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A flight attendant on Oprah Winfrey's private jet who was allegedly fired for having sex during a flight in June while the talk show billionaire dozed filed a federal lawsuit Friday denying the allegations. Full story »

Rick Springfield will bare his backside when he guest stars on Showtime's "Californication." Full story »

For eight impressive seasons, actor Vincent D’Onofrio has captivated and sometimes annoyed viewers as know-it-all detective Robert Goren on the NBC/USA drama “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” A spinoff of the original “Law & Order,” the series has given D’Onofrio the platform to saunter around and confront murder and robbery suspects with a wild blend of evidence, conjecture and an antagonistic invasion of personal space that can only be described as disconcerting. Full story »

The landscape is littered with actors who take up the mic. But music isn’t a side gig for Juliette Lewis. The actress has taken time off the past couple of years to rock. It came “out of a dying aching hunger that would not go away, that was ceaseless and only growing since I was 8 years old,” said Lewis. “I sort of kept it in the closet for so long, because I was being protective.”
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Taylor Swift isn't ready for her fairy tale to end, so she's doing what any other savvy 19-year-old would do -- continuing the story. The country singer says a second leg of her "Fearless" tour will kick off in Australia in February. She'll also be playing nearly 30 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Full story »

Alicia Keys has influenced many lives with her soulful, heart-aching piano-driven songs for almost a decade. Now that the 12-time Grammy winner has established herself as one of music's brightest stars, Keys is ready to inspire others -- without singing a tune. Keys is launching AK Worldwide, a new company that will handle the singer's projects, especially those outside of music. Full story »

Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration this week -- even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park was closed for the super-sized soiree, which included a four-song performance by the teen queen and a fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty Castle and 16 giant inflatable candles. "Miley is really hard to surprise," her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, said at the event. Full story »

Owen Wilson has returned to the public eye, making an appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film, "The Darjeeling Limited." Wilson was joined by cast mates Adrien Brody, Anjelica Huston, Jason Schwartzman and filmmaker Wes Anderson. It was among Wilson's first public appearances since an apparent suicide attempt in late August. Full story »

The accolades keep coming for America Ferrera. The Emmy-winning star of "Ugly Betty" is now the Hispanic Woman of the Year, the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard announced Thursday. The publications will honor Ferrera and the 25 most powerful Hispanic women in film, television and music at their inaugural Hispanic Women in Entertainment breakfast at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Tuesday (Oct. 6). Ferrera "is a leader for all women, but especially those in the Hispanic community," publisher John Kilcullen said. Full story »

Memphis-born actor William Sanderson knows something about the diabolical forces and addictions that plague the residents of small-town Bon Temps, La., in his hit vampire series, "True Blood," which returns at 8 p.m. Sunday for a second season of bloodsucking, shapeshifting, devil-exorcising and lots and lots of HBO's signature R-rated whoopee-making. "It always involved drinking," Sanderson, 65, said of the off-screen demons that used to destabilize his life and career. Full story »

Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wasn’t allowed to appear in a network TV reality show in Costa Rica, so his wife will appear instead.
A federal judge barred Blagojevich, who faces federal corruption charges, from being on the NBC show “I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here” because it would send him out of the country. But his wife Patti accepted an offer from the network to and went to Los Angeles earlier this week to film a promotional shoot, said Glenn Selig, the Blagojevichs’ publicist. Full story »

ABC is reviving “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” this summer, complete with host Regis Philbin.
A decade after “Millionaire” became a smash hit, it will return to prime time as an 11-night event, says ABC. It premieres Aug. 9, concluding Aug. 23. Full story »

Will they or won’t they — again?
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, the reality-TV couple whose on-again, off-again relationship has been chronicled by MTV’s “The Hills,” weren’t present at a panel celebrating the series Tuesday night because they’re preparing for their Saturday wedding, the show’s executive producers told the crowd at the William S. Paley Television Festival. Full story »

Now that his dancing duty is done, Lawrence Taylor is heading back to the golf course.
The 50-year-old former football star smiled as he was eliminated Tuesday from “Dancing With the Stars,” saying, “I want all my boys to know back in Miami: I’ll be on the practice range at 9; tee-off is 9:30.” Full story »

“Project Runway” finally has a date to reunite with fans after sewing up its legal battle: The show’s sixth season will start Aug. 20.

Lifetime, the new cable TV home for the designer-competition series, announced the season premiere along with a new companion series, “Models of the Runway.”

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