'Desperate Housewives' Trial; Mystery Witness Emerges
The trial over Nicollette Sheridan's firing from "Desperate Housewives" featured one last twist Monday with the disclosure of a mystery witness who has indicated show officials tried to cover up correspondence related to the actress. A judge ordered the man to appear in court Tuesday morning to determine whether he will become one of the final witnesses that jurors considering the case will hear from. The man, who was identified as Michael Reinhart, left a message for Sheridan's attorney on Sunday afternoon stating that he mistakenly got an email that suggested that messages related to Sheridan's departure would be purged. The man on the message said he didn't want to become involved in the case, but by day's end had becoming the latest intriguing thread in a trial that has featured a behind-the-scenes look at "Desperate Housewives" and conflicting testimony on whether Sheridan was struck by show creator Marc Cherry during a September 2008 dispute. "There was a definite conspiracy to cover up the correspondence on email-wise in regards to Nicollette," the caller is heard saying on the call, which was played in court outside the presence of the jury. Adam Levin, an attorney for Cherry and ABC, dismissed the claims. He noted in court that he had not spoken with Reinhart. "Today's antics by the plaintiff, conjuring up mysterious emails, appears to be a last ditch effort save her case," Levin said after Monday's proceedings. Closing arguments are likely to begin on Tuesday as both sides call their final witnesses. Sheridan's attorney Mark Baute, who received the message Sunday, said he would like to call Reinhart as a witness. Sheridan, 48, is suing Cherry and ABC for wrongful termination and battery and is seeking $6 million in damages.
 He may have gotten engaged to Courtney Robertson in Switzerland last November (in a dramatic proposal which aired on the March 12 finale of season 16 of The Bachelor) but that didn't stop Ben Flajnik from stepping out on his bride-to-be  During the emotional After the Final Rose special,  Flajnik, 29, adamently denied groping and making out with one particular woman by a waterfront park near the Golden Gate Bridge -- but Us Weekly has the photographic proof, taken just before midnight Feb. 18.   During the after the final rose show, Ben told host Chris Harrison, "It's been a rough ride,"about everything that's happened since the finale was taped. What went wrong? As Ben began to watch his season of the show, he witnessed the catty behavior of his new fiancée. She later apologized. "The woman that I saw on TV isn't the Courtney that I know," he said, adding, "Those are the moments and the instances that led to Courtney and I not talking for a time while the show aired. We were essentially broken up." Courtney, said "It's a really hard situation living in a house with 25 women all dating the same guy. It's just a very unnatural situation to be in, and it brought out the worst in me." During this time apart, photos were published of Ben apparently kissing another woman. But, he says, looks can be deceiving. "On my father's grave," he swore to Chris, "I haven't kissed another woman, I haven't hooked up with another woman. I haven't cheated on Courtney." Of the photos, Ben added, "I am not kissing those women [in those photos]. It's as simple as that." Now, despite uncertainty and "trust that's been lost," according to Courtney, the pair say they're trying to pick up the pieces and move forward together. "We're engaged. We're in a good place," Ben said.
 Eighty-six year old Dick Van Dyke looks like a giddy young groom with his bride in a photo from the couple's intimate wedding. The actor tied the knot with makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40, on Leap Day this year. The couple beamed as they cut their two-tier wedding cake topped with red flowers. Van Dyke and Silver met six years ago at the SAG Awards. This is Van Dyke's second marriage.

'Army Wives' Kim Delaney apologizes for incoherent military funerals speech

Remember when Kim Delaney spoke at Liberty Medal Award presentation for former defense secretary last September? Delaney has now addressed the speech in her first interview since the infamous speech, saying, "I wasn't feeling great [and] there were technical problems. I was prepared, but it didn't come out that way. It was like the perfect storm for something to go wrong. And then it goes viral! There's just nothing you can do [but] deal with it, right?" Army Wives" just kicked off its sixth season on March 4 and Delaney says of her hit show for Lifetime that she's "having a wonderful time." "Army Wives" airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. on Lifetime
 

Moss agrees to 49ers deal

Randy Moss is ready to show the world he can still be that dynamic deep threat who once dominated NFL defensive backs. Even after a year away. Even at age 35. Even with a reputation he says isn't all it's made out to be. Moss is getting a another chance in the NFL, signing a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, only hours after he worked out for the team with coach Jim Harbaugh, a former NFL quarterback.  ''I'm not a free agent. I'm a guy straight off the couch, straight off the street,'' Moss said. ''One thing I want the sports world to understand is the love and passion I have for football.'' Moss will fill a big void for the reigning NFC West champions in Harbaugh's version of the West Coast offense.  This is a fresh start. ''The thing about me being here is they've done their research on me. When it comes to the worldwide sports media, I've gotten a bad rap,'' Moss said. ''They've done their homework on me or they wouldn't have brought me in here. ... (The questions were) more of me not being a team player and things like that. I don't want to get into that.''  Moss said he initially retired for ''personal reasons outside of football'' and considered making a comeback late in the 2011 season before ultimately deciding to give his body more time to train. He suffered a shoulder injury during 2010 with New England.  ''It was a decision to get back in the game because I still love the game and think I can play at a high level,'' he said. ''It was obvious they liked what they saw. I don't want to let them down.''

