ABC Family's Paul Lee named boss of ABC network
By FRAZIER MOORE 2010-07-30T21:10:41Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul Lee, who as head of ABC Family invigorated the once-flagging cable channel, has been appointed president of the ABC Entertainment Group. His responsibilities include the ratings-challenged ABC broadcast network....
Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town
By 2010-07-31T01:22:22Z
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) -- "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based....
Prosecutor makes new claim in Anna Nicole case
By LINDA DEUTSCH 2010-07-31T00:42:22Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A prosecutor sprang a surprise claim Friday that Anna Nicole Smith was a co-conspirator in the actions that have brought her two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend to trial for over-prescribing and obtaining massive amounts of prescription drugs....
Heidi Montag files for divorce from Spencer Pratt
By 2010-07-30T23:46:16Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences....
Disney selling Miramax to investors for $660M
By ANDREW VANACORE 2010-07-30T20:09:28Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped launch the career of Quentin Tarantino and push independent movies into the mainstream....
Gibson's ex-girlfriend urges him `tell the truth'
By 2010-07-30T21:16:31Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend says she's the victim of a "smear campaign" and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star....
NBC to air live episode of Tina Fey's `30 Rock'
By 2010-07-30T21:20:41Z
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- NBC says "30 Rock" is going live this fall....
Terrence Howard to join `Law & Order: Los Angeles'
By LYNN ELBER 2010-07-30T21:41:58Z
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is getting another big-name prosecutor....
Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea's NY wedding eve
By JIM FITZGERALD and MICHAEL HILL 2010-07-31T01:24:15Z
RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion....
Branagh: Shakespeare's superheroes are like `Thor'
By 2010-07-30T17:38:53Z
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Kenneth Branagh is directing "Thor" for Marvel Studios, and some think it's a stretch for him to take on a superhero movie. He's more Shakespearean, having adapted several of the Bard's films for the big screen....