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Event producers are gearing up to roll out miles of red carpet in Los Angeles this week for what is shaping up to be a packed schedule of starry parties and gatherings to celebrate the 95th annual Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter has gathered intel on all the events below.

Monday, March 6

International Women’s Day Summit

Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, 9850 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 5-7 p.m.

Hosted by Visionary Women, the event honors Maria Shriver, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and Christina Schwarzenegger as Changemakers of the Year. Co-chaired by Shelley Reid and Thea Andrews Wolf, the event celebrates powerful and inspiring women who have influenced meaningful social change. In partnership with the Hostetler/Wrigley Foundation, Visionary Women also will be announcing the recipient of the annual Visionary Prize for Women’s Economic Empowerment. Visionary Women’s International Women’s Day Celebration is sponsored by Maurice and Paul Marciano Foundation,...

CBS’ syndicated entertainment news program “The Insider” will end in September after 13 seasons on the air, TheWrap has learned. The show was created in 2004, as a spinoff to “Entertainment Tonight,” originally hosted by Pat O’Brien and Lara Spencer. “The Insider” went through several iterations and formats, seguing from tabloid fare and true crime features into more straightforward entertainment news rundowns. Also Read: Debbie Matenopoulos to Replace Thea Andrews as Co-Host of 'The Insider' (Exclusive) The show aired in a one-hour block of entertainment news programs alongside sister show “Entertainment Tonight.” Current hosts are Louis Aguirre and Debbie Matenopoulos,...

Lewis Black‘s latest TV role is no laughing matter.

The longtime comedian has joined the cast of Madoff, ABC’s upcoming miniseries about former stockbrocker Bernie Madoff.

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Inspired by Brian Ross’ book The Madoff Chronicles, the drama will explore the rise and fall of the disgraced financier, culminating in his 150-year prison sentencing in 2009 for operating a $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Black will play Ezra Merkin, who invested with Madoff and brought a number of wealthy Jewish clients into his fold. The comedian joins a cast that includes Close Encounters of the Third Kind...

Emmy-winning TV personality and best-selling author Debbie Matenopoulos will be named host of the syndicated entertainment news program “The Insider,” the show confirmed to TheWrap. Matenopoulos will take the anchor chair beside co-host Louis Aguirre beginning July 6. She replaces Thea Andrews, a host since January 2013. “Our audience really connects with Debbie and she has great chemistry with Louis and the team,” executive producer Brad Bessey told TheWrap in a statement. “She’s down-to-earth, plugged into celebrity news and pop-culture, has a vibrant personality and is a true industry insider. In many ways she is the personification of ‘The Insider’ brand.

Robin Roberts quizzed Taylor Swift on her favorite Thanksgiving dishes for Robin's holiday special Thank You, America!, airing on Thanksgiving Day, and her answers aren't surprising -- but they are totally classic.

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Favorite side dish? "Sweet potato casserole," Taylor tells Robin.

Stuffing or mashed potatoes? "Mashed potatoes."

Canned or homemade cranberry sauce? "Canned."

Pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie? "Pumpkin."

The special also pays tribute to unsung American heroes who have devoted themselves to helping others -- people like sanitation worker Arnold Harvey, who selflessly cashed in his 401k to create a food pantry for the homeless.

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"Climbing in the truck with him -- going into his world and seeing what he does for us, it's one of those jobs we don't say thank you," Robin said through tears.

Robin jumped at the chance to show her gratitude to Arnold for the work he does...

Get ready for a new Et co-host!

Get ready for a new Et co-host!

Veteran entertainment journalist Kevin Frazier has been named co-host of Entertainment Tonight! He'll join Nancy O'Dell starting Tuesday, September 9. Et Executive Producer Brad Bessey made the announcement today.

"Kevin lives and breathes entertainment news," said Bessey. "He is the ultimate professional and has a phenomenal relationship with Nancy."

Stephen King's Reaction to the Als Ice Bucket Challenge is Priceless

Just in case you need some catching up, we put together a list of everything you need to know about Kevin Frazier. Well... almost everything!

What does he think of Nicki Minaj's Anaconda: The dirty Nicki is back.

Favorite TV show besides Et and The Insider: Naked and Afraid

First job: Cleaning cars and running errands at a car dealership in Columbia, Maryland.

