• American Idol executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz says that despite Paula Abdul’s judging gaffe on Tuesday’s program, the show will not “get rid of Paula.” Meanwhile, AI’s ratings took a 1.2 million viewer dive this week, marking it the lowest rating the show has had in five years.
• The British government is once again seeking to ban Snoop Dogg from entering the country.
• Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley remarked that the band’s current lineup is “getting embarrassing.” “What KISS is doing right now reminds me of like what some great fighters have done in the past when they come out of retirement.”
• Ticketmaster, hoping to keep stride with Live Nation (who also plan to launch their own ticketing service), has acquired the assets of SLO Limited, a company that specializes in VIP ticketing services.

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