• Tom Jones says he was too famous for James Bond role

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    Singer and 1970s-era sex symbol Tom Jones said in an interview with the UK's Radio Times that was once up for the role of James Bond, but got passed over because he was “too well known.” The 71-year-old Welsh singer, who had U.S. hits with “What's New Pussycat,” “She’s a Lady” and “Kiss,” said that despite his successful run as a pop singer, he’d have liked to have had a shot at acting.

    “The only thing I regret is that I'd like to have had a pop at acting when I was younger,” Jones told the Radio Times. “My name was up for James Bond at one time, but [producer] Cubby Broccoli apparently said I was too well known for people to believe it.”

    The role of the fabled Agent 007 was established by Academy Award winner Sean Connery in “Dr. No” from 1962. Connery played the lead role in the half dozen James Bond films that followed (excepting “On Her Majesty's Secret Service” from 1969), after which Roger Moore nabbed the part.

    Ironically, it might have been Jones’ presence on the small screen, more than the radio, that made him too popular in the eyes of “Bond” series producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli. From 1969 to 1971, the singer hosted his own variety show, “This is Tom Jones,” which got him nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

    Jones was involved peripherally, at least, with one Bond film, singing the main title track for the 1965 film “Thunderball.” He also realized his dream of acting in 1996, when he played himself in the Tim Burton science fiction spoof “Mars Attacks!” These days, he can be seen on UK TV in a new drama “King of the Teds.”

    And if you’re wondering whether Jones’ acting is as keyed-up as his singing on songs like “It’s Not Unusual,” the answer is an unequivocal “yes.”

    “I have a tendency to overact,” he said to the Radio Times. “It's a Welsh thing.”

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  • Jennifer Lopez hitting the road for North American tour this summer

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    Jennifer Lopez will tour North America this summer with Enrique Iglesias. This concert series will kick off a global jaunt the "American Idol" judge plans to embark on which will see her play her first headlining shows ever in Latin America.

    The 42-year-old Lopez confirmed the news this morning on Ryan Seacrest's radio show.

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    The joint headlining trek with the "Hero" crooner opens in Montreal on July 14 and will make stops in 13 cities including Toronto, Newark, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta before wrapping up on Aug. 31.

    Before that however, she and estranged hubby Marc Anthony will join forces for a performance at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 26.

    Lopez will follow that with a series of gigs south of the border including Caracas, Venezuela on June 16; Santiago, Chile on June 20; and four in Brazil -- the Pop Music Festival in Sao Paulo on June 23 (on a bill with the first "Idol" champ Kelly Clarkson and Paris Hilton), Rio De Janeiro on June 24 and dates in Fortaleza and Recife on June 30 and July 1 respectively.

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    The "On the Floor" singer will make a formal announcement about her tour plans later today via a livestream that starts at 7 p.m. ET on her newly relaunched website, JenniferLopez.com.

    The redesign also touts a "tour feed" section where Lopez will give away tickets for each show day; the singer will also post messages, scenes from backstage and other specialized content.

    Lopez fans across the pond will have to wait a little while longer as there's no word yet on European dates.

    Tickets for the North American leg -- the full itinerary is listed below -- go on sale via Ticketmaster and other outlets beginning May 4.

    July 14: Montreal Bell Centre
    July 17: Toronto Air Canada Centre
    July 20: Newark Prudential Center
    July 25: Boston TD Garden
    July 28: Washington DC Verizon Center
    Aug. 03: Chicago United Center
    Aug. 08: San Jose HP Pavilion
    Aug. 11: Anaheim Honda Center
    Aug. 16: Los Angeles Staples Center
    Aug. 25: Dallas American Airlines CTR
    Aug. 26: Houston TX Toyota Center
    Aug. 29: Atlanta Philips Arena
    Aug. 31: Miami American Airlines Arena

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  • Eddie Vedder ballad part of Every Mother Counts benefit

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    Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder contributed "Skipping," a gentle acoustic ballad, to "Every Mother Counts 2012," a benefit for the maternal health advocacy campaign of the same name. The disc also features previously unreleased cuts by Beck, Coldplay, Bono and the Edge, Patti Smith, Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, Alanis Morissette and the Dave Matthews Band.

