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“Jersey Shore” isn’t exactly the most high-brow television show, but when you throw an Academy Award nominee into the mix, everything changes!

Gary Oldman, whose role in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has earned him a Best Actor nomination at this year’s Oscars, showed off his talents in a dramatic reading of this week’s episode recap.

The actor was put up to the task by Jimmy Kimmel, who featured the must-see moment on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

Oldman covers The Situation’s “wiener,” Snooki’s urinary tract infection, and much more!

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Jimmy Kimmel invited the four judges from “The X Factor” to his couch on Monday, and immediately began grilling them about last week’s controversial elimination of Rachel Crow.

The host called the 13-year-old contestant’s dismissal a “travesty” and lambasted “stupid America” for voting her off the program.

Not surprisingly, L.A. Reid and Simon Cowell disagreed on this point.

Kimmel also brought up the video of Paula Abdul encouraging Nicole Scherzinger to let the judges tie on the decision.

“I own the decision that I made,” said Scherzinger.

On a lighter note, Kimmel asked whether Abdul and Cowell have had a sexual relationship and introduced the hilarious “L.A. Reid Chair Dancin’” DVD.

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Just hours after a fourth woman accused him of sexual harassment, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain ventured onto “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

And the host did not avoid the issue.

“So how was your day?” joked Kimmel, before Cain had even finished sitting down.

The two men discussed the latest allegations and Cain’s plan to address them in a press conference on Tuesday.

Their conversation included references to Tiger Woods, Gloria Allred, UFOs and smoking pot.

All in all, it makes for a pretty riveting interview.

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Frustrated with Jimmy Kimmel‘s interviewing style when “Jersey Shore” star Snooki paid his show a visit, cultural critics Beavis and Butt-head decided to take a crack at it.

The results were predictably pervy and hilarious.

In fairness to Kimmel, Matt Lauer didn’t think to ask Snooki about her boobs or butt, either.

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Jimmy Kimmel tearfully paid tribute to his Uncle Frank last night, choking up as he said farewell to the longtime “Jimmy Kimmel Live” fixture with a hilarious and touching montage of the late Frank Potenza‘s greatest moments.

Everyone’s favorite late-night TV uncle passed away last month, while Kimmel was on vacation.

On his first night back, Kimmel warned the audience that he’d probably cry – and he did – while discussing the beloved Frank, who’d been a major part of his nephew’s show since its 2003 debut.

“Uncle Frank loved being a part of this show. And I want to say thanks to my co-workers who talked to him and visited him and picked him up 12 hours early for work,” said Kimmel. “And thanks to all of you who came to the show and watched, for indulging me and letting me put my crazy uncle on television.”

Don Rickles, a Frank favorite, was the night’s guest.

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Jimmy Kimmel is going to do a full tribute show next Tuesday to “Uncle Frank,” who died a little more than a week ago.

Frank Potenza, Kimmel’s real-life uncle, was a retired New York City police officer who served as a “security guard” and frequent comedic contributor on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

The tribute show is slated to feature comedy bits with “Uncle Frank,” as well as interviews he did with a slew of celebrities, including Tom Cruise. ”Uncle Frank” pal and funnyman Don Rickles will also be a guest on the special edition.

Will you be tuning into Kimmel’s tribute to “Uncle Frank” on September 6?

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Jimmy Kimmel‘s “Uncle Frank,” who gained fame as a regular part of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” has died.

He was 77.

The cause of death has not been reported.

Frank Potenza, Kimmel’s real-life uncle, was a retired New York City police officer who served as “security guard” and was a beloved comedy contributor on his nephew’s show.

“Thank you for your kind words about a very kind man – my Uncle Frank – who passed away this morning,” tweeted Kimmel moments ago.

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Lady Gaga is known for her outrageous fashion sense, and last night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” she “introduced” Gaga Goo Goo, her new line of baby clothes.

The fake ad features a series of adorable babies modeling some of the pop superstar’s most infamous styles.

“Born This Way,” of course, serves as the soundtrack.

It’s pretty cute.

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Harrison Ford holds a grudge.

The actor was visited in his “Jimmy Kimmel Live” dressing room by Star Wars pal Chewbacca, but apparently there’s some unfinished business between the two former friends.

“What are you doing here, you son of a b*tch?” growls Ford at the Wookiee. “You think you can walk in here and say you’re sorry after what you did?”

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John Stamos was on ”Jimmy Kimmel Live” to talk about his production of “Hairspray” at the Hollywood Bowl, and used the opportunity to rag on Ryan Seacrest.

The former “Full House” star, in describing his “Hairspray” role to Jimmy Kimmel, said, ”I play Corny Collins, he’s sort of a DJ, he hosts a music show. Sort of like a straight Ryan Seacrest.”

Stamos taking the joke further, added, ”Ryan’s a friend… We’ve kissed.”

Just yesterday, Gossip Cop busted a false report that Seacrest was jealous about his girlfriend Julianne Hough getting too close to her hunky Rock of Ages co-star.

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Martin Short paid a visit to “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night and debuted a preview for his new project – “Jersey Short.”

