Aspiring "Real Housewives" reality stars Tareq and Michaele Salahi have released emails through their attorneys that, they say, proves that they were invited to the White House State Dinner. The emails, obtained by the "Today" show, show the couple corresponded with a top Defense Department official in the days leading up to the elite event that took place last Tuesday, Nov. 24. Tareq and Michaele sent an email to Michele Jones, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense White House Liaison, thanking her for their invitation. They received a message back from Jones, reading, "You are most welcome! I here (sic) the smile in your email and am delighted that you and Michaele had a wonderful time. ... Have an extraordinary Thanksgiving and many blessings to you both." Read More »

Carol Burnett, George Lucas, and John Madden joined the ranks of personalities such as Tiger Woods, Clint Eastwood, Elizabeth Taylor, Quincy Jones, and Jack Nicholson as inductees of the California Hall of Fame. The star golfer currently involved in a controversy over alleged affairs was inducted in the 2007 class of honorees. Tiger was on the minds of those in attendance and they told ET their thoughts on this developing story. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called the champion golfer "a great athlete and he's a fantastic entertainer....when he plays golf and he's the greatest." His wife and founder of this hall of fame, Maria Shriver, said, "I think he's done a tremendous amount for this state and young kids all over this country. My heart's with him and his family." Inductee Carol Burnett was the first celeb to win a lawsuit against The National Enquirer, the tabloid publication that stirred up ... Read More »

Sports Illustrated honored New York Yankee star Derek Jeter as their "Sportsman of the Year" in the Big Apple on Tuesday, and ET was on hand for the bash -- where baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. opened up about Tiger Woods! "It's mind-boggling, it's kind of hard to believe," Jeter said of receiving the honor. "It was completely unexpected ... This is an award that has so much respect that goes in it." Meanwhile Ripken, a former SI "Sportsman of the Year" himself, spoke out about the spotlight on Tiger (also a past winner of the "Sportsman" award). Read More »