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Wyclef Death Threats- Kids in the Hall Reunite- Eminem Rules Again- Adam Lambert Tongue Diving- Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Raekwon- Britney Glee Tweet- more

08/19/2010
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The Day in Pop Digest for 8/19/10: (Jam!) Wyclef Jean said Wednesday he had received death threats but they would not deter him from running for president of his native Haiti. more

(Yahoo) The Kids in the Hall will be back on TV screens in "The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town," a four-hour miniseries on IFC. The first pair of half-hour episodes airs Friday (10 p.m. EDT). more

(Yahoo) Eminem returned to the top spot on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday after being sidelined for the past two weeks by No. 1 debuts from rock bands Avenged Sevenfold and Arcade Fire. more

(ASB) During his recent concert in Providence, Rhode Island, Adam Lambert performed what he described as tongue diving. The "American Idol" alum did the stage act when performing Tears for Fears' "Mad World" and T. Rex's "20th Century Boy". Halfway through the set, he paused and leaned into the crowd. He did it twice reportedly to smooch not only female but also male fans. "TongueDiving is the new StageDiving. Get Into It," he tweeted. more

(Yahoo) Jerry Lee Lewis will join his likeness onstage when he performs with the cast of the hit Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet" for a one-time jam session. more

(Yahoo) Kanye West won't have to attend in person a mediation session aimed at resolving a lawsuit filed against him by rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, he'll be able to phone it in. more

(ASB) Flo Rida has offered to collaborate with British girl group The Saturdays, after stealing the U.K. chart number one from them for a second time at the weekend. more

(ASB) The recent Twitter conversation among Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Raekwon about a possible collaboration is not just an idle talk. The Wu-Tang Clan star has confirmed the project, saying "It's definitely gonna happen." more

(Yahoo) Darren Lynn Bousman, the director of several "Saw" movies is in the process of writing "11 11 11," which will take on the idea of 11 gates of Heaven and how on 11:11 on the 11th day of the 11th month, the 11th gate will open up and something from another world will enter the earthly realm for 49 minutes. more

(MTV) For fans who may have doubted whether the Britney Spears "Glee" episode is happening, Brit has tweeted a picture of herself on the set of the show. more

(ASB) Just hours after MTV announced Justin Bieber, B.o.B, Ke$ha and Ashley Greene are added to the already star-studded line-up of Video Music Awards, Chelsea Handler took it to her own TV show "Chelsea Lately" to reveal that she has been handed a hosting duty for the upcoming show. more

(Yahoo) Talk show host Laura Schlessinger says her desire to talk freely without having affiliates and sponsors attacked led to her abrupt decision to end her "Dr. Laura" radio show later this year. more

(Yahoo) Lance Armstrong, Robin Roberts and Michael C. Hall are among the celebrities affected by cancer who are set to appear in a TV fundraiser next month. more

(MTV) Drake's "Miss Me" video, featuring Lil Wayne, is set to premiere Thursday on MTV at 8 p.m. ET. The clip was recorded in two sessions: one featuring Lil Wayne before the rapper turned himself in to start his yearlong prison sentence and another more recently in July as Drake put the finishing touches on the visual. more

(Billboard) New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys are close to signing a deal with Live Nation Entertainment which could lead to a joint tour as early as March 2011 more

(Billboard) Just weeks after a track titled "Repercussions" leaked on the internet, the elusive Lauryn Hill debuts on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 94 -- her first debut as a lead artist in over 10 years. more

(ASB) Nicola Roberts has reassured Girls Aloud fans the five-piece will reunite later this year, amid fervent speculation their ongoing hiatus will become permanent. more

(ASB) Method Man is taking legal action after he was allegedly hit in the face with a beer can while performing onstage at a music festival in Illinois. The "How High" hitmaker was left bloodied and bruised after he was injured during a prolonged attack when he appeared at the Gathering of the Juggalos event with Redman on Sunday, August 15. more

(ASB) Bo Bice's music video in support of his new single "You Take Yourself with You" has been debuted via The Boot. The clip features various photographs of the former "American Idol" contestant during his earlier years. more

(Yahoo) CBS is spinning off their "Undercover Boss" hit with a new show where two employees who work at the same company competing against one another for a major promotion. more

(Hollywood Reporter) Lionsgate has Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" to Spike TV, which will air the thriller in April 2013. more

(ASB) Erykah Badu has been handed six months probation and fined $500 (330 pound sterling) after she was convicted on a charge of disorderly conduct for stripping in public during a controversial video shoot. more

(Hollywood Reporter) Ernest Borgnine will receive a lifetime achievement honor during the Screen Actors Guild's annual awards on January 30, the union said Wednesday. more

(BBC) Sean Connery period drama rediscovered An adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, starring a young Sean Connery, is rediscovered by BBC archivists 49 years after it was first shown. more

(NME) Jay-Z tops hip-hop rich list Rapper beats the likes of P Diddy and Kanye West by banking $63 million in the last 12 months more

(BBC) Rain floods Big Brother compound Channel 4 mops up after heavy rain forced all nine Big Brother contestants to be evacuated from the reality TV house. more

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