We’re down to two on American Idol. The final two. Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez.

One is a young white male who is easy on the eyes and plays the guitar. In other words: the same exact pedigree as the last four winners.

The other has a beautiful voice and hasn’t been afraid all year long of tacking such major artists as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. She’s responsible for the single most memorable American Idol performance of the season.

Either would be a worthy champion. Only one will wear the crown next Thursday night.

Who do you want it to be?

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It’s only been a week since Jessica Simpson gave birth to her beautiful baby girl, and the star is already thinking about slimming back down.

The mother of Maxi has about three million reasons to, of course.

According to ABC News, the 31-year-old singer signed a $ 3 million deal with Weight Watchers in which she’ll showcase her fit post-baby body.

Jessica will star in a national campaign for the brand this year.

That’s a lot of money to lose weight … not that she needs it.

Jessica has numerous business endeavors, including perfume, lip gloss, beauty products, hair products and commercials and her Jessica Simpson Collection of handbags, shoes, accessories and and boots broke $ 1 billion in sales last year.

Simpson and her fiance, Eric Johnson, welcomed their 9-lb., 13-ounce daughter Maxwell Drew on May 1. Despite reports that she’s already having a meltdown over going back to work, Jessica gushes that she’s happy as ever.

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Tori Spelling has come to the defense of super-pregnant Jessica Simpson amid criticism of her weight, specifically The View’s Joy Behar calling her fat.

In an exclusive interview with Celebuzz, 38-year-old Tori, who’s expecting her fourth child, just five months after giving birth, said the following:

“When women are pregnant, other people need to lay off. It’s a really special time and you should be able to deal with it in your own terms.”

On The View, Behar, 69, said: “Most women who are pregnant are not supposed to gain more than 25 pounds. She looks like she gained a lot more.”

Looking at Jessica Simpson nude on the cover of Elle, we would have to agree … not that we’re criticizing. Every pregnancy is different, Joy.

Tori encouraged Simpson, a judge on NBC’s Fashion Star, to maintain her fashionista style in the final few weeks of her first pregnancy.

“You just have to wear it proud and go with it,” the mom of three – Liam, 5, daughter Stella, 3-and-a-half and five-month-old Hattie – said.

“Every body is different. As far is weight, you never know what is going to happen. You can’t control what angle people are snapping you from.”

Words to live by for pregnant women stalked by paparazzi everywhere. Other words to live by? These awesome Jessica Simpson quotes.

[Photos: WENN.com]

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Apparently Jessica Simpson’s naked, pregnant body on the cover of April’s Elle magazine has not been well received by those at Safeway supermarkets.

The attention-grabbing photo of Jessica Simpson nude has been covered up with pieces of cardboard and/or turned around, the Arizona Daily Star reports.

A spokeswoman for the grocery chain said it made the move to censor the cover following “multiple complaints” about the Fashion Star mentor’s photo.

Simpson said in an interview that that Demi Moore and Britney Spears-like fully nude, pregnant cover pic was all her idea. Well, and their idea. But in this case:

“They didn’t even ask me to do that,” she said on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show. “It was my idea. It kind of just seemed a natural thing for me to do.”

“I’m like 170 pounds and I wanted to pose nude,” she explained.

“I try to be like 110. It’s funny to be at your heaviest and feel the most confident. I just take such pride in being a mom! I just love my body more than ever now.”

What do you think of the cover photo above?

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They both sky-rocketed to singing fame at an early age.

They both got pregnant before getting married.

And they both turned those pregnancies into best-selling magazine issues, with Britney Spears showing serious skin while knocked up in August 2006 for Harper’s Bazaar and Jessica Simpson doing the same thing month for Elle. Which singer rocks a hotter, naked, knocked up bod?

That’s the question. Provide the answer now:

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They both sky-rocketed to singing fame at an early age.

They both got pregnant before getting married.

