Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Disney loses $270M in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" lawsuit
Celador International, "Millionaire's" creator, will take the money after alleging that it was  cheated out of millions of dollars in profits. Celador first filed suit in 2006.

"Law & Order: L.A." nabs Skeet Ulrich
He'll play one of the two lead detectives.

Don Johnson wins $23M in "Nash Bridges" lawsuit
Johnson had sued for $100 million, claiming he was screwed out of hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.

Paula Abdul returning to "Drop Dead Diva" — as a new character
She'll close out the series playing a wedding planner.

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Hayden Christensen: USA stole  "Royal Pains" from me
The "Star Wars" actor is suing the cable network, claiming that he and his older brother pitched a similar show called "Housecall" to them in 2005.

Richard Dreyfuss signs on for a "Weeds" stint
He'll appear in at least four episodes as "an unexpected character from Nancy Botwin’s past." PLUS: "Lost's" Stuart Radzinsky is also joining "Weeds."

"Real World"-er: Viewers will understand why I urinated on a toothbrush
Police were called to the New Orleans house last month after Preston urinated on Ryan's toothbrush. “A lot of people know about the toothbrush incident, but they only got one side of the story. I’m not saying it is excusable, but you will understand the reason why I acted the way that I did," he says.

More "Mad Men" photos revealed
Check out the entire cast, including new series regular Kiernan Shilpa. PLUS: January Jones with short hair and Banana Republic re-teams with "Mad Men."

Burning Emmy nomination questions
Will Leno compete against Conan? Will Courteney Cox, Ed O'Neill and Katey Sagal get their first-ever Emmy nominations?

Alec Baldwin reiterates that he'll be done with "30 Rock" in 2012
"As much as I like acting, I know that I would love to have a different life," he tells CNN. "A private life… I'd rather go do other things."

It's true: Rachel Dratch is pregnant
The 44-year-old "SNL" alum is due in September, but there's no word on who is the father.

Jane Lynch gets immortalized in wax for Madame Tussauds
"Posing for a wax figurine is exhausting!" says the "Glee" star , adding: "You think this is hard? I'm passing a gallstone as I speak – that's hard!"

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Nerdvana: J.J. Abrams & Joss Whedon for Comic-Con panel

Mogul Rob Lowe may become co-owner of Miramax Films

Did "Real Housewives" break up Kelsey Grammer's marriage?

"Outsourced" recasts: Aussie Pippa Black is now one of its stars

Check out the Betty White pinup calendar — for sale in September

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"The Bachelorette's" Jillian & Ed break up
Yet another "Bachelor"/"Bachelorette" relationship bites the dust: "I love him and I'm really sad, but I have to look out for me," says Harris.

Cory Monteith: Javier Bardem won't appear on "Glee" next season
So, the report is not true? According to Monteith (who's been hanging with Prince Harry), we won't be seeing Bardem, or Julia Roberts or even Brad Pitt on "Glee" next year.

Johnny Carson's estate OKs PBS documentary
A two-hour "Carson" documentary won't air until 2011 or 2012.

"Lost's" Henry Ian Cusick lands on "SVU"
Exec producer Neal Baer is a fan of "Lost" who cast Cusick as a graphic designer because he's "a sharp, smart leader and very charismatic."

"Bachelor" Jake's people accuse Vienna of faking her tears
Did she use Vicks Vapor Rub and eye drops for their joint interview?

The "0" in "Hawaii Five-0" is a zero, not a capital O
CBS wants to make sure that the name (for the 50th state) is clarified before the fall.

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