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Whoever coined the term "basic black" clearly never laid eyes on Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad. Last night, the Hillzies-turned-designers both showed up to VH1 Divas in stunning sequined gowns, shimmying down the carpet and sparkling on stage next to former Idol judge (and the evening's show-stealing MC) Paula Abdul.

Check out what the stylish former costars wore to the star-studded event (whose gown do you like best??) plus, after the jump, see LC and Whit catching up backstage at the 2009 Video Music Awards!

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Tags Lauren Conrad, LC, Paula Abdul, Photo, Roxy Olin, VH1 Divas, VMAs, Whitney Port

Only two episodes left before ABDC crowns a champ! And to honor all the amazing dancers (and Dance Crew alumni) who paved the way to Season Four, the final challenge will celebrate great performers of the past! In no particular order, the crews will dance to a master mix of the following songs:

'Decades Of Dance Challenge'
1960s "Sex Machine" James Brown
1970s "Uprock" Rock Steady Crew
1980s "Cold Hearted" Paula Abdul
1990s "U Make Me Wanna" Usher
2000s "Love Game" Lady Gaga

And just a reminder about how the game's played: one crew will be given the boot halfway through the show, then the remaining two will deliver their Last Chance Challenge routine in hopes of locking in your vote. Get ready for a do-or-die battle!

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Tags Afroborike, James Brown, Massive Monkees, Paula Abdul, Rock Steady Crew, We Are Heroes

• The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expecting baby #3! No word yet on whether it'll be a boy or a girl, but know this: it WILL be born wearing a "Palin 2012" onesie. (Usmagazine.com)

• Anyone else think Miss Kentucky is looking a bit on the Sasquatchy/Joaquin Phoenix side? (Inquisitr via E!)

• Update! Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen (a.k.a. the annoying Brooklyn couple who ruined Girls' Night In on Real Housewives: NY) is STILL bragging about their prodigious unremarkable son, Francois. (TV Watch)

• American Idol apologizes for telling America that a kindly Southern man threatened to kill Paula Abdul. (Perez Hilton)

• On last night's Top Chef, Carla fretes, Fabio admits he'd "a-likka to knocka somebody offa" and Stefan finds out he's not as amazing as everybody he thinks he is. (Baltimore Sun Blog)

Tags Alex McCord, American Idol, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joaquin Phoenix, Paula Abdul, Sarah Palin, Simon van Kempen, The Real Housewives of New York, The View, Top Chef, Top Chef's Carla, Top Chef's Fabio, Top Chef's Stean

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• Likable late night host Jay Leno tops the list of America's Favorite TV Personalities, narrowly edging out #'s 2 and 3 (House curmudgeon Hugh Laurie and coffee table-dancer Ellen DeGeneres), and wiping the floor with Bill "Popular Contests Aren't My Thing" O'Reilly. (TV Squad)

• Spike (from last season's Top Chef, remember?) claims tonight's all-new episode will give people a chance "see who’s a bigger man — me or Fabio." Spoiler: It's Fabio! C'mon, "Ees notta Top Scallop"?! GENIUS. (TV Watch)

• Paula Abdul storms out in the middle of an American Idol audition. Possibly because she's jealous of new judge Kara DioGuardi, possibly because she's unhinged. (Usmagazine.com)

• Apparently, Bart (and actress/Scientologist Nancy Cartwright) missed the Simpsons episode where Homer joins the crazy, money-grubbing cult. (CNET)

• Hugh Hefner continues to pretend that getting dumped by his "girlfriends" was the best thing that ever happened to him. (E! Online)

Tags Bart Simpson, Bill O'Reilly, Ellen DeGeneres, House, Hugh Hefner, Hugh Laurie, Jay Leno, Kara DioGuardi, Nancy Cartwright, Paula Abdul, The Simpsons, Top Chef's Fabio, Top Chef's Spike

• Jodie Sweetin's ex-hubby is claiming the former Full House star is an unfit mother who occasionally drives drunk. In the words of the inimitable Stephanie Tanner, "How rude!" (TMZ)

• Taylor Swift admits that Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford is her dream date, thereby giving us a clear shot at Chuck Bass. Hands off, girls -- he's ours. (Usmagazine.com)

• Former Saved by the Bell star Tiffani Thiessen (better known as Kelly Kapowski) is not, we repeat, not expecting kids anytime soon. So hold off on the MILF jokes -- at least until we hear otherwise. (Hollyscoop)

• Paula Abdul continues to blast the American Idol producers, either because she's really angry with them or because she's trying to negotiate a better contract for herself. Possibly both. (Boston.com)

• Biggest Loser's Vicky Vilcan is sorry you think she's a beyotch. But she can't help it if you're wrong. (TV Watch)

