Kristi Yamaguchi Wins Dancing With The Stars 
Mad Men Is The Best Show Nobody Is Watching
True Blood Is The Best New Show Of The Year
30 Rock's Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) Are TV's Best CoupleMonday, December 15, 2008
TV Guide Lists Some Of The Best TV Moments From 2008
Kristi Yamaguchi Wins Dancing With The Stars Mad Men Is The Best Show Nobody Is Watching True Blood Is The Best New Show Of The Year 30 Rock's Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) Are TV's Best Couple
Cameron Diaz Attends Shrek's Broadway Debut
Cameron Diaz attended the opening night of Shrek the Musical on Broadway in NYC on Sunday. Would she ever play Fiona on stage? "No. Absolutely not," she told The Associated Press.source
Hugh And Nic Promoting Australia in Germany
My only question is Why...????Australia's Nicole Kidman played the didgeridoo while Hugh Jackman danced a jig on the German TV show Wetten Dass on Saturday.
Kate Walsh Still Celebrating Christmas Through Her Divorce
Days after announcing her divorce, Kate Walsh carried a poinsettia plant Sunday outside her home in Los Feliz, Calif.Anne Hathaway In New York City
Anne Hathaway made an appearance at Harlem's Kids Cafe for the Netflix Holiday Gift Program benefiting Feed America Monday in NYC.Tori and Dean Out And About
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott took their kids, Liam, 1, and Stella, 6 months, to see Santa in L.A. over the weekend.Paula Is Not Being Kicked Off Idol
American Idol producer Ken Warwick says that Paula Abdul's job is safe.
"There's never ever been any discussion that we would want to get rid of Paula, even if there were people in production that didn't like her," Warwick told Usmagazine.com during a Monday conference call.
"And Simon [Cowell]'s one of them. He waffles in and out, he likes her one minute, he loves her the next, he can't stand her the next. America loves Paula, she's an integral part of this program and as far as I'm concerned I hope she's there 'til the day it comes off the air," Warwick added.
The producer called Abdul "one of the foundation blocks of this series, and I certainly would not want to lose her and I don't think America would want to lose her either. She keeps Simon well in control and she's worth her weightin gold in that alone."
Warwick also said that Abdul never told producers about prior problems with longtime stalker Paula Goodspeed before her audition. "I can absolutely put my hand on my heart and say, 'well I didn't know' and that's the truth," Warwick told Us. "If I'd thought anyone was dangerous for any reason, I would not let them in."
He told Us that Abdul might have mentioned it to security, but he personally knew nothing about it nor did anyone who had the authority to do something.
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Madonna's Divorce Settlement
Only a few months after announcing their split, Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reached a settlement in their divorce, according tothe singer's spokeswoman.The Rock 'n' Rolla director will be walking away from his marriage to the Material Girl with a hefty sum, "at least" 50 million pounds or $76 million, rep Liz Rosenberg tells the Associated Press. The twosome had an estimated worth of $525 million, with Guy holding his own fortune of $35 million.
Jennifer Hudson's Family Was Killed In a Jealous Rage
Prosecutors in Chicago today confirmed the theory they laid out in a hearing earlier this month that the Oscar winner's estranged brother-in-law was caught in a fit of jealous rage when he murdered Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.The Cook County State's Attorney's Office allege that at about 8:10 a.m. on Oct. 24, William Balfour stopped by the residence he had shared with Julia Hudson until their separation in February. Balfour allegedly went ballistic after seeing a birthday present he wrongly assumed had been given to Hudson by a new beau.
"Defendant again warned Julia Hudson about having a relationship with another man," the court papers read. Prosecutors say Balfour repeatedly had threatened to harm his ex-wife's family, but because he never acted out before, she wasn't overly concerned.
Jennifer and Julia Hudson's mother, 58-year-old Darnell Donerson, their 29-year-old brother, Jason Hudson, and Julia's 7-year-old son, Julian King, were asleep in the house at the time. Julia Hudson left the house to go to work, while Balfour reportedly went to a gas station to deal with some car trouble.
But, prosecutors say, at some point Balfour returned to Hudson's home, this time packing a gun he had swiped from Jason Hudson. Balfour allegedly shot Darnell in the living room, Jason in a bedroom and then left with Julian in a white Suburban. Balfour shot the boy as he was crouched behind the front seat, the prosecutors allege.
Balfour was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion and is currently being held without bail. His next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 30.
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The American Film Institute's Top 10 List For 2008
Iron Man and The Dark Knight were both named Sunday to the American Film Institute's Movies of the Year Top 10 list.On the television side, the AFI Awards' honorees included The Office, Lost and Mad Men, but not the Emmy-winning 30 Rock.