Kim Kardashian Responds to Jon Hamm Calling Her Stupid

Kim Kardashian is a little mad at this man. The reality starlet, 31, took Jon Hamm to task for recently telling Elle UK that she and her former BFF Paris Hilton are "[expletive] idiots." Explaining that although she has "respect" for the Mad Men star's opinion, "Not everyone takes the same path in life." "We're all working hard and we all have to respect one another," she Tweeted on Monday. "Calling someone who runs their own businesses, is a part of a successful TV show, produces, writes, designs, and creates, 'stupid,' is in my opinion careless." Hamm used Kardashian and Hilton to illustrate that "stupidity is certainly celebrated," in the U.S., adding, "[It's] a valuable commodity in this culture because you're rewarded significantly."
 Country crooner Faith Hill went completely makeup-less as she hopped a flight from LAX to Sydney, Australia with her husband Tim McGraw, 44, and their three kids, Gracie, 14, Maggie, 13 and Audrey, 10


TV NEWS
Chad Michael Murray is leaving One Tree Hill behind for the far more adult world of Scruples, ABC’s drama pilot based on the novel by Judith Krantz about a rich and powerful clothing designer (CSI: NY‘s Claire Forlani) working in a business dominated by sex, revenge and scandal.


Being Human star Sam Huntington will guest-star in the upcoming fourth season of Syfy sister show Warehouse 13, playing a jazz musician named Ethan.


Former Cosby Show star Tempestt Bledsoe is returning to NBC in the Untitled Jimmy Fallon Project (aka DILFs). The project follows three thirtysomething guys (played by Anthony Anderson, Jesse Bradford and Zach Cregger) who enjoy the adventures of parenting even though they haven’t grown up themselves.

Funnyman Will Ferrell will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Tuesday, March 13 to promote his new Spanish language film Casa De Mi Padre (hitting theaters March 16). In keeping with the spirit of the movie, Kimmel will conduct the interview in Spanish with English subtitles.


Logo will launch the six-episode All Stars: RuPaul’s Drag Race this fall, featuring the best of the best from the four previous seasons.


True Blood alumna Mariana Klaveno and former Melrose Place stud Grant Show are the latest familiar faces to join ABC’s Devious Maids, a drama pilot from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry.


On the heels of (finally) nabbing long-coveted guest star Leonard Nimoy, Big Bang Theory has landed another big get in famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Details surrounding the cameo are being kept under wraps, but Hawking will appear opposite Jim Parsons’ Sheldon Cooper in the April 5 episode.


Desperate Housewives and 24 alum Jeffrey Nordling guest-stars on TV Land’s Happily Divorced this Wednesday (10:30/9:30c) as the brother of Fran’s gay ex-husband.


Tammy Blanchard (Moneyball/Guiding Light) has landed a three-episode arc in the upcoming third season of The Big C. She’ll play a free-spirit pilates instructor who enters into an unconventional relationship with John Benjamin Hickey’s Sean.


Arron Shiver (Longmire) and Meg Steedle (Body of Proof) have booked recurring roles on Season 3 of Boardwalk Empire. The former will play Dean O’Banion, who is based on the real-life nemesis of Al Capone, while the latter will portray a Broadway actress.


Onetime Bachelor “winner” Emily Maynard will begin her second televised search for love on Monday, May 14, when ABC launches the next cycle of The Bachelorette. As previously reported, Maynard is set to star as the dating series’ lovelorn leading lady in its upcoming eighth season, which, unlike years past, moved production — to her hometown of Charlotte, N.C., to accommodate her life as a single mom.


ABC is the second network (following The CW) to let loose with its May finale schedule, and among the dates is the day Desperate Housewives will wrap up its eighth and final season.


Tuesday, May 1
8/7c Last Man Standing
Sunday, May 6
10 pm GCB
Monday, May 7
10 pm Castle
Sunday, May 13
8 pm Once Upon a Time
9 pm Desperate Housewives (two-hour series finale)
Tuesday, May 15
8 pm Cougar Town (one-hour finale)
10 pm Private Practice
Wednesday, May 16
8:30 pm Suburgatory
Thursday, May 17
8 pm Missing (premieres Thursday, March 15)
9 pm Grey’s Anatomy
10 pm Scandal (premieres Thursday, April 5)
Friday, May 18
8 pm Shark Tank
Monday, May 21
8 pm Dancing with the Stars (final performance show)
Tuesday, May 22
9 pm Dancing with the Stars (final results show)
Wednesday, May 23
8 pm The Middle
9 pm Modern Family
9:30 pm Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 (premieres Wednesday, April 11)
10 pm Revenge