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After Hoboken passed, Jersey City, New Jersey's second largest city, is rolling out the reality TV welcome mat for Snooki and JWoww of Jersey Shore fame.

Jersey City is just a few miles south of Hoboken and across the Hudson River from New York City, so it's essentially the same locale for the classy gals.

Permits were issued for filming a Jersey Shore spinoff starring Snooki and JWoww. Filming is expected to begin this month in the Grove Street Path area.

Nearby Hoboken last week denied the permit, citing safety and quality of life concerns for residents of the city. Its neighbor turned out to be more receptive.

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy says he believes the show is an opportunity to promote the city, and can be pulled off without adverse effects on taxpayers.

City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill says the cast and crew must obey all laws and that producers must foot the bill for police to reduce impact on the public.

Fellow cast member Pauly D's spinoff, The Pauly D Project, is set to premiere March 29. As far we we know, the Snooki-JWoww project remains untitled.

Poor Kourtney Kardashian. The knocked up reality star has once again been left by baby daddy Scott Disick, according to Life & Style at least.

In December, we were told that Kourtney was left Pregnant & Alone by Disick, despite a multitude of red carpet appearances that proved otherwise. Now, a new tabloid cover story is screaming that Scott is again acting like a total jerk.

In late January, sources tells the magazine, Disick spent a weekend partying in Las Vegas. He then returned home to a "fuming" Kourtney, the insider continues, who responded to his bachelor-like ways by throwing him out of the house. The result?

Scott spent 11 days in a different state than his baby mama last month! 11!!!

The New Orleans Hornets are 4-22. It takes A LOT for this atrocious basketball team to make headlines.

Enter Will Ferrell.

The hilarious actor took over pre-game introduction duties last night, calling out the names of the starting players for both the Chicago Bulls and the Hornets, while adding the occasional random fact, such as how Emeka Okafor "minored in love" and Derrick Rose's favorite movie is The Notebook.

New Orleans then went out and lost 90-67. So this was easily the team's highlight of the season night:

Will Ferrell Pre-Game Introductions: Hornets vs. Bulls

American Idol kicked off its Hollywood auditions last night with a couple memorable performances and one painful cliffhanger.

But with these episodes already having been taped, the identities of the season's top 24 have leaked online. Did your favorite make the cut? Read on to learn which 12 women and which 12 men advanced and remember: one of these will be the next American Idol...

FEMALES

1. Elise Testone
2. Haley Johnsen
3. Shannon Magrane
4. Baylie Brown
5. Hallie Day
6. Jessica Sanchez
7. Jen Hirsh
8. Chelsea Sorrell
9. Skylar Laine
10. Erika Van Pelt
11. Brielle Von Hugel
12. Hollie Cavanagh

MALES

1. Eben Franckewitz
2. Reed Grimm
3. Heejun Han 
4. Deandre Brackensick 
5. Aaron Marcellus Sanders
6. Adam Brock
7. Creighton Fraker 
8. Phillip Phillips 
9. Joshua Ledet
10. Jeremy Rosado
11. Colton Dixon 
12. Chase Likens

Looks like Lindsay Lohan is still gunning for a role in the flick Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father, because the starlet seemed to look the part of Victoria Gotti last night.

On the red carpet at the amfAR gala Wednesday night in a very tight, fitted white dress, rocking a wild new hairdo to match, she channeled her inner mob wife.

Platinum blonde with bangs? Not showing any cleavage? She's full of surprises!

Lindsay is a Long Islander, after all. What do you think of her new look?

Hey, if that Gotti getup doesn't hook Linds a role in the movie, she has her million bucks from Playboy. Follow the link for our gallery of Lindsay Lohan pics!

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Under fire for comments he made about Adele - referring to the beloved songstress as "too fat" earlier in the week - fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is backtracking faster than a point guard with Blake Griffin coming down the lane.

