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FX rolling the dice on Charlie Sheen (AP)
AP – The chief of the FX network says he still hasn’t seen a script for Charlie Sheen’s new comedy “Anger Management,” which is scheduled to debut in June.
Globes: Comedy vies with drama this awards season (AP)
AP – The Golden Globes have equally good comedy and drama masks this year.
Hollywood preps for Golden Globe party (Reuters)
Reuters – Hollywood prepared for its annual party and prize giveaway, the Golden Globe Awards, on Sunday but as much as Tinseltown’s eyes will be fixed on which films and stars will be honored, its ears will be listening for barbs from show host Ricky Gervais.
Miss America confronted family pain with pageant (AP)
AP – The nation’s newest Miss America is a 23-year-old Wisconsin brunette who had long conversations with her family mulling whether or not to make her father’s jail time for mail fraud the heart of her campaign in the beauty pageant.
TV One network focuses on missing blacks (AP)
AP – After 16 years playing a police lieutenant on “Law & Order,” actress S. Epatha Merkerson is turning to some real-life crime stories.
ABC ditches ‘Work It’ sitcom (AP)
AP – ABC’s “Work It” is off duty.
"Private: #1 Suspect" tops best-sellers list (Reuters)
Reuters – “Private: #1 Suspect” jumped to the top spot of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.
Al Gore predicts years of Olbermann on Current TV (Reuters)
Reuters – Current TV hasn’t soured on Keith Olbermann since their recent spat over Iowa caucuses coverage: Asked if he anticipates Olbermann remaining on the network for years to come, Current co-founder Al Gore responded with an unequivocal “Yes.”
Heather Locklear released from LA-area hospital (AP)
AP – Actress Heather Locklear was released Friday from a hospital after she was treated in the intensive care unit for an unknown ailment.
Louis-Dreyfus researched role with US veeps (AP)
AP – Julia Louis-Dreyfus said Friday that she spoke with two U.S. vice presidents to research her role in an upcoming HBO comedy.
