H'w'd and D.C.: Perlman sends missive to members -- With the Screen Actors Guild's election season in full swing, the renewed push for a merger between SAG and AFTRA has become the dominant issue in the guild's upcoming board election.

TV News: 'CSI' maven Zuiker on board to exec produce -- CBS is eyeing a spy drama based on aspects of Robert Ludlum's novels about the spies who work for the secretive Treadstone Corp.

Music News: App is first of its kind for perf rights org -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the performing rights organization made up of approximately 390 members, has announced the launch of ASCAP Mobile, an application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Film Reviews: Stefano Incerti's overall vision is mature and meticulously crafted.

TV News: Show may return to three-judge format -- "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi is officially out, Fox confirmed Friday.

Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol." Her departure leaves Randy Jackson, who's been with the singing contest from the start, the last judge standing, for now.

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis. For our Friday Filter starts with co-op campaign screenshots for Portal 2, directly from PAX 2010. We've also added the announcemen
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[Update 10:30pm] Stardock CEO Brad Wardell has confirmed the layoffs in a forum post, attributing the cuts to Elemental's updated revenue projections following its launch. "Elemental's revenue was anticipated to provide the revenue both for our main games team's next project as well as a second team," writes Wardell. "Unfortunately, that is unlikely to happen so we've had to start laying people off." "No one involved on the core components of E
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ET has learned that Chris Klein appeared in a California court today and entered a plea in his DUI case. Klein pleaded no contest to DUI and is required to complete four years of probation, 96 hours of jail time (which he has completed) and 18 months in an alcohol program. The star was arrested for his second DUI back in June and checked himself into rehab soon after.

Jennifer Aniston, who's set to guest star on "Cougar Town," was snapped taking a car ride with the show's Josh Hopkins on Thursday night. Aniston is reuniting with her former "Friends" costar Courteney Cox on the small screen for the season-two premiere of "Cougar Town" later this month. She'll play Jules' (Cox) therapist, Bonnie, who gets too involved in her client's life. Meanwhile, Josh plays Jules' single and minglin' neighbor, Grayson Elli

ET sat down with Vogue's Editor-At-Large Andre Leon Talley Thursday in New York City to get the fashion 411 on the largest public fashion show in New York City history. Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bündchen and Adriana Lima are just three of the 150 models set to strut on the runway at the Lincoln Center, where some of Vogue?s hottest fall trends will be on display. The show is meant to inspire people to shop next Friday, September 10 for Fashion?s Nig
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Have you ever been on vacation with your parents when you meet what could be the man of your dreams? That's just the predicament Katherine Heigl finds herself in when she meets Ashton Kutcher in their romantic action-comedy 'Killers' -- coming to DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, September 7 -- and she sure is embarrassed! Check out our exclusive alternate scene from the movie? In 'Killers,' Katherine plays Jen, a freshly single woman on vacation with her
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There's lots of buzz on Michael Douglas today ever since his brave appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman" this week, from fans wishing him well to doctors talking about his prognosis. Michael is continuing his chemotherapy and radiation treatments for the tumor in his throat. Dr. Travis Stork of "The Doctors" is not treating the 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' star, but he says Michael has another important weapon in beating his stage f
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Jennifer Grey is opening up about how "Dancing with the Stars" led to the discovery that she had cancer and saved her from a potentially devastating spinal injury. ET confirms a report in which Jennifer says it was only after she was approached to do "DWTS" that she finally went to a surgeon about her nagging neck pain. According to Jennifer, a spinal surgeon learned that a car accident Jennifer had years back had ripped ligaments in her neck and
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A man charged with attempted felony burglary on Paris Hilton's L.A. home last week has pleaded not guilty. Nathan Lee Parada entered his plea on Friday and remains behind bars, with his bail set at $50,000, the Associated Press says. He's expected back in court on Sept. 15 for a preliminary hearing. Parada was arrested the morning of August 24 following the alleged break-in attempt on Hilton's home. The hotel heiress tweeted about the incident,
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The celebrities of "Dancing with the Stars" season 11 are getting ballroom ready -- posing for photos in those oh-so-skimpy dancing ensembles! Click through ET's gallery of the latest contestants vying for that mirror ball trophy! And, don't miss the premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" September 20 at 8 p.m. on ABC.

Kara DioGuardi's run as a judge on "American Idol" is over, and she's speaking out about the turn of events. "I felt like I won the lottery when I joined 'American Idol' two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave 'Idol,'" DioGuardi says. "I am very proud to have been associated with 'American Idol' ? it has truly been an amazing experience," she continues. "I am grateful to FOX, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, as well as
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Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.

omg! - Brooke Burns, host of Oxygen's "Hair Battle Spectacular," explains the show.

AP - A lawyer for Taylor Lautner says the "Twilight" star has settled a lawsuit with an RV dealership he claims didn't deliver a $300,000 coach in time for a movie shoot.

AP - Bristol Palin said she didn't think twice before waltzing into "Dancing with the Stars," though she's barely danced in her life.

It's pretty clear that the big news out of PAX 2010 is the resurrection of Duke Nukem Forever....

AP - A federal appeals court has found Eminem's former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones.

Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.

AP - A lawyer for Taylor Lautner says the "Twilight" star has settled a lawsuit with an RV dealership he claims didn't deliver a $300,000 coach in time for a movie shoot.