An actress who, like Charlie Sheen, has had a high-profile battle with “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre is in final negotiations to join Sheen’s new show, TheWrap.com reports. Brett Butler, the former "Grace Under Fire" star, appears…
Target retail stores have pulled a greeting card from the shelves after learning that it poked fun of the late Whitney Houston, TMZ.com reports. The card, which was released before Houston’s sudden death last month, includes the words “Next time…
Differing opinions on what went down between actress Nicollette Sheridan and show creator and executive producer Marc Cherry were presented in court as a high-profile trial over the hit ABC show “Desperate Housewives” got under way this week. Sheridan is…
NBC has placed a 13-episode order for a drama series, which the network plans to air during the summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is “Saving Hope,” which is set in a Toronto hospital. The Canadian production, which…
A well-known conservative activist, author and publisher who was influential in Republican politics and whose work was widely circulated in U.S. media has died, Reuters reports. Andrew Breitbart, the man behind major news websites such as breitbart.tv and biggovernment.com, was…
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who is preparing to host this week’s edition of “Saturday Night Live,” talked about her legal problems during the past year in an appearance this morning on NBC’s “Today,” MTV.com reports. Lohan told “Today’s” Matt Lauer…
NBC Entertainment has announced the appointment of an executive who recently left Showtime Networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dianne Hatlestad is the division’s new vice president of talent management, the story reports. Making the announcement was Executive VP of…
A writer-producer with a long string of credits including “Everwood” and “Dawson’s Creek” has made the jump from Warner Bros. TV to ABC Studios, Deadline.com reports. Rina Mimoun signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios after a decade at…
ABC News is promoting a “Good Morning America” executive, creating the position of senior VP for content and development for “GMA” senior EP James Goldston, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As part of the shuffle, Tom Cibrowski becomes executive producer…
An actress who formerly was a key player in NBC’s “Heroes” has landed a starring role in an ABC drama pilot, Deadline.com reports. Hayden Panettiere will star in the pilot for "Nashville," the story reports. The drama, written by Oscar…