A Jonas brother and the original “Idol” winner, Kelly Clarkson, have joined the mix of celebrity fill-ins for Paula Abdul on the “American Idol”
panel. Joe Jonas, 20, in Dallas as the judges revisit audition cities to tape their reactions to the lucky contestants who got sent through, and Clarkson will judge in another unnamed city. Already taking Paula’s seat as her negotiations with “Idol” powers-that-be remain at an impasse are Mary J. Blige, Victoria Beckham, Katy Perry and Shania Twain. Also stepping up for a reality TV competition show is on the two-hour “Project Runway: All-Star Challenge” show. set to be aired before the sixth season premiere of Project Runway Thursday. She’ll join returning designers that include Santino Rice and Jeffrey Sebelia. Meanwhile, guests for the actual show, which will be aired starting at 10 p.m. Thursday, are Lindsay Lohan, Eva Longoria Parker and Christina Aguilera. The former choreographer for “So You Think You Can Dance” who was charged in April and then not prosecuted for sexually assaulting dance students whom he met through his studio . The April charges against Alex Da Silva were not pursued after prosecutors said they needed to investigate the matter further. Richard Hatch, who was the first winner of “Survivor” and was later jailed for income tax evasion after he somehow failed to declare his winnings of the most publicized $1 million in the world that year, says he was . Hatch, who will serve the rest of his 51-month sentence under home confinement, says both the prosecutor and the judge were biased against him. Hatch also told Matt Lauer of his prison term, “Imagine the financial devastation.” Three weeks after Kim Kardashian and Saint Reggie Bush amicably split, as they met to dine together at a steakhouse in New Orleans, where Bush is in training camp. Kardashian had a long-scheduled commitment to attend a Dress for Success charity event in the city. Celine Dion’s is the result of a second round of treatments at a Manhattan fertility clinic that froze embryos after their first child was born eight years ago. In 2007, Dion told People that her main goal in life is “to be a mom.” Son Rene-Charles is said to be looking forward to having a little sister, although his sibling’s sex has not been determined. Things seem to be over — for good this time — for Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn, who have twice dropped divorce actions. , and in the September issue of the magazine More, she said, “I have no regrets. I, we, have two amazing children we raised together.”
— Anne Neville