And they both turned those pregnancies into best-selling magazine issues, with Britney Spears showing serious skin while knocked up in August 2006 for Harper’s Bazaar and Jessica Simpson doing the same thing month for Elle. Which singer rocks a hotter, naked, knocked up bod?

That’s the question. Provide the answer now:

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She may not have been dating one of the game’s starting quarterbacks, but Jessica Simpson still made her presence felt at last night’s Super Bowl.

The pregnant singer Tweeted a photo of herself and a friend from their box at Lucas Oil Stadium, showing off her ample…. rooting interest in the following Twit pic:

Earlier in the week, Jessica had explained her support of the Patriots by saying fiance Eric Johnson was from Boston and: “I’m a Cowboys fan, so I cannot root for the Giants!”

Fair enough. But we all know why Simpson is a Cowboys fan, right? Not sure if Johnson would really want to hear that.

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While Demi Moore works to overcome her recent personal problems, we have an update on her professional life:

Sarah Jessica Parker has signed on to replace Moore as Gloria Steinem in Lovelace, the upcoming biopic centered around the life of 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace. Demi dropped out of the film almost immediately after being hospitalized earlier this week.

Parker joins a cast that includes Amanda Seyfried in the title role, along Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Brody, Juno Temple and Wes Bentley.

Moore, meanwhile, is out of the hospital. Her next move is unknown, but the 911 call placed on her behalf was released to the public today.

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While Demi Moore works to overcome her recent personal problems, we have an update on her professional life:

Sarah Jessica Parker has signed on to replace Moore as Gloria Steinem in Lovelace, the upcoming biopic centered around the life of 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace. Demi dropped out of the film almost immediately after being hospitalized earlier this week.

Parker joins a cast that includes Amanda Seyfried in the title role, along Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Brody, Juno Temple and Wes Bentley.

Moore, meanwhile, is out of the hospital. Her next move is unknown, but the 911 call placed on her behalf was released to the public today.

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Amid reports that Vanessa Bryant caught Kobe cheating recently, speculation is swirling over the identity of the mistress who ended the L.A. Lakers star’s marriage.

According to borderline reliable gossip site Media Takeout, Kobe Bryant has been carrying on an affair for months with Playboy model Jessica Burciaga.

In addition to appearing in Playboy, Burciaga has also appeared in men’s magazines Maxim, Stuff, FHM, as well as numerous calendars and catalogs.

But has she also made appearances in Kobe’s bed?

Jessica Burciaga in Playboy. In Slovenian. Hot and untranslatable!

The site claims Kobe has allegedly spent a small fortune – well over a million dollars – on gifts and other goodies for Jessica Burciaga over the past few months. 

Supposedly, when his wife found out that Kobe was not only boning Jessica, but using family funds to finance his affair, she decided it was time to file for divorce.

Whoever he was cheating with, Vanessa Bryant found out, and she isn’t happy. For what it’s worth, Burciaga vaguely denied the allegation on Twitter yesterday.

“People can actually make up stories online about you and people you don’t even know,” she writes, without mentioning Kobe Bryant by name at any point.

“My relationships and people I’ve REALLY dated have never hit the Internet, but things that couldn’t be FURTHER from the truth and lies always do,” she notes.

It seems unlikely that Media Takeout would label Jessica Borciaga as Kobe’s mistress out of nowhere … actually, who are we kidding, it’s entirely plausible.

Until Vanessa Bryant talks, we have no way of knowing how many girls there were or how he got caught, and we’re guessing she won’t be blabbing. Ever.

She and Kobe worked out their settlement, in private, before news of their split even got out, and chances are it includes a full confidentiality agreement.

The pair, who have two daughters, did not have a prenup and were married more than 10 years. So Vanessa is getting half, if not more, of Kobe’s fortune.

Previous Kobe Bryant mistresses include former Laker girl Vanessa Curry (2008), the Colorado girl who accused him of raping her (2003) and possible others.

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