Julianne Hough

We were afraid this would happen.

Paramount Pictures confirmed yesterday that Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford will be starring in High School Musical director Kenny Ortega's remake of Footloose, which was originally supposed to feature Zac Efron.

Like we've already said: We love Chace on GG but he is no Zac-y Pooh or Kevin Bacon, and we're not sure he can do Ren McCormack justice.

Julianne Hough has announced she won’t be returning to Dancing with the Stars…

Again.

Hough, 20, said the same thing before season eight, but she was lured back when producers cast her boyfriend Chuck Wicks, 29, for her to partner with.

Following their elimination on Tuesday, Julianne has announced she’s going to take at least one season off to focus on her music career.

Gilles and Cheryl are the first couple to perform their Lindy Hop. It was athletic and energetic, even though Gilles' attempts at Elvis swagger made him look more like Marcel Marceau. “Among the things the French are famous for: French toast, french kissing…and, after tonight, the Lindy Hop,” Len began. “Happy days are here again! You are a great dancer,” Bruno cheered. “This was a whole new side of Gilles, it was fantastic,” Carrie Ann agreed. They receive three nines for 27 points.

Gold sequins?

Check.

Mermaid bottom?

Check.

Flaxen locks?

Check.

At Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough looked eerily similar.

Zuhair Murad created both of the dresses the ladies wore but designers and stylists are usually extremely careful about placing stars in anything comparable.

Not this time.

So, who wore their Zuhair Murad gown best?

—Sasha Perl-Raver

Last night Carrie Underwood became only the seventh woman to be named ACM Entertainer of the Year since the show began in 1970.

The last time a woman won the award was eight years ago when the Dixie Chicks picked up the 2001 honor.

Duh.

Jessica Simpson, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes and Julianne Hough announced the nominees for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday.

Not surprisingly, Jessica received zero nominations.

But Julianne did! As Top New Female Vocalist.

Leading the pack with four nominations each were Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson and George Strait, while Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban got three each. Our new favorite, Sugarland got the nod for Top Vocal Duo.

Apparently ABC got sick of people spoiling their big cast reveal for Dancing with the Stars (sorry about that, ABC) and decided to start announcing their line up before it’s fully finalized.

The season eight cast was unveiled during commercial breaks in ABC’s Sunday night primetime lineup, starting with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and continuing through Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters.

Julianne Hough is trading in dancing shoes for cowboy boots.

After four seasons and two mirror-ball trophies, Julianne is stepping away from Dancing with the Stars, at least for a little while. She made the announcement to Ryan Seacrest on Thursday, while they were discussing her and partner Cody Linley’s elimination on Tuesday night’s episode of DWTS.

Before a single dancer hit the floor last night, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, sounding incredible, sang her classic “Chain of Fools.” If ABC is going to make us sit through an hour of filler before announcing which three couples have made it to the finals, THIS is the kind of entertainment we wish we had all the time.

Following Aretha was the emerging princess of pop, Leona Lewis. She is stunning in every imaginable way: her face, her voice, her body, her hair. We love Leona!

If Star Magazine is to be believed, Cody Linley has turned into a raging hormone monster on the set of Dancing with the Stars, hitting on everything that moves and creating incredible amounts of tension and discomfort on the set for Lacey Schwimmer and Kym Johnson.

Well, we’re calling bull*%^t!

Our inside sources tell us that they story is COMPLETELY FALSE.