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"Conan O&amp;#039;Brien has rejected an offer to appear on Fox&amp;#039;s Idol Gives Back, reports claim. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 46-year-old comedian&amp;#039;s former employer NBC rebuked an approach from American Idol production team 19 Entertainment. The star departed from The Tonight Show following a scheduling row, but is contracted with the network until May. O&amp;#039;Brien was reportedly among a number of possible candidates to appear on the charity special. &amp;gt; Fox &amp;#039;pressures affiliates over Conan&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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