The Help's Viola Davis Adopting a Baby

Viola Davis and her husband, actor Julius Tennon, are in the process of adopting a child, the couple says. Speaking from the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie, The Help, Davis, 45, confirmed: "Yes, we're about to adopt a baby."  Davis said she and Tennon are planning to adopt "domestically," but did not elaborate.  This will be the first child together for the couple, who have been married since 2003. Tennon has two children from previous relationships.



Mark-Paul Gosselaar Engaged to Catriona McGinn

The 37-year-old actor, whose divorce from wife of 14 years Lisa Ann Russell was finalized in May, proposed to advertising executive Catriona McGinn last week, his rep confirmed. The former "Saved by the Bell" star (who currently plays Peter Bash on TNT's "Franklin & Bash") has two children from his marriage to Russell: son Michael, 7, and daughter Ava, 5.



I, Alex Cross

"Scrubs" regular John C. McGinley has joined the cast of "I, Alex Cross", the Rob Cohen-directed film reboot of the character from the James Patterson novels which Tyler Perry will play. McGinley will play Chief of Police Richard Brookwell and boss of forensic psychologist Cross whom is tracking down a serial killer (Matthew Fox).



Ray Guy auctions off title rings

Former All-Pro punter Ray Guy, under orders from a bankruptcy judge, auctioned off three Super Bowl rings he won with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders. Guy, 61, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, prompting the judge's order to auction off the championship rings. "I don't want to talk about it," Guy said last week. "I'm not trying to be hateful, but sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do." The diamond-encrusted rings — tokens of the Raiders' Super Bowl victories in 1977, 1981 and 1984 — fetched $96,216 at a Los Angeles-based auction house. Guy was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 1973 draft. The Georgia native was named to the Pro Bowl seven times in 14 NFL seasons, all as a member of the Raiders. He was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994.



Eddie Murphy set to voice ‘Hong Kong Phooey’

Eddie Murphy will voice the lead character, Penry, in Alcon Entertainment’s live-action/animated adaptation Hong Kong Phooey, which is based on the 1970s Hanna Barbera cartoon of the same name. The story follows “a mild-mannered dog named Penry [who] stumbles into a mystic ceremony and is accidentally granted mystic powers, including the ability to walk, talk, and do kung fu. Under the tutelage of his kung fu master, Penry dons a costume and becomes Hong Kong Phooey, and with the help of his trusting sidekick Spot the cat cleans up a rogues gallery of wacky criminals.” Murphy is no stranger to the world of voice acting. The actor voiced Donkey in all four Shrek movies, and he played the wise-cracking dragon, Mushu, in Disney’s Mulan. 



TV NEWS

Eureka fans, brace yourself for one more twist. You know the show was renewed for a sixth season, canceled, then had its final six episodes retracted. Now Syfy is adding one final hour to the show’s upcoming fifth season so writers can wrap things up. It seems production on season 5 is nearly finished, and episode 13 is one of the show’s characteristic cliffhangers.Producers needed an extra hour to give fans any kind of closure.



George Lopez's talk show "Lopez Tonight" will not be renewed for a third season, TBS announced. "TBS has reached the difficult decision not to order a third season of 'Lopez Tonight,'" the company said in a statement. "Thursday will be the final episode of the show. We are proud to have partnered with George Lopez, who is an immensely talented comedian and entertainer. TBS has valued its partnership with George and appreciates all of his work on behalf of the network, both on and off the air."



The creator of "America's Most Wanted," John Walsh, is getting a special Emmy Award in tribute to his just-canceled weekly show. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences board voted this week to give Walsh its Governors Award at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles. The honor goes to a person or organization that makes a substantial impact or demonstrates an extraordinary use of television.



Lifetime has given the go-ahead to a series based on its 2010 movie "The Client List," which will star Jennifer Love Hewitt, the network announced. Hewitt will executive produce the series through her Fedora Films production company.



On Wednesday, LaMarcus Tinker of Friday Night Lights began his first day of shooting,Glee and he'll play the love interest of Mercedes.



Sebastian Roche, whose character Balthazar was last seen stabbed by Castiel in the Supernatural season finale, has been booked as a recurring guest star on the new season of The CW’s The Vampire Diaries. Roche will play “a very mysterious man who appears to be hunting vampires, most specifically Klaus."