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After her rep denied reports that divorce papers had been filed in Texas, it has been confirmed that Eva Longoria in fact filed for divorce from husband, Tony Parker. Longoria filed the papers Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court citing "irreconcilable differences."

Longoria has accused Parker of sending hundreds of text messages to the wife of former teammate Brent Barry.

The couple simultaneously tweeted the same message on their Twitter accounts saying, "It is with great sadness that after 7 years together, [we] have decided to divorce. We love each other deeply and pray for each other's happiness."

But Parker friends have their own message: he didn't cheat. A source tells E! News that Parker did in fact exchange explicit emails with Erin Barry, but that is as far as it went. "There was no physical relationship," the source told E!. "It was just texting." But the friend adds, "He knows the texting went too far. He knows the marriage is over."

Longoria is seeking spousal support from Parker, however it is not clear how the prenuptial agreement will affect this claim.

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TMZ says to expect Mel Gibson's lawyers to file papers in court on Monday requesting that Oksana Grigorieva be stripped of custody of their daughter Lucia. Gibson's lawyers are expected to argue that Grigorieva is not acting in the best interest of their daughter as she continues to rip Gibson in the media, in attempts to make him seem like an unfit parent. Gibson's team will ask for primary custody, with Grigorieva to only have monitored visitation and no overnights. Grigorieva was on "Larry King Live" last night, where she once again claimed Gibson choked and hit her during the alleged domestic abuse incident, and even brandished a gun in her presence to intimidate her.

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British tabloids are all atwitter over the fact that Kate Middleton has visited Westminster Abbey, one of the potential sites for the royal wedding between Middleton and Prince William. Middleton was photographed exiting the church with several senior aides, sparking speculation that she has selected the site over St. Paul's Cathedral, where Prince William's parents were married. Palace aides are tempering the excitement, saying that she is touring a number of possible locations and that the couple has not yet made a decision. Westminster Abbey was the location of Queen Elizabeth's nuptials, but also the chuch where Princess Diana's funeral was held in 1997.

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TMZ says that Dina Lohan is upset with the producers of Fox hit show "Glee" for a few lines that took a shot at troubled daughter, Lindsay. In the episode, Gwyneth Paltrow appears as a substitute teacher in a Spanish class and the character uses the phrase, "Lindsay Lohan is totally crazy, right?" Later in the episode, the teacher quizzes the students in Spanish by asking, "How many times has Lindsay Lohan been to rehab?" Lohan is calling the dialogue "tasteless" and is telling friends, "Shame on them."

It didn’t take long. With the announcement of the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton,  comes “William & Kate: A Royal Love Story,” a new original special presented by “Dateline” at 8 tonight on NBC.

The young couple’s love story will feature interviews with their friends, as well as “exclusive” video of the future princess in the hour-long special reported by Kate Snow. The special pre-empts “Undercovers,” but the NBC schedule from 9 p.m. on remains the same.

-- Toni Ruberto

The former "Survivor" producer who was the only suspect in the murder of his wife in a Mexican resort in April has been arrested by U.S. Marshals and the FBI at his house in Rancho Palos Verdes for extradition to Mexico to face charges of aggravated homicide. Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant in May for Beresford-Redman in connection with the murder of his wife, Monica Burgos Beresford-Redman, whose body was found in a sewer tank in the Cancun resort where the family was staying. Beresford-Redman told police his wife left the resort to go shopping and never returned. The federal complaint, under which Beresford-Redman was arrested, says bloodstains were found on a pillar, sheets and a railing in the couple's room. Also, two teenagers in the hotel room below the family's were awakened by "screams, crying for help and extremely loud banging from the room above ... it sounded like a woman in extreme distress." The teenagers' parents complained to resort management in the morning about the incident. When authorities questioned Beresford-Redman, they found scratches and abrasions on his hands, behind his ear, on his left shin and his right ankle. He will be in federal court in Los Angeles today. Permanant custody of the couple's two children, Camila, 5, and Alex, 3, was given this month to their father's parents, David and Juanita Beresford-Redman.