In the spoof, Short plays every “Jersey Shore” cast member – from Snooki to Sitch – with the proper amount of respect.

It’s highly amusing.

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Christoph Waltz apparently tried out to be a judge on “American Idol,” and while promoting Water for Elephants he showed Jimmy Kimmel some footage from his experience.

It turns out Waltz is not as quick to praise contestants as his fellow judges.

In fact, he’d sooner just bring out a firing squad.

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Robert Pattinson appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night to promote Water For Elephants.

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Penelope Cruz has nothing but great things to say about her Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides co-star Johnny Depp, but she does reveal to Jimmy Kimmel one surprising thing about the actor.

He has a fart machine.

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Charlie Sheen made a surprise appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night, interrupting a segment with Mark Cuban to kiss the host and pass out goodies to the audience.

The former “Two and a Half Men” star is about to embark on his live tour across the country. If his energy is anything like it was last night, fans can expect to be riveted.

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Jimmy Kimmel debuted a sequel to his “Hottie Body Hump Club” last night – where the late night host (aka fitness guru “Jimmy K”) introduces female celebs to his “Hottie Body Jim-Miracle Diet.”

Formerly “obese” stars such as Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel reveal how they slimmed down by adhering to Jimmy K’s simple diet plan – letting him “eat 4/5 of your food.”

Biel does the best sales job, saying, “I’m world-famous. And thanks to Jimmy K, I’m not a big fat f***ing whale.”

January Jones, Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Romijn, Hedi Klum, Zoe Saldana, Anna Faris, Kristen Bell, and Neil Patrick Harris (as a doctor endorsing the diet) also star in the hilarious video.

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Emily Maynard may have got the final rose from Brad Womack on “The Bachelor” last night, but second runner-up Ashley Hebert was also a winner.

Hebert appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” following the “Bachelor” finale, where Kimmel announced that she’ll be the next “Bachelorette.”

Kimmel jokingly asked Hebert, “Do you promise, on national television, to date 25 men simultaneously without complaining? Do you promise to make sure the hot tubs are clean and have enough chlorine and their bacteria levels are low?”

Check out the video of Hebert taking Kimmel’s hilarious oath below.

The Bachelorette begins on May 23.

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Lindsay Lohan made her first acting appearance since rehab on Sunday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live! After the Academy Awards” – and even mocked herself.

The actress joined a slew of A-listers, including Scarlett Johansson, Minka Kelly, Jessica Biel, Emily Blunt, Kelly Ripa, Sofia Vergara, Jessica Alba, and Eva Longoria, in a mock workout infomercial, starring Jimmy Kimmel as workout guru “Jimmy K” who whips the women into shape through his “Hottie Body Humpilates” training.

Basically, the actresses – members of Kimmel’s “Hottie Body Hump Club” - all claim to have gotten toned through Kimmel’s workout routine of… humping.

At the end of the outrageous “informercial,” Kimmel says, “The Jimmy K program is so affordable, it’s practically a steal,” to which Lohan adds, “allegedly,” referring, of course, to the case in which she’s been accused of stealing a necklace.

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Ryan Gosling has earned rave reviews for his acting in Blue Valentine, but he isn’t too shabby when it comes to musical performance. At Jimmy Kimmel‘s request, the star agreed to a duet of “You Always Hurt the One You Love,” a song Gosling sings in the movie.

It’s pretty great.

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Conan O’Brien apologized to Jimmy Kimmel yesterday for airing a comedy bit about Sarah Palin shooting Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer that was similar to a segment done two weeks ago on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

Joking that the staff member responsible for the snafu has been fired, O’Brien (and sidekick Andy Richter) did their best to make things right.

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Jimmy Kimmel has signed on to another two years, his rep confirms to Gossip Cop.

With his contract up next month, ABC locked down Kimmel to continue hosting his late-night show, ”Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” meaning the funnyman will be on the air for at least his 10th season.

Kimmel currently edges out both Jimmy Fallon and Craig Ferguson for total viewers.

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It looks like the cast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows just tried to lull Justin Bieber into a false sense of security with their flattery earlier this week.

Because as Jimmy Kimmel explains, Bieber is actually Potter’s greatest foe.

Given how many people turned out for Deathly Hallows, we have no doubt Harry Potter and The Bieber Fever will be an enormous hit.

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Will Ferrell and boxer Manny Pacquiao teamed up to sing “Imagine” on last night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

The duet was as heartbreakingly beautiful as it was unexpected.

And the graphics were amazing.

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“EXCLUSIVE! Jennifer Aniston Tried To Have Brad Pitt’s Ex Juliette Lewis Fired From The Set Of Their New Film!” exclaims HollywoodLife, which is having an extraordinarily tough time this weekend getting stories right.

According to the site which rarely fact-checks, “Angelina Jolie isn’t the only partner of Brad Pitt that Jennifer Aniston is determined to avoid — she tried to have new costar and Brad ex Juliette Lewis fired from their new film The Switch!”

Really?

Hollywood claims “exclusively” that shortly after Aniston heard Lewis was cast, she wanted Pitt’s ex-girlfriend bounced from the production, even before the cameras rolled.