For Iron Man, the kudos is its first major honor of awards season. For The Dark Knight, it's its umpteenth honor.
Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams, and Clint Eastwood helped represent for people who can't fly.
Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Williams' Wendy and Lucy and Eastwood's Gran Torino all made AFI's movie Top 10.
Rounding out the list: Frost/Nixon, the low-budget indie Frozen River, Milk, WALL-E, and The Wrestler.
Revolutionary Road, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire, all of which are up for Best Drama at the Golden Globes, along with Frost/Nixon and Benjamin Button, were not AFI selections. The group's awards honor American-made films; those three movies are European productions or coproductions.
As with film, the AFI's Programs of the Year list heavily favored drama over comedy.
In addition to Lost and Mad Men, Breaking Bad, In Treatment, cult-favorite Life, the miniseries John Adams, the TV movie Recount, and the late The Wire and The Shield all made the cut.
The Office was the only half-hour comedy honored.
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Hugh Hefner's Sons Disagree On Dating Multiple Women At Once
Hugh Hefner's teenage sons, Marston and Cooper, are split on whether they would take after their dad in the dating department.Before splitting earlier this year, 82-year-old Hef famously juggled three babes -- Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt. He is now dating 19-year-old twins."I'm not going to have multiple girlfriends -- not at the same time," 18-year-old Marston Hefner says in the January issue of Playboy "I can't imagine that."
His brother, 17-year-old Cooper Hefner, begs to differ.
"I can imagine doing that. I don't think it's an odd thing to do," he says. "You date around to try to find a connection with some girl."
Cooper admits he's "already gotten in trouble" and had the "revolving-door conversation" with his mother, former Playmate Kimberley Conrad.
"One girl comes in the front door while the other one gets pushed out the back," Cooper says, adding that his mother has told him, "'We do not have a revolving door in this house!'
"She's all about one girlfriend at a time," he says.
Cooper also says growing up in the Playboy mansion is overrated.
"They don’t get it when you say, 'There's nothing to do there,'" he says. "But when you live here and come here every single day, you see the same things.
"Anybody else would be like, 'Let's go see monkeys!' But I don't want to see monkeys," he goes on. "I'd rather go bowling than play with monkeys."
So do the boys ever want to run Playboy one day?
"I definitely want to be involved with the company," Cooper says. "If I were to take over the company or have a say in what's going on, I'd want the girls to be presented more as they were in the pictorials back in the 1950s and 1960s -— kind of artsy, classy. I would like to bring back that retro-class feel."'
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Amy Poehler Says Goodbye to SNL Saturday
"This is my last show," Poehler announced from her "Weekend Update" anchor desk. "Being able to do over 140 shows with my friends and my family has been a dream come true."I love you," she told the audience, "and I will miss all of you very much."
She won't be off the small screen for long.
The star has signed on for NBC's upcoming Office spin-off, set to air next year.
In September, Poehler -- who scored laughs as Hillary Clinton and Katie Couric on SNL this season -- first announced her plans to leave SNL.
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Hugh Jackman To Host The Oscars
The 40-year-old Australian star — and Australia star — will host the Oscars on Feb. 22, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced today.The choice of Jackman is a change of pace for the Oscars, which for the past 20 years have been hosted by the likes of Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Jon Stewart — but Jackman has hosted Broadway's Tony awards in NYC three times.
Jessica Simpson takes a 'Fancy' to California
Taking time off from her music to dedicate herself to other projects, the pretty 28-year-old presents her new fragrance Fancy, at a Macy's store in Orange CountyThe 2008 ET Hot List!
Britney Spears, Barack Obama and Brad Pitt all topped the headlines this year, but who ranks the highest on ET's annual Hot List?Each year, ET ranks the top 20 stars based on who received the most coverage and mentions on the show within the past year. From a historical election to surprising splits, sizzling romances and major comebacks, 2008 was a remarkable year for celebrity news.
Britney Spears, who came back strong this month with her No. 1 hit album Circus, tops the list, joining such previous No. 1 stars as Anna Nicole Smith ('07), Tom Cruise ('06), Oprah Winfrey ('05 and '04), Jennifer Lopez ('03) and Jennifer Aniston ('02). Noticeably absent from this year's list are paparazzi faves Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, while Miley Cyrus makes her first appearance on the list at No. 13.
Here's the complete list of the top 20 of 2008:
1. Britney Spears
2. Oprah Winfrey
3. Brad Pitt
4. Barack Obama
5. Angelina Jolie
6. George Clooney
7. Tom Cruise
8. Donny Osmond
9. Jennifer Aniston
10. Julianne Hough
11. Hillary Clinton
12. Marie Osmond
13. Miley Cyrus
14. Madonna
15. Katie Holmes
16. John McCain
17. America Ferrera
18. Michelle Obama
19. Will Smith
20. Valerie Bertinelli
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Taylor Swift's Birthday Bash
Who needs hot Hollywood clubs? Taylor Swift's birthday bash Saturday was a low-key, homemade affair.
