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Did Larry King Know About His Wife’s Affair?

In an Entertainment Tonight/In Touch exclusive, Hector Penate, the man who claims he had an affair with Larry King's wife Shawn, reveals more bombshells about their alleged tryst! Penate tells our own Samantha Harris that Larry knew about the alleged affair, and at the beginning, Larry seemed to encourage it! "He came to me and said, 'Look, I know she has feelings for you, okay, I see it. I'm not a jealous man,'" says Penate. "All he did was encourage the both of us to be together. … We were at a kid's game, and [afterwards] he'd encourage me to leave with her -- 'I'll take the boys, you go with Hector' -- so we were together all the time." Read More »

Amanda Peet Gives Birth

Amanda Peet is a two-time mom! The '2012' star gave birth to her second daughter, named Molly June, on Tuesday, People.com reports. A rep for the actress tells People, "Mother and daughter are doing great." Baby Molly joins Peet and husband David Benioff's older daughter, Frances, 3 (pictured above). Read More »

Court Denies Polanski Victim’s Dismissal Appeal

A dismissal motion, filed by the victim in a decades-long sex case involving Roman Polanski, has reportedly been denied. The Associated Press reports that a California appeals court denied the petition Thursday, after Samantha Geimer tried to dismiss the criminal case against the film director. In March, attorneys for Polanski filed an appeal and were seeking investigation into alleged judicial misconduct in the case. The attorneys also asked that Polanski be sentenced in absentia. Last January, a judge ordered Polanski's return to the U.S., rejecting his previous bid to be sentenced while serving house arrest in Switzerland. Read More »

HTV: Larry King & Wife Shawn Play Ball

Larry King and his estranged wife Shawn were snapped by HTV photogs yesterday -- but not together. The paparazzi was waiting for Larry outside of the CNN building, where he quickly walked to an awaiting Hummer without comment. Meanwhile, Shawn was seen smiling ear to ear and playing baseball with her son at a local park. Read More »

Bristol Palin Feared For Her Safety After Email Hack

Bristol Palin took the stand today in the case against David Kernell, who is accused of hacking an email account belonging to her mother -- and then Vice Presidential candidate -- Sarah Palin. The Associated Press reports Bristol testified that she was harassed by countless phone calls and text messages after her cell number was posted online due to the hack. Kernell is not accused of making the calls. The 22-year-old is facing charges of identity theft, wire fraud, intentionally accessing an account without authorization, unlawful electronic transmission of material outside Tennessee and attempts to conceal records to impede an FBI investigation. He faces a maximum of 50 years. Read More »

Friend of Marie Osmond’s Son Said Bryan Made Three Previous Suicide Attempts

ET has obtained the Los Angeles Coroner's case report on the suicide death of Marie Osmond's son Michael Bryan, and in it Bryan's close friend says he'd attempted suicide before. According to the report, Bryan's friend Ruthann Clawson said in her witness statement that Osmond's son had confided in her that he'd made three previous suicide attempts by hanging. Clawson said Bryan smoked cigarettes daily and was apparently a social drinker, but "was not known to have recently used drugs." (Results of the coroner's toxicology tests indicate there were no drugs present in Bryan's system at the time of his death.) Read More »

Hector Penate Reveals Shocking Details of His Alleged Affair with Larry King’s Wife

In an Entertainment Tonight/In Touch exclusive, Hector Penate, the man who claims he had an affair with Larry King's wife Shawn, reveals shocking details of their alleged liaisons, from having sex in Larry's bed to talk of marriage! "We were together pretty much when Larry was filming his show; that's when we spent most of our time together," the 31-year-old Penate tells our own Samantha Harris. "It was tough because she wouldn't want to meet outside the house." Penate says he first met Shawn, 50, and her family when he worked at a baseball birthday party for Larry and Shawn's son Cannon at Dodger Stadium. The CNN talk-show host hired Penate to train both of his young sons and coach their baseball team. Penate claims that Shawn began a flirtation less than two weeks after he was hired. Read More »

Coroner: No Drugs Involved in Marie Osmond’s Son’s Death

Toxicology results have been released and there were no drugs present in Marie Osmond's son Michael Bryan's system at the time of his death. The coroner found that Bryan died of multiple blunt trauma after the young man jumped from a high rise building in Los Angeles. The coroner ruled the manner of death to be suicide. Bryan was laid to rest in Utah on March 8 after passing away at age 18 on February 26. Read More »

Heather Locklear Arrested for Hit-and-Run

The Ventura County Sheriff tells ET that actress Heather Locklear was arrested after she allegedly knocked over a "no parking" sign and fled the scene. According to police, the accident took place on Saturday in Westlake Village, Calif. near Locklear's home. A resident of Locklear's community heard a commotion around 4 a.m. Saturday morning but did not report the incident until the next day after finding debris and the sign that had been knocked down. Police traced the debris back to Locklear's 2005 black BMW. The sheriff tells ET that the actress was not taken into custody but given a citation. She has a court date set to take place in May. Read More »

HTV: Shawn King Smiling Amidst Divorce Scandal

The estranged wife of Larry King is all smiles for the paparazzi. HTV snaps Shawn King leaving her Beverly Hills home as she runs an errand to the bank with her father. Earlier this week, a lawyer for her hubby Larry revealed that the two may not go through with their divorce after all. "There's a 50-50 chance this divorce is not happening," attorney Dennis Wasser told People magazine. "His focus is on the best interest of his children. It's not clear to me which way he's going to turn on this issue." Read More »