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Today's news that Jeff Archuleta -- father of Buzzworthy idol David Archuleta -- was arrested for soliciting a sex act at a not-really-focused-on-relieving-your-back-pain massage parlor was nothing short of completely shocking and extremely sad. We're extremely protective of our little Arch Angel and wish him lots of love and... whatever else you wish a person when they (and the whole world) find out that their Mormon dad got busted for a happy ending. By the cops.

With that, here are five more celebrity dads who will absolutely give me another heart attack if I find out they went to an "unlicensed spa."

KEVIN JONAS, SR.
Paul Kevin Jonas, Sr., father of Kevin, Joe, Nick, and Frankie is a former pastor and manages his sons' career (they're in a band called "the Jonas Brothers") which is a full-time job. Also, I've met the man, and he's a saint. I JUST KNOW in my happy little heart that Kevin Jonas, Sr. is just not capable of such indiscretions. It's just impossible.

BILLY RAY CYRUS
Miley's "Thrill Billy" daddy does have the whole out-of-wedlock thing on his side (come on! it was the free-wheelin' '90s!), and then there was the Vanity Fair/ almost-naked pix thing, but he's still a true family man who's biggest crime, in my opinion, is the highlights.

PETE WENTZ
Pete Wentz already aired all of his dirty laundry (and more!) before he settled down with Ashlee Simpson, who cranked out super-cuters Bronx. And even though he's hung with the occasional stripper, he's got a totally hot piece at home. Plus, they're one of those couples who sorta looks like they do it all the time. VIVA LA SIMPSON-WENTZES!

CLAY AIKEN
Clay Aiken is far too busy... wait, what's Clay Aiken doing these days? Oh, going to the airport! Anyway, yay! He has a cute baby! Yay!

CHARLIE SWAN
BELLA'S DAD commit a crime? PUH-LEASE! What crime could the CHIEF OF POLICE OF FORKS possibly commit? I mean, sure, he's sometimes a little emotionally unavailable, and he can't cook to save his life, and true, he's still a bit hung up on his ex-wife, but you CANNOT say that  Charlie Swan doesn't love his daughter. Probably the only crime Charlie Swan is guilty of is BEING BORN A HUMAN.

+ Now, speaking of fathers and crimes, watch George Michael's "Father Figure" video.

Tags Ashlee Simpson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Clay Aiken, David Archuleta, George Michael, Jonas Brothers, Kristen Stewart, Miley Cyrus, Pete Wentz, Twilight, video

+ Adam Lambert took the high road (sort of) in response to Clay Aiken's bitter blog rant about his performance on this season of American Idol. (PopCrunch)

+ On the "Lamchop" tip, looks like this year's American Idol runner-up could be the next frontman for Queen. (Prefix)

+ Mmm... if you're hurting for a smooth cover of No Doubt's "Don't Speak," Chrisette Michele has the perfect remedy for you. A beautiful rendition, indeed. (Neon Limelight)

+ Outspoken fashion queen/rapper Kanye West doesn't like books (or reading for that matter) -- which is why he wrote his own book and wants you to buy it now. (Reuters)

+ Is this for real??? Ciara is giving away her Fantasy Ride CD for free when you buy a large chicken sandwich from KFC?? Is this real life? (Fierocia)

+ Friday LOLZ: In case you didn't see that hysterical vid of Katharine McPhee getting attacked by paparazzi and then promptly saved by an outspoken homeless woman, FunnyOrDie has released a spoof of said video. You MUST watch. (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

Tags Adam Lambert, American Idol, Chrisette Michele, Ciara, Clay Aiken, Kanye West, Katharine McPhee, No Doubt, Queen

+ Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken will NOT throw a Strawberry Shortcake-themed pity party for this year's runner-up Adam Lambert, or any of his fans for that matter. Never one to put things "gingerly,"
the red-headed heartthrob went on to say that his ears bled at the sound of Lambert's voice. Seems a bit harsh, no? (E! Online)

+While we're on the subject of our little "Lam," check out this video of Adam singing at his graduation ceremony, and how everyone starts clapping (around the 2:55 mark) in fear for their lives. (Towleroad)

+ And now, calling all Twitter "Lambs!" In case you missed Mariah Carey's tweet last night, here's the name of her new album. (Pink Is The New Blog)

+ As we were crumbling the last bits of our "Flake" bar into our ice cream, British rock band Blur announced that they may possibly add some U.S. dates to their upcoming world tour. Are you ready 'Girls & Boys?" (The Tripwire)

+ Amerie (remember her?) returns with a new single "Just Tell Me U Love Me," but the record sounds dated and just too similar to her first single from back in the day, "One Thing." What do you think? Do u love it? (Neon Limelight)

+ In what must have been perfect weather here in NYC, Fall Out Boy performed "Dance, Dance" live on the TODAY show. Today. (Bitten & Bound)

Tags Adam Lambert, American Idol, Amerie, Blur, Clay Aiken, Fall Out Boy, Mariah Carey

