Screw the Katie Couric "taking over" Larry King's job rumors!

There's an even better one!

Word is that Ryan Seacrest is in 'serious' negotiations to take over Larry King Live when the old fogie retires.

This doesn't surprise media insiders. Larry told The New York Times in April 2007 that Seacrest would be his first choice to take over the show when the time came.

“He’s the classic generalist,” said King. “The only thing I don’t know, and I’ve gotten to know him pretty well, is how versed he is in politics, world affairs. Does he read the paper? Is he interested in Iraq? Because if he is, he’s going to be very good.”

We're so getting Ryan a subscription to the Economist!!

Good luck and hope it works out!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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When contacted about Star Jones' statement that Barbara Walters 'reduced herself' to sell books, Babs' rep responded:

"I will not dignify this with a comment. Barbara's written words say it all!"

Oh, snap.

In other words, Walters is saying that it is Jones who is undignified.

We concur!

[Images via WENN.]

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Star Jones is fuming!

The former fattie is sooo pissed that Barbara Walters blabbed about her gastric bypass in the autobiography she released this week.

Star rants to UsWeekly, saying, “It is a sad day when an icon like Barbara Walters, in the sunset of her life, is reduced to publicly branding herself as an adulterer, humiliating an innocent family with accounts of her illicit affair and speaking negatively against me all for the sake of selling a book. It speaks to her true character.”

Ouch!

If Barbara were to respond, we're sure she'd just say something along the lines of, "The truth hurts, bitch. Deal with it!"

[Images via WENN.]

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Things aren't looking good. Hollywood may have another strike on their hands!

This times, it's the thespians at war with the big media moguls.

The studio/producer suits have broken off contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild cuz - they claim - SAG's DVD sales and online demands are "unreasonable."

The suits say there's no reason for another extension of talks.

The first rounds of talks lasted 18 days.

SAG president Alan Rosenberg said the decision to halt talks was unfortunate and deeply troubling.

SAG's contract for films and primetime TV shows expires June 30th.

Another strike would be DISASTROUS for Hollywood!

As we mentioned before, the smaller actors union, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is not working together with SAG on a unified deal.

It's AFTRA that will be meeting with the suits on Wednesday at the bargaining table.

Hopefully, SAG and the suits work something out before the June deadline.

Strikes suck, but we we 100% support the actors. They should get what they deserve!

[Images via WENN.]

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Kanye is almost as big a diva as Perez!

He's also one of the only artists to be brutally honest at all times. He's fearless and he doesn't care who he pisses off, that includes Entertainment Weekly.

The rapper went off on a tirade on his blog against the magazine, who gave his "Glow in the Dark Tour," which we thought was amazing, a shitty review.

This is what Kanyeizzle has to say:

"Yo, anybody that's not a fan; don't come to my show. For what?! To try and throw ya'll two cents in? Ya'll rated my album shitty and now ya'll come to the show and give it a B+. What's a B+ mean? I'm an extremist. It's either pass or fail! A+ or F-! You know what, fuck you and the whole fucking staff!!! I know I shouldn't dignify this with a comment, but the reviewer threw a jab at all the artists. I just wanna know when was the last time you enjoyed yourself. If you can't have fun and lose yourself at this tour it's a good chance you're a very miserable person. I actually feel sorry for you guys. Your job forces you to not have fun anymore. Grab a drink, holla at some nice girls, and party bitch!! You don't know shit about passion and art. You'll never gain credibility at this rate. You're fucking trash! I make art. You can't rate this. I'm a real person. I'm not a pop star. I don't care about anything but making great art. Never come 2 one of my shows ever again, you're not invited and if you see me…BOW!! This is not pop, it's pop art!"

Ohhh!

SNAP!

CLICK HERE to read EW's review that triggered Kanyeizzle's sizzle!

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Katie's pissed off our Latino brothers and sisters!

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A vintage shot of Diana Ross, from 1989, on the cover of Vanity Fair.

Shot by….you guess it, photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Does she have no original ideas left????

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Famed photog Annie Leibovitz says that the pictures she took of tween sensation Miley Cyrus for Vanity Fair have been 'misinterpreted'.

In a statement, Leibovitz says, "Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together, and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it… The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”

This "controversy" just isn't gonna die! (At least not until tomorrow.)

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Slutty Miley may be "embarrassed" by her topless photos in the new issue of V.F., but she has no one to blame but herself…or her parents!

If you check out this new video from the shoot just released by Vanity Fair, you'll see that not only were BOTH of Slutty Miley's parents there but the set seemed fun and tension-free.

The Cyruses want someone to blame, but they really should be blaming themselves!

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Ashlee Simpson appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday and tap danced around the whole pregnancy question. AGAIN.

Time to get a new routine!

Ellen, at one point, straight-up asks Ass if she's preggers, to which she answers: "Well, that has been going on for quite a while. That is definitely something that I choose personally not to discuss except for the fact that maybe…."

The younger Simpson then adds, "Do I look like I had 10 cheeseburgers or something … because I don’t think I do" before standing up to show her figure.

Admit it already!!!!

Click here to watch Simpson's appearance.

[Image via WENN.]

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