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Michael Phelps Talks Miss California, Andrew WK & John Lithgow Turn Hosts, And More…

by Ann Murray-Yavar
Apr 23rd, 2009 | 11:48 AM | Comments 1

Phelps On Prejan: Michael Phelps answered the Miss California question - is he or isn’t he dating her? “I’m not dating anybody,” he said to Usmagazine.com. “I’m single. My private life stays private.” This comes a few days after Carrie Prejan said to Billy Bush about the rumors she was dating Michael, “He is a great man. Wouldn’t you like to know?” What does Michael think about her anti-gay stance? “That’s the cool thing about America - everybody has their opinion,” he added. Watch her controversial TV moment above.

Off-Key Beyonce? That recording of Beyonce performing on the ‘Today’ show last year, where she sounds incredibly off-key? It’s a fake, according to Beyonce. “Everyone’s heard me sing and it’s perfect timing, actually, because I’ll be on the Today show tomorrow singing ‘Halo,’ or tonight you can watch me sing live on David Letterman!” Watch the performance here.

Less ‘Heroes’? The next season of ‘Heroes’ will be trimmed, says AdAge. NBC is reportedly considering cutting the season from 25 to 18-20 episodes due to cost-cutting.

Andrew WK Hosts Demolition: Belligerent rocker, Andrew WK has been slated to host the Cartoon Network’s new demolition competition series, ‘Destroy Build Destroy.’ He will moderate two teams who will compete to demolish and construct objects.

Lithgow Talks Children & Films: John Lithgow will host TCM Essentials Jr., which launches June 7. The Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor will man the series that teaches parents how to introduce kid-friendly films to their children. “We’re proud to celebrate the second summer of TCM ESSENTIALS JR. with John Lithgow,” said TCM VP Charles Tabesh. ‘Who is not only an acclaimed actor but also a champion of educating children, which he does through his beloved books and his numerous activities designed to introduce kids to poetry and classical music.”

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