Chord Overstreet and Emma Roberts have reportedly split after nine months of dating.

The couple simply “grew apart,” according to JustJared.

Overstreet and Roberts were first linked in April, and went public with their relationship in July.

In December, the “Glee” star told Ryan Seacrest he and Roberts were “having a blast” together.

Gossip Cop has reached out to reps to confirm the breakup.

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According to the National Enquirer, Ryan Seacrest is playing hardball with “American Idol” producers and “threatening to join his old pals Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul on ‘The X Factor.’”

In the final stretch of his three-year contract with the show, Seacrest supposedly “wants a $15 million chunk of the ‘Idol’ pie” to host another season, although the Enquirer contends that he’s bluffing about making the leap to “X Factor.”

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The tabloid claims Seacrest feels “underappreciated” at “Idol” and cites a so-called “source” as saying, “He told FOX he won’t re-up when his ‘Idol’ contract expires.”

“Ryan’s been bragging that Simon wanted him on board ‘X Factor’ all along – and he says Paula would be thrilled to have the three ‘Idol’ cast members back together again,” adds the Enquirer source.

Hmm.

There are a couple of things at play here.

First, speculation about Seacrest’s future has been rampant for some time, with even the “Today Show” in play.

And there’s been endless buzz about whether current host Steve Jones will return for future seasons of “The X Factor.”

But has there been any real conversation – bluff or otherwise – about Seacrest bolting to “The X Factor”?

Nope.

“This is clearly made up,” a source close to Seacrest tells Gossip Cop.

Seacrest – and the rest of the “Idol” gang – return for Season 11 of the show on Wednesday night.

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With his contract set to expire soon, Ryan Seacrest said Sunday he “can’t imagine life without ‘American Idol.’”

Though negotiations are ongoing, it remains to be seen whether Seacrest will stay on as host of the hit reality series or take his talents elsewhere.

In December, it was reported the TV personality is in talks with NBC to host the “Today Show,” if Matt Lauer leaves at the end of 2012.

Speaking during the “Idol” panel at the Television Critics Association’s Winter press tour, Seacrest said he “can’t comment on that” but admitted, “At this point… I only see myself hosting ‘American Idol.’”

Added FOX reality head Mike Darnell, “Our expectation is he’ll be on this television show for as long as we can keep him on the show.”

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Jenny McCarthy, who hosted Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, was caught on camera in Times Square making out with a New York City policeman.

She explained to Seacrest moments later that it’s tradition to share a kiss at the stroke of midnight, and “I just happened to be standing with that hot cop.”

McCarthy later tweeted it that “was a G rated kiss. (except for my hand squeezing his butt.”

Earlier in the evening, she wrote on Twitter, “I’m going to #BeBold in 2012 by asking more guys out and not waiting for them to come to me.”

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For the fifth time, Kathy Griffin will join Anderson Cooper on Saturday to anchor CNN‘s coverage of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square.

Given the comedian’s penchant for off-color jokes and controversy, Griffin’s involvement always makes Cooper a little… nervous.

On Friday, the two pals previewed their plans for the confetti-strewn scene in New York tonight, and Griffin revealed that she will recreate one of the past year’s greatest moments – Nancy Grace’s nip slip.

Also, she calls dinner companion Ryan Seacrest “the devil.”

Happy New Year, everyone!

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Ryan Seacrest is being pursued as a possible replacement for Matt Lauer on the “Today Show,” according to reports.

NBC executives met with Seacrest on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of succeeding Lauer if the longtime co-anchor leaves his seat in 2012, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Seacrest-for-Lauer story was first reported by Mediaite back in August.

There have been no reported deals, or anything beyond preliminary conversations.

Gossip Cop has reached out to reps for both Seacrest and the “Today Show.”

We will have updates.

It’s important to note: Lauer may not be leaving, but NBC is having discussions about a potential succession plan should he decide to leave.

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“The X Factor” is beginning to wind down its first U.S. season, which means it will soon be time for… “American Idol”!

Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest are all back, of course, as are the tears and cheers and creepy moments between Tyler and the contestants.

Season 11 begins on January 18.

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Nikki Reed and her husband Paul McDonald wed last month, debuted their duet “Now That I Found You” on Ryan Seacrest‘s show on Monday, and then sang it during a Barnes & Noble appearance later this week.

Fans captured the couple’s cute moment with cell phone cameras.

In a video interview with Rolling Stone, Reed discusses this new side to her career.

“The only person that inspires what I write about is Paul, so that’s what those lyrics were about,” says the Breaking Dawn actress.

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Ryan Seacrest is being sued by a woman who’s set to appear on his upcoming Bravo show, “Shahs of Sunset.”

On Thursday, Kathy Salem filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court in an effort to stop Bravo from airing her scenes on the the reality show, which has been described as a Persian “Jersey Shore.”

The basic premise is that the show follows the lives of a few super-wealthy Iranians living in L.A.

According to her complaint, Salem was targeted by some people as soon as she entered a filmed party in July, all in an effort to add drama to the show.

Her lawsuit states, “What developed was a bullying session wherein [the cast members] became verbally abusive to plaintiff and addressed her in an obscene manner… Then, after the verbal abuse, someone tried to strip plaintiff’s top off and another cast member by the name of Reza threw a cup of water in plaintiff’s face.”

Salem says in court papers that she was “forced” to play the role of a “bad girl” at the party, and was publicly humiliated.

She’s now seeking an injunction against the airing of her scenes and $100,000 in damages from the producers, including Seacrest, his production company and Bravo.

And though she signed a release (to allow the airing of her footage), Salem’s complaint says she “did not understand that she might be blindsided and forced against her will to play a demeaning and humiliating role in an episode of Shahs of Sunset.”

A rep for Seacrest declined to comment.

Bravo’s rep tells Gossip Cop the network “has not seen a copy of the complaint, but we believe these claims have no merit.”

“Shahs of Sunset” is set to air, beginning February 2012.

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Nikki Reed and her husband Paul McDonald are making sweet music together.

The Breaking Dawn actress premiered their duet, “Now That I Found You,” on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio program Monday.

“He’s really supportive and encourages everything,” she says of her “American Idol” alum hubby. “I’m a little more shy. We’ve done some open mic’s together. I probably will end up doing [more music with him].”

Reed and McDonald wed last month.

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Justin Bieber was on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show on Wednesday morning.

For some reason, Seacrest did not ask the “Baby” singer about Mariah Yeater‘s bombshell allegations that Bieber fathered her child.

Earlier, Bieber tweeted his only (indirect) comment on the matter, dismissing the baby daddy speculation: “all the rumors… the gossip…. Im gonna focus on the positives…the music.”

And indeed, the Seacrest interview, Bieber’s first non-performance appearance since the Yeater lawsuit broke, was mostly spent discussing The Biebs’ Christmas album and his hair.

Generally in situations where legal action is threatened (as it was yesterday), the lawyers do the speaking.

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Usher called into Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show on Monday morning to premiere his “Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” duet with Justin Bieber.

The track is the second single from Bieber’s hotly anticipated Under The Mistletoe Christmas album.

“This is going to be an incredible record to be remembered for years to come,” Usher told Seacrest. “It’s a record that has always been one of my favorites, and I’m happy that I was able to share it with Justin, and for us to put it out.”

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Just yesterday, he leaked footage from the making of that song, along with a snippet from his cover of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

The full album, “Under the Mistletoe,” features collaborations with Mariah Carey, Boyz 2 Men, and Usher, and comes out November 1.

The Biebs also announced on the show that he’ll be performing in Times Square for “Dick Clark‘s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” along with Lady Gaga.

Listen below to Bieber’s new single, and tell us what you think.

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“Julianne Hough & Ryan Seacrest: Have They Split Up?” asks HollywoodLife, which earlier wrongly speculated that Hough and her Footloose co-star Kenny Wormald are more than just friends.

