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Kara DioGuardi E! True Hollywood Story Premieres October 26

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Kara DioGuardi is getting her very own E! True Hollywood Story. Think she’ll dish the dirt on her 2 year stint as American Idol judge. I SURE HOPE SO. Otherwise…who cares? The episode premieres on October 26 at 10 pm.

Read the press release after the jump.

Kara DioGuardi – Chicago Medley – Live With Regis and Kelly

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Kelly Ripa and co-host, Seth Myers welcomed Kara DioGuardi to Live with Regis and Kelly this morning where the ex-Idol judge performed a medley from the hit Broadway show, Chicago. Kara took over the role

Kara DioGuardi to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Chicago’

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According to reports, Kara DioGuardi announced on Live With Regis and Kelly this morning that she will be making her Broadway debut as ‘Roxie Hart’ in Chicago in September. Kara co-hosted Live with Regis for

Platinum Hit – Wheels Up – Recap & Video

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So…who out there is watching Kara DioGuardi’s songwriter competition reality show Platinum Hit? The contestants are mildly interesting–my favorites being the ones I knew already from Idol–Jes Hudak and Jackie Tohn. But Kara and co-host/judge Jewel? They are like botronics from the planet bot. I swear, I miss Kara at her neurotic worst on Idol as I watch her perfectly edited and boring remarks to the contestants on this show.

Platinum Hit – Week 1 – Recap and Videos

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Based on the premiere, which aired tonight on Bravo, Platinum Hit, the new Kara DioGuardi reality show has some potential.

The show pits 12 aspiring songwriters against each other. At stake–$100K, a publishing deal with Sony and a contract with RCA/Jive.

Recap and video after the jump.

Kara Dioguardi on Trying to Please Simon, Casting Season 9

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More juicy Idol bits from Kara Dioguardi’s new memoir Helluva High Note. She spilled some to the Beast and on theToday show yesterday, but Rolling Stone has posted more very interesting quotes from the book.

Kara Dioguardi on American Idol, Surviving Sexual Abuse – Today Show

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Ex American Idol judge, Kara Dioguardi sat down with Matt Lauer at the Today show this morning to discuss her time at Idol, surviving sexual abuse and date rape and more. “As far as I’m

Kara DioGuardi Talks Idol, New Book on Ryan Seacrest Radio

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Ex-Idol judge, Kara Dioguardi stopped by the Ryan Seacrest show today to promote her new memoir A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol, due out April 26. She didn’t delve into the

Kara DioGuardi: I Was Molested As a Child

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In Kara Dioguardi’s memoir, A Helluva High Note, due out April 26, the biggest bombshells won’t have anything to do with her 2 year stint as a judge on American Idol. The hit songwriter, whose

Michael Johns, Katharine McPhee, Kara Dioguardi, Global Action Awards Dinner

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Friday night’s Global Action Awards Dinner and Gala featured performances by Michael Johns, Katharine McPhee and Kara Dioguardi. Hosted by Kara, the awards presentation honored individuals, non-profits and corporations for their charitable efforts. The gala