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"The Voice" executive producer Mark Burnett has shot down Simon Cowell's accusations he purposely pitted his NBC show up against the new season of "The X Factor" in order to take attention away from Britney Spears' judging debut.

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Outraged over the rescheduling, Cowell insists "The Voice" team broke their "gentleman's agreement", and he has accused them of "dirty tricks", adding, "They don't want people to see 'X Factor' because they've heard how good the series is. They don't want their audience to see Britney Spears."

Incidentally, this is the first time Spears has served as a reality competition judge, and her former pal and longtime pop rival, Christina Aguilera, is returning for her third season in the spinning chair on "The Voice."

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Now Burnett has responded to the Brit's claims stating, "There was never ever a meeting or a discussion of what my show was up against. The fact is ... it shows you where our minds are at and where others are because it literally never crossed my mind. This is someone trying to read into something that doesn't exist. I'm just glad we're on Simon's mind."

"The Voice" Season 3 premiere airs Monday, Sept. 10, and continues for the next two nights with the blind audition rounds.

"The Voice" premieres Monday, Sept. 10, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, and "The X Factor" premieres Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.

It's been a rough season for Teresa Giudice, who can't seem to shake tough scrutiny from her fellow "Housewives." And now, things are quickly heating up at home -- and not in a good way. In this Sunday's episode, the gang is still cooling off from their big blowouts in Napa, and the women are caught in the thick of trip's aftermath.

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Here, Teresa discusses what she'd do if she ever caught Joe cheating on her -- which is precisely what many in last week's episode suspect he's doing when she caught him on the phone with someone else.

Check it out for yourself:

What do you think? Is Teresa too trusting of Joe?
 
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"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.

Expressing no ill will toward MTV for canceling "Jersey Shore," star Vinny Guadagnino nevertheless also apparently predicts show biz failure for one or more of his former housemates.

When asked who will survive, Vinny told a TMZ videographer: "I don't know about all of us, but I think whoever has imagination and talent will make it."

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Befitting Vinny's nice-guy image, the diss was embedded inside a compliment, and no names were named (although TMZ should have pressed him harder). However, what's interesting is that this was a response to a specific question about "Jersey Shore" spin-off shows. And so far, only Pauly D, and Snooki and JWoww, are known to have starred in them.

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Vinny also told TMZ that he thinks "Jersey Shore" could prove a useful launching pad for one of his co-stars, noting that Adam Sandler also began on MTV.

The Season 6 premiere of "Jersey Shore" airs Thursday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT at on MTV.

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On Wednesday, Sept. 5, bosses at NBC announced that a third night of the blind auditions will air next Wednesday, Sept. 12., following the previously scheduled premiere on Monday, Sept. 10, and Tuesday, Sept. 11. With the new Wednesday episode, "The Voice" will be in the same time slot as the season two premiere of FOX's "The X Factor."

Preview: 'The Voice' vs. 'The X Factor'

Cowell is furious over the switch-up, telling TMZ.com that NBC execs broke the "gentleman's agreement" he had with them, which would have allowed viewers to watch both singing competition programs. He insisted, "This is a cynical, cold-hearted, unprofessional way of doing business. These guys have really got it in for us. It's nothing short of dirty tricks."

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The Brit believes "The Voice" showrunners are gunning for Cowell because when the UK version of "The Voice" began, it was pitted against "Britain's Got Talent," another Cowell created show, and "BGT" trumped "The Voice" in ratings. In addition to the shows going up against each other, the schedule change reignites the feud between "The Voice" judge Christina Aguilera and her longtime rival Britney Spears on "The X Factor" panel. Cowell adds, "Britney's not going to appreciate the fact that Christina - who has been a bit of a rival - isn't allowing Britney to have a night of her own. She's going to be devastated because she's put her heart and soul into this. "The reason they've done this is they don't want people to see 'X Factor' because they've heard how good the series is. They don't want their audience to see Britney Spears. They don't want their audience to see Demi Lovato." With just days away from both season premieres, Cowell is fed up with the peacock network and their ratings ploys. He says, "I can't bear it that the network is playing political games and playing with the audience."

"The Voice" premieres Monday, Sept. 10, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, and "The X Factor" premieres Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.

Happy child labor day, folks!

To explode the myth that fame and wealth always walk hand in hand, you need only look as far as Honey Boo Boo Child. According to the Hollywood Reporter,  the family of seven-year-old Alana Thompson -- the hottest reality star of the moment -- earned only $40,000 from the first season of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo."

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That's $10,000 less per year than the average annual teaching salary in the family's home state of Georgia.

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Yet "Honey Boo Boo" earned three million viewers for its Aug. 29 episode alone, eclipsing not only "Toddlers & Tiaras" -- the show from which it spun off -- but every single network's coverage of the Republican National Convention.

Of course, there are always the negotiations for next season.

"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TLC.

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The reality star joined the "Real Housewives of Orange County" during the third season, which allowed her to watch the drama and gossip unfold on TV before jumping into the fray herself. In an interview with Emme magazine, Barney describes the unusual way "Housewives" producers hired her for the program.

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She explains, "It was a freak thing, and I still don’t understand why I was picked. I jokingly filled out an online application that my friend sent to me, not thinking for one second they would call me. I was totally obnoxious (mocking the show). We were both were laughing at my answers. I didn’t send any pictures and didn’t show up to the casting call in Newport (California). So when they called me a few days later, I almost dropped the phone."

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The joke clearly became a more serious situation for Barney, who spent the next month interviewing for the casting staff, and was eventually hired to join the show. She decided to give in to the show she once mocked, and admits, "Everything happens for a reason… here goes another chapter in my life... you can’t beat getting paid for being yourself."