Favorite hobby: Playing with his boys, Shane (7) and Reece (4).

How much does he sleep: 4 hours per night.

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Siri Garber is expanding her Platform Public Relations with new branch offices in New York City and Sydney, Australia. The Sydney office will be headed up by Platform's VP of talent Jane Negline, who joined the company after spearheading PR for “Australian Idol” and working on many Australian awards shows. Also read: CW's ‘Arrow’ Casts ‘The Pact's’ Caity Lotz as Black Canary (Exclusive) Negline's clients include: Grant Bowler (Syfy's “Defiance”), Kym Johnson (“Dancing With the Stars”), Samantha Harris (“The Insider”), Thea Andrews (“The Insider”), Harry Cook (“Accidents Happen”) and Stephanie Ellis (“The Sleepwalker”). The New York office is being headed up by Barbara Saint-Aime,...

Take a look at all the stars as they arrive on the Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet ahead of the show's telecast Sunday on CBS. Starting at 6:30 p.m. Et, Yahoo is streaming live from the red carpet. Coverage will include interviews and fashion analysis from the arrivals in Las Vegas. Also read: Acm Awards Adds Presenters Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, George Strait and David Nail Who's expected at the show? The previously announced presenters are David Nail, George Strait, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Thea Andrews, Garth Brooks, Guy Fieri, LL Cool J, Jewel, Olivia Munn, Nancy O'Dell,...

The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards has added Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, George Strait, who's also performing, and David Nail to its roster of presenters during the awards show airing live from Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday at 8 p.m. Et on CBS. With just a day to go, the artists join previously announced presenters Thea Andrews, Garth Brooks, Guy Fieri, LL Cool J, Jewel, Olivia Munn, Nancy O'Dell, Chris O'Donnell, Darius Rucker, Clay Walker, Trisha Yearwood and Florida Georgia Line. Also read: Dierks Bentley, Sheryl Crow Added to Acm Awards Performers’ Roster The show's co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke.

The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards airs Sunday night at 8 p.m. on CBS. While slightly more prestigious than the American Music Awards (which are similarly produced by dick clark productions), the ACMs are to the Cma Awards what the AMAs are to the Grammys: they are a little less stuffy and a little more loose-limbed. The ceremony is in in Las Vegas, so artists are out of their Nashville hometown and they feel a little less constrained. Like all music awards shows now, the reason to tune in is for the performances, not necessarily the awards presentations, and the 3-hour extravaganza is packed with them from Jason Aldean, Bryan, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Hunter Hayes, and show opener The Band Perrry. However, if you’re keeping count on the awards front: Tim McGraw and Miranda Lambert lead all nominees with seven nods each,...

Hold on to your cowboy hats - the star-studded list of performers and presenters has been announced for the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards this Sunday, April 6. Those sharing the MGM Grand Garden Arena stage in Las Vegas with returning hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan include Dierks Bentley, Sheryl Crow, Lee Brice, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Rascal Flatts. They will join a previously announced megawatt lineup that already includes Shelton, Bryan, Stevie Nicks, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Hunter Hayes, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Shakira, George Strait, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum and Florida Georgia Line.

Hold on to your cowboy hats – the star-studded list of performers and presenters has been announced for the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards this Sunday, April 6.

Those sharing the MGM Grand Garden Arena stage in Las Vegas with returning hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan include Dierks Bentley, Sheryl Crow, Lee Brice, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Rascal Flatts.

They will join a previously announced megawatt lineup that already includes Shelton, Bryan, Stevie Nicks, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Hunter Hayes, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Shakira, George Strait, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum and Florida Georgia Line.

Remodeled and gussied up with a chic modern blue, silver and chrome setting, The Insider now features Kevin Frazier paired with Thea Andrews to share hosting duties for omg!Insider, which aims to be your first stop for entertainment news on-air and online. Executive producer Brad Bessey hosted the Television Critics Association last week during a special taping with fellow CBS syndicate star Arsenio Hall, who candidly spoke about his stepping out of the limelight to raise his son. "My dad never was able to come to any of my ball games, and my mom too, she worked two jobs," said Hall, whose son (now 13) asked him to try and do what he loves once again. "The budget this...

