Tiger Woods posted a statement on his website on Sunday thanking fans and sponsors for their continued support during the tough times he is facing in his personal life. He also apologizes for his absence from the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament. He said: "As the final round of the Chevron World Challenge begins, I would like to extend my heartfelt thank you to everyone affiliated with the event, especially our amazing title sponsor, Chevron. They've been title sponsor for the last two years and have a vision and passion for creating real opportunities for my Foundation. I thank them for their ongoing commitment. Read More »

ET was backstage when singing sensation Taylor Swift and 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' actor Taylor Lautner arrived to the 102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball 2009 concert -- the event's host Ryan Seacrest talked to ET's Kevin Frazier about the rumored couple. "Just say the name Taylor in this house and see who says hi," Seacrest said. "Just see how many voices you hear when you say Taylor tonight." Swift performed at the Jingle Ball and gave Kevin a quick hug backstage. Other stars to attend and talk to ET included "Gossip Girl" Leighton Meester, "The Hills" star Kristin Cavallari and former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Joanna Krupa. Watch the video for more from the ball, including backstage footage of Swift and Lautner! Read More »

Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley's daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, has been hospitalized in New York. ET confirms that the NYPD and FDNY responded to an aided case at an apartment around 12:21 p.m. on Saturday. The FDNY tells us they transported a female from the apartment to a Manhattan hospital because she wasn’t feeling well. The incident is still under investigation. A law enforcement official speaking on the condition of anonymity tells the Associated Press that a friend of the 23-year-old singer dialed 911 from Joel’s apartment and said Joel had consumed several pills. Read More »

Tiger Woods is reportedly paying off his alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel for her silence about their supposed relationship. RadarOnline.com says sources close to the situation tell them Woods will pay Uchitel over $1 million, but less than $3 million, for a guarantee that she won’t release the reported hundreds of emails and texts they’ve exchanged over the past five months, or admit to their alleged affair publicly. Radar adds that the negotiations were “acrimonious” at times. Read More »

Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw was reportedly involved in a three-car accident that fatally injured one person on Friday. CBS News reports that Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, were not injured in the accident in New York and released the following statement about the crash: "The Brokaws were in the far left lane when they noticed a spool of cable bouncing along the far right lane. Just then, a green SUV in the right lane came up fast and tried to avoid the cable. The driver lost control of her vehicle and slid into the middle lane, forcing a mail truck into the Brokaw lane of traffic. Read More »

Amy Adams is reportedly expecting a baby. People.com reports that the actress and her fiancé Darren Legallo are expecting their first child together. The 35-year-star and her fiancé have been dating for a total of seven years, according to the mag. Read More »

Halle Berry, Hilary Swank and Eva Longoria Parker, along with ET's own Executive Producer Linda Bell Blue, celebrated being named to the Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women in Entertainment list on Friday in Beverly Hills. "It's nice to see women come together for other women," Swank told ET on the red carpet. For her part, Berry said, "You never really know the impact you have on lives or even on your industry, so when someone decides to say, you know, you're doing well, it feels really good." Read More »

Radio host and child advocate Rosie O'Donnell joined military families in New York on Thursday for a screening of 'My Mom's A Soldier.' "At the end of the day, there are mothers and fathers and daughters and sons and brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles," Rosie tells ET of the men and women of the military. "And they all go over there --not as troops, but as human beings with families. And the ones that are home suffer as well." 'My Mom's A Soldier' is a documentary that follows three sets of children whose mothers have been deployed to Iraq for a year. It is part of Web series that can be seen at www.intheirboots.com. Read More »

Twenty-five Chihuahuas who would have been put to sleep were flown to new lives in the Northeast, thanks to Katherine Heigl's animal organization. According to People magazine, Heigl and her mother’s Jason Debus Heigl Foundation donated $25,000 in order to facilitate transportation of the pooches from Los Angeles to Boston on an American Airlines flight. People reports that the dogs, who were transferred from Kinder Rescue in Los Angeles, have ended up in New Hampshire in the care of the Humane Society for Greater Nashua and Salem Animal Rescue League of N.H., and will be made available for adoption soon, some as early as Saturday morning. Read More »

Former "Saturday Night Live" star Maya Rudolph has reportedly welcomed baby No. 2! People.com reports that the star and her director beau Paul Thomas Anderson welcomed daughter Lucille on November 6 in Los Angeles. Baby Lucille joins the couple's four-year-old daughter Pearl, who was born in October 2005. According to the mag, the couple again opted to not learn the sex of the baby during pregnancy, Maya having once told David Letterman in part, "It was nice to have something to look forward to." Read More »