Piven speeds away from ‘Plow’ play  —  Actor leaves show due to ‘high mercury count’  —  Jeremy Piven has exited David Mamet's ‘Speed the Plow’ because of a medical condition.

Scarlett Johansson Selling Her Used Tissue on eBay  —  Going once...  Scarlett Johansson is putting her old tissue on eBay for charity.  —  During her appearance on Wednesday's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, she complained that she caught a cold from her Spirit costar Samuel L. Jackson.

15th SAG Awards Nominations Press Release  —  A complete downloadable version of the Nominations Press Release is at the bottom of this page.  —  For Immediate Release  —  NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®  —  Actor® Awards Ceremony …

Tom Cruise skips son's first film premiere  —  Plus: No inauguration crowds for Baldwin; J.Lo and hubby look happy  —  “Seven Pounds” is his son Connor's first film, but Tom Cruise opted not to attend the premiere in L.A. Dec. 16. so he could continue to promote his own film, “Valkyrie.”

Scott Ruffalo's Death Ruled a Homicide  —  Mark (left) and Scott Ruffalo  —  It's official: The death of Mark Ruffalo's brother has been ruled a homicide.  —  The L.A. County Coroner's Office has determined that someone else shot Scott Ruffalo in the head, spokesman Craig Harvey told the Associated Press.

MMA fighter Justin Levens, wife found shot dead  —  Justin Levens, left, of the Southern California Condors and Brian Foster of the San Jose Razorclaws face off during the IFL weigh-in at Buffalo Wild Wings on May 18, 2007, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Getty Images Photo)

I've Changed My Ways Thanks to PETA  —  As some of you might have seen today, there are several people who have taken to the web calling me a hypocrite and posting photos of me wearing fur.  —  The reason PETA approached me initially is because in my past I did wear fur and they wanted …

JEN: WE WILL MAKE FRIENDS FILM  —  ACTRESS SAYS SHE'S EAGER TO GET STARTED ON A MOVIE VERSION OF THE SERIES  —  JENNIFER Aniston is eager to release a Friends film as soon as possible.  —  The actress, who has previously been rumoured to be against making the movie, says she wants to …

Clothing Store Forced To Stop Using Nude Image of French First Lady  —  A clothing company is being forced to pay $75,000 in damages for using bags featuring a topless image of France's First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.  Bruni-Sarkozy, a former model who posed for the picture years ago, sued the company for illegally using her image.

Exclusive Scoop: The Player May Join Stark Industries  —  El Mayimbe here...  Got a new source and even though it is a tad bit late at night to double check, he passed my prelimanary source check and besides I figured this scoop is too damn hot to wait till morning.

Police: Suspicious wife who demands to smell husband's genitals beaten  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a man accused of hitting his wife after she asked to smell his penis to determine whether he was cheating with another woman, according to a police report released Wednesday.

Brad Gets a SAG Nomination For His Birthday  —  Brad Pitt wore a familiar travel outfit arriving at LAX last night just in time for his 45th bday today — happy birthday!  In recent years Angelina's surprised him with new motorcycles, but this time Brad sounds more interested in homemade gifts from all the kids.

Taylor Lautner Gaining Weight to Save Twilight Job  —  Taylor Lautner is packing on the pounds in the hopes of convincing Twilight producers he should return in the sequel, New Moon, as a bigger and more mature werewolf Jacob Black.  —  “I have been working out.  I've been working out since the day we finished filming Twilight.

Victoria Beckham claims she dresses like a school teacher  —  I haven't seen a British school teacher in person, nor any pictures of a recent one.  But they must be damn skinny and wear a lot of spike heels, because Victoria Beckham says that her style is exactly the same as a school teacher's.

ALASKA'S MASCULINE CHILD  —  THE first grandchild of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a boy, her father, Chuck Heath, revealed to Grandparents.com.  Heath said his pregnant granddaughter, Bristol Palin, has a due date of Dec. 20.  Asked what Bristol and the child's still unmarried father …

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Filled Out Marriage License  —  Spencer Pratt says his marriage to Heidi Montag is legal.  —  In an interview with Ryan Seacrest that airs Monday, Pratt, 25, says, “We checked the confidentially box, so good luck [finding our marriage license] people!”