"Dexter" and "Californication" Score Series Highs

Showtime's fourth season of "Dexter" opened to a series-high rating Sunday night, scoring 1.5 million viewers in its first airing.

Not only is that an all-time high for "Dexter" -- up 25 percent from last season's debut -- but it's also the most-watched series telecast for any program on Showtime since at least 2004 (when the network changed its ratings system).

The premiere of the network's "Californication" (821,000) was also a series high, up 57 percent from last season's premiere.

Folding in the shows' same-night encores, "Dexter" was seen by 1.9 million viewers and "Californication" had an audience of 1.2 million.

Hugh Jackman & Daniel Craig Drama "A Steady Rain" Sets Broadway Record

The new Broadway drama "A Steady Rain," starring Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, has set the record for the highest weekly ticket sales of a non-musical play, its producers said on Tuesday.

The play about two Chicago policeman earned just under $1.17 million at theater box offices in the week ending September 20th while the drama was still in previews.

It beat the previous record of $1.06 million set by comedian Billy Crystal's "700 Sundays" in May 2005.

"A Steady Rain," in which Jackman and Craig portray two Chicago cops offering two different accounts of a harrowing event that changed their lives, officially opens on September 29th.

The play, by Chicago playwright Keith Huff, was first produced off-Broadway in 2006.

Jackman, 40, who starred in Hollywood movies such as "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," has starred on stage in New York before, winning a Tony, Broadway's top honor, for his portrayal of singer/songwriter Peter Allen in "The Boy from Oz" in 2004.

Craig, 41, is making his Broadway debut. He has had his share of success, too, on stage in Britain but also playing British super spy James Bond in recent movie box office hits, "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace."

"A Steady Rain" is scheduled to run until December 6th.

Brian Austin Green as "Metallo" on Smallville

Check out this new clip of Brian Austin Green as Smallville’s latest villain, kryptonite-powered cyborg John ‘Metallo‘ Corben.

After being struck by a truck, Corben (Green) wakes up alone in an abandoned apartment as a man-machine with a Kryptonite heart. Corben realizes he now has superhuman strength and sets out to exact revenge on the Red-Blue Blur, who he perceives to be an irresponsible vigilante. Against Clark’s (Tom Welling) wishes, Lois (Erica Durance) involves herself in the Red-Blue Blur’s investigation, and winds up getting kidnapped by Corben.



Catch Metallo on Smallville this Friday, October 2nd at 8:00 pm (ET) on The CW.

Britney Spears's Latest Single Released

Britney Spears's new single "3" is No. 1 off of her upcoming album, The Singles Collection.

The song, about getting three people together (if you know what I mean), had its premiere airing on the radio station Z100 Tuesday morning.

To listen to "3", click here.

Jive Records is releasing the album to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut on the music scene. Spears, 27. has had five albums debut No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100, and 23 Top 40 hits. This past weekend she wrapped up the U.S. leg of her Circus tour, which will resume Down Under in November.

The Singles Collection contains all 29 of the pop star's singles. It will be released on November 24th.

Pre-Sale Surge for Adam Lambert's Debut CD

Season 8 American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is no also-ran. His first album, not due for release until November 24th, zoomed to the No. 2 spot on the Amazon.com sales list Monday, behind only Barbra Streisand's much-publicized new jazz album, reports the New York Post.

The distinction ranked Lambert, 27, ahead of Madonna, the Beatles and Susan Boyle on the online retailer's sales list – and shows that one needn't nab the top title on Idol to win the sales race, as also evidenced by such chart-topping later-place finishers as Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken and Chris Daughtry.

Lambert's sales figures are all the more impressive because his label, RCA, made no announcement that the disc could be pre-ordered, so the reaction was basely solely on word of mouth, notes the Post.

Collaborating with him on the album are Lady Gaga's producer RedOne, One Republic's Ryan Tedder and Grammy-nominated music producer and songwriter Max Martin.

In a much-quoted Rolling Stone interview, Lambert admitted of eventual Idol winner (and Lambert's roommate during the competition) Kris Allen, "He's the one guy that I found attractive in the whole group on the show ... totally my type – except that he has a wife." This prompted Allen to tell PEOPLE, "I'm flattered. And think it's hilarious."

Jon Gosselin Dropped from Jon & Kate Plus 8

In a stunning announcement, TLC said Tuesday morning that as of November 2nd Jon Gosselin would no longer appear on the popular reality series Jon & Kate Plus 8 — and the program would undergo a name change, to simply Kate Plus 8.

“Given Jon’s recent antics, there was no way the show could continue to portray him as a doting Dad, not while all this other crap was going on,” a source close to Jon Gosselin said.

“Jon will still be seen on the show from time to time,” the source adds.

The series first debuted on April 16, 2007, and experienced a ratings spike once the Gosselin marriage became troubled earlier this year. This past season the couple announced they would divorce.

The fifth season premiere attracted a record 9.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched show of that evening including those on broadcast TV.

But after a six-week hiatus from new episodes, only 4.2 million viewers tuned in to see Jon & Kate on August 3rd, and only 1.7 million reportedly watched last Monday.

Kate Gosselin recently completed a stint as a guest host of The View, sitting in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck during her maternity leave.

Gosselin has also reportedly taped a pilot for a talk show costarring Food Network star Paula Deen.

Patrick Swayze's Memorial Set for Sunday

A private memorial for Patrick Swayze will be held Sunday at Sony Studios in Culver City, California.

"In lieu of flowers," says a statement released by the late actor's rep, "please make donations to either of the following two organizations: The Patrick Swayze Pancreas Cancer Research Fund ... or Stand Up to Cancer".

Swayze, who died September 14th after a 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer, helped Stand Up to Cancer raise funds at the organization's TV charity event in September 2008.

