Pop star Kelly Clarkson enraged some of her fans after endorosing Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Thursday.

The former "American Idol" winner wrote on Twitter, “I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he’s got my vote. Too bad he probably won’t.”

She added, "I am a Republican but I actually voted Democrat last election."

In response to her comments several fans tweeted harsh criticisms of what they believe to be Paul's political views, namely his stance on gay rights. Clarkson seemed caught off guard by the response.

"I am really sorry if I have offended anyone. Obviously that was not my intent," she wrote in a follow-up statement. "I do not support racism. I support gay rights, straight rights, women's rights, men's rights, white/black/purple/orange rights. I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions and mold our country. That is all. Out of all of the Republican nominees, he's my favorite."

“Man my eyes have been opened to so much hate tonight. If y’all ever disagree with something I say please don’t feel the need to attack me," she added. "I will listen to what you say and any articles or viewpoints you have when you say it with respect."

Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform an exclusive gig at Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's annual New Year's Eve bash on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, "The Daily Telegraph" reports.

The 45-year-old billionaire plans to outdo himself this year, spending nearly $8 million on the lavish affair for 300 invited guests. The dress code is "island chic" and partygoers will retire to a fleet of super-yachts when the festivities conclude at 4am.

The guest list is typically heavy on of A-list celebrity names. Last year, Demi Moore, Stephanie Seymour, Ellen DeGeneres and Star Wars creator George Lucas attended. Past performers at Abramovich's NYE parties have included Prince, Gwen Stefani and Beyoncé.

LMFAO's Redfoo was forced to cut a DJ set short in Honduras after a fire broke out and filled the venue with smoke. No one was seriously injured in the blaze but 15 people were treated for smoke inhalation. According to TMZ, local police believe the fire was set intentionally.

On Wednesday night, Redfoo was nearing the end of his set at the Coliseo Nacional de Ingenieros in the capital city of Tegucigalpa when the venue's electrical system reportedly caught fire.

"All of a sudden, right in the middle of 'Beatockin,' my manager Ian Fletcher shouted, 'There's a fire under the stage. We have to go!'" the star told MTV News. "I didn't realize how serious it was. The security escorted us out the venue. We were forced to leave a few items behind, nothing irreplaceable.

"I hope everybody is safe," he added. "Honduras fans are true party rockers! This will go down in history as one if craziest Redfoo DJ sets ever."

The pop duo's latest singlem "Sexy and I Know It," recently hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart after spending seven consecutive weeks in the number two spot.

Rap superstars Jay-Z and Kanye West reportedly earned $2.9 million each to perform at a Sweet 16 party, according to "The Sun" newspaper.

Two weeks before Christmas, the hip-hop duo were flown to Dubai to perform for the daugther of the billionaire family that rules the United Arab Emirates. She is also the sister of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour. They apparently performed several sets at the massive mega-party.

Jay-Z and Kanye West released the joint album "Watch The Throne" in August and recently wrapped up a North American tour in support of the record.

Country music legend Dolly Parton is planning a Broadway musical based on her life story. The singer/actress, who is starring in the upcoming film "Joyful Noise" alongside Queen Latifah, revealed the news in an interview with WENN.

"I'm writing my life story as a musical for Broadway," she said. "I probably won't be in it but I'll find a way to introduce it somehow, maybe the older me."

The singer/actress previously tried her hand at musical theatre with an adaptation of the 1980 film "9 to 5" but the show flopped, closing after a 17-week run in New York. However, she said she won't let that experience "sour" her Broadway dreams.

“9 to 5 didn’t make it on Broadway but it didn’t sour me. I learned all this stuff from it," she said.

She added "Joyful Noise," which is about four women that enter a national choir competition, might also be a candidate for a stage adaptation. "'Joyful Noise' would make a great Broadway show so maybe I’ll write music for that!” she added.

An autopsy has determined that rapper Heavy D died from pulmonary embolism, according to a Los Angeles coroners report released on Tuesday.

