A judge last week refused to throw out the case filed by cast members of the 1970s hit television series Happy Days. Four of the cast members sued to try to recover money from sales of merchandise they were never received. The Superior Court judge in Los Angeles denied CBS’s motion for summary judgment that would have brought to an end the lawsuit. The network is the owner of the show. The issue that is remaining is whether the show’s actors are entitled to payments from DVDs of the Happy Days... 

Dallas had returned to television after nearly 20 years away. This month the Ewing family makes its return and will include some of its original cast from the hit show that aired between 1978 and 1991. Leading the return to the small screen is Larry Hagman as the always scheming and ruthless J.R. Ewing. The series followed the trial and tribulations of the Ewing family an ultra-rich family in Dallas thanks to oil. The new series will premiers in a two-hour special June 13, 2012. During the peak years,... 

Emmy Award winner Kathryn Joosten who is known for roles on Desperate Housewives and The West Wing, lost her battle against lung cancer on Saturday said her family. Joosten was 72. The actress battled the disease for over 11 years. In a prepared statement, her family said she was surrounded by her loved ones laughing and crying, with lots of humor right up until the end. Her acting credits started in 1984. She had roles on sitcoms on television like Dharma and Greg, Ally McBeal and Scrubs. She was... 

Memorial Day weekend will be remembered by Sony as the weekend Men in Black 3 took the box office title away from Disney’s The Avengers. The sequel starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Josh Brolin took over first place in the box office with a three-day $55 million haul. Early predictions say the movie will earn another $15 million on Memorial Day bringing its four-day haul to $70 million, but that is lower than many had estimated. The $230 million sequel was a huge budget to overcome but many... 

Sharon Stone was sued on Wednesday by her housekeeper. The former live in housekeeper and nanny, has claimed a number of things in her documents that were filed in court yesterday. The harassment lawsuit was filed by Erlinda Elemen and claims that she was insulted by Stone due to her Filipino accent. She said that Stone had told her not to talk in front of her kids, so they would not end up speaking like her. The suit also says that Elemen was not allowed to read the Bible while in the home of the... 

The hit series Desperate Housewives ended its eight-season run on ABC with an affectionate, tidy ending. The ending was not characteristic of the racy, rocky, macabre series. Everyone on the show is destined to live a happy life after the finale, except for Karen McCluskey, played by Kathryn Joosten. The loveable senior who tends to be cranky was trying to tackle cancer, but she dies at her home, the way she asked to, with a song sung by Johnny Mathias serenading her. Bree Van de Kamp had been saved... 

The grinning gas station attendant from The Andy Griffith Show know to all those who watched as Goober Pyle, has died. George Lindsey, 83, was also for his role on the long running Hee Haw. Lindsey died, said a Nashville funeral home, from a brief illness. Lindsey became famous for his role of Goober the gas station attendant who always wore a beanie on The Andy Griffith Show between 1964 and 1968 and the successor to the show Mayberry RFD between 1968 and 1971. On Hee Haw from the 1971 season through... 

Since her late teens, Zoe Saldana felt a maternal urge, however her career has led her down another path. The star of Avatar, revealed she wanted to have kids with Keith Britton, her ex-finance, early into the 11-year relationship the two enjoyed. However, at that time, Britton was not ready. She said, “I am Latin, Latinas start early, at 22 I had an urge to hold onto something, I wanted a little one.” She said she respected Britton’s decision to not have kids for years in their relationship.... 

The most popular comedian in Egypt, Adel Imam has been found guilty of Insulting Islam. The verdict of the comedian for offending Islam was upheld in a Cairo court on Wednesday. It raised fears with liberals and secularists in Egypt that Islamic tide is increasing in the country since former President Mubarak was removed from power in 2011. Imam is one of the Arab world’s most well known actors. He was convicted originally in February for contempt of religion, which is illegal in the penal code... 

Fans of the Kardashians will be happy to know they will continue to see the family on reality TV on the E! Network. The network announced it had signed a contract for $40 million for three seasons for the show Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The mega million-dollar deal makes the show the richest in the history of reality TV. The family members, sisters – Kourtney, Kim and Khloe – and parents Bruce and Kris Jenner will earn the same pay and most of the money will go to the family. Other stars... 

Hollywood is taking advantage of a new breach in the great cultural wall of China, albeit cautiously. On Monday, Disney announced that it would produce Iron Man 3 together with a company in China. This is just the latest sign that Hollywood is warming up to China’s recent openness. China, for decades, has put limits on the number of films from other countries that are allowed in the country. The limit until recently was 20 however, Chinese officials in February, announced that quota would increase... 

On Monday, the Canadian woman accused by authorities of harassing and aggravated stalking of Alec Baldwin, Genevieve Sabourin, was arraigned in a New York City court. Baldwin, spoke about the incident on Tuesday. He said, “Isn’t it odd that while in handcuffs and being led away by the police, the accused stalker smiles for cameras.” From March 31 until Sunday, the day of her arrest, Sabourin, aged 40, tried on at least three occasions to contact the actor in person. She attempted to do so at... 

The cost of Whitney Houston’s funeral for residents of Newark, New Jersey was $187,000 in overtime for police officers. Many residents in the city are not pleased about having to foot the bill. Close to 200 police officers were on duty at the New Baptist Church the day of the funeral as well as at the local funeral home and another reunion of family and friends. The bill represents close to 5% of the annual $4 million budget for the police department. Members of the City council of Newark said... 