Sunday's private memorial comes two weeks after Lake Lure, North Carolina – a town where part of Dirty Dancing was filmed – also had a memorial.

Madonna Planning Marriage with Jesus?

After ten months of denials and self-serving teasing, sources believe Madonna is finally ready to wed Jesus Luz.

The odd couple met in Rio de Janeiro, where Jesus was hired for one of Madge’s photoshoots. For reasons unknown they just started kissing. The 51-year old singer is now said to be crazy about her Brazilian boytoy, and is supposedly planning a marriage by the end of the year.

“He’s so sweet,” she told biographer, Randy Taraborrelli. “He checks in with me all the time. I should probably do the same, but I’m too self-absorbed.’

Randy, who has had the dubious pleasure of talking to Madge for hours on end, is quite clear on the odd pair’s romantic connection, ‘Madonna is crazy about Jesus and is telling close friends that she can definitely see herself marrying him.”

And despite having already married and dumped film director, Guy Ritchie and the actor, Sean Penn, Madge is now said to be plotting another confetti-encrusted publicity binge, “She wants a lavish ceremony.” says Taraborrelli. “She has wonderful memories of the other weddings, and now wants another big and fantastic affair.”

And it sounds like she’s got Jesus well trained, “He respects her, that’s number one,” a friend of the pair tells the Mail. “He also likes how she juggles her career with being a mother, and he understands she’s self-absorbed, too.’

And then it gets juicy: “Of course, the sex between them is scorching. To be honest, that’s what’s driving things.’

There’s no hint of a date yet, but when – and if – Madge makes her mind up, you’d have to be dead not to know.

We’ll keep you posted.

Sales Hot for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Film

Michael Jackson concert docu "This Is It" is racking up record-breaking presales as fans line up to purchase tickets for advanced screenings of the Sony pic, which bows October 27th.

In Los Angeles, ticketbuyers started camping out Thursday at the Nokia Plaza at L.A. Live to buy tickets for the L.A. screenings, which sold out all 3,000 seats within the first two hours on Sunday.

The L.A. showings are the first engagement at Regal's new L.A. Live Cinemas, where the Jackson film will show on all 14 screens. Pic gets an industry premiere at 6 p.m. October 27th, and the first public showing is at 9 p.m. that night.

Sony said numbers are based on exhibitor figures as well as online ticket services such as Fandango and MovieTickets.com.

"This Is It" accounted for some 80% of all online ticketing in the U.S. within its first 24 hours of sales, dominating presales compared with such upcoming titles as "Avatar" and "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

In London, the pic sold more than 30,000 tickets, said Vue Entertainment's film buying director Stuart Boreman, eclipsing advance buying in the U.K. for films like "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

"I've never seen anything like it in the 25 years I have been film buying," Boreman said. "It's a true phenomenon, and sales show no sign of slowing down."

Japanese theaters recorded more than $1 million in ticket sales within the first 24 hours; sell-outs also occurred in France, Australia, Germany and New Zealand.

Pic chronicles the last three months of Jackson's life, with behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals for his sold-out concerts slated for London's O2 Arena.

Kenny Ortega, director of the stage show, also directed the film.

MUZOPHILE: The Decade Collection #94

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Star Sighting: Hugh's Little Ponies

Look who's got his little ponies! Hugh Jackman gets saddled with carrying daughter Ava's pink playthings during a family outing to a pumpkin patch in Easton, Connecticut, on Monday.

Britney Spears Wraps Circus Tour in U.S.

After nearly seven months, the American leg of Britney Spears's Circus tour came to a close Sunday in Las Vegas.

"Hey Vegas, how y'all feeling?" the headliner, 27, asked the crowd in one of the only times that she spoke during the 90-minute show at Mandalay Bay also attended by Lance Bass and Barry Manilow.

Bass didn't stay in his seat for the entire show, though: He was given a brief lap dance by Spears during the song "Breathe on Me," in which an audience member is invited on stage. Bass was seen singing as Spears smiled at him during the sexually charged choreography.

Sunday's show was the second of Spears's Vegas concerts over the weekend. On Saturday, Miley Cyrus and Spice Girl Melanie Brown attended the concert.

It wasn't all work for Spears in Vegas. Sunday afternoon, the pop star was spotted at Mirage's Sugar Factory with sons Sean Preston, 3, Jayden James, 2, and beau Jason Trawick.

"She spent about $3,000 and walked out of the store with 10 bags," a source tells PEOPLE. "She got a bunch of candy and shirts for her kids and got a bunch of the couture lollipops to give to her backup dancers." Following the purchase, the store sent another $2,500 in merchandise to her room at the Mirage Villas, according to the source.

Though she is finished with the United States leg of the tour, Spears is set to play several shows in Australia in November.

Key Evidence Destroyed in Travolta Case?

On January 19th, Pleasant Bridgewater, who had been a Bahamian senator and well-respected member of the Progressive Liberal Party at the time, met with John Travolta's attorney to iron out payment for a document regarding medical treatment for the actor's son on the day he died.

Three days later, Bridgewater was under arrest for extortion and, according to a police report, admitted to the Bahamian authorities that she had destroyed a copy of the document in question – a "Refusal of Treatment/Transportation" form her client, paramedic Tarino Lightbourn, had insisted Travolta sign when he sought to have his son taken to an airstrip rather than a hospital on January 2nd.

What happened to the original – a key piece of evidence in the case of the two people who allegedly attempted to extort $25 million from Travolta shortly after his son's death – is the latest revelation in the case. The trial is now underway in the Bahamas. Travolta himself has already testified in court, recounting how he raced to save Jett, 16, last January.

