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...basketball scholarship at Boston College. Brown’s level-headedness seemed to impress judge Paula Abdul, who ended up making the decision to let her go on to Hollywood after a split vote between Randy Jackson’s “yes” and Simon Cowell’s “absolutely no.” “There’s something empty about it all,” Cowell said. Despite their “yes” votes, Abdul and Jackson were also not wholly positive, and Brown may have to work...
...initiated the Citgo program last November. While the heating oil gesture has certainly allowed Chavez to tweak Bush?s nose, it is also being recognized inside and outside of Washington as a public relations coup for Chavez?s Bolivarian Revolution (named for South America?s 19th-century independence hero, Simon Bolivar...
...demanded signs of artistic growth. The finished product was a pleasant trifle that alienated no one and produced a deserving hit, Miss Independent, but it didn't earn Clarkson much capital with RCA or her management firm at the time, 19 Entertainment. (19, the company owned by show creator Simon Fuller, has the right to sign any Idol contestant; another contractual obligation. It had no comment on this or any Clarkson-related matter.) "To be totally honest," says Clarkson in her gentle twang, "the problem was I wanted to write a lot of my own songs on Breakaway. Nobody else...
...month after Breakaway's release, Clarkson decided she needed backup for any future conflicts. She and 19 amicably agreed to sever ties--"I love Simon Fuller, but how can somebody you've seen five times in three years really look out for you?"--and Clarkson signed with the Firm, a Hollywood management company whose clients include Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lopez. "A lot of artists tell their managers not to think short term, not to think about the next big check," says Firm CEO Jeffrey Kwatinetz, who handles Clarkson personally. "But when push comes to shove, they want that check...
...tabloids; a big night out for her is Chili's and a movie with friends.) The Firm fought to make sure that RCA promoted Clarkson's music at radio stations and in stores and removed American Idol from her official bio. (A recent controversy in which Idol judge Simon Cowell alleged Clarkson had not authorized her songs for use on the show appears to have been a misunderstanding; Clarkson says she allowed their use as soon as she was asked.) The Firm also counseled her to go back and learn a few tricks of the trade. "American Idol gave Kelly...