Nicollette Sheridan sues, claiming "Desperate Housewives" creator struck her
In a $20 million lawsuit, Sheridan alleges that on Sept. 24, 2008 Marc Cherry struck her on the face and that when she complained he had her fired. According to TMZ, Sheridan claims Cherry created a hostile work environment from the get go, "behaving in an extremely abusive and aggressive manner toward the individuals who work on the show."
Oprah lands John Edwards' mistress
Rielle Hunter's first TV interview will take place soon.
"Eureka" nabs Wil Wheaton
The sci-fi star will play the head of a non-lethal weapons lab for a single episode.
That's according to Alessandra Stanley, who thinks that Ellen DeGeneres has shaken up TV's No.1 show. "Midway through her first season Ms. DeGeneres has all but hijacked the show, playing second fiddle to no one, not even the overbearing (Simon) Cowell," writes Stanley. "She has elevated the tone with her own style of mischievous good spirits and well-honed, down-to-earth charm."
"U.S. television is, by commercial necessity, about values that connect the majority," says John Doyle, writing from Canada. "Usually, those values are embodied in a new president by definition of his being elected by the majority, and thus we get television that reflects his personality and vision. With the cancellation of 24, the time of Bush-era TV is now officially over. Obama did it. You don't need a mole in the White House or the Fox network to know that."
As Rich Heldenfels notes, "Usefulness to a tribe is meaningless to Russell; he has made clear that he will personally sabotage tribe-mates and hurt the group overall for his own amusement, let alone his advancement. So after completely outfoxing Rob a week ago (thanks to Tyson's gullibility, which Russell sensed and exploited), he was able to out-play him this week."
CBS' No. 1 sitcom may be down to "One and a Half Men," according to People, which has found multiple sources confirming the trouble-plagued star is ready to leave the series. "Charlie’s just done," a set source says. "And he’s quietly telling his friends he’s not coming back." A friend adds that "He wants to move on… Leaving is 100 percent his idea."
Forget Simon Cowell, says Katherine Meizel — Seacrest seems to be the one with all the power this season. "Between his continued breaching of Cowell's desk-area restraining order and his superpersonal questions for the singers," she writes, "Ryan seems to be taking advantage of this season's chaos to openly manipulate the contestants, the judges, and especially America. This week, he stoutly defended Teflon Tim's perpetual good cheer, tried to motivate votes by badgering Didi into crying about her dead friend, told us in no uncertain terms that Mike Lynche equals Ruben Studdard, and pulled the 'Vote for My Awesome Mom' card on behalf of Andrew Garcia."