Police Find the Candle

The nature of the document became so incendiary to Bridgewater that she allegedly set a match to her copy. According to a report written by Sgt. Deborah Thompson of the Central Detective Unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the police searched Bridgewater's law office in Freeport on Jan. 22, looking for the refusal form, but Bridgewater told them "she had already destroyed it," Thompson wrote in a Jan. 30 report. When asked what she had done with it, the report added, "she replied that she only had a copy, but after she noticed that the incident was about to explode, she used a candle at her home and lit the document on fire and flush(ed) the ashes in the toilet bowl at her residence."

The police later found the candle she used while searching her home.

"Whilst at her residence, she directed officers to a white candle in a glass, which when examined had what appeared to be ashes in it," Thompson added in her report.

Lightbourn was caught on a secretly recorded video stating he had the original document. On Jan. 20, Travolta's attorney, Michael McDermott, allowed police to secretly videotape his negotiations with the paramedic over payment for the document. McDermott had also secretly recorded his meeting with Bridgewater on Jan. 19.

Police were later unsuccessful in retrieving the original document, and Lightbourn says he doesn't know where it is.

Patrick Swayze Struggled with 'Anger, Bitterness, Despair'

"When my doctors at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles said the words 'pancreatic cancer,' a single thought popped into my head: I'm a dead man."

So says the late actor Patrick Swayze, who two weeks ago died of the disease at age 57. His inner thoughts on his acting career, his illness and his legacy are being aired in his audiobook Time of My Life, which Simon & Schuster is releasing Tuesday.

In the tapes, which Swayze narrated himself (along with Lisa Niemi), the actor recalls how he sank into a miasma of "anger, bitterness and despair" soon after finding out that he wasn't likely to live past a few months. News of his cancer diagnosis was first announced in spring 2008. He wrote his memoirs in June 2009 at his home in New Mexico.

"Now, a lot of things go through your head when you get a death sentence handed to you, starting with: 'Why me?' " he says. "It's hard not to sink into bitterness … For me, that initial shock quickly turned into self-criticism and blame."

After struggling with a period where he racked his brain trying to figure out what he'd done wrong in his life to deserve cancer, Swayze came out fighting, he says.

"I was not ready to go, and I'd be damned if this disease was going to take me before I was good and ready," he says. "So I said to my doctor, 'Show me where the enemy is and I'll fight him.' "

What followed was what Swayze calls "the most challenging, eye-opening battle I've ever had."

Recalls His High Points

The actor also looks back on his life, including one of the highlights of his career – the pottery-making moment with Demi Moore in 1990's Ghost. "We really made up the scene as we went along," he says. "It was pretty sexy playing in all that clay, so all we had to do was go with it … She was very warm, much warmer than she'd been in the other scenes we'd been in together."

And, a fighter to the end, he says only a couple months before his death that he was still looking for new roles to assume.

"Whenever someone asks me what my legacy is, I say the same thing," he says. "I'm not finished yet."

The Desperate Housewives are Back!

They’re back!

The ladies of Wisteria Lane returned to TV Sunday night for their sixth season and so did the drama.

Lynette is expecting twins but felt no motherly love for her babies on the way.

Gaby dealt with her teen terror niece, who liked to dress skimpy and sneak out to go clubbing downtown.

Bree’s affair with her divorce attorney Karl was about to go to the next level, but the housewife had a list of details (hotel room, clean sheets) that she required for their first time to be special.

The new family on the block, led by Angie (played by Drea de Mateo) who has some disturbing scaring on her back, had something to hide.

The blushing bride under the veil turned out to be Susan, who tied the knot with Mike and made a public apology to Katherine at the church. But Katherine donned a wedding dress too — Susan’s — while making a bubbling batch of bright red tomato sauce.

The premiere episode ended with a kicker as Susan’s daughter Julie was attacked. But whodunit? All minds think it was Angie's son, Danny, I think it's going to be the older professor she was dating last season. But, then again, it could by Danny. I guess we'll have to tune in next Sunday and see if thety reveal the attacker.

Physical Education Teacher Sam Handley Proves There are Real Guys on Amateur Porn Sites

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New Release Tuesday!

This is a big week for new releases on Blu-Ray, CD and DVD including the CD and DVD collection of Madonna's greatest hits title "Celebration". Here's what else is new:

MOVIES

Away We Go (B/D)

The Brothers Bloom (D)

Filth and Wisdom (D)

The Girlfriend Experience (B/D)

Labyrinth (B)

Management (B/D)

Monsters vs Aliens (B/D)

Screwballs (B)

Shrink (D)

Snakes on a Plane (B)

The Storm Riders (D)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (B)

The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Edition (B)

MUSIC

Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue

Barbra Streisand - Love is the Answer

Foreigner - Can't Slow Down (Walmart exclusive)

Kris Krstofferson - Closer to the Bone

La Roux - La Roux

Lynyrd Skynyrd - God & Guns

MadLove - White With Foam

Madonna - Celebration (CD & DVD) (shown above)

Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

Paramore - Brand New Eyes

Selena Gomez - Kiss and Tell

TV SHOWS

All in the Family - Fan Favorites (D)

Barney Miller - Fan Favorites (D)

Bewitched - Fan Favorites (D)

Black Lagoon - Complete Series (D)

CSI: NY - 5th Season (D)

Cagney & Lacey: The Menopause Years & The Return (D)

Cobra - Complete Series (D)

Daybreak - Complete Series (D)

Diff'rent Strokes - Fan Favorites (D)

Good Times - Fan Favorites (D)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Origins & Complete Series (D)

How I Met Your Mother - 4th Season (B/D)

I Dream of Jeannie - Fan Favorites (D)

The Jeff Foxworthy Show - Fan Favorites (D)

The Jeffersons - Fan Favorites (D)

The King of Queens - Fan Favorites (D)

Kings - Complete Series (D)

Life on Mars - Complete Series (US Version) (D)

Married...with Children - Fan Favorites (D)

NewsRadio - Fan Favorites (D)

The Patty Duke Show - 1st Season (D)

The Real Ghostbusters - Complete Series (D)

Sanford and Son - Fan Favorites (D)

Sense and Sensibility - Mini-Series (D)

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories - Patrick's Dinosaurs (D)

Superman: The Animated Series - Superman/Batman Public Enemies (B/D)

Ultraman - Complete Series (D)

The Unit - 4th Season (B/D) & Complete Giftset (D)

Warriors - 1st Season (D)

(B) - Available on Blu-Ray

(D) - Available on DVD

(B/D) - Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

Star Sighting: Ciao Bella!

