American Idol winner Kris Allen has officially signed a record deal with Jive. — Billboard Masi Oka conceived of the idea for and will executive produce the adventure film The Defenders for Dreamworks. — ComingSoon In Treatment might be too expensive for HBO to bring it back for a third season. — Broadcasting and Cable Neil Patrick Harris will join Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen in Read more

Johnny Depp will lend his voice to SpongeBob SquarePants for the episode "SpongeBob vs. the Big One," premiering Friday, April 17. — Zap2It Carrie Underwood was named Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday. — TV.com Two months before it's even in theaters, there's news of a sequel to The Hangover. — Variety The CW will air two reality shows, Hitched or Read more

LA isn't the only breeding ground for blond socialites with friendship issues: Lifetime has picked up the Hills-like "docu-series" titled Blonde Charity Mafia which will follow the lives of three of Washington, DC's young, elite ladies. Citizen came across the casting call listing back in February, and it looks like the showrunners finally found their talent: Katherine Kennedy (pictured above), Read more