"I'd like to say to Adele that I am your biggest admirer. Sometimes when you take a sentence out of the article it changes the meaning of the thought," Lagerfeld told Metro yesterday, adding:

"What I said was in relation to Lana Del Rey and the sentence has since been taken out of context from how it was originally published. I actually prefer Adele, she is my favorite singer and I am a great admirer of her. I lost over 30 kilos over 10 years ago and have kept it off. I know how it feels when the press is mean to you in regards to your appearance. Adele is a beautiful girl. She is the best. And I can't wait for her next CD."

Fair enough, Karl. And you certainly are not alone with that sentiment.

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With Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry also clashing in court, over the latter's alleged violent actions toward daughter Nahla's nanny, the actress has now ratcheted up the legal intensity.

By telling a judge she wants to move with Nahla to France.

According to TMZ, Berry submitted papers this week that request permission to take the three-year old with her to the native country of boyfriend/rumored fiance, Olivier Martinez. As you might expect, Aubry is angry over the proposal, believing it to be punishment for his actions and a way to strip him of shared custody.

A hearing will likely be scheduled in the near future.

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As the iPad 3 launch date nears, rumors regarding the next generation are swirling online, especially after a leaked photo of the new back panel emerged.

That image hinted at changes such as a larger battery and some design elements such as an improved processor, better display and more powerful camera.

A mere glimpse at the casing may not reveal much but a closer look at the back panel suggests at least four major changes to be expected in the iPad 3:

1. New Internal Hardware. Different logic board mounting indicates that a better A6 processor - instead of the A5 processor-based logic board - may be imminent. 
2. Larger Width of Logic Board. Larger width of the logic board of the new iPad compared to its predecessor suggests a larger and longer-lasting battery.
3. Improved Camera Lens. Apple already launched a new camera in the iPhone 4S. Thus, an updated version of the camera can be expected in the iPad 3.
4. Different LCD Mounting. The smaller and different mounting system of the logic board supports the speculation that Apple will redesign the display.

Some theorize that item #4 above could mean a revolutionary Retinal display that would feature double-resolution screen 2048×1536 pixels in dimension.

With modified IGZO (indium, gallium, zinc) technology and pixel density of 330 ppi, this would be an upgrade over iPad 2's 1024x768 and 132 ppi density.

While Apple has not made any sort of official announcement about its launch date for the iPad 3, most experts are indicating an early March launch.

She's already a mogul, this one.

Blue Ivy, Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby's name, may soon be trademarked as well. It does have instant brand recognition, and her business-savvy folks are all over that.

Blue Ivy Carter's parents filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office protecting the little girl's name for possible use on a future line of baby goods.

Why the rush? There was no time to waste, apparently.

Two Blue Ivy wannabe entrepreneurs already had applications shot down, and no matter how many White House visits Bey and Jay had enjoyed, they'd still have to go through the office's first-come, first-served process like everyone else.

However, a surge in applications is usual when a new name or phrase explodes into the lexicon, and because it's the office's job to sort things out, they try to anticipate trends, subsequently fast-tracking applications inspired by names in the news.

Still, one Blue Ivy earned the trademark before Beyonce was even pregnant: The Blue Ivy clothing store in Wisconsin got unknowingly lucky in early 2011.

They can be expecting a fat check in the near future.

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Give American Idol credit for airing a legitimate, soap opera-esque cliffhanger last night.

Or lament the show for exploiting what could be a serious injury to a 16-year old girl.

Either way, the competition concluded its first set of Hollywood auditions not with a high note, but with a thud. Literally, as Symone Black was talking to the judges about why she selected "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" when she took a couple uneven steps and then... WHAM! She fell off the stage and crashed to the floor.

Cue the credits and fade to black as producer Nigel Lythgoe called for a medic. Was this great television? Or a pathetic way for a fading series to try and recapture some headlines? Watch and decide for yourself:

Symone Black Auditions, Crashes to the Floor