Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Kara DioGuardi of 'American Idol' arrives at the FOX Winter All-Star Party in Los Angeles. Fox TV says Kara DioGuardi is leaving as `American Idol' judge, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."


Irreverent Cuban movie promises zombie revolution (AP)

In this photo taken Sept. 2, 2010, Mexican makeup artist Cristian Jauregui, left, works on the mold of the zombie mask of Claudia Calvino, Cuban co-producer of the film 'Juan de los Muertos' or 'Juan of the Dead' in Havana, Cuba. Part horror show, part social satire, the soon-to-be-shot movie has the backing of a Spanish production company, a green-light from Cuban authorities, and a budget that dwarfs most big-screen offerings from the island. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - What would you do if your entire city was taken over by flesh-eating zombies and communist leaders insisted it was nothing but a plot by U.S-backed dissidents to destabilize the government?


Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case (AP)

Larry Birkhead talks on his cell phone at the Los Angeles Courthouse prior to taking the stand as a witness in the Anna Nicole Smith trial in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial recanted statements Friday that he saw defendant Howard K. Stern give the celebrity model excessive drugs.


Bristol Palin: I'm Not a Diva on DWTS (omg!)
omg! - She also slams ex Levi Johnston: "He needs to get his G.E.D."
Taylor Lautner settles suit over RV for movie set (AP)
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.
Suspect in Paris Hilton burglary pleads not guilty (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2010 photo, Paris Hilton and Cy Waits attend the Paris Hilton fragrance launch'Tease' at MyStudio in Hollywood section of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Donald Traill, file) MANDATORY CREDIT; EDITORIAL USE ONLY; NO SALESAP - A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton's house wielding two knives has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony burglary.


Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (AP)
AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
Irreverent Cuban movie promises zombie revolution (AP)

In this photo taken Sept. 2, 2010, Mexican makeup artist Cristian Jauregui, left, works on the mold of the zombie mask of Claudia Calvino, Cuban co-producer of the film 'Juan de los Muertos' or 'Juan of the Dead' in Havana, Cuba. Part horror show, part social satire, the soon-to-be-shot movie has the backing of a Spanish production company, a green-light from Cuban authorities, and a budget that dwarfs most big-screen offerings from the island. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - What would you do if your entire city was taken over by flesh-eating zombies and communist leaders insisted it was nothing but a plot by U.S-backed dissidents to destabilize the government?


Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Kara DioGuardi of 'American Idol' arrives at the FOX Winter All-Star Party in Los Angeles. Fox TV says Kara DioGuardi is leaving as `American Idol' judge, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."


Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk (Reuters)
Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Aug. 28-Sept. 3: 'Yank!,' Brendan Fraser, Denis O'Hare and RSC's Second Act (Playbill)
Playbill -

It's Labor Day weekend. The last hurrah of summer is upon us, and most theatre folk are less bent on practicing the business of show than they are squeezing whatever remaining hours of relaxation that Hurricane Earl will permit them. (Precious few, I'm guessing, if they are owners of Long Island beach properties. On the plus side, traffic to the Hamptons should be light this weekend.)

Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (AP)
AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
An Emmy Awards to Remember (Fashion Wire Daily)

FWD102 Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer arrive at Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.


Judge OKs sale of Ohio-based newspaper chain (AP)
AP - A federal bankruptcy judge in New York on Friday approved the sale of most of the assets of Ohio-based newspaper chain Brown Publishing Co. to the company's lenders for about $21.8 million.
Jury deadlocks in US marriage fraud case (AP)
AP - A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after jurors told him deliberations had grown hostile in the marriage fraud case of Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero and her husband.