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ABC/ADAM TAYLOR(LOS ANGELES) -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Maria Menounos eliminated from Dancing with the Stars!

The Extra correspondent and her partner, Derek Hough, on Tuesday night failed to advance to the finals of the ABC competition. Next week, Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins and her partner Mark Ballas, telenovela actor William Levy and his partner Cheryl Burke, and NFL star Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd will face off for the Mirror Ball trophy.

Menounos' dismissal was surprising, considering that she and Hough topped the semifinals leader board with a near-perfect overall score the previous night.

Following the announcement, Menounos said her experience as a contestant was a rewarding one for her. She said, "I learned so many things. I learned how strong I was. I learned to persevere."

Jenkins is headed for the finals despite suffering what she described on Twitter as a "reflectorical spasm" in her lower back during this week's performance show. She jumped up and down after learning that she'd advanced, then stated that she'll be OK to compete next Monday night.

The musical guests on the results show were Carrie Underwood, who sang her new hit "Good Girl"; Alanis Morissette, who performed her new single "Guardian"; and Rock of Ages stars Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige and Diego Boneta, who did a medley of '80s rock hits from their upcoming film. It was a homecoming of sorts for Hough, who was a pro dancer on the show for several seasons.

The Dancing with the Stars finals begin next Monday night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.

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Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- If there was any lingering doubt about whether rapper Jay-Z is an Obama supporter, as he was in 2008, the hip-hop megastar dispelled it Tuesday.

In an interview with CNN, Jay-Z said President Obama is a better choice for the country than Mitt Romney "by leaps and bounds."

The rapper praised Obama's recent support for same-sex marriage, saying the issue "is still holding the country back."

"You can chose to love whoever you love; that's your business," Jay-Z, 42, said. "It's no different than discrimination against blacks. It's discrimination, plain and simple."

Jay-Z and wife Beyonce have been ardent Obama supporters since his 2008 campaign. And the president is equally supportive of the hip-hop duo. When The Atlantic asked whether he preferred Jay-Z or Kanye West, Obama said, without hesitation, "Jay-Z," noting that Kanye is a "jackass," referring to Kanye's interrupting Taylor Swift's Grammy acceptance speech.

Beyonce last month showed her love for the first family, penning a letter to Michelle Obama in which she said the first lady was "the ULTIMATE example of a truly strong African American woman."

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Stuart Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In a summer of highly anticipated movies, Snow White and the Huntsman is holding its own against avenging superheroes and invading alien armies in terms of buzz. The film, a darker take on the Snow White story, stars Charlize Theron as the evil Queen Ravenna, and Twilight series star Kristen Stewart as the titular heroine -- re-envisioned in this film more warrior princess than damsel in distress.

Chris Hemsworth, who played Thor in The Avengers, also stars as the Huntsman, who is sent to bring Snow White to the queen, but has a change of heart.

Snow White and the Huntsman had its premiere in London Monday night, and the stars made something clear: this is no kid's movie. "It's a kind of gothic, darker more epic version of it, you know?" Hemsworth said. "It's similar to Lord of the Rings and Gladiator more so than the clean Disney fairytale we've seen before."

Oscar winner Theron says the movie "is a throwback to the original darker Brothers Grimm," version of the tale.

Snow White and the Huntsman hits theaters June 1.

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PRNewsFoto/Interscope Records(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- Lady Gaga's June 3 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia -- the subject of protests and complaints by that country's hard-line Islamist organizations -- will not go forward as scheduled. The Jakarta Globe reports a police spokesman as saying, "The National Police said verbally that [the concert] would not be permitted,” while the Jakarta Post reports that Gaga has become the first foreign artist ever denied a concert permit by Indonesian authorities.

A spokesperson for the National Police said that it denied the permit based on the police recommendation, as well as the protests from the Islamist groups, who had accused Gaga of being vulgar, corrupting the morals of the country's youth, and worshiping Satan.  One group said it would send crowds of its supporters to intercept Gaga at the airport and prevent her from staging the show.

Nevertheless, there was plenty of public support for the concert, which was sold out.  The concert promoter told the Jakarta Globe that the idea that Gaga worships the devil is ridiculous. "Lady Gaga is a Catholic and she has many charitable works. How could she be a devil worshiper?" the promoter said.  He also had promised that Gaga would tone down her provocative outfits for the show.  "The concert will be different from video clips [online]," he explained. "It will not be vulgar."

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MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Congratulating the L.A. Galaxy on their Major League Soccer championship, President Obama had a little fun Tuesday at the expense of the team’s biggest star, David Beckham.

“He is tough. In fact, it is a rare man who can be that tough on the field and also have his own line of underwear,” the president said to laughter at a White House ceremony honoring the team. “David Beckham is that man.”

Obama jokingly referred to the world famous English soccer star as a “young up-and-comer” and ribbed him about his age. Beckham is 37 -- old for a soccer star.

“Half his teammates could be his kids,” the president quipped. “We’re getting old, David. Although you’re holding up better than me.”

The jokes didn’t stop with Beckham, however. The president also called out several of his teammates by name, including the captain, Landon Donovan, and Ireland’s Robbie Keane, whom the president called “a cousin of mine.” The president has roots in Ireland.

“Together they represent one of the most talented lineups that MLS has ever seen,” Obama concluded.

The Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 last November to take the Major League Soccer title.

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FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An order of protection against the Canadian actress accused of stalking Alec Baldwin has been extended by two months, according to the New York Post.

Forty-year-old Genevieve Sabourin is prohibited from having contact with the 30 Rock actor.

She was arrested at Baldwin's New York City apartment building last month.

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Frank Micelotta/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Ron Burgundy himself took a mid-sip Twitter break to break some news about Anchorman 2 on Monday evening.

Will Ferrell's newsman alter-ego posted that fans' first sneak peek of the anticipated sequel will play in theaters before screenings of The Dictator starting Wednesday.

"Dont get Twirter," Burgundy posted. "Anchorman2 teaser w Dictator tom night. Dont know what a teaser is. World is crazy? Having a scotch."

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PR Newswire/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) -- Food Network star Robert Irvine, 46, wed professional wrestler Gail Kim, 35, in Napa Valley, Calif., on Thursday, People reports.

The pair met on the set of Irvine's former gig, Dinner: Impossible.

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