Tags American Idol, Biggest Loser, Chace Crawford, Chuck Bass, Full House, Gossip Girl, Jodie Sweetin, Paula Abdul, Saved By The Bell, Taylor Swift, Tiffini Thiessen, Vicky Vilcan

+ American Idol producers seem to think "America loves Paula [Abdul]." We'd argue, if we weren't so soul-crushingly apathetic. (Damn you, Seinfeld, damn you!) (TV Watch)

+ Meanwhile, British children have voted: and they think Simon Cowell's even more famous than God! We'd be willing to bet he's infinitely more recognizable, too. (TV Squad)

+ Breaking: Lipstick Jungle isn't officially canceled yet! Which means there's still at LEAST two more episodes to ogle that hot twentysomething Kirby fellow who never, ever wears a shirt. (E! Online)

+ Good news, ATL lovers! Bravo has just picked up The Real Housewives of Atlanta for a second groundbreaking season. Bring on the crazy! (Usmagazine.com)

+ The Today Show copies Barbara Walters does something completely new and unexpected and offers up their own picks for the 10 Most Fascinating People Top 5 People of 2008. (Psst...our money's still on Obama). (E! Online)

Tags American Idol, Barack Obama, Barbara Walters, Lipstick Jungle, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Today Show

• FYI, Sarah Palin will NOT be guest-starring on Desperate Housewives, okay? Also, that thing about her not knowing Africa's a continent? Yeah, apparently that was all just some sort of crazy hoax. Ah, rumors... (E! Online, NY Times)

• Reality tv takeover! Girl Next Door Kendra Wilkinson and bootiful DWTS castoff Kim Kardashian will reportedly be joining Spencer and Heidi in their How I Met Their Mother cameo. (People)

• Jamie-Lynn Sigler may have dumped Turtle for, um, divulging all the dirty deets on their relationship on last week's Entourage...but in real life, she and actor Jeremy Ferrara are said to be getting extremely cozy. And Jamie's keeping her mouth shut. (Usmagazine.com)

• Earlier this week, a woman who once auditioned for American Idol committed suicide in front of Paula Abdul's house. (E! Online)

• Nicole Richie and her former stylist Rachel Zoe appear to have patched things up! Huzzah! (Hollyscoop)

Tags Desperate Housewives, Entourage, Heidi Montag, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jeremy Ferrara, Kendra Wilkinson, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Paula Abdul, Rachel Zoe, Sarah Palin, Spencer Pratt

• Audrina "Ceiling Eyes" Patridge took time out of her busy sched to drop by The View this morning. (Audrina's blog)

• Check out exclusive footage of Jennifer Aniston's 30 Rock guest spot! (Usmagazine.com)

• ABDC's Mario Lopez lands the best magazine cover of all time! (Best Week Ever)

• Paula Abdul and the newest American Idol judge are totes BFF! Or else, you know, they're faking. (NY Post)

• Chef Gordon Ramsay confuses reality show with boring 2-hour self-promotional stunt. (NY Daily News)

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Tags 30 Rock, American Idol, Audrina Patridge, Gordon Ramsay, Jennifer Aniston, Kitchen Nightmares, Mario Lopez, Paula Abdul, Reality Check

• Paula Abdul couldn't be more excited about American Idol's newbie judge, Kara DioGuardi! Oh, and did she mention she also (supposedly) launched DioGuardi's career? (E! Online)

• But who is this mysterious Kara DioGuardi person? And how long will it take her to find the comfortable middle ground between Simon the Grouch and Paula the Kiss-Ass? (NYDN)

• And what does Conan O'Brien have to say about all these Idol-related changes? (Entertainment Weekly)

• Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian is already gearing up for her big DWTS debut. (People)

• Also: There's still no word on what caused Kelly Osbourne's shiner. (TMZ)

Tags American Idol, Conan O'Brien, Dancing with the Stars, Kara DioGuardi, Kelly Osbourne, Kim Kardashian, Paula Abdul, Reality Check, Simon Cowell

Lil Mama, Shane Sparks and JC Chasez admit they're not exactly BFF -- no brushing each other's hair before show tapings -- but they do all share a mutual respect for one another. While we were hoping for a little Randy/Simon/Paula-esque rivalry this season on ABDC, it seems the three-headed beast of judges simply have no off-camera steam to air. In fact, watch the video below to hear Shane Sparks refer to JC as one of the smartest men he's ever met.

Whatever, I'm still holding out for a throwdown between Lil Mama and JC over whose outfit is prettier.

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Tags JC Chasez, Lil Mama, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Shane Sparks, Simon Cowell