DJ AM dies: What will happen to his MTV reality show?
TMZ reports that Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, 36, was discovered dead this afternoon in his NYC apartment. His death comes less than a year after he survived a plane crash in South Carolina. In April, MTV announced that DJ AM would star in a reality show called "Gone Too Far," which would chronicle tough-love interventions. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, DJ AM tweeted that he just wrapped up filming in Connecticut. PLUS: Watch DJ AM talk about his reality show, in an interview last month.
ABC to celebrate Matt Damon's lifetime achievement
He may only be 38, but Damon acting work is deserving of the American Cinematheque's lifetime achievement award, which ABC will air in March.
Jay Leno rounds out his 1st week with Tom Cruise, Miley Cyrus
Jerry Seinfeld will appear on Monday, followed by Cruise on Tuesday, Robin Williams on Wednesday, Halle Berry, Bruce Hornsby and Eric Clapton on Thursday and Drew Barrymore on Friday.
NASA astronauts will wear a Stephen Colbert patch
In commemoration of the "Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill" that's going into space.
Garret Dillahunt's latest guest gig: "Burn Notice"
Since "Terminator's" cancelation early this year, Dillahunt has popped up on "CSI," "SVU" and "Lie to Me."
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TV network viewers are getting older and older
Eight years ago the median age of a network viewer was 43. Now it's 51, with CBS having the oldest viewers.
"Reading Rainbow" says goodbye after 26 years
After 250 awards, including two dozen Emmys, the LeVar Burton-hosted series aired its last episode this morning due to lack of funding. Each episode cost $150,000 to $175,000, but additional funds never came through. PLUS: Remembering "Reading Rainbow."
Jon Gosselin admits marriage was over last October, says he's in love with Hailey
"I went to therapy," says the "Jon & Kate" star. "I have huge bills so (detractors) can't denounce that … For (Kate) to say she'd been working on it – well, I'd been working on it too, and at one point in time I just gave up. There's a point in time where you just say, 'This is not going to work.' So I just moved on." That point, he says, was October 2008. In May, he started "talking to Hailey Glassman, but they didn't start dating until the divorce papers were filed. Now, he says, they are "boyfriend and girlfriend." PLUS: "Jon & Kate" send their sextuplets to school.
"Ugly Betty's" braces will come off later this season, but fans are "freaking out"
So says Ana Ortiz, who points out that fans are divided over Betty's makeover. "There’s a huge sort of battle," she says, "half the people are like, get them off! And other people are like, no! It’s Betty!”
IBM files patent for a Twitter TV remote control
You'll be able to tweet instantly from the couch, without a laptop or smartphone.
"Bones" in talks to reunite the Deschannel sisters
Emily and Zooey may appear together in a December episode.
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Sitcom spoofs a boon for porn: "Brady Bunch" incest? "Mary Tyler Moore XXX"!
Will Ryder, the director of sitcom porn versions of "The Brady Bunch" and "The Cosby Show," calls it "the new gold rush in porn." He adds: "I don’t think people realized that this was more akin to making sitcoms as opposed to making porno. We’re entertainers, not pornographers … We wanted to make Hollywood sitcoms that had sex. And that’s all we’re doing. And we really achieved it." Ryder has directed many "Brady Bunch" porn spoofs, but he doesn't plan to have the adopted brothers and sisters have sex with each other, at least not yet. What's next? Possibly a "Mary Tyler Moore" porno.
Fired "Entourage" Playmate says: I was treated like a "piece of meat"
Irina Voronina claims she was dismissed for refusing sexual advances during filming.
CW saves the Daytime Emmys from becoming a Web-only event
The Daytime Emmys are on life support this year, airing on a Saturday night on the CW.
Study: "Heroes" is No. 1 in illegal downloads, with 55 million stealing the show
A new study ranks "Lost" in 2nd place with 51 million downloads and "24" in 3rd place.
Prankster creates a "Wire" feud by impersonating Baltimore's mayor
A blogger named "R Monkee Esq" created fake Mayor of Baltimore Web sites, a Twitter account and a YouTube channel in successfully duping the British media and the Baltimore Sun.
"Ax Men" star arrested after rolling his jeep with 3 unbelted children aboard
Michael D. Pihl, 48, lost control Wednesday night while driving on an Oregon highway.
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Jon Krasinski gets engaged to Emily Blunt
One month after Jenna Fischer announced her engagement, Krasinski is also set to get married. "The Office" star has been dating Blunt since last November.
"Futurama" is coming out with a limited edition DVD box set
Only 25,000 copies are being produced of the 19-disc collection.
Conan's bacon and white chocolate bust was made to lure him to Minnesota
No Name Premium Meats created the 305-pound bust in response to a pledge Conan made during his affiliate trip that he'd do the show from Minnesota if he could get his body weight in chocolate-covered bacon. NBC Universal says, however, it has no plans to take Conan on the road. PLUS: Conan tries to boost ratings with puppies dressed as cats.
Tim Gunn plans to write an autobiography — in 10 years
"I’m keeping a diary, let me tell you," says the "Project Runway" guru. "There are so many stories I can’t wait to tell. I keep saying, truth is stranger than fiction!”
"Project Runway" all-star sues Beyoncé's costume designers
Chris March claims he never got paid for designing her outfits for her world tour. PLUS: "Runway" finalist Kenley Colins releassed from jail after two "hilarious" days.
Lifetime seems to have watered "Project Runway" down
Has "Runway" become too mommy-ish? Has the "queer quotient" been toned down? Has it become too safe? Amelia McDonell-Parry thinks so, and that's why she says "Runway" is over. "On Bravo’s 'PR,' she writes, "often the edgiest designers were given the opportunity to harness their creativity over the course of the show, she writes. But "in the first two episodes of Lifetime’s 'Project Runway,' the two edgiest and forward-thinking designers—Malvin and Ari—were given the boot before those who lacked innovation or, um, sewing skills."