"Idol" Is a Diamond in the Rough

Posted Apr 29th 2008 5:49PM by TMZ Staff

Proving that "American Idol" is on the cutting edge of the music industry, tonight the wannabes will be singing the hits of ... Neil Diamond?! And you thought Andrew Lloyd Webber was lame! TMZ moles have once again obtained the song list, but we got some bad news -- the Taylor Hicks' in-training are singing two songs each. It's gonna be a long one, folks.

Filed under: American Idol, Photo Galleries

Tags: Neil Diamond, NeilDiamond

Taken to the Cleaners

Posted Jun 13th 2006 6:46PM by TMZ Staff

Stars -- they're just like us, right? They meet, fall in love, marry and, well, divorce just like 50 percent of the rest of us. But as we bicker over who gets the dog for the Fourth of July and permanent custody of the easy chair... stars deal in cold hard cash... wild amounts of it.

TMZ has done some digging to find divorce settlement whoppers. A theme surfaced, which could be an important life lesson for us all: If you line the pockets of your soon-to-be ex with money, and lots of it, they're way more likely to leave happy... and leave you alone.

Check out the Ex's in happier times!

Click here... it's not over yet

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Break-Ups

Tags: Amy Irving, AmyIrving, Cindy Silva, CindySilva, divorce settlements, DivorceSettlements, James Cameron, JamesCameron, Kenny Rogers, KennyRogers, Kevin Costner, KevinCostner, Linda Hamilton, LindaHamilton, Marcia Diamond, MarciaDiamond, Marianne Rogers, MarianneRogers, Neil Diamond, NeilDiamond, Nicole Kidman, NicoleKidman, Steven Spielberg, StevenSpielberg, Tom Cruise, TomCruise