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Friday Morning Entertainment Headlines

'AMERICAN IDOL'-ST. LOUIS AUDITIONS

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Next stop, Hollywood! The auditions are over for this season on "American Idol." Last night, the judges were in St. Louis, where 46 people get golden tickets. But this season there was no William Hung or General Larry Pratt, the "Pants on the Ground" guy. One bit on last night's show was a silent movie take-off on a bad audition, so we didn't get to hear the guy sing. Single mom Rachelle Lamb makes it through. She auditioned with her young daughter at her side. Reis Kloeckener also makes it. He told the judges he almost dropped out of high school because he was bullied. His version of "Lean On Me" brought tears to Steven Tyler's eyes.

"THE VOICE" RETURNS AFTER THE SUPER BOWL

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Voice" comes back for a second season after the Super Bowl. A second episode will air in the show's regular time slot the next night. Look for some changes this season. Miranda Lambert has been added to her husband Blake Shelton's team, along with Kelly Clarkson. Alanis Morissette and Robin Thicke will join Adam Levine's team. Jewel and Lionel Richie are being added to Christina Aguilera's team and Babyface and Ne-Yo will join Cee Lo Green's team. There will be nine hours devoted to the blind auditions, more than twice what there was before. And the battles will be two hours each instead of one.

SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS

UNDATED (AP) -- The Super Bowl's not until Sunday, but you've probably already seen all the cool commercials. Matthew Broderick returns as Ferris Bueller to hawk Hondas. It's been seen more than six million times on YouTube. An even bigger hit is Jerry Seinfeld's commercial for Acura, where he bribes a guy with money and soup from the Soup Nazi to be the first one to drive the NSX, but ends up losing to Jay Leno. That one's been seen more than seven million times. An Audi commercial showing how headlights can be dangerous to vampires has nearly 3 million hits already.

"THE WOMAN IN BLACK" - DANIEL RADCLIFFE

NEW YORK (AP) -- It wasn't that long ago that Daniel Radcliffe was a schoolboy in the "Harry Potter" movies. Now, he's playing the father of a four-year-old boy in his first post-Harry film, "The Woman in Black." Radcliffe says he knows it might be "a bit of a leap" for some of his fans. But he thinks he can win them over by having a believable relationship with his son. And if the shrieks of young girls at a recent screening of the scary movie are any indication, his fans will be too busy hiding their eyes than worrying about how old his character is. The Woman in Black opens today.

"BIG MIRACLE" - DREW BARRYMORE

NEW YORK (AP) -- For someone who's been in the business virtually her whole life, it's surprising to hear Drew Barrymore say she's "not a very good pretender." Barrymore says she felt "a bit silly" having to imagine a tennis ball on a stick was a trapped whale in her movie "Big Miracle." She says she prefers to get lost in the reality of her character. She says she knows that "sounds like an insane person," but then she guesses she's "a little big insane." Big Miracle opens today.

HALLE BERRY TO PRESENT AT THE OSCARS

BEVERLY HILLS (AP) -- In what could be an indication that producers feel it could be an historic night for blacks at the Oscars, Halle Berry has been picked to be a presenter. Berry is the only black woman so far to win an Oscar for best actress. So far. But there's a good chance Viola Davis will become the second for her role in "The Help." And there's also a good chance her co-star Octavia Spencer will become the fifth black woman to win best supporting actress. Hattie McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson and Mo'Nique were the others. "The Help" is also in the running for best picture.

JERSEY SHORE, PENNSYLVANIA WANT SNOOKI AND JWOWW

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Hoboken doesn't want them, so Jersey Shore is inviting Snooki and Jwoww to film their spinoff in their town. That's Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. The Central Pennsylvania Film Office says they'd love to have Snooki and Jwoww film in Jersey Shore. Or even Williamsport, which is nearby. No word yet on what the stars and producers think about that.

MARISA TOMEI SUED

NEW YORK (AP) -- Marisa Tomei is being hit by a lawsuit, over a water leak in her New York City apartment. And one of those involved in the suit is director John Waters. He lives in the same building. The neighbors' insurance companies filed the suit this week in a Manhattan court. The suit says the leak left more than $128,000 in damage at the building in Greenwich Village. Waters says in an email the case is a standard insurance claim that's completely out of his hands.

Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.


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