Janet Jackson shows off her sparkling smile as she arrives at amfAR Milano, the organization's inaugural event to benefit AIDS research, Monday in Milan. The singer was on hand to chair the event, which is held in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week 2009.

Aaron Carter Predicts ‘I’m Going to Win’ Dancing with the Stars

Aaron Carter is quite confident about his chances of winning Dancing with the Stars.

“There are no if’s, and’s or but’s or possibilities or chances,” he said during an interview Monday on 104.3 MY FM’s Valentine in the Morning. “I’m going to win Dancing with the Stars.”

With only the first week of competition down, the pop singer predicts he’ll be in the finale with Donny Osmond and Joanna Krupa, who both also performed well last week.

For Monday night’s performance, Carter will dance a quickstep with his pro partner Karina Smirnoff, who he says he is not dating. “She’s beautiful, but I’ve got to keep it professional,” he said while calling into the radio show.

The show’s hosts reminded Carter of Karina’s past relationships that started in the ballroom with Mario Lopez and her former fiancé Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

“Honestly, why would I want to be in that category?” Carter said. “I’m sorry, but I’m not that guy. I don’t got that kind of time.”

As for injuries, Carter only admits, “My knees hurt but that’s about it.” And he’s got the perfect remedy for the pain: “I take Epsom salt baths,” he said.

MUZOPHILE: The Decade Collection #95

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US Pre-Sale: "This Is It " 2 CD Music Collector's Edition with Souvenir Movie Poster

The Limited Edition 2-CD Music set featuring the music that inspired Michael Jackson's "This Is It" including a deluxe 36-page booklet and souvenir movie poster is now available for pre-order.

Disc one features the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of the never-released "This Is It." This song is featured in the film's closing sequence and includes backing vocals by Michael's brothers, the Jacksons.

Disc two offers previously unreleased versions of some of the artist's classic tracks. This disc also features a touching spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled "Planet Earth" that has never been heard before.

The package includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal along with an 11x17 movie poster printed in support of the film launch (unavailable elsewhere).

Click here for more information on The Michael Jackson's This Is It 2 CD Collector's Edition.

Madonna Wasn't Sexy Enough for Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson once claimed he turned down Madonna's romantic advances because he didn't think she was "sexy."

In a 2001 interview with his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Michael said: "I think she was sincerely in love with me and I was not in love with her. I think she likes shock value and she knows how to push buttons on people."

"She did a lot of crazy things. I knew we had nothing in common. She is not sexy at all. I think being sexy comes from the heart in the way you present yourself."

As well as being convinced Madonna was attracted to him, Michael also thought the "Vogue" star was jealous of his career. He explained: "They admire you and know you are wonderful and great because they are jealous, because they wish they were in your shoes. Madonna is one of them. She is jealous. She is a girl, a woman and I think that's what bothers her. I think women don't scream for other women. Men are too cool to scream for women. I get the fainting and adulation and she doesn't."

The "Thriller" singer also admitted he considered dating his long-time friend Elizabeth Taylor, even though she was 25 years older than him. However, he decided against pursuing his feelings for fear of being publicly humiliated.

He said: "I know that if we ever did anything romantically the press would be so mean and nasty and call us The Odd Couple. It would turn into a circus and that's the pain of it all."

The interviews have now been published as a new book called "The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul In Intimate Conversation."

Gay Actor John Barrowman Told by TV Bosses to Stay in the Closet

Gay Torchwood star John Barrowman has revealed his anger at being told by his bosses he should keep his sexuality a secret.

In his autobiography "I Am What I Am, published today, he said he was warned early in his career he should pretend to be straight in order to achieve success.

Barrowman claimed a gay producer was sent by his bosses to give him the warning. He claimed the producer said: “John, we wondered if you really wanted to reveal that you’re gay? We think it might change how people feel about you.”

The actor said he replied “I really hope you’re not saying this, because I’m not going in the closet for you or anyone. You’ve hired me to be a professional, not to have sex. Being a gay man has nothing to do with my abilities on this show.”

Remembering the exchange, Barrowman said: “The incident was even more offensive because they sent a gay producer to discuss this with me, as if somehow this would ease the blow."

He has not identified which production company told him to stay in the closet but according to The Times, he has worked for the BBC, ITV and Five as well as the American networks CBS and NBC. All have denied telling him to keep quiet.

Barrowman said he had received an apology over the incident but added: “One of my explicit missions as an entertainer is to work to create a world where no one will ever make a statement like this producer did to me to anyone who’s gay."

MUZOPHILE: The Decade Collection #96

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Daniel Craig & Hugh Jackman on Broadway!

Hollywood hunks Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman are starring in Keith Huff’s Broadway play, "Steady Rain."

A Steady Rain is a two-man play about two Chicago cops whose lifelong friendship is put to the test when they become involved in a domestic dispute in a poor neighborhood. The play opens officially on Tuesday night at NYC’s Schoenfeld Theatre.

