American Idol Ruben Studdard has filed for divorce from Surata Zuri McCants, his wife of three years.

Studdard and McCants met at a WalMart store in Atlanta when he was signing CDs.  They were married in 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama.

His representative issued the following statement:

“Ruben and Zuri have gone their separate ways.”

Studdard’s petition cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

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It’s a marriage made in pop culture heaven!

Twilight actress Nikki Reed and American Idol contestant Paul McDonald said “I Do” on Sunday in Malibu.

The wedding took place at a private ranch in front of 100 close family and friends.

“We couldn’t be happier!” the couple told Us Weekly. “[We were] surrounded by our family and friends. We’re so glad this day has come!”

McDonald and his band, The Grand Magnolias performed at the reception and actress Alexa Vega served as Reed’s maid-of-honor.

Reed, 23, and McDonald, 27, met in March of this year at the red carpet premiere of Catherine Hardwicke‘s film Red Riding Hood. Hardwicke was the director of the first Twilight movie phenomenon and of Thirteen, which she co-wrote with Reed.

The couple became engaged in June and moved in together as well.

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It seems the dream is already over for American Idol Lee DeWyze.  Did it even have a chance to begin?  He beat Crystal Bowersox to win the show’s ninth season, and was signed by RCA Records.   However, after just a year and a half, Lee and RCA are parting ways.

The rockin’ singer was dropped by his record label due to poor record sales; his 2010 debut album, Live It Up, sold just 168,000 copies.

His rep says that Lee is “in a good place right now” despite this news.

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Mark Ballas and Pia Toscano have ended their relationship.

The reality/competition TV couple began dating in April but both have busy careers that are said to have gotten in the way of their romance.

“They both decided with everything going on that they couldn’t give each other what would be fair,” a source told People. “They mutually decided this.”

Ballas, 25, is rehearsing with Kristin Cavallari, his partner in the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars.

Toscano, 22, is finishing up with the American Idol tour and will work on a solo album next.

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American Idol alum Jordin Sparks went for the full-on sparkle when she hosted a Labor Day party at Bare Pool Lounge at the Mirage in Las Vegas.  Her silver mini dress was all shimmer and shine, with a little bit of sheer too.  But enough alliteration:  the point is that she looked fabulous.

Jordin’s scheduled to perform today (September 4) at the Muscular Dystrophy Association‘s annual fundraising telethon.   The telethon takes place at the South Point Hotel, just down the road from the Mirage.   Jordin has a very charitable heart; she’s been involved in a number of causes ranging from fighting cancer to post-earthquake assistance for Haiti.  Go girl!

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American Idol Jordin Sparks was the guest of honor at the inaugural Ogilvy Cares Cancer Gala, held aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York (June 1).

Jordin looked smashing in a navy blue dress with three-quarter sleeves and nude peep-toe pumps.

Ogilvy Cares is an organization of employees of monster marketing communications firm Ogilvy & Mather.  Its mission is to support Ogilvy employees who have been affected by cancer, raise awareness of the disease, and support other cancer charities.    The gala, while unfortunately named (can’t a mar-com firm do better than that?), honored Best Doctors and Aetna for their efforts to fight cancer, with proceeds benefiting CancerCare, a nonprofit providing free, professional support to anyone affected by cancer.

What causes do your favorite celebs support?  Find out more!

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Twilight star Nikki Reed flashed her bling on the carpet at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards and announced her engagement to American Idol‘s Paul McDonald.

The two were hand-holding and awfully cuddly as Reed was sporting a new ring. When asked about it and the couple’s future she replied “He’s the one. He’s the one.”

McDonald, who came in 8th place on this year’s AI, met the Breaking Dawn star at the Red Riding Hood premiere and didn’t know who she was at the time.

To up the so-cute ante, Reed says McDonald has been writing lots of music with her as his muse. Too darn cute.

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Beyonce takes the apocalyptic trend and spins it with a dance/pop beat, a host of fierce females dancing and lots of animals for her latest video “Run The World (Girls).”

The first single off her upcoming fourth album titled, appropriately 4, Queen B strikes again with a series of energetic and aggressive dance numbers while wearing a number of eye-popping frocks.

Bey leads off the Francis Lawrence-directed video on a horse and commands her fashionable and scantily-dressed gals with the determination of the Warrior Queen as they face off against an army of guys in riot gear.

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American Idol fans were in for a shocker as host Ryan Seacrest told the audience on tonight’s elimination show.

The Top 6 were whittled down to a Top 5 after last night’s performances from the Carole King catalog.

The remaining contestants opened the show with a medley of King’s songs and then the excruciating wait for who lives to sing another day on the A.I. stage began.

Haley Reinhart, Casey Abrams, Scotty McCreery, Jacob Lusk, James Durbin and Lauren Alania all look uncomfortable as Seacrest changes it up a bit and said there are no bottom three and the ones told they were safe were random.

So who got the boot?

Highlight the text to find out: Casey Abrams is out and does not make into the Top 5 next week!

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After Paula Abdul left American Idol, there wasn’t that crazy, slightly off-kilter but totally fun personality on the show anymore. Nothing against Kara DiGuardi or Ellen DeGeneres, who were great and are likeable but it wasn’t the same.

Enter this season with Steven Tyler and that sense of you-have-to-watch-so-you-don’t-miss-what-he-says-next is back.

The Aerosmith frontman tells this week’s People magazine he’s got a lot of nervous energy to burn.

“If you think going out in front of high-def cameras and millions of people I’m not high on adrenaline, you’re crazy,” Tyler tells the mag.

In is own weird way, he says he is perfectly sober – except for the fact that huffs Jennifer Lopez.

“I’m stoned when that curtain drops,” adds Tyler, 63. “I just don’t snort the curtain dropping. I don’t snort J. Lo either, though I do breathe her in.”

Check out more from Steven in this issue, on sale Friday.

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