November 20, 2009
By Laura Saltman
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.
Our AccessHollywood.com TV expert, Laura “Dish of Salt” Saltman, breaks down what’s happening in the world of TV over the weekend. Plus, which “Battlestar Galactica” babe is scrub-a-dub-dubbing into CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory?” And news on what some “American Idol” alumni are up to for the holidays.
Read all of the details…. after the jump!
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November 20, 2009
CHICAGO, Illinois
Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying “prayer and careful thought” led her to her decision.
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November 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Get lost, Hugh Jackman. This year’s “Sexiest Man Alive” is once again Johnny Depp.
Depp nudged aside Jackman to get the coveted endorsement from People magazine Wednesday. It’s the 46-year-old actor’s second time as “Sexiest Man Alive.” He also won in 2003.
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November 12, 2009
NEW YORK, New Yor
The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.
In Palin’s new memoir, “Going Rogue,” she confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms that she had wanted to speak on election night, but was denied the chance and says she was kept “bottled up” from reporters during the campaign.
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November 12, 2009
CHICAGO, Ill.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suggests she recognized quickly that she’d done badly in her interview with CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric.
In a written excerpt of an interview scheduled to air Monday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Palin says that even as campaign advisers told her she’d done well, she knew better.
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November 11, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Sugarland are the first performers announced for “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night,” Access Hollywood has learned.
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November 10, 2009
NEW YORK, New York
The strong premiere of ABC’s science fiction series “V’’ caps an unusually strong development season for the network.
Opening week of the Earth-invaders series was seen by 14.3 million viewers, the Nielsen Co. said. That was the second-best new series debut for the season behind the CBS spinoff “NCIS: Los Angeles,” and it was the most-watched scripted show of the week among the youthful demographic ABC covets.
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November 10, 2009
NEW YORK, N.Y.
A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.
Robert J. “Joe” Halderman is due in a Manhattan court Tuesday. His defense attorney, Gerald Shargel, said he planned to challenge whether the evidence presented to a grand jury was sufficient and ask a judge to dismiss the attempted first-degree grand larceny charge against his client.
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November 10, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Nominees for the People’s Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires.
“Twilight” and “True Blood” were among the top nominees announced Tuesday. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominee slate and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.
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