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Conan O’Brien Gets Out of Hot Water With the IRS — So How Much Did It Cost Him?

Conan O'Brien reportedly has made a payment to the Internal Revenue Service, preventing his family beach home from being auctioned off. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that O'Brien paid the IRS $8,000, getting his home in Rhode Island…

‘Blackadder’ Actress Dies

A veteran actress known for her role on the BBC comedy series “Blackadder” has died. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that Patsy Byrne died June 17 in London at age 80. Byrne played Nursie, a character whose real…

Katie Couric Gets Married

Katie Couric, who is now the global news anchor for Yahoo! News, tweeted that she is now Mrs. John Molner, reports TVNewser. The pair married Saturday at her East Hampton home, with 50 family members and close friends attending. They…

Three Al Jazeera Journalists Convicted, Sentenced to Prison

In a decision that has outraged journalists and activists, three journalists for Al Jazeera were convicted today, Monday, in Egypt of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood, CNN reports. Al Jazeera English journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been…

Gordon Ramsay Announces He’s Canceling ‘Kitchen Nightmares’

" 'I’m breaking my own news today! I’ve decided it’s time to bring 'Kitchen Nightmares' to a close. Been 10 great years,' Gordon Ramsay tweeted before dawn today, reducing the number of Gordon Ramsay Culinary Repertory Theater offerings by one."…

Muslim Group Wants Critics to Monitor Cable Drama

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is asking critics to watch for and address any potential stereotyping of Arab and Muslim culture on the new FX drama “Tyrant,” reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The group is reaching out to…

NBC Developing Supernatural Crime Drama

NBC has a supernatural crime drama series in the pipeline. Deadline.com reports that the project, from Bob Cooper of Landscape Entertainment and Gina Matthews of Little Engine, is a limited series called “Wasteland." The drama is written by Mick Davis,…

As Commercial Drone Flights Near — and FAA Contemplates Use of Drones by Hollywood — Report Says 400 U.S. Military Drones Have Crashed in Major Accidents

While commercial drone flights will be allowed next year, an investigation by The Washington Post found that there have been more than 400 crashes by large U.S. military drones since 2001. The accidents are a “record of calamity that exposes…

Showtime Doubles Down on Comedy

On the heels of a green light for its first comedy pilot for 2014, Showtime has given the go-ahead to another comedy pilot. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the pay-cable channel greenlighted "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," from Aline Brosh McKenna,…

Netflix Sets Cast of Sci-Fi Drama From the Wachowskis — ‘Lost’ Alum and ‘Kill Bill’ Actress in the Lineup

Netflix has set the cast of its upcoming science-fiction drama series from the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski, with “Lost” alum Naveen Andrews and Daryl Hannah among those joining the cast of "Sense8," Deadline.com reports. The cast also includes Brian…