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Dave Chappelle, Who Walked Away From a $50 Million Deal With Comedy Central Some Years Ago, Twitters His Way to Portland, Oregon

In an odd–but modern–way to promote a personal appearance, thousands of people in Portland, Ore., learned through text messages and Twitter that comedian Dave Chapelle was going to perform a free show in a downtown Portland square at 1 am…

Debmar-Mercury, TBS Convert Film ‘Are We There Yet’ To TV Series

Using the formula it developed with success for Tyler Perry shows, Debmar-Mercury and TBS are making a TV series of the 2005 film "Are We There Yet?" The star of the film, Ice Cube, will have a recurring role in…

ITV Studios (Formerly Granada America) Partners With Parade for New Reality Show With $1 Million Prize

A new reality show is coming to cable TV in which the winner will get $1 million. It’s from ITV Studios (“Hell’s Kitchen,” “Nanny 911”) and the publishers of Parade magazine and Parade.com., the companies announced. It’s a 10-part series…

Report: Los Angeles Police Treating Jackson Death as a Homicide, Might Have a Suspect

The Los Angeles Police Department suspects that Michael Jackson’s death may be related to his being injected with the anesthesia Propofol, and are treating his death as a possible homicide, TMZ reports. Thus the LAPD is very interested in who…

‘Idol’s’ Simon Cowell is Hooking up With Supermodel Kate Moss to Challenge Disney

Simon Cowell, the acerbic judge on "American Idol," is joining forces with supermodel Kate Moss and Sir Philip Green, a billionaire retailer, to create "a global entertainment super- company to rival Disney," according to the U.K. paper the Daily Mail….

‘ET’ Special Correspondent Says Allegations Michael Jackson Was Gay Are Not True

Diane Dimond, the special correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" who has been covering Michael Jackson for six years, says she has never found any evidence that Jackson was gay. Dimond was responding in a piece on the ET website to a…

PBS Gets Most Nominations for News and Doc Emmys, Followed by CBS, ABC and HBO/Cinemax

PBS scored nearly twice as many nominations–41–as the second-place network for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmys announced Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. CBS was second with 23 nominations, followed by ABC and HBO/Cinemax,…

Farrah Fawcett Pal Alana Stewart to Publish Diary She Kept of Fawcett’s Battle Against Cancer

Alana Stewart, Farrah Fawcett’s friend who was close to the late actress during her struggle with cancer, will publish a diary she kept during the illness. A portion of the proceeds of the book, “My Journey With Farrah,” to be released…

Vocal Cord Surgery That Rachael Ray Had Has High Success Rate

The operation TV personality Rachael Ray had last week had to remove a benign cyst from her vocal cord has a high success rate, the New York Daily News reports. —Chuck Ross

TV IQ Time: Quick, Name the Network That Was No. 2 in Primetime in Adults 18-34 Last Week

Our guess is that most of you will not get this one correct. This network was also No. 2 for the week in teens 12-17, and, No. 1 in kids 2-11. The answer is (drum roll, please): Univision. Only Fox…