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Selma Blair’s Future on ‘Anger Management’ in Limbo as Execs Try to Patch Things Up With Sheen

Selma Blair’s future on the FX comedy "Anger Management" is reportedly in limbo, as executives try to make peace after Charlie Sheen expressed his determination to fire the actress, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. As previously reported, Sheen reportedly "fired"…

Wanna Advertise in the Super Bowl Next Year? There’s a Catch: You’ll Also Be Asked to Buy Ad Time on a Brand-New Cable Network

To get one of the valuable ad slots in next year’s Super Bowl you’ll be asked to also buy some ad time in a brand-new cable network, reports our good friend Brian Steinberg in an exclusive story in Variety. Steinberg, who until recently was working…

Star of CBS Sitcom Coming to Broadway to Play Transgender Rock Star

The star of a CBS sitcom will be coming to Broadway early next year to play the lead in the musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," reports The New York Times’ Arts Beat. According to the report, "Neil Patrick Harris…

ABC Continues to Reap Ratings Rewards From NBA Finals

As the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat move toward the series’ final stages, ABC continues to rack up ratings wins. Based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, the Alphabet Network coasted to another…

Here’s What Diahann Carroll, Cloris Leachman, George Lucas, Debra Messing, Holly Hunter and a Lot of Other Important People in Entertainment Were Doing a Few Nights Ago

Entertainment luminaries including January Jones, Diahann Carroll, Laura Linney, Jenna Elfman, Cloris Leachman, George Lucas and Holly Hunter gathered in Beverly Hills June 12 for the Women in Film 2013 Crystal + Lucy Awards. The event marked the organization’s 40th…

CBS Unveils 2013-14 Premiere Dates, Including Final Season for a Huge Hit Show and a New Thursday Comedy Block

CBS today announced its fall 2013 premiere dates, with almost all of its new and returning series set to premiere during the season’s official premiere week of Sept. 23-29. Included in the network’s plans for the season is a special…

Millions of Us Were Influenced by ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ Its Author, the Late J.D. Salinger, Never Allowed It to Be Filmed. Now, the First Trailer From the Upcoming Film That May Be Closest We Will Ever Get to a Movie Version of Salinger’s Masterpiece