    "Eddie was amazing to accept this project while in the midst of so much," says Every Mother Counts founder Christy Turlington Burns. "I spoke to him and exchanged several emails about his contribution. 'Skipping' is such a sweet song and I just love that his daughter Olivia has a little cameo at the start. He once wrote me saying that his girls would be proud one day that their dad contributed to such a meaningful project."

    "Every Mother Counts 2012" will be available in Starbucks shops in the United States and Canada between May 1 and May 29, and $8 from the proceeds of each CD will go to the Every Mother Counts campaign.

    Go here to listen to Vedder's song on RollingStone.com.

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  • 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman files for bankruptcy, changes her no-porn stance

    Updated at 3:40 p.m PT: Over the years, octuplets-and-then-some mom Nadya Suleman has insisted that she would do whatever she had to do to support her 14 kids -- as long as that didn't involve starring in a pornographic movie. Now? The woman known as "Octomom" has had a change of heart.

    It seems tough financial times, which recently necessitated doing an about-face on her no-public-assistance pledge, have led Suleman to reconsider an X-rated future.

    And it seems she's certainly in dire straights when it comes to money. Our pals at E! News have confirmed that the 36-year-old mom of 14 has filed for bankruptcy.

    "I have had to make some very difficult decisions this year and filing Chapter 7 was one of them," Suleman told E! News. "But I have to do what is best for my children and I need a fresh start."

    As for possibly venturing into adult films to pay her bills, she told HLN's "Showbiz Tonight": “You know if the opportunity comes up, I'll be the first to admit, I’m gonna eat my words! Because all that matters is that I can take care of my family."

    So, if the price is right, she'll participate.

    "If it's a job, and it's a well-paying job, and it's gonna allow me to get us out of here and into a very safe, huge home that (the kids) deserve, I'm gonna do it," she explained.

    As of earlier this month, during an interview with TODAY, Suleman discussed her recent move to pose topless, but insisted that porn was strictly off limits for her.

    “I won’t touch other human flesh,’’ Suleman said at the time. “The only flesh I’m touching is my own. I would never, never accept anything. I will not lose my grip of my deeply indoctrinated morals and values."

    Even though it seems she's now willing to adjust those values, she may not see the sort of payday she hopes for. In 2009, shortly after Suleman gave birth to the latest members of her brood, Vivid Entertainment bigwig Steve Hirsch offered her $1 million to star in an adult film. Now that years have passed and the aforementioned topless shoot has removed some of the mystery, Hirsh recently revealed that he is now only willing to pay her $100,000 -- in exchange for starring in three films.

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  • Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard welcome second baby daughter

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    Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard became the proud parents of their second baby girl, a rep for Gyllenhaal confirms to Us Weekly exclusively. Born April 19 in New York, the parents named their newborn Gloria Ray.

    The "Hysteria" actress, 34, and the "Lovelace" actor, 41, are already parents to daughter Ramona, 5. Together since 2002, the couple tied the knot at a small chapel in Brindisi, Italy, on May 2, 2009.

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    Since first becoming a mother in 2006, Gyllenhaal has struggled to balance her personal and professional life. "I had been so focused on Ramona -- and she's been everything to me -- but I'm also an actress," she told Us in January 2010. "It's not possible to do it perfectly."

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    Gyllenhaal waited until her second trimester to announce her most recent pregnancy.

    "I find it difficult to pretend you're not pregnant, which I had to do," the "Crazy Heart" star told USA Today in March. "I didn't let anyone know until three and a half months this time. I went to film festivals. I'm throwing up in the bathroom and having to keep pretzels in my purse, and having to fit into dresses."

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    Sarsgaard, meanwhile, had another set of concerns -- the biggest being how to prepare Ramona for sisterhood. "I've seen kids with siblings -- I don't have any siblings, so I don't know -- but they generally go for about five minutes, 'Oh, cool! Anyway, what are we going to do now? Can we return it?'" he told reporters in February. "I think it gets boring quickly, at first, and it takes a while for them to bond."

