RYAN SEACREST almost didn’t make it for tonight’s “American Idol” episode, which could’ve been his first absence from the show in almost a decade, due to a “bad stomach bug.”

But of course he won’t let that happen!

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Entertainment news has learned that Ryan Seacrest was almost replaced by Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe this evening after the host found himself to be too sick to attend rehearsals.

PITBULL has obtained another defense in his legal battle against LINDSAY LOHAN, stating that if RYAN SEACREST is not suing him then she shouldn’t either!

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Celebrity news has learned that Pitbull, who has been fighting a legal battle with Lindsay Lohan for including her in his defamatory lyrics, claims in his new documents that if the Ryan Seacrest didn’t sue him for including him in his lyrics of the same song, then the “Mean Girls” star shouldn’t bother suing him either!

Was JENNIFER LOPEZ’s boyfriend CASPER SMART just mocked by RYAN SEACREST in front of all of “American Idol”?

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Star news had no complaints now that Casper Smart is making an effort to be out and seen by the public with his mega famous girlfriend of five months, Jennifer Lopez, by visiting her at the taping of Fox’s “American Idol” last Wednesday. The 24-year-old backup dancer, who was warmly greeted by Jennifer’s fellow “Idol” judges Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler, was also the butt of Ryan Seacrest’s joke.

The hottest Hollywood news this week includes DONALD TRUMP showing how much he hated SACHA BARON COHEN‘s red carpet stunt and the Vanity Fair party on Oscar night in his YouTube video,”"From The Desk Of Donald Trump: Oscars’ Biggest Losers.”

Not only that, he also gave his mind about Ryan Seacrest‘s security!

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I’m sorry, who asked?

SACHA BARON COHEN dumped ashes on RYAN SEACREST as he was being interviewed at the Oscars today in Los Ageles.

On his Burberry suit? No way!

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Unlike most of the Oscars guests who opted for elegance, Cohen decided to come as General Aladeen AKA “The Dictator” to promote his new movie–that also starred Megan Fox–with two female “bodyguards” in tow and pranked Seacrest by tipping over all the contents of the gold urn that he brought with him which he jokingly said contained the ashes of North Korean premier Kim Jong Il.

Is RYAN SEACREST being replaced on “American Idol?” Hollywood rumors have been buzzing after reports came in the E! Online host has slowly been overpricing himself off the market.

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“American Idol” without Ryan Seacrest? Who can imagine the show without the toothy and charming 37-year-old television host? But it seems Ryan‘s steadily escalating paychecks have the network powers-that-be shaking their heads at Ryan‘s astronomical asking fee…