The sordid past of one of the former cast members of Bravo’s "Real Housewives" franchise is being shopped by Sony Pictures as a new scripted TV series for a fall 2012 start, reports the New York Post. The series involves…
Seeking to add to its scripted programming, MTV is developing a show with "The Wonder Years" star Fred Savage, who would serve as executive producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show is called “Bottomfeeders.” Savage…
The original "Survivor" winner is claiming he’s destitute and is asking for a court-appointed attorney to help him appeal a nine-month sentence for tax evasion, reports the Associated Press. Richard Hatch, 50, was returned to prison for failing to pay…
A modern-day version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has been set up at ABC, reportsn our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The project from Sheldon Turner–who was nominated for an Academy Award for the George Clooney film "Up in the Air"–and…
A stuntman for NBC’s "Fear Factor" was seriously injured while testing a new challenge that will be featured on the show, reports TMZ.com. The stuntman broke both ankles when a safety mechanism failed during a jump from the height of…
A rift between executive producer Darren Star — known for creating hits such as "Sex and the City" — and other exec producers of ABC’s “Good Christian Belles” has pushed Star off the set, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Star…
Donald Trump is reportedly creating a scripted series based on characters living in New York’s Trump Tower, according to the New York Post. The world-famous address — a 68-story building at 721 Fifth Avenue that has been home to the…
ABC is in business with the creator of “The Shield,” who is joining forces with “Dead Like Me” writer Karl Gajdusek to bring a futuristic thriller to the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network has committed to a…
About 20 people, including an Oscar-winning actress, fled to safety as an overnight fire destroyed an eight-bedroom house on billionaire Richard Branson’s private island, the L.A. Times reports in the Ministry of Gossip blog. Actress Kate Winslet, an Academy Award…
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it has officially taken the Fairness Doctrine out of its rulebook, Multichannel News reports. The move includes striking the doctrine’s corollaries on personal attacks and free response, and extends to 83 other media-related…