Britney Spears' ex is hot to hook up with Elle Woods, but thus far a matter of greenbacks is keeping the actor-rapper off the Great White Way. Kevin Federline had been in talks to join Broadway's Legally Blonde in any of three roles (including the delivery man who dazzles Elle's manicurist pal), but the negotiations "fell apart" over a "money issue," a source tells Us. K-Fed is reportedly "really upset, because he wanted it to happen" — and it still might. "He wants to do it," says the source, "and maybe it can be saved. But for now it's not happening."
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According to Playbill.com, MTV may be casting the next lead of Legally Blonde on Broadway. And while it might seem that the network home of The Hills is taking a big leap in taking on a reality show about the Hill — on stage in New York City — MTV aired the musical production in October, complete with a celeb-laden pink carpet, including The Hills own Lauren Conrad.The musical, which is based on the eponymous 2001 film starring Reese Witherspoon, currently stars Laura Bell Bundy. Playbill reports that casting for the reality show to cast the stage show (still with us?) is set to start Jan. 21 in Orlando, Florida, with filming of the series to go on in March. What remains to be seen is if the new star of Legally Blonde will go on to have her own reality spin-off once production winds down. We'll be waiting for such potential follow-ups as "Brooklyn Heights" and "The Upper East Side." — Anna Dimond
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Marking the first time a Broadway production has been broadcast on TV in its entirety while still walking the planks, MTV has inked a deal with the producers of Legally Blonde to air the musical uncut, with a "premiere" set for Sept. 29 at 1 pm/ET.MTV — which hopes to glom some of that Disney-friendly High School Musical audience with the move — has the rights to go Blonde at least three and up to six times in six weeks.The best part about this Blonde on MTV? Laura Bell Bundy actually knows her dance steps.
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At the risk of evoking the great Larry King....• Now that the Oscars have come and gone, can I call for a moratorium on Eddie Murphy write-arounds? (A "write-around" is a feature offering not a single new quote from its very subject, but rather dusty, regurgitated sound bites and interviews with friends and friends-of-friends.) Entertainment Weekly offered a spectacular write-around at Globes time, but every single other one came across as inane filler.• Similarly, how about a cease-and-desist on running "goofy" Anna Nicole Smith headshots alongside serious updates on her death and baby girl's uncertain future? Good pics exist, so why are certain oulets avoiding them and instead going for giggles?• Speaking of Anna Nicole, what a sweeps it turned out to be for the network newscasts. Add in Britney's theater of the bizarre and a few Nor'easters and voila! Juicy headlines and promotional come-ons.• ABC's pre-Oscars red carpet special was, in a word, terrific. Not o...
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For months fans have wondered, "Who is Kyle XY? What is he?" In the end, might this seemingly supernatural being with the rather super abilities be just a long-missing milk-carton kid named Noah Peterson? That is precisely what's proposed in the opening minutes of the ABC Family series' first season finale, airing tonight at 8 pm/ET. But it can't be that simple, right? Right?! TVGuide.com spoke with Kyle's "dad," Bruce Thomas, about the switch in parental units ahead.
TVGuide.com: I just watched the season finale where Kyle's real parents show up, so I guess we're all done here, eh? The series is over?Bruce Thomas: [Laughs] Yeah, no more need for the Trager family! We're out of the picture! I actually thought about that this m
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