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  • Latest 'Prometheus' trailer tempts with holographic aliens

    LOS ANGELES -- The latest international trailer for "Prometheus" gives audiences brief, tantalizing glimpses of some ornery alien creatures.

    Ridley Scott has kept his "Alien" prequel's plot twists tightly under wraps, so even the few glimpses of deep space carnage chalk up to the most extended look yet at the creatures that will menace Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and the rest of the "Prometheus" crew.

    Of course, the extraterrestrials in question appear outlined in holograms or as some sort of snake-like creature, so it's difficult to tell how closely they resemble the flesh-eating monsters from the first film.

    Based on the blood, screaming and chilling music in the trailer, this mission to the far reaches of space does take a similar turn for the worse.

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  • Did Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston have a brief romance?

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    The star-crossed and much-scrutinized lives of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston may have been intertwined beyond public knowledge, as a bodyguard for Jackson is now saying the two pop enigmas had a brief romantic affair in the early '90s.

    Determined to prove he is the biological father of Jackson’s youngest child, Blanket, former bodyguard Matt Fiddes made a number of striking claims to UK’s The Sun, including the suggestion that the pop superstars had a two-week fling at Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in 1991, and that Jackson never quite recovered from it.

    "They met because they were two of the biggest recording artists on the planet and mixing in the same circles. They instantly connected as kindred spirits because they understood each other’s massive fame,” Fiddes told the Sun on April 29. “Whitney practically moved into Michael’s ranch and they had a fling like any other young couple. But Michael said later he had always hoped the relationship had gone further, and I know he dreamed of marrying her."

    In March, there was speculation that Houston was romantically linked to Jackson’s older brother, Jermaine. The Sun also reported that the affair took place while Jermaine was married to Hazel Gordy, daughter of Motown founder, Berry Gordy. Jackson’s sister, La Toya confirmed the rumor on March 5 when she appeared on the "The Talk," saying, "He [Jermaine] has admitted that they had an affair."

    Fiddes further elaborated to the Sun, commenting that Michael "was furious when he heard she had also slept with Jermaine, but this didn’t stop him holding a candle for her his whole life."

    The 32-year-old British martial arts expert and fitness instructor met Jackson in 1998, and soon became his bodyguard and confidant until his passing in 2009.  Fiddes insists that Jackson asked him for a sperm donation in 2001 because he wanted to "create an athletic child," and that 10-year-old Blanket (real name Prince Michael II) was the result of his endowment. Though not seeking custody of the boy, Fiddes is aiming to bring the paternity issue to court in order to have DNA testing carried out and obtain visitation rights.

    As further testament to his close ties with the late superstar, Fiddes has made a number of other allegations about the singer, including that he was "anorexic" and "impotent" due to heavy use of drugs and alcohol. He claims Jackson’s body was riddled with needle marks, and that he was ashamed of his balding head and had a closet containing more than hundred wigs.

    Added Liddes, the last days of the pop icon were sullen. "If he couldn’t get drugs, he would drink. When he announced the 'This Is It' concerts at the O2 in London in 2009, he had downed half a bottle of whisky to cope with the pressure. He was also wearing a bullet-proof vest, petrified he would be assassinated due to the child abuse allegations that haunted him until his dying day."

    Though he asserts he spoke to Jackson just three days before his death on June 25, 2009, Liddes was banned from the Jackson family circle following the singer’s passing.

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  • Bobby Brown on the death of Whitney Houston: 'I'm not the reason she's gone'

    In his first interview since the death of Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown exclusively tells TODAY's Matt Lauer, "I'm not the reason she's gone."

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    In a candid sit-down set to air Wednesday, Brown, who says he’s "very much clean and sober from narcotics," talks to Lauer about the last time he saw Houston, how he found out about her death, and why he gets blamed for her drug use. He talks about his relationship with their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and addresses recent rumors and controversy surrounding her personal life. And Thursday, speaking publicly for the first time, three of Brown’s children and his fiancée tell TODAY how they feel about the media’s portrayal of Brown. 

