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VIDEO: "Less Gigantic" Charles Barkley Returns to Host SNL --- Pay Up Scottie Pippen!

Charles Barkley hosted Saturday Night Live for the third time which could only mean one thing — Scottie Pippen now owes him $75,000! For his monologue, Barkley offered the real (and very simple) explanation behind five-month National Basketball Association lockout that just ended last month. "In a nutshell, the problem is — ever since I left — the NBA's been crap and everybody's broke. The end." Sir Charles also talked about looking "less gigantic" after losing 38 pounds on Weight Watchers. "Some of you might be saying, 'Charles, isn't Weight Watchers for ladies?' But I tell them, 'Shut up, Michael Jordan! ... And...

Sun, Jan 8, 2012

VIDEO: "Less Gigantic" Charles Barkley Returns to Host SNL --- Pay Up Scottie Pippen!

The Firm's Josh Lucas Is Engaged

Josh Lucas is engaged, he announced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Lucas, 40, revealed few details about her (like, uh, her name), but he did tell Leno about the special Big Sur retreat that made him realize his girlfriend was...

Sun, Jan 8, 2012

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Confirm Daughter's Birth: "We Are In Heaven"

Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed a daughter Saturday in New York, the couple confirms in a statement obtained by E! Online. "Hello Hello Baby Blue! We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012," the 30-year-old singer and 42-year-old rapper said in a joint statement Monday. "Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in...

Sun, Jan 8, 2012

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Confirm Daughter's Birth: "We Are In Heaven"

Bethenny Frankel on Jill Zarin's Real Housewives Firing: "She's a Survivor"

Jill Zarin may have been fired from The Real Housewives of New York City earlier this year after four seasons, but Bethenny Frankel isn't worried about her former co-star (and ex-BFF). "She's a survivor and she is definitely well-to-do," Frankel told reporters at Bravo's winter TV previews Saturday. "I don't think she's worried about finding a job." Bravo axes four Real Housewives of New York City castmembers Zarin, 48, was one of four New York cast members fired in September after the fourth season. Frankel, 41, left the series in 2010 to film her own spin-off, Bethenny Ever After. Frankel and Zarin had a falling out shortly before Season 3 began filming. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week, Zarin said she felt she deserved a finder's fee for...

Sat, Jan 7, 2012

Bethenny Frankel on Jill Zarin's Real Housewives Firing: "She's a Survivor"

Don Cheadle Goes for Laughs In the "Bold and Dangerous" House of Lies

Don Cheadle realizes he's best known for dramatic roles in such films as Crash, Hotel Rwanda and Traffic. But he finds it odd that so many viewers aren't expecting to see him flex his comedic muscles from him in his new series House of Lies. "I do it all the time around my friends," he tells TVGuide.com with a laugh. "It's not a...

Sat, Jan 7, 2012

Don Cheadle Goes for Laughs In the "Bold and Dangerous" House of Lies

Andy Cohen Defends Bravo's Handling of Russell Armstrong's Suicide on Real Housewives

Less than five months after the suicide of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills husband Russell Armstrong, executive producer and Bravo executive Andy Cohen defended how the show handled the situation at Bravo's winter TV previews Saturday. "I think what emerged is a story of a woman trying to extricate herself from a marriage, in which she was unhappy, in which domestic violence was...

Sat, Jan 7, 2012

Andy Cohen Defends Bravo's Handling of Russell Armstrong's Suicide on Real Housewives

The Voice Season 2: No More Nice Judges and Scoop on the New Advisers

Where have all the harsh judges gone? Following Simon Cowell's 9-year mean streak on American Idol, it's become increasingly difficult to find a tough-talking judge on singing competition shows like The X Factor and Idol. However, The Voice's four coaches insist they're getting tougher this time around. "This year, we are diving more into critiquing. ... You see us more in depth in the coaching process," Christina Aguilera told reporters at NBC's Winter TV preview Friday.  "I think this year you're going to see it more. Last year we were all finding our...

Sat, Jan 7, 2012

The Voice Season 2: No More Nice Judges and Scoop on the New Advisers

Fashion Star: It's Not Just About the Fashion – It's Also About the Shopping!

At first glance, NBC's upcoming Fashion Star may sound like a knockoff of Lifetime's Project Runway and Bravo's The Fashion Show. But executive producers, including original Runway co-creator Jane Lipsitz, insist Fashion Star goes one step further. As host and executive producer Elle Macpherson told reporters at NBC's winter TV preview Friday, it was important to "create a show that was just as much about shopping as it was about fashion."

Fri, Jan 6, 2012

Fashion Star: It's Not Just About the Fashion – It's Also About the Shopping!

Oscars Promo: Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox Team Up to Find "The One They Call the Host"

After Eddie Murphy resigned as Oscars host in November, getting Billy Crystal to host the ceremony for a ninth time apparently wasn't as easy as picking up the phone. In the first promo for The 84th Annual Academy Awards, Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox are forced to travel to the furthest location on Earth (Mongolia, duh!) to find "the one they call the host" in a Funny or Die-produced clip also featuring William Fichtner, Vinnie Jones and Crystal's former co-star...