When it is relaunches in January, CBS TV Distribution’s entertainment newsmagazine The Insider will not only have a new name, omg!Insider, but also a new co-host. Thea Andrews has been named co-anchor of omg!Insider alongside Kevin Frazier beginning in January 2013. Also joining omg!Insider in January as on-air correspondents are Mary Kitchen and Yahoo’s Michael Yo. Andrews will replace Brooke Anderson, who is leaving after one year. Anderson will become a correspondent for The Insider‘s companion newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight. Andrews also hails from Et, having served as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and a host for Entertainment Tonight Weekend. Andrews has also covered sports for Espn and ABC Sports and has hosted a variety of sports, reality, award and game shows such as Espn’s Cold Pizza, Cmt’s Next Superstar, Top Chef Canada, and The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Red Carpet Show for TNT.

It's been months since Food Network Canada announced it was serving up another helping of "Top Chef Canada," but there were a couple of ingredients missing: its season 1 host, Thea Andrews, and its exact return date.

Like any good dish, the reality competition's sophomore season is coming together nicely, what with new host Lisa Raye filling in Andrews' shoes (who is expecting her second child) and Food Network Canada finally revealing when the hit show is returning to its lineup.

The new season premieres March 12 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt and, according to a network release, it will boast bigger, more intense challenges and surprise twists that the 16 new chefs will have to tackle.

"When a series comes out of the gate an instant hit and top performer, as "Top Chef Canada" has done, the heat is on for the next season to really step it up," says Barb Williams,...

Food Network Canada and Insight Productions announce that actress, model, host and philanthropist Lisa Ray (Water, Bollywood Hollywood) will host the second season of Top Chef Canada. The first season of the Canadian adaptation of the international smash hit premiered in April 2011 to unprecedented audience numbers making it the top rated series in Food Network Canada's history. Top Chef Canada season two - which sees Canada's top culinary talent face-off for the grand prize of $100,000 sponsored by Kruger Sponge Towels, a Ge Monogram kitchen worth $30,000, and the coveted title of Canada's Top Chef - premieres March 12, 2012 at 10pm Et/Pt on Food Network Canada. Lisa Ray will replace season one's host Thea Andrews who recently celebrated the birth of her second child."We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Ray on board as the host of Top Chef Canada. As the channel's top rated series, we expect to see some tough...

Kristin Chenoweth helped ring in the new "Cmt Next Superstar," Matt Mason. After a nationwide vote, Matt Mason from Fairland, Indiana was crowned the winner, poised to make him America.s next great country star. Matt lands a record deal with Warner Music Nashville.s Elektra imprint and will be the opening act for Cmt on tour this fall, headlined by country star, Luke Bryan and sponsored by the network. The winner.s finale performance will also run as a music video on Cmt and Cmt.com. The hour-long grand finale featured a special performance by Kristin Chenoweth and at the end of the celebration, host Thea Andrews revealed America.s vote. "It.s all very surreal. I've wanted this for so long.

Entertainment Tonight (Et) has just brought forth another set visit video for "Iron Man 2". Focusing mainly on Mickey Rourke and his villainous character, Whiplash, the two minutes plus footage from the set of the highly anticipated "Iron Man" sequel features commentary from director Jon Favreau and fellow cast members, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle.

"Once we thought of him, we started developing the costume and the design of the character around him," Favreau told Et's Thea Andrews on the casting of Rourke. "His career got very busy as he was doing all the award season stuff and it took some time to make everything work out, but he was enthusiastic from our first meeting. And, I was so glad that it worked out. Now he's a very formidable adversary to Robert Downey Jr."

Downey Jr. also shared his thought on the joining of the star of "The Wrestler". He said,...

"Insider" stylist Anya Sarre is bringing us another one of Lara Spencer's fabulous looks for less! In today's episode, she brings you green blouse with a navy skirt for only $56.49. Read below to see Anya's answers to your fashion questions and keep those questions coming! Question: What is the One best accessory for fall? Answer: Tough question. There are so many great accessories this fall, but if you can just have one … it's the belt. Fall is about wearing belts over dresses, cardigans, blouses … with everything! Every girl should have a black, metallic and colored belt in their closet. Q: Are vests in style for fall and winter? I see them every once in a while. A: Absolutely. Vests are huge for fall, especially worn over a crisp white blouse with a pant, jean or pencil skirt. Take your vest to the next level by wearing a skinny belt...