    When asked about the last time he saw Houston, a week or so before she died, Brown says the iconic singer "had this glow about her that was just, you know, incredible. I'm saying to myself, you know, 'She must be ... she must be doing really well,' because she looked really well."

    Brown says Houston, to whom he was married for 15 years, "looked like she was in a good place."

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    Lauer asks Brown how he took the news that cocaine was a likely contributor to the death of Houston, 48, who was found in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel on Feb. 11.

    "I was hurt. I was hurt ... because, you know, me being off of narcotics for the last seven years, I felt that she was, you know, I didn’t know she was struggling with it still. But at the same time, you know, listen, it's a hard fight.  It's a hard fight to, you know, maintain sobriety that way."

    Based on his own feelings and how she appeared when he last saw her, Brown theorizes that that one day of cocaine use -- not the effects of longterm use -- was enough to kill Houston. "It had to be that one, because that's all it takes," Brown said. "One hit, you know ... it could definitely take your life away from you. And, unfortunately, that was it."

    Lauer pressed the 43-year-old R&B star on the talk after Houston's death. "If I heard it once, I heard it a hundred times, and I know you heard it too," Lauer said. "Fans, people who say they were close to Whitney, say her life went downhill when she met Bobby Brown. How does it make you feel when you hear it?"

    "It makes me feel terrible," Brown said. "But you know, I know differently. I think if anyone ever knew us, if anybody ever spent time around us instead of time lookin' through the bubble, they would know how we felt about each other. They would know how happy we were together."

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    Brown says the couple got a wakeup call from starring in the reality TV series "Being Bobby Brown." "We looked at the bubble and saw ourselves. We was able to see what other people were saying about us, you know? We was able to see that our drug use had affected our relationship, had affected the love that we felt for each other."

    But when asked by Lauer about the popular perception that he is the one responsible for getting Houston hooked on drugs, Brown says, "not true."

    "I didn't get high [on narcotics] before I met Whitney," Brown said. "I smoked weed, I drank the beer, but no, I wasn't the one that got Whitney on drugs at all." He says drugs were a part of the singer's life "way before" they got together.

    "It's just ... it's just unexplainable how one could, you know, [say that I] got her addicted to drugs. I'm not the reason she's gone," Brown said.

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    In the second part of Lauer's interview, which will air Thursday, the TODAY host talks with three of Brown's children -- Landon, Bobby Jr., and La’Princia -- and his fiancée, Alicia Etheridge.

    The children all say the public perception of their father is not the right one.

    "I honestly feel like my dad's a great person," daughter La'Princia said. "He's been my best friend, like, my whole life. If I ever have a problem with anything, I know I can always go to him. Likewise, if he ever needs to talk to somebody, he knows he can always call me and I'll be there for him."

    Son Landon says people confuse his father's stage persona with the real man. "I feel like my father's always had the bad boy image. So, you know, they just keep followin' that. Anything that they can take a negative from the situation, they blow it out of proportion and blame him."

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    La'Princia says everyone makes mistakes.

    "They don't see the good part of him that we see every single day. Everyone goes through their ups and downs. You can't be judged forever about one event in your life or just the bad decisions you've made, you can't always be judged just by that."

    How do you feel about Bobby Brown's view of Whitney Houston and his take on people's perception of him? Discuss on Facebook.

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  • Report: Robin Gibb to leave hospital this week

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    Robin Gibb's incredible recovery continues apace. The Bee Gees member, who was hospitalized early in April and fell into a coma that lasted nine days, may leave the hospital this week, according to a report in the British press.

    The 62-year-old Gibb is reportedly sitting up in bed and speaking to his loved ones, says the Sunday Mirror, which adds that he has "astounded doctors with his 'iron will' and 'remarkable physical endurance.'"

    The Mirror quotes a friend as saying, "Robin is still weak but getting better by the day. His recovery is nothing short of a miracle. Weeks ago [wife] Dwina and the family were prepared for the worst, now they are hoping he will be home very soon."

    Added the friend, “The doctors will not take the decision lightly. Dwina will make sure his every medical need is catered for. Robin is aware how close to death he was. But he is determined to go home.”

