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Not a superhero anymore: Citing "recent events," producers have given up on Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed animated franchise, just a month after the star announced it to much fanfare. Plus:

Michelle Cottle on 7 easy tips for horny politicians Arnold Schwarzenegger's love-child memes Jacob Bernstein: Behind Arnold's deception Photos: Celebrities who slept with the nanny

Arnold's 'Governator' Canned

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More time for him to get his personal life in order: The Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger's planned animated series, has been canceled, because of recent revelations of his secret love child. The producers were already selling broadcast rights before news of the scandal broke, but no episodes have yet appeared on television. A Squared Entertainment spokesperson said it made the decision after Schwarzenegger announced Thursday that he was putting his acting career on hold to focus on his personal life. However,...

RadarOnline revealed Tuesday night the woman who is allegedly the mother of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret child. The woman worked for Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, for 20 years and reportedly has a son by him. Other reports allege there is a second illegitimate child for Schwarzenegger-now a high-school senior.

The Daily Beast's Jacob Bernstein reports the governor would mock Maria Shriver's weight-and had a possible secret deal with the National Enquirer.Plus:• Jacob Bernstein on why Maria left• Susan Cheever on the larger trend of older couples who separate• Bruce Henderson: Arnold pardoned my son's attacker

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If there was anything really shocking about the revelation that Arnold Schwarzenegger had fathered a love child, it's that the revelation was a revelation at all.

Gallery: Stars With Children Out of Wedlock

Schwarzenegger's reputation as a womanizer...

Harold Smith, who police say killed publicist Ronni Chasen in a botched robbery, was a native New Yorker, drug abuser-and fearless bicycle thief. Ann Louise Bardach reports on his dark past.

Last Wednesday, the Beverly Hills Police Department held a press conference outside its ode-to-God building, in a neighborhood ringed with Dr. Seuss palm trees, to render its verdict in the murder of publicist Ronni Chasen: Harold Martin Smith, 43, was a single gunman, acting alone, who killed Chasen in her black E350 Mercedes coupe in "a robbery gone bad." His getaway vehicle: a bicycle.

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It was an ending that elicited boos and nays from Hollywood, as did its ancillary message-that random, senseless, violent acts of crime can happen even in the toniest enclaves of Los Angeles, notwithstanding the finest private security systems, surveillance cameras, a well-funded police department,...

Lots of good stuff today: Lithgow, Bateman, Zach Braff on 'Ellen,' Ray Romano on 'Regis' and 'Letterman' and, oh, I hope Bonnie Hunt yells at Jon Tenney for scamming Nora Walker out of a hundred grand last night...

Daytime:

"Good Morning America": Tom Ford, Jenny McCarthy, Ray Romano, Bill O'Reilly

"The Early Show": John Lithgow, the winning team from "The Amazing Race"

"Live with Regis and Kelly": Ray Romano, John Lithgow, guest co-host Bryant Gumbel

"The View": Kyra Sedgwick, Dr. Mehmet Oz

"The Bonnie Hunt Show": Patton Oswalt, Jon Tenney, Christian Siriano

"The Ellen DeGeneres Show": Zach Braff, Allison Iraheta, the latest castoffs from "So You Think You Can Dance"

"Rachael Ray Show": Sofia Vergara

"The Martha Stewart Show": Cheryl Hines

"It's On with Alexa Chung": Jason Bateman, Gossip

"The Tyra Banks Show": Kimberley Locke

Late Night:

"The Jay Leno Show": Susan Sarandon,...