Video: "Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood

Check our the new music video of “Cowboy Casanova” from country crooner Carrie Underwood. It’s the first single off her upcoming third album Play On, out November 3rd.



The 26-year-old American Idol co-wrote this song with Mike Elizondo and Brett James. Carrie and Brad Paisley will co-host the 2009 CMA Awards to be held on November 11.

James Michael Tyler Confirms Friends: The Movie

The cast of Friends is reuniting to bring the hit TV show to the big screen, according to actor James Michael Tyler.

The series came to an end in 2004 after 10 seasons, but the cast has been dogged by rumours of a possible big screen adaptation ever since.

David Schwimmer denied reports last year that the six core cast members - himself, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry - were planning on starring in a movie.

He said, "There's never been any talk of a Friends film, at least as far as I know."

But Tyler - who played coffee shop worker Gunther in the show - has confirmed the actors are in negotiations to star in a film adaption, set to hit theatres in summer 2011.

He tells Britain's News of the World newspaper, "Friends: The Movie is definitely on. I still keep in touch with a lot of the cast and they say that they are really keen. I am definitely on board to do the film.

"I really loved my time on the show and I am looking forward to meeting up with the old gang again. I just hope we can do justice to the show in a film."

The show's original creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, have reportedly been drafted in to write and produce the movie.

A source tells the publication, "Everyone knew the story had to be right and well written. Getting the creators on board was a massive step forward for the project. The show did lose a lot of its shine in the last few seasons, but with the actors all in the forties it would be a real interest to see how their characters have developed." »

Engaged: Andrew Shue and Today's Amy Robach!

Former Melrose Place heartthrob Andrew Shue and the Today show’s Amy Robach are engaged, a spokesperson for Today confirmed.

Both Shue and Robach are recently divorced, a source says. Shue, 42, had been married to floral designer Jennifer Hageney since 1994. Robach, 36, was married to Tim McIntosh. The source says both of them have been separated from their former spouses for about a year and started dating this spring after being set up by friends.

In April, Shue and Robach were spotted walking hand-in-hand on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, laughing and kissing.

The two were engaged last week, the source says. "They're both very happy."

A former Miss Georgia contestant, Robach is also a national correspondent for NBC Nightly News. Since his days on Melrose, Shue has co-founded the nonprofit foundation Do Something, an organization that encourages volunteerism, and the social networking site CafeMom.

Robbie Williams Says Death Knocked at His Door

Robbie Williams’ addiction to prescription drugs was so bad that he checked himself into rehab on his 33rd birthday, back in February 2007. The singer said he was "physically and mentally ill" after years of abusing anti-depressants and painkillers. He spent almost a month at the Meadows treatment center in Arizona.

Robbie said: "It was damn serious. Robbie Williams does not go into rehab just if his life gets a bit out of control. It was damn serious. Death had to knock on my door to help me with my decision. The former Take That star, who was smoking 60 cigarettes a day and downing 36 shots of espresso coffee when he went into rehab, admits he constantly lives in fear of a relapse but refuses to let it ruin his life."

He told Germany’s Stern magazine: "I have a self-destructive character but does this hold me back from being happy? No."

One of his reasons for the troubled singer’s new-found happiness is girlfriend Ayda Field, who has helped the 35-year-old singer turn his life around. He said: "A friend said, ‘Robbie, I know a woman who would be perfect for you,’ and he was right. She didn’t try to change me and just like that, she changed me for the better."

"I am a very happy man at the moment. I’m now in love with someone who returns this love as strongly as I love her. I’ve never experienced that before. That’s what makes me so careful in this relationship, because I don’t want to hurt Ayda."

Robbie and Ayda, 30, have been dating for 2 years and recently moved back to the singer’s native UK home from Los Angeles in time for his release of his new album Reality Killed The Video Star.

Fall TV Premieres: Sunday Night

As the official Fall TV premiere comes to a close we have several of our favorites coming back to another season of love, betrayal, laughter, and mysteries...and that's only what "Desperate Housewives" has in store for us.

Here are the new and returning shows for tonight.

THE AMAZING RACE (CBS 8:00 pm): Contestants in The Amazing Race's 15th installment begin their frenzied spirit around the world from Los Angeles and immediately jet off to Tokyo, where things get rather spicy. The 21-day race offers an array of contestants including Harlem Globetrotters, female professional poker players, a man with Asperger's syndrome and of course, a highly combustible husband/wife tandem.

AMERICAN DAD (FOX 9:30 pm): Dad's fifth season his hard on Son Steve, who goes to a Vietnam War restaging and gets a case of Post-Traumatic-War-Reenactment Stress Disorder. On the Christmas episode, CIA agent Stan Smith spends the end of the holidays trying to rescue his wife Francine from the Antichrist.

BROTHERS & SISTERS (ABC 10:00 pm): Another health crisis kicks off season four and all bets are on Nora (Sally Field) to be the won stricken by the crisis. In other story lines, Kevin (Matthew Rhys) and Scotty (Luke Macfarlane) pursue parenthood via surrogacy; Kitty (Calista Flockhart) and Robert (Rob Lowe) try to mend their marriage; Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) gets luck with a stud (Gilles Marini); and Nora and Holly (Patricia Wettig) lock horns over planning Justin (Dave Annable) and Rebecca's (Emily VanCamp) wedding.

CALIFORNICATION (Showtime 10:00 pm): With Karen (Natascha McElhone) away, Hank (David Duchovny), who takes a job teaching writing at a university, will play with three women: a twentysomething student/stripper (Eva Amurri); his thirtysomething teacher's aide (Diane Farr); and the fourtysomething head of the English department (Embeth Davidtz), who's married to the college dean (Peter Gallagher). It will be an interesting third season.

