"SYTYCD" choreographer arrested for sexual assault
Salsa dance instructor Alex Da Silva, 41, was arrested this morning and charged with four counts of forcible rape, two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object, according to the L.A. Times. Da Silva is being held on $6.2 million bail.
Tom DeLay: "Conservatives can have fun, too"
That was the House majority leader Tom DeLay this morning on "GMA," where he explained his decision to hoof it up on national TV. DeLay, in an interview with USA Today, said he hopes "Dancing" shows another side to his "Hammer" image. "I can't answer the phone," he says. "My e-mails are out of sight, I can't keep up with my Facebook, and TV reporters have been outside my house since this morning. I knew Dancing was popular, but I didn't know it was this popular." PLUS: 5 dance steps DeLay won't be using.
Jon Gosselin's girlfriend: "The Lyin' Channel" won't say "Jon & Kate" broke up 1 year ago
Hailey Glassman says, though, that "no network owns what I can and cannot say."
"Celebrity Rehab" played a part in McSteamy nudity tape
Kari Ann Peniche says fellow "Celeb Rehab"-er Mindy McCready stole her hard drive containing the nude video after filming of the VH1 show. According to TMZ, "Last month there was a summit between Eric (Dane), Rebecca (Gayheart), Kari Ann and Mindy. Their reps hammered out a deal as to who got what on the hard drive. Eric got full rights to the video and everyone assumed that was that … until the tape surfaced on the Internet yesterday."
Lawyer insists this is not a sex tape // Is there a "Grey's Anatomy" curse?
Paula says she has something lined up as rumors persist she'll return to "Idol"
Has Fox opened up negotiations with Paula?
Here's your first look at "Idol" judge Victoria Beckham
At the Denver auditions, she told one singer: "I don’t want to shatter anyone’s dream, but there’s nothing wrong with constructive criticism."
ABC enlists "Friends" co-creator to bring "The Time Traveler's Wife" to TV
The movie that grossed nearly $20 million is set to become a TV series, with "Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman at the helm. The network says that the project has actually been in the works "for years."
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Richard Hatch: I was convicted for being gay; prison made me less arrogant
The "Survivor" champ tells Matt Lauer that prison "reduced his arrogance," but he's still bitter that he had to face time — especially since he feels that he was prosecuted and found guilty because of his sexual orientation. "My personal opinion: He discriminated against me,” Hatch said. “I do believe that. I don’t think you or anyone else could deny that we, as homosexuals, face discrimination.”
Shaquille O'Neal: How we came up with "Shaq Vs."
He says of the show premiering tonight on ABC: "There are two classes of male. The great athlete and the guy who sits on the couch and thinks it's easy and saying, for example, when I miss a free throw, 'I know I could do that.'"
Author of "Andy Roddick Beat Me with a Frying Pan" claims "Shaq Vs." was stolen
A lawsuit is pending over a claim that the ABC reality show was ripped off from author Todd Gallaghers' book.
Penelope Ann Miller joins Ray Romano's "Men"
She'll play Romano's ex-wife in TNT's midlife crisis drama.
Mr. Belding isn't angry he was excluded from "Saved by the Bell" reunion
Dennis Haskins, who's now 58, says the exclusion from the People magazine reunion has actually resulted in "ten times" the publicity. PLUS: Mr. Belding is releasing a karaoke DVD, "Karaoke with your Favorite Principal."
Ex-personal assistant sues Patricia Heaton
Former personal assistant Jennifer Lee claims she was overworked and underpaid — and when she was fired, Heaton refused to pay her.
Recession has made "Flipping Out" star more human
This season, Jeff Lewis has a "reality check."
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