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The 29-year-old rapper will be joining Mariah Carey at the judges' table on "American Idol," two sources confirm to Us Weekly exclusively. "I'm not sure the deal is completely done yet, but yes, she is definitely doing it," one insider reveals. "A few more slight things to sign off on but it is happening."

The opening episode of the ninth series of X Factor averages 8.7 million viewers, the lowest launch audience since 2006.

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," NBC's flagship late night program, has laid off 20 staffers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Deadline reports that Leno himself took a "tremendous" pay cut as well. Details of the departments that will be affected by the downsizing are currently unknown, nor is it known why the layoffs took place.

CBS has dropped its lawsuit against ABC over its reality series "The Glass House," citing the show's low viewership numbers as a reason it is no longer interested in the case.

A group of black journalists says it is disappointed in the lack of ethnic diversity among the people chosen to moderate presidential debates.

Throughout the latter half of Game of Thrones Season 2, we kept hearing one name over and over again -- Mance Rayder. As the leader of an army of Wildlings, “The King Beyond The Wall” loomed large over the show’s adventures in the icy north, even though the audience never got to see his face. Audiences have been speculating on who might get to play the storied leader ever since the show was announced and now, according to EW, we’ve finally got an answer – Ciarán Hinds.

Michael J. Fox is planning a return to series TV, more than a decade after he left to concentrate on fighting Parkinson's disease. The actor, who first gained fame in the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties" and later headlined "Spin City," will star in a comedy that's in development at Sony Pictures Television for 2013, according to people with knowledge of the project.

Men, do you have what it takes to be a model on "The Price is Right"? CBS said Wednesday that the game show known for its female models will add a male one for a week. "The Price is Right" will hold its "first-ever search" for the right man in an online competition, the network said. Viewers will choose the winner in October.

Drew Lachey is not taking it easy before he reunites with boy band 98 Degrees and appears on "Dancing with the Stars."

Kim Kardashian's divorce has engulfed her family and network, literally. Attorneys for her estranged husband sought detailed records Wednesday about her reality shows and details of depositions with her mother and current boyfriend Kanye West to prove her 72-day marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries was a fraud.