In this July 28, 2010 photo, Melissa McCarthy, left, and Billy Gardell, co-stars of the television show "Mike & Molly," pose together for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Here's the skinny.
While the new sitcom "Mike & Molly" spins around two single people who hook up at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting, the stars and creative team insist the show isn't about being fat. Instead, they say, it's about people who happen to be fat.
And yet, with two overweight principals heading up a series produced in thin-obsessed Hollywood, can they avoid the discussion of weight?
NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Walters is feeling wonderful after heart surgery in May - and has practically no scar, she added proudly Tuesday as she returned to active duty on "The View" after taking the summer off for recovery.
"I would like to say, once and for all, to all the people who say, 'How are you?': I'm FINE!" she told viewers as the audience gave her a rousing welcome. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Monte Carlo casino-resort has replaced longtime Las Vegas Strip headline magician Lance Burton with a hip-hop dance crew that shot to fame through a reality television competition, hotel officials announced Tuesday.
Burton ended a 14-year run at the Monte Carlo on Saturday. He and the Monte Carlo announced their split in April, less than a year after he signed a six-year contract extension. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
MATTHEWS, N.C. (AP) - For 17-year-old Lizzie Guest, the TV show "Glee" was a life-changer, so when she heard about a summer camp based off the hit, she just had to enroll.
And given a chance for an encore, she signed up again. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - When Mike Tyson looks back on his friendship with Tupac Shakur, he thinks about the rapper's big heart, explosive anger - and the one regret he has about their relationship.
"He always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it, and I wish I did," Tyson said in a recent phone interview. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
When Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. pulled the plug on the long-in-development "Duke Nukem Forever" last year, most observers in the video-game industry thought they'd seen the last of its titular hero.
But you can't keep a bad man down - and last weekend, the cigar-chomping, beer-swilling tough guy staggered back to life at the Seattle fan-fest Penny Arcade Expo. Tuesday, September 07, 2010
