November 25, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.
Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, taking home the show’s mirror ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC contest reality program.
Osmond, the former teen pop star of the singing Osmond family, said the show has been a highlight in a career of ups and downs.
“I did it!” Osmond exclaimed. He promptly rushed to the audience and plucked out his wife, Debbie, whom he carried across the stage.
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October 13, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
A judge says there’s enough evidence against a man accused of stalking Shawn Johnson for the case to go to trial.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Carter made the ruling after concluding a preliminary hearing for Robert O’Ryan, who has been jailed since his arrest in March. Authorities say hetrespassed on the lot where “Dancing With the Stars” is taped and tried to contact Johnson.
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August 31, 2009
WESTPORT, Conn.
When he was younger, “Dancing with the Stars” pro Mark Ballas says it was a nightly ritual to watch Melissa Joan Hart in the popular 1990s show “Clarissa Explains it All.”
“I would tell my mom not to talk to me when it was on,” Ballas confesses.
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June 02, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
If one broken mirror means seven years of bad luck, “Dancing With the Stars” champs Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas could be facing centuries of misfortune.
When the dancing partners opened their respective mirrorball trophies after a cross-country trip, each was broken.
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June 02, 2009
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Plus, Lady GaGa wants to join forces with The Jonas Brothers. Shawn Johnson’s “Dancing With the Stars” trophy needs some glue! And Evan Rachel Wood spotted getting cozy with Shane West!
Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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May 24, 2009
CONCORD, N.C.
From winning “Dancing With the Stars” to riding in a stock car at 170 mph, gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson had quite a week.
Five days removed from her TV dancing victory, Johnson was bouncing around Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Sunday, changing a tire and hanging out with legendary driver Bobby Allison before the Coca-Cola 600.
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May 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
She’s won Olympic gold and now 17-year-old Shawn Johnson is the champion of the “Dancing With the Stars” Season 8 ballroom.
In the closest vote ever in “Dancing” history, Shawn and her professional partner, Mark Ballas, edged out runner-ups Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke, by less than one percent, show co-host Tom Bergeron revealed.
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May 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
The three celebrity contenders left remaining on “Dancing With the Stars” stepped up their game on Monday night’s final round, leaving the competition without a clear frontrunner going into the public vote.
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