'Punk'd' video: Nick Cannon pranks Demi Lovato,
Ashley Tisdale

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Following Thursday night's edition of "Punk'd" featuring host Lucy Hale from "Pretty Little Liars," we are going to see a show moving forward that revolves all around "America's Got...

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'Saturday Night Live': Will Ferrell returning as
host May 12; Usher to perform

post from Matt Carter's feed on 27 April 2012 10:58:14 AM. © Matt Carter's feed

We already know that Eli Manning is hosting "Saturday Night Live" on May 5 with musical guest Rihanna; now, we can confirm that Will Ferrell is also going to be entering the fray.Ferrell will be making his...

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Jason Segel talks 'How I Met Your Mother,' Hilary
Clinton on 'Fallon'

post from Matt Carter's feed on 27 April 2012 10:47:53 AM. © Matt Carter's feed

Could Hilary Clinton appear on "How I Met Your Mother" in the future? Don't get your hopes up, but the news is still more than a little bit hilarious about how she ever became linked to...

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WATCH: Ellen Narrates '50 Shades'

post from TV on HuffingtonPost.com on 27 April 2012 10:43:21 AM. © TV on HuffingtonPost.com

We thought that Ellen Degeneres had reached peak genius when she inserted herself into ?The Bachelor: The Women Tell All.? However, the talk show host seems to have outdone herself again -- this time by narrating the bestselling (and by the author's own admission, not well written) erotic novel, ?50 Shades of Grey.?

The book, originally conceived as "Twilight" fan fiction by author E.L. James, is about the relationship between billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. The novel is known for its fairly explicit sex scenes, and it's these bits that have piqued the interest of so many female readers. (If you want to get a taste, check out Buzzfeed's round-up of the ?15 Best/Worst Lines? from the book) However, when Ellen starts reading, she acts a little unprepared: ?Oh my god -- I'm not gonna say that! ? Is it OK if I paraphrase so that I don't say the exact words ??? she asks.

Hilarity ensues. Ellen's "audiobook" involves sound effects she creates using a whip, chains, handcuffs ? and a Paddle Ball game, as well as her promised attempts at "paraphrasing":

?He guides his hands across my ? secret garden.?

?Suddenly he took out his ? ball-peen hammer??

?Panties.? (Embarrassed grin.)

and a little commentary:

?Well, I don't think you should use a spatula for that.?

Ellen also leaves her audience with some important words to live by: ?If you go to Anastasia's house, don't eat the pancakes.?

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Vampire Diaries - Be Still And Know I Am...

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Do Not Go Gentle: Oh, it's a 1920s theme dance, but that doesn't even matter.

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Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper Named
To Out's 'Power 50' Of Most Influential Gay People

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Being Steve Jobs' successor is no easy task -- but Tim Cook is off to a good start, having been named the most influential gay man in America.

After taking the reins from the late Jobs last year, the 51-year-old Apple CEO returns to the top spot of Out magazine's annual "Power" list of the nation's most influential lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

"Last year, Cook was still the man-in-waiting, assuming control of Apple, but still in the shadow of Steve Jobs," Out's editors write. "More of a manager than an oracle, Cook is now fully in charge of the world's most valuable company -- it surpassed ExxonMobil in 2012 -- which means it's his show to run."

Cook's in good company, too: Ellen DeGeneres, Rachel Maddow and Andy Cohen also made the top ten.

In a move that will undoubtedly ruffle the feathers of some in the LGBT community, CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper and conservative blogger Matt Drudge also made the cut this year, at #6 and #16 respectively. Neither Cooper, 44, nor Drudge, 45, has ever publicly confirmed their sexuality.

You can view the complete list here.

Take a look at the top ten, as well as a selection of others, from the list below:

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WATCH: 'There's A Horrible Epidemic Of Man Boobs'

post from TV on HuffingtonPost.com on 27 April 2012 10:37:15 AM. © TV on HuffingtonPost.com

We love Simon Doonan for his candor, but Conan O'Brien may have gotten bit more than he bargained for from Simon on last night's "Conan": he got man boobs.

Doonan, the creative ambassador at large for Barneys New York and humorous writer extraordinaire for Slate, brought his British accent and signature floral shirts to "Conan" on Thursday night, chatting about his recent book, Gay Men Don't Get Fat.

The topic of conversation, of course, fixated on both men and fat, including the growing epidemic of man boobs. Yes, people, it's a thing. Said Doonan, "There's a horrible epidemic of man boobs and I keep on telling -- see, people are clutching their man boobs now, I can see it!"

This is very bad, intoned Doonan, because not all boobs are created equal:

"No one likes that. There aren't fetish clubs for man boobs. Like, man boobs are like hyenas and mosquitos and red ants and sharks: they don't need to exist. They're horrible. So I'm on a one-man campaign to rid the world of man boobs."

Oh Simon, how we adore your determination. It's that same dogged pursuit of refinement you demonstrated in your literary pursuits as well as your own extraordinary eating habits (how you live without guacamole we have no idea). While we could never achieve your level of bright-eyed, technicolor perfection, we admire it greatly.

And at least you won't pick on us for our boobs.

Watch Simon Doonan talk man boobs with Conan O'Brien, above.

