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Rodney King says boxing is helping him stay sober. King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police was captured on videotape and helped spark riots a year later, is among a group of D-list celebrities appearing around the country as part of the Celebrity Boxing Federation.

Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian and author Wanda Sykes returns to Fox to host the irreverent new late-night series "The wanda Sykes Show" at 10 p.m. Saturday on channel 23, cable 5. ROGER ERICKSON/Fox Published: Wanda Sykes wants you to come and hang out.

Showtime is bringing Nurse Jackie back early. The half-hour drama starring Edie Falco will return March 22, 2010, the cable channel announced Friday.

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.

The new season of Sesame Street begins on Nov. 10. The show is celebrating its 40th anniversary by launching an entirely new "block" format, complete with a new opening sequence.

The problem with 'A Christmas Carol,' in its latest film retelling, is that too much Carrey and Zemeckis eventually overshadow Dickens.

Frank Langella, Cameron Diaz and James Marsden in "The Box." About a third of the way through "The Box," I had a distinct sense-memory flash.

Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.

Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show's "karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved.

For just this weekend, a neighborhood in this city that has lain dormant in boxes and under plastic coverings for nearly a decade, is coming back to life.

Kayne West jumps onstage after Taylor Swift won the 'Best Female Video' award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009 in New York City.

The Rihanna media blitz is in full effect this week, thanks to two upcoming, much-anticipated premieres.

John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on "Dexter," with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him.

Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield. The Food Network announced Wednesday that an episode of "Iron Chef America" will be taped at the White House featuring Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse.

On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has been named Celebrity Mum of the Year. The actress and mother-of-two confirmed she is back together with former Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas as she accepted the award.

A Los Angeles man arrested with a knife at the workplace of American Idol host Ryan Seacrest pleaded not guilty to a stalking charge, and was ordered to stay away from Seacrest.

NFL great Michael Irvin and "Iron Chef America" host Mark Dacascos became the next two celebs to get ousted on "Dancing with the Stars"! Michael and his pro partner Anna Demidova were the first duo booted on Tuesday night after receiving the lowest combined total of judges' scores and viewer votes.

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony.

Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality "docu-series" about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight.