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Dolores Hope, wife of Bob Hope, dies at 102

Dolores Hope, the sultry-voiced songstress who was married to Bob Hope for 69 years and sometimes sang on his shows for U.S. troops and on his television specials, has died at age 102. Hope family spokesman Harlan Boll said Hope died Monday of natural causes at home in Los Angeles. They married Feb. 19, 1934, and she quit nightclubs to join his vaudeville act. Then she retired. When they moved to Hollywood in 1938 for the beginning of his film career, Dolores stayed home and devoted her time to raising the four children the Hopes adopted: Linda, Anthony, Kelly and Nora. Bob Hope died at age 100 on July 27, 2003.

Jeff Conaway among those omitted from Emmy 'In Memoriam' segment

It seems to happen every year at every awards ceremony: A notable star or Hollywood industry member who recently passed away is left out of the “In Memoriam” segment. This year’s Emmys was no exception, as many were stunned to see that Jeff Conaway, who was best known for his work on the small screen in shows like Taxi, Babylon 5, The Bold and the Beautiful, and, sadly, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, was omitted from the montage that paid tribute to those who died in the past year. Conaway, who passed away on May 27 at the age of 60 due to complications from pneumonia, was among some of the surprising names to be left out of the Emmy “In Memoriam.” In addition to Conaway, Len Lesser, better known as “Uncle Leo” from Seinfeld,was another instantly noticeable snub. In response, the Emmys posted this message on the “In Memoriam” page of their website, “Unfortunately, due to inevitable time limitations, the producers of the telecast are not able to include all of the worthy television professionals who have passed away from year to year. Therefore, in an effort to pay tribute to as many people as possible, the Television Academy created an In Memoriam database on its website, Emmys.tv.” Conaway, Lesser, and another actors omitted from the televised segment, including The Cosby Show‘s Clarice Taylor and The Soup favorite, QVC’s Jeanne Bice, are all listed on the page of the website.

Baby No. 2 On the Way for Ne-Yo

Another baby on the way for Ne-Yo — he and Monyetta Shaw are expecting their second child together this fall. “[Fatherhood] has been a ride, but I’m loving every minute of it,” says the singer-songwriter, 31, who’s already dad to daughter Madilyn Grace, 10 months.




Charlie Sheen Settlement with Warner Bros.
Charlie Sheen will immediately get $25 million in his settlement with Warner Bros. in his "Two and a Half Men" dispute -- but over time he'll get 5 times that amount. Charlie will get the $25 mil in about two weeks and, as we reported, the sum represents the monies owed him for the work he already performed on the series and the profits that have already accrued. But Charlie has shot around 180 episodes for the show, and in the next 7 - 10 years, the settlement will produce $100 million for the actor in syndication profits.

Feds say music label was used as cocaine drop-off station

Documents show that James Rosemond, the founder of Czar Entertainment, a music and management company, is accused of a number of federal crimes between January 1, 2007 and June 21, 2011. The documents show that Rosemond was indicted on 20 counts of drug trafficking, money laundering, firearm charges and obstruction of justice. Rosemond supposedly "directed that his organization hide contraband in 'road cases' used to transport music equipment. In light of Rosemond's position as the CEO of Czar Entertainment … Rosemond was able to disguise these shipments as legitimate freight that was ostensibly needed by the performance artists he managed." The documents said Rosemond sent music cases full of cocaine to music studios in New York, where members of his organization picked up the cocaine for distribution. His underlings, the documents say, then filled the cases with bundles of money -- $100,000 per bundle -- in vacuum-sealed plastic and sent them to Los Angeles. Interscope, owned by Universal Music Group, is not accused of wrongdoing. The label, home to Lady Gaga, Blink-182, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and others, is mentioned in a September 12, 2011 letter from federal prosecutors. The instrument cases were sent through Rock-It Cargo, which specializes in shipping musical instruments and equipment. Rock-It did not own the cases and is not accused of wrongdoing.



Gary Collins' Wife Files for Separation
Gary Collins' wife of 43 years needs a time out in her marriage to the TV host and filed Monday for legal separation. Mary Ann Mobley -- who won the Miss America title in 1959 -- is "miserable about the whole situation" according to her rep. Mary Ann is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation as she deals with stage 3 breast cancer. Mary Ann's rep tells us Gary is depressed about her illness and they both felt they needed a break.  The rep says no other person is involved in the separation. Gary has had his own problems, after being arrested 3 times and convicted twice for DUI.



TV NEWS
Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report will expand to a full hour for the first time in its seven-season run on Monday, Sept. 26 at 11:30/10:30c, with musical guest Radiohead.



Jack Coleman’s TV dance card is looking mighty full. In addition to dropping by The CW’s Vampire Diaries this fall as a slayer (and possible dad!), the Heroes alum will appear on Criminal Minds as someone far creepier than HRG. Coleman will guest star on the CBS drama as Bill, a man who once held a young girl captive for seven years, and in an attempt to recreate a perceived connection with the victim, proceeds to kidnap her mother (played by Army Wives‘ Brigid Brannagh) in the exact same fashion.




 Eric Stonestreet has landed a guest spot on FX’s spooky new series, American Horror Story. The Modern Family funnyman will appear in a November episode as a patient of Dr. Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) who has an irrational fear of urban legends.



90210 has cast Billy Ray Cyrus as the rich cowboy father of California University’s rich cowboy student, Austin (Justin Deeley).



Just days before All My Children is due to serve up its final broadcast episode on ABC, the producers of the show’s online continuation have signed its first cast members. “Pending a final agreement with AFTRA, Prospect Park has confirmed that … Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery) and Lindsay Hartley (Dr. Cara Castillo Martin) have agreed to deals to join the company’s new production of All My Children,” Prospect Park, an upstart media venture, announced in a statement