The influential MC, born Dwight Arrington Myers, collapsed outside his Beverly Hills home and died later in a hospital on November 8. He was 44. The report stated that he died of a blood clot in his lung and also suffered from deep leg vein thrombosis and heart disease.

The coroner said the blood clot likely formed during "an extended airplane ride." The rapper had recently returned from a trip to London.

Initial reports suggested he died from pneumonia. A toxicology report conducted following his death showed the presence of cough syrup medication used to treat illness in his system, but only on a therapeutic level.

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has ended her fourth marriage after 16 days, blaming pressure from her husband Barry Herridge's friends and family and a bad trip on her wedding night.

"Within 3 hours of the ceremony being over the marriage was kyboshed by the behaviour of certain people in my husband's life," she wrote in a blog post announcing the split. "And also by a bit of a wild ride i took us on looking for a bit of a smoke of weed for me wedding night as I don't drink."

The 45-year-old singer married Herridge on December 8 in a Las Vegas ceremony after embarking on a months-long social media campaign to find a new man. They lived together for seven days before O'Connor ended the relationship on Christmas Eve. She admitted the two "rushed" into marriage without considering the impact on his life and career.

In the blog post, she pleaded with the media not to hound her husband, a children's addiction counsellor, for fear of jeopardizing the privacy required to do his job.

"Please be considerate of their feelings and leave them and my husband alone. I repeat this is of UTMOST importance to the wonderful children my husband helps every day," she wrote. "His work is his life. Publicity over all this could jeopardise his job. Please, don't do that to him. Or I will have that on my conscience as well. He is a private person. I'm fair game. He or his family are not."

The marriage was the fourth for O'Connor. In summing up the experience, she remembered the good times.

"As my good friend said 'well, at least you got married in Vegas in a pink Cadillac! Can't get more Rock n Roll than that,'" she wrote. "So now u can all go ahead and have a great laugh, media wise, and be horrid if u desire to. But that's my record set straight."

Read the full blog post here.

Lady Gaga released a new song for free download as a Christmas Day gift to her fans. The track, "Stuck On F***in' You," is a loose, bluesy acoustic outtake from her "Born This Way" recording sessions and was recorded live to tape with producer Fernando Garibay on guitar and Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair on drum machines.

"I wrote it in Minnesota after the Monster Ball on the tour bus," the pop star tweeted. "I wrote, sang it, and freestyled the last minute and a half of the song... We were all wasted on the bus making records. It is such a timecapsule of the spirit of our creativity."

Download "Stuck On F***in' You" here.

Van Halen have confirmed they will hit the road in 2012 with original frontman David Lee Roth. The veteran rock group broke the news on Tuesday in a video message posted on their official website. Although they did not reveal specific cities or dates, details should be revealed soon as tickets are scheduled to go on sale on January 10th.

Last month, Van Halen signed a deal with Interscope Records to record their first album with Roth since 1984 but have not indicated how far along they are in the recording process or a prospective release date. The singer previously reunited and toured with the band in 2006 after parting ways nearly two decades earlier.

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Demi Lovato took Disney Channel execs to task after a character on the TV show "Shake It Up" made a joke about eating disorders. The 19-year-old pop star, who quit the Disney series "Sonny With A Chance" after her own battle with bulimia became pulblic earlier this year, chastized the network on Twitter last Friday in response to the quip, "I could just eat you up. Well, if I ate."

"What are we promoting here?" he wrote. "I find it really funny how a company can lose one of their actress' from the pressures of an EATING DISORDER and yet still make joke about that very disease."

Referring to Disney stars Raven-Symone and Hilary Duff, she added, "And is it just me or are the actress' getting THINNER AND THINNER.... I miss the days of RAVEN, and LIZZIE MCGUIRE."

"Dear Disney Channel, EATING DISORDERS ARE NOT SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT," she summed up.

It appears the rant worked. Almost immediately, Disney's PR responded to Lovato: "We hear you & are pulling both episodes as quickly as possible & reevaluating them ... It’s NEVER our intention to make light of eating disorders!"

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