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Demi Lovato, who checked into an inpatient rehab facility at the end of October, plans to be out before Thanksgiving, a source says. Lovato, 18, who is being treated for "emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time," believed to be bulimia and self-injury, reportedly is "getting better" at the Chicago-area rehab. "She doesn't want to be in the center for Thanksgiving and wants to go home," the source says, adding that Lovato plans to watch pal Miley Cyrus perform at the American Music Awards Sunday. Last week the Disney Channel announced that episodes of her sitcom, "Sonny With a Chance" are being filmed without her, with the focus on the show-within-a-show, called "So Random!"

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After Eva Longoria Parker's rep denied a TMZ report that her husband, Tony Parker, filed for divorce in Texas after three years of marriage, TMZ pulled the online report and replaced it with one denying the split. The web site's post said, "Two clerks at the Bexar County Courthouse in Texas had told us the case was filed and sealed by a family law judge. But Eva's rep tells us Tony did not file and does not even have a divorce lawyer. Another clerk at the courthouse now tells us she's in charge of sealed cases and says no such case has crossed her desk." The "Desperate Housewives" star and the NBA star married on July 7, 2007, at a castle on the outskirts of Paris. Rumors started to fly that something was amiss in Longoria Parker's private life when she canceled her planned appearance at the taping of Anderson Cooper's CNN Heroes of 2010 television special on Saturday.

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Rosie O'Donnell had biopsies on two breast lumps, and the tests turned out negative. O'Donnell's rep says the talk show host and writer, whose mother died of breast cancer at age 39, discovered  the lumps last week. Doctors spotted shadows on an MRI, which she had instead of a mammogram. Tuesday O'Donnell wrote on her blog in a post titled "Cancer Free," "a 2 word text/and everything changes/thank u/amen/babs [Streisand] on o[prah]/as i type/as close 2 perfect/as life gets/and i see the faces/of the women in the waiting room/praying they too/got good news today."

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Willow Palin, Sarah Palin's 16-year-old daughter, and her older sister Bristol got involved in a war of words on Facebook, complete with anti-gay slurs, after a fellow student wrote during the premiere of "Sarah Palin's Alaska" Sunday night that the show "is failing so hard right now." Willow replied on the wall of the boy, whose name is Tre, "Haha your so gay. I have no idea who you are, But what I've seen pictures of, your disgusting ..." Then she posted,  "Tre stfu. Your such a f**got." Bristol Palin added to the boy, "You're running your mouth just to talk sh*t." Willow later posted, "You can't talk sh*t and expect not to get anything back."

-- Anne Neville

Monday was a big night for fashion in New York City. The seventh annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion
Fund Awards took place at Skylight SOHO; the fund was established to provide money and
mentoring to emerging designers.

Keynote speaker/designer Karl Lagerfeld and actress Carey Mulligan presented the grand
prize to Billy Reid. Runners-up were Prabal Gurung and jewelry designer Eddie Borgo.

As for those attending, the fashion color of the evening was black, but shades of blue and patterns were definite trends. 

That's Vogue's Anna Wintour below, followed by Mulligan, Lagerfeld, Kim Kardashian, Diane von Furstenberg and those Olsen twins, Ashley and Mary-Kate.


 

 
 
 
 
 

Watch It: Here are some highlights of what to watch on TV this week:

MONDAY
8 PM on Channel 29
House
After a 200-year-old medicine jar from an offshore shipwreck shatters in a teenager's palm, she is admitted to the hospital with symptoms closely linked to smallpox. A Centers for Disease Control official (guest star Dylan Baker) locks down the hospital and suspends the power of House's (Hugh Laurie) team to diagnose, but Masters (guest star Amber Tamblyn) is suspicious of his motives in the new episode "A Pox on Our House." (14)

8 and 11 PM on TCM
Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
The new episode "The Dream Merchants," which covers the years 1920-28, relates how the decade saw the first flowering of the studios that would dominate show business for many years. More than mere entertainment, Hollywood movies began to set standards in fashion, as well as everyday attitudes and behavior.

9 PM on Channel 2
The Event
Angry about security breaches, President Martinez (Blair Underwood) personally interrogates Michael (Scott Patterson) about his involvement in the assassination attempt. Dempsey (guest star Hal Holbrook) sends Vicky (Taylor Cole) on a new secret mission. Sean and Leila (Jason Ritter, Sarah Roemer) fight to evade the covert ops trying to silence them in the new episode "For the Good of Our Country." (14)

10 and 11 PM on SHOWTIME
Weeds
Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) faces difficult choices as she and her family head for the airport to flee the country. Andy (Justin Kirk) attempts to calm Shane and Warren (Alexander Gould, Richard Dreyfuss). Silas (Hunter Parrish) considers staying behind in "Theoretical Love Is Not Dead," the season finale. (MA)

TUESDAY
8 PM on Channel 29
Glee
When Will (Matthew Morrison) falls sick, a charming substitute teacher (guest star Gwyneth Paltrow) takes over his Spanish class and the glee club, quickly winning the hearts of New Directions. Elsewhere, Sue (Jane Lynch) tries to flex her power on campus when she fills in for Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) in the new episode "The Substitute." (14)

9 and 11 PM on BRAVO
The Millionaire Matchmaker
In the new episode "Dateapause," Patti has her work cut out for her with two millionairesses: Stacy, a mother of four whose energy is chaotic and scattered because of a midlife crisis, and Sky, a globe-trotting DJ who is going to need a very special man if she is going to be persuaded to put away her passport. (14)

10 PM on TBS
Glory Daze
In this new series, four freshmen try to decide what they want out of life as they begin classes at an Indiana college in 1986. Joel (Kelly Blatz) is focused on his studies until he meets his dream girl (Julianna Guill), Reluctant virgin Eli (Matt Bush) desperately wants to be cool. Jason (Drew Seeley) is an uptight conservative with a preppy girlfriend, while basketball player Brian (Hartley Sawyer) wants to get out of his father's shadow. (14)

10 PM on Channel 2
Parenthood
Sarah (Lauren Graham) persuades Amber (Mae Whitman) to meet with one of Gordon's (guest star William Baldwin) important colleagues. Camille (Bonnie Bedelia) makes Zeek (Craig T. Nelson) jealous when she takes a class with an ex-lover. Haddie's (Sarah Ramos) relationship with an unexpected love interest grows more intense in the new episode "Put Yourself Out There." Peter Krause and Monica Potter also star. (PG)

WEDNESDAY
8 PM on Channel 29
Human Target
Picking up where the first season cliffhanger left off, Chance and Guerrero (Mark Valley, Jackie Early Haley) must rescue Winston (Chi McBride) from kidnappers. Billionaire philanthropist Isla Pucci (Indira Varma), who fears for her life after her husband's mysterious death, and Ames (Janet Montgomery), a master thief and chameleon, join the team in the second-season premiere, "Isla Pucci." (14)

8:30 PM on Channel 7
Better With You
Series star JoAnna Garcia, who plays Mia, has a reunion with her former TV mom Reba McEntire ("Reba") in the new episode "Better With Flirting," in which the country music queen guest stars as a high-end wedding planner who tries to upstage Mia's pending nuptials. Jennifer Finnigan and Josh Cooke also star.

9 PM on Channel 2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
After a fellow student at the school that Detective Stabler's (Christopher Meloni) daughter, Kathleen, attends accuses another student of rape, he and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) investigate the case. Things get more complicated, though, when fire-breathing ADA Sonya Paxton (guest star Christine Lahti) returns to prosecute, and Kathleen (guest star Allison Siko) oversteps her bounds in the new episode "Gray." (14)

9 PM on Channel 29
Hell's Kitchen
Chef Ramsay has the six remaining contestants create an "amuse-bouche," a single bite that makes a bold first impression. During dinner service, hungry diners grumble about their meals as the teams show a lack of cooperation in this new episode. (14)

10 and 11 PM on BRAVO
Top Chef: Just Desserts
Ah, what a long, strange trip it's been (yes, former contestant Seth, we are looking at you), and often the surprisingly emotional proceedings have forced the cheftestants to take the bitter with the batter. In "Finale," the last three chefs must prevail in a four-course sweet and savory dessert challenge to earn the title of Top Chef Just Desserts. (14)

THURSDAY
8 PM on Channel 29
Bones
An event for a candymaker (guest star Wayne Knight) turns bitter when human remains are discovered in the world's largest chocolate bar. Cam (Tamara Taylor) struggles with her daughter's decision to attend a college that doesn't measure up to her own high standards. Hodgins (TJ Thyne) asks Angela (Michaela Conlin) to arrange a party to announce her pregnancy in the new episode "The Babe in the Bar." Emily Deschanel also stars. (14)

8 PM on Channel 7
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
In this 1973 animated special, the pressure is on for Charlie Brown after pushy Peppermint Patty decides she and the gang will have Thanksgiving dinner at "Chuck's" house, First, though, he has to submit to a mortifying ritual of fall: Lucy yanking the football away just as he tries to kick it. Still, everything ends happily as the gang gathers around a pingpong table for an unusual feast prepared by Snoopy and Woodstock. (G)

9:30 PM on Channel 2
Outsourced
Hoping to impress his demanding family by winning an important sales competition, Todd (Ben Rappaport) works his employees extra hard, only to be thwarted by a monsoon-related power failure. Charlie (Diedrich Bader) challenges Manmeet and Gupta (Sacha Dhawan, Parvesh Cheena) to a game of laser tag in the new episode "Temporary Monsanity." (PG)

10 and 11:30 PM on BRAVO
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
In New York, the women are still reeling from the past evening's psychodrama when Kim adds fuel to the fire by refusing to stand up for her sister. Nerves are raw on the day of Kelsey Grammer's Broadway opening of "La Cage aux Folles," but the women try to sweep their problems under the rug in the new episode "The Art of War." (14)

FRIDAY
8 PM on Channel 23
Smallville
Trying to protect the rest of the team, Oliver (Justin Hartley) signs up under the Vigilante Registration Act, hoping to find out what the government plans to do with the new law. As he fears, it's a trap, and Aquaman and his new wife (guest stars Alan Ritchson, Elena Satine) join Clark (Tom Welling) to help free him. Lois (Erica Durance) is frustated when Clark continues to brush aside her offers to help the team in the new episode "Patriot."

9 PM on Channel 29
The Good Guys
While following up on a stolen truck investigation, Jack and Dan (Colin Hanks, Bradley Whitford) uncover a major heist involving a shipment of high-profile diamonds. Dan gets upset when he discovers that Jack is interviewing for a position with an elite police unit in the new episode "Supercops." Jenny Wade and Diana Maria Riva also star. (14)

10 PM on HBO
Dennis Miller: The Big Speech
The Emmy-winning former HBO talk show host and "Saturday Night Live" alumnus returns to the premium channel for his first HBO stand-up special in four years, recorded in live performance at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine, Calif. (MA)

SATURDAY
8 PM on Channel 29
Cops
Officers from the Nye County Sheriff's Department in Pahrump, Nev., lay down spikes to slow a suspicious vehicle whose driver fails to yield to the sirens. Florida officers try to break up a fight involving gunfire between neighbors in the new episode "Morons on Parade No. 3." (PG)

8 PM on TCM
Movie: San Francisco
Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald give flavorful performances as, respectively, a gambler, his boyhood pal-turned-priest and a singer in the title California city whose lives are rattled by the 1906 earthquake. This 1936 best picture Oscar nominee also scored nominations for Tracy and director W.S. Van Dyke and snagged a trophy for sound man Douglas Shearer.

8 and 10 PM and Midnight on HALLMARK
Movie: The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
Ho, ho, oh, no! After the head elf at the North Pole accidentally kick-starts Christmas a day early, the ensuing confusion causes the navigation equipment on Santa's sleigh to go nuts, leaving the jolly one stranded in suburbia and stricken with amnesia following a crash landing. Jennifer Beals and Rick Roberts star in this new family fantasy. (PG)

10 PM on CINEMAX
Movie: Crazy Heart
Jeff Bridges' Oscar nominations date back nearly 40 years, but he finally won as best actor for his superb performance in director-screenwriter Scott Cooper's drama about a country music performer who's his own worst enemy. He gets a chance at redemption from a much younger reporter (Maggie Gyllenhaal, who got an Oscar nod as best supporting actress), and also from a budding collaboration with another musician (Colin Farrell).

SUNDAY
8 PM on Channel 7
2010 American Music Awards
Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Ke$ha are slated to make their performing debuts at this year's gala honoring top musical artists. All three are also nominees for artist of the year, along with Lady Gaga and Eminem. Also scheduled to take the stage are Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, Pink and Usher. (14)

8:30 PM on ESPN
MLS Soccer
Soccer fans still aglow from this summer's FIFA World Cup can treat themselves to another major event tonight with the playing of the 15th MLS Cup. The winners of the Eastern and Western Conferences will clash at Toronto's BMO Field for the right to call themselves Major League Soccer's champs and to take home the Phillip F. Anschutz Trophy. Last year, that team was Real Salt Lake, who defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty shootout, 5-4, following a 1-1 draw.

