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20 July 2008 6:15 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Network executives for U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother have slammed reports Britney Spears' guest role on their show saved it from being canned.

Spears was snubbed for her stint on the show earlier this month when she was left off the top 10 list of Emmy semifinalists in the Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category.

And though show ratings soared when the pop star played a ditzy secretary in two recent episodes, CBS bosses insist it wasn't Spears who saved the show.

Network entertainment president Nina Tassler explains: "It (How I Met Your Mother) was never in danger; we just took a while to make the announcement (of its renewal)."

Chiefs at Spears' record label Jive were rumoured to be questioning her dedication to her comeback album when reports surfaced on Friday the Toxic star was more interested in focusing on her acting career.

CBS heads have not confirmed Spears will be making another return to the show.

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17 July 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and supermodel Heidi Klum have picked up their first Emmy nominations, after the 2008 Primetime TV Awards introduced the category of top host for a reality competition show.

The presenters will go up against Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst to take home the first honour.

Mad Men picked up 16 nods, the most nominations of any drama series, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Actor for its lead, Jon Hamm.

Hamm will face actors Hugh Laurie, for House; Michael C. Hall, for Dexter; Gabriel Byrne, for In Treatment; Bryan Cranston, for Breaking Bad; and James Spader, for Boston Legal.

Meanwhile, 30 Rock was the frontrunner in the comedy category, with 17 nominations, including best series - a gong the show took home last year - and leading actor, Alec Baldwin, and actress for Tina Fey, the show's creator.

The winners for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be unveiled on 21 September at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

A list of nominees is as follows:

Best Series, Drama:

Boston Legal

Damages

Dexter

House

Lost

Mad Men

Best Series, Comedy:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Entourage

The Office

Two And A Half Men

Best Actor, Drama:

James Spader - Boston Legal

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Hugh Laurie - House

Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Best Actor, Comedy:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

Steve Carell - The Office

Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men

Best Actress, Drama:

Sally Field - Brothers + Sisters

Glenn Close - Damages

Mariska Hargitay - Law + Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Best Actress, Comedy:

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine

America Ferrera - Ugly Betty

Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series:

William Shatner - Boston Legal

Ted Danson - Damages

Zeljko Ivanek - Damages

Michael Emerson - Lost

John Slattery - Mad Men

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:

Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Kevin Dillon - Entourage

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother

Rainn Wilson - The Office

Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men

Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series:

Candice Bergen - Boston Legal

Rachel Griffiths - Brothers + Sisters

Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy

Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy

Dianne Wiest - In Treatment

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:

Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies

Jean Smart, Samantha Who?

Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men

Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Reality Competition Program:

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Project Runway

The Amazing Race

Top Chef

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program:

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars

Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal

Heidi Klum, Project Runway

Jeff Probst, Survivor.

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17 July 2008 6:10 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

The TV Academy got a birthday cake for its 60th birthday Thursday morning – while American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Project Runway's Heidi Klum and Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst, all got nominations in the first-time ever category of top host for a reality-competition show. While Deal or No Deal and Survivor both failed to earn nods as best reality-competition show, all the other programs did, along with Top Chef and Amazing Race. In drama, as expected, it was a Mad world, with AMC's critical

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2 July 2008 3:04 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Britney Spears' acclaimed stint on U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother hasn't earned her an Emmy nod - she and Mary-Kate Olsen's guest TV spots won't be among those competing for gold.

Both stars have been left off the top 10 list of Emmy semifinalists in the Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category.

Instead, Sarah Silverman is a favourite for her part as an obsessed stalker in Monk, alongside Oscar nominee Amy Ryan for her star turn in The Office.

Others on the list include Carrie Fisher and Edie Falco for 30 Rock, and Polly Bergen and Shirley Knight for Desperate Housewives guest spots.

The awards will be handed out on 6 September.

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26 June 2008 10:10 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Could 30 Rock pick up the Emmy for outstanding comedy series for the second year in a row? The final nominations will not be announced for another three weeks – but the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has offered a preview in advance of the July 17 announcement. In an unprecedented move, the organization revealed the top 10 finalists in this year's comedy and drama competition, TV Week is reporting.Comedies in consideration include: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Family Guy, Flight of the Conchords, The Office, Pushing Daisies, Two and a Half Men, Ugly Betty and Weeds.The drama finalists are: Boston Legal, Damages,

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12 June 2008 7:25 PM, PDT | From buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news

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12 June 2008 6:31 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The producers of U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother were left so impressed with Britney Spears' two guest spots on the show they're pushing for her to win an Emmy.

