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Video: Letterman Questions Kathy Griffin About Her New Year’s Eve Crotch-Kissing Antics

Appearing Wednesday night on CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” Kathy Griffin made no apologies for her New Year’s Eve appearance in which she simulated oral sex on CNN host Anderson Cooper on live TV, USA Today reports. "If you…

Veteran Director Who Helmed the Most-Watched TV Episode of All Time (When It Aired in 1967) Dies at 95

A veteran TV and film director who helmed what was the most-watched television series episode of all time when it aired in 1967 has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Don Medford, 95, who directed the finale of the ABC…

‘DWTS’ Dancer Julianne Hough Says She Was Abused as a Child

"Dancing with the Stars" dancer Julianne Hough tells Cosmopolitan she was abused as a child, when she was sent at age 10 to study dance in London. "While I was in London, I was abused, mentally, physically, everything," she said….

Why French Movie Star Gerard Depardieu Is Now — Suddenly — a Russian Citizen

French film star Gerard Depardieu, who has denounced his homeland, suddenly became a Russian citizen Thursday, Reuters reports. The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had granted citizenship to Depardieu, according to the report. The actor is leaving France…

Holiday Special Delivers Record Ratings for BBC America

BBC America hit an all-time ratings high in adults 25 to 54 with a special holiday telecast. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel’s Christmas "Doctor Who" special set a record with a 0.95 rating in the…

Lights Out for ‘That Doggie in the Window’ — Popular ’50s Singer Patti Page Dead at 85. Biggest Hit Was ‘Tennessee Waltz’

"Patti Page, the apple-cheeked, honey-voiced alto whose sentimental, soothing, sometimes silly hits like ‘Tennessee Waltz,’ ‘Old Cape Cod’ and ‘(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window’ made her one of the most successful pop singers of the 1950s, died…

Blast From the Past: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ — Which Hasn’t Aired a Fresh Episode in a Year and a Half — Goes Up Against ‘Modern’ Sitcoms on ABC, CBS, NBC and FX for Producers Guild Comedy Award; We Have the Full List of TV and Film Nominees

In an odd twist based on the Producers Guild of America’s decision to follow the same schedule as the Primetime Emmys — even though the PGAs play out six months later — a show that hasn’t been on the air…

Director of ‘Iron Man’ to Helm Episode of NBC’s ‘The Office’

The man behind the feature film "Iron Man" will direct an episode of "The Office" before the show goes off the air, reports TVLine.com. It’s not yet clear which episode of the NBC sitcom Jon Favreau will direct, the story…

Conan O’Brien Producing Medical Comedy for Fox

Late-night host Conan O’Brien is producing a medical comedy for Fox, which has the scripted show in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The show is called "Bob’s New Heart Show," a pun on the classic comedy "The…

Jim Murray, Agent Who Worked With George Burns and Phyllis Diller, Dies at 85

Jim Murray, an agent who ran ICM’s offices in Las Vegas and represented stars such as George Burns and Phyllis Diller, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 85. Murray helped bring stars to Las Vegas, including Tony…