Joel McHale will continue his job as host of E! Entertainment Television’s “The Soup” despite being cast as the lead in the NBC pilot “Community,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. McHale has previously juggled his job on “The Soup” with other…
The Reverend Al Sharpton plans to meet with the Federal Communications Commission about having waivers given to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp’s in New York reviewed, PolitickerNY reports. Murdoch was allowed to own WNYW-TV, WWOR-TV and the New York Post. The…
Lou Diamond Phillips and Alaina Huffman have been added to case of Sci Fi Channel’s “Stargate Universe,” TV Guide reports. “Stargate Universe” is expected to premiere in October. —Jon Lafayette
“American Idol” judge Simon Cowell was just kidding when he said he wanted to be frozen when he died, a spokewoman for Cowell tells the Associated Press. Cowell made a tongue-in-cheek remark during a dinner in London with Prime Minister…
Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch, declined an invitation to join the company’s board because of a conflict of interest, Fortune reports, citing unidentified people familiar with the process. Ms. Murdoch would be required to…
Basketball analyst and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he pled guilty to drunk driving on New Year’s Eve, Reuters says. He will have five of the days removed if he completes…
Audrina Partridge from MTV’s “The Hills” posted on her Web site surveillance video showing her home being broken into, the Associated Press reports. Partridge is asking people who recognize the burglars to call the police. —Jon Lafayette
A former WBZ-TV, Boston, meteorologist now freelancing for WFXT-TV, was charged with driving under the influence, the Boston Globe reports. Melissa Bell nearly hit a State Police cruiser while speeding and appeared “completely incoherent” and “highly intoxicated,” the paper says,…
“Wife Swap” producer RDF USA is looking to lock lips with a U.S. network for “French Kiss,” a Gallic format that challenges male contestants to kiss as many women as possible over the course of several days. RDF USA has…