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Tyler Perry says he tried to save Whitney Houston 's life but failed in his attempt to take her to a rehab center to cure her drug addiction.

The ninth season of ABC's The Bachelorette begins Monday night, with Desiree Hartsock beginning her search for long-lasting love.

After 12 seasons of countless auditions, performances and lots of drama involving the judges themselves, American Idol judge Randy Jackson is leaving the show, saying his long stint had run its course.

For the second year in a row, readers of Entertainment Weekly's website EW.com have voted to determine who the best Saturday Night Live host was this past season.

Longtime Fox television executive Mike Darnell, who helped shepherd "American Idol" to the top of U.S. TV ratings, will leave the network, Fox said on Friday, after the network lost its lead among the younger audience most appealing to advertisers.

Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton said on Friday that he will headline a concert to benefit the victims of the Oklahoma tornado that swept through the city of Moore earlier this week, leaving 24 dead and thousands homeless.

"American Idol" season 12 champion Candice Glover will pay tribute to fallen servicemen and women at this year's National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C. In her first major gig since her "Idol" win, Candice will perform the National Anthem at the U.S. Capitol, something which has long been a goal of the singer's. In addition to airing live ... (more)

First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington stopped by Savoy Elementary School in southeast Washington, D.C., Friday to watch a song-and dance performance that included "Who Put the Bop" and a few other numbers.

Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.

Before achieving back-to-back radio hits with "Give Your Heart a Break" and "Heart Attack," Demi Lovato wondered why she had yet to find her breakthrough on the radio.

This May 20, 2013 photo shows Desiree Hartsock from the series "The Bachelorette," in New York.

New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov.

Tavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance.

Movies are projected pristinely in regal theaters, where they're greeted by the world's cinephiles with feverish excitement.

Even though George Takei - whose portrayal of Sulu made him a science fiction legend - said he had not yet had time to catch recently released "Star Trek Into Darkness" due to his busy schedule, he feels John Cho is the "ideal choice" to carry on Sulu's legacy due to the actor's "charm, intelligence, dash and sharpness." "When J.J. Abrams first ... (more)

Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and the early forecast predicts an "above normal, and possibly an extremely active" hurricane season, said Kathryn Sullivan, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan did her bit to protest against the skin trade by showing off some flesh of her own.

As a helicopter pilot for Los Angeles's KCAL-TV, Jim Gardner had flown over deadly mudslides and earthquakes, covered car chases and was shot at by snipers during the L.A. riots.

Managers at the San Onofre nuclear generating plant made a "Star Trek"-themed video stressing safety two years before the plant was shut down in the wake of a radiation leak, officials said.