10 PM on DISCOVERY
Brew Masters
You don't have to be a beer drinker to enjoy this new series, but if you are, it'll definitely make you thirsty. It follows Sam Calagione, founder of the Delaware microbrewery Dogfish Head, who may be the craftiest craft brewer who ever crafted a brew. Whether it's reconstructing a recipe found in an ancient tomb or employing an electric hockey toy to vibrate the hops into the mix, this is a guy who thinks outside the keg. (14)

Shortly after her ex-husband and one-time "Newlyweds" reality show costar Nick Lachey announced his engagement, Jessica Simpson is engaged too. Eric Johnson, a former NFL tight end who played for the 49ers and the Saints, proposed to Simpson with a ring with three stones, a ruby flanked by diamonds. The pair, seen at left, have been together for five months; Lachey and Vanella Minnillo have been together since 2006. Simpson showed off the ring at Dillard's department store in Kansas City, where she was promoting her clothing line. "She was in a really good mood," an eyewitness at the store told People. "She was very friendly and sweet. She signed autographs and seemed to have a great time." EOnline points out, "Not to steal any other newly betrothed couple's thunder, but ..."

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Two of Jon and Kate Gosselin's sextuplets, Collin and Alexis, have been expelled from their private school in Pennsylvania and are now being homeschooled, a source says. `"They’ve fought with their peers, called them nasty names and made fun of other kids," a source told In Touch weekly. In early November, one of the sextuplets was suspended from school for two weeks for fighting with classmates. The kids are also reportedly dealing with "rage issues." But the source told People, "The situation is being grossly overstated," the source says. "The kids are going through a challenging time, but Kate doesn't feel this is something that should be discussed publicly. It is a private matter." Kate has said since she and Jon divorced, it's been challenging for the children, but in general, the eight (twins Cara and Mady and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Leah, Aaden, Collin and Joel) are doing fine. "They're just amazing, resilient, loving kids," Kate Gosselin said. A representative for TLC, which airs the family's reality show, "Kate Plus Eight," declined comment.

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Lindsay Lohan spent some time at her apartment over the weekend on a day pass from the Betty Ford Clinic for good behavior, and as soon as her father Michael heard that she was there, he showed up at the home. Lindsay called security to have him removed. A source said Michael Lohan was only trying to deliver some Chinese food to his daughter. Lindsay also spent some time working, with the approval of her counselors. She did a photo shoot for a Russian-based clothing line called Kira Plastinina. TMZ reports that the photos are scheduled to run in a major magazine.

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LeAnn Rimes didn't care too much about Dean Sheremet's happiness when she left him after seven years of mariage for Eddie Cibrian, to whom she is now engaged. But she says she's delighted that Sheremet and girlfriend Sarah Silver are now planning to marry too. "Congrats to @deansheremet and @sarah_silver on your engagement!" Rimes Tweeted. "A little birdie told me the happy news last night. Wishes for a life full of happiness." UsWeekly reports that Sheremet asked photographer Silver to marry him Friday in the Manhattan apartment they share. But a few of Rimes' Twitter followers challenged the sincerity of her good wishes. "My congrats is from my heart," she replied. "Sorry if you don't understand it. I do not need the publicity, I get plenty. please stop passing judgement." To antother doubter, she replied: "Why would anyone be unhappy that someone they've loved in their life has found love again?? People just want to be negative!"

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Zsa Zsa Gabor was back home Saturday after being treated in the emergency room at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Friday afternoon for a leg infection. Her husband, Frederic von Anhalt, said that Gabor, 93, is being cared for by nurses at home, where she has a hospital bed and is hooked up to medication, including antibiotics for swelling in her leg. Gabor has suffered from a series of health crises since July 18, when she fell out of bed and broke her right hip and several other bones. While being treated for those injuries, Gabor slipped into critical condition for a while. But she slowly recovered and she was sent home Aug. 11, only to be returned twice since then for complications.

-- Anne Neville

Lindsay Lohan is planning to do a big photo shoot next week, with the blessing of her counselors at the Betty Ford Clinic. TMZ reports that the photo shoot is for a magazine, and will take place in Palm Springs, Calif. Observers say that the photo shoot is a signal that Lohan is thriving in rehab, and that she is trusted to leave the facility long enough to work on this shoot. Lohan has also been able to venture out to other areas with her counselors blessings, and seems to be doing well.

