Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler win big at CMT Awards

Hi on this Tuesday, April 15, 2008. I'M Rebecca Field with today's UPI entertainment update.

Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler are celebrating big wins from last night's Country Music Television Awards last night. Swift took two trophies including the top prize of video of the year for "Our Song." Pickler, who couldn't make the ceremony, took 3 awards including breakthrough video...which she accepted via satellite.

Other winners included the Rascal Flatts who took best group video for "Take Me There" and Sugarland who won the duo video award for "Stay." Trace Adkins also scored male video of the year for "I got My Game on" and Brad Paisley took the prize for comedy video for his song "Online."

Rob Lowe's former nanny is accusing him of sexual harassment. According to a lawsuit filed yesterday, the actor's household employee says he exposed himself to her and touched her inappropriately. This comes several days after Lowe posted a statement on a blog accusing the nanny of extortion...saying she had threatened to leak details about him and his wife unless they gave him 1.5 million dollars. The woman worked for the actor and his wife for 7 years on and off.

Pete Wentz is rejecting rumors that his fiancé Ashlee Simpson is pregnant. In an email to MTV the fall out boy bassist says the reports are crazy and it's "all news to him" if Simpson is expecting. Several publications said yesterday that sources had leaked the pregnancy. The couple announced their engagement last week.

Toni Braxton is canceling several upcoming shows to rest and recuperate. The singer reportedly called off performances in Las Vegas until at least May. She's apparently going to undergo medical tests to figure out why she has been sick lately. Braxton was hospitalized last week for chest pains. She also has spoken publicly about having a heart condition.

That's all for now. Check out a new special segment on upi.com called "Too Elderly to Vote?"

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[xbackupbabybackupx]

@RaachelGail 'Love story' won in 09.This is 08 her single that year was 'our song'.

Taylor wrote 'our song' in 9th grade for the talent about her boyfriend.She wrote 'Love story' when she was 17 :)

[MzCarver]

@Danklin24 Love Story had been written. She wrote it for her 9th grade talent show. It just hadn't been released yet.

[roscoesample43]

huhsearching for a person who will act like a man when the time is right

[Danklin24]

No, Love Story hadnt even been written yet. this is 2008 awards.

[mbdhjhlsrock]

this is 2008

[L154N9UY3N]

TAYLOR IS THE BEST <3

I adore her

[shnobunnie]

Taylor Swift is awesome, i saw here perform with Def Leppard live!!! Check out a Hot pop/rock/reggae band from Vancouver BC. Search for "Brandon Paris Band + Say Goodbye + Much Music"

<3 Rachel

[nhie92]

love them somuch

[ilov3yo0h]

I love em soooo muchh<3

[573rocky007]

Good for Kellie!