THE CLEVELAND SHOW (FOX 8:30 pm): Family Guy's Cleveland Brown and his son, Cleveland Jr., return to their hometown of Stoolbend, Virginia where he marries his first love, Donna, who has two kids of her own. This show will tell the story that "The Brady Bunch" never told.

COLD CASE (CBS 10:00 pm): Season seven finds Detective Rush (Kathryn Morris) off her game. Things will go haywire in her life. A military-academy official (Daniel Baldwin), who almost killed Rush, will remain a thorn in her side. And as she reconciles with her father (Raymond J. Barry), she'll have mixed feelings about her new found step mom and half siblings.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC 9:00 pm): Season six's central plot stems from an attack on a "beloved character" in the premiere. Suspects will include the Bolens, Wisteria Lane's newest clan headed by Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos) and Jeffrey Nordling (24) who are running away from something. In other story lines, Lynette (Felicity Hoffman) will hide her pregnancy from boss Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), Gaby (Eva Longoria Parker) will battle with niece Ana (Maiara Walsh), and Bree (Marcia Cross) will discover her sexuality in a major way through her affair with Karl (Richard Burgi). Plus, last season's cliffhanger of who is Mike (James Denton) marrying, either Susan (Teri Hatcher) or Katherine (Dana Delaney), will be answered in the first minute of the premiere show.

DEXTER (Showtime 9:00 pm): Showtime's crafty drama, about a Miami police blood-splatter analyst who satisfies his own sociopathic blood lust by killing murderers on the side, returns for season four with Dexter (Michael C. Hall) facing down his biggest nemesis yet...fatherhood and an intriguing mass murderer Arthur aka the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow).

EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION (ABC 8:00 pm): Season seven will bring more celebrities on the "Get on the Bus" campaign, including Patricia Heaton, Mary J. Blige and Ashley Tisdale.

FAMILY GUY (FOX 9:00 pm): During the eighth season, Family Guy's creator will have a "Spies Like Us" reunion with Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase, the return of James Woods, and an "Empire Strikes Back" spoof.

THE SIMPSONS (FOX 8:00 pm): The 20th anniversary of the longest running prime-time cartoon series stars with Homer getting a whipping from a personal trainer (Seth Rogen) in order to get him into shape to play a big-screen superhero. Later int he season Bart also gets a girlfriend (Sarah Silverman), an older prankster (Jonah Hill) serves as a cautionary tale to Bart, and Krusty finds romance when a princess (Anne Hathaway) joins the show.

All show times are based on Eastern Time.

The Pussycat Dolls Split...For Now

The Pussycat Dolls are putting their music on pause for now. The girls say they need a break from their sisterhood, but insist they're not splitting up for good. They just need a little breathing room.

Singer Melody Thornton said: "Right now the Pussycat Dolls are on a break. It's actually a much-needed break. It's like when you're with your sisters for 24 hours a day and you need to take your own shower. We're not breaking up, everybody keeps saying that, but, it's like, people take breaks."

However, Melody hasn’t ruled out recording a solo album. She added to MTV News: “I always tell people that I've been working since the beginning of Pussycat Dolls and making records and always staying true to my passion, which is music, because I love it. Absolutely I'm making music. I love it and I'm going to live it."

Last month, the future of the Pussycat Dolls was questioned when reports surfaced the band members had fallen out after a number of jealous arguments over lead singer Nicole Scherzinger having a higher public profile than the rest of the group. After the Pussycat Dolls’ last show of their tour in August, Kimberly Wyatt revealed she was ready to move onto new projects and start her own fashion line. She said: “I’ve had 6 years with the Pussycat Dolls and have been dancing for 20. Now that I’ve lived as much as I have, I feel it’s time to move on and truly give back.”

Michael Jackson “This Is It” Movie Tickets On Sale

Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” movie hits theaters for two weeks only on October 28, 2009. As a reminder, tickets go on sale this today (Sunday, September 27th) at the http://www.thisisit-movie.com/ website.

The film features never-before-seen footage of Jackson’s rehearsals for his “This Is It” tour. The official movie trailer for the documentary premiered at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

Macy Gray on Dancing with the Stars ‘I Thought We Did Really Good!’

Though her waltz didn’t wow and Macy Gray and partner Jonathan Roberts failed to make it to Week 2, the Grammy-winning singer still sees a sequined lining in the dark cloud of Dancing with the Stars elimination. Gray spoke to People about why she did DWTS, what she takes away from her experience and who she thinks is going to win Season 9’s mirror-ball trophy

Some say you weren’t that into the show in the first place. Have you gotten over the disappointment of being the first female off the show?
Not yet. I think there are different parts to disappointment, and I have a few more to get over, but then I’ll be okay. I was really, extremely disappointed, but at the same time, I think I’m going to be okay.

You said, “We need to revolutionize the waltz.” What did you mean by that?
It’s too rigid, and you have to hold you neck and shoulders and arms in a certain way. The thing about dancing is that it’s so much about self-expression, movement, and letting go. I just thought that we could incorporate that in the waltz, maybe bring it into this century.

Was it harder than you expected?
No, because I thought we did good! I honestly don’t think we deserved the score that we got, and I thought we did really good. We were really pressed on time, but that’s not an excuse because we were ready, and I was actually really excited about coming back and doing better the next week. But it wasn’t meant to happen.

You have a new album coming out early next year. Will there be a ballad dedicated to either Len or Bruno on it?
(Laughs) No! Maybe there’s something there. I doubt it, but you never know!

You mentioned that you did the show for your mom. Is she a big fan of the show?
I didn’t actually do it for her, but she’s the one that talked me into it. She always tells me to be adventurous and to try new things and grow and have fun. She just thought it would be good for me on a spiritual and mental [level], and would be another opportunity for a life lesson, and she was right. I learned a lot and I lost a ton of weight. I even learned a little bit about ballroom dancing.

