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Daily Archives : Jun 25, 2012

Fox News Correspondent Leaves to Join the Vatican

A Fox News Channel correspondent has left the network, where he has worked since 2001, to join the Vatican’s communications staff, reports TVNewser.com. Greg Burke will be a senior adviser there, the story notes. Burke recently obtained dual U.S.-Italian citizenship….

ABC’s Only Surviving Daytime Soap Dominates Daytime Emmy Awards

The last soap opera standing at ABC — after the high-profile cancellations of “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” — cleaned up at the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards, the Los Angeles Times reports. “General Hospital” was…

Familiar TV Personalities Set to Receive Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame — Latest Group Includes an Actor Who Has Been an Emmys Fixture in Both Comedy and Drama; a ‘Friends’ Regular; and a Daytime Talk Queen

A number of television stars are among the 24 latest honorees who will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The group includes Bryan Cranston, former “Friends” star Matthew Perry, “Glee” cast member Jane…

‘Downton Abbey’ Actress on Board With Sundance/BBC Spy Project

Sundance has signed on to co-produce the spy novel "Restless" with the BBC, with a cast that includes Michelle Dockery of "Downton Abbey" and Rufus Sewell of "Pillars of the Earth," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The co-production of the…

Are Snooki and JWoww Nearing the End of Their 15 Minutes of Fame?

Snooki and JWoww have been ratings gold on MTV’s reality flagship “Jersey Shore,” but that success appears to have hit a speed bump. The "Jersey Shore" spinoff "Snooki & JWoww" debuted last week to relatively soft ratings, drawing 2.36 million…

Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Saturday after a heart attack, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The attack was described as mild. Trebek, 71, had suffered an earlier heart attack in 2007, and returned to hosting…

Settlement Talks Ordered in Nicollette Sheridan’s ‘Desperate Housewives’ Case

Settlement talks were ordered by a judge in Nicollete Sheridan’s legal battle with her former "Desperate Housewives" bosses, after the judge vacated a September retrial date, reports TheWrap.com. "Judge Elizabeth Allen White of Los Angeles Superior Court vacated the retrial…

Man Who Threatened ‘South Park’ Creators Sentenced to Hefty Prison Term

A man who threatened the creators of "South Park" received a stiff prison sentence, the Associated Press reports. Jesse Curtis Morton, 33, was sentenced to a term of 11-1/2 years, the story reports. Morton founded the Revolution Muslim website, which…