Priest Due In Court In O'Brien Case
BOSTON (AP) -- The priest accused of stalking Conan O'Brien was kind and caring, nothing like the obsessed man who allegedly told the late-night talk show host he was "tracking him through...
Priest Accused Of Stalking Conan O'Brien
NEW YORK (AP) -- A priest has been arrested on charges of stalking late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien by writing him threatening notes on parish letterhead, contacting his parents and showing up at his studio, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Chapman Apologizes For Using Racial Slur
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Duane "Dog" Chapman says he can be taught new tricks -- and one of them is never to use the "N-word" again.
The Naughty Side Of ‘The Price Is Right’
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Thousands of people have won cash and prizes on “The Price Is Right,” but it cost at least one couple their marriage.That’s the naughty truth from Stan Blits, who has worked on the CBS game show for 27 years as a co-producer, music director and...
Hulk Hogan's Son Arrested In Crash
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Wrestler Hulk Hogan's son turned himself in Wednesday on charges stemming from a street-racing crash this summer that critically injured a passenger in his car, police said.
Disputed Book Pulled From Oprah Web Site
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey has pulled a discredited children's book, Forrest Carter's "The Education of Little Tree," from a list of recommended titles on her Web site, blaming an archival "error" for including a work considered the literary hoax of a white...
A&E Pulls 'Dog' Series From Schedule
HONOLULU (AP) -- Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's show has been pulled from the air indefinitely by A&E, two days after a private phone conversation in which the reality...
Carey Defends Medical Marijuana Online
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bob Barker famously closed each episode of "The Price Is Right" with a pitch to spay and neuter pets. His successor is taking a stand on a more controversial subject: marijuana. Drew Carey won't tout toking up on "Price," but he defends the use of...
Anchor Brian Williams Playing `SNL' Host
NEW YORK (AP) -- He calls it his "night off," but Brian Williams will spend it on the air as host of this week's "Saturday Night Live."{image_144}And though he'll be broadcasting from NBC's Rockefeller Plaza headquarters -- the...
‘Family Guy’ Stews Over 100th Episode
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – When it comes to comedy, cartoonist Seth MacFarlane says a dazzling display of erudite wordplay can be sublimely satisfying.
'Dog' Chapman Sorry For Using N-Word
HONOLULU (AP) -- Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has apologized for repeatedly using a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade during a private phone conversation with his son that was recorded and posted online.
Garrison Sentenced In Deadly LA Crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lane Garrison was sentenced to three years and four months in prison Wednesday in a drunken driving crash that killed a teenager last December.
Jerry Seinfeld Defends Wife's Cookbook
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jerry Seinfeld says his wife isn't guilty of "vegetable plagiarism." Jessica Seinfield's "Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food," published this month by HarperCollins, explains how to hide nutritious vegetables in...
After 4 Seasons, ‘Queer Eye’ Guys Stop Straightening Out Straights
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – They always give off a vibe that they’ve been best friends forever. But before Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez became the “Fab Five” of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” they were all strangers to...
Sex Fantasies Abound With ‘Stargate Atlantis’ Cast
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Amanda Tapping – the brainy, sexy, ballsy Samantha Carter of “Stargate SG-1” and “Stargate Atlantis” – is often amazed that she has been able to play this great TV character for 11 long years.That’s partly because, truth...
Naughtiness Pays Off For ‘South Park’ Creators
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Who could have dreamed, the creators of “South Park” often marvel, that blatantly bad behavior would bring so much acclaim and adoration?“South Park” – the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning cartoon series in which kids curse, celebs...
Humor Is Real Intent Of ‘Criminal Intent’ Cast
NEW YORK (TNA) – Vincent D’Onofrio says he’s drawn to acting roles that “scare” him. But there was one time when his gig in “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” got a little too frightening for his tastes.Let’s set up the scene:...
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Cast Member Is Princess Of Profanity
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Susie Essman would be perfectly happy to sign a few autographs.But some “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fans have different ideas when they meet the show’s princess of profanity.“They beg me to curse at them,” says Essman, who plays...
Sarah Silverman Can’t Say That, Can She?
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – It wasn’t long after learning how to speak that Sarah Silverman found her niche as a politically incorrect comic. “My dad thought it was funny to teach me swear words when I was two and three,” she says. “I saw the attention you get from...
Failure Tough To Swallow For Superstar Chef
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Gordon Ramsay, the celebrity chef with the volcanic #@%&* temper, knows it’s not easy to be on the receiving end of one of his profane outbursts.But the “Hell’s Kitchen” hothead insists that he’s never mean simply for the sake of...
‘Cane’ Family Sauces It Up, Pigs Out Together
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – If there was a theme song for the off-camera antics of the actors on the new CBS drama “Cane,” it would probably be “Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum.”The series, which debuts Tuesday, Sept. 25, centers on a family of Cuban rum barons, and the...
American Women Get Down When Down Under
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – A trio of American women know how to get down when they go Down Under.Luckily, their wild encounters are caught on film for the world to see.The women – Renee Intlekofer, Shaina Fewell and Bridgetta Tomarchio – are the stars of “Project...
‘Chuck’ Star Goes From Zero To Hero
LOS ANGELES (TNA) -- It’s the billboard that blows Zachary Levi’s mind.“On my commute home, I see my face, an eight-foot-tall version of my head, just looking at me,” Levi says. “It doesn’t even look like me. I look at it and I’m like, ‘Who...
New TV Network Adds 'Nude' To Hit Shows
LAS VEGAS (TNA) – Finally, a television network that realizes sex sells! Coming Oct. 1 to a living room near you is Vavoom TV, an erotic television channel featuring send-ups of such popular American programs as “America’s Got Talent,” “Judge Judy” and...
This ‘Bionic Woman’ Is One Bad-Ass Beauty
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Michelle Ryan, TV’s new “Bionic Woman,” says she’s an adrenaline junkie.Sure, it’s hugely satisfying for her to be playing a multi-faceted character. In a still-young career, Jaime Sommers is her favorite role to...
Booze Is Secret Weapon For New ‘Bachelor’
AUSTIN, Texas (TNA) – There’s an old saying that goes, “In wine, there is truth,” and no one believes it more than Brad Womack.Womack is the latest hunk to be featured on the ABC reality show “The Bachelor,” and he admits booze is one of his secret...
David Mamet Makes Peace With The Gods
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Making peace with the gods is what drama is all about, says David Mamet. How telling that in these days, at this time, virtually none of the morons and dreamers, the scoundrels and schemers in Mamet’s most famous works – Hollywood bloodsuckers, real...
Jeff Probst Burnt Out On Reality
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Jeff Probst has been the fearless host of "Survivor" for 15 seasons, but even this reality show pioneer admits he’s had enough of the genre."I’m so burnt out on reality,” he claims. "I feel like the level of B.S. [on reality...
'Prison Break' Goes Back Behind Bars
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Michael Scofield, the illustrated man of “Prison Break,” is back behind bars.On one level, says Wentworth Miller, the show’s leading man, it’s kind of “a bummer,” given the great lengths his character went through two seasons...
'Burn Notice' Star Is Smoking Hot
LOS ANGELES (TNA) – Considering Jeffrey Donovan appears on a show called "Burn Notice," maybe it makes sense that he was once fired.Donovan, who stars on the USA series about a spy who has received an intelligence-community pink slip, says it was the only time he got...
