Nadya Suleman
Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman has inked deals for each of her 14 children to appear on a reality TV series.
Contracts signed and filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday net the collective brood about $250,000 over three years — or $250-a-day per kid, says The Associated Press.
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The contracts, which now require a judge's approval, call for the kids to collect $125,000 for 36 days of shooting in the first year, $75,000 for 21 days in the second year, and $50,000 for 14 days in the third year.
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Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan's foosball-playing cameo in that ABC fall promo now seems a lot less mysterious: The Lost alum has officially joined the cast of FlashForward, the network's new action-drama premiering Sept. 25.
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But with one riddle solved, another arrives: Who is Monaghan playing on FlashForward? ABC's press release ...
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Caprica
Syfy's new series, Caprica, has been given a release date of Friday, January 22.
The newly rebranded network announced that the series, which takes place more than 50 years before the events of Battlestar Galactica, will debut with a ...
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Ben Roethlisberger, Shaquille O'Neal
A woman's sexual assault claim against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not derail his participation in a new ABC reality show starring NBA star Shaquille O'Neal.
A 31-year-old Lake Tahoe casino hostess has filed a civil suit against Roethlisberger, claiming the Super Bowl champ raped her in a hotel penthouse in July 2008. Roethlisberger denied the accusations Thursday, and has not been criminally charged.
"Her false and vicious allegations are an attack on my family and on me," Roethlisberger read from a prepared statement. "I would never, ever force myself on a woman."
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Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger fans attending the San Diego Comic-Con got a peek at the late actor's final performance, in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
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Before unveiling footage from the film on Thursday, filmmaker Terry Gilliam detailed how Ledger, fresh off the success of Brokeback Mountain, had approached him to participate in his no-so-big budget film.
Watch a preview clip with Ledger after the jump.
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Morgan Spurlock, Bart Simpson
Fancy yourself the best Simpsons fan ever? Then head on over to the San Diego Comic-Con this Saturday to try out for The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special — In 3-D! On Ice! — which will air in January, but neither in 3-D nor on ice.
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Johnny Depp
You're late, you're late. For a very important... teaser trailer.
Tim Burton, alongside special guest Johnny Depp, showed scenes from his new film project, Alice in Wonderland, at the San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, according to MTV. The fantastical film, which is due to hit theaters in March 2010, stars Burton's partner in crime, Depp (as The Mad Hatter), and In Treatment's Mia Wasikowska (as Alice).
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Ready for a quick trip through the looking glass? Check out this Depp-narrated trailer to get a peek at Burton's unique vision of Wonderland after the jump.
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