Entertainment - News April 27, 2011

Royal Wedding's One American To Guard Queen (FOXReno)
Growing up on the streets of Manhattan, riding skateboards and listening to punk rock, Denton John never expected to find himself where he'll be on Friday -- on horseback, boots gleaming, as the only American in the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton.

NYC checks into report of P. Diddy police escort (KMOV)
New York City police say a sergeant allowed a police escort for Sean "P. Diddy" Combs for one city block after a concert.

Another star kicked out of the 'Dancing' ballroom (KOMO)
Wrestling star Chris Jericho was smacked down on "Dancing With the Stars," eliminated from the competition one night after landing in last place on the hit ABC show.

Aflac Picks New Duck Voice To Replace Gottfried (Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV)
A clean-cut Minnesota father of three is the new voice of insurer Aflac, taking over the role of the acerbic quacking duck from the fired comedian Gilbert Gottfried.

South Park to splice together iPad, 'The Human Centipede' to make a new iDevice (examiner)
South Park isn't the first series to take on Apple, Steve Jobs, and iDevices, but this lampooning of Apple adds in a connection to the movie, "The Human Centipede."

Katie Couric confirms leaving CBS evening news (Advocate Messenger)
News anchor Katie Couric said on Tuesday she was leaving her job at "CBS Evening News" but said details of her next job were still being discussed.

Keith Olbermann arriving at Current TV on June 20 (Kansas City Star)
Cable network Current TV says Keith Olbermann will return to the air on June 20.Current said Tuesday the title of the weeknight news-commentary hour will be "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." "Countdown" was the name of the program Olbermann hosted on MSNBC until his heated departure from that network in January.Less than a month later, he signed ...

Singer Phoebe Snow dead at 58 (MassLive)
Phoebe Snow, a singer, guitarist and songwriter whose song "Poetry Man" was a defining hit of the 1970s, has died.

Ralph Macchio Partner Falls on 'DWTS' But Pair Still Earns 8s (huliq)
Those who recall "Karate Kid" star Ralph Macchio's crane-style maneuver in the original movie would probably assume that he might be graceful, and they might be right, as he wasn't the one of his pairing that fell Monday night.

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