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Tuesday, September 25


 Bonnie Franklin has pancreatic cancer, a family spokesman announced Monday. The actress, 68, who starred on CBS's sitcom One Day at a Time, is undergoing treatment. On the long-running series, which was on the air from 1975-1984, Franklin starred as divorced mom Ann Romano, alongside Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli, who played her teenage daughters. Franklin and Bertinelli reunited on the small screen in 2011 when the now-ailing actress played the mother of Bertinelli's character's boyfriend on Hot in Cleveland.Phillips expressed her upset about Franklin's situation in a Tweet that said, "Sending out love and sweet prayers to my 'mom.' The incomparable Bonnie Franklin."


Lone Ranger Crew Member Dies on Set
A crew member on the sets of Johnny Depp-starrer forthcoming film 'The Lone Ranger' has died of apparent drowning. The unnamed 48-year-old diver is thought to have suffered a heart attack while cleaning out a pool that was going to be used in the film. "Our hearts and thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues at this time," Walt Disney studios said.  Spokesman Paul Roeder added in a statement, "Our full support is behind the investigation into the circumstances of this terrible event."  Police revealed the man had been wearing scuba equipment to carry out maintenance on a deep pool on a ranch near Palmdale, in the desert north of Los Angeles, where the Western is being filmed. Close friends said the victim's name is Mike Bridger, a welder and water safety guy who had worked alongside mega producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Depp for years. One of his biggest breaks was working with Bruckheimer on the set of the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie. The Lone Ranger, due to be released in July 2013, is a remake of the classic adventure with Depp as Native American spirit warrior Tonto and Armie Hammer in the title role.
 Sarah Michelle Gellar ”had a baby boy last week in Los Angeles,” her rep confirmed. She and husband Freddie Prinze, Jr. “are thrilled to announce” the news. The newborn joins the couple’s daughter Charlotte Grace at home. Their 3-year-old, who was spotted out with a still-pregnant Gellar last Tuesday, “is very excited to be a big sister,” the rep adds. Gellar, 35, and Prinze, 36, were married in September 2002.


Chris Brown fails random drug test, will face November probation hearing
A Los Angeles Superior Court hearing on Monday revealed that Chris Brown tested positive for marijuana use in a random drug test conducted last June in Virginia. But does that mean he violated the conditions of his probation stemming from his 2009 assault on ex-girlfriend Rihanna? Judge Patricia Schnegg has set a follow-up hearing for Nov. 1 to evaluate prosecutors' claims that the drug test is only one of multiple ways Brown wasn't behaving himself. They say that probation officials in Virginia -- where Brown has been carrying out his community service sentence -- also believe Brown violated travel restrictions. In his defense, Brown says that after testing positive for pot, he told Virginia officials that he has a medical marijuana card and he smoked the marijuana in California. The drug test was not ordered by a California judge, but is routine in Virginia. "I'm not going to order a subsequent drug test, but this is my advice to you: You are not an average person," Schnegg told Brown. "A lot of people look up to you, a lot of kids. What you do and what you say impacts a lot of people." "I'm going to caution you," Schnegg continued. "You should be very mindful of obeying all laws and rules." Rihanna tweeted her support of Brown prior to the hearing. After the hearing, Brown tweeted: "I love all the fans and supporters. Back to work. 'Don't judge Me' video is ready. Coming soon."

Mark McGrath Marries Carin Kingsland

Mark McGrath is a married man! The Sugar Ray frontman and longtime love Carin Kingsland tied the knot on Monday morning. "After 18 years of breakups, makeups, beautiful twins and an unwavering love that provided some pretty damn good song lyrics, we are happy to announce that we are finally married!" the rocker, 44, and his bride, 39, said. The couple exchanged vows in front of about 60 friends and family members in Southern California.Their 2-year-old twins – son Lydon and daughter Hartley – served as the ring bearer and flower girl at the colorful and chic event. It's the first marriage for both McGrath and Kingsland, who got engaged on New Year's Eve 2009 when McGrath proposed at the L.A. club the Viper Room, the same spot where they met in 1994. Following the success of their U.S. summer tour with contemporaries Everclear, Lit, Gin Blossoms and Marcy Playground, Sugar Ray will return to the road for a South American tour in October.
 She’s just won her third Olympic gold medal … and now Kerri Walsh Jennings will have a third child as well. The beach volleyball superstar, 34, and her husband Casey Jennings will welcome baby number three in April.  “When I was throwing my body around fearlessly and going for gold for our country, I was pregnant,” Walsh Jennings jokes. “Today I’m 11 weeks pregnant.” Due April 9, the new arrival will join big brothers Sundance, 2, and Joseph, 3. The couple say they started trying for a baby about a month before the London Games, assuming it would take some time to conceive. Little did Walsh Jennings know, she’d be playing the gold medal match with partner Misty May-Treanor at five weeks along. “I thought it could have been the stress of the Games and travel throws your schedule off,” she explains. “At some point, you’re late and then you start feeling something. And I definitely started feeling something in London.”