Fri, Jan 6, 2012

Oscars Promo: Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox Team Up to Find "The One They Call the Host"

Melrose Place 3.0? CW Is Buying the Canadian Series L.A. Complex

It looks like the CW is readying a move back to Los Angeles. The network is nearing a deal to buy the upcoming Canadian soap The L.A. Complex, Deadline reports. The series follows the lives of several twentysomethings who live in the same Los Angeles apartment complex and try to make it in Hollywood. The CW orders mystery drama pilot Cult The series, which will premiere on the Canadian music channel MuchMusic next week but will also air on Canadian sibling network CTV, sounds an...

Fri, Jan 6, 2012

Melrose Place 3.0? CW Is Buying the Canadian Series L.A. Complex

Pan Am Exclusive Sneak Peek: Look Who's Back!

After months of will-they-or-won't-they tension on Pan Am, Dean (Mike Vogel) and Colette (Karine Vanasse) finally seem to be on the same page. After all, she even met his parents last month. What could possibly go wrong? Um, well, his ex-girlfriend Bridget (Annabelle Wallis) -- who went MIA after he...

Fri, Jan 6, 2012

Pan Am Exclusive Sneak Peek: Look Who's Back!

Keri Russell Welcomes Second Child

Keri Russell and husband Shane Deary have welcomed their second child, Us Weekly reports. Keri Russell pregnant with baby No. 2 The Felicity star, 35, gave birth to daughter...

Thu, Jan 5, 2012

New Girl's Zooey Deschanel Files for Divorce

Zooey Deschanel has filed for divorce from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard after two years of marriage, People reports. The New Girl star, 31, filed the paperwork on Dec. 27. Court documents list their date of separation as Oct. 31 and...

Thu, Jan 5, 2012

New Girl's Zooey Deschanel Files for Divorce

ABC Orders Drama Pilot From Independence Day Director

ABC has ordered a drama pilot from Independence Day and 2012 director Roland Emmerich, Variety reports. The project, ABC's first drama pilot pick-up for the 2012-2013 TV season, takes place in New York during the presidential race of 2012. During this time, a young...

Thu, Jan 5, 2012

ABC Orders Drama Pilot From Independence Day Director

It's a Girl For The Mentalist's Eric Winter and Roselyn Sanchez

The Mentalist's Eric Winter and wife Roselyn Sanchez welcomed a baby girl Wednesday, People reports. Check out photos of Eric Winter Sebella Rose Winter was born at 4 a.m. on Jan. 4, weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces. "Welcome...

Wed, Jan 4, 2012

It's a Girl For The Mentalist's Eric Winter and Roselyn Sanchez

USA Sets Premiere Date For Final Season of In Plain Sight

The final season of In Plain Sight will premiere in March, USA announced Wednesday. The Mary McCormack-led series will kick off its fifth and final season on Friday, March 16 at 10/9c. In Plain Sight will follow Fairly Legal, which debuts its second season at...

Wed, Jan 4, 2012

USA Sets Premiere Date For Final Season of In Plain Sight

Hallmark Channel Drops The Martha Stewart Show After Two Seasons

Hallmark Channel has canceled The Martha Stewart Show after two seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The daytime show will wrap in May and continue to re-run throughout the summer, but Hallmark opted not to bring the series back because of its high production costs. Lisa Gersh, the president and COO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, said at a conference in December that...

Wed, Jan 4, 2012

Hallmark Channel Drops The Martha Stewart Show After Two Seasons

Mario Lopez Engaged to Courtney Mazza --- Watch Him Get Ready to Propose!

Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza are engaged. The Extra host, 38, popped the question over the New Year's holiday, Extra reports. Lopez proposed to Mazza while the couple was vacationing in Mexico. Extra cameras, of course, taped the big moment. "I've come to the realization that I'm never going to meet another woman as special and amazing as...

Wed, Jan 4, 2012

Mario Lopez Engaged to Courtney Mazza --- Watch Him Get Ready to Propose!

Fox Axes So You Think You Can Dance Results Show

Fox has pulled the plug on So You Think You Can Dance's results show after eight seasons, according to executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe. "Fox have cancelled the results show so I will have to change the format of [So You Think You Can Dance]," Lythgoe, 62, tweeted Sunday. "At least we have another season at the end of May." Fox renews So You Think You Can Dance and MasterChef The move would seemingly condense Dance from two new episodes a week to...

Sun, Jan 1, 2012

Fox Axes So You Think You Can Dance Results Show

Box Office: Mission: Impossible Stays On Top, Surpasses Predecessor

Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol rang in the new year atop the box office, surpassing the gross for Mission: Impossible III, according to Box Office Mojo. The film, which stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton, earned an estimated...

Sun, Jan 1, 2012

Box Office: Mission: Impossible Stays On Top, Surpasses Predecessor

LeBron James Gets Engaged

Basketball star LeBron James is engaged to marry his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson, People reports. Check out photos of LeBron James The Miami Heat player popped the question at a New Year's Eve dinner and party in South Beach Saturday, one day after...

Sun, Jan 1, 2012

VIDEO: Kathy Griffin Strips Down on CNN's New Year's Eve Live

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...

Sun, Jan 1, 2012

VIDEO: Kathy Griffin Strips Down on CNN's New Year's Eve Live