Stephanie on paid leave from Letterman; "48 Hours" co-workers paid for bond
Letterman's assistant/ex-mistress Stephanie Birkitt is on paid leave, a Worldwide Pants spokesperson says. TMZ, however, claims that Stephanie is banned from the set. Meanwhile, the NY Times reports that CBS is not conducting an internal investigation and that inside CBS News, there is still disbelief that Robert Halderman was arrested. In fact, two of his co-workers posted the bond for his bail.
Advertisers, including Disney, are apparently sticking with Dave
National Organization for Women: Letterman created a "toxic environment"
PETA gets "Dancing" to cancel chimp judge
A chimpanzee was supposed to guest-judge on Tuesday, but PETA got the show to cancel the segment.
Jay Leno bops his head: "I did a Conan"
"I would rather have done a Letterman," Leno said after a stunt rehearsal gone awry. "But I did a Conan."
Did "Dancing" push Tom DeLay to quit due to bad ratings?
Monday's episode drew the lowest-ever ratings for a fall performance show as DeLay's fractured feet became the main storyline. PLUS: DeLay puts his feet in a bone stimulator machine at night.
Leno sends his paparazzi after Kate Gosselin
Check her out on "JMZ."
Harry Connick Jr. scolds Australian variety show for blackface skit
Guest judge Connick was visibly upset and had to be apologized to over a "Jackson Jive" parody skit on the variety show "Hey Hey It's Saturday" (watch the video).
Ellen Page & Alia Shawkat team up to write an HBO hipster comedy
"Stitch N' Bitch" will feature "Whip It" stars Page, Shawkat of "Arrested Development" fame and Sean Tillmann in a comedy about hipsters who relocate from Brooklyn to L.A.
CBS renews "NCIS: LA" and "The Good Wife"
Both freshmen series have been posting stellar numbers on Tuesday nights.
