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A judge on Friday rejected a motion by Roman Polanski's lawyer to disqualify all judges in Los Angeles County from hearing a bid to dismiss the director's rape case because of bias.

Jon Hager, who performed in the musical comedy duo The Hager Twins on "Hee-Haw," has died. He was 67.

A judge on Friday denied a man's request to exhume the body of late country star Eddy Arnold for DNA testing to prove he is the singer's illegitimate son.

CBS's beguiling freshman series "The Mentalist" hit a new ratings mark this week with nearly 20 million viewers.

Stars are sprucing themselves up, getting gifts and going to galas before Sunday's Golden Globes.

R. Kelly can officially bump and grind with whomever he chooses: He has finalized his divorce from his wife.

T.I. is using his upcoming MTV reality show to scare teens straight, and it's not part of the 1,000 hours of community service he must complete before facing a prison sentence March 27.

They play brother and sister on "Dexter." Now in real life, Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter are husband and wife. Hall's spokesman, Craig Bankey, said on Friday that the couple eloped in California on New Year's Eve. They'll walk the red carpet together at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday - the first time publicly acknowledging their relationship.

Patrick Swayze has checked himself into the hospital for observation after contracting pneumonia, A&E President Abbe Raven announced Friday at a meeting of the Television Critics Association. Swayze was scheduled to appear to discuss his upcoming drama "The Beast."

Ryan O'Neal has pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge.

In less than six weeks, the nation's television broadcasters are due to shut off their analog signals and begin transmitting in digital - potentially blacking out as many as 8 million U.S. households that rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels.

Musicians are getting in on the Golden Globes fun.

The Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston reports brisk initial ticket sales, despite a troubled economy.

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

Moviegoers may get to watch the "Watchmen" after all.

In a Jan. 9 story about the Critics' Choice Awards, The Associated Press erroneously reported the death date of best supporting actor winner Heath Ledger. He died in January 2008, not January 2007.