‘Gossip Girl’s’ Kelly Rutherford Expecting Second Child

December 02, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

“Gossip Girl’s” Kelly Rutherford is pregnant with her second child, her rep confirmed to Us Weekly.

‘Gossip Girl’s’ Dorota Gets Mobile Spin-Off

November 26, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Blair Waldorf’s loyal handmaiden in waiting, Dorota, on the CW’s “Gossip Girl” is about to get her chance to shine in a mobile spin-off of the salacious teen drama.

“Gossip” creator Josh Schwartz told E!‘sKristin Dos Santos that plans for a young Lily and young Rufus web series have been replaced with “a special Verizon series all about Dorota.”

ROLL CALL: Reese Witherspoon Would Love To Do ‘30 Rock’

November 26, 2008

By Jesse Spero

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Plus, Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford hit up Dan Tana’s. And, Joaquin Phoenix returns to making movies after saying he’s retiring.

Get your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans inside!

TV Guide’s 2008 ‘Hot List: 30 Smokin’ Reasons To Love TV’

November 24, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Some of your favorite television shows may have recently gotten the axe, but TV Guide has a full DVR’s worth of reasons to keep you tuning in.

The magazine released its 2008 “Hot List: 30 Smokin’ Reasons To Love TV” on Monday and privileged and lecherous plaid skirt-wearing teens, a serial killer with a conscious, celeb pals of Tina Fey, Rosie O’Donnell’s former-verbal sparring partner and even the ground that many stars have mamboed across have made the list.

Access Star Sightings: November 14 - 21

November 22, 2008

By Jennifer Zweben

HOLLYWOOD, NYC & BEYOND!

Thursday, November 20 in NYC: Fran Drescher, “Sopranos” star Steve Van Zandt sporting his signature headband and “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft sitting at separate tables at the Waverly Inn restaurant… Alex Rodriguez having dinner with a man at Nobu 57… Salma Hayek sitting in the NBC elevator bank, in the security chair waiting for her guest pass before filming her guest spot on “30 Rock”…

In Dubai: Mary Kate Olsen, Mischa Barton, Charlize Theron and boyfriend Stuart Townsend and Lindsay Lohan at the grand opening of the Atlantis resort.

Wednesday, November 19 in NYC: Rihanna and Madonna posed on the red carpet at the Oak Room at the Plaza for the Gucci UNICEF dinner… Jessica Alba, arriving around 2 AM after a full day of filming, “An Invisible Sign of My Own,” celebrated TENJUNE nightclub’s second anniversary on November 19 with owners Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum in New York City… Widespread Panic performed to a sold out show at the Fillmore Irving celebrating the life and legacy of concert impresario Bill Graham…

… plus, many more… inside!

Dish of Salt: Top Ten TV Quotes Of The Week (11/14/08)

November 14, 2008

By Laura Saltman

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

From a ‘Gossip Girl’s’ devestation at her mom’s choice for a new boyfriend, to a mothers ultimate insult on “Brothers and Sisters”… our Dish of Salt, Laura Saltman, counts down the Top Ten TV Quotes of the week.

What had Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon calling “30 Rock” guest star Jennifer Aniston promiscuous? The details inside.

Dish Of Salt, Spoiler Alert: A ‘Gossip Girl’ Wedding

November 13, 2008

By Laura Saltman

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Yesterday I headed down to the uber-hip Echo Park neighborhood here in Los Angeles to hang out on the set of a new TheWB.com series called “Rockville, CA.” It’s a web only series created and executive produced by Josh Schwartz, the man behind “Gossip Girl,” “Chuck,” and the late “OC.” The show is a drama that centers on a group of LA hipsters who work at the fictional Rockville club and will feature performances from some very cool indie bands. It’s not set to air until March though, so I’ll tell you more about that project in a few months.

In the mean time, I grilled Josh for some scoop on our favorite guilty “Gossip” pleasure. Let’s just say this is a man who is a good at keeping secrets, but I was able to squeak a few things out of him.

Read on for the scoop…