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Susan Boyle Headed to Britain's Got Talent Finale

YouTube singing sensation Susan Boyle was noticeably nervous during her semifinal performance on Britain's Got Talent, but that won't keep her from the U.K. talent show's final round.Boyle, who looked slightly more made up than during her first outing, shook off the jitters to deliver a powerful rendition of "Memory" from the musical CATS. (Watch the full performance below.) Fans at home voted Boyle the best in her semifinal group of eight acts, and the judges put her through to next week's finale. She will sing for the title Saturday."Fantastic, absolutely fantastic," Boyle said, as she danced in celebration. "What pressure? I've really enjoyed myself tonight."The Scotish singer wowed Britain's Got Talent judges and became an Internet viral video sensation after her first performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. She has ...

Mon, May 25, 2009

Susan Boyle Headed to Britain's Got Talent Finale

Patti Blagojevich Joins NBC's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Testing the very limits of the word "celebrity," NBC has cast Patti Blagojevich on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!Patti Blagojevich, the wife of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, announced on the Today show Thursday that she will replace her husband, who had to drop out of the show after a federal judge barred him from participating because he would have to leave the country.Patti Blagojevich said she ...

Thu, May 21, 2009

Patti Blagojevich Joins NBC's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Mariska Hargitay Says "Stunt" Led to Partially Collapsed Lung

Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay says she suffered the partially collapsed lung that sidelined her from the show by taking a fall during filming."I've been doing my own stunts on the show for 10 years," Hargitay told People. "I fell wrong, basically. I collapsed my lung doing a stunt."Hargitay, 45, underwent surgery in January and returned to work on SVU shortly thereafter. She then checked back into the hospital on March 3 for discomfort related to the injury. Hargitay's rep said she underwent "routine tests," and the star reported back to the set on March 23.Despite the scary couple of months, Hargitay said ...

Tue, May 19, 2009

Mariska Hargitay Says "Stunt" Led to Partially Collapsed Lung

Funny (and Darker) Times Ahead for Rescue Me's Janet

On Rescue Me, being a drinker is practically a prerequisite to being a Gavin. But if there's an exception to the rule, it's Andrea Roth's character Janet — at least for now.In Tuesday's episode, Janet and ex-husband Tommy (Denis Leary) — who recently resumed his dangerous up-and-down battle with the sauce — visit their daughter Katie (Olivia Crocicchia) at her Connecticut boarding school, a place Roth says Katie ran to seeking refuge from her dysfunctional parents."[Katie] was very unhappy," Roth tells TVGuide.com. "Obviously, they've failed as parents ...

Tue, May 19, 2009

Funny (and Darker) Times Ahead for Rescue Me's Janet

Stanley Tucci's Wife of 14 Years Dies After Cancer Battle

Kate Tucci, the wife of Emmy-winning actor Stanley Tucci, has died after battling cancer.Married for 14 years, the couple had three children together. Kate died last week, and a wake was held for her over the weekend. "My wife was an extraordinary person who showed us all what great strength is," Tucci told the New York Post.Tucci, a star of stage and screen, won

Thu, May 7, 2009

Stanley Tucci's Wife of 14 Years Dies After Cancer Battle

Ryan O'Neal: Watching Farrah Battle Cancer Is Like "Being Stabbed in the Heart"

Ryan O'Neal, the longtime partner of Farrah Fawcett, is opening up about his heartbreak over the actress' ongoing cancer battle for the first time."It's a love story. I just don't know how to play this one. I won't know this world without her," O'Neal told People. "Cancer is an insidious enemy."The magazine said O'Neal was emotional and often teary-eyed throughout the interview, during which he revealed that Fawcett is now on bed rest and running out of treatment options. "The doctors see that she is comfortable," O'Neal said. "Farrah is on IVs, but some of that is for nourishment. The treatment has pretty much ended."O'Neal said Fawcett's golden locks are gone, but ...

Thu, May 7, 2009

Ryan O'Neal: Watching Farrah Battle Cancer Is Like "Being Stabbed in the Heart"

Rescue Me: Sean Garrity Finally Gets Serious

Rescue Me fans have laughed at Sean Garrity for five seasons, but with the revelation in Tuesday's episode that Garrity has kidney cancer, Steven Pasquale's character will be more than just a punch line.Despite the heavy subject matter, Pasquale says playing this story arc is "great fun." He particularly enjoyed the emotional breakdown at the doctor's office when Garrity learns his problems are more serious than just back pain. "I've been playing such comic relief on the show for so many years that it was good to get back to having some really serious material for a couple of episodes," Pasquale told TVGuide.com.But don't look for Garrity to stay weepy ...