“Jen is one of the producers of the film, so she had a say in who was cast and who wasn’t,” says a so-called source for HollywoodLife.

The bad blog then quotes the “source” adding, “Eventually the director was able to convince Jen that Juliette was perfect for the part and should stay in the film, and assured the star Juliette would be under strict orders to not speak about Brad… It took some convincing, but Jen finally okayed it.”

That’s funny because not one person involved in the production could confirm HollywoodLife’s feeble attempt to stir the pot.

Additionally, without any soliciting, Lewis sang Aniston’s praises on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” earlier this week.

When reached, a rep for Aniston told Gossip Cop, “Jennifer adores Juliet and was thrilled she accepted the role. They are very good and supportive friends.”

HollywoodLife couldn’t get a story right this weekend, even if we spotted them the R-I-G-H… and T.

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“Eclipse’s Nikki Reed has sparked engagement rumours by stepping out wearing what looks like a wedding band,” reports the UK’s online edition of OK! magazine.

According to the site, “the 22-year-old seemed quite eager to show off the piece of jewellery, proudly displaying it to snappers” as she arrived at “Jimmy Kimmel Live” yesterday.

However, notes OK!, “she removed it for her appearance on the show – prompting us to think maybe she isn’t quite ready to declare all on national TV just yet.”

Or…

Maybe she’s NOT engaged!

A rep for the “Eclipse” star confirms to Gossip Cop that Reed is “definitely not engaged.”

This isn’t the first time an outlet has claimed Reed was set to wed.

Back in November Gossip Cop busted the National Enquirer for reporting that the actress was engaged to Paris Latsis.

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With guests like Seth Rogen and country star Dierks Bentley, there’s no question Jimmy Kimmel had star power at last night’s taping.

The only problem was that his show had no power.

About one hour before Kimmel was to tape “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the lights went out in his Hollywood studio. There was no power in the broadcast transmission center or in the control room.

Despite the power outage, the show still went on.

With few options, Kimmel took his laptop and recorded the show on his computer’s webcam.

The show with Rogen, Bentley, and John Henson airs later tonight.

The cause of the power outage is still unknown.

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The second time was a charm for Jay Leno, who handily beat rival David Letterman and the combo of “Nightline” and Jimmy Kimmel.

According to NBC’s early numbers, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” topped “Late Show with David Letterman” and the ABC lineup of “Nightline” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” by an astounding 80 percent.

So do you think Leno is again the late night ratings king or was last night’s numbers just a curiosity? Let Gossip Cop know you thoughts in the comments section.

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At least late night has been good for Jimmy Kimmel.

The host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” celebrates seven years on the air tomorrow night. His guests will be Kristen Bell, the group Silversun Pickups, and Harrison Ford, who is slated to give Kimmel a “very special” gift to mark the anniversary.

Kimmel said he felt fortunate to work at a network that gave his show time to grow, and “pays no attention to what goes on after midnight,” he joked.

Yes, Conan O’Brien and NBC have parted ways, but apparently the jokes won’t end.

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The early numbers are in, and all signs point to Conan O’Brien handily beating both David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel. 

Preliminary Nielsen ratings indicate that O’Brien crushed the competition in his final hour hosting “The Tonight Show,” having nabbed a 7.0 rating compared to a 2.5 rating for “Late Show with David Letterman” and a (2.8 for “Nightline” and) 1.3 for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Granted, this is all TV mumbo jumbo and the final numbers won’t be in until later this week, but trust Gossip Cop, O’Brien went out BIG.

In other O’Brien news, Perez Hilton recently reported, “sources reveal exclusively to us that O’Brien has hired a crisis management company in Los Angeles,” an agency named Sitrick and Company, to thwart “the bad publicity affecting his career.” Perez snarkily added, “Good luck with that.”

You are NEVER going to believe this: Perez is wrong.

O’Brien never hired a crisis management team. The carrot-topped comedian still has one PR agency handling ALL of his publicity.

To sum up this post: O’Brien — big winner, Perez  – loser.

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UPDATE: 12:30PM -

NBC plans to air reruns of “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” between the host’s departure tomorrow and the start of the Winter Olympics, according to reports.

Jay Leno takes back the chair on March 1.

We’re guessing NBC won’t choose to air episodes like last night’s.

ORIGINAL POST – 7:56 AM

After a couple of weeks of wrangling, NBC just announced it has struck a $45 million deal with Conan O’Brien to leave “The Tonight Show.”

Under the agreement, O’Brien will receive more than $33 million, with the balance going to his staff as severance.

Conan’s last show will be this Friday, and Jay Leno will return to “The Tonight Show” on March 1.

The deal ends a two-week battle of barbs between hosts and the network. Among the many memorable lines from O’Brien was his advice to kids about fulfilling their dreams: “You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too.”

Late night rivals David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel entered the fray, too, often targeting Leno and NBC.

“In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps NBC made to take care of his staff and crew, and decided to supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket,” his manager Gavin Polone said, adding, “Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible.”

According to the settlement, O’Brien can begin a new TV hosting gig as early as September. Fox has made it known that it would be interested in possibly doing a late night show with O’Brien.

Gossip Cop will update when more information emerges…

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