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Whether it’s wigs, multiple personalities or just plain talent, Nicki Minaj has got it in spades. Now, the rap star may help Simon Cowell look for that X factor in a new crop of aspiring young stars.

The NY Post reports that Minaj is in talks to join Simon Cowell’s British import talent competition “The X Factor” as one of its star judges.

“Nicki has a large following and she fits well with the ethos of the show, which plans to usher in a new generation of musical talent. ‘X Factor’ is aiming for a younger audience,” a source told the paper.

Thus far, only record executive LA Reid — the exec responsible for signing Jay-Z, Rihanna, The Killers, Justin Bieber and Kanye West — has signed on to join the judge’s panel of the show, though there are a number of big names allegedly circling the project.

According to Cowell, his former “American Idol” co-judge Paula Abdul is on the judging panel shortlist, while PEOPLE recently reported that Jessica Simpson is also a potential panel member for the show.

Via – HuffingtonPost.com / Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America

Howard Stern Speaks Out About Artie Lange, His New Contract and His Divorce in New Rolling Stone Cover Story.

Read the full story here – http://www.rollingstone.com

Charlie Sheen has sold out several dates on his US schedule for his ‘My Violent Torpedo of Truth: Defeat is Not An Option’ tour.

The show will see Charlie Sheen take to the road in early April for a month around the US and Canada.

As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, it remains unclear as to what will actually take place at the events, but it is thought that they may draw on the actors ‘Sheen’s Korner,’ rants which are already available on the internet. The show “IS where you will hear the REAL story from the Warlock,” according to TicketMaster. Tickets are priced between 50 and 90 dollars, with extra ‘meet and greet’ packages costing considerably more.

Since being fired by the producers of Two and a Half Men, Sheen’s behaviour has been increasingly erratic. Snowballing from his now infamous interview with Cbs’s Katie Couric, in which he announced he was ‘bi-winning’ as opposed to bi-polar, Sheen’s activities have been the cause of much concern in the press. His father Martin Sheen has weighed in, likening his son’s problems with substance abuse to a physical illness: ‘the disease of addiction is like a form of cancer.’

Sheen made history when he took to Twitter, amassing over 1 million followers in 24 hours – a record number in such a short amount of time.

Via Contactmusic

Lady Gaga’s Malaysian fans will have to deal with a heavily edited version of her hit song “Born This Way.” The AP reports that broadcasters in the majority Muslim nation refuse to play lyrics from the song that endorse homosexual lifestyles.

Radio stations have been playing a version of the track that has garbled nonsense in place of the lyrics: “No matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I’m on the right track, baby.” Malaysia’s AMP Radio Networks explain that they’ve been playing the censored version of the song to stay in line with strict government rules surrounding media.

“The particular lyrics in ‘Born This Way’ may be considered as offensive when viewed against Malaysia’s social and religious observances,” the company said in a statement. “The issue of being gay, lesbian or (bisexual) is still considered as a ‘taboo’ by general Malaysians.”

Gaga isn’t the first artist to run afoul of strict religous taboos in Malaysia. Madonna and Beyonce Knowles have both faced protests, threats of violence and government threats to shut down their performances when they scheduled tour dates there.

Gaga has yet to speak out about the censorship, but the issue of gay advocacy is one close to her heart, and she recently severed a business relationship with Target stores over political donations that flew against her support of gay marriage.

Zimbio.com

Reese Witherspoon will wed fiance Jim Toth next weekend at her Ojai Valley home, according to RadarOnline.com.

The ceremony between the ‘Water for Elephants’ actress and the Hollywood agent will take place on March 26 at Witherspoon’s sprawling estate, named The Libbey Ranch.

Witherspoon has reportedly been working with celebrity event planner Yifat Oren to plan the small ceremony, with 100 guests expected to attend. As for the atmosphere of the wedding, sources reveal “candles and flowers will be everywhere, in white and pastels, for an intimate feeling.”

There’s been much speculation that the actress will walk down the aisle in a Monique L’huillier gown, especially since she was spotted in the designer’s Beverly Hills showroom earlier this year.

Witherspoon and Toth began dating in early 2010, and he popped the question in December. This will be the first marriage for Toth and the second for Witherspoon, who ended her 7-year marriage to Ryan Phillippe in 2007.

Photo by Photo Agency / Popeater.com

Lady Gaga’s little monsters to the rescue! The songstress created red-and-white “We pray for Japan” bracelets Friday, and fans have already helped raise $250,000 to benefit disaster relief in Japan by buying the $5 accessory.

The bracelets read “We pray for Japan” in both English and Japanese, and also feature Lady Gaga’s signature claw symbol. They’re selling for just $5 on her website, but people are encouraged to add any extra donation that they can to the purchase price. All proceeds go to relief efforts in wake of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and 23-foot tsunami that devastated the country Friday.

Gaga revealed the good news about the success of her relief campaign on her Twitter page today. “Monsters: in just 48 hrs you’ve raised a quarter of a million dollars for Japan Relief” she wrote. “It’s important we help. X”

Purchase Lady Gaga’s prayer bracelets and donate here

Oh no Miley, don’t turn into the next Lilo please! Miley Cyrus only turned 18 this past November, that means she is 3 years under the legal drinking age in California. So what was she doing drunk in public this weekend at the Hollywood hot spot, the Chateau Marmont of all places! We hear Miley was so drunk after 2 hours that her friends had to sneak her out the back door so the paparazzi wouldn’t get the pictures, but as usual, someone did.

Photo: Pacific Coast News/ posh24.com

Out magazine just released its second April 2011 cover featuring another of the “Ladies We Love,” Madonna (the first featured Britney Spears). The Madonna print spread features never-before-published photographs taken by Richard Corman, along with an additional 18 images posted exclusively to Out.com.

In the new issue Corman talks about the day he shot these images in 1982 and the amazing woman he met as a result of a recommendation by his mother, Cis Corman, who had just had Madonna test read for a role in “The Last Temptation of Christ.”

When Corman arrived at Madonna’s Alphabet City apartment nearly two decades ago, he was struck by how the neighborhood children flocked to the fledgling star. “They followed her, they danced with her, they sang with her. It was something they did on a daily basis, and it was remarkable,” Corman remembers.

He continues, “She was so alive and unpretentious. She was fierce, determined. Nothing was going to stop her.”

The “Ladies We Love” issue is dedicated to the women who inspire, scandalize, educate, and excite us. In addition to Madonna and Britney, the issue celebrates Wendy Williams, Tippi Hedren, Heather Morris, Phyllis Diller, Stockard Channing, and others.

Via starpulse.com

You may not love her music, but you have to respect the lengths to which Lady Gaga will go for her fans. Saturday night, she was the talk of … Louisville.

After a show at the KFC Yum! Center (yes, that is a real venue), she hit a gay bar called Connections, where a Gaga impersonator show was in progress.

Gaga popped up on stage around 1:15 a.m., right in the middle of her hit song, “Born This Way.” She proceeded to join this faux Lady in a duet! Watch: