MTV is joining the major broadcast networks and several cable channels for an all-star telethon for Haitian earthquake relief on Jan. 22.

A statement released by MTV Networks on Friday says "Hope for Haiti" will be shown at 7 p.m.

Networks showing the telethon are ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT. It will also be available internationally.

Haitian-born entertainer Wyclef Jean will helm the show from New York, and George Clooney will host the Los Angeles part. CNN's Anderson Cooper will be in Haiti.

MTV says there will be musical performances and celebrity appearances. No other talent was announced.

The show will benefit Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation, as well as UNICEF, Oxfam America, Partners in Heath, and the Red Cross.

Clemons fine after back surgery

E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons says he's "in great spirits" after undergoing back surgery.

Bruce Springsteen's longtime sidekick issued a statement to The Associated Press on Friday saying he's "looking forward to a brighter future and playing more music!"

The Big Man's already doing a little Tweeting.

Clemons, who turned 68 on Monday, sends his love to fans via Twitter. He adds that after he recovers, "We can dance again!"

He also Tweeted: "Bless the people in Haiti."

Clemons had the surgery on Wednesday at a Manhattan hospital.

The band's taking a breather after globe-trotting for the better part of two years.

Mediation for Wyle, wife

Noah Wyle and his wife, Tracy, have separated after 11 years of marriage, the actor's rep tells people.com.

"Tracy Wyle and Noah Wyle, who separated in late October 2009, have confirmed they have entered into a mediation process," rep Eddie Michaels announced in a statement on the couple's behalf. "Neither has legally filed for divorce. Tracy and Noah live in separate residences; however their two children (Owen, 7, and Auden, 4) see both parents daily."

Wyle, best known as John Carter from NBC's hit "ER," married makeup artist Tracy Warbin in 1998 after meeting on the set of "Myth of Fingerprints."

Says a friend of the couple: "They're cooperative with each other and have put the interests of their children ahead of anything else."

Wyle also starred in the Memphis-filmed movie "Nothing But the Truth." He recently wrapped a TNT pilot, co-produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television.

-- From Our Press Services

Today's birthdays

Singer Barbara Lynn, 68; country singer Ronnie Milsap, 67; talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, 63; director John Carpenter, 62; actress-dancer Debbie Allen, 60; singer Sade, 51; singer Maxine Jones of En Vogue, 44; actor Richard T. Jones, 38; supermodel Kate Moss, 36; guitarist Nick Valensi of The Strokes, 29.