We have some great updates for you from twitterland! Gil Birmingham has just gotten into tweeting Peter Facinelli has made a twitter bet and needs your help and Entertainment Tonight is reminding us of their New Moon special.nbspGil Birmingham just got started on twitter. Follow Gil on twitter here. It seems Peter Facinelli has made a bet with his friend Rob Defranco that he can get 500000 twitter followers by the end of this week. If Peter loses he has to give Rob the back of his actors chair from Twilight. The punishment for Rob is still being decided if Peter wins. Right now the leading one is for Rob to walk down Hollywood Blvd in a Bikini with a sign that says Twitter Me singing All the Single Ladies. Peter would of course video and post to Youtube. So help Peter out we dont want him to lose his chair!

Want to find out what to expect from The Twilight Saga: New Moon? Entertainment Tonight continue their exclusive on-set access and interview Twilight star Robert Pattinson about the new movie.

Rob tells Et's Thea Andrews that New Moon is filled with secrets, including the haunting truth about Edward Cullen's true nature, check out the movie below:

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For the last week, Et has been airing promos of their big New Moon exclusive set to run April 23, well, it's April 23 folks and the footage just arrived online!

Two clips are below,

In our new video, Et's Thea Andrews is exclusively with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner on the set of 'New Moon,' the hotly anticipated follow up to last year's blockbuster 'Twilight.' Next, check out Robert and Taylor in our hunks of 'New Moon' video -- and also, take a look at our 'New Moon' photo gallery! In 'New Moon,' Bella Swan (Kristen) is faced with a separation from her one and only, vamp Edward Cullen (Robert), and embarks on a new friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor) -- who develops some rather strange abilities of his own. 'New Moon' hits theater on Read more...

Robert Pattinson finally opens up about his experiences when filming his upcoming flick "The Twilight Saga's New Moon". Entertainment Tonight has released two interview videos on Thursday, April 23 about Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner's experiences filming the movie.

The first video shows the sneak peek of "New Moon" set in Vancouver, Canada. It also highlights the profiles of the three leading stars, Pattinson, Stewart, and Lautner. Meanwhile, the second video focuses more on the individual interview between each of the stars with Thea Andrews from Entertainment Tonight. They discuss about the stars' expectations from the "Twilight" sequel and also talk about both actors' off-screen love lives.

"The Twilight Saga's New Moon" is a romance, thriller, and drama flick which is directed Chris Weitz, who previously worked on "The Golden Compass". The movie will be centered on Bella Swan's personal conflict when she faces a separation from her lover...

Robert Downey Jr. is talking about “Iron Man 2″, and according to the star, the sequel will not incorporate the “Demon in a Bottle” storyline from the comic books, although it will have twice the action and even more character stuff. The last part would seem to contradict — more character development and twice the action of the first movie? Is that even possible? And oh yeah, what about Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow? Rdj tells E! Online: “The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it’s going to be nuts,” Robert tells our own Thea Andrews of the super sequel, set to start filming Monday. “Essentially ‘Iron Man 2′ is about looking behind the armor, or the armature, of a superhero. It’s one thing to say you’re Iron Man, it’s another...

During the press junket of "The Soloist" Friday, April 3, Robert Downey Jr. has finally broken the silence over "Iron Man 2" possible plot. When asked by MTV whether this "Iron Man" sequel will be based on the "Demon in a Bottle" storyline, he responded by saying, "Not really. As a matter of fact, I think that's probably best saved because it's such its own storyline."

The 43-year-old then continued, pointing out on which direction this follow-up movie will take. "We're going for the interim space [between the origin and "Demon"]," the "Tropic Thunder" star explained, "which is more a look behind the mask of someone who says he's Iron Man and what it really is to become a superhero."

On the same press junket, Downey Jr. discussed more of the upcoming movie with Entertainment Tonight (Et). "The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time,...

Robert Downey Jr. has surfaced to discuss the Iron Man sequel and, while he promises more character development, which I think means more alcohol drinking, he also admits that there will be plenty more action this time around.