Ratings for the show soared when the pop star played a ditzy secretary in two recent episodes and now Spears is Emmy bound after being included on the official ballot as a possible nominee.

According to Ok! magazine, Spears one of 41 actresses, including Mary-Kate Olsen and Alyssa Milano in contention for a place on the shortlist.

The final ladies will then compete for Emmy gold in September.

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5 June 2008 9:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Her next album may not be dropping any time soon, but Britney Spears is dipping her toes back into the music scene, filming a cameo for the new Pussycat Dolls video. "It's a small part," says a source about the popstar's visit to the L.A. set of the group's video shoot for their new single, When I Grow Up, on Wednesday. Possibly saving her trademark moves for her own album, Spears was not expected to dance or perform with the girls in the video. While her recent TV meetings (she was spotted exiting the Merv Griffin offices last week) were strictly exploratory,

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4 June 2008 8:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Encore! Encore! After Jason Biggs eloped with actress Jenny Mollen in a "very private ceremony" in April, the two are now planning to exchange vows again – this time, in front of family and friends, his American Pie costar Alyson Hannigan tells People. "They're going to have a proper wedding in Napa," Hannigan revealed at a New York screening of her hit CBS show How I Met Your Mother. "I have my invitation, but I don't know if it's going to work out, traveling-wise. I have to figure out the dates." Still, she says, "Hopefully I'll get to go to the wedding and really celebrate then.

Laura Hahn

6 May 2008 3:15 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Britney Spears was seen looking distraught during a break in the Los Angeles family court hearing with Kevin Federline on Tuesday – though later she smiled as she walked back to the courtroom with her mother. The singer appeared red-eyed and holding her lawyer's hand as she left the courtroom during the first of two breaks at the hearing in the couple's ongoing custody battle. Spears and her lawyers, as well as Federline and his attorney, convened to adjacent rooms outside of the courtroom during the break. "This has happened before and it's completely unpredictable," court spokesman Allan Parachini said of the recess.

Ken Lee and Howard Breuer

6 May 2008 1:10 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Britney Spears will get more time with her sons during visitation, a court ruled Tuesday. "We are so pleased with Britney's progress, and we are appreciative of the court's recognition of this progress," Spears's parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, said in statement after a hearing attended by the pop star and her ex-husband Kevin Federline. It was not clear how much more time Spears was granted. Federline's attorney characterized the court order as "an expansion of time." "It is a cautious step, but a step forward nonetheless," said lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan. "We are seeing signs of [Britney's] progress, and consistency

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4 April 2008 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The producers of hit TV show How I Met Your Mother have declared Britney Spears is welcome to return to the programme to follow up her hit cameo role.

The troubled pop star earned critical acclaim for her appearance as a ditzy receptionist in the episode which aired on U.S. TV on Monday 24 March.

Spears also earned the show its highest ever ratings with more than 10 million viewers checking out her guest spot.

And now executive producer Carter Bays insists he would be happy to see the star get involved again.

He says, "We always said, 'You know, if her character pops, we'll bring her back.' I thought she was great. I was very proud of that episode."

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3 April 2008 9:20 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Britney Spears's former manager, Larry Rudolph, is coy about reports that the two are back in business together – but says he's met with the pop star recently and is happy to report she's "in great shape." "I've seen her a few times over the past week or two. I've spent some time with her just socially. I've gone up to the house. I've sat with her. She's in great shape," he said Thursday while promoting his latest project, Rock the Cradle, on Ryan Seacrest's Kiis Fm radio show. "I couldn't be happier to see the condition she's in.

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3 April 2008 12:24 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Jason Segel was left red-faced on the set of U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother recently - when guest star Britney Spears blanked him after he made a joke.

Segel was bemused by the paparazzi in helicopters circling the show's Hollywood set trying to get a shot of Spears, who had a cameo role as a secretary on the TV comedy.

So the comedian approached the Toxic singer to offer an alternative explanation for the choppers in the sky - but she didn't get his joke.

Segel says, "I went up to her and said, 'I'm sorry, I have this big movie coming out - this is what it's like for me.'

"She looked at me strangely and walked away."

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2 April 2008 6:35 AM, PDT | From Watcher | See recent Watcher news

It's good to see fresh episodes of comedy – fresh episodes of anything – returning to the broadcast networks. (And for info on what'll happen in the next few weeks on "The Office," "30 Rock" and "Scrubs," go to the end of this item.)

