Sheen’s former ‘Men’ co-star Jon Cryer feared actor ‘was going to die’

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Charlie Sheen's former comedic partner Jon Cryer said he's not spoken to the Hollywood bad boy -- claiming he thought the former "Wall Street" star was going to die. In a taped appearance on the daytime show "Ellen" that airs today, Cryer said he was genuinely concerned about...

Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie are ‘best friends’ — do not have a sexual orientation

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Bert and Ernie aren't getting married. "Sesame Street" said that the famous roommates are just "best friends" and "they remain puppets and do not have a sexual orientation." "Bert and Ernie are best friends," the PBS show said in a statement posted today on its Facebook page. "They were...

Charlie Sheen’s character to be killed off in ‘Men’ season premiere: report

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Charlie Sheen will be going six feet under when "Two and a Half Men" returns to CBS this fall. Sheen's character, Charlie Harper, will be killed off at the beginning of the Sept. 19 show, Hollywood blog Deadline.com reported today. According to the report, Charlie's former girlfriends...

CNN ousts Kathleen Parker from ‘Parker Spitzer’

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CNN ousted Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Kathleen Parker from its show "Parker Spitzer," that she co-hosted with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the cable network said today. CNN executive Ken Jautz told staff members of the change this afternoon, saying the show will be redubbed "In The Arena." The Post...

Simon Cowell admits he has not seen ‘American Idol’ this season

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American, who? Former "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell says he has not watched a single episode of the hit Fox show since he left the program last year. “I haven’t seen a full episode,” he told reporters on a conference call for his upcoming music competition series "The X...

Comedian Ricky Gervais ‘crossed the line’ with snarky jokes, Golden Globes boss says

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The president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association blasted comedian Ricky Gervais today, saying the host of the Golden Globe Awards "crossed the line" with some of his jokes. HFPA President Philip Berk did not say whether he'll support Gervais coming back next year. <object width="500" height="390...

CHINESE OPRAH COMES TO US

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THE TV host they call the "Chinese Oprah Winfrey" is coming to the US. Yang Lan, whose show draws nearly 200 million viewers a month, has signed with the Hollywood powerhouse talent agency CAA, according to reports. It is not clear whether...

SUTHERLAND DOC DRAMA

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'DIRTY Sexy Money" star Donald Sutherland is set to star on the CBS drama pilot "The Eastmans" about a dysfunctional family of doctors. Sutherland will play the rogue and wealthy patriarch, a distinguished cardiologist, in a role reminiscent of...

TRUMP ‘CELEBS’ MAKE JUST $16K

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EVER ask yourself: What could these D-list stars be making on "Celebrity Apprentice"? The answer - says last year's winner, Piers Morgan - is about $16,000 for three weeks' work. The news is from Morgan's book "God Bless America: Misadventures...

NICK KEEPS CHRIS

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NICKELODEON says it has no plans to remove Chris Brown from its annual Kids' Choice Awards list, despite charges for allegedly beating up his girlfriend Rihanna. An online petition asking Nickelodeon to remove Brown as a nominee had several...