David Hasselhoff insists he’ll have nothing to do with a planned Knight Rider TV series because producers ignored his ideas for the project’s hit pilot and ousted him as a guest star.

Hasselhoff, who was the original Knight Rider on TV in the 1980s, claims he came up with the idea of reviving the franchise and even presented TV bosses with a plot treatment for the show.

But when producers decided to take a different direction for the TV pilot, which aired in America earlier this year, and cut Hasselhoff out, the Baywatch creator decided he wanted nothing to do with the new Knight Rider.

He rants, “Basically, I brought the project into NBC. They read my treatment, which involved Michael Knight and his son, and they called me up and said ‘Hey, we’re going ahead.’ But it soon became clear that producers were going in a different direction: “They asked me to come in and do a cameo and promote it and I said I would. But it was not what I had in mind. “I didn’t get a chance to see the show until the final product and it was clearly not what it could’ve been. It was someone else’s vision. I clearly could’ve brought more of Michael Knight and the past into it. The bottom line was they missed a big audience because it was not retro and that was the whole point of it – being retro. I mean everybody grew up watching that show and they loved it. They missed the point of heart, humor and action. They didn’t have heart, humor and I don’t know how they didn’t have action.”

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David Hasselhoff is romancing a former contestant on his hit U.S. reality TV show America’s Got Talent, according to reports.

The 55-year-old actor fell for 29-year-old singer/harpist Corina Brouder after he saw her compete on the show in 2006 while finalizing a bitter divorce from his second wife.

A source tells the National Enquirer, “Corina (Brouder) was one of (Hasselhoff’s) personal favourites. He thought she had a lovely singing voice, and they developed a friendship.”

Brouder did not win the competition, but seems to have won the heart of the actor after the pair’s relationship turned romantic earlier this year after her performance at California’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The source adds, “They stayed at the same hotel and hit the festival two days in a row with her sister Cornelia. David looked like hell, with stitches from a wound over his left eye and a huge bruise on his arm, but he danced and embraced Corina.”

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David Hasselhoff spent the weekend in the hospital after an eye injury opened up and started gushing blood.

The Baywatch star checked himself into UCLA Medical Center after stitching above one of his eyes unravelled and left the actor bleeding heavily.

Hasselhoff’s assistant drove him to hospital and has revealed to TMZ.com that the actor is still there, undergoing tests and treatment.

Full details of Hasselhoff’s injury were not available as WENN went to press.

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David Hasselhoff shopping for dietary supplements in Rite Aid with his daughter Taylor in L.A., yesterday.

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David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach are officially divorced. Mel Goldsman, David’s attorney said that they were in a all-day, closed door meeting on December 14th and finally came to an agreement in regards to custody, finances and asset division.

They will share 50/50 custody of daughters Taylor and Hayley. They also reached an agreement on spousal and child support, but terms were not disclosedGoldsman said Hasselhoff is “very pleased with the outcome and pleased he can move on with his life.”

After being wed for 16 years, Hasselhoff filed for divorce in January 2006.

Troubled actor David Hasselhoff has indeed been hospitalized, as first reported by the National Enquirer, his representative confirms.

Judy Katz says the Hoff, a struggling alcoholic, had a relapse and is in the hospital, but fine.

In an exclusive statement, Katz told celebrity news site TMZ that: “David Hasselhoff had a brief relapse, and immediately recognized the importance of addressing it with the assistance of his doctors. He is fine and will be back home in the morning.”

Apparently, this is the 14th time he’s been in the hospital from alcohol! What to go Hoff! Get better!

The former wife of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff has spoken out for the first time since the release of his drunken video, which showed the shirtless actor slurring his words and struggling to eat a hamburger.

The footage, which was shot by the couple’s daughter Taylor-Ann, 17, was just a small glimpse at his long term struggle, according to his ex wife Pamela Bach.

She told Us Weekly: “He has been to the emergency room at least 12 to 13 times at Cedars-Sinai – under aliases – for alcohol poisoning. He’s been through three rehabs – in 2001, 2002, and 2004.” Hasselhoff’s lawyer Melvin Goldsman denied both claims.

The couple were married for 16 years before divorcing in July of 2006 because of Hasselhoff’s problems with alcohol.

She said: “He was my best friend, and I was lucky to marry the love of my life. But over time, the disease eroded the relationship.”

Bach notes that despite his ongoing battle, his daughters Hayley, 14, and Taylor-Ann still want a relationship with him: “They absolutely love their father. They just want him to get better.”

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