“My Name Is Earl,” which comes back 7 p.m. Thursday on NBC, is celebrating with an hourlong episode called “I Won’t Die With a Little Help From My Friends.”

I’m generally inclined to give the show a pass – see the above statement regarding my happiness at comedy’s return. But I do wonder about what’s happened to “Earl” since it premiered.

“Earl’s” always been on the bawdy side and has frequently edged toward eyebrow-raising racial humor, but it seems as though it’s gotten more coarse and crass over its three seasons. I look back at delirious yet whimsical Season 1 episodes like “Joy’s

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2 April 2008 2:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Kevin Federline's lawyer says that with the help of father Jamie Spears, Britney Spears is heading in the right direction. But he urged restraint in saying the pop star is already fully recovered. "Jamie is doing a really good job," Mark Vincent Kaplan tells People. "There was a situation and that seems to be stabilized. Does that mean she’s cured? Of course not."Kaplan has noticed that the Spears's negative press has diminished noticeably, and that her successes – from her appearance on How I Met Your Mother to reports Tuesday that she is working again with former manager

Bryan Alexander

31 March 2008 6:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Pop star-turned-sitcom secretary Britney Spears has been offered a job working as a real receptionist for animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (Peta).

Inspired by Spears' recent performance as a secretary on U.S. comedy show How I Met Your Mother, Peta president Ingrid E. Newkirk has made the Toxic singer a written job offer.

Peta bosses, who insist their offer isn't an early April Fool's Day joke, are targetting Spears because she has previously worn fur and bought animals from pet stores.

Newkirk writes, "After seeing your excellent performance on How I Met Your Mother, Peta would like to offer you a real job as a receptionist.

"It could be for as little as an hour, and you would see - from the inside - why we are so concerned about issues like fur and homeless dogs and cats.

"As a 'thank you' for your willingness to learn and help, we would donate $1,000 to a children's charity."

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27 March 2008 8:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

How I Met Your Mother star Jason Segel fears he has ruined his dating life after revealing all in his new movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

The single Knocked Up star shows off his genitals in the film and now fears any future girlfriend will use the movie for research before agreeing to romance him.

He says, "I thought it would be fun. I thought I'd walk out naked and they'd yell, 'Action,' but no, it's not like that at all. You show up and realise you're about to be naked in front of 300 people.

"I also had a realisation right before I walked out that did not help... there aren't too many women out there who just love a small penis. That's all I kept thinking.

"The (censors) Mpaa made a specific rule that as long as it's flaccid, it's still an 'R' rating, but you don't want to be too flaccid!

"At one point there were seven penis shots and now we've got it down to four. There was one shot that really disturbed me. One of the shots they framed was just half my penis and it looked really, really weird. People fainted and cried.

"I'm interested to see how it affects my life. It's weird when my family sees it. I saw it with my mother at the first test screening which was horribly embarrassing.

"I don't know how it's gonna affect my dating life. It'll be like, 'You've already seen me naked!'"

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27 March 2008 5:20 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Britney Spears' critically-acclaimed TV appearance in How I Met Your Mother has landed her the chance to hit the West End stage in London.

The troubled singer has been offered the lead role in a forthcoming London production of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire.

A show insider tells Britain's Daily Star newspaper, "She has poise, timing and a real flair. We'd wanted her for Blanche because even though she's technically too young to play her, who else could embody this fallen southern belle so well?

"She's living out the story, so to harness that on stage would be amazing for an audience to see - and cathartic for Britney too."

Spears isn't the only new mum who is being considered for the Blanche DuBois role; Halle Berry is also among the front-runners to land the role, according to reports.

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26 March 2008 12:11 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

30 Rock actress Tina Fey is desperate for Britney Spears to guest star on the hit show - after the pop singer's appearance boosted ratings on rival TV series How I Met Your Mother.

The funnywoman, who writes and stars in the NBC comedy, has featured opposite the Toxic star before on Saturday Night Live and is eager to work with the singer again.

And Fey, 37, has another beloved superstar on her wish list - Oprah Winfrey.

She says, "We would love to work with Britney. I've worked with her twice on Saturday Night Live and she was very professional and nice.

"(And) I want Oprah to play my best friend. I want to spend time with Oprah, and I don't know what I need to do to make it happen."

Spears' cameo role on How I Met Your Mother, which aired on U.S. TV on Monday to rave reviews, scored the sitcom its biggest ratings ever.

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