Iron Man Sequel Talk

While talking with Et Online, Robert Downey Jr. said that the focus of Iron Man 2 will be more action and more character development. How much more action? Well...

"The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it's going to be nuts," Robert tells our own Thea Andrews of the super sequel, set to start filming Monday. "Essentially 'Iron Man 2' is about looking behind the armor, or the armature, of a superhero. It's one thing to say you're Iron Man, it's another thing to be fully ready to do that."...

Let's see, Sherlock Holmes versus Tony Stark, who would win in a cage match? I say Holmes because Stark would fall down drunk off his ass.

{sidebar id=1}Robert Downey Jr. spoke with Entertainment Tonight this week and how he is changing his body from the "Skinny Brit" to the Tony Stark we all know and love.

He also talked a bit about the story of Iron Man 2 and says his co-star Scarlett Johansson is "lean and mean."

"The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it's going to be nuts," Robert tells our own Thea Andrews of the super sequel, set to start filming Monday. "Essentially 'Iron Man 2' is about looking behind the armor, or the armature, of a superhero. It's one thing to say you're Iron Man, it's another thing...

Entertainment Tonight talked to Robert Downey Jr. about Iron Man 2 , which begins filming on Monday. Here's an excerpt from the interview: "The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it's going to be nuts," Robert tells our own Thea Andrews of the super sequel, set to start filming Monday. "Essentially 'Iron Man 2' is about looking behind the armor, or the armature, of a superhero. It's one thing to say you're Iron Man, it's another thing to be fully ready to do that." As for co-star Scarlett Johansson, who plays the femme fatale Black Widow in the sequel, Robert says, "We've been rehearsing and she's in insane shape. She's getting lean and mean." Iron Man 2 , opening...

Miley Cyrus' first on-screen kiss was with Lucas Till, who stars as her love interest in the upcoming "Hannah Montana: The Movie". Opening up to Entertainment Tonight's Thea Andrews about her feeling when doing her first kiss in the movie, the actress-singer admits she wasn't nervous during the take. "I don't know, maybe it's because he's cute," says the 16-year-old Disney star.

Asked if she has secret crush on certain Hollywood actors, Miley says she never falls for actors, admitting she prefers musicians to movie stars. The Killers and Coldplay are the two bands she mentions as her favorites.

And when Thea quizzes her on another possible actor who could play her dad in "Hannah Montana: The Movie", Miley is quick to mention Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's name. "I said that because we're both known for being so muscular and all. McDreamy too ... that's weird that you (dad...

"The Insider" has obtained the booking sheet for the late Anna Nicole Smith's former psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich.   According to the booking sheet released by the Van Nuys Lapd division, Eroshevich turned herself in today at 10:30 a.m. on felony charges. Her bail is set for $20,000. Late last week, Anna's former companion Howard K. Stern and doctors Eroshevich and Sandeep Kapoor were accused of conspiracy to furnish Smith with drugs. Smith passed away in 2007 of an accidental overdose of a combination of prescription drugs. Eroshevich's attorney, Adam Braun, released a statement on Friday regarding the allegations. It read: "Anna was the center of a cruel tabloid feeding frenzy. In the face of this, Dr. Eroshevich did her best to help the patient while protecting what little privacy Anna had left. Any actions were done with the patient's well-being in mind and were certainly not criminal." California Attorney General Jerry...

Entertainment Tonight has got the chance to visit "Sherlock Holmes" set and sit down with its A-list cast ensemble, Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams and Jude Law to discuss on the re-imagining of the famed detective. In the nearly four minutes video which also includes on-set footage, each of the three actors takes turn in revealing what the movie is all about.

The interview starts with a question whether Downey Jr., McAdams and Law are a fan of the character before going on to do this movie. While Downey Jr. told Et's Thea Andrews he believes everyone will be Sherlock Holmes fans if they have read the books, Law revealed that he hasn't got the chance to read the book until he was about 17 years old, and McAdams confessed that she has just come to know Holmes from the movie's script.

When talking about the "re-invention" the movie has been dubbed,...

Entertainment Tonight got an exclusive visit to the set of Robert Downey Jr.'s latest Sherlock Holmes directed by Guy Ritchie and co-starring Jude Law.