    Gibb has been battling colon and liver cancer, and he entered the hospital after contracting pneumonia arising from complications from the disease; he slipped into the coma while in the hospital. He had been set to attend the premiere of his classical debut, "The Titanic Requiem," which marked the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking on April 12, but had to cancel due to illness.

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  • Radio DJ's sex advice to father of gay daughter sparks controversy

    A disc jockey on WMMS 100.7 FM, a popular rock station in Cleveland, recently said that a father should have one of his male friends have sex with his daughter in order to stop her from partaking in apparent lesbian affairs, and is now facing rebuke from activists calling for his suspension.

    Radio personality Dominic Dieter, who hosts the morning show, “Rover’s Morning Glory” on the station, reportedly received an email from a parent who caught his teenage daughter kissing another girl on April 27, according to The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). In response, the on-air host instructed the father, "You should get one of your friends to screw your daughter straight."

    As observed by GLAAD, the remarks, regardless of whether the girl was gay or not, incite violence and perpetuate false stereotypes and beliefs on sexual orientation. The organization is, thus, calling on Clear Channel Communications, parent company of the WMMS, along with the Ohio affiliate to suspend Dieter and offer an apology.

    GLAAD spoke to Clear Channel Monday morning about the matter, and Aaron McQuade, spokesperson for the LGBT organization, told msnbc.com, "Clear Channel is taking appropriate steps not just to send the message to this station’s listeners that this issue is not one to joke about – but also to ensure that this doesn’t happen again. Messages of parental rejection are serious issues plaguing and hurting LGBT youth today."

    Clear Channel additionally told GLAAD that Dieter made a pre-recorded apology, which would be issued shortly, and that the station was going to run PSAs about parental rejection and a safe schools initiative. Furthermore, Equality Ohio has been invited to become a part of their community advisory board to ensure this does not happen again.

    “According to [the] journal “Pediatrics,” LGBT young people who are rejected by their parents are 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide, 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression, 3.4 times more likely to use illegal drugs than LGBT young people whose parents accept them,” McQuade explained to msnbc.

    He also commented that, despite Dieter’s anti-gay remarks, “There is a dramatic increase in support for LGBT people among conservatives. Americans across the political spectrum see that LGBT people are our neighbors, our friends, and members of our families, and are shifting their views."

    While Clear Channel did not expound on any specific details of what direct actions were to be made due to company policy, McQuade pointed out that Dieter wasn't live on the air Monday morning.

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  • My word! Why are some stars suddenly down on 'Downton Abbey'?

    "Downton Abbey" has enjoyed tremendous success both in England and the U.S., which means that a backlash had to happen sometime. But that doesn't mean recent comments made by star Elizabeth McGovern and now actor Benedict Cumberbatch (of "Sherlock" fame) haven't gotten us all in a tizzy. Where are our smelling salts?

    Last week, McGovern, who plays Countess Cora Crawley, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying the soapy turn the show took in the second season was a little tiring, with all of the twists and turns. "It's kind of a taste thing, and the show in the first season was more to my taste than the show in the second season," she said.

    She's since backtracked, telling TV Guide Magazine in a statement that she was "horrified" that those comments were "taken out of context and misinterpreted.... I was in no way criticizing the second season or implying that I loved it or enjoyed it less."

    Now here comes Benedict Cumberbatch, who fans of PBS miniseries (like "Downton") will know from his reprisal of Sherlock Holmes (season two begins airing May 6 on "Masterpiece Mystery!"). In Thursday's New York Times, Cumberbatch displayed a certain amount of envy that "Sherlock's" first season got ignored in the rising light of "Downtown" by relating a story from January's Golden Globes ceremony. He recalled that PBS "Masterpiece" executive producer Rebecca Eaton taunted him with "Downton's" just-won trophy.

    "I just looked at it and went: 'Begone, woman. Bring it back when it says “Sherlock Holmes” or (series co-creator) Steven Moffat or myself -- someone else who’s more deserving than the second series of 'Downton Abbey.''"

    He wouldn't say more about the series, only noting: "I know too many people who are in it. I thought the first (season) was good. That’s what I’ll say."

