Actor Nicolas Cage arrested in New Orleans

Authorities say actor Nicolas Cage has been arrested in New Orleans on charges of domestic abuse battery and disturbing the peace. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's office says Cage was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Cage has been a frequent visitor to New Orleans, where he has owned property and shot movies in the past. A concerned cab driver called the cops on Nic after seeing him "very drunk" on the streets of New Orleans yelling at his wife. He reportedly saw NC push his wife as well. The cops arrived to the scene and that's where things went down. The police told Nic and his wife to go home, but a drunk stubborn Nic told cops, "Why don't you just arrest me?" So the cops did.

'Rio' flies away with best box-office opening of the year

The weekend box office that's up year-over-year has been the rarest of birds in 2011, but it was spotted this weekend, with the market up 10 percent. "Scream 4," meanwhile, returned all of its core talent, including screenwriter Kevin Williamson, and stars Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell.

Here's how the top 10 films finished:

"Rio" $40.0 million
"Scream 4" $19.3 million
"Hop" $11.2 million
"Soul Surfer" $7.4 million
"Hanna" 7.3 million
"Insidious" $6.9 million
"Arthur" $6.9 million
"Source Code" $6.3 million
"The Conspirator" $3.9 million
"Your Highness" $3.9 million

TV NEWS
Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be joining her former "Seinfeld" boss Larry David on HBO. The cable channel has picked up "Veep," a comedy series starring Louis-Dreyfus as a senator who is elevated to vice president. The series will go into production in the fall and is set to premiere next year.



Alan Cumming has signed a three-year deal to continue on CBS’ The Good Wife. The actor, who joined midway through the first season as a recurring, was promoted to series regular status for Season 2.
 

Fans of JJ Jareau fans can rejoice. After a week of negotiations, A.J. Cook has closed a two-year deal to return to CBS’ Criminal Minds as a series regular. Cook will guest-star in the series’ sixth season finale airing May 18 before re-joining the show full-time in the fall.




Griffin Dunne (An American Werewolf in London, After Hours) has booked a multi-episode arc on Damages. The former FX drama’s fourth season — which premieres on DirecTV this summer — revolves around a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the CEO of a military security firm (played by John Goodman) over an incident in a war zone. Actor-director Dunne will play a foreign correspondent who’s looking to write a story about the embattled company.

TV Land is developing a sitcom spin-off of the cable net’s hit Hot In Cleveland with Cedric the Entertainer. The series will center on Cedric’s character, a minister who finds himself involved in the Cleveland cast’s adventures. The concept will originate in Cleveland episodes, which will return this summer.

 

Elizabeth Banks better watch her back! Jack Donaghy’s ex is rolling into town, and she goes by Secretary of State. Tina Fey revealed that Condoleezza Rice will appear as herself on an upcoming episode of 30 Rock, where it long ago was established that Jack had a romantic history with a “high-ranking African-American member of the Bush Administration.”




The youngest New Kid on the Block, Joey McIntyre, has landed a guest spot on the sixth season of USA’s Psych.

Kings of Leon are happy to put their feud with "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy behind them after the director publicly apologized for remarks he made about the rockers. Annoyed by the fact the group wouldn't let him use their songs on his hit TV show, Murphy called the band "self-centered a--holes", sparking a vicious war of words between him and drummer Nathan Followill. Murphy has since reached out to make peace, insisting he completely "supports" the band's decision to opt out of allowing him to use their music, and his apology seems to have ended the public spat.

Brooke Mueller is Back in Rehab
After disappearing and going on a massive bender, Brooke Mueller is officially back in rehab. Charlie Sheen's ex entered an undisclosed facility over the weekend after she refused a drug test on Friday, which she is required to do as part of the custody settlement. Brooke went on a drug binge last week and she decided to go into rehab before Charlie’s lawyers raise the issue in court tomorrow. She was allegedly caught buying crack cocaine on Friday afternoon in Inglewood.




2011 TV Land Awards
Winners List:
"The Cosby Show" wins the Impact Award
"The Facts of Life" wins the Pop Culture Award
Regis Philbin wins the Legend Award
"Family Ties" wins the Fan Favorite Award
Hall & Oates receive the Icon Award
"Welcome Back Kotter" wins the 35th Anniversary Award