LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Wedding invitations for Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough have not been sent to the printers. Are Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough engaged? No, says Seacrest’s reps, disputing a news report this week that the couple recently got engaged overseas and set to wed.

A Enquirer report this week claims that the couple recently tied the knot in Paris.“The ‘American Idol’ host surprised the ‘Burlesque’ star with a proposal during a recent vacation to Paris… and he’s even cutting back his workload to a start a family!”

Not true, says Seacrest’s reps. While he and Julianne are still in love, Seacrest has not cut back his workload.

Seacrest and Clear Channel this week announced a new three year deal worth $60 million. As previously reported on LALATE, Seacrest will increase his media businesses under the new deal. His afternoon syndicated program will grow from three to four hours. Seacrest will also create new radio content that will air both live, through radio syndication, and online

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NEW YORK (LALATE) – Jenny McCarthy won’t be with Jason Toohey for New Years’ Eve Times Square, at least for the ball drop. Jenny McCarthy will be with Ryan Seacrest, tapped as the new co-host of the Dick Clark annual special.

Seacrest and McCarthy? That sounds like a perfect team.

So why did the producers choose Jenny? “She is funny, relatable and high energy” said Larry Klein who co-produces with Seacrest.

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Relatable has worked with Toohey also. “I ran into mystery man at Katsuya last night. What a coincidence! I made out with him again. Now I really REALLY want 2 know his name.” That is how Jenny first tweeted the spotting of her future love interest in May.

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Since then, producers have fell in love with Jenny’s own hosting skills. Ryan added in a news statement today that Jenny is exceptional with live programming. “I was reminded how great Jenny is at live broadcasting when she recently stopped by my radio show. That day, with Dick’s blessing, I invited her to join us in Times Square!”

McCarthy is currently in pre-production on her new talk show for the Oprah network, a deal first revealed in May of 2009.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Ryan Seacrest could get a record label. The Ryan Seacrest record label is part of a new Clear Channel contract deal to be announced Tuesday, claims reports. Seacrest is under a three year $35 million contract inked in 2008. In recent months, reports said Seacrest might go elsewhere when the contract expires. But on Tuesday, the New York Times reports Seacrest and Clear Channel will announce a new three year deal worth $60 million.

While terms of the deal will be confirmed later today, the Times reports the deal will feature old and new media ventures. Among them, Seacrest will create new radio content that will air both live, through radio syndication, and online.

But the newest entries will be a live concert series, a music publishing arm, and even a record label. Under the contract renewal, Clear Channel and Seacrest will establish a joint venture to pursue these and other music endeavors, reports the Times.

Seacrest will stay with Los Angeles station KIIS-FM with his five-hour daily “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” program. But his afternoon syndicated program will grow from three to four hours.

Television entries were not discussed in the report.

In recent years, Seacrest has had gold with Kardashian-programs. Other series have not done as well. His MTV “Bromance” and NBC “Mammas Boy” were  both ratings failures. “Living Lohan” and “Denise Richards It’s Complicated” were panned by critics. Seacrest’ Richards show got a “D” from Entertainment Weekly; the Boston Herald called Richards’ show  “one steaming pile of [junk]…Literally”.

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Who is Ryan Seacrest dating? Julianne Hough Ryan Seacrest dating rumors heat up today. Julianne Hough and Ryan?

Ryan Seacrest seems to get one dating rumor per year. Unfortunately, or fortunately, none of the rumors seem to last more than 24 hours. They usually start with a picture, then a report, and then it’s all dead.

The lastest report is the New York Post (no picture included this time). The report refers to her as the “beauty” and him as just “Ryan”.

Insert of course the typical response from a publicist and you have the story complete; a rep for Hough tells the paper that “we” don’t comment on our client’s personal lives. And as Post notes, in the same breath, the rep reminded us that Hough has a new album out this fall.

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Is Bank of Hollywood casting? Bank of Hollywood casting resulted in the premiere of season 1 last night. But how about a season 2?

Bank of Hollywood on E! is the U.S. recreation of England’s Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway. In fact, the show is very similar to Shark Tank, for celebrities.

On NBC’s Shark Tank, venture capitalists bank their money on inventors. Now on Bank of Hollywood, judges bank their money in a talent format.

And who’s the producer? Yeah, that E! guy again.

The show stars Vanessa Rousso, Melody Thornton, Candy Spelling and Sean Patterson. While the E! wsebsite doesn’t list casting options for season 2, it does add a $10,000 contest called Gimme Bank. $10,000 is given to tv listeners based upon video uploads.

So who wants to be on Bank?

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