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KELLY CLARKSON sang MILEY CYRUS' song, "The Climb" . . . with two other singers named Jill & Kate . . . for an informal YouTube video. (--It was so informal that the girls admit that they could probably use a shower. Not together . . . necessarily . . . although, there'd be nothing wrong with that.)

It's an acoustic version . . . with three-part harmony . . . that definitely seems to be channeling WILSON PHILLIPS.

(--Check it out, here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCdpSZmXB5o

"30 ROCK" AND "MAD MEN" WON THE TOP AWARDS LAST NIGHT:

Not surprisingly, "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" won the Emmys last night for Outstanding Comedy and Outstanding Drama, respectively. -Accepting the award for "30 Rock", TINA FEY even took a shot at her own network's "Jay Leno Show", saying, quote, "Thank you for keeping us on the air even though we are so much more expensive than a talk show."

Tina was denied her second straight win for Best Actress in a Comedy, though, thanks to an upset win by TONI COLLETTE, for the Showtime series, "The United States of Tara".

"30 Rock's" ALEC BALDWIN made up for it by taking his second trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.

In the Drama category, BRYAN CRANSTON won the Lead Actor Emmy for "Breaking Bad", and GLENN CLOSE won Lead Actress for "Damages".

On the reality front, "Survivor's" JEFF PROBST won the hosting award for the second straight year . . . while "The Amazing Race" won for best reality competition series for the SEVENTH straight year

NBC led all broadcast networks with FIVE wins, while HBO led the cable networks, also with five. (--If you count last week's Creative Arts Emmys, HBO had the most overall with 16, followed by NBC with 11.)

Two of the best speeches of the evening came from KRISTIN CHENOWETH and KEN HOWARD. --Kristen won the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Pushing Daisies" . . . which isn't even on the air anymore. She said, quote, "I'm unemployed now, so I'd like to be on 'Mad Men'. I also like 'The Office' and '24'."

Meanwhile, 65-year-old Ken Howard . . . who won a Supporting Actor trophy for the HBO movie "Grey Gardens" . . . said, quote, "I'll make my speech as brief as possible, in the hope it's not interrupted by a congressman or a rapper."


JESSICA SIMPSON HAS GIVEN UP SEARCHING FOR THE DOG THAT WAS PROBABLY EATEN BY A COYOTE A WEEK AGO:

JESSICA SIMPSON has apparently come to the same conclusion we did a week ago: Her little 10-pound Malti-Poo, Daisy, was eaten by that coyote that snatched it seven days ago. --Jessica and the people at FindToto.com have called off the search. A spokeswoman for the company says, quote, "They concluded the search and are not continuing it at this time. There are no leads.

"They wanted to feel they gave it their best efforts. They felt chances were slim from the beginning. Apparently [coyotes] are quite an issue in that area. "They were upset and hoping to find at least the remains to try and get some closure by this weekend. We offered to continue the search for her, but they weren't going ahead with anything."


THE JOHN TRAVOLTA EXTORTION TRIAL BEGINS TODAY . . . AND JOHN IS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY:

The trial of the two people who tried to extort JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON in connection with the death of their son begins today. And Travolta IS expected to testify. -John and Kelly's 16-year-old son Jett died last January, after suffering a seizure at the family's vacation home in the Bahamas.

Tarino Lightbourne . . . a paramedic who took Jett to the hospital . . . and a former Bahamian politician named Pleasant Bridgewater . . . are accused of trying to squeeze $25 million out of the Travoltas.

The two allegedly threatened to publicize a document related to Jett's care if the Travoltas didn't hand over the cash. --The document in question is a "refusal to transport" form that Travolta allegedly signed.

It waives the ambulance crew's responsibility if a patient declines to be taken to a hospital. (--It's not clear exactly how this document would harm John and / or Kelly if it were made public.) --There's no word what day Travolta might testify.


KATHERINE JACKSON HAS BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO CHALLENGE THE ADMINISTRATORS OF MICHAEL'S ESTATE:

A court ordered Friday that KATHERINE JACKSON can challenge the administrators of MICHAEL JACKSON'S estate . . . without losing her stake. --Michael's will has a "no contest" clause in it . . . which means that any beneficiary who challenges it ends up with NOTHING. --But the court decided that challenging the administrators is NOT the same thing as contesting the will.

Katherine apparently feels there was some kind of, quote, "undue influence" in the naming of the administrators, John Branca and John McClain. (--There's no word yet what that influence may have been. As far as we know, Branca and McClain were chosen as administrators BY Michael. For all we know, Katherine could be claiming that these guys tricked or coerced Michael into naming them.)

(--There's also no word if or when Katherine will mount a challenge to Branca and McClain. But we have to assume she's planning to.)

HERE'S A TRAILER FOR ONE OF THE MOST STAR-STUDDED MOVIES EVER:

The romantic comedy "Valentine's Day" comes out on February 12th. You might call this THE MOTHER OF ALL ROMANTIC COMEDIES . . . because it's LOADED with A-list stars.

The cast includes: Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Emma Roberts . . . (--Julia's niece) . . . Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, "Grey Anatomy" studs Eric Dane and Patrick Dempsey . . . --. . . Topher Grace, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Queen Latifah, Taylor Swift, "New Moon's" Taylor Lautner, Hector Elizondo and MAYBE Joe Jonas. (--He was RUMORED to have a small role, but that still hasn't been confirmed.)

Anyway, the trailer just hit the Web. (--You can check it out here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSS-QPdiiiY


ELLEN DEGENERES LIKED PAULA ABDUL'S PARODY OF HER:

ELLEN DEGENERES saw PAULA ABDUL'S impersonation of her on Thursday's "VH1 Divas" special . . . and she enjoyed it.--If you missed it, Paula dressed up as Ellen . . . complete with a blonde wig, a blazer, and tennis shoes . . . and mocked the dance routines Ellen does at the beginning of her talk show.

(--It was pretty great. Here's the video . . .)http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1621664&vid=438076

--Ellen has posted a message on her Twitter account . . . saying, quote, "Paula . . . you're hilarious. You've left me some big shoes to fill . . . unfortunately I don't wear high heels. Nothing but love for you too."