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• Hollywood's No. 1 women: Winfrey and Jolie

  Associated Press - 1 hour and 0 minutes
  Oprah Winfrey tops The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 list, an annual ranking of the most influential women in the entertainment industry. The chairman of Harpo Inc. was selected "based on her dizzying array of Oprah-branded media and her immense cultural influence," editor-in-chief Elizabeth Guider said in a statement Friday. The Hollywood Reporter also ranks the industry's highest-paid actresses each year. Angelina Jolie is No. 1, commanding more than $15 million a movie, more »

• 'L Word' is killing 1 of its major characters

  Associated Press - 1 hour and 36 minutes
  Dead is the word when " The L Word " returns. Showtime's drama about a circle of lesbian friends and lovers is going to kill off one of its major characters on the premiere of its sixth -- and final -- season. The victim is Jenny Schecter, Showtime has disclosed. Jenny, a would-be writer and accomplished two-timer, has long been embraced by fans as the character they most love to hate. The episode, which airs January 18, begins with a splash as Jenny's body is discovered more »

• Benedict, actor in `The Jeffersons,' dies at 70

  Associated Press - Fri Dec 5, 6:46 AM PST
  Paul Benedict, the actor who played the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 70. Benedict was found dead Monday on Martha's Vineyard and his brother, Charles, said authorities were still investigating the cause of death. Benedict began his acting career in the 1960s in the Theatre Company of Boston, alongside such future stars as Robert De Niro , Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino. Benedict went on to appear in a number of movies, including more »

• 'Grey's Anatomy': Time to Vent

  Entertainment Weekly - NOW
  Hello, Grey's AnatomyTV Watchers! Let's put this right out there: I'm not Jennifer Armstrong. Your usual recapper is out of the office this week, so I'm filling in — digesting last night's juicy hospital sudser, natch. You might know me from such illustrious TV Watches in the present and past for shows like Desperate Housewives , Ugly Betty , and Veronica Mars . Now, this is my first crack at Grey's, so be nice, y'all. Despite that plea for novice more »

• Avery meets with Bettman, awaits suspension length

  Associated Press - Fri Dec 5, 4:53 AM PST
  Sean Avery suddenly stopped talking and waited to hear if commissioner Gary Bettman's words would sting as much as those uttered by the NHL's most notorious pest. Avery spent three hours at a disciplinary hearing inside league headquarters in midtown Manhattan on Thursday, trying to avoid a lengthy suspension that could cut his days with the Dallas Stars short. Avery was banished indefinitely after he sought out reporters to voice a crude expression describing former girlfriends more »

• CBS' Grammy show attracted 7.1 million viewers

  Associated Press - Fri Dec 5, 4:47 AM PST
  CBS' Grammy nominations special wasn't a breakaway hit with viewers Wednesday night, but it didn't play off-key. The concert-and-announcements show attracted 7.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. This meant a fourth-place position among programs that were separated by only a million. NBC's " Life " led in the 9-10 p.m. EST slot with 8.1 million viewers, followed by the second half of the premiere of Fox's "Secret Millionaire" with 8.0 million. more »

• '30 Rock': Memories

  Entertainment Weekly - NOW
  Reunions can be fraught with anxieties, especially if you were a lonely nerd in high school, as Lemon remembers herself. But they're also an opportunity to turn the page, to prove to the cool/pretty crowd that the "ugly duckling has turned into a vaguely ethnic swan." That's really what reunions are about. (That and hairlines.) Even though she's blossomed, Lemon had no intention of attending her high school reunion. Sure, she now runs a popular television show and has more »

• TBS sets stage for vaudeville

  Reuters - Fri Dec 5, 12:18 AM PST
  TBS is looking to do a contemporary take on vaudeville, ordering a half-hour pilot hosted by Canadian comic Harland Williams The tentatively titled "The TBS Comedy Roadshow," from TBS Prods., would travel around the country to historically significant regional or vaudeville theaters and use local talent -- including a mix of stand-up comedy, novelty acts, musical acts, short films and animated shorts -- in what is described as a "celebration of what's funny in America." Williams more »

• "Secret Millionaire" predictably manipulative

  Reuters - Fri Dec 5, 12:16 AM PST
  One way to describe Fox's "Secret Millionaire" is to call it "Lifestyles of the Poor and Anonymous." In this reality series about faith, hope and charity, millionaires are taken to seedy sections of town to see how the other half (or is it three-fourths by now?) lives. The show premiered on Wednesday to better-than-expected ratings. In each one-hour episode, a multimillionaire introduces himself and then, with spouse or child in tow, becomes downwardly mobile. They move more »