Katherine Heigl Finally Leaving Grey’s Anatomy, Without a Hero’s Death

Remember when, amid public acrimony with the actress, Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes gave Katherine Heigl’s Dr. Izzie a brain tumor, presumably as a means of killing off the character and freeing Heigl from her contract? And then, hilariously, Izzie survived? EW’s Michael Ausiello reports that after six grueling yearsin ...

American Idol Recap: Crushed Dreams and Questionable Taste

Last night American Idol revealed which contestants voters have placed in the final top twelve, and once again the Idol audience proved that perhaps speed-dialers would be better left in the care of people who can discern musical talent. When Ryan Seacrest stood one-trick pony Andrew Garcia next to the ...

Readers recommend: Midnight songs

Last week was all about celebrating pulchritude in pop. Now we want songs that signal the witching hour
I was back in the chair for one week, just one week, and blow me down if it was not tougher than a tank of teak. One of those weeks when the more ...

Music Weekly podcast: The Knife

In this week’s show, we analyze the Knife’s new Charles Darwin-inspired opera, Tomorrow, in a Year, with Olof Dreijer. Be warned, his voice is distorted, but we do have Planningtorock (Janine Rostron) on hand to talk (in a normal voice) about collaborating with Sweden’s most talented siblings on the unlikeliest ...

LA Police Seek Clever Cat Burglar Dubbed ‘Rico Suave’

(March 11) — Like something out of a Hollywood movie, debonair cat burglar “Rico Suave” has stayed one step ahead of Los Angeles police as he dons disguises to blend in with wealthy patrons at upscale haunts, only to slip away shortly after with cash and jewels.
He’s targeted soccer players ...

US Slams China on Human Rights

(March 11) — The United States took a fresh swing at China’s human rights record Thursday at a time when the Obama administration is wooing Beijing for support against Iran, highlighting the tension between the idealistic side of American diplomacy and its pragmatic need for geopolitical bargaining.
The State Department’s annual ...

‘Celebrity Rehab’ Wants a Piece of DMX

Posted Mar 12th 2010 12:08AM by TMZ Staff
DMX is the #1 draft pick to appear on the next season of “Celebrity Rehab” — that is, if the rehab people can somehow find a way to keep him from being locked up.
DMX’s attorney, Gary Jenkins, tells TMZ reps for “Rehab” contacted ...

Lil Wayne in Jail – Keep Your Hancock to Yourself

Posted Mar 12th 2010 12:09AM by TMZ Staff
Lil Wayne’s signature move in jail will not have anything to do with his actual signature — TMZ has learned he is been instructed not to sign a single autograph during his stint at Rikers Island.
A rep for the Correction Officer’s Benevolent ...

Dear Conan O’Brien, I Feel Used

Conan took to the Twittersphere two weeks ago and amassed a tremendous following at an alarming pace. It was the event-like nature of his tweets that made his page the speak of the Internets — blogs were fashioning entire posts to recap Big Red’s individual tweets. When Conan chose to ...

Hookups, showdowns on ‘Grey’s,’ ‘Good Wife’

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Question: Will anything ever happen between Will and Alicia on “The Good Wife”? —Stef
Ausiello: Maybe. Eventually. Perhaps. Exec producer Robert King explains: “[They have] one ...