Clay Aiken helps talk show host Tyra Banks celebrate her 500th episode by giving her audience tickets to Spamalot in NYC on Monday.

Clay has been performing in Spamalot since Jan. 18, and is scheduled to continue through May 4.

Clay, 29, who has sold more than 6 million albums, co-authored a best-selling book, and played six sold-out concert tours, said that he really couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful group of people to work with in Spamalot.

His latest album, On My Way Here, is scheduled to be released May 6th.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joins Tyra Banks, Claire Unabia, Saliesha Cooper and Jaslene Gonzalez of America’s Next Top Model to plant an Oak tree on Ninth Avenue on Wednesday.

Together, they planted the tree as part of “Million Tree Month.” The show was taped Wednesday and will air sometime after Earth Day. Tyra even planted a kiss on Mayor Bloomberg’s cheek!

Tyra, 34, also received a proclamation to honor The Tyra Banks Show.

More pics of Tyra planting the tree, and then planting one on Bloomberg…

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Tyra Banks hosts the 2008 Fiercee Awards (yes, they spell it with two e’s at the end!) to honor women of America’s Next Top Model on Friday in New York City.

Model Carol Alt (most recently on Celebrity Apprentice) and stylist Jay Manuel were also on hand for the awards. Past winner Jaslene Gonzales also pictured below stopped by for the festivities.

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• Britney Spears out, Miley Cyrus in!
• Tyra Banks is America’s Next Hated Model?
• Ashlee Simpson loves her bikinis
• Ryan Phillippe talks to Howard Stern
• Heidi Montag would like to sing for you
• Ashley Tisdale makes a promise
• Johnny Depp does a good deed!
• Tom Brady in his undies on Saturday Night Live
• Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo out on the town
• Paris Hilton has a shoe line now?
• Britney Spears is really two people?
• Kristin Cavallari in Gavin DeGraw’s new music video
• Adam Sandler and Keri Russell sucking face?
• Hulk Hogan needs his Hulkamaniacs to support him
• A man is 22 weeks pregnant
• Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society have determined that Barack Obama is a distant cousin of Brad Pitt, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie.
• Magician Penn Jillette and tennis champ Monica Seles were the first stars eliminated from the sixth season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. Despite his dismissal, Jillette insisted that he and his professional partner would continue to rehearse daily and planned to perform in the parking lot.
• Mary-Kate Olsen and friends hung out at Lower East Side bar Sweet Paradise early Sunday morning.

• Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher are a tag-team
• Brittany Murphy is a diva
• Natalie Portman is the prettiest on the planet
• Nicole Richie’s goes toy shopping for Harlow
• Alyssa Milano is the boss
• Pamela Anderson is hard to keep track of
• Courtney Cox still has new Friends
• Britney is such a joker!
• I wanna look like Eva Mendes!
• New Christian Dior unleashed
• Prince needs a new hip
• Barack Obama - Boxers or briefs?
• Oprah has never kissed a woman
• The elections in Russia are a joke
• Deal or No Deal going on a round-the-world tour
  as Howie Mandel will visit the sets of local productions in South Africa, the Philippines and Estonia for May Sweeps.
• ABC will being placing shows on cable for On Demand boxes with only two to five minutes of commercials. The catch? No fast forward!
• CSI Live will premiere at Six Flags Magic Mountain this summer with several performances daily. The show will resemble a reality show version of the classic board game, “Clue”.

Ms. Tyra Banks works the red carpet at “2008 BET Honors” held at the Warner Theater on Saturday in Washington, DC. She was honored with the Media Award.

“BET Honors” is an evening dedicated to recognizing the achievements and contributions of distinguished African American leaders in their fields. The event was hosted by Cedric “The Entertainer,” and also recognized Alicia Keys (Entertainment), Dr. Cornel West (Inspirational/Education), Richard Parsons (Corporate), the Honorable Maxine Waters (Government) and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd (Entrepreneur).

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Which celebrity looks just about ready to enter the boxing ring?

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High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens gave quite the interesting interview on Monday’s episode of The Tyra Banks Show.

Tyra threw Vanessa a faux prom because V never got the chance to attend her high school prom. Vanessa also burst into song a couple times throughout the show. Watch the video below! Here are some highlights:

So when you [and Zac Efron] are singing the songs “I LOVE YOU” and stuff, you guys were falling in love on set? I guess! [giggles] It’s fun to work with him. He’s really sweet and singing all of songs is always a blast.

Is Zac Efron a good kisser on-screen? (tight-lipped) Mmmmmm. (Tyra responds, “Oh, it’s that good? Mmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!”)

What is your ethnic background? My mom’s Filipino, my dad’s Caucasian. But within that, I’m Chinese, Spanish, American-Indian and Irish.

Best part about being famous? THE FREE STUFF.

When you read about young stars like Britney and Lindsay and them getting in trouble, how does that affect you personally? I honestly just think it’s stupid. [laughs] It’s easy to stay out of those situations. You just have to be smart about your decisions.