character actor who had minor roles in “Tootsie,” ‘’Taxi Driver” and dozens of other films has died. Willy Switkes (SWIT’-kehs) was 83. His niece Ellen Switkes says he died of colon cancer on Thursday at a hospice in Rockville, Md.


Michelle Obama, Jay-Z, Donald Trump and more celebs hacked; financial records posted online
A slew of celebrities have been the victims of a hacker who has posted an alarming amount of personal and financial information online. The website, has disclosed financial information of First Lady Michelle Obama, including her credit report, social security number, phone number and banking and credit card information. The First Lady is the just the latest hacking victim. The website has also obtained and posted financial records for Beyonce, Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. When Michelle Obama's name is clicked on the site, a comment reads, "Blame your husband, we still love you, Michelle." So perhaps the hacker is specifically targeting President Obama's friends and family, in addition to celebrities. The FBI has not confirmed the existence of an investigation, though one would assume there is an investigation taking place. The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed an investigation, as their own police chief is one of the people who has been hacked. Police Cmdr. Andrew Smith says, "People get mad at us, go on the Internet and try to find information about us, and post it all on one site. The best word I can use to describe it is creepy."


24 Movie Dead
"Olympus Has Fallen" director Antoine Fuqua says that the film version of the hit Fox action series "24" is dead. Fuqua was the front runner to direct the project, which was put on indefinite hold a year ago. "Yeah, that's not happening. I don't think it's gonna happen at all, definitely not with me. I met with Kiefer [Sutherland], Fox wanted to do it, it was a matter of his schedule before he went off to do his new show [Touch]." At the time there were budget issues causing issues in negotiations between Fox and star Kiefer Sutherland. Fuqua adds that: "I don't think he [Sutherland] was able to get a proper agreement with Fox. The time just passed, and I went off to go to what I was doing."

Kelly Osbourne leaves the hospital after treatment for seizure

Five days after she was hospitalized for a seizure, Kelly Osbourne has left the hospital and is expected to be just fine. The TV host's doctors have determined that she is unlikely to have future episodes and can therefore get back to her life. The strange situation began on Thursday (March 7) when Osbourne suffered a seizure during a taping of her E! show, "Fashion Police." She was quickly rushed to the hospital, where doctors examined her to determine whether or not the seizure had been caused by epilepsy or some other disease. A statement from her rep stated that "Kelly Osbourne has returned home and has been given a clean bill of health by her doctor... Doctors ran numerous tests and determined that this was most likely a onetime episode of which there are no conclusive results."


Your Voice In My Head
Emily Blunt ("Looper") will replace Emma Watson in the lead role in David Yates' adaptation of journalist Emma Forrest's memoir "Your Voice In My Head". The story follows Forrest's experiences as a young writer in New York and her sessions with a therapist who she credits with saving her life.


Animal Rescue
James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos") is in talks to join the cast of Michael R. Roskam's crime thriller "Animal Rescue" at Fox Searchlight and Chernin Entertainment. Tom Hardy, Matthias Schoenaerts and Noomi Rapace also star. Based on the Dennis Lehane short story, the plot follows a man who wants to shed his criminal past but somehow gets mixed up in a bad heist and a killing, resulting from a lost and contested pitbull.


Divergent
Maggie Q, Zoë Kravitz, and Ansel Elgort have signed on to star in the fantasy adaptation Divergent, alongside Shailene Woodley.  The story is based on Veronica Roth's novel that is set in a future where society is divided into five stringent factions based on the human traits honesty, selflessness, bravery, peacefulness, and intelligence. Each citizen must decide which characteristic they want to devote the rest of their lives to at the age of 16. Maggie Q is playing Tori, a tattoo parlor owner who is a part of the ceremony where youngsters choose which faction to live under. She also helps Shailene Woodley's character Tris. Zoë Kravitz will play Christina, a member of the Dauntless bravery faction, who befriends Tris. Ansel Elgort is set to portray Tris' twin brother, who turns leaves his family in the Abnegation (selflessness) clan to join the Erudite (intelligence) group.
 After Monday's emotional Bachelor finale, Sean Lowe and his new fiancée, Catherine Giudici, appeared on ABC's After the Final Rose special for the first time in public as a couple – and spoke to host Chris Harrison about what's next. "A marriage follows a proposal," Sean said. "We don't have a date yet, but we have decided that we think it would be cool, since our relationship started and it was developed and cultivated on a TV show – we'll have our wedding on a TV show. And ABC will cover the wedding." Harrison was thrilled with the announcement that the newest Bachelor couple will have a televised wedding, just like former Bachelorette couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum. "You are going to get married – we don't have a date yet – very soon," Harrison said. "Soon," Catherine said. "I don't see why there would be any waiting period. I want to be his wife." And Sean agreed: "I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I can't wait to have the wedding," he said. "If it were up to me I'd go to the courthouse and get it done."


TV NEWS

Currently in its 10th year, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been renewed through the 2016-17 TV season.


Great news, ‘A’ team: Pretty Little Liars — which wraps its third year next Tuesday, March 19 — will be back Tuesday, June 11 with Season 4. Making up the rest of ABC Family’s summer lineup are four new series and three other returners: Melissa & Joey Season 3 launches Wednesday, May 29 at 8/7c, followed by the premiere of Baby Daddy (8:30 pm) and the debut of Dancing Fools (9 pm), an all-new clip show; the Jennifer Lopez-produced The Fosters kicks off Monday, June 3 at 9 pm; Switched at Birth resumes its second season on June 10 at 8 pm; the new thriller Twisted begins after PLL on June 11 (9 pm); and The Vineyard, a docu-soap, airs Wednesday, July 24 at 9 pm.


Star Wars: The Clone Wars will no longer exist in Cartoon Network’s corner of the universe, Lucasfilm Animation announced.


The resurrected, revived and slightly reconfigured All My Children and One Life to Live serials will resume their story-spinning, plot-twisting and cliff-hanging on Monday, April 29. AMC and OLTL will premiere new, 30-minutes episodes on weekdays via the free Hulu service and to the millions of Hulu Plus subscribers. In addition, the iTunes Store will offer both series.


It's been a big couple of days for Sean Lowe. Monday night (March 11) he was publicly reunited with Catherine Giudici, his "Bachelor" finale choice, and the two announced they are ready to get married and want to do it as a televised event for ABC. Now Lowe has announced he's joining the cast of "Dancing With the Stars." The hunky blonde revealed his big news on "Good Morning America" Tuesday morning (March 12). He says he's already in training with Peta Murgatroyd, his professional partner, and adds, "Hopefully, I won't make a fool of myself on the dance floor."


Happy Endings, which is currently on an unplanned hiatus, relocates to Fridays beginning March 29.


ABC will present a “Pop-Up Video”-style episode of Once Upon a Time on Sunday, March 31 at 8/7, displaying fun facts and backstory info on screen during an encore of the midseason finale “Queen of Hearts.”