+ Poor Rihanna can't catch a break these days. It appears that the sage words of Hindu text she had inked on her haunch aren't spelled correctly. This is exactly why we will ONLY ever get those rub-on kinds that you use with water. (Giant)

+ Trim or not, we still think Eminem looks a little crazy in the eyes. (XXL)

+ This past weekend, Britney Spears catered a little Easter brunch for her dancers on the roof of a hotel in San Jose. We think this was a really sweet gesture on BritBrit's part, but for the sake of the dancers we hope this wasn't the same "finger foods" they hand out on her VIP Backstage Tour. (Britneyspears.com)

+ Something tells us that Soulja Boy Tell 'Em is not actually using TurboTax to do his taxes. Soulja, if you are, DEF spring for the Audit Protection for an extra $10 bucks -- sooooo worth it. (Twitter)

+ The Veronicas are Buzzworthy faves (and so is Joe Jonas or ANYTHING JoBro, for that matter. DOY.) So it's no wonder we freaked a little after seeing this pic of ALL of them together at Pinkberry! That would NEVER happen at the Pinkberry by us. It'd be like, Clay Aiken and Harvey Fierstein. (Jemistry!)

+ Kanye West and The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers randomly laid down a track for 'Ye's new album.  Even weirder is that bad-actor-turned-worse-musician Jared Leto was there to ruin it all (while looking like a serial killer). (Smoking Section)

+ Earlier in the week we mentioned that P!nk and ex-hubster Carey Hart were getting reacquainted.  Now it turns out they're getting re-hitched? (In Touch Online)

Tags Brandon Flowers, Britney Spears, Carey Hart, Clay Aiken, Eminem, Harvey Fierstein, Jared Leto, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, Kanye West, P!nk, Rihanna, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, the veronicas, The-Killers

+ The unlikely pairing of Lil Wayne and Fall Out Boy on his latest album "Rebirth" (Oof.  All I hearz is Patrick Stump yodeling) makes me wonder if L Dub will "Phone Home" some BBerry pix of his netherbits.   (Rap-Up)

+ She's like the wind: Some cute pics of Lady GaGa bein' an easy breezy girl doin' easy breezy things with her friends (no "disco stick riding" here).  Amaaaazing what a blonde Janice-from-the-Muppets wig, a French-cut unitard, and a celebrity blogger will do for your career. (PerezHilton)

+ OOF! Estelle! Girl better WERQUE that football jersey. (Go Fug Yourself)

+ Buxom "Barbed Wire" babe Pam Anderson came a two-steppin' down the runway to close out Richie Rich's Wednesday night fashion show (flanked by Roller Rich himself). Kind of annoys me that his muse (and my personal thinspiration) Amanda LePore got the shaft quicker than you can say hep-A. (E! Online)

+ Ok. How great is it that Felicia "Fe" Culotta and Britney Spears have been reunited again, seen here tooling around town in a Mini (when did Brit get that??).  Oh, how i have MISSED Fe's lil Southryn lisp and high school bangs.  Welcome back, lady.  P.S. JoBros gots to be PISSED, yo. No??  Who will keep Big Rob company??? (Pink is the New Blog)

+ Our favorite little strawberry muffintop Clay Aiken apparently got the boot from his record label, RCA.  Personally I don't mind his voice (however Contempo-Christian it may sound), but he'll get no sympathy from me until I see next steps from sexpot Katharine McPhee. Yes.  I still have McPheever. DEALWITHIT. (Jaded Insider)

Tags Britney Spears, Clay Aiken, Estelle, Fall Out Boy, Jonas Brothers, Katharine McPhee, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Richie Rich

No, not Justin TIMBERLAKE... Justin GUARINI... Remember? American Idol's first-ever runner-up, who cleared the paths for future runners-up like Clay Aiken and David Archuleta, both of whom would go on to totally eclipse him to degrees so extreme it's almost preposterous? THAT Justin Guarini! With the broccoli-shaped hair!

Well, while pulling photos for my epic Grammys fashion recap, I noticed that Justin Guarini was AT THE GRAMMYS, people! The 2009 Grammys. I know it's hard to believe he wasn't nominated, but he actually is still doing music... COUNTRY music. He's on the CMT show Gone Country 3, which means he's, um, gone country. I wish him all the luck in the world, but I also wish I had a copy of From Justin To Kelly to watch... Wait a second! I've got 99 cents!

Tags American Idol, Clay Aiken, David Archuleta, Grammys, Justin Timberlake, Justin-Guarini, Kelly Clarkson

Krayon Brooks fears Beyonce's "I'm married"/ "Single Ladies" mental state has gone from single-minded to "It's Complicated." The comedian -- his real name's Mike Rose, and he's one half of the super brains behind Planet Unicorn -- also devotes a few seconds to Walgreen's employees, Sephora, and pepper steak.

