Thursday, November 15, 2007

TV Boogoloo

With no end to the writers' strike in sight, Grey's Anatomy actress ELLEN POMPEO can spend as much time as she needs