Now HollywoodLife claims to have “insider info” about Hough and Seacrest’s relationship.

Let’s check it out!

“Ryan and Julianne haven’t been able to spend very much time together, especially as of late,” relates the site’s source, noting, “This schedule has been very straining on their relationship.”

Wow!

So thanks to HollywoodLife’s super-knowledgable “insider,” we’ve learned that the most notoriously busy host in show business and an actress promoting a major movie have hectic schedules!

HollywoodLife just keeps digging itself a deeper hole, because there’s nothing going on between Hough and Wormald.

And as a source close to Seacrest tells Gossip Cop, he and Hough “are stronger than ever.”

Of course, don’t be surprised that HollywoodLife gets so many stories wrong. Apparently, its staffers like this guy are too busy doing other things instead of fact-checking.

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Julianne Hough and her Footloose co-star Kenny Wormald reportedly danced at a party marking the film’s New York premiere on Wednesday night.

This makes sense, of course, because they’re the lead actors in a movie about dancing.

Ah, but HollywoodLife smells scandal!

Hough’s boyfriend, Ryan Seacrest, happened to miss the event at nightclub SL, leading the site to overreact to reports from so-called “eyewitnesses” about the dance floor “chemistry” between Hough and Wormald.

A “source” tells HollywoodLife, “They were dancing all over each other and people kept asking each other if they were dating! They looked to be really into each other… it got people talking.”

Amazing!

Because Gossip Cop totally noticed that same “chemistry” when Hough and Wormald secretly got “SUPER cozy” in front of millions of people on “Dancing with the Stars” this week!

Or maybe, you know, that “chemistry” comes from the fact that they’re starring together in a dancing movie.

A rep for Wormald assures Gossip Cop the HollywoodLife speculation is “absolutely untrue” and confirms that he and Hough just have a “great working relationship.”

No one, not even the anti-dance parents in Footloose, can overreact quite like HollywoodLife!

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Lady Gaga called into “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” today to talk about what she has planned for her iHeartRadio Music Festival performance on Saturday.

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The superstar hints that there may be a “surprise duet” with another one of the concert’s acts, and adds that she “designed the stage especially just for this one performance.”

She says that she put together “new interstitial films, new music, and new choreography” for the night-ending set, and will have “special custom costumes from Versace.”

Gaga also says that her altar ego, Jo Calderone, might appear at some point during her concert-closing set.

She promises that the “volcanic” performance, set to be roughly 45 minutes long, will be “innovative and exciting.”

The two-day iHeartRadio event will be streamed live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight and tomorrow. Joining Lady Gaga will be acts including Jay-Z, Coldplay, The Black Eyed Peas, Bruno Mars and Carrie Underwood.

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Lady Gaga not only knows what she’s doing for Christmas this year, but she now also has her New Year’s plans figured out!

Gaga will perform in Times Square for the 40th anniversary of “Dick Clark‘s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

Fergie will host the West Coast version of show in Los Angeles.

Have you even thought about New Year’s 2012 yet?

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“Lindsay Lohan sure knows how to mix business with pleasure,” begins a piece in Star, which goes on to claim that “in between downing shots at Kim Kardashian‘s Aug. 20 wedding, the troubled actress followed reality TV host and producer Ryan Seacrest around like a puppy, begging him to create a show for her.”

According to the tabloid’s unnamed “source,” Lohan was “pressing Ryan hard to dream up a reality show concept for her. Lindsay sees how Ryan turned Kim into an A-list star, and she wants him to do the same thing for her.”

Star says that while Seacrest didn’t seem interested, a “desperate” Lohan feels “Ryan is her ticket to success.”

For starters, all allegations about Lohan “downing shots” at Kardashian’s wedding are 100 PERCENT UNTRUE and were entirely manufactured by Star‘s sister company Radar.

And as to Lohan “begging” Seacrest to create a reality show for her, the actress tells Gossip Cop exclusively, “They’re nuts,” adding that Star‘s latest creation is NOT true.

