Ryan Seacrest has been named permanent co-host of ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” which has been renamed to “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest”.

Seascrest will continue to co-host dick clark prods.’ veteran New Year’s Eve special with Clark.

The two are executive producing with dick clark prods. president Orly Adelson.

Seacrest first joined “Rockin’ Eve” in 2005, following Clark’s stroke.

“Watching ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve’ is an American tradition,” said Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment. “Ryan has been a tremendous part of the show the last couple of years and we’re thrilled he’ll be part of it for years to come.”

Adelson called the name change of the program a reflection of the success of Seacrest as a co-host.

“We are thrilled to extend Ryan’s contract as co-host of the ‘party of the year’ with Dick,” she said.

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On his KIIS-FM radio show Monday, Ryan Seacrest said he decided to take a dip in the ocean over the weekend when, he said, “I was bit by a shark!”

He said he was “about eight feet out” when he felt something swim by him.

“I thought it was a stick,” he said. “I wasn’t sure what had happened.”

Then, he said, “I saw it swim! He took a bite, and he left.”

Seacrest, 33, said the shark’s tooth “wasn’t a great thing to find. It was like finding a splinter!”

Although he said he was “in pain,” the American Idol co-host wasn’t hurt too badly, as he still went on the air to blab about it. (”I need to take an Advil!” he yelped.)

But he’s bitter.

Asked by his radio co-host if anyone else got bit, Seacrest lamented: “No, just me, of course! There were like 1,000 people in the ocean, and I get bit by the shark!”

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Pete Wentz was lying when he told fans he and new bride Ashlee Simpson were honeymooning in their basement earlier this week - the couple was actually holidaying in the Caribbean.

New photos show the pop couple frolicking in the surf of Turks and Caicos.

Wentz phoned in to Ryan Seacrest’s Los Angeles radio show on Tuesday to ‘reveal’ he and Simpson were lying low and recovering from their weekend wedding in their basement.

He said, “We’re in the basement on our honeymoon with these blow-up palm trees.”

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Ashlee Simpson is one ecstatic wife-to-be, and her diamond sparkler had her gushing to Ryan Seacrest on Thursday morning.

Calling into to his KIIS-FM radio show Thursday morning, the 23-year old singer giggled when Seacrest brought up her impressive ring from fiancé Pete Wentz, 28. “It is [huge]!” Simpson said from her mother’s New York City hotel room, “I stare at it. I’m like, ‘Oh, my god, I can’t believe this is on [my] hand!’”

Simpson was more coy about other details of their recent engagement to the Fall Out Boy bassist. “I’m keeping that part sacred,” she said of Wentz’s actual proposal. “But I will tell you it was very thoughtful and he did a great job.”

Pushed on whether she was planning on drinking alcohol Thursday night, Simpson stayed mum on her pregnancy, playfully answering, “Who knows. Maybe.”

Still, Simpson couldn’t contain her happiness. Despite the name of her upcoming album – Bittersweet World, out April 22 – she said she was “extremely in love making the record.”

Rapper Nas called the newly engaged couple “super people” and shared his recipe for rock star marital bliss with People at a Belvedere vodka event. “Respect each person’s individuality,” said Nas, who has his own high-profile musical marriage with R&B singer Kelis. “Don’t try to hog somebody or handcuff ‘em. Help them grow and blossom.”

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Ryan Seacrest was in a charitable mood Sunday night: In addition to hosting Fox’s Idol Gives Back special, the host also handed over his paycheck for the evening.

A source close to Seacrest tells People that he wanted to show fans that he was serious about the cause.

“When he and Simon went to Africa last year and saw the children, it was really life-altering for him,” says the source. “He just knew he had to do his part and be willing to put his money where his mouth is.”

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DETAILS announces our 2008 Mavericks, with RYAN SEACREST on our April cover.  The 2008 Mavericks are the 22 big thinkers shaping your life.  The list includes Ryan Seacrest, Diablo Cody, DJ Mark Ronson, SNL’s Amy Poehler, Kai Huang (Guitar Hero) and more.

Ryan was chosen as a Maverick for becoming the king of all media.  So much so, he doesn’t think he has time to date.  “I completely fell into a relationship, and I didn’t want to,” he says about a recent girlfriend.  “I remember having conversations like ‘This is so weird for me, because I’m not supposed to be with anyone until I’ve achieved what I want to achieve.’”

Full Ryan story is at http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_6634.
Full Mavericks list is at http://men.style.com/details/features/mavericks2008

An insider close to Ryan’s inner circle is confirming that the American Idol and E! host has been seeing Sunset Tan star Holly “Olly” Huddleston for a few months now. Ryan has managed to keep the relationship hush-hush since the couple started dating, but Holly has been seen recently backstage at Idol tapings, adding fuel to the rumor mill. Ryan, 33, and Holly, 22, reportedly met through a mutual E! network connection.

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