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‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’ Lineup Includes NBA Hall-of-Famer, Jackson Family Member, Playmate of the Year

The lineup has been released for the upcoming “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice,” along with a batch of former “Celebrity Apprentice” winners who will be on the show as advisers, the Los Angeles Times reports. The piece reports: “The lineup for the…

Longtime ESPN Football Commentator Dead at 81

A football commentator who covered the college game for ESPN for the past 26 years has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carroll Hoff “Beano” Cook died Thursday in his sleep at 81. Known for his colorful, folksy style, Cook…

‘X Factor’ Explaining Itself After Misleading Viewers About Showcasing Homes of Simon Cowell, Britney Spears

Viewers of Fox’s “The X Factor” apparently got the wrong impression from a “Judges’ Homes” segment on Wednesday’s episode, prompting the show to issue a clarification of sorts, TheWrap.com reports. The segment gave the impression that it was showcasing the…

Whitney Houston’s Daughter Reveals Unusual Engagement on Reality Show

Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, said in a clip featured in Lifetime’s new reality show "The Houstons: On Our Own" that she’s engaged to her “adopted brother,” Nick Gordon, reports the New York Post. “’We’re engaged,’ a giggling Bobbi says…

The Most Nagging Question of All About Lance Armstrong: If He Was Doping, Why Did He Never Fail a Drug Test? Here’s Why, Claims the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

"How could [Lance Armstrong], the world’s greatest cyclist, always in the cross hairs of doping officials, never fail a drug test if he was doping," asks a report in The New York Times, which continues, "An explanation emerged Wednesday, when the…

Not Quite the Same? Dish Rolls Out a Freebie for Subscribers Who Are Being Deprived of ‘The Walking Dead’

With the third-season premiere of the AMC hit "The Walking Dead" slated for Oct. 14, subscribers to Dish Network — which dropped the network in June — are receiving a make-good of sorts from Dish: a free scary movie every…

How ‘Jurassic Park IV’ Almost Went in a Whole Different Direction — Check Out the Photo of the Dinosaur-Human Hybrid We Won’t Be Seeing

The “Jurassic Park IV” sequel, in the works from a team that includes executive producer Steven Spielberg, director Joe Johnston, writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver and producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, won’t be out for a while yet…

Attorney for Steven Tyler Sued Over Allegedly Botching ‘American Idol’ Contract

The former management company for Steven Tyler has sued his current attorney, alleging she botched his contract negotiation with "American Idol," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. Kovac Media Group filed a suit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court…

Michael Bolton Working on Comedy Project for ABC

Michael Bolton is working on a comedy project for ABC, called "Michael Bolton’s Daughter Is Destroying My Life," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Bolton is slated to star as a fictionalized version of himself in the half-hour show,…

Local TV Revenues Will Be Up 14% This Year Because of Political Ads. Without Those Ads Local TV Would Only Be Up 2%. Overall Political Ad Spending Will Hit $2.7 Billion This Year, Up 30% Over the Midterm Elections of 2010

Political ads are the gift that keeps on giving to local TV stations. "Overall, [media agency] Magna Global says political advertising is expected to hit $2.7 billion for 2012 — a 30% gain over the $2.1 billion level in 2010,…