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Julianne Hough is the latest celebrity to be hacked, but it doesn’t seem like any of images purportedly leaked from her phone will challenge her generally wholesome reputation.

While other starlets have exposed quite a bit in private shots that were spread online, the Hough photos that are out occasionally show her in a bikini, but she’s mostly just on vacation with boyfriend Ryan Seacrest, goofing around with family, filming various projects and otherwise seeming like the happy dancer-actress she is.

No nudity, no drugs, no dirt.

The “Hollywood Leaks” hacking group has reportedly taken credit for the Hough haul.

Unfortunately for them, it doesn’t look like they dug up anything scandalous.

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“If the Kardashians had it their way, Justin Bieber would make Kendall Jenner one less lonely girl!” says Star magazine.

According to the tabloid’s source, Kris Jenner “desperately wants Kendall to become as famous as her superstar sisters, and she’s pushing for her to date Justin to help make that happen.”

Jenner supposedly isn’t concerned about Bieber’s current girlfriend, Selena Gomez, and had Kim Kardashian invite the singer to her wedding so that Bieber could mingle with her little sis.

Gossip Cop thinks Star is a wee bit confused.

Bieber is trying to set Jenner up with his friend, writer-producer Julian Swirsky, who recently asked out Jenner on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show.

That’s really the only “dating” connection between the two teens.

Kris Jenner, for her part, certainly isn’t trying to break up Bieber and Gomez so that he can make Kendall a bigger star.

The matchmaking story is “not true,” a source close to Kris assures Gossip Cop.

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Kim Kardashian‘s first official wedding photo graces the cover of People magazine this week.

Kardashian, who reportedly sold the pictures to the mag for a whopping $1.5 million, dishes to the weekly about her star-studded nuptials, saying, “It was like we were in heaven.”

The reality star’s new hubby Kris Humphries added, “I’m going to remember how perfect it was.”

The couple tied the knot on Saturday at a private estate in Montecito, California, in front of approximately 440 guests, including Ryan Seacrest, Demi Lovato, Lindsay Lohan and Eva Longoria.

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Demi Lovato is performing a live concert for the first time in almost a year.

The singer announced today on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show that she’s giving two shows in September as a special “thank you” to her devoted fans.

Lovato will perform at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on September 17 and at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on September 24.

The teen star told Seacrest, “These shows are basically thanking my fans for being so supportive throughout this entire journey,” and noted, “This is the first time that I will be on stage in about a year.”

Lovato taped a performance of her hit new single “Skyscraper” at the Do Something Awards last week, but she hasn’t had a live show since dropping out of the Jonas Brothers‘ international tour last fall to go to rehab.

Tickets for boths show go on sale August 26 at 10 a.m.

Audio of her interview with Seacrest is below.

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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department confirms that at around 11:30 p.m. its deputies stopped by the wedding, which was raging to the tunes of DJ Cassidy, and had the music turned off.

Earlier in the evening, the 450-plus guests were treated to live performances by Robin Thicke and Earth, Wind and Fire.

Regardless, guests like Ryan Seacrest, Demi Lovato, Lindsay Lohan, Mario Lopez, Maria Menounos, and Eva Longoria continued celebrating with the bride and groom until around 2 a.m. — only just a little quieter.

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries got married last night in Montecito, California (did you hear?) in front of famous guests including Lindsay Lohan and Ryan Seacrest.

But after the vows, what food did those celebs have to eat?

The dinner, catered by Wolfgang Puck, featured the following menu:

- Santa Barbara heirloom tomatoes with buffalo mozzarella and basil

- Hand-formed agnolotti pasta with sweet corn mascarpone and summer truffles

- Roasted chicken with Yukon gold potato puree, caramelized brussel sprouts and summer truffles

Dessert included the multi-tiered chocolate-and-vanilla swirl wedding cake.

Sounds pretty good to us.

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Last week, Justin Bieber set out to hook up his friend, writer-producer Julian Swirsky, with Kardashian sibling Kendall Jenner.

