Larry David under fire for urinating on Jesus
The Catholic League is lashing out at this week's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" episode, in which Larry's urine ends up on a painting of Jesus Christ. "Was Larry David always this crude?" asks Catholic League president Bill Donohue. "Would he think it's comedic if someone urinated on a picture of his mother?" HBO's response: "Anyone who follows Curb Your Enthusiasm knows that the show is full of parody and satire."

Parents TV Council warns potential "Family Guy" live show sponsors
Anybody stepping in for Microsoft will feel the PTC's wrath, the conservative watchdog announced yesterday.

BBC hires Lindsay Lohan
She'll present a documentary from India on child trafficking.

Claim: Jon Gosselin will date Octomom for a reality show
A former "Cheaters" producer tells In Touch Weekly he's working on "Jon – Kate = Jon + Octomom," a reality show pairing the parents of multiples. "I heard that Nadya has an insatiable desire to spend time with Jon and to put their families together," he says. "And I had the idea that this could be a very entertaining fiasco." UPDATE: Rep says it's not happening. Too bad.

VH1's Ryan Jenkins fiasco prompts 1 background checker to sue another
A company called Collective Intelligence was hired by "Megan Wants a Millionaire" to screen its contestants. But Collective only screens U.S. citizens, and since Jenkins was Canadian, the company outsourced the background check to another company called Straightline International, which couldn't find a criminal record on Jenkins.

Only on TV do the police always get help from wacky outsiders
From "The Mentalist" to "White Collar" to "Castle"…

D.C. "Real Housewives" will have at least 1 black female
Prominent Washington real estate agent Stacie Turner, who is African American, was recently spotted flying to Paris with a camera crew.

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