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'The Bachelor' Racial Discrimination Suit Brings
Attention To Race

post from TV on HuffingtonPost.com on 27 April 2012 10:36:05 AM. © TV on HuffingtonPost.com

NEW YORK — Robert Galinsky's students were predominantly white when he taught acting. Now that he tries to help people break into a different form of show business as operator of the New York Reality TV School, about half of his students are racial minorities.

That accounts for his skepticism about claims by producers of ABC's "The Bachelor" series that they've had a hard time finding black singles willing to be on the show.

The nearly all-white racial makeup of the series (and its spinoff, "The Bachelorette") has simmered as an issue for years. Now it's in the forefront with the filing of a lawsuit last week by two black men from Nashville, Tenn., who say they were given little consideration when they tried to get on the show.

Through 16 seasons, all of the men given star billing to search for a mate were white. Same with the women in the seven seasons of "The Bachelorette." Two Hispanic contestants have been selected winners; the rest were all white.

The pattern extends to the pool of would-be mates, even with producers aware critics were talking about the issue. None of the women vying for the bachelor's hand during the past four seasons were black, and one was in Season 12. That's one black woman out of 130, according to a review of the casts posted online.

"These shows have been very intentional in the gender and race stereotypes that they've created," said Jennifer Pozner, author of "Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV.

"It would be very, very difficult for people of color to miss the message that not only is this show not meant for you, but we as producers of `The Bachelor' do not want you to see yourself in a romantic starring role. You don't get to play prince and princess. You don't get to fantasize about love," said Pozner, a media critic who has questioned the show's racial makeup since its first season.

One of the Nashville men who sued, 26-year-old teacher Christopher Johnson, said he was stopped immediately when he went to a casting call for "The Bachelor" and asked what he was doing there. He said he was told to hand in materials, and never got a call-back or tryout.

Warner Horizon Television, which produces the series, called the complaint "baseless and without merit." The company said producers "have been consistently – and publicly – vocal about seeking diverse candidates for both programs."

The lawsuit quotes Michael Fleiss, creator of the series, telling "Entertainment Weekly" that "we always want to cast for ethnic diversity. It's just that for whatever reason, they don't come forward. I wish they would."

Galinsky said he believed there's little concern about diversity within the network unless it helps make money.

"Once you have a good thing going in this industry, you don't want to mess up the formula," he said.

The lawsuit points out that dating shows with diverse casts like "Flavor of Love" and "I Love New York" demonstrate proven interest among blacks in these shows. Other popular reality series, including "Survivor," "Dancing With the Stars" and "American Idol," seem to have no trouble achieving a diverse cast.

On the face of it, ABC would not seem to have a fear of interracial relationships. One of its dramas, "Scandal," features a white president who has an affair with a black woman.

There would also seem to be few societal barriers. A Pew Research Center study released in February found about 83 percent of Americans say it is "all right for blacks and whites to date each other," and about 63 percent said they'd be fine with it if a family member married outside their race.

But resistance grew with age, according to the survey. Only 55 percent of whites aged 50 to 64 expressed acceptance of a mixed-race marriage in the family. Acceptance dropped to 38 percent among whites aged 65 and over.

The median age of a typical viewer of "The Bachelor" is just over 50, the Nielsen company said.

Perhaps reflecting what they see on the screen, the show's audience is overwhelmingly white: 88 percent of "The Bachelor" viewers this season were white, with 11 percent black or Hispanic. Viewership for the typical prime-time network show is 74 percent white, Nielsen said.

Those numbers have been consistent: The audience for the debut season of "The Bachelor" in 2002 was 90 percent white.

Eric Deggans, a media critic for the Tampa Bay Times who has also written about the issue, noted that casting a minority bachelor would raise questions for the show: Would that white audience feel excluded if mostly minority women are brought on to try and strike up a relationship? Would people object to seeing a bachelor date many women outside his race?

"It's been my experience that TV executives are pretty cynical about how TV audiences react to race," Deggans wrote. "And the last thing ABC wants is a cycle of `The Bachelor,' topped by a minority male, where audiences watch less and less, providing an embarrassing display and hobbling a key franchise."

Posner said that she believed many of the show's advertisers, both traditional and through product placement, prefer to see a primarily white audience and will pay more to get access to it.

More awareness of the issue can't hurt, she said.

"I hope that the lawsuit will get people to start to question why the longest-running dating franchise on network television dating show is being produced as if we're in the 1950s segregated South," she said.

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The Vampire Diaries "Do Not Go Gentle": The Good,
The Bad, and The Bloody

It's time for the Decades Dance on this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries, and while there's a different theme ('20s) from years past, there's just as much danger at this year's dance. Esther is on the rampage and trying to make Alaric into a vampire super-killer, but there's more intrigue on the romantic side of things when Elena decides to take Stefan as her date.

There's a bit of romance for lots of characters, but everyone is too focused on Alaric's fate to figure out their relationship status. There's lots to discuss, including the twist at the end, so let's get to the good, the bad, and the bloody after the jump.

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Grey's Anatomy - Now Boarding

Moment of Truth: It's time to actually take the Boards and that means vomiting, sexing, and in one case, bailing.

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