
Hugh Laurie
Our top moments of the week:
12. Always the Bridesmaid Award: Contrary to its theme song, Celebrity Apprentice is not all about "money, money, money." Although Clay Aiken outdraws Arsenio Hall, $301,500 to $167,100, in the final fundraising challenge and arguably has the more entertaining variety show, Donald Trump somewhat surprisingly hires Hall, preferring his PSA ad instead. "You're both amazing people," Trump says. "There is no loser tonight." Except for, of course, Aiken, who notches another...
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Anderson Cooper, Dr. Mehmet Oz
Jeopardy! has assembled Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anderson Cooper and Dr. Oz, among others, for the game show's upcoming Power Players Week.
This year's 15 contestants have collectively accumulated 21 Emmys, eight Peabodys, four Pulitzer Prizes and a Grammy Award, in addition to...
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Anderson Cooper
Remember when Anderson Cooper suffered from an uncontrollable giggling fit on Anderson Cooper 360 last August? Well, it happened again.
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M.I.A., Anderson Cooper
M.I.A and Anderson Cooper engaged in a war of words over the war film Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished.
The documentary film examines the final days of the 2009 civil war in Sri Lanka. M.I.A, a Sri Lankan native, called out Cooper for an article Anderson linked to in 2009 that had false information about her.
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Janet Jackson
Keep searching, Simon.
After weeks of rumors that Janet Jackson would be filling one of the two open spots at The X Factor judges table, the pop star has declined the job.
Is Janet Jackson joining The X Factor?
Jackson is "very flattered that X Factor let me know that I was being considered for next season, but it just wouldn't be...
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Anderson Cooper and Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox believes that "everything is better" with ranch dressing, but that may not be the case with Anderson Cooper.
On Tuesday's Anderson, Cooper surprises the Cougar Town star with a huge bowl of her favorite salad condiment ...
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Janet Jackson
Is Janet Jackson heading to The X Factor?
The singer is interested and is in preliminary talks to be a judge on Season 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Jackson added fuel to the fire when she awkwardly answered Anderson Cooper's question about the ...
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Kathy Griffin
Instead of dropping an F-bomb, Kathy Griffin dropped her dress during CNN's New Year's Eve Live special Saturday night.
The comedienne, who has co-hosted the special from Times Square with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper for the last several years, stripped down to her bra and underwear shortly before midnight. Griffin, 51, eventually put her...
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Damian Lewis
Let's cut to the must-see chase, which means jumping ahead to Sunday's big finales, starting with Showtime's Homeland, the series that topped my year-end Top 10 list (currently on display in TV Guide Magazine, soon to be posted, so stay tuned).
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Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy says her weight is a work in progress, but she's not worried about it.
"I've been up and down," McCarthy told Anderson Cooper on his talk show Monday. "I've been much thinner ...
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