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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick Join Hollywood’s Exclusive Ponzi-Victim Club

3:00AM STV | If and/or when Hollywood makes the definitive movie about victims of Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme, we’re sad to report that Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick can be recruited to play themselves. More »

Discuss: Charlie Sheen Makes $800,000 Per Episode of ‘Two and a Half Men’

8:25AM STV | For vivid proof of the weakening dollar, look no further that the annual salary survey in the forthcoming issue of TV Guide: After two years of slumming alongside the likes of Zach Braff and seeing everyone from William Petersen ($600,000 per episode) to the Simpsons cast (each $400,000 per episode) pass him by, Charlie Sheen has reclaimed his spot at the top of the prime-time cash heap, earning $800,000 per 30-minute episode of Two and a Half Men. Granted, it’s not seven-figure Friends money (which Sheen originally asked for in negotiations back in 2006), but we still think it bears repeating: Charlie Sheen makes $800,000 per episode of Two and a Half Men. Join us in getting our heads around it (and a few other hot-ticket raises) after the jump. More »

Emmy Nominees As Excited As Nominees Of Bigger, More Prestigious Awards

9:00AM Defamer Hollywood | The Emmy announcements are no exception to the time-worn awards show tradition of news outlets eliciting statements from the newly shortlisted artists – asking them, still dizzy from their gold-star high, to try as best as they can to put into words what it feels like to be recognised as more talented than their peers. (Until the night of the ceremony, that is, when four of the five are again reminded of their mediocrity.) We present a round-up of some of the most memorable, “it’s just an honour to be mentioned in the same breath as Two and a Half Men” reactions: · “This is an outrage.” – Tina Fey [Variety] · Nomination presenter Kyra Sedgwick deconstructs the existential dilemma of having to read one’s own name off the TelePrompter: “It was pretty nauseating. I couldn’t believe they wouldn’t tell us before! I just thought, if I won’t be nominated, I’ll take a deep breath and be grateful I’m there to announce. It was a surprise.” [USA Today] More »