Apr 22, 2008 3:03 pm US/Eastern
Jordin Sparks Illness Update,The Hoff Hospitalized
Wcbstv.com Daily Entertainment Wrap
Tara Lipinsky
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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Glendale, Ariz. native Jordin Sparks sung the national anthem before Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3, 2008.
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Illnes Renders "Idol" Idle
Vocal problems have forced Jordin Sparks to temporarily withdraw from Alicia Keys' tour and cancel all performances for the rest of the month, a representative for the "American Idol" champ said Monday.
"All of her April activities have been postponed or canceled so she can take care of her voice properly," a 19/Jive Records spokeswoman told The Associated Press.
The 18-year-old singer, whose hits include "Tattoo" and "No Air," was scheduled to be the opening act on Keys' tour, which kicked off over the weekend in Hampton, Va. In addition to missing the tour's first month, Sparks was forced to cancel a planned performance at the Earth Day Network & Green Apple Festival concert in Washington, D.C.
But Sparks, who is under a doctor's care, is expected to rejoin Keys' tour in May or perhaps sooner if she progresses, the label said.
"Jordin Sparks is on vocal rest and is expected to make a full and complete recovery," according to a statement from 19/Jive Records. "Sparks has been going nonstop over the past two years and now she's going through the normal course of learning how to manage and care for her voice."
Sparks was the youngest winner of "American Idol" when she won the talent competition last year. She released her self-titled debut album late last year.
The Hoff's Hospitalized
Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff was taken to the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center on Saturday to have something removed above his eye, his publicist, Judy Katz, told The Associated Press Monday.
"He's fine, he had something removed, he's coming out tonight," Katz said, declining to elaborate on what was removed.
Rumors that Hasselhoff checked into rehab were not true, Katz said.
Hasselhoff, 55, was treated in a hospital for alcoholism in October.
Court documents released last week show Hasselhoff's divorce settlement calls for him to pay $25,000 a month to support ex-wife Pamela Bach and their two teenage daughters. Bach and Hasselhoff share joint custody. They were married in 1989 and divorced in 2006.
Isaiah Washington's Back On Track
Isaiah Washington has landed his first major film role since leaving "Grey's Anatomy" under a storm of controversy.
He will star opposite Forest Whitaker in "Patriots" - a sports drama set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Washington was fired from "Grey's" last year after making a homophobic remark to another member of the cast.
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