A member of the Osbourne family — the family of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who all became celebritites in their own right through the MTV reality show “The Osbournes” — has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, People magazine reports. Jack Osbourne,…
Two writers from NBC’s "Community," the creator of "Malcolm in the Middle" and a director from "Modern Family" have been hired by Mindy Kaling’s new Fox comedy, reports New York Magazine’s Joe Adalian in the Vulture blog. "Community" writer Matt…
Among the potential buyers for Dick Clark Productions is “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest, Reuters reports. The company’s namesake founder, who died two months ago, was Seacrest’s mentor, the story reports. “Ryan Seacrest Media, Core Media Group and Colony Capital…
"True Blood" creator Alan Ball tells TheWrap.com that the show’s current season was inspired by a prominent Republican politician — former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum. "For me the jumping off point was watching the Republican primaries, watching Michelle Bachman, Rick…
Making the point that viewers will still show up in large numbers to watch big TV stunts, ABC had an audience of more than 13 million people for its broadcast Friday night of Nik Wallenda walking a tightrope over Niagara…
Rodney King, who became a symbol of civil rights in 1991 after his beating by Los Angeles police was captured on videotape, was found dead Sunday in his swimming pool, reports CNN.com. King, whose taped beating sparked widespread rioting in…
An actress known for her work in popular sitcoms along with a string of feature film appearances has died, TheWrap.com reports. Yvette Wilson, 48, died after a long battle with cervical cancer, the story reports. Wilson is best known from…
Concerns were raised about the condition of Lindsay Lohan today after reports circulated that paramedics had been called to her hotel room and she was found to be unresponsive, USA Today reports. TMZ.com confirmed that the actress was OK. Lohan…
HBO has taken a number of steps aimed at mitigating the damage from a controversy that flared up when it was revealed that the image of the severed head of President George W. Bush appears in an episode of “Game…
A U.S. TV series has earned the distinction of being declared the most popular television show in the world. At the 52nd Festival de Television de Monte Carlo Golden Nymphs, the winner in the category of "International Television Audience Award…