Thor: The Dark World
Clive Russell ("Sherlock Holmes") and Richard Brake ("Batman Begins") have joined the cast of Alan Taylor's "Thor: The Dark World" at Marvel Studios. Brake will play a captain in an elite squad of warriors known as the Einherjar. Russell will play Tyr, Asgard’s god of war and the older brother of Thor.



Homefront
Kate Bosworth is joining Jason Statham and James Franco in the Sylvester Stallone-penned and Gary Fleder-directed action thriller "Homefront" at Millennium Films. Statham plays an ex-DEA agent who seeks a peaceful life, only to cross paths with drug traffickers and a meth kingpin named Gator (Franco). Bosworth will play Gator’s meth-addicted sister who inadvertently starts the feud after Statham's son stands up to her bully of a son.



A Thousand Times Good Night
Juliette Binoche has joined cast of Norwegian director Erik Poppe's drama "A Thousand Times Good Night". The story is said to be based on Poppe's own experiences as a war photographer.


Lindsay Lohan Treated at Hospital for Asthma

It was back to the hospital for Lindsay Lohan, albeit briefly. Suffering the effects of asthma, the actress, 26, was "treated and released, and is doing fine," her rep says. This is the latest health problem for Lohan, who in June suffered exhaustion and dehydration while filming the Elizabeth Taylor biopic Liz &Dick. A week before that she went to the hospital in Los Angeles after suffering minor injuries in a traffic accident.

TV NEWS
Young & the Restless News- Genie Francis (who plays Genevieve), Debbi Morgan (Harmony), Marcy Rylan (Abbie) and Jennifer Landon (Heather) are definitely out, as are Lindsay Bushman (Summer) and Kevin Schmidt (Noah). Replacing the ousted teens are Hollywood Heights’ Hunter Haley King and Robert Adamson. Christel Khalil (Lily) “worked out” her contract issues and is staying with Y&R. Billy Miller’s decision to leave the role of Billy is not yet “100 percent.”


Lifetime's "Army Wives" has been renewed for a 13-episode seventh season to air next year. The most recent season pulled in an average of 3.2 million viewers per episode.


Last night's Emmy awards on ABC drew 13.2 million viewers, just a tad more than last year's tally. Emmys tidbit: Mad Men was nominated for 17 awards. Mad Men won zero awards. It was the most Emmy nominations without a win EVER.


Bethenny Frankel’s talk show Bethenny — which enjoyed a successful six-week test run this summer — has landed a syndication deal and will launch nationally in 2013.

Eureka‘s Ed Quinn will guest-star in an upcoming episode of Castle, playing a former star of a cult-hit series who meets Richard Castle at a Comic-Con-esque convention.


HBO very quietly renewed its seldom-watched but critically acclaimed musical drama Treme for a fourth and final season over the weekend.


Jason Gedrick‘s TV career has taken a Grimm turn: The Boomtown actor has landed a killer guest stint on NBC’s sophomore spooker. Gedrick will play Craig Wendell, a murderer that Hank (Russell Hornsby) helped land on death row. But with only days until his sentence is carried out, Ferren’s claim that his crime was in self defense against a pair of “monsters” begins to sound less and less like the rantings of a lunatic to the man that put him away. Gedrick’s recent TV credits include Luck, Necessary Roughness and Desperate Housewives, though he is arguably best known for his roles on Boomtown and Murder One. He can next be seen playing the manager of a Miami-area gentlemen’s club that becomes linked to a high-profile murder case in the upcoming seventh season of Dexter. Grimm resumes its second season this Friday at 9/8c. Gedrick’s episode will air later this fall.


They did it for "Burn Notice", now USA Network is planning a two-hour telemovie entitled "Off-Season Greetings" for its Hamptons-set medical drama. A mid-December air date is being targeted. The story will take place several months after the summer finale and will deal with the upcoming nuptials between Evan (Paulo Costanzo) and Paige (Brooke D'Orsay). Jill Flint and Emma Caulfield will guest star.


David Meunier will reprise his role of Johnny Crowder, Boyd's cousin, in 10 episodes of the upcoming 13-episode fourth season of FX's "Justified". That work will come on top of his recurring role as Sgt. Strausser in NBC's post-apocalyptic drama "Revolution".


Tonight's Premieres:ABC: Dancing with the Stars the Results Show at 8p; Private Practice at 10p
CBS: NCIS at 8p; NCIS: Los Angeles at 9p; Vegas at 10p
FOX: Ben and Kate at 830p; New Girl at 9p; The Mindy Project at 930p
Comedy Central: Tosh.0 at 10p; Brickleberry at 1030p















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