Jewel, Melissa Rycroft
Jewel has a message for Melissa Rycroft and any injured Dancing with the Stars celebrity: If you don't dance, you should leave, the songstress says.
"Being a rodeo and bull-riding fan it's hard for me to get used to someone who is injured still getting a score," the singer writes on husband Ty Murray's MySpace. "I think the rule ...
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Dancing with the Stars, Nancy O'Dell, Jewel
Nancy O'Dell and Jewel have withdrawn from Dancing with the Stars due to injury, less than a week away from the Season 8 premiere on Monday.
Jewel, who blogged about tendonitis in her knees last week, has sustained a fractured tibia in both legs, while O'Dell has suffered a torn meniscus and requires surgery. O'Dell told TVGuide.com Wednesday she twisted her right knee while rehearsing the salsa and exacerbated it days later doing the waltz.
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Jewel
Dancing's new season is just a few weeks away — the sequins and sambas return March 9 (8 pm/ET, ABC) — but Jewel is sidelined already.
The singer, who's hitting the parquet along with her husband, rodeo star Ty Murray, wrote on her blog Wednesday that knee trouble is keeping her from rehearsals for several days.
"My knees have been hurting so badly that I finally broke down and talked to Ty's knee doctor yesterday," she wrote. "He said I have tendonitis in my knees and that I have to start a course of medicine to try and bring the swelling down."
Jewel lamented that she was "kinda bummed" over the injury.
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Jewel and Ty Murray by Rick Diamond/ WireImage.com
Jewel's Ty’d the knot.After 10 years together, the singer and rodeo champion Ty Murray eloped to the Bahamas and exchanged vows in a private ceremony Thursday night, People reports."She wore a traditional wedding gown, while Ty wore his favorite blue jeans, white shirt and cowboy hat," Jewel's rep told the magazine. "The couple is very happy and look forward to enjoying their honeymoon."The couple share share a 2,200-acre ranch in Stephenville, Texas.Jewel, 34, is a judge on CMT's Nashville Star. Murray, 38, hosted Ty Murray’s Celebrity Bull-Riding Challenge last year on CMT.Jewel told People last year that she and Murray weren’t rushing to the altar."We don't know if there's a point — we've lapped our friends who've gotten married and divorced," she explained. "We probably would if we had kids — we're just not sure we want them yet. But we've had something really special already." — Tim Molloy
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Cheers to Nashville Star for cutting to the chase. American Idol's countrified cousin whittled down the audition process — which takes Simon Cowell & Co. seemingly endless weeks — to 20 minutes, and promptly presented the Top 12 finalists. It helped that there were none of the airtime-sucking freak-shows that make Idol's initial episodes so painful. Plus, Jewel smoothly transitioned from host to judge, making room for new emcee Billy Ray Cyrus to bring some of that Hannah Montana/Dancing With the Stars magic to the show as it's transplanted from USA to NBC. In a word: Giddyap!• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine!
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The hit show Nashville Star may have found a new home on NBC, but the entertainment value in this talent search contest is getting kicked up a notch for its sixth season. Former host Jewel has been bumped over to the judging table and filling her shoes is Mr. Achy Breaky Heart himself, Billy Ray Cyrus. Woo-eee!
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William Petersen and Nicole Sullivan by Michael Yarish/CBS
Cheers to CSI for taking a ride on the wild side. CBS' drama took a detour off the Sin City strip to probe a string of murders related to the Las Vegas rodeo. The episode rounded up a posse of rootin'-tootin' guests, including Jewel (singing the National Anthem), real-life cowboy-toy Ty Murray, outlaw offspring Shooter Jennings and sitcom vets Nicole Sullivan and Julie Brown. Not to mention a barroom full of catfighting cowgirls. Plus, the script was educational: Who knew there was such a thing as "semen rustling"? Yee-haw!• Read and react to Bruce's opinions on Project Runway, Jon Stewart and more!• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine!
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Fast Cars & Superstars: The Young Guns Celebrity Race
On a steamy March afternoon, former NASCAR Nextel Cup champ Kurt Busch sits in a stock car at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, revving his engine in anticipation. The question hangs in the air: Which of three nearby celebrities, decked out in racing jumpsuits, will be the first to gulp back fear, strap into the makeshift passenger seat, and join Busch in a three-lap, cement-wall-kissing 190 mph run around the famed 1.5-mile track?
Laird Hamilton, best known for riding 70-foot waves, finally stands and pulls a helmet over his long blond locks. "Oh, sure," Hamilton calls to NFL legend John Elway and tennis champ Serena Williams with a grin. "Get the stupid surfer to do it."
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Ashton Kutcher's MTV series will premiere its eighth and final season on April 10 — three days after the cabler "sneak peeks" all eight new episodes in a back-to-back marathon. This time around, Punk'd's prey include Hilary Swank, "Magic" Johnson, Nelly Furtado and Jewel. The series wraps up June 5 with a "Punk'd Awards" show — or so Ashton wants us to believe. Just watch, it'll be all test patterns.
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Various-grade celebrities have already attempted dancing and skating on reality shows, and now a fresh slate of would-be winners will be mashing the gas for an ABC series set to air this summer. A dozen stars have signed on for the Fast Cars & Superstars — Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, with the would-be leadfoots including William "Take Her to Warp 7" Shatner, tennis champ Serena Williams and singer Jewel. This week, each celeb is behind the wheel for speed trials at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., with top NASCAR drivers such as 2006 Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson showing them the ropes.In Monday's first practice sessions, as half the stars got trial runs in, a clearly rattled Serena Williams was at the bottom of the speed chart — with her best time slower than her vaunted tennis serve. NFL legend John Elway made a very respectable showing for a newcomer, with a bubbly Krista Allen hot on his heels.The celebrity participants also include skateboard...
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