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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
10/29: Gossip sites say Carrie Undewood dating Travis Stork, Jennifer Hudson family murder case: suspect may not have acted alone, cops say
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Carrie Underwood is dating “The Bachelor: Paris” Travis Stork, according to the New York Daily News.
Gossip sites are aflame with sightings of them together.
Underwood has dated NFL player Tony Romo and “Gossip Girl” actor Chase Crawford.
-William Balfourmay not have acted alone in the triple homicide of Jennifer Hudson’s mom, brother and nephew, according to The Chicago Tribune.
Balfour has not been charged in connection with the murders but is held on a parole violation after being arrested and questioned in the case over the weekend.
-Cloris Leachman is off “Dancing With the Stars.” No shock but are you sad? Relieved? Is Maurice or Susan next?
-We’ve had duets, country singers, gospel singers, celebrity singers, dancers and every permutation since “American Idol” came out. How about Fuse’s “Redemption Song” featuring women competing for a singing prize, except they are all “bad girls” such as a stripper, an ex-druggie and a teen runaway? There’s booze and host Chris Jericho and cattiness galore. The New York Post loves it. I might have to DVR this just to tell you how it goes!
-Idol Chatter nabbed a copy of Melinda Doolittle’s album and like it a lot.
Here’s Ken Barnes’ summary: Excellent as the album is (I’d lean somewhere between three and three-and-a-half stars out of four), I fear it’s being released too late, with an entire season of Idol and the beginnings of Season 8 having ensued since Melinda was top-of-mind. Quite possibly, even the subsequent vogue for neo-classic soul triggered by Amy Winehouse and Duffy might have faded by January, although that’s the best hope for this album’s widespread acceptance. It won’t have a major label’s push, either, coming out as it is on a small indie label.
