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Actor and comedian Jonathan Winters has died. Winters died last night of natural causes in Montecito, Calif, around 6:30 p.m., surrounded by friends and family. Winters’ career began when he won a talent contest, which led to radio gigs and appearances at comedy clubs. He was a staple on the late night TV circuit for decades — he was one …

In response to a court ruling that backs the makers of a device that allows subscribers to stream local television from the airwaves to their computers, Fox executives have threatened to stop broadcasting their signal over the air and go cable only. A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network on Monday threatened to convert the network …

The world’s most famous Mouseketeer died today at the age of 70. The actress, singer and beloved Mousketeer had been hospitalized in Bakersfield due to complications from multiple sclerosis, according to Extra. Her family confirmed to Extra that Funicello died from complications of multiple sclerosis. They were by her side when she was taken off life support. Funicello had been …

The writers of Fashion Police, which is co-hosted by Joan Rivers and produced by her daughter, Melissa, have filed a claim against against the  E! Network for $1M in back wages according to a complaint filed with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. The complainants say that “Fashion Police” ignores state laws that require an employer to pay hourly …

Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen last night’s season three finale. Otherwise, dive in and dish.

“I really can honestly say, ‘My Dad was Gay.’ I can also say that being gay killed him. Because it was so taboo, he could never make peace with himself. He never allowed himself to have a genuine love. He was forever taunted by his own disdain for the natural inclinations that he was BORN WITH. Bob was a family …

With Jim Parsons as Frank N. Furter, of course. Details. More photos.

The five female cast members of the Mary Tyler Moore Show will reunite for the first time ever in an upcoming episode of Hot In Cleveland. In the Hot In Cleveland episode, which tapes April 5, I hear Elka (White) and Mamie Sue (Engel) decide to get their bowling team, named GLOB: The Gorgeous Ladies of Bowling, back together. They …

Openly gay Salon senior writer Steve Kornacki will return to MSNBC to anchor the weekend slot held by Chris Hayes, who is moving to the weeknight position to be vacated by Ed Shultz.  Kornacki previously co-hosted MSNBC’s The Cycle. Steve Kornacki hopes to maintain a sense of continuity for viewers even as he develops his own style for the show. …

UPDATE: Closeted homosexual Matt Drudge has the sadz.  THIS IS ALL OBAMA’S FAULT.

Bill O’Reilly says that likeness was deliberate.

Telling his Twitter followers that the “new boss wants his own peeps,” today Roland Martin revealed that he will leave CNN on April 6th.  Last year Martin was suspended by CNN after tweeting, “If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham’s underwear ad, smack the ish out of him!”  GLAAD had called for Martin’s outright …

Does this guy look like an elderly version of President Obama?  Buzzfeed noted that Twitter lit up with such speculation during last night’s episode of The Bible on the History Channel. Most of the people sending these tweets are (shocking!) complete wingnuts. UPDATE: The story is the main headline on Glenn Beck’s site.

One day after the announcement that Joy Behar is leaving The View comes rumors that Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been fired from the show due to audience displeasure with her conservative opinions. Elisabeth Hasselbeck is being fired from “The View,” according to Us Weekly.  Quoting anonymous sources, the magazine reported Friday that the conservative co-host is following Joy Behar out the …

Horrible news. People Magazine reports: A battery of tests revealed she has leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare condition that occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain. Her doctors say she has as little as three months left to live. Resolved to face her last days with courage and humor, “I don’t think of dying,” says the …