![By Denise Martin, Times Staff Writer 'American Idol' bikini girl Katrina Darrell is convinced Simon Cowell will call After being ousted in the first round of group auditions during Hollywood Week, Darrell claimed that she's still got a big fan in the British judge. "Hopefully Simon [Cowell] will sign me. He has a management company, and that would be really cool to have him pick me up and be the next Leona Lewis or something," she said. When pressed if she really thought that it was a possibility, Darrell said she had no doubt. "When I watched the episode where I was eliminated, his comment was Shes going to go far. And he said I had a beautiful voice, and he said, Thats what I love about her. And just comments like that, I think theres something behind them." Someone needs to get her hands on a copy of "He's Just Not That Into You."](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2705a0b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/283x425+0+0/resize/283x425!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2Ff8%2F6d185c67b2fe22ec18727e01fe9a%2Flat-crazy-5-kdfwh5nc20090206152953)
The “Dark Knight” actor ripped the director of photography on “Terminator Salvation” a new one for interrupting a scene. Remixes sprang up all over YouTube -- but this one is the best -- and talk show hosts had a ball. Especially James Lipton, who got to flex his own acting muscles in the dual role of Bale and the DP, and
Stephen King: Don’t compare ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Twilight’
Why? Because although both the works of J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer speak directly to young people, “the real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer [left] cant write worth a darn. Shes not very good.” Let the avalanche of hate mail begin! (AP / Los Angeles Times / AP)
M.I.A. slated to perform, give birth during Grammys
The very pregnant singer, who is up for this year’s record of the year Grammy, is scheduled to deliver her little one on the same night she’ll be performing at the awards ceremony. Still, M.I.A. isn’t canceling her set. Should her water break on stage, a golf cart will be on hand to shuttle her out of Staples Center. (Robert Caplin / For the Times)
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Octuplets mom, Nadya Suleman, to media: Pay up!
The unwed mother of 14 -- yes, she already had six kids before hitting the baby motherload -- reportedly wanted as much as $2 million for her first interview. The exclusive one-on-one went to NBC’s “Today,” which will air parts of the interview over three days next week. The morning show denied that it paid Suleman for the chat. (AFP / Getty Images)
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Michael Phelps is not the first Olympian to make headlines for bad behavior. When he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2004, he got off lightly. Apparently, smoking weed is a much more serious offense. After a photograph of the swimmer inhaling from a big bong surfaced, his sponsor Kellogg’s decided to give Phelps the heave-ho. (Gail Burton / Associated Press)
... because she clearly can’t pose for professionals, herself and, now, her pals without getting into trouble. (And jeez, has posing like this ever been OK?) (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