Lohan has been living, most recently, in a 'sober house' at the Betty Ford Clinic, which TMZ characterizes as a "transition to life after rehab." Lohan's lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley says, "The move to the sober house is part of the program so that Lindsay is integrated back into society, and all the outings she's taken have been pre-approved and encouraged by program representatives. I've spoken with her counselors who say she's complying with all of the program directives."

One person not thrilled with the idea of the photo shoot is Dr. Drew Pinsky, creator of "Celebrity Rehab." Pinsky tells TMZ that the fact that Lohan's counselors have this much trust in her is encouraging, but "going back to work too soon is not good for her." Pinsky tells TMZ that for Lohan to succeed, "treatment's gotta be the priority in her life for the next 3-6 months."

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TMZ reports that Katherine Jackson has inked a deal with a company called Vintage Pop Music, which will pay her upwards of $10,000 a month for participating in promotion of Michael Jackson memorabilia. VPM owns thousands of videos, photos and other Jackson items, but also is behind the book 'Never Can Say Goodbye' which Katherine Jackson just released, as well as, a movie of Katherine's life which is in the works. TMZ says that sources have said that Katherine is upset with the $26,000 a month that she receives from her son's estate and is looking for more income. This deal with VPM appears to be it, as that $10,000 a monthly minimum, according to TMZ, and there is no end date on the payments.

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Jane Fonda's rep confirmed yesterday that the actress had a breast cancer scare. A lump was discovered during a routine examination a few weeks ago, but it was found to be a non-invasive cancer. Fonda had the lump surgically removed and her rep says that she is "100 percent cancer-free." Her rep also says, "She's completely fine and it's business as usual for her." Fonda is currently out promoting her Primetime Fitness line of exercise DVDs.

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Eddie Munster has gone to rehab. Butch Patrick, who famously played the werewolf child of 'The Munsters' has checked himself into a private rehab facility in New Jersey for alcohol and drug treatment. Patrick's agent told People magazine that this is an attempt "to deal with a lifetime problem of substance abuse." Patrick played the role of 'Eddie Munster' for two seasons, and also starred in 'The Phanton Tollbooth' as a child actor.

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Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan appears to be ready to walk the aisle again... the aisle of matrimony, that is. E! News reports that Hogan has filed for a marriage license in the state of Florida, and appears to be on his way to marrying his girlfriend of two years, Jennifer McDaniel. E! News also reports that the Hulkster will ask his son Nick to be his best man. The couple became engaged last winter, and the license, according to E! News, will expire on January 11, 2011.

This week we all found out what it is that people in Buffalo want to talk about more than anything else.

Hint: It is not the Bills or the Sabres!

It is our departed department stores!

Tuesday, we ran a story on WBEN-AM anchor Steve Cichon and a talk he is giving Sunday at Forest Lawn Cemetery about Buffalo's historic retailers, many of whom -- such as William Hengerer, pictured at left -- are buried at Forest Lawn. As long as this is Veterans Day, Hengerer -- who was born in Germany, and came to Buffalo in 1861 -- was also a veteran. He fought in the Civil War.

Cichon is only 33, too young to remember the stores. Maybe that should have tipped us off that this thing would go viral. It is not just octogenarians any more who are interested in L.L. Berger, William Hengerer, and Adam, Meldrum and Anderson. It is everyone!
 
Tuesday, the day The News ran our story, Steve Cichon's talk sold out. The story went all over Facebook. Just one comment I made about missing L.L. Berger's drew almost 100 comments. Speaking of which, L.L. Berger's, pictured at right, now suddenly has a Facebook page. Not bad, considering it closed in the early '90s!

Wednesday, 97 Rock devoted its entire morning show to Hengerer's, Sattler's, Hens and Kelly and the rest. The station played vintage jingles. People called in with their reminiscences.

This morning on the radio the upcoming Forest Lawn talk is still being talked about. They have added another!

Cichon will now be giving two talks in the chapel at Forest Lawn. He is giving the talk at 2 p.m., which is sold out, as well as an additional talk at 10 a.m.

Admission is $15. Call 885-1600.

Better act fast!

