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Al Pacino Joins Lineup of ‘Gotti’–to Appear Alongside Lindsay Lohan, John Travolta

Al Pacino will join the cast of “Gotti: Three Generations,” the eagerly anticipated mob movie from Fiore Films, Entertainment Weekly reports in its PopWatch column. Pacino joins a lineup that already includes Lindsay Lohan, Kelly Preston and John Travolta, and…

NBC Will Make Viewers Wait for ‘The Voice’

It’s a near certainty that NBC will announce at next week’s upfront that "The Voice" will be back, but don’t expect to see it until midseason, reports the Los Angeles Times. The music competition series has been NBC’s most successful…

MTV Music Coordinator Found Shot to Death in L.A.’s Mid-Wilshire District

A 30-year-old man who worked as a music coordinator for MTV was shot to death in what police describe as an execution-style slaying, the Los Angeles Times reported. The body of Gabriel Aron Ben-Meir was found Sunday on a sidewalk…

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Separate After 25 Years of Marriage

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have separated after 25 years of marriage, reports the Los Angeles Times. Since the end of Schwarzenegger’s term as governor, the pair have appeared to be living separate lives, with Shriver guest…

Famed Billionaire Will Apply for Position Vacated by Steve Carell on ‘The Office’

The season finale of NBC’s “The Office” will feature a surprising guest appearance, with a well-known billionaire applying for the job left open by Michael Scott–played by Steve Carell–when Carell left the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live…

Fox Renews Two Series

The Fox Network announced that it has renewed two prime-time series, Entertainment Weekly reported in its Inside TV blog. The shows are both animated sitcoms: "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show." "Family Guy" will return for a 10th season, while…

Battle of Iconic Blondes: ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ Elly May Sues Barbie

Donna Douglas, the actress who played Elly May Clampett in the classic television series "The Beverly Hillbillies," is suing Mattel over a Barbie doll that she claims resembles her, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. Douglas claims the toy,…

Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion in Cash

" Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Skype Global S.à.r.l. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led…

‘House’ Stars Signed, Show Close to Renewal for What Appears to Be Final Season

Fox’s "House" is nearing a renewal for its eighth and likely last season after co-stars Robert Sean Leonard and Omar Epps signed deals to return, reports Deadline.com. Leonard, Epps and Lisa Edelstein were the three original cast members whose contracts…

Watch Why the Lakers’ Andrew Bynum Needs to Be Reined In NOW, Before His Lethal Attacks With His Right Elbow Cause a Career-Ending Injury to Another Player

Let’s go to the videotape. That’s what TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross does as he illustrates the threat the Los Angeles Lakers’ Andrew Bynum has become when he unleashes his lethal right elbow to deliberately foul someone. To read…