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A Kathy Griffin talk show without celebrities? Sounds a bit like baking a pie and forgetting the crust, no? Well, the doyenne of the D-List — and frequent scourge of the A-List — isn’t completely shutting out famous faces from Kathy, her new Bravo gabfest that premieres April 19. Just don’t look for them sitting next to her. Hard as this is to imagine, Griffin told me she would feel encumbered with celebrities surrounding her, actually having to worry about hurting someone’s feelings or, God forbid, listening to someone promote their latest whatever. She favors having her friends and family […]

Worry not, fans of departed American Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi — or folks fearing the longtime FOX ratings juggernaut may be jumping the shark with an upcoming season full of kooky shakeups. Bravo has greenlit Going Platinum (currently the show’s working title), a new music competition series showcasing emerging singer-songwriters on their quest to become the next big hitmaker. Country-pop poet Jewel is set to host the series and lend her experience via feedback to DioGuardi, who serves as head judge each week (Take THAT Simon!). According to the network: Going Platinum will follow 12 musicians as they battle through a series […]

As the face of multiple hair-product campaigns, the inspiration for the wig subscription service Wigdazzle, and the creator of the Hairnista Chronicles blog, The New Atlanta’s Africa Miranda could make a tidy living from her enviable locks alone. But Miranda is also a creative force of nature with a sultry voice and a love of stage performing — which means that the Alabama-born stunner is always on the go in her adopted hometown of Atlanta. So when a friend told her about a new unscripted series set in the city and suggested she might be perfect for it, Miranda decided it […]