Anna Nicole Smith judged cleared of wrongdoing (AP)
AP - Authorities say the former judge who presided in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's remains has been cleared of any wrongdo...

Best-selling "God" author faces plagiarism claim (AP)
AP - Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of "Conversations with God," said Tuesday that he unwittingly passed off another wri...

CNN's Medicine Man Tapped for Surgeon General? (E! Online)
E! Online - Barack Obama is apparently looking to bring sexy back to Washington....

Prosecutors to Polanski: All is not forgiven (AP)
AP - Fugitive director Roman Polanski received a message from prosecutors in a sexually explicit court motion Tuesday that all is ...

Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: The Fiesta Bowl Leads Fox to Victory; Compatible True Beauty on ABC (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Losers (excluding repeats): Momma's Boys (NBC)...

Wii boosts UK games sales, music resilient (Reuters)
Reuters - British retailers sold a record combined number of DVDs, games and music in 2008 despite the economic gloom, boosted by ...

Actress Alyssa Milano to wed Hollywood agent (AP)
AP - Who's the fiance?...

New `Idol' judge says male contestants hold edge (AP)
AP - Kara DioGuardi was fretting about being the new face of "American Idol," and she put the blame on hungry mosquitoes....

Attorney: Charge against Brolin to be dropped (AP)
AP - It's not exactly a presidential pardon, but prosecutors have agreed to drop charges filed against "W." actors Josh Brolin and...

Tom & Katie: NYC's Next Real Estate Moguls? (E! Online)
E! Online - Are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes trying to give Donald Trump a run for his New York City real estate money?...

CSI: Is Laurence Fishburne Headed for Miami? (E! Online)
E! Online - Could scene-stealing CSI newcomer Laurence Fishburne be working double shifts already—and heading over to another CS...

Prosecutors to Polanski: All is not forgiven (AP)
AP - Fugitive director Roman Polanski received a message from prosecutors in a sexually explicit court motion Tuesday that all is ...

'Hedda Gabler', Starring Parker, Cerveris, Stormare and Sparks, Begins Broadway Run (Playbill)
Playbill - Tony Award winner Mary-Louise Parker exercises a trigger finger starting Jan. 6, with the first Broadway preview of Chr...

Batman, Iron Man, Kidman Clash Over F/X Oscar (E! Online)
E! Online - Indy, we hardly knew ya....

Pixar Animation pioneer Catmull earns Oscar (AP)
AP - One of the digital wizards behind such cartoon smashes as "WALL-E," "Ratatouille" and "Finding Nemo" is getting an Academy Aw...

The Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead at 60 (AP)
AP - Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died. H...

Fugitive filmmaker Polanski seeks U.S. case moved (Reuters)
Reuters - Oscar-winning fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski wants to disqualify the entire Los Angeles County court system from hand...

Izzard performs stand-up for Mumbai attack victim (AP)
AP - When the father of a victim of the Mumbai terror attacks wrote Eddie Izzard asking the comedian to send a note to his injured...

Apple disappoints--no Jobs or big news at Macworld (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc said on Tuesday said it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest ...

Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Wright Cleared in Bar Brawl (E! Online)
E! Online - Looks like there'll be no need for a presidential pardon for this W. crew....