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Daily Buzz: American Idol Hits Orlando, YouTube Partners with Sundance, Conan’s Last Night?

American Idol was in sunny Orlando last night with guest judge Kristin Chenoweth. There were over 10,000 people who showed up for Idol auditions in Orlando, read more about it here.

YouTube will partner with Sundance for online movie rentals. YouTube will start testing a new online movie rental service from the Sundance Film Festival.

No official word about Conan O’Brien and his final Tonight Show but the host has been hinting and joking that Friday will be his final show. On Tuesday night, Conan joked during his monologue that he was “just three days away from the biggest drinking binge in history.”

Daily Buzz: ‘Hope for Haiti’, Conan Takes Heat from NBC, MLK Day Plans?

Eleven broadcast and cable networks will air a two-hour telethon next Friday night to benefit the victims of the Haiti earthquake, according to MTV Networks.

Hope for Haiti will air next Friday at 8 p.m. EST on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT in the United States, while MTV Networks International, CNN International and National Geographic channels will show it around the world.

The show will be hosted by the actor George Clooney, the Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean and Anderson Cooper.

Looks like NBC is going to blame everything on Conan O’Brien! NBC’s Dick Ebersol claims the slip in The Tonight Show ratings is Conan’s fault! The network exec told The New York Times:

It was chicken-hearted and gutless to blame a guy you couldn’t beat in the ratings. He added that ‘what this is really all about is an astounding failure by Conan.’

Americans will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. day on Monday. As we celebrate the legacy of the civil-rights leader, thousands of Americans are contributing humanitarian services in Haiti, where millions are in need.

NBC Will Pay Conan O’Brien $30 Million to Leave ‘Tonight Show’

NBC will pay its way out of the Conan Crisis. The network has agreed to pay O’Brien $30 million to leave the Tonight Show. The deal is in the process of finalization, will be announced soon.

One thing is for sure, the NBC/Conan OBrien drama was a PR disaster! As NBC tries to sort out the mess, the funny men are making jokes—and some pointed barbs at the network’s expense. Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel have joked about the late night shift week all week and some media watchers claim this is a public relations disaster for NBC.

Conan O’Brien Won’t Move ‘The Tonight Show’, Do You Agree With Him?

Conan O’Brien says he won’t move The Tonight Show to the 12:05 a.m. time slot, which NBC has proposed to make room for Jay Leno at 11:35. In a statement made today O’Brien said:

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction.

Mr. O’Brien said he would not go along with the network for what he considered a demotion for the show and for him—and many viewers agree with him! The statement by Conan O’Brien has resulted in an outpouring of support for him, especially on the Internet.

If Conan O’Brien leaves The Tonight Show and NBC, the network will probably return the show to Jay Leno and run it for a full hour.

According to a report from The New York Times, O’Brien is on his way out the door.

Pointedly, Mr. O’Brien did not resign or indicate he would not show up for work. But an executive at the network who declined to be identified because of continuing negotiations said that Mr. O’Brien would leave once a financial settlement was reached.

By Hollywood standards, Mr. O’Brien’s letter was an extraordinary gesture — releasing a statement to make public his anger at the company paying him tens of millions of dollars before he even reached a settlement.

Daily Buzz: Blake Lively to Star in ‘Green Lantern’, Conan O’Brien Rips NBC, Real Housewives of OC Drama?

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively will star as the Green Lantern?

According to MTV News, Blake Lively snagged the starring role of Carol Ferris in the Green Lantern movie, opposite Ryan Reynolds. There was intense competition among Hollywood A List actresses for the part of Carol Ferris. Keri Russell and Jennifer Garner were among the actresses Blake beat out for the role.

Conan O’Brien ripped NBC during his monologue last night on The Tonight Show. O’Brien skewered the network regarding rumors he will be pushed back to 12:05am so that Jay Leno can take the 113opm time slot for his current show. Here are a few bits from last night’s monologue or you can check out the video here.

We’ve got a great show for you tonight. I have no idea what time it will air – but it’s going to be a great show.

NBC is going to throw me and Jay in a pit with sharpened sticks. The one who crawls out gets to leave NBC. That is an appealing proposition.

The Real Housewives of Orange County has some off-screen drama going on this week. RadarOnline.com reports that the husband of Real Housewives of Orange County’s Tamra Barney filed for divorce on Wednesday, charging his wife with infidelity.

Will Conan O’Brien Leave NBC?

conan obrien Will Conan OBrien Leave NBC? Will Conan O’Brien jump to another network? O’Brien, host NBC’s The Tonight Show is probably thinking hard about a career move right now.

The news broke yesterday that NBC hopes to return former Tonight Show host Jay Leno to his longtime 11:35 p.m. time slot and dump Conan—or move Conan’s show to a later time. According to the Wall Street Journal, other networks are interested in O’Brien:

One suitor is News Corp.’s Fox network, which has had early discussions with Mr. O’Brien’s circle about hosting another late-night show, according to other people. News Corp. also owns The Wall Street Journal.

Do you think Conan will jump ship to another network?