NBC has bought a comedy pitch for a show with the provocative title "My Best Friend Is a Lesbo," reports Deadline.com. The project is from Warner Bros. TV and Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s studio-based Fake Empire. The show is…
A world-famous fashion designer was found guilty in court of making “public insults” related to origin, religion, race or ethnicity, E! Online reports. John Galliano, the former creative director of Christian Dior, was convicted in Paris in connection with an…
A man convicted of stalking a "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star was ordered to pay the actress $42,000 in restitution for scaring her, reports the New York Post. Charles Nagel, who was convicted of stalking actress Kathryn Erbe, was…
NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell revealed on MSNBC that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to TVNewser.com. Mitchell said that the cancer was caught in its earliest stage and that her prognosis is excellent, the story…
Mos Def, the hip-hop artist and "Dexter" actor, says he’s changing his name, according to The Guardian. Mos Def, whose real name is Dante Terrell Smith, said he plans to change his name to Yasiin starting in 2012, the story…
Fired Yahoo! Chief Executive Carol Bartz, who held her job for less than three years, could receive a payout worth around $10 million, reports Bloomberg. According to an April filing by Yahoo, she would have received $10.4 million if she…
ABC is adapting "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell’s 2008 book "One Fifth Avenue" for television and has tapped "Gossip Girl" executive producer Josh Safran to write the adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The…
A week after an episode of TLC’s “Toddlers & Tiaras” attracted a critical backlash because a 4-year-old contestant put on fake breasts to appear as Dolly Parton, as previously reported, the show has drawn another round of protests, according to…
An executive who was behind a number of hit television shows has died at 80, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Donald Taffner Sr., who adapted a British format to create "Three’s Company" and brought "The Benny Hill Show" to U.S….
The announcement this week that Eddie Murphy will host the next Oscars telecast left out some juicy details — namely, which other heavyweight entertainers were eager to get the job. According to the New York Daily News, other stars who…