Captain America will be redeployed. Marvel Studios and its parent Disney announced the sequel would be scheduled for release in April of 2014. Captain America originated in the 1940s as a scrawny weakling who is chemically enhanced to become a super-soldier. He helped to save the world by helping the Allies during WWII. Marvel said in their announcement that the new sequel will start from where the upcoming May 4 The Avengers ends. What the means is that Captain America will in fact survive his ordeals... 

Ashton Kutcher will now become a wealthy techie on the big screen. Currently Kutcher plays the role of a very rich techie on the television series Two and a Half Men. In the not so distant future that experience will come in handy as he will play one of the world’s most famous techies in a soon to be produced movie. Kutcher will play the part of the late co-founder of Apple Steve Jobs in Jobs, an indie film. The movie will portray the life of the Apple co-founder through his hippie days to his... 

The 64th annual Primetime Emmys will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The show will air on ABC on September 23. It will be his first time hosting the Emmys. It is surprising since he has hosted for a number of awards shows such as the ESPN Espy Awards and the American Music Awards. Don Mischer will be the show’s executive producer for the 12th time, a record. He said via a statement that he loves television and looks forward to the ABC show and working with the Academy. He promised a fast-paced show... 

Hunger Games took a huge bite of the box office worldwide in its debut weekend. The film took in an incredible $214 million worldwide. In the U.S. alone, the movie earned over $155 million. That take by the movie was even higher than the lofty estimates set by Hollywood analysts. The movie became the third-highest domestic opening movie of all time. Internationally the movie took in nearly $60 million from another 67 markets. Only last year’s Harry Potter finale and The Dark Knight, the Batman... 

A judge who currently is overseeing the conservatorship of Britney Spears’ has been asked to appoint a conservator for Zsa Zsa Gabor’s medical care and finances. A hearing was scheduled for May 2 by Judge Reva Goetz of the Los Angeles Superior Court to hear a request filed by Gabor’s daughter, Francesca Hilton. Gabor, born in Hungary, at one time was one of the most glamorous women in Hollywood. However, health problems over the last two years, including a leg amputation and broken hip have... 

Disney has announced it will lose millions of dollars on the Martian adventure movie John Carter. The film cost Disney nearly $350 million to produce and the company believes it could lose up to $200 million. When the movie was being produced, company executives hoped the movie would have a number of sequels. If Disney executives are correct with their predictions, then the movie could be one of the industry’s biggest busts’ of all time. Over its first two full weekends, the international income... 

Long time drummer of the The Doobie Brothers, Mike Hossack, has died from cancer. March 14, 2012- Mike Hossack, the longtime drummer of the rock group The Doobie Brothers, died on Monday at 65 from cancer said the manager of the band. Hossack was instrumental in giving the band the distinctive sound it had in the 1970s. He was one of two drummers the band used at the same time. He died peacefully in Dubois, Wyoming at his home said Bruce Cohn his manager. In a statement Cohn said, “There was not... 

Olivier Martinez and Halle Berry are now officially engaged. March 12, 2012- Olivier Martinez, the French actor, has confirmed he and his girlfriend Halle Berry are engaged. He told reporters, “Yes, the rumor is true.” The confirmation appeared online in an interview on Saturday. Rumors of late have been swirling around that he will wed Berry, the winner of a Best Actress Oscar. Martinez was in South Florida for the opening of his restaurant on South Beach. He took time out to also explain who... 

The action spectacular John Carter is estimated to lose almost 200 million dollars. March 10, 2012- Wall Street analysts have predicted that John Carter, the latest movie released by Walt Disney, could cost the studio up to $165 million. The big budget adventure film about Martians debuted Friday. Usually estimates are not changed prior to the film being debuted but because of the high profile of the film, Wall Street analysts did so. They almost doubled the amount they feel the studio could lose... 

Former Monkees star Davy Jones had a small family funeral in Florida. March 8, 2012- The publicist for Davy Jones said a funeral was held for the Monkees singer. The funeral was private and held near the singer’s Florida home. Family, including his daughters and current wife were present. The publicist said Jones’ body would be cremated and his ashes would be returned to his birthplace, Manchester, England. Next week there will be a memorial service open to the public in his honor in Manchester.... 

March 6, 2012- Two men were arrested and authorities charged them with hacking the computers at Sony Music and stealing a back catalog of Michael Jackson’s. Jackson’s music collection was purchased by Sony bosses from the estate of the last King of Pop for $250 million in 2010 following Jackson’s death. However, last year in April, the label’s online archive was hacked by cyber thieves who downloaded over 50,000 files illegally. The Serious Organized Crime Agency of Britain apprehended two... 

The Lorax was the week-end's top film. March 5, 2012- The Lorax, from Dr. Seuss, an environmental tale in 3-D exceeded all industry expectations in its debut weekend. The movie also was the biggest opening for any film thus far in 2012. It showed that movie enthusiasts were ready for a film for the entire family.  The 3-D tale took in over $70.7 million according to Universal Pictures, its distributor. The other new release for this weekend, Project X, an R-rated flick completely opposite from...