The Heidi-Spencer saga continues: both are accusing each other of having affairs and Heidi has gone so far as to hire a private investigator. Well that puts her separation filing in a new light. But seriously, who else could love Heidi’s new plastic body? (Radar Online)

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And, if you missed any of the first season of Drop Dead Diva (another reason to enter to win the DVD box set!) here’s a run down: model Deb dies comes back to life in the body of plus-size lawyer Jane, played by Brooke Elliot. But as Deb’s brain starts to get comfy in Jane’s body, some of Jane’s smarts and know-how start to squeeze through, and the result is an interesting take on body image and intellect. Throw in Paula Abdul as a judge and Margaret Cho as Jane’s assistant, and you get a guilty pleasure show that sounds cheesy but ends up actually being smart and funny.

Here’s a Season 1 recap in just over a minute:

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Movies: We’ve been waiting for Russell Brand and Jonah Hill in Get Him To The Greek (you can win a movie-related prize pack, too) and it opens this Friday. But high stakes rom-com Killers with Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher also opens that same day. Which will we choose?

TV: Let the summer series begin! There are so many shows debuting this week, it will be hard to choose which to watch. Today, take your pick between Dad Camp on VH1 (Bret Michaels‘ new show also has a sneak peek episode tonight) and Cake Boss on TLC. Tuesday, there’s premieres of new Jersey-based show Jersey Couture on Oxygen, America’s Got Talent and Losing It with Jillian on NBC, Hell’s Kitchen on Fox, Downtown Girls on MTV and The Little Couple and One Big Happy Family on TLC.

Wednesday there’s premieres of Toddlers and Tiaras on TLC and Tosh.0 on Comedy Central, while USA Networks’ Royal Pains and Burn Notice premiere Thursday. Next Sunday is another big night, with MTV’s scripted TV show The Hard Times of RJ Berger along with new show Sons of Tucson on Fox and new seasons of Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime and reality competition show The Next Food Network Star.

Music: British pop star Taio Cruz rocked us with his single “Break Your Heart” and “Dirty Picture” music video with Ke$ha. Now, his album Rokstarr is being released stateside on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, Clay Aiken, Sleigh Bells and Jack Johnson are all releasing new albums.

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Deb successfully pleads to return to earth but comes back to life in a totally different form – a recently-deceased, smart, plus-size lawyer named Jane Bingum. As you might have guessed, the whole thing is to help Deb find her inner-beauty and be less shallow. 

As if that wasn’t creepy enough, Deb (as Jane) tries to reconnect with her boyfriend and learns how it feels to go through life as an overweight individual.

Paula will play the part of a Judge Nina Hodge while she’s on the show (she presides over a case about a store that refuses to sell plus-size clothing).  She had this to say about the upcoming experience: “I am very excited to guest star on Drop Dead Diva.  All of the people are extremely talented and it’s a charming, wonderfully written new show.”

A lot of guest stars have been announced for the new series and I’m not at all surprised to see plus-sized actresses like Liza Minnelli, Nia Vardalos, Rosie O’Donnell and Kathy Najimy on the list (among others).  Of course, Paula has also battled with her weight over the years.

Have you heard of this show before?  I hadn’t but it does sound somewhat interesting.  I don’t think I will go out of my way to watch it but I’ll certainly give it a chance if I see it on.

image: Bauer-Griffin

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