Snooki: No Drinking, No Tanning, No Flats During Pregnancy
Craig Barritt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jersey Shore’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is trading in GTL — gym, tanning and laundry — for breastfeeding and sobriety. The MTV reality star, who sat down with ABC’s Juju Chang in an interview that aired on Monda…
Robin Roberts Announces She Must Undergo Bone Marrow Transplant
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) — Robin Roberts, lead anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America, tearfully announced on Monday that she has been diagnosed with a blood disorder and must undergo a bone marrow transplant.
Roberts beat breast cancer five years ago, an…
"Happy Days" Star: Something’s ‘Not Right’ About Show Merchandising Payout
Anson Williams, Erin Moran and Donny Most of “Happy Days.” (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)(NEW YORK) — Back in the 1970s, the hit sitcom Happy Days looked back at the 1950s. The show depicted a kinder, gentler era, but the days since haven&rsquo…
Bristol Palin Says Reality Show Will Present Her as a ‘Normal Mom’
Richard Knapp/Lifetime(NEW YORK) — Bristol Palin is certainly no shrinking violet. She has appeared on the political stage next to her mother — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, taken center stage on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, and has cap…
Britney Spears, Fellow "X Factor" Judges Walk Out on Poor Audition
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Britney Spears and her fellow judges on The X Factor apparently have little patience for contestants who don’t take the competition seriously.During a taping of X Factor auditions in Kansas City on Saturday, Spear…
‘America’s Got Talent’ Contestant Timothy Poe Accused of Faking Injury Apologizes
ABC News(NEW YORK) — An “America’s Got Talent” contestant under fire for lying about his military injuries apologized Saturday, saying he didn’t realize he was lying. “It’s the truth that I truly think is real, and that’s a horrible thing because I do…
Mr. Rogers Gets a Remix
Fotos International/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — What happens when you mix the childhood comfort of seeing Mr. Rogers in his green sweater, tying his shoe and asking you to be his neighbor with today’s ramped-up technology?A viral video that you can…
First Lady Michelle Obama to Appear on ‘Live! with Kelly’
Jim Spellman/WireImage(NEW YORK) — First lady Michelle Obama is set to appear on ABC’s Live! with Kelly on Monday, June 18 to chat with host Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Bryant Gumbel. The first lady is promoting her new book American Grown: The…
"American Idol" Champ Phillip Phillips Undergoes Kidney Surgery
Michael Becker / FOX(LOS ANGELES) — It was a long time coming, but it appears as though American Idol champ Phillip Phillips has finally had the kidney surgery he needed so badly.
According to TMZ, Phillip went under the knife in L.A. yesterda…
Trump Proposes Compromise for Resigned Miss Pennsylvania
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump is not known to back down from his words, but when it comes to a beauty queen he may be willing to compromise.The business magnate and chair of the Miss Universe Organization has stepped back – with on…
"Jersey Shore" to End After Season Six?
MTV Networks(LOS ANGELES) — It’s goodbye to Snooki, JWoww, Pauly D, The Situation, Vinny, Sammi, Ronnie and Deena. In Touch Weekly reports that after the soon-to-air season six, the cast will not return to MTV’s Jersey Shore.The magazine reveals…
"Teen Mom" Star Amber Portwood Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Kevin Horan/Stone(LOS ANGELES) — Teen Mom reality star Amber Portwood was sentenced to up to five years in prison on Tuesday, TMZ reports.
Portwood, 22, had been sentenced in February to three years in an Indiana prison for possession of prescri…
Report: Oprah Winfrey Demoted at OWN Network
Discovery Communications, Inc.(NEW YORK) — The flat-lining ratings at Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network have caused the network’s co-owners to strip the one-time talk titan of her executive power, and caused Winfrey to suffer a personal “tailspin” of drinki…
Judge Rules "Happy Days" Merchandise Lawsuit Can Proceed
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Several members of the cast of the TV series Happy Days had a happy day in court Tuesday when a judge ruled their lawsuit seeking merchandising revenue from the sitcom can go to trial, Variety reports.Happy D…
"The Bachelor" Producers Settle Lawsuit Against Head of Reality TV Site
Hemera/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Producers of The Bachelor have settled a lawsuit filed last December against a man who they claimed tried to obtain spoilers from contestants and staff members, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The complaint alleged…
Matt Stone, Trey Parker Want You To Star in Next ‘South Park’ Game
Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Plenty of rehashes and sequels were on display at XBox’s E3 Media Briefing Monday, but only one game had everyone laughing out loud.That game was South Park: The Stick of Truth.In a break from Micro…
"Sister Wives" Family Won’t Face Charges in Utah
TLC(SALT LAKE CITY) — The polygamous family at the center of the TLC series Sister Wives will not face criminal charges in Utah.Utah County authorities launched a bigamy investigation into Kody Brown and his four wives in 2010, after which the family …
Voice of Gumby, Dick Beals, Dies at 85
Bayer Healthcare(LOS ANGELES) — Dick Beals, the man who provided the voice for the commercial character Speedy Alka-Seltzer and also originated the voice of Gumby and the first Davey from the TV series Davey and Goliath, died Tuesday in Vista, Califor…
MTV Movie Awards Will Be Held This Sunday
PRNewsFoto/MTV Networks International(NEW YORK) — The 2012 MTV Movie Awards will be held this Sunday night at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. Russell Brand will host the ceremony live on MTV, beginning at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time…
Blake Lively Says "Gossip Girl" Isn’t Her ‘Best Quality of Work’
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Target(NEW YORK) — Gossip Girl star Blake Lively says she’s looking forward to wrapping up the CW series after its upcoming sixth season because she knows it isn’t her “best quality” of work.Lively, who plays socialite Sere…