The star celebrated her 19th surrounded by family and friends – including all the members of her band – at her home in Hendersonville, Tenn.
Tom Cruise: "I Could Have Handled That Better"
More than three years after their now-infamous verbal sparring match on The Today Show, Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer played nice during their interview on Monday morning."This is not Rocky II," Matt said about the much-hyped one-on-one. "This is not a rematch.
"If anything, Tom's mood during Monday's live interview was apologetic. "I went back and I looked at it," he said of the June 2005 face-off that saw the Oscar-nominated star launching into an anti-psychiatry rant on the hit morning show. "After looking at it, I really thought... you know, it's not what I had intended... In looking at myself, you know, that came across as arrogant.
"Tom later added, "That's one of those things you go, 'Okay, I could have absolutely handled that better.'
"However it wasn't all doom-and-gloom for the Valkyrie star. "It was a subject matter that's important," he explained. "And now it's something that's being debated in the public.
"For Tom, it's not a matter of being on the wrong side of the issue — but rather a matter of not doing a good job of explaining his point of view. "I didn't communicate it the way i wanted to communicate it," he told Matt. "That's not who I am; that's not the person that I am."
Having gotten a reality check from the negative publicity that followed the original interview, Tom says he's learned to keep his priorities straight.
"I'm here to entertain people," he explained. "That's who I am and what I want to do.
"But don't expect the outspoken actor to stay silent on the topic of his controversial religious beliefs. He's just going to pick his battles more appropriately.
"I think there's a time and a place for it," he told Matt about his speaking on behalf of Scientology. "When people are tuning in to hear about my movie, that's what I'm here to talk about.
"Off the topic of Scientology, Matt asked Tom if he and wife Katie Holmes are planning on having a baby brother or sister for their daughter Suri anytime soon.
"That's a question for the women," he laughed. "It's really their choice, isn't it?"
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And the winner of 'Survivor: Gabon' is...
After 39 days (and seemingly as many tribe shake-ups and fake hidden immunity idols), we have a winner of Survivor: Gabon. And that winner is...(SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT GO TO THE JUMP IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!)Bob Crowley. The 58-year-old phsyics teacher beat Susie and Sugar in the final 3 to take home the million dollars. Did the right person win? And, more importantly, who among the jury asked the most tasteless question? (My money is on Corinne—twice!) The full Survivor: Gabon TV Watch will be on the way soon. In the meantime, share your thoughts on the finale, reunion, and winner now!
REPORT: American Idol May Come Back Revamped
American Idol fans may be in for some changes in the coming season.Among the biggest changes: the show will air fewer audition weeks featuring “fewer bad singers and more ‘aspirational’ singers”; instead of a Top 24, the show will feature a Top 36 which will eventually be narrowed down to 12.
Some familiar features will also reportedly be altered. According to the site, the Wild Card round will make its return while the charity-based Idol Gives Back doesn’t look to be returning this season.
FOX declined to comment, reports Access.
Idol will be back in January for its eighth season.
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Chris Rock: My Girls Want a Playdate with Obama's Daughters
With Christmas around the corner, comic Chris Rock's daughters have a tall order on their wish list – a visit to the White House."His girls are a little older than mine," said Rock about President-elect Barack Obama's daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7. "My girls want a playdate. They look at the youngest and they're like, 'We can play with her, Daddy.' We'll see."
Denise Richards' Daughters "Fine" After Car Accident
The two daughters of Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen were involved in a car accident yesterday, but a source close to them confirms that they are safe.Sam, 4, and Lola Rose, 3, were riding in an SUV driven by their nanny on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu when a Honda cut them off, law enforcement sources said. Four cars were involved in the accident, which was first reported by TMZ.com.
"It could have been worse. They were protected by being in their car seats."
No arrests have been made, and the driver of the Honda was taken to a local hospital. No one else involved was injured.
The reps of Richards and Sheen have not commented on the accident.
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Naomi Watts Gives Birth
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber welcomed their second child, a boy, on Saturday.The name has not yet been released.Watts, 40, and Schreiber, 41, are also parents to Alexander, who was born in July 2007.
Motherhood "is everything everyone says it is and more,” the actress told Australia's Herald Sun in April.
"There’s still so much to learn, I’m still figuring it out," she added. "It’s amazing how you can lose yourself in hours of doing absolutely nothing but staring, making funny faces and noises. I’m having a great time."
The couple met on the set of the 2006 drama The Painted Veil.
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