-- Mary Kunz Goldman

Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva showed up in Family Court Wednesday to hear their attorneys argue over support and visitation for their year-old daughter Lucia. In the only ruling made Wednesday during the closed-door hearing, Gibson was ordered to pay three months of back child support totaling $60,000. He had delayed making the $20,000 monthly payments while his attorneys argued that he should be able to deduct the $6,000-a-month he pays for the Los Angeles home where Grigorieva lives with her 61-year-old mother and Lucia. But Judge Scott Gordon denied the housing deduction. Grigorieva is challenging Gibson's right to have Lucia stay overnight. Sources say Grigorieva is concerned about Gibson's temper and is unhappy because a nanny cares for Lucia overnight, but that issue will not be decided until a future hearing. For his first in-person visit to court, Gibson wore a dark suit and blue shirt and tie, while Grigorieva wore a blazer, knee-length skirt, heels and large sunglasses. EOnline also reported that Grigorieva's attorney was seen serving Gibson's attorney with a subpoena in the hallway outside the courtroom.

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Nicole Richie has been granted a restraining order against a photographer who she claims has been stalking her daughter Harlow at her preschool. As evidence, Ritchie submitted a photo of the photographer, Fabricio Luis Mariotto, seen at left with Britney Spears in 2008, standing near a building at the tot's preschool. In her petition for the order, Ritchie wrote that Mariotto "drives erratically around my children and others, yells, screams and attempts to scare us so that he can photograph our reaction.  He trespasses on preschool property to photograph the children. ... He has often left his car in the middle of a busy street just to chase me for a photograph."

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As soon as actress Rachel Weisz's split from director Darren Aronofsky was announced, people began to speculate about the relationship she might have developed with her costar Daniel Craig. A report claims Weisz and the former James Bond became close while filming director Jim Sheridan's "Dream House." but a source insists the pair are not having an affair. "Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have been friends since their theater years when they were younger," the source says. "They are the best of friends, but not lovers." Craig is engaged to producer Satsuki Mitchell, and there was speculation last winter that they were married after they were spotted wearing matching rings. The source says Weisz and Aronofsky split this summer after being together for nine years, but "kept things quiet for the sake of their child."

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Demi Lovato's rep has emphasized again that the treatment she is currently undergoing is not drug or alcohol rehab. "Demi Lovato is not in treatment for drug or alcohol addiction," her rep said. "As we have said since she entered treatment last week, Demi decided to seek help for emotional and physical issues she has battled throughout her life. She has taken this step in order to get her life in order. While we know many are interested in Demi and her life, we do ask for a modicum of privacy during this difficult time." Lovato's rep spoke out after Life & Style reported that Lovato was seen doing "line after line" of cocaine at a house party when she was 17, and since her breakup with Joe Jonas, "She'll chug booze straight from the bottle." Lovato left the Jonas Brothers' tour last week after getting into a fight with backup dancer Alex Welch, whom Lovato reportedly suspected of blabbing about Lovato's partying. Rumors that Lovato was pregnant have also been debunked. Sources have said that Lovato has suffered from bulimia and cutting in the past.

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Alpha Dog Cesar Millan has been sued by the former executive director of the Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation, who claims he was demoted and then fired after he took a leave of absence to be treated for aloholism.  In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Sean Hawkins csays he was promised before he took the leave that his job would be waiting for him when he returned. But Hawkins says on the day he returned, he found he had been stripped of his title, and a few weeks later he was told he'd have to take a pay cut or be fired. When he asked for some time to think about the situation, he says he was sacked.

-- Anne Neville

   If you're all excited about next Friday's release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1," you might want to tune into the ABC Family Channel starting Thursday.

That's when the network begins airing four days of "Potter" films, along with what it promises to be is "never-before-seen footage" from the new movie. The first exclusive scene will air during a showing of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, when we'll see the reading of Albus Dumbledore’s will.

A second sneak peak with Harry, Ron and Hermione questioning Kreacher about  a locket important to defeating Voldemort, premieres Friday during "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”  Both scenes then air throughout the weekend during the “Potter” films.

Here's the schedule:

Thursday, Nov. 11

7:30 p.m., "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

Friday, Nov. 12

7 p.m. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Saturday, Nov. 13

12:30 p.m., “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

4:30 p.m., “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”

7:30 p.m.,“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

 Sunday, Nov. 14

1:30 p.m., “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”

4:30 p.m., “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

8 p.m., "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”