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• 24 Jun 2009 12:25

  Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Fox may give Simon Cowell a salary bigger than Oprah'sAccording to the Financial Times, "Cowell has been offered an 'American Idol' contract that would make him the best-paid star of TV, with a deal likely to surpass even Oprah Winfrey's estimated earnings, according to a person familiar with the talks." PLUS: Cowell teams with UK billionaire to create a Disney rival "America's Got Talent" hardly mentions Susan Boyle Last night's premiere was the franchise's lowest-rated yet, despite the so-called "Boyle effect." In fact, Boyle was only shown once in the two-hour premiere, during the opening credits. Letterman "afraid" to tell a Sarah Palin joke "I'm kind of afraid to say anything," Dave said during last night's monologue after simply stating that there was an earthquake in Alaska. (Fast-forward to the 7:20 mark) "Fresh Prince's" Aunt Viv: Will Smith "hid behind NBC's panties" Janet Hubert, who was fired from "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," goes into detail about her upcoming tell-all book on her strained working relationship with Will Smith. (Read Part 2) Why must "NYC Prep" stars mention their uppity status in every sentence? Seemingly every line coming from their mouths in last night's premiere mentioned their socio-economic class and/or status as a student at a Manhattan preparatory high school. PLUS: The 6 rules of "NYC Prep." Kevin Pollak's online talk show has become a Web sensation It has attracted some pretty big names with no censoring -- or salaries. Elisabeth Hasselbeck denies plagiarism "I just want to assure you the allegations are without merit and are being handled appropriately," she said on this morning's "View," addressing a lawsuit from the author of "Living with Celiac Disease." Late-night hosts: Too soft on Obama? Does the president's self-awareness make it harder to poke fun at him? A "90210"-"Melrose Place" crossover? AnnaLynne McCord says there's been talk of bringing together the two shows, which were linked in their previous lives. Report: Jon's alleged girlfriend will join "Jon & Kate" Deanna Hummel -- the 23-year-old whom Jon Gosselin allegedly had an affair with -- will appear on the TLC show when it returns from hiatus on Aug, according to the NY Daily News, . "Deanna's role isn't expected to be big, but because she's part of Jon's life, she'll be filmed," a source tells the Daily News.Kate: "It feels like I failed"She's still wearing her wedding ringJon "hurt" by Kate's statementDear media: Cut back on "J&K" coverage!Why "J&K" should go on: To show kids that divorce isn't the end of the world How Ed McMahon became the best-ever second banana"Any job can be done with distinction and a certain amount of flair; the trick with being a second banana is not to have too much flair," says Tom Shales. "McMahon usually knew just how far he could go in supporting Carson without ever upstaging him. At this delicate part, he was a master. A second banana must know his limitations and McMahon had plenty, but then if he'd been in any way the equal of his boss, he would have had his own top show."Jay Leno offers condolencesMcMahon was a master pitchmanWho was the mystery man who bought McMahon's mortgage?McMahon was fun uncleHe made Johnny important and funny E! says it will lift its Speidi ban if they do something newsworthy A longer Oscars?: Academy Awards will allow 10 Best Picture contenders Many Washington, D.C. bars won't allow "The Real World" to film Letterman's "Lyle the Intern" lands role on "Virtuality" The Roots to debut their new single tonight on Jimmy Fallon "Footloose" execs discover that Julianne Hough can't act Gov. Schwarzenegger may cameo on Fox Reality Channel show Dominic Monaghan's "Lost" comeback? He was seen lunching with Lindelof "Sons of Anarchy" going on a cross-country tour Why would a British TV network want NBC's Ben Silverman? Martin Lawrence is juggling a few TV comedies that he's producing Terrell Owens eliminated from "Superstars" // TV's dullest summer reality show Artie Lange talks to Michael Irvin about his "Joe Buck Live" appearnce Drew Carey tweets behind the scenes "Price is Right" photos "Buffy's" spirit lives on in urban fantasy fiction Who should star in "Susan Boyle: The Movie"? Cable TV is struggling with how to give its subscribers shows online PBS examines "The Music Instinct" -- the science of songs "Real World Cancun" looks good at 22 // Cast includes a football punter "It's like my home," Audrina Patridge says of MTV "Rescue Me" morphs into "Veggie Tales" "I'm a Celeb" says goodbye to Sanjaya and Patti Blagojevich Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo have broken up Meet Pilar, the new female Mexican "Weeds" badass NJ "Real Housewives" reunite, but Jacqueline & Danielle are no longer friends "The Philanthropist" is earnest and perfect for summer, but is it the worst show ever?

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