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.

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 …

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.

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 …

MMA Fighter and Wife Found Shot to Death  —  TMZ has learned former UFC fighter Justin Levens and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif. earlier today.  —  Sources say cops are investigating their deaths as a possible murder/suicide.

Eddie is Riddler in new Batman  —  The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995's Batman Forever.  —  The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part.

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.

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 …

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 …

Clothing Store Forced To Stop Using Nude Image of French First Lady  —  HOT LINKS : You Sexy B*tch!  —  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 …