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Whether it is 1989 or 2009, Paula Abdul still loves her Coke!!
Lady Gaga performs ‘Pokerface’ live on American Idol Season 8 Top 9 Elimination Show on April 1, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox)
(Left)NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 14: Actress Kellie Pickler poses at the Judith Ripka booth during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 at Bryant Park on February 14, 2009 in New York City (Photo by Katy Winn/Getty Images) (Right) NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 13: Kellie Pickler attends the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 Opening Celebration during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Salon in Bryant Park on February 13, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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Last Thursday Walt Disney World celebrated the grand opening of its newest attraction: The American Idol Experience. American Idol contestants, including all 7 past winners, judge Paula Abdul, creator Simon Fuller and host Ryan Seacrest attended the opening. The new Idol attraction gives visitors the experience of going through the stages of American Idol such as the prep and coaching, followed by an actual stage performance in front of three judges and an audience. The audience then votes for their favorite Idol and the winner is awarded a “fast pass” through the preliminary rounds of the audition process for next season’s show. Click here to see more images from the opening. Who is your favorite Idol?
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like AWARDS SEASON! People’s Choice Award winners, Kid Rock, Katherine Heigl, Kate Hudson, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Christina Applegate, Dakota Fanning and Reese Witherspoon ham it up for an exclusive portrait by Getty Images’ Michael Caufield. We were so happy to see a healthy Christina Applegate looking radiant in a jewel encrusted gown and can you believe Dakota Fanning is 15? Below, winners Reese Witherspoon and Teri Hatcher do an obligatory high-five session with the lucky audience members in the front row. (I see your Christian Louboutin red soles!) See more shots from the People’s Choice Awards here.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 21: Los Angeles Lakers fans use binoculars to see the red carpet for the season seven finale of ‘American Idol’ at the Nokia Theatre before the Lakers take on the San Antonio Spurs in Game One of the Western Conference Finals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 21, 2008 across the street at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
Within just feet of each other, two of the nation’s biggest events went down on a section of Figueroa in downtown
An American Idol was crowned and a NBA team moved one win closer to becoming a champion.
Over at the brand-new Nokia Theatre a rocker-bartender named David Cook upset the baby-faced David Archuleta to be named
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 21: American Idol winner David Cook onstage during the American Idol Season 7 Grand Finale held at the Nokia Theatre on May 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/American Idol 2008/Getty Images for FOX)
Across the street at
In front of soccer star David Beckham, his son
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 21: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates the Lakers’ win as Tim Duncan #21 of the San Antonio Spurs walks to the bench in Game One of the Western Conference Finals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 21, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers defeated the Spurs 89-85. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
With so much going on in one-small section of
I worked the Spurs-Lakers game last night and was constantly checking the photos on Getty Images to see who won across the street at American Idol (let’s just say my girlfriend was curious, haha). I have a feeling the same anticipation for the winner of the basketball game wasn’t the case for the crew over at the Nokia.
The photographers from the San Antonio Express News, who were in town covering the Spurs, were able to double-dip and cover the red-carpet over at American Idol and then the start of Spurs-Lakers game just minutes later. Express News staff photographer Ed Ornelas, said, “this could only happen in LA,” and was shocked how much has changed in downtown in LA since he lived in the area years ago.
Now it’s on to game two for the Spurs and Lakers before I head to
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…DAVID COOK! Last night David Cook became the next American Idol, winning by over 12 million votes. Comments made by the judges the night before clearly favored David Archuleta and based on those comments Cook’s win has been labeled an upset, however instead it should be called a landslide. One Republic made a guest appearance, performing their hit song “Apologize” with David Archuelta, however before the big announcement was made judge Simon Cowell was the one apologizing. He said that after going home Tuesday night and reviewing the show, “it wasn’t quite as clear cut as we had called it” and he thought he was “verging on disrespectful” with his comments to Cook the night before. Cowell concluded that for the first time he didn’t care who won and thought they had both done a terrific job. But
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