Wednesday Roundup

The new season of the Fox hit "American Idol" began last night with auditions being held in Boston. Be sure to tune in tonight as the second round of auditions will be held in Atlanta. Singer Usher was recently robbed of over 1 million dollars worth of jewelry while shopping recently. Conan O'Brien released a statement saying that he would not participate in the distruction of the tonight show legacy. Both he and Jay Leno have recently become locked in a war with NBC over time slot changes for both shows. NBC announced that it wants to change Jay Leno back to his original time slot of 11:35 and move Conan O'Brien to 12:05. O'Brien has reportedly said no to the move. Congradulations to Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham are in order. The two recently became the parents of a baby girl. This makes the fouth child for the couple. Instead of 64 it will be 70 on July 7 when Beatles drummer Ringo Starr turns the big 7-0. He plans to celebrate by playing a summer gig at Radio City Music Hall with his latest All Star band. The Michael Jackson Memorial service has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award. Billie J. Green, the former head of the organization, is not pleased with the nomination. He wrote a letter to the current NAACP head Benjamin Jealous stating his displeasure with the nomination. On the tube: "American Idol" on Fox, "The New Adventures Of Old Christine" on CBS, "Modern Family" on ABC, and "Mercy" on NBC. Happy hump day!