‘Dancing’ star Hough goes under the knife

‘Dancing’ star Hough goes under the knife

LOS ANGELES — The pain that sent Julianne Hough from the “Dancing with the Stars” ballroom to the hospital turned out to be more serious than a stomachache — and it will keep her off the dance floor.

The 20-year-old professional dancer and country music singer, who’s partnered with “Hannah Montana” actor Cody Linley on ABC’s popular dancing competition, was to undergo minor surgery Tuesday to remove her appendix, according to a statement posted on her Web site.

The two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champion went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after last week’s live results show and later said she had a stomachache and was feeling fine.

CBS pulls the plug on ‘The Ex List’

LOS ANGELES — CBS has crossed “The Ex List” off its schedule.

The hourlong comedy about a woman searching for true love among her ex-boyfriends has been pulled from the network lineup, CBS said Monday. Its Friday time slot will be filled this week by a rerun of “NCIS.”

There was no comment from the network on whether the freshman show might return. It was a weak link for CBS, which has gotten off to a strong start with returning shows including “NCIS” and some newcomers, most notably “The Mentalist.”

“The Ex List” had aired four times. Last week’s show dropped about 1 million viewers from the previous week, bringing the total audience to less than 5.5 million.

Based on the Israeli TV series “Mythological X,” “The Ex List” stars Elizabeth Reaser as a 30-something woman who’s told by a psychic that she must wed within a year or never — and her dream man is among the guys she’s already dated. That leads her to give each another chance.

Today’s birthdays

Guitarist Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues) is 64. Singer-actress Melba Moore is 63. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 61. Actress Kate Jackson is 60. Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 51. Singer Randy Jackson of The Jacksons is 47. Actress Joely Fisher (“Ellen”) is 41. Actress Winona Ryder is 37. Actor Trevor Lissauer (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 35.