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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Hundreds of people were turned away Thursday from an open casting call for NBC's hit weight-loss show "The Biggest Loser" because the venue couldn't accommodate the immense crowd. "Today's San Diego casting call for 'The Biggest Loser' had to be canceled due to the overwhelming response from potential candidates for the show," NBC publicist Joanne Parks said. Approximately 1,500 people waited on the street to enter restaurant Dave & Buster's for the audition, police spokesman Dave Cohen said. Arguments broke out, but no one was arrested, he said. Messages left for the restaurant's management Thursday were...

How Real Are The American Idol Auditions ?In what is becoming one of the most analyzed pieces of video since the Kennedy assassination, the premiere episodes of American Idol 5 seem to be revealing their own grassy knolls. One of the biggest controversies swirling is how the judges are interacting with the young, hopeful contestants. American Idol 5 appears to have offended everyone from heavyset women to gays and lesbians to sun tanning enthusiasts. Perhaps a bigger question that has arisen than who has American Idol offended is how much reality is actually involved in the auditions. Rumors have been...