This morning, Swirsky asked her out on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show.

Did she say yes? Will Bieber and Selena Gomez make it a double date?

Is asking a girl out any less awkward with Ryan Seacrest and his audience listening to every word?

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Could “The Hills” become a movie?

MTV’s reality series went off the air last summer, but thanks to recent comments by Audrina Patridge, rumors are swirling about a possible jump to the silver screen.

Apparently, there’d been discussion with the show’s executive producer Adam DiVello when the TV series ended about possibly doing a feature film. But the timing wasn’t right for Patridge, Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Lo Bosworth and the rest of the gang.

“We were kind of all just so fed up with each other that we all needed a little break,” she says on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show (LISTEN to audio below).

And now?

“We’ve all had our break. Maybe we’ll all come back together and do a movie.”

Interesting.

Would you check out a movie version of “The Hills”? Or has it run its course?

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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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There’s trouble in Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough‘s relationship, claims Star, and it’s because she’s been “cozying up to hunky Diego Boneta,” her co-star in Rock of Ages, which is shooting in Miami.

An alleged “source” tells the tabloid, “Ryan blew a gasket when he saw pictures of Julianne and Diego splashing by the beach and at a pool in Miami.”

And from Hough’s side, says Star‘s “source,” while Seacrest “showers her with flowers sent to her trailer, she wants a guy who actually spends time with her. Ryan is always so busy and makes excuses about why he can’t come visit her.”

Throughout this all, writes Star, “The former Dancing with the Star beauty has found a fun and very attractive companion in Diego.”

So, is “Three’s A Crowd,” as the magazine notes in its headline about Seacrest, Hough and Boneta?

No.

A source close to Seacrest tells Gossip Cop claims that “Ryan blew a gasket” when seeing photos of his girlfriend with a co-star are pure fiction.

These rumors weren’t true two months ago, and they’re still untrue.

There are NO jealousy issues.

We’re told the couple is perfectly fine.

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“Carmageddon” has arrived – but so far, so good.

This weekend’s long-feared closure of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, which had the LAPD asking celebrities to tweet advisories and Hollywood gripped in panic, has been calm in its first hours.

“Not gonna lie – loving LA during this #Carmageddon scare – there is zero traffic,” tweets Jessica Alba. “It’s like LA at xmas peace n quiet EVERYWHERE!”

But officials are still warning that things could get ugly as traffic picks up later on Saturday.

More than two dozen celebrities responded to the police department’s request for assistance in getting out the word via Twitter – including Kim Kardashian, Conan O’Brien, Ashton Kutcher and Ryan Seacrest.

After weeks of warnings, many residents opted to stay off the roads entirely today, resulting in even less traffic than usual for motorists.

“There has been a lot of hype, and well-intentioned hype, because we wanted to make sure people really got the message: stay at home!” Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa tells the Los Angeles Times.

Paris Hilton heeded the warning, tweeting, “I’m not leaving my house to drive anywhere this weekend.”

As for the non-apocalyptic traffic situation to this point, many celebs are hopeful.

“The only time I support fear based propaganda is for things like y2k and Carmageddon,” tweeted “The Voice” star Adam Levine. “That s**t works.”

Tiffany Thornton wrote, “Headed out for another awesome day of filming for Disney. So far carmageddon isn’t bad at all.”

As smoothly as things have gone (so far), some celebs just want the whole thing to be over already.

“If I hear the term ‘carmageddon’ one more time I’m gonna scream,” tweeted Lucy Hale.

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Demi Lovato visited Ryan Seacrest today, shortly after her emotional new single “Skyscraper” debuted and began to soar on the iTunes chart.

In a revealing interview, Lovato talked about everything from her stint in treatment to her eating disorder (“the elephant in the room”) to self-harm, her Disney career travails and eventual recovery.

“I just had so much going on in my head,” she says of the days before she entered rehab. “It all just boiled up, and I ended up doing things that I regret to this day.”

It’s a pretty candid conversation, and definitely worth checking out in the video below!

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