Saturday, May 14, 2011

Video Presidential outtakes at the CBS News Town Hall ASHTON KUTCHER CONFIRMED TO REPLACE SHEEN ON 'TWO AND A HALF MEN' Forecast Strong For 'The Wettest County In The World' Kutcher replaces Sheen on hit show Charlie Sheen's Shocking Tweet to Ashton Paula Abdul Signs With CAA bitter Cryer jazzed as joins Men Katie Couric Exit May 19 Newly lustrous drafts for ‘Men’ leaving Evening Will Kutcher’s Twitter Following Help Two and a Half Mighty Quinn 14 Boehner No ifs ands or buts retirees going be taken care of Harry Smith previews Face Nation John Couric's Last Day At 'CBS News'

Harry Smith spoke with Rebecca Jarvis on what it was like behind the scenes with President Obama during the CBS News Town Hall. Ashton Kutcher has been announced as Charlie Sheen's replacement on the Cbs sitcom 'Two and a Half Men'. After plans to reboot the series without Charlie Sheen, who had been fired last March for trading public insults with series creator... The project that has the Cannes buying crowd most hot and bothered at the moment is the John Hillcoat-directed The Wettest County in the World. Hillcoat, who directed The Road, here covers a band of Depression Era bootleggers in the South, with Shia La Beouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman and Mia Wasikowska starring. I'm told that Relativity Media has posted the high bid so far, just shy of $6 million. This might drag out, with The Weinstein Company, CBS Films, FilmDistrict hot and bothered, with Fox Searchlight and Focus also in the mix. Buyers read a script and watched a sizzle reel. It has been an interesting festival, with the appetite of the old days restored, with bidders having to test the new resolve to not overpay and to be disciplined. Pic's being sold by CAA with Cassian Elwes involved on behalf of Michael Benaroya, who funded the pic with Megan Ellison. CBS and Warner Bros Television, pressed by a deadline to keep TV's most popular sitcom alive after it was derailed by Charlie Sheen's personal troubles, said Ashton Kutcher would replace him in 'Two And A Half Men'. Charlie Sheen, who was replaced yesterday by Ashton Kutcher on the CBS show "Two and a Half Men," had been remarkably silent on his Twitter account about the big news - until now! **EXCLUSIVE:** On the heels of getting a new job as a judge on Fox's_ X Factor_, Paula Abdul is also getting a new agency representation. Abdul has just signed with CAA. For the past almost 2 years, since her abrupt departure from_ American Idol_ in the summer of 2009, Abdul had been at UTA. But she has recently been at odds with the agency over commissions on her blockbuster deal for_ X Factor._ UTA has argued that it is entitled to the commission while the singer has claimed that she shouldn't pay as she got the job because of her pre-existing relationship with Simon Cowell. Abdul had threatened to leave if the agency didn't agree not to commission her for _X Factor_. That has now become a reality. At CAA, she joins her pal Cowell who is also repped there. In addition to her stint on _American idol,_ Abdul also had her own show, _Live to Dance_, on CBS. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ashton Kutcher is joining a revamped version of the top-rated TV comedy "Two and A Half Men", CBS said on Friday, ending months of disarray after the acrimonious firing of wayward star Charlie Sheen. Marisa Guthrie An announcement about Couric's next move could come soon after her CBS contract expires June 4. read more CBS became the hottest chick at next week's Broadcast TV Upfront Week Orgy of Excess, when it announced Friday that Ashton Kutcher is replacing Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men." So far as we know, this has never happened before — CBS being the hottest chick at Upfront Week, that is, not the whole younger sitcom star replacing sacked cantankerous older sitcom star thing. "I can't wait to get to work with this ridiculously talented 2.5 team and I believe we can fill the stage with laughter that will echo in viewers' homes," Kutcher said in a canned quote — which, while ranking pretty high on the Lame-o-Meter, does insure that, going forward, the country's most popular comedy series will be known as simply "2.5." That's because Ashton, you know, is a god in the social media world and what he says, goes. Read full article >> Katie Couric announces her moving on from CBS News and that her final broadcast will be next Thursday, May, 19th. Warner Bros. Television and CBS confirmed Friday that Ashton Kutcher will replace Charlie Sheen on the top-rated comedy series _Two and a Half Me_… The quote of the week comes from actor Billy Gardell of the CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly." Gardell starts a national standup tour next month titled "Halftime." The 41-year-old comedian said the title refers to the fact he's about midway through life. It was a "sloppy first half," he jokes. In an interview with CBS News' Harry Smith for "Face the Nation" this Sunday, House Speaker John Boehner said Medicare entitlements must be reformed to avoid benefit cuts to retirees. The full interview airs this Sunday on "Face the Nation." This Sunday on "Face the Nation," CBS News' Harry Smith, substituting for Bob Schieffer, interviews House Speaker John Boehner, plus excerpts from CBS News' town hall with President Obama on the economy. CBS News announced today that Katie Couric's last day as anchor of the _CBS Evening News_ will be May 19, before her contract expires. She is being replaced by Scott Pelley, who will take over June 6. Of course, Couric likely won't be gone long, as she is weighing offers from CBS and ABC that include a syndicated show as well as a role in their news divisions.
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