- In the wake of his prostitution scandal [1], New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned this morning, effective Monday. — CitizenSugar [2]
- Nick Lachey is executive producing a show for MTV based on the movie Fame [3], featuring students at his former high school in Cincinnati. — The Hollywood Reporter [4]
- Patrick Dempsey was in his home state of Maine on Monday to announce the creation of the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at the Central Maine Medical Center. He is one of the center's primary financial backers, though he declined to mention the amount of his donation. — The Kennebec Journal [5]
- Mariah Carey will replace Janet Jackson as the performer on this week's SNL [6] since Janet pulled out sick [7]. — TMZ [8]
- Kevin Federline is apparently in talks to join the cast of Broadway's Legally Blonde [9]. — Us Magazine [10]
- Dawn Wells, who starred as Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island [11], has been sentenced to six month's probation following an October arrest for marijuana possession and driving under the influence. — AP [12]
- Audrina Patridge will join the Pussycat Dolls [13] on stage in Las Vegas to promote upcoming episodes of The Hills [14]. — People [15]
- A judge has dismissed a health insurance firm's lawsuit against Robert De Niro that claimed the actor lied about his prostate cancer before starting work on Hide and Seek in 2003. — AP [16]
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