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TV Roundup: Joss Stone Sticks Her Neck Out for The Tudors

08/05/2008 at 12:00 AM EDT

•Joss Stone is really sticking her neck out for a role. The British soul singer will play Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, in the Showtime drama The Tudors. She should count herself lucky: Henry VIII wasn't so into wife No. 4 and had their marriage annulled.

•Project Runway is feeling the Olympic fever! Former two-time gold medalist speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno will be joining the judges' panel to determine which designer is skating on thin ice for this Wednesday's Olympic-themed challenge.

• Bob Saget is still feeling protective of his Full House kids Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who got skewered along with the actor at his Comedy Central roast (airing Aug. 17). John Stamos (Uncle Jesse), who emceed the roast and took the first swipe at the twins, was told to stand in a corner for timeout.



•While Randy, Paula and Simon are all slated to return to the judges' table, American Idol's longtime producer Nigel Lythgoe won't be coming back to the FOX reality show next season. Lythgoe, who serves as a judge on FOX's other reality competition show So You Think You Can Dance, was overheard complaining, "I'm tired of this song and dance.



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