Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Britney Spears wears a bikini for her Letterman Top 10
Watch a preview of tonight's list: "Top Ten Ways The Country Would Be Different If Britney Spears Were President." **UPDATE: Watch Britney's entire Top 10 list.

"All My Children" going HD
The long-running soap will debut a new hi-def look next year.

Parents TV Council upset with "Mad Men"
Sunday's episode got a TV-14 rating when, the PTC contends, it deserved to be rated for mature audiences only.

Jeff Goldblum steps out with his "Lost" girlfriend — who's 35 years his junior
The 56-year-old Goldblum is dating 21-year-old Tania Raymonde, who played Alex on "Lost."

Aaron Carter is the fave to win "Dancing" — Tom DeLay is the least favorite
Carter, Mya and Macy Gray have the highest odds, while Debi Mazar, Kelly Osbourne and DeLay have the lowest odds.
Donny Osmond partnered with Kym Johnson
Natalie Coughlin went to college with her partner, Alec Mazo

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"Idol" nabs Joe Jonas and Kelly Clarkson for guest-judge slots
Both are close to signing a deal, but no word yet on which cities they'll each appear in. UPDATE: Jonas will judge the Dallas auditions.

Nicole Kidman lands on "Project Runway"
She'll appear on the "All-Star Challenge" special on Thursday night.

"Family Guy" mocks "The Office" and its other Emmy rivals
Says Stewie: "Six years in, and they're still doing a documentary about that place." PLUS: Watch "Family Guy" tackle "Flight of the Conchords."

Watch Chima's profane final "Big Brother" day
"You guys can suck a d–k," she tells "BB" producers in a preview of tonight's episode.

Is "Entourage" lifting dialogue from "Sex and the City"?
The similarities are uncanny…

"The Jay Leno Show" channels "Blair Witch" for movie theater promos
Watch the "horror" video featuring Fred Armisen.

James Marsters joins "Caprica"
The "Buffy" alum will reunite with Jane Espenson, playing a terrorist leader in at least three episodes.

Oliver Stone to tell the "Secret History of America" on Showtime
The Stone-produced 10-part series will delve into the underreported stories of the past 60 years.

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"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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Letterman invites Britney Spears to read tonight's Top 10 list

Tyra Banks gets "naked" in Times Square // Tyra will go weave-free on "Top Model"

GQ captures dirty Erin Andrews for photo shoot

"Brothers" nabs guest-star Kim Kardashian

O.C. "Real Housewives" newbie Lynne Curtain may lose her home, too

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