What life lesson did you take away from DWTS?
Just to keep challenging yourself and trying new stuff. It’s about doing things that you never thought you would ever do. I never thought I would do Dancing With the Stars, and I ended up doing it this year. You’re going to get older but you don’t want to grow old, so you need to keep trying new things.

Have you had a chance to talk to Jonathan since you left the show?
We’ve talked a couple of times. Jonathan and I have actually become pretty good friends. That’s another great thing about doing the show, because I met a lot of great people that I normally wouldn’t have met. I didn’t think I would be around forever, maybe two to three weeks, but for the time that I was there I got a whole lot out of it.

You did the Viennese waltz and the cha-cha-cha. Was there a dance that you were looking forward to learning?
Yeah, we were going to do the tango next week and I really wanted to do that one. I just told Jonathan that the week we had to do the quick step was going to be the week that we got fired. One thing that the judges told me was that my technique was horrible, so I was really excited about focusing on my technique, and not so much on the choreography.

Now that you’re out of the Mirror Ball mix, who do you think is going to win this season?
It’s either going to be Mya or Aaron Carter. It just seems like they’re both dancers and they have great partners, especially Mya. She’s got a beautiful partner. He is so fine!

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Singer Gloria Gaynor Celebrates 30-Year Milestone

To Gloria Gaynor, it seems like only yesterday that she recorded the iconic disco/pop hit "I Will Survive." Now she's celebrating the anthem's 30th anniversary.

"How is that possible?" she asks with a laugh during a concert stop earlier this week in Bologna, Italy. "I'm only 29."

Still averaging 100 to 150 concert concerts per year, Gaynor is in the midst of an overseas tour that includes shows in Moscow, Amsterdam and Spain. After that, she will return stateside to promote the October 27 digital release of an updated recording of "Survive" in English and Spanish plus a self-penned gospel ballad, "He Gave Me Life (I Will Survive)." The songs will be released through the singer's own Glolo label (her childhood nickname) in association with digital distributor INgrooves. In turn, all three songs will be available on CD through Gaynor's Web site, GloriaGaynor.com.

"I Will Survive" survived its own challenges in the beginning. Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, the track initially was pegged as the B-side to a song called "Substitute" that Polydor brass wanted Gaynor to record. Perren agreed to produce "Substitute" in exchange for choosing the B-side.

"Freddie and Dino said they'd been looking for someone to record 'Survive' for a long time," recalls Gaynor. "I'm reading the lyrics and saying, 'Are you kidding me? This is a hit song.' But when we took it back to the label execs, they wouldn't listen to it."

Gaynor was confronting personal challenges as well. Her mother had recently passed away, and the singer had to record "Survive" in a back brace owing to surgery on her spine a month earlier. "That's why I was able to sing the song with so much conviction," says Gaynor.

B-SIDE PREVAILS

After a DJ at celebrated Manhattan disco Studio 54 got wind of the song, other club DJs began flipping the single over to play "Survive." Then radio chimed in, and the label's hand was forced. While "Substitute" languished at No. 107 on the pop chart, "Survive" danced all the way to No. 1 on the chart in 1979.

Since Gaynor earned a Grammy Award for best disco song in 1980, "Survive" has taken on a life of its own. Morphing from disco hit to empowerment anthem, "Survive" has been covered more than 200 times by everyone from Dame Shirley Bassey and Diana Ross to Cake and assorted "American Idol" wannabes. Gaynor's favorite covers? Those by Gladys Knight and Chantay Savage.

Not too long ago, Gaynor performed the song on Capitol Hill in support of the Performance Rights Act. "This should have been done a long time ago," she declares. "Writers get paid, and rightfully so; publishers get paid, and rightfully so. But what about the singers? It's the fair thing to do."

Five days before the "Survive" rerelease, Gaynor will participate in a Q&A and a live performance at the Grammy Museum October 22 in Los Angeles. That will be followed by a guest stint on "The View" and a performance in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. On tap for 2010: The release of Gaynor's yet-untitled gospel album and a symphony tour in Australia. The former will feature traditional selections as well as "He Gave Me Life" and other original Gaynor compositions.

"After 30 years of telling people I will survive, it's time to tell them how," she says.

Although Gaynor has rung up a string of hits including "Never Can Say Goodbye," "I Am What I Am" and "I Never Knew," she will forever be tied to her signature ode. And that doesn't bother her in the least.

"From the beginning I recognized it was a timeless lyric that everyone could relate to," says Gaynor, "so I don't get tired of singing it. I'm always freshening it up; changing the beat, the lyrics, modernizing the arrangement -- I've even stuck a hip-hop section in the middle of it. I become 295 percent grade-A ham when I do this song because people still love it."

"Fame" in Theatres Now!

Fame stars Paul McGill, Paul Iacono, Asher Book and Kay Panabaker arrive at a screening of their new movie at the Paris Las Vegas on Thursday, September 24th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Fame opened yesterday in theaters nationwide. The dance flick remake also stars Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, famed choreographer Debbie Allen, and Megan Mullally.

Watch the trailer below:

"The Gay Housewives of New York" in the Works!

The team behind the Real Housewives of Atlanta are working on an all-gay version of the franchise, reports Gawker.

The reality series is tentatively titled "Kept" and will air on Logo, a channel specifically aimed at gay people.

The show has not been cast yet but will follow an elite group of fabulous Manhattan party boys who love living the high-life.

“WeHo” Web Series Premieres!

Move over Melrose Place, 90210 and Desperate Housewives, the first webisode of the online soap spoof "WeHo" has arrived and it is a hoot!

With over-the-top writing and acting, the series written and directed by Nick Arnzen is a real treat.

