Ex-staffer accuses Jimmy Fallon of sexual discrimination, favoring females
Former "Late Night" stage manager Paul Tarascio filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleging that he was fired from his job because Fallon "just prefers to take direction from a woman." In his complaint, Tarascio, who also worked for Conan O'Brien's "Late Night," claims that Fallon only allowed females to place microphones on him, and that he would only allow a man if there were no females available.

Eric Roberts tweets from "Celebrity Rehab"
He says, "I'd like to move out of the weed garden & into a place where things can blossom & grow."

Sara Gilbert: How I came up with "The Talk" for CBS
It was the former "Roseanne" star's idea to create a sort of mommy version of "The View," though a press release for the show wouldn't go into details about her significant other.

Did CBS offend its "young" 40-something viewers by declaring them "old"?
"Survivor: Nicaragua's" old vs. new premise has the "old" tribe consisting of "individuals over the age of 40." But on old-skewing CBS, 40 years old is actually young for the network.

Hefty "Mike & Molly" stars will be allowed to lose weight
The comedy may have an obese premise, but Chuck Lorre has no problem with Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell getting in shape. "This may sound ridiculous to some of you," he said, "but this isn't a show about weight."

"Hawaii Five-0" is a reboot, not a remake
"'Remake' suggests doing the exact same thing again," says Alex Kurtzman, who co-wrote last year's "Star Trek" "reboot." But the new "Five-0," like the new "Trek," is a modern take with the same spirit of the original franchise. "We had to make sure we stayed true to the spirit of the show but brings something new to the table that a modern audience would recognize," he says. "That's why the word 'reboot' feels more appropriate."

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