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Britney Spears has refused to attend her younger sisters alleged wedding. Sources say the singer’s pregnant 16-year-old sister Jamie Lynn Spears is set to marry her 19-year-old boyfriend Casey Aldridge before their child is born.

Sources say Jamie Lynn asked Britney to be the maid of honor at her ceremony but the singer told her “hell would freeze over” before she would attend the wedding.

“When Jamie Lynn asked her, Britney laughed sarcastically down the phone. She told her hell would freeze over before she’d stand as her maid of honor then hung up on her,” said the insider.

Jon Peter Lewis called for “a little less conversation, a little more action,” on his star-making 2004 American Idol turn, and today, he’s heeding that advice. JPL is primed for a major pop breakthrough courtesy of sophomore album Break the Silence, slated to drop in May. The first single set to release on March 18th, is the title track, an assured, infectious mid-tempo cut that recalls equal parts Ben Folds, Duncan Sheik and vintage Beatles.

http://www.jonpeterlewis.com

FOX’S deal with the owner of the “American Idol” franchise gives the network the right to continue airing the series through 2011.

Under the terms of a 2005 deal between Fox and 19 Entertainment (now owned by the Robert Sillerman-headed CKX), the network will carry the series in 2009–and if minimum ratings levels are reached, will continue with it for the following two seasons, according to an SEC filing.

Ratings have been down this year, and although unlikely, if the undisclosed minimums aren’t met, Fox apparently could move to renegotiate its terms with 19 Entertainment to continue carrying the show past next season. In any case, it appears a new deal will need to be cut if Fox opts to continue with the series past 2011.

FremantleMedia is also a party in the agreement; it receives a license fee from Fox for each hour of “Idol” broadcast each year. Fox pays the salaries of the judges and the show’s host.

Antonella is back in the spotlight but not for glamour or show biz. The senior at Catholic University is reaching out to the new generation of voters by singing the National Anthem, promoting talking avatars, and addressing first time voters on their essential participation for a better democracy.

A formal announcement on Antonella’s position as spokesperson for ElectionMall’s Voter Space will be made at the 2008 Politics Online Conference hosted by George Washington University’s Institute for Policy, Democracy, and the Internet (IPDI). Antonella is available for interviews in the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel at 999 9th Street, NW until 7PM today and from 9AM - 4PM on Wednesday, March 5.

ElectionMall, a nonpartisan campaign and election technology company, is launching Voter Space this summer, which some consider to be ElectionMall’s secret weapon.

Indianapolis police say a mother of five was watching “American Idol” while her 3-year-old girl nearly drowned in a bathtub last week.

Sirius was in critical condition Friday at Methodist Hospital. She remained at Methodist on Monday, but hospital spokesman Gene Ford said he is not releasing any information at the family’s request.

Brooks left Sirius and her 1-year-old sister, Sereena, in the tub with about 9 inches of water and went into another room to get clothes, according to a police report made public Monday.

Brooks was in her bedroom when her oldest daughters, Daesheana Twyman, 7, and Dasianaye Twyman, 5, entered the room, police said.

“Daesheana stated that they were … watching ‘American Idol’ on TV … and her mother suddenly stated that she forgot and left the two youngest children in the tub,” Officer Gustavia Dodson wrote in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department report.

Brooks told Daesheana to take the children out of the tub, police said. Daesheana found Sirius submerged and called for her mother.

Brooks performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation while her brother, Darnell Wilson, 38, called 911, police said.
Police found about an ounce of marijuana, five burnt marijuana cigarettes and a scale in the house, according to the report.

Daesheana, Dasianaye, Sereena and a 4-year-old girl not named in the report were placed in protective custody, police said.

Robbie Carrico, one of the ousted American Idol contestants, has admitted he once dated Britney Spears. The 26-year-old rocker used to be in pop group Boyz N Girlz United, and they opened for the starlet’s tour in 1999.

“It wasn’t really that big a deal,” he told reporters in a conference call.

Yeah… who hasn’t dated Britney???

Bono, Mariah Carey, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg, Annie Lennox and John Legend will all be featured on the episode, with more to be announced. Last year’s “Idol Gives Back” raised over $76 million for various charities helping underprivileged children.

Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon and Super Bowl brothers Peyton and Eli Manning are among the non-performers scheduled to appear on next month’s two-hour special. American Idol has also enlisted some of its own to aid in its charity special, with season four winner Carrie Underwood and season five also-ran Chris Daughtry attached to appear.

This dude has a great attitude and I’m sure he will make something of himself. He seems to be making it OK, he currently has more than 19,000 friends on MySpace and has sold something in the neighborhood of $15,000 worth of his own music through the site.

From MTV:

“There’s a small window of opportunity, and I don’t want to do it too quick or too slow,” he said. “I’ve always been aware of the fact that one day you can be everything, and the next day you can be nothing. Stuff like that has always weighed heavy on my mind. Things are given and taken away so quickly, it’s always sitting in the back of my mind that I could just be another flash in the pan. Everyone wants to be optimistic, but you also want to be realistic.”

Josiah could go further than any other non top 24 contestant in idol history. Did you hear that William Hung.

This truly is going to be the “Bestest” Idol Season ever!!!

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Don’t Fight the inevitable….

It’s nearly time to cross over.

Francis L.