Paula Abdul Will Not Be Dancing With Any Stars

When you wake up Monday morning to read the list of "stars" who will be on next season's "Dancing With the Stars" ... Paula Abdul's name will not be on it.

Sources close to Paula tell TMZ the former "American Idol" judge has decided against doing the show -- despite the giant bag of money ABC practically threw at her.

As we first reported, the alphabet net offered Paula a $1,000,000 development deal ... if she agreed to do "Dancing."

Paula is still in talks with Simon Cowell about joining his upcoming "X Factor" show.

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'Dancing with the Stars' Could Get Scary

Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Mel B. is in the running to fill Samantha Harris' open spot as co-host of the show ... sources tell TMZ.

We've learned Scary -- season five's second place winner behind Helio Castroneves -- was invited to the studio yesterday for a screen test.

If Scary ends up getting the job ... let's hope they make her wear those ridiculously skimpy outfits again.

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Derek Buff

"Dancing with the Stars" pro Derek Hough showed off his tight, smooth, tan and hairless moves while running Runyon Canyon in L.A. on Thursday.

The ripped 24-year-old will leave you breathless.

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Paula Abdul -- 'Dancing' Is Lucrative

Paula Abdul has a million reasons to appear on "Dancing with the Stars."

ABC has offered Abdul a $1,000,000 development deal, with one catch -- she has to appear on "DWTS," sources tell TMZ.

ABC has been going after Paula for a few years now, trying to get her on "DWTS."

According to the proposed deal, ABC would allow Paula to do "The X Factor" with Simon Cowell. We're told Simon and Paula met a week ago to discuss the show, and it looks like it will happen.

Paula has to make a quick decision -- we're told the ABC offer is contingent on Paula doing "DWTS" this season, which starts in March.

A rep for ABC says they don't comment on prospective cast members.

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Ballas vs. Hough Who'd You Rather?

"Dancing with the Stars" best buds Mark Ballas and Derek Hough hustled their way to the same event in Hollywood this weekend.

Question is ...

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A. Carter + Back Taxes = Million Dollar Cry Baby

Aaron Carter's recent elimination from "Dancing with the Stars" cost him a steady paycheck and the timing couldn't be worse -- Uncle Sam says he owes over a million bucks in back taxes.

According to documents filed in Los Angeles yesterday, the alleged former teen heartthrob owes a staggering $1,010,635.08 to the government.

At least now we know why he was crying so much after the show last week.

Joanna Krupa Went 'Wild' with Snoop Dog

Joanna Krupa from "Dancing with the Stars" has accomplished a feat not many women have been able to do: She was featured on a "Girls Gone Wild" video with Snoop Doggy Dog and managed to keep her clothes on the whole time.

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TMZ has obtained some footage of Krupa on a "GGW" video she did with Snoop Dogg back in the day called "Doggystyle." On the tape, she's just one of the hot chicks Joe Francis uses to introduce the video.

Unfortunately -- just like that tickle torture vid -- Krupa is covered in more clothes than she is when doin' the jive.

Joanna Krupa Tickled Pink in Fetish Video

Joanna Krupa has got one hilarious foot fetish -- or at least she does in this laughable low budget fetish video from back in the day ... complete with more tickle torture than anyone should ever have to endure.

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TMZ has learned the Playboy bombshell and "Dancing with the Stars" competitor scored the starring role of "Head Nurse Regina" in the foot fetish/tickle torture film "No Shoes No Mercy" back in 2003 ... probably for some extra cash before her big break.

In the video, Krupa starts off by unleashing her fingers of fury on her female tickle partner ... then gets tied down on the hospital bed for an awkwardly awesome session of her very own.

As for Krupa's tickle partner? That's Sarah Kozer -- a reality TV regular you might recognize as the runner-up from "Joe Millionaire."

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Joanna Krupa Lifts Up Skirt, Flashes Her ...

... bruises.

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Never have we been so grateful to see someone show off one of their "Dancing with the Stars" injuries.

Sure beats The Woz and that fractured foot bone.

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Katherine Jackson -- Total Sucker for 'DWTS'

Katherine Jackson made a front row appearance on "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday night -- and we're told she had such a great time ... that she's going back for more.

Katherine, Jermaine, and La Toya were invited to attend Tuesday's show for a special tribute to Michael Jackson -- and even though we're told Katherine didn't want to go at first, she loved it so much she requested tickets for Monday.

As for the Jackson family favorites ... it's a three-way tie between Kelly Osbourne, Maya, and Donny Osmond.

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Karina Smirnoff Finds a Penny, Picks Him Up

Karina Smirnoff's new man is a giant -- as in San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Brad Penny.

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The "Dancing with the Stars" pro -- who just broke up with ex-fiance Maksim Chmerkovskiy -- was all over the baseball player last night during the Steel Panther show at the Key Club.

She may be a professional hip-shaker, but the only dancing these two were doing was with their tongues.

Kelly Osbourne Feels the Burn

"Dancing with the Stars" is probably a good workout, but Kelly Osbourne says it wasn't the dancing that gave her a burning sensation -- it was her body spray.

Kelly just tweeted she had to get her "DWTS" costume fixed so it would cover the fresh burns she suffered after using a British line of body fragrances called Impulse Body Spray.

She wrote: "Never use impulse body spray from the UK i sprayed it on myself and now have really bad burns all over my body."

We contacted Impulse's manufacturer Unilever in the US -- which also makes Axe Body Spray -- who said: "We are looking into the incident that Kelly Osbourne reported, and appreciate her feedback and input."

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Karina Smirnoff Is That a Compliment?

This is the exact moment a papper told Karina Smirnoff she looked like Jessica Simpson -- that look says it all.

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Old 'Dancing' Outfit Made Emmy Debut

Following in the choreographed footsteps of Natalie Coughlin and Shawn Johnson, Brooke Burke's "Dancing with the Stars" Season 7 frilly gold getup (left) made it on Karina Smirnoff's back (right) for her Emmy show performance on Sunday.

The recession spares no one.

Macy Gray Drops 'Cherry' Bomb on 'Dancing'

Macy Gray made quite an impression on the "Dancing with the Stars" judges last night -- but it had more to do with her breaking out the phrase "busted my cherry" on live television than her Viennese Waltz.

It's clear the judges will always remember Macy's first time.

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'Dancing' with Recycled Dresses

New season, new contestants, same old outfit.

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin was given the same frilly blue dress for her web promo that gymnast Shawn Johnson wore on the show last year -- giving the lovely ladies something else in common other than the 2008 Olympics.

The dress could turn out to be good or bad luck: Johnson won "Dancing" last year ... but she also gained an alleged stalker.

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