    So what do you say? Did you find "Downton Abbey" too soapy in its second season? Tell us on our Facebook page!

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  • Bring 'em back! Celebs we want to see on 'Dancing With the Stars: All Stars'

    C'mon, "Dancing"! Bring back Kyle Massey, Mel B and Gilles Marini for the all-stars season!

    When former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Mario Lopez dished last week that the powers-that-be behind the ballroom bash had contacted him to do an all-stars turn next season, we couldn't help but start formulating a list of past contestants we'd love to see return. After all, there are quiet a few runners-up and early exiters (thanks a lot, voters!) who should've had a legit shot at mirror ball glory, but instead had it snatched away, leaving tears instead of confetti in their wake.

    Among those we consider must-haves (no winners allowed!):

    1. Mel B.: The season five runner-up was robbed, we say! Robbed! The former Spice Girl performed consistently and beautifully throughout the competition. Her final dance earned her a perfect score, yet she lost to race-car driver Helio Castroneves. And her flawless and powerful paso doble with pro partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy in week seven? Mmmm! That performance earned a perfect 30 from the judges and landed at No. 5 of "Dancing's" list of top 10 dances in the history of the show. We already know what a hot pair she and Maks are together, but should she come back, we hope the producers tweak things just a little and put her with Maks' little bro, Val, instead. Let's see what the younger Chmerkovskiy can do with Mel!

    2. Gilles Marini: Long before William Levy brought sexy back to the ballroom this season, this French actor heated things up when he hit the floor with two-time champ Cheryl Burke in season eight. But don't get us wrong! Our desire to see Gilles waltz back onto the show isn't about ballroom eye candy -- well, it's not just about ballroom eye candy. Gilles delivered a number of standout dances, including a fan-favorite Argentine tango that earned him a perfect score from the panel. He even made it all the way to the second place spot for the season. Without Shawn Johnson standing in his way again, he could take it all the way. His perfect take-two partner would have to be another winning champ -- Kym Johnson.

    3. Carson Kressley: OK, we're the first to admit he's far from the best dancer the show has ever seen. But who can deny that he was possibly the most fun star to watch -- ever. The fashion expert had a grin from ear to ear for every performance and made each week that he performed on season 13 an absolute joy to watch. And even after his week-five elimination, his over-the-top personality continued to bring new life to the show in the form of extra video clips. Let's keep that going by adding him to the all-stars cast. And as an added bonus (for viewers and Carson), pair him with Maks for extra hijinks! We all know what a big crush he has on the bad boy of the ballroom.

    4. Kyle Massey: The original idea behind "Dancing With the Stars" was to take entertainers with no real background in formal dance, put them through rigorous rehearsals and eventually bring out their ballroom best. In season 11, dance-savvy ringer Jennifer Grey stole the spotlight, but we felt it was Disney Channel star and runner-up Kyle who really deserved top honors. In the beginning, he brought enthusiasm and big laughs, if not flawless footwork, to the dance floor. And by the finale, he showed off moves any ballroom amateur would be proud to master. While pro Lacey Schwimmer was a great match for Kyle the first time around, this time we'd like to see him put his best foot forward alongside the always eager Chelsie Hightower.

    5. Sabrina Bryan: The former Cheetah Girl's week-six exit during season five goes down as one of the biggest shockers in the show's history. Sabrina and pro partner Mark Ballas wowed viewers each week with ridiculously high scores (never anything lower than a 25), and even earned a perfect 30 in week four, the earliest anyone had received that score up until then. To bring her back for a second chance would give her the opportunity to show once more just how far she could've gone. But let's keep Mark out of it this time (the two dated for a bit after meeting on the show). For her new partner, we choose Tristan MacManus.

    Which past performer do you most want to see return to "Dancing With the Stars"?

    So many great past contestants to choose from! But who *wouldn't* you want to see compete again? Tell us on our Facebook page!

     

     

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    Mel B.
    1,789 votes
    25.7%
    Gilles Marini
    2,330 votes
    15%
    Carson Kressley
    1,356 votes
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    Kyle Massey
    825 votes
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    Sabrina Bryan
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