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• Today's News: Our Take - Michael Jackson Feels "Wise" and "Young" at 50

  TV Guide - Fri Aug 29, 10:16 AM PDT

  Madonna isn't the only pop icon celebrating a 50th birthday this month. The one and only Michael Jackson blew out 50 candles Friday " a milestone that has him feeling "very wise and sage, but at the same time very young," he told Good Morning America . The King of Pop isn't going to go all out with the celebrations though, as his only plans for the big day is to spend time with his children, Prince Michael , 11, Paris, 10, and Prince Michael II, 6. "Just have a little cake more »

• DVD News and Reviews - 18-DVD Pink Panther Ultimate Collection Announced

  TV Guide - Fri Aug 29, 10:16 AM PDT

  New releases announced today, August 29: Pink Panther - The Ultimate Collection will be coming out November 25 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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• Today's News: Our Take - Michael Lohan Expects Lindsay to Attend Her Grandfather's Funeral

  TV Guide - Fri Aug 29, 10:16 AM PDT

  Despite their recent differences, Michael Lohan "fully" expects his daughter Lindsay to attend the wake and funeral of his late father, Richard, who passed away Wednesday evening from colon cancer, he told TVGuide.com. "I fully expect Lindsay and my other three children [Michael, 20, Ali, 14, Cody, 12] to be at the wake and funeral. My father was a wonderful father, man and grandfather," he told us. "I fully expect [ex-wife] Dina to instill the morals, decency and respect a parent should more »

• Jennifer Aniston will make a return visit to NBC

  Associated Press - Fri Aug 29, 4:42 PM PDT
  Jennifer Aniston will return home to NBC, the TV network where she became a breakout star on the hit sitcom " Friends ." She's currently filming a guest appearance on the network's " 30 Rock ," Aniston publicist Stephen Huvane confirmed Friday. There were no immediate details on the role Aniston will play -- as herself or a fictitious character -- or the episode's planned air date. The New York-based series, which begins its third season in October, stars Tina Fey and more »

• Kevin Connolly Humbled by the Michael Phelps Phenomenon

  E! Online - Fri Aug 29, 8:21 AM PDT
  The Phelpsian frenzy shows no sign of slowing down. When Michael Phelps shot an impromptu cameo for the new season of Entourage this week, the HBO comedy's fab four got a taste of what hanging out with the original Fab Four might have been like. "It was like being in New York City with one of the Beatles," Kevin Connolly told E! News Friday about shooting a scene with the 14-time Olympic gold medalist, who's been the toast of seemingly every town since returning to the more »

• Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers

  Associated Press - Fri Aug 29, 3:39 PM PDT
  Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history. More people watched Obama speak from a packed stadium in Denver on Thursday than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final " American Idol " or the Academy Awards this year, Nielsen Media Research said Friday. (Four playoff football games, including more »

• Obama acceptance speech believed to set TV record

  Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 3:11 PM PDT
  Over 38 million Americans tuned in for television coverage of Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination for U.S. president on Thursday in what is believed to be the most watched convention speech ever. Obama's TV audience, reaching nearly a fourth of all U.S. households, was by far the largest of the four-day Democratic National Convention, surpassing the addresses by his running mate, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, and his onetime rival for the nomination, more »

• Usher to help kick off NFL season with concert

  Associated Press - Fri Aug 29, 2:52 PM PDT
  Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl. The R&B singer will perform the season's kickoff concert on Thursday in New York's Columbus Circle along with Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield. The 3 p.m. concert will be held just before the season opener, when the Washington Redskins take on the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Like the Redskins and Giants, Usher is aiming for the big game in February. The game more »

• New show aims to represent public defenders

  Associated Press - Fri Aug 29, 2:48 PM PDT
  On one side of the "Raising the Bar" soundstage is a sterile office space punctuated with old phones, metal filing cabinets and stacks of papers. On the other side: a far less drab enclave accented with modern office furniture, frosted glass partitions and minimalist Macs. The more welcoming habitat represents a Manhattan public defender's office while the dreary opposing workplace serves as the district attorney's headquarters. Such distinction -- and any underlying similarity more »