Music and money making mogul Simon Cowell knew he some some talent, and some prospective cash in the bank when he saw Zac Efron in ‘High School Musical’. With dollar signs in his eyes I am sure, Simon realized that Zac was not only a singing sensation, but also a very hot, and thus, very marketable piece of talent.

With that he approached Zac Efron about the potential to start a career as a solo singer. He even offered to pay for Zac’s flight to London to arrange the negotiations.

‘With my know-how and your voice, we can make millions.

It would be of no shock to the ‘High School Musical’ cast, as Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens have already releases solo albums and Vanessa is touring to promote it as we speak.

However, Zac wasn’t as keen on the idea as Simon may have thought. He wants to focus on his movie career, and less on the singing. And mentioned something rather cavalier to the effect of if he ever changes his mind, he would be the first to know.

Why do I get the feeling that when that time comes, Simon may be too busy with something else? So he doesn’t want a pop career, it still sounds a little prima donna to me. Perhaps pretty boy Zac may eat those words one day….

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Just about every year, at least one ousted or robbed AI contestant makes an appearance at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC, and this year it was my personal favorite, Michael Johns. And booooy does he look good in a suit! Alright, let me calm myself down. Check out a video of his arrival below, as well as more pics from the White House and the Bloomberg after party:

And some photos of all those other celebs who were there (Ashlee & Pete, Speidi, Lauren Conrad, Jenny McCarthy, Pamela Anderson and the Jonas Brothers):

Hayden also told Details that his personal motto is “Illegitmi non Carborundum”. Don’t let ‘em get you down. He may not need this advice. Despite the fact that Jumper didn’t exactly get rave reviews, it still smoked out the box office at No.1.

Want more Hayden? Check out “Jumper” or this month’s “Details” magazine.

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 Mary Kate Olsen & Colin Ferrel posed for a picture yesterday at the start of the Sundance  Film Festival. His new (Sweeney Todd inspired?) hairstyle is pretty interesting, and I’m guessing it’s for a role.  More pics below…

No, that’s not what you get when you cross a pimp with a leprechaun, it’s Clay Aiken at his Broadway debut.  He plays Sir Robin in the play Spamalot.  Other than that, I think the photos speak for themselves.

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So everyone is pretty much raving about Zac Efron being on the cover of Details. Meh.  Here’s a snippet of what he has to say in his interview:

King of tween Zac Efron is featured on the January/February 2008 cover of Details Magazine. Interview highlights:

On the beach candid shots of him and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens: “At that point it was inconceivable. I had no idea that anyone could ever care. That happens to, like, big stars. I woke up and my dad told me that I was in a newspaper on the beach-he made fun of me, he said I was ‘frollicking.’”

On the paparazzo who took the pictures of him shirtless and Vanessa in a bikini: “The photographer left me a note with a disc of all the pictures, and on the note it said, ‘Thanks for the Range Rover!’”

On his pissed off neighbors at his apartment complex: “It annoys my neighbors that the paparazzi take all the parking spots.”

On Seventeen being created as a star vehicle for him: “It’s weird but I don’t feel like I deserve any of the attention. There’s really nothing but one audition for a Disney Channel movie that separates me from 2,000 other brown-haired, blue-eyed guys in L.A., you know?”

Yeah, he sounds down to earth  now.  But he’ll be drunken and arrested in a Walgreens in good time, just watch.

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