood in the future.

When asked what roles she has lined up for the future, Nicole replied: “I’m in a place in my life where I’ve had some great opportunities. And I may just choose to have some more children.”

Nicole recently revealed she never thought she could fall in love again after splitting from Tom in 2000 just after their 10th wedding anniversary.

She said: “I didn’t foresee it, that you can meet somebody who you have a deep and more profound love with.”

“I want to be really careful with that because I don’t want to take away from 11 years with Tom that were really important. Really, for our kids - they were amidst a lot of love. It wasn’t bad. And now we’re amidst a more evolved love.”

“Keith is the greatest man besides my dad I’ve ever met. He’s loyal and he’s a soul searcher. Keith gave me a life. He gave me a home.”

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good evening! before i settle into tonight’s new episode of gossip girl - i simply couldn’t resist posting some pictures of brad pitt and angelina jolie taken tonight in london - outside a private screening of her latest flick changeling (which i still haven’t seen - shame on me - i have SO many movies to catch up on) the large picture below is so cute - angie is totally in love w/ brad - who wouldn’t be? at first i couldn’t stand that little moustache of his but now it’s actually starting to grow on me - yet once he’s done shooting quentin tarantino’s highly anticipated & buzz inducing new flick inglourious basterds - i’m sure he’ll shave it off! i just got into an argument the other day with someone about the couple - my friend is convinced they’ll split at some point - and mr. pitt will break her heart - i certainly hope that prediction doesn’t come true - i really like to think of them as having a romance that will stand the test of time - and drama! (that’s the hopeless romantic inside of me talking…) of course i have to mention jennifer aniston - after four years it’s still a requirement when talking about brangelina - i wish the whole thing would finally blow over but with jen’s recent interview with vogue coupled w/ angelina’s interview with W - fuel was just added to a fire that was starting to die down - the three of ‘em should just have some massive pay-per-view event - and hash out all of their issues and feelings - that would be a ratings a gold mine - but let’s not hold our breath! popbytes over & out for tonight…xoxo

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Seriously Brad and Angie, stop acting as if you guys are like the Holy couple or some shit.

When Jennifer said what Angie did was uncool, Brad and Angie fired back by being “totally thrown”. And they thought she had ” moved on…and wouldn’t want to re-open this old wound.”

PUHHLEASE! Jennifer is finally proving to the world that she’s grown some balls. Angelina and Brad must refrain from speaking about the situation as if it were a minor accident.

It would be better if Angelina apologized formally to Jennifer rather than not accept her home-wrecker mistakes.

Bitch!

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