Entertainment - News April 8, 2011

Underwood makes acting debut in 'Soul Surfer' (Athens Banner-Herald)
Carrie Underwood says she's happy with her first acting performance on the big screen.

Hanna (EDGEfireisland Entertainment Feed)
Saoirse Ronan stars in Hanna Director Joe Wright takes a big detour from his buttoned-up tales of repressed love with his latest film, Hanna .

'American Idol' Finalist Booted, Leaving 8 (WPBF)
Songbird Pia Toscano was eliminated from "American Idol" on Thursday, leaving the judges who had lavished praise on her in despair over the audience's decision.

Larry King, TV pitchman; want a breath freshener? (Athens Banner-Herald)
Larry King's business portfolio is expanding from bagels to breath mints. The former CNN host, who announced last month he was joining with a New York bagel maker to open a Beverly Hills store, now is hawking a breath freshener.

Cowell widens audition process for 'The X Factor' (Athens Banner-Herald)
Simon Cowell wants to make sure he finds the most talented singer for the U.S. debut of "The X Factor." That's why he's set up audition studios in Nashville, Tenn.; Anchorage, Alaska; Kansas City, Kan.; and Denver throughout April.

Eva Longoria shows she knows her way around a kitchen with new cookbook called a Evaa s Kitchena (Penticton Herald)
In this April 4, 2011 file photo, Eva Longoria attends a book signing for her cookbook "Eva's Kitchen" at Borders Books in New York.

3 'Jersey Shore' stars set for MTV spinoff shows (2NEWS.TV)
Life isn't always a day at the beach for the stars of "Jersey Shore," so three of its cast members will also be appearing in MTV spinoffs.

Is Matt Lauer leaving the 'Today' show too? (5NEWSonline)
By 2012, Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira will both have departed the "Today" show, leaving no big stars on NBC 's No.

Prince Harry gets an extra day for his Arctic trek (KMOV-TV Saint Louis)
Palace officials say Prince Harry will spend at least one extra day trekking in the Arctic because cracks in the ice have closed the airport runway that he planned to use to return home.

Fey steps out with bump on Oprah (Shropshire Star)
Thursday 7th April 2011, 11:00AM BST. Tina Fey revealed she is pregnant on US TV Tina Fey has announced on US TV that she is is five months pregnant.

Tina Fey Expecting Her Second Child (WLKY)
Tina Fey is expecting her second child. Her publicist confirms that the "30 Rock" star announced while taping an appearance of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Wednesday.

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