Famous Food

Sanjaya Malakar is getting fried this week!

Kentucky Fried Chicken has offered the "American Idol" wannabe a free lifetime supply of their Famous Bowls if the 17-year-old hirsute crooner sports a bowl hairdo in one of his next televised performances.

In an open letter to Sanjaya, KFC President Gregg Dedrick writes, "We're sure America will be as 'bowled-over' by your take on this classic look as they are by our KFC Famous Bowls."

In addition to the poultry perks, KFC will also make a contribution in Sanjy's name to Colonel Scholars, a charity that provides young people with college scholarships. Who knew bad singing and funny weaves could do so much good?!

Hudson reacted to Simon Cowell's criticism of her for not thanking "American Idol" in her Oscar speech. She reportedly snapped back, "If I'd been any better at my job when I was at Burger King in my middle teens, I wouldn't be here either, so should I thank them, too?" Hudson worked at the BK on East 87th and State Street in Chicago. Burger King was her first job at age 16, where she worked with her sister, who claims she sang while working the drive-thru and flipping burgers.

In an exclusive statement to TMZ, Burger King responded to Hudson's beef, assuring her that no thanks is necessary, and awarded her with BK for life:

"...In response to Jennifer's recent comments in which she asked if she should be thanking Burger King, we say thanks, but no thanks are necessary. Burger King Corporation is proud of Jennifer's success and while we never like to lose employees, in this case, our loss is the entertainment industry's gain ... To further show our support for Jennifer, and make sure she never has to sing for her supper again, Burger King Corporation is giving her a pre-paid BK Crown Card that will be automatically reloaded for life."

Everyone knows it can be hard to get a table at some of LA's hippest restaurants. But you would think winning an Oscar or being one of the hottest women in the world would make it a tad bit easier.

That wasn't the case on Thursday night at Brentwood's Katsuya restaurant.

Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon, supermodel Cindy Crawford, Ryan Haddon (Christian Slater's ex) and Jim Belushi's wife were at the Japanese eatery having drinks at the bar while they waited for their table. And waited. And waited.

Finally, after it was clear that they wouldn't be seated anytime soon, the gorgeous group took their girls night out to the nearby trendy Brentwood Restaurant, where they were quickly ushered to the safety of an available table.