Watch Krayon Brooks' ridicu-LOLs analysis of Beyonce's mixed messages, check him out on the New Now Next blog, and get MTV News' Kim Stolz's take on A Day Without A Gay. (Also, gay side note: Clay Aiken's maybe-boyfriend Reed Kelly is so effing cute and totally the gay Jake Gyllenhaal! Score!)

Tags Beyonce, Clay Aiken, Krayon Brooks, Planet Unicorn

While I do break for Jonas Brothers fans, I usually take the "secret" back way (west on 44th Street -- very secret) to work to avoid the Times Square crush on my way to work. Plus, there's a potential for a Clay Aiken spotting since I pass Spamalot on my way into the MTV building too. Hasn't happened yet but I have HOPE.

But this morning I took the main route up Broadway, through the heart of Times Square, crossing through that little strip of land that bisects Broadway and Seventh Avenue and is actually called Military Island, fun fact, or not so fun, depending on your views on the military.

Anyway, when people aren't using that spot as their own personal Olan Mills, it's often used for corporate promotions and stunts, like the Netflix movie binge that's happening right now.

Basically some of the world's laziest people (besides myself), are watching movies for five straight days. And only taking breaks to pee and to sweat to with the golden oldie himself, RICHARD EFFING SIMMONS! So, the im-pec-(har)-ably befro'ed flab fighter was there, in his skimpy skivvies, in the flesh, working these poor people out. I snapped a B'Berry pic for you guys, for my cousin Shelley who's been obsessed with him since we were kids, and, of course, for Jim Cantiello.

Inspired by my awe-inspired Richard Simmons spotting, please enjoy these sweat-inducing videos: Keith Sweat's "Make You Sweat," D'Angelo's "How Does It Feel," (get well soon, big guy!) and a great from the crate that's almost as classic as Richard Simmons himself -- C+C Music Factory's "Make You Sweat."

Tags C+C Music Factory, Clay Aiken, D'Angelo, Jonas Brothers, Keith Sweat, Richard Simmons

+ Tokio Hotel are actually worried about what YOU think of THEM. Says guitarist Tom Kaulitz, "Our vocabulary is just school English, so we have no slang, no cool words." Um, trust us, guys -- if anyone here should be giving lessons on how to be cool, it's not gonna be us. (MTV)

+ Are Britney Spears and Kevin Federline eying a reconciliation?? According to the British tabs, the two are trying to work through their issues in couples counseling. We'll believe it when we see it. (Daily Mail - UK)

+ Aerosmith's Steven Tyler sues Internet impersonators for talking about his mama. (Rolling Stone)

+ Kanye West is in such a hurry to hit you with his new album, 808s and Heartbreak, that he's bumped up the release date to "November something." Thanksgiving stocking stuffer, anyone? (MTV)

+ Limp Bizkit to reunite and recreate their unique blend of music, yelling and severe anger management issues. (Metal Hammer - UK)

+ There are plenty of people in this world who would looooove to follow the Jonas Brothers around -- like, for instance, us! But according to Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas, it does occasionally have it's drawbacks. For instance? "I often have nightmares about 12-year-old screaming girls." Yeah, but SO WORTH IT!! (PopEater)

+ American Idol's Simon Cowell reacts to Clay Aiken's startling admission (basically with a "ZZZZzzzz"). (MTV)

Tags Aerosmith, American Idol, Britney Spears, Clay Aiken, Jonas Brothers, Kanye West, Kevin Federline, Limp Bizkit, Simon Cowell, the veronicas, Tokio Hotel

Lance Bass,

I will be honest. Until recently Dancing With the Stars was nothing more to me than another reality show where sports stars I wouldn't otherwise be able to identify went to breathe one last breath into their dying careers.

But with the inimitable Cloris Leachman, Kim Kardashian's rear, and, of course, you, Lance Bass, starring on this season's show, I knew I had to give it a shot.

And Lance Bass, after your performance last night, Tom Bergeron read my mind when he said why couldn't that have lasted longer? Lance, you and your rock-n-foxtrottin' partner -- Kat Von D in character shoes! -- quick-stepped to one of my favorite Cure songs, "Close To Me," (and they said it couldn't be done!), employing steps like "the gingerbread man," "Transformer," and, endearingly, "the prairie dog," and directives like "pee like a dog on a hydrant" and ended it with a devil-may-care kiss!

And I. Was. Hooked.

Tonight I'll be watching the third of this week's three (!!!) episodes without a shred of irony (alright, it's helped that I've been sick all week too), and I can honestly say I can't wait.

Godspeed you, Lance Bass. May you and Lacey Schwimmer rack up more points than David Hasselhoff on a breathalyzer.

And Clay Aiken, may you bloom and grow into a man as fine as Lance. And someday, if you ever do Dancing With the Stars -- excuse me, DWTS -- I'll be voting for you like your last name was Obama.

xoxo,
Tamar

+ PS: JONAS BROTHERS ARE ON DANCING WITH THE STARS TONIGHT!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Tags Clay Aiken, Dancing With the Stars, Jonas Brothers, Lacey Schwimmer, Lance Bass, NSync, The Cure