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Et is first on the set of Robert Downey Jr.'s action-packed re-imagining of 'Sherlock Holmes,' and we've got a sneak peek!

"It's pretty badass," Robert tells our own Thea Andrews, joking, "1891 Victorian England was a petty gnarly place -- I like that I actually got the word gnarly in a Victorian description."

Robert's version of Holmes is a whole lot more tough and sexy than you've ever seen before, but Robert says his take on the character was already there in print.

"I think as much as anything, the reinvention is actually a return to the idiosyncrasies that [Arthur] Conan Doyle had in his books that people hadn't really paid much attention Read more...

Chicago – After the first image of extras surfaced on Oct. 15, 2008 for the movie adaptation “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” we now have the first video footage thanks to Entertainment Tonight’s willingness to go all the way to Morocco to get it.

“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” star Jake Gyllenhaal has some decidedly modest and sarcastic fun in his interview with Entertainment Tonight’s Thea Andrews while the camera reveals to us the first live-action shots from the film. You can watch the video segment below now.

“I guess I’ve gotten buff,” Gyllenhaal told Entertainment Tonight. “There’s a lot acrobatics in the movie – a lot of running up walls and jumping on things. It requires muscularity, but it requires a lot of aerobic ability, too.”

Some screenshots from the Entertainment Tonight video segment have been published by Movie Chronicles. Entertainment Tonight describes the plotline for the film,...

You either hate Jake Gyllenhaal playing the Prince of Persia or you look forward to watch the movie. Either way, there's no stopping Jake from playing his own superhero role. If he can't play Spidey, then why not another superhero - with a somewhat 'modern' take on the formula, yet the historical plot seems so well suited to the times. - - - - - - Says ETonline (http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/11/67668/): Jake Gyllenhaal plays a 6th century prince who holds the fate of the world in his hands in the sweeping fantasy-adventure 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,' and Et's Thea Andrews got up close and personal with the newly minted action hero on the London set! So, how did Jake get that buff bod? I over-prepared myself because I never knew how much they were going to ask me to do, so I just...

Nikki Blonsky is speaking out on what she calls "absolute lies" surrounding her unexpected arrest in the Turks and Caicos Islands last month. She talked to Et's Thea Andrews in her first interview since the incident, saying, "You never expect things like this in your life, but you take life one day at a time, and you deal with situations." But after former "America's Next Top Model" contestant Bianca Golden told Tyra Banks her version of the events detailing the airport beat down, Nikki is telling her side to People magazine. Both admit there was an argument that led to violence in the terminal, though Bianca says it was Nikki's father who struck first -- punching her mom in the head. "Absolute lies," says Nikki. She says the fight erupted when Bianca's family became angry that some passengers were saving seats in the departure area. Things escalated when Nikki...

NEW YORK -- ESPN Hollywood, the sports giant's attempt to bridge the gap between the sports world and Hollywood, has been canceled. The half-hour show was hosted by former Cold Pizza co-host Thea Andrews and former Saved by the Bell co-star Mario Lopez. It was recorded every weekday afternoon from ESPN's studios at KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, then broadcast at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The last show will air Jan. 26. The fate of many of the employees who began work on ESPN Hollywood when it bowed in August hasn't yet been determined; executives said they were trying to find places for them. Still uncertain, too, are the ESPN futures of Andrews and Lopez. Veteran ESPN producer Bill Bonnell, who moved to California to take the reins of the show, will return to the network. Even as ESPN Hollywood executive producer, Bonnell remained in charge of the network's Grand Slam Tennis coverage.

Former Saved By The Bell actor Mario Lopez has been named the co-anchor of ESPN Hollywood, ESPN 2's new show looking at the intersection between Hollywood and the sports world. Lopez will join co-anchor Thea Andrews, former co-host of ESPN 2's Cold Pizza, on the Los Angeles-produced show that will air weekdays at 6 p.m. ET beginning Aug. 15. Andrews has been on the team for several months but ESPN Original Entertainment has been trying to find the right co-anchor ever since. "One of the things we liked about Mario is that he really knows sports and he's passionate about what this show is going to be," Bill Bonnell, co-executive producer of ESPN Hollywood, said Friday afternoon. Bonnell is an NBC Sports veteran who has been coordinating producer for ESPN's tennis coverage.