Daily Scoop for the week of 9/28
Lucy Vodden, the inspiration for the Beatles “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46.
CW has cancelled “The Beautiful Life: TBL” after only two episodes. The drama starred Mischa Barton and Sara Paxton and was executive produced by Ashton Kutcher.
Saturday Night Live newbie Jenny Slate accidentally dropped and F-Bomb on the season premiere of the show Saturday night, but after the execs meet after the show, they determined she will not lose her job. Only 2 other S-N-L cast members have uttered the expletive on the air: Charles Rocket in 1981 and Norm McDonald in 1997. Both were fired shortly after.
Conan O’Brien injured himself on Friday and had to cancel the “Tonight Show” for that night… but is back on the job this week.
Donald Fisher has died at age 81. He was one of the co-founders of “The Gap.”
In the stupid criminals department: the Secret Service is tracking down the person on Facebook who posted a poll on whether the president should be assassinated. Facebook is cooperating with authorities, which should make it fairly quick to identify the subject.
Pamela Anderson says she’s not bankrupt, despite reports she owes more than a million bucks to contractors and the I-R-S.
Tim Russert’s dad, Big Russ, has died at age 85.
The father of the late Anna Nicole Smith has died after losing his battle with lung cancer.
Donald Hogan was buried on Tuesday (9-22) after passing away in a hospice.
Director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland Saturday for a statutory rape charge that dates back to 1977.
CBS CEO Les Moonves and his wife Julie Chen welcomed a baby son, Charlie, into the world last week.
The numbers are starting to become clear. Now we’re hearing that Simon Cowell is about to sign a two-year deal with American Idol for $50 million per year.
Justin Timberlake is going to star in a movie based on Facebook.
Did you know that Jordin Sparks, who’s been opening for Britney Spears since August, has yet to meet her?
Top 5 at the box office: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs, Surrogates, Fame, The Informant and I Can Do Bad All By Myself
For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the government reported this week, although we continue to lag behind about 30 other countries in estimated life span.
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