An athlete who hasn’t won any professional championships or Olympic medals — and for that matter, who doesn’t even have a job right now — has been named the most influential athlete of 2013. Topping the annual Forbes list is…
Dr. Drew Pinsky said he’s done with his VH1 program "Celebrity Rehab" because the show is "very stressful and intense for me," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Pinsky, who spoke on a radio show, made the comments after five former “Celebrity…
MSNBC has apologized for misusing footage of Vice President Joe Biden in a segment on gun control, reports Deadline.com. "The Cycle" host Toure made an on-air apology for the network, explaining that it had played a clip of Biden in…
The ex-wife of “Anger Management” star Charlie Sheen has been hospitalized, according to media reports. USA Today reports that Brooke Mueller was in UCLA Medical Center being treated for prescription drug abuse. TMZ reported that Mueller’s 4-year-old twins with Sheen…
Hostilities between Donald Trump and "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart flared up when Stewart uttered a throwaway joke at the business mogul’s expense on his Wednesday show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "By the way, did you know…
Billy Crystal is planning a return to television with a project that he will star in as well as co-write and executive produce along with "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix, reports Deadline.com. Larry Charles of "Borat" is directing, co-writing and…
ABC’s "Nightline" is set to launch an hourlong prime-time edition later this month. B&C reports that the show will premiere Wednesday, May 29. The program will have the 10 p.m. time period, and will focus on consumer issues, such as…
A CNN host spent part of Sunday morning getting grilled by his own show after he was let go from his other job. Media critic Howard Kurtz was fired by the Daily Beast after writing an article about NBA player…
PBS is working with the non-profit TED, known for its 18-minute-long talks given by intellectual luminaries such as Stephen Hawking and Daniel Pink, on a new education-focused special, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. The one-hour special, "TED…
The ABC drama "Revenge" has named a new showrunner following the departure of Mike Kelley. TheWrap.com reports that the series tapped executive producer and writer Sunil Nayar for the job. As previously reported, a behind-the-scenes shakeup led to Kelley’s departure,…