It stars Matthew Montgomery, Steve Callahan, James Brandon, Elizabeth Cava, Mark Colbert, Joshua Wolf Coleman, Paul Denniston, Steve Hasley, Molly O’Leary, Scott Presley, Adrian Quinonez, Devin Sidell, and Selina Smith.

WeHo is filled with shirtless gym trainers, same-sex power couples, battling twins, murder and, of course, a bitch diva to end all bitch divas. All of the action is set against the backdrop of West Hollywood.

WeHo started out on stage ten years ago and was revived last year. The idea is to dramatize what it would look like if Aaron Spelling tried to do a gay soap.

Steve Callahan, so good in the gay indies "East Side Story" and "Nine Lives" and on stage in "Corpus Christi," is the only cast member that has been in every performance of every incarnation of every episode of "WeHo." He plays the part of Gunther and is first seen wearing nothing but a towel.

In all, seven webisodes of the show (6 – 9 minutes each) will be shown online eventually.

Here is a LINK to the show’s Facebook page and below is the first webisode itself. Enjoy!

Ashton Kutcher Series The Beautiful Life Canceled

Executive Producer Ashton Kutcher’s new series was the first casualty of the new fall TV season with the cancellation of The Beautiful Life starring Mischa Barton after just two episodes. A total of six episodes had been filmed by a cast that included Corbin Bleu, Elle Macpherson and Sara Paxton.

The CW pulled the plug on the high-fashion modeling plot on Friday and production has ceased. The show had a great lead-in with America’s Next Top Model, but sixty percent of that audience bailed to another network rather than view the debut episode. Week two was even more dismal with less than 1 million views…presumably the crowd that follows Kutcher on Twitter. “Tweet” that Ashton!

Other shows that have gotten off to a rocky start and may be next on the chopping block include Parks and Recreation with Amy Poehler and the new Jenna Elfman sitcom Accidentally on Purpose.

Martin Short Exposed Himself to Clifford Stylists

Actor Martin Short gave female stylists working on his 1994 comedy Clifford more than they bargained for during his first day of filming, when he accidentally exposed himself.

The funnyman portrayed the 10-year-old title character in the movie, despite being 44 at the time.

He was required to shave his legs for the role but was in such a rush to get to the set, he forgot to do so and had to ask the on-set hairdresser, Christine, and her assistant to help him with hair removal cream Nair.

He recalls, "I rushed in and forgot to shave my legs. I meet my female hairdresser and her assistant and my make-up artist John and I say, 'Look guys, why don't we do this simultaneously.' So I took off my pants and I had my boxers on. I put my legs up onto the counter and I said, 'Why don't you ladies just Nair my legs and we can do the make-up now too?'"

Short only realised he had been flashing his penis at the women when they finished the job and he looked down to check out their handiwork: "I'm talking to John, they finish 'Nairing' (sic) my legs and I look down and my penis is hanging out of my boxer underwear. So I was completely frightened and terrified but I don't say anything to them because I just met them."

But he managed to make light of the situation after establishing a friendship with the hairdressers and the pair laughed off the embarrassing incident.

He adds, "A week later I went up to Christine and I said, 'The first day we met, was my penis hanging out of my boxers?' and she said, 'Yes. And if I knew you then like I know you now, I would have shoved that thing right back in!'"

Star Sighting: Patrick McDrivey!

Taking his love of cars to a new level, Patrick Dempsey steps out to present the newest Subaru Outback Friday in Madrid. The actor and his Grey's Anatomy costars returned to the small screen this week with a heartfelt and emotional season premiere.

Patricia Arquette Is More in Love Than Ever with Thomas Jane

Marriages take work, but it's all worth it, says Patricia Arquette, who filed for divorce from husband Thomas Jane earlier this year – but is now happily back together with him.

"We're more in love than ever. It's great," the Medium actress said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Friday.

The talk show host asked Arquette, "You were divorcing and didn't divorce. And now you're back together?"

"Yeah," said Arquette. "We've been together for eight years and relationships are tough but we're really happy."

As for how Jane, who stars in HBO's Hung, is doing, his wife said, "He is great!"

Lacey Schwimmer Will Miss Macy Gray on Dancing with the Stars

Ballroom may not have been her “calling,” and her Viennese waltz was more bizarre than beautiful, but ousted Dancing with the Stars Macy Gray did manage to make a few fans along the way off the parquet.

“I think Macy should have stayed around,” pro Lacey Schwimmer said at the Surrogates world premiere in Hollywood on Thursday. “I thought that she was a breath of fresh air for the show. She was the new and improved Cloris Leachman.”

Fans, especially Dancing with the Stars purists, may not see comparisons to the dance-challenged Leachman as the highest form of praise, but then again, Schwimmer has always been one that has “danced” outside of the ballroom box.

“Cloris was entertaining beyond belief,” she said, “and I feel like Macy Gray had that potential to be that entertaining thing for the show.”

With the immensely colorful Grammy winner gone, the question now is, who will step up and carry the Leachman torch for the rest of the season?

“Tom Delay,” Schwimmer said without hesitating. “Backstage he’s hilarious and a lot of people don’t get to see that side of him.”

As for the more pressing needs of her own partner, Iron Chef America host Mark Dacascos, Lacey’s lesson plan is a bluntly simple one: “Hurry up and get the choreography!” Though the duo placed third on the men’s side, Schwimmer feels far from safe and no closer to a disco ball on her mantel.

“He’s the cutest thing in the entire world,” she said, catching a quick breath before listing her partner’s Dancing with the Stars flaws. “But he’s such a slow learner! The main problem is, he’s never really preformed before. You have to entertain the audience and then entertain through a camera to millions of people … Mark needs to smile and breathe.”