George Clooney’s girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis has landed a role in US drama Leverage, according to reports.

The Italian model and TV personality, 31, will appear in five episodes of the TNT drama when it returns for a third season later this year.

Canalis, who will star opposite Timothy Hutton, will be playing a mysterious woman known [...]

Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin made her stand-up comedy debut by performing a monologue on Jay Leno’s chat show.

The politician-turned-media pundit made gags about politics, her home state of Alaska and her critics – and seemed to go down well with the studio audience.

As she prepared to perform the monologue she poked fun [...]

Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp appeared on US television on Saturday, appealing for the release of a death row prisoner.

The Alice in Wonderland star claims Damien Echols – who was found guilty of killing three children in 1993 – was wrongly convicted and wants the verdict overturned.

He is one of several celebrities who believe Echols, [...]

Katherine Heigl may be about to depart the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.

Heigl’s character Dr Izzie Stevens has been subject to some roller-coaster plot turns, developing terminal cancer one episode, on her feet in surgery saving lives the next. But it’s all in a day for the team at the fictional Seattle Grace.

Heigl, 31, took [...]

Conan O’Brien has taken to Twitter for the first time.

The comedian who had a rocky departure from his late-night talk show on NBC posted his first tweet on Wednesday afternoon, Access Hollywood reported.

O’Brien’s first tweet twanged: “Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me.”

Twitter, it appears, [...]

TV star Conan O’Brien has put his luxurious Manhattan penthouse apartment up for sale for $35m.

O’Brien, who was paid $45m to quit the Tonight Show, bought the Central Park West property for $10m in 2007 and combined it with an apartment he already owned on the floor below with wife Liza.

The apartment is housed [...]

Rihanna recently stopped by The New Music Show on KIIS-FM. During the show, the Barbadian beauty of a singer talked about how she got involved with Bono and Jay-Z on ‘Stranded’, what’s next for her, who she’s rooting for in the Super Bowl, her forthcoming tour and trash pop singer Ke$ha. Rihanna said of Ke$ha [...]

The primetime Jay Leno Show has been cancelled, says NBC.

The rejigged show that was formerly a late-night staple apparently suffered a viewer dip since debuting in September. The show has been yanked from its 10pm slot.

Network chairman Jeff Gaspin said:”Starting February 12, The Jay Leno Show will no longer air at 10pm. While it was [...]

Heather Locklear showed off her best assets on her return to Melrose Place.

The 48-year-old actress looked stunning as she made an appearance as super bitch Amanda Woodward in the new version of the 90s cult show.

Last time Locklear’s character was on the show, she and new husband Dr Peter Burns (Jack Wagner) staged their deaths [...]

Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Minnillo are slated to make a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of CSI: NY.

They will be playing a duo who come up with an ‘interesting scheme that ends with murder’.

It will be the second time they have teamed up on screen after they appeared together in Disaster Movie.

“The ladies play [...]

Doctor Who star David Tennant is to play a gun-shy Chicago lawyer in a new US TV pilot, according to reports.

The 38-year-old Scottish actor is the latest in a long line of British stars, including The Wire’s Dominic West and House star Hugh Laurie, who have been signed up by Hollywood execs to play Americans.

Tennant [...]

Lost star Henry Ian Cusick has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a former production worker.

The 42-year-old actor, who plays Desmond Hume in the popular ABC show, was accused of grabbing and touching former ABC employee Chelsea Stone in April this year.

Following the allegations, Stone sued Cusick, as well as ABC and Hawaiian production company, [...]

Courteney Cox Arquette is reuniting with one of her famous Friends.

Lisa Kudrow is joining Cox Arquette on her new TV show Cougar Town, according to US reports.

“If it all works out, she’ll play a dermatologist that my character can’t stop going to even though the doctor is mean to me,” Cox Arquette, 45, told TV [...]

The singer who has stayed in close touch with Cheryl Cole ever since she was her mentor during her X Factor days has now expressed her certitude of being the godmother of Cheryl Cole’s children. Alexandra Burke said: “I definitely think we will always be friends. When she has her kids, I’m going to be [...]

Mad Men star John Slattery is fighting New York City plans to build a sanitation truck depot in his neighbourhood.

Slattery plays ad exec Roger Sterling in the smash hit series set in the 1960s. The City wants to build the depot for truck drivers on Spring Street in the upmarket SoHo neighbourhood.

The $346 million depot, [...]

The View’s co-host Sherri Shepherd has said her four-year-old son Jeffrey is a little flirt who has been asking girls for kisses.

Sherri, 42, said that son Jeffrey loves to charm the girls and there is one in particular – fellow View star Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s four-year-old daughter Grace.

Sherri said: “First thing he says to Grace is: [...]

A new vampire drama tipped to be TV’s answer to Twilight has hit American screens – telling the story of a pretty high school student torn between two bloodsucking hunks.

The first episode of The Vampire Diaries saw stunning Elena Gilbert (played by Nina Dobrev) falling for mysterious newcomer Stefan (Paul Wesley).

What Elena doesn’t know is [...]

Doctor Who star David Tennant has decided to become more domesticated and learn how to cook.

Since leaving the BBC show Doctor Who, the 38-year-old Scottish star has taken up gardening and cooking.

Despite the doctor’s ability to save the world on the hit show, he said he needs to work on improving his domestic skills.

He said: [...]

Renee Zellweger looked painfully thin on a US chat show recently.

The actress, who piled on the pounds to win over millions of fans as the unlucky in love Bridget Jones, looked like skin and bones as she appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman.

The 40-year-old later picked up a bat to bash a Mexican [...]

Hollywood star Katie Holmes really can dance, according to choreographer Mia Michaels.

"She’s really blossoming into a gorgeous triple-threat star," Michaels said of Holmes’ performance in the upcoming 100th episode of So You Think You Can Dance.

Holmes, 30, has recorded a dance number tribute to Judy Garland for the show, with proceeds set to go to [...]