During all the NBC internet chatter this week, I couldn't wait for new episodes of scripted comedy. The Thursday lineup was loaded with guest stars, none bigger than Jack Black's appearance on Community, which says one if not two things: the show is underperforming ratings-wise, and A-list actors want to be a part of a comedy they enjoy watching.

The question is not how the Kung Fu Panda would interact with the tight ensemble cast, but how the show's producers would buck the tired more...

"I have never felt so much good female energy around me. I find that I can't take my eyes off them. I'm 99 percent sure I will leave this movie a lesbian." Kristen Bell was enchanted watching Christina Aguilera and Cher as they filmed new movie Burlesque together.

In "Burlesque," Aguilera makes her dramatic feature film debut as a burlesque dancer who finds her dreams in the big city after leaving her small-town roots far behind. Bell will play Nikki, the loose-cannon lead dancer more...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Depeche Mode representative is disputing reports that the British pop band's lead singer inadvertently sent a shout-out to the wrong country at a concert in Peru.

Peruvian news media buzzed with the story after a video of Tuesday's performance was posted on Youtube. In the clip, it sounds as though frontman Dave Gahan shouts "Thank you very much, Chile!" to a sea of cheering fans.

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A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into Lindsay Lohan's Hollywood Hills home last month.

Nicholas Prugo, 18, was taken into police custody on Thursday and is currently being held on $20,000 bail for one count of burglary. The development comes almost a month after the star's property was targeted by three thieves, who ransacked her rented home, making off with money, jewelry and designer garments.

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Pop superstar Mariah Carey made husband Nick Cannon wait for two months before they first had sex - because she wanted to wait until she was a married woman.

The Hero hit-maker wed rapper/actor Cannon in the Bahamas in April after a whirlwind romance. But Carey, who was previously married to Sony Records boss Tommy Mottola, insisted they refrained from complete intimacy until they had exchanged vows.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Battle-scarred rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight and volatile hip-hop star Kanye West faced off Friday over a beef involving a bullet — with a conference table between them.

The two rap titans were there for West to answer questions about a celebrity-packed Miami Beach party where an unknown gunman shot Knight in the leg. West hosted the 2005 fete at the posh Shore Club before the MTV

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The estate of Michael Jackson and entertainment company AEG have agreed to contribute $1.3 million to help cover public costs related to the pop star's memorial service last year at Staples Center, officials said.

AEG President Timothy J. Leiweke and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday in a joint statement that $1 million will be provided to the city's general fund and the rest of the money will go to

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