Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (AP)

AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (AP)

AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (AP)

AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Why Glee's Grant Gustin Hopes Sebastian Is the Heir to the Sue Sylvester Throne (omg!)

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Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (omg!)

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DUI charges against Steelers' Ward dropped (omg!)

omg! - Prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and Dancing With the Stars winner Hines Ward.

AP critics pick 'The Artist' for top Oscar wins (omg!)

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Actor who had role on "Seinfeld" shoots self (Reuters)

Reuters - Character actor Daniel von Bargen, who has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows including "Seinfeld" and "Malcolm in the Middle," was hospitalized after shooting himself in the head at his Cincinnati-area condominium, authorities said Wednesday.

AP critics pick 'The Artist' for top Oscar wins (AP)

AP - Associated Press movie writers David Germain and Christy Lemire are boringly in lockstep on their picks for this season's top Academy Awards categories, depriving them of their usual snide debate over who's going to win.

Actor who had role on "Seinfeld" shoots self (omg!)

omg! - CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Character actor Daniel von Bargen, who has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows including "Seinfeld" and "Malcolm in the Middle," was hospitalized after shooting himself in the head at his Cincinnati-area condominium, authorities said Wednesday. Von Bargen, 61, told a Cincinnati-area emergency dispatcher on Monday that he had shot himself in the temple with a .38-caliber pistol at his home and could not open his left eye. ...

Billy Baldwin Returns to 'Gossip Girl' (omg!)

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In the next episode of Gossip Girl, Billy Baldwin returns as William van der Woodsen to help settle a family crisis, and we have photos from the set!

Kim Kardashian Settles Suit With Publicist (omg!)

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Jennifer Aniston puts name in star on Walk of Fame (Reuters)

Reuters - Actress Jennifer Aniston was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Wednesday, the first of the "Friends" actors to receive the emblem of celebrity that she described as "surreal."

Palin aides lash out at HBO's 'Game Change' (AP)

AP - Current and former aides to Sarah Palin lashed out Wednesday at HBO's "Game Change," describing the upcoming film's depictions of her on the 2008 campaign trail as "sick" and inaccurate.

Man's childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M (AP)

AP - Billy Wright plunked down dime after dime for comic books while growing up in the late 1930s and early 1940s, caring for the collection he started around the age of 9 until his death more than half a century later. On Wednesday, most of that collection sold for a whopping $3.5 million.

Cowell: 'X Factor' wants 2 female judges, 2 hosts (AP)

AP - Simon Cowell is playing it coy about rumors that Fergie, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson are being considered for "The X Factor."

Media General says exploring sale of newspapers (Reuters)

Reuters - Broadcaster and publisher Media General Inc said it is exploring a sale of its loss-making newspaper operations, and that it has received inquiries from several third parties regarding the potential purchase of certain of its print assets.

Singer Jason Crabb gets 8 Dove Awards nominations (AP)

AP - Singer Jason Crabb grabbed eight nominations for the Dove Awards, leading the way for the gospel and Christian music show that will be held in Atlanta for the second year in a row.

Rebuffed by mainstream, Black turns humor inward (AP)

AP - Down a quiet country road in rural Connecticut, in a home with a stone wall out front and glittery pinecones on the coffee table, lives Michael Ian Black.

Sotheby's to sell Munch's "The Scream", eyes $80 million (Reuters)

Reuters - Sotheby's will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's haunting work "The Scream" at an auction in New York on May 2 where it expects to fetch over $80 million, the highest pre-sale value the auctioneer has ever put on a work of art.