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August 25, 2006

20060825_hicks_260x220.jpgA federal judge has temporarily barred William Smith (no, not the jiggy one) from selling songs recorded by Taylor Hicks when he was just a gray haired guy hanging around Alabama.

Two songs written and sung by Hicks showed up for sale on the iTunes recently, and Hicks is claiming that Smith doesn't have the rights to them.

''It aggravated me because I knew what a gifted performer and writer he is,'' Smith said in an AP interview. ''I love Taylor Hicks, and for three months I was refuting the bad press he was getting.''

A sworn statement by Hicks' attorney states the recordings were poor-quality demos that could cause ''immense irreparable financial harm.” (More than those tacky car ads?)

Meanwhile, former finalist Mikalah Gordon was ''in a panic'' but unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint in Las Vegas. Las Vegas police confirmed the robberyand said they are investigating.

And, finally, Katharine McPhee was back in the news this week saying she no longer has any “weird eating things” going on.

Gosh, being an Idol sounds like fun, doesn’t it? By the way, 10,000 hopefuls showed up in Birmingham, Alabama this weekend to audition for the next round.


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