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Jeremy Piven Wins Broadway Arbitration

An arbitrator ruled in favor of Jeremy Piven regarding a lawsuit over a Broadway play. Piven was sued by the producers of David Mamet's Speed the Plow after he left the show citing mercury poisoning. The arbitrators found that Piven didn't breach any contractual obligations by leaving the show. The arbitrator found that there was "sufficient evidence to establish that Piven's decision was a reasonable one; that it was reasonably based, and that the contrary evidence is insufficient." Piven said in a statement to ET regarding the matter, "I'm pleased with the outcome of the arbitration and to be completely vindicated in this matter based on the facts and the medical evidence." Read More »

New Video: Ted Kennedy’s Final Journey Begins

A private mass was held for the late Senator Edward Kennedy today in his Cape Cod home, with family and relatives paying final respects to the Massachusetts democrat. ET has video of the senator's casket being loaded onto a hearse headed for Boston, draped in an American flag and handled by a uniformed honor guard of Armed Forces body bearers representing all branches of service. Kennedy's family, including Caroline Kennedy and California first lady Maria Shriver, stood by as the body of their beloved was secured, a nearby flag flying at half mast. They then got into a funeral motorcade headed to Boston, the first leg of the senator's journey to his final resting place at Washington's Arlington National Cemetery near his assassinated brothers, John F. Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. Read More »

George Clooney Injured in Accident

George Clooney was injured in an accident in Lake Como, Italy. Read on for details. Clooney broke his hand after slamming it in a car door. A rep for Clooney tells ET, "There was an accident and he did break his hand." The actor's injury will not affect production on any of his projects. Read More »

Forensic Results Could Come Friday from Car of Murdered Model

The Buena Park, Calif., Police Department is reportedly anticipating the forensic results from the car belonging to slain swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore. The forensic results could be announced as soon as Friday, according to the Associated Press. The police department confirmed to ET Wednesday that they found Fiore's white, 2007 Mercedes in a grocery store parking lot in West Hollywood after receiving a telephone tip. The car has been impounded as evidence and transported to a crime lab, where it will be processed by CSI and examined for any possible evidence. Read More »

Anne Heche’s Ex Strikes Back After Letterman Remarks

Coley Laffoon, the ex-husband of Anne Heche, says he found her late-night cracks about him disturbing. Wednesday night on "The Late Show with David Letterman," the actress had some choice words for her ex-husband, asking, "Can you say lazy ass on TV?" To Coley, it was no laughing matter. Read More »

Jon Gosselin Ready to Party in Vegas with His Mom

On Friday, "Jon & Kate Plus 8" dad Jon Gosselin is off to Sin City in the company of a woman he knows well -- his mother! "I always promised my mom I'd take her to Vegas to see the shows and that kind of stuff," he tells People. "We're just going to do our own thing." The reality star is hosting a pool party at MGM Grand's Wet Republic on Saturday, August 29. Jon said he plans to bring his mother to the party as well. Read More »

Reality Star Ryan Jenkins’ Ex-Fiancee Calls Him a ‘Sweetheart’

Paulina Chmielecka says her ex-fiancee and reality star Ryan Jenkins was a "good person." This testimony of character comes after Jenkins was deemed a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife Jasmine Fiore and then found dead in a motel room in Hope, British Columbia. "Our friends are pretty much in shock," Chmielecka tells the "Today" show host Matt Lauer after hearing the news of Jenkins. "I can picture him maybe having an argument with [Fiore] but to take it to the next level which is murder and then mutilation ... I really can't take myself there." Chmielecka tells Lauer that she saw "no signs of violence" when she was in a relationship with Jenkins and refers to him as a "sweetheart." She says they broke off their engagement because Jenkins wanted an open relationship but tells Lauer they ended on a "good note." Read More »

The First Family Gathers For Lunch Time!

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha were spotted out enjoying lunch together while vacationing in Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday. The first family feasted on food from Nancy's restaurant. Click here for pictures of the president teeing off at the golf course earlier this week! Read More »

Police Find Car Tied to Ex-Model’s Murder

ET can confirm that police have located a car related to the murder of ex-model Jasmine Fiore. The Buena Park Police Department tells us they found a white, 2007 Mercedes in a grocery store parking lot in West Hollywood after receiving a telephone tip. Police say the vehicle is tied to Fiore's murder. The car has been impounded as evidence and transported to a crime lab, where it will be processed by CSI and examined for any possible evidence involving the homicide. Read More »

Report: President to Give Eulogy at Ted Kennedy’s Funeral Mass

President Barack Obama will eulogize Ted Kennedy at the late senator’s funeral mass on Saturday, a White House official tells The Boston Globe. Click here for more details on Kennedy's funeral and burial. Read More »