Wed, May 6, 2009

Rescue Me: Sean Garrity Finally Gets Serious

Jessica Simpson Dishes on Love Life Highs and Lows in Vanity Fair

Jessica Simpson's televised marriage to boy bander Nick Lachey may have fizzled out, but Simpson says she has no regrets.Simpson opens up about her love life in the June issues of Vanity Fair. The singer-actress-blondeshell admits she hasn't talked to Lachey "in years," but she says their MTV show, Newlyweds, taught her the value of good relationships."It made me understand what marriage is, what love is, what commitment is," Simpson tells the magazine. "In all honesty, I believe it did not affect our marriage. Because we enjoyed watching those episodes, and that will always be a time I cherish."Simpson also said that getting married at a young age was something that ...

Tue, May 5, 2009

Jessica Simpson Dishes on Love Life Highs and Lows in Vanity Fair

Mad Men Adds Jared Harris for Season 3

The filming of Mad Men's third season just began Monday, and there's already a new face in the Sterling Cooper office.Jared Harris has joined the acclaimed AMC drama for a 10-episode arc, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Harris will play Lane Pryce, Sterling Cooper's financial officer.Harris recently appeared in a guest arc on Fringe and in the Oscar-winning film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The British actor also just signed on ...

Tue, May 5, 2009

Woman in Jon Gosselin Photos Speaks Out in His Defense

As nearly 60 percent of voters in a TVGuide.com poll said they want to see Jon and Kate Gosselin address a photo scandal on their show, Jon & Kate Plus 8 , the woman at the center of it all called the infidelity rumors "absurd."Deanna Hummel, the 23-year-old woman who appeared in the photos with the married father of eight, told People there's absolutely no romantic connection between the two. "We're just friends," she said. "It's absurd that anyone would think otherwise." Hummel, who is single, said she met Gosselin, 32, through a mutual friend a couple of months ago, and the two have hung out a few times. Those instances, which included nights out and visits to one another's homes, were always innocent and in group settings, Hummel says...

Tue, May 5, 2009

Woman in Jon Gosselin Photos Speaks Out in His Defense

Man Convicted of Stalking Tyra Banks

The Georgia man who repeatedly called and showed up at Tyra Banks' New York television studio has been convicted of stalking the model-turned-TV host.Brady Green, was convicted of stalking, harassment, criminal trespass and attempted aggravated harassment by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge James Burke, according to The Associated Press. Green will be sentenced on June 18 and could face up to 90 days in jail.Banks testified Wednesday that she...

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Sumner Redstone: "CSI Will Beat the Hell Out of" Prime-Time Leno

CBS's executive chairman doesn't think Jay Leno's new prime-time NBC show stands much of a chance.Speaking with Larry King during a session at the Milken Institute Global Conference Wednesday, Sumner Redstone was confident in his network's ability to trump Leno, according to The Hollywood Reporter."CSI will beat the hell out of him," Redstone said, referring to CBS' top-rated show...

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Sumner Redstone: "CSI Will Beat the Hell Out of" Prime-Time Leno

Celebrity Apprentice Renewed for Another Season

NBC isn't saying "you're fired" to Donald Trump just yet.The Peacock has renewed The Donald's Celebrity Apprentice for another season to air in spring 2010. This will mark the show's ninth cycle, the first six of which were not celebrity-based.This season ...

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Celebrity Apprentice Renewed for Another Season

Kelly McGillis Says She's a Lesbian

Tom Cruise's Top Gun girlfriend Kelly McGillis is on the market — and this time she's looking for a lady.The 51-year-old was asked on the SheWired.com internet show Girl Rock! what kind of partner she's looking for."Definitely a woman," McGillis said. "I'm done with the man thing. You need to move on in life.McGillis, who has been married and divorced twice, has two daughters with second husband Fred Tillman. She described coming out as ...

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Chris Brown's Attorney Hoping to Get Case Dismissed

Chris Brown's attorney hopes the beating case against his client will be thrown out because of the picture of Rihanna that leaked before charges were filed.Attorney Mark Geragos says that if police were involved in leaking the pictures, he will seek dismissal on the grounds of governmental misconduct, according to E! News.In another development Wednesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg...

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Chris Brown's Attorney Hoping to Get Case Dismissed

TNT Rolls Out New Dramas This Summer

TNT is heating up this summer, rolling out two brand-new dramas alongside new seasons of your favorites.Jada Pinkett Smith's nursing drama, HawthoRNe will debut Tuesday, June 16 at 9 pm/ET, according to Variety. The show, which also stars Michael Vartan, follows Smith as tough but caring nurse manager at a North Carolina hospital. HawthoRNe will be followed by the returning Saving Grace, which will air its third season on Tuesdays at 10 pm all summer.On Monday, June 8, Kyra Sedgwick's The Closer returns at 9 pm. It will be followed by

Thu, Apr 30, 2009

News Outlets Dedicate Special Coverage to Obama's First 100 Days

President Barack Obama will address the nation Wednesday (8 pm/ET, all major networks, except Fox), with a speech focused on his first 100 days in the White House.In addition to covering the press conference, some networks are devoting special attention to the milestone. CNN will broadcast The CNN National Report Card: First 100 Days. It will invite Americans to weigh in on Obama's performance on-air and online. The special will feature Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, John King and Soledad O'Brien and airs from 8 pm/ET to midnight.The news conference also caps off several days of ABC News' "The First 100 — What's Changed?" specials that have aired on Good Morning America, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, World News with Charles Gibson, and Nightline since Sunday. Gibson and Stephanopoulos will anchor ABC's coverage of the conference Wednesday, beginning at 8 pm.Other coverage...

Wed, Apr 29, 2009

News Outlets Dedicate Special Coverage to Obama's First 100 Days

Heroes Postmortem: What's Next for Sylar?

Well, folks, Heroes has done it again. Nathan Petrelli may have expired with a glorious, gurgling coda, but his character lives on — thanks to Matt Parkman — reincarnated inside a mind-wiped version of arch-villain Sylar. While the closing moments of the Season 3 finale suggest that Sylar's presence still lives on in "Nathan," have we seen the last of the furry-browed Sylar we've always known?"Zach's not done," Adrian Pasdar tells TVGuide.com. "There's Nathan, there's Sylar, and there's the point of view that you have to factor in. If I look up into the mirror, who would I see?"Naturally, the twist sets up an epic internal battle between Nathan and Sylar in Season 4...

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Heroes Postmortem: What's Next for Sylar?

Anderson Cooper Helps Time Reveal the World's Most Influential People

Anderson Cooper is teaming up with Time magazine for a special look at The World's Most Influential People.CNN announced that the news network would air the one-hour special edition of Anderson Cooper 360° on May 1 in conjunction with the release of the Time 100 special issue. The program, anchored by Cooper, will feature interviews with the magazine's honorees, conducted by other influencers.George Clooney — a four-time honoree — will sit down with U2 frontman and activist Bono to chat about fame and politics. The special will also feature

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Anderson Cooper Helps Time Reveal the World's Most Influential People

Hallmark Channel Expands Bea Arthur Tribute

After being flooded with calls in support of a Memorial Day Golden Girls marathon tribute for Bea Arthur, Hallmark Channel has decided to give fans more of what they want. And sooner.The network is kicking off the marathon over three days — from 7 to 9 pm/ET each day — beginning April 28. Executives have hand-picked the episodes, which they describe as the "best of Dorothy Zbornak."The tribute will continue on Sunday, May 3 with wall-to-wall Golden Girls from 6 am/ET to 3 am/ET on May 4. The previously announced Memorial Day schedule (6:30 am/ET to 2:30 am/ET) will ...

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Hallmark Channel Expands Bea Arthur Tribute

Redmond O'Neal Visits Farrah Fawcett During Temporary Jail Leave

Farrah Fawcett's son, Redmond O'Neal, was temporarily released from jail to visit his ailing mother.At the request of his lawyer, O'Neal was granted a supervised three-hour leave Saturday to travel to Fawcett's home, according to People. He was driven by a Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department sergeant and a deputy and then returned to custody.A sherriff's department spokesman told the magazine that temporary release from custody is common when family members are gravely ill or ...

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Redmond O'Neal Visits Farrah Fawcett During Temporary Jail Leave

Leno Turns Illness into Comedy on First Night Back

Jay Leno's illness was serious enough to cancel two shows last week, but the late-night host made light of it during his monologue when he returned to the air Monday night.Ever topical, Leno linked his illness to the swine flu. "What happened was — and I think was a mistake — I ate a raw pig a friend brought back from Mexico. ... It was delicious," Leno joked.He went on to explain that he actually drove to his Burbank studio in his vintage Model T car on a cold morning last Thursday and didn't wear a jacket. "You know, I had this 103 degree fever. I was freezing and I got chills, and here at NBC we have an 'ODN,' overly dramatic nurse," Leno said.He then ...

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Leno Turns Illness into Comedy on First Night Back