American Idol

JENNIFER LOPEZ AND CHELSEA HANDLER: OPPOSITES ATTRACT

Thursday is becoming American Idol night at Ago restaurant in West Hollywood. Ryan Seacrest often dines there after the show with Randy Jackson and sometimes Simon Cowell. Jennifer Lopez was also seen there Thursday with about ten people including – of course- her boyfriend Casper Smart and also Chelsea Handler. Jen and Casper snuggled up while Chelsea kept the table laughing. It’s funny to think of Jennifer and Chelsea as buddies because health conscious Jennifer doesn’t drink at all and party girl Chelsea’s QUITE the opposite.

STEVEN TYLER ‘S FASHION SECRET: WOMEN’S CLOTHING!

American Idol judge Steven Tyler maintains his rockstar look by shopping in women’s stores! The Aerosmith singer and his fiance Erin Brady shop together, but Steven likes his privacy. He has his people call ahead to upscale women’s stores and ask if Steven and Erin can have private time to shop in the store alone for HOURS. Sometimes they’re still in a boutique at midnight, trying on and piling clothes on the counter. Steven loves women’s scarves, fancy shirts, extravagant jackets, jewelry – just about everything. He always spends a lot of money on himself and Erin, so the stores are more than happy to give him private shopping time.

CLAY AIKEN HAS COME A LONG WAY, BABY

It’s been nine years since Clay Aiken appeared on American Idol and the boyish singer has matured considerably – in fact we didn’t recognize him in his suited office look. Since he placed second on Idol, Clay has released multiple albums and toured many times to the delight of his “Claymates” – middle aged female fans who threw their panties on the stage. The panty days appear to be over and Clay has come out as gay and now has a young son. His latest metamorphosis is as a businessman for Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice.

HYPOCHONDRIAC SIMON COWELL WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER

X-Factor producer and judge, Simon Cowell, was a regular at the Whole Foods in Hollywood near CBS – clerks joked that he bought extreme amounts of vitamin supplements and alternative health products. Cowell just revealed to GQ that he is, indeed, a hypochondriac, and drinks three smoothies for breakfast every day containing almost every potent fruit and vegetable. Not only is he an incredibly fussy eater but “He is given a weekly intravenous drip with B12, magnesium, vitamin C, and — in his words — “something for your liver.” The I.V. (suggested by Kylie Minogue’s sister) is administered after his skin is numbed, and sits in his arm for around thirty minutes, in meetings and even on set.” No wonder women find him rather hard to live with.

MARK BALLAS AND PIA TOSCANO COULDN’T BE ENGAGED, COULD THEY?

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They’ve only been dating for a few months, but Dancing with the Stars’ Mark Ballas and American Idol contestant Pia Toscano’s night out with Kim Kardashian has fueled a startling rumor. The happy group dined at Katsuya and Mark walked out carrying a bottle of champagne that Kim gave him and Pia was sporting a sparkling ring on her finger. Does that add up to an engagement? You be the judge.

WHO DOES JENNIFER LOPEZ THINK SHE’S KIDDING?

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American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez claims she’s “on the fence” about returning for another season. Since the show revived her ailing career and helped her get her first hit record in nearly a decade, Jennifer now says she has so many opportunities that she has to make a choice about what she wants to do. She can’t do it ALL. Fortunately, she has time to make up her mind. Of course, what she MEANS is she wants more money! She made around 12 million dollars her first season and she DID help improve the ratings. But Jennifer knows that Simon Cowell was paid 35 million a season and she wants a bigger piece of the pie. (Above, Jennifer attracts a crowd as she leaves her hotel in Paris.)

TWO MONTHS LATER MARK BALLAS AND PIA TOSCANO ARE STILL DANCING

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American Idol and Dancing with the Stars are off the air, and DWTS dancer Mark Ballas and AI contestant Pia Toscano waited in line for brunch at Toast Cafe on Memorial Day just like everyone else. Their undercover romance is now out in the open and they were hugging and kissing at every opportunity. Pia left her boyfriend in New York and she’s planning to stay in LA, so Mark has a new dance partner.

RYAN SEACREST IS HARBORING POLITICAL AMBITIONS

Multimillionaire reality show mogul Ryan Seacrest, 36, is planning for life after American Idol and what he’s interested in is politics. Ryan was having dinner at Ago in West Hollywood with some politicians and he was overheard chatting about his ambitions. Another diner listened while Ryan talked about his desire to run for office. “The only thing shocking in my past is my school yearbook photo!” Ryan joked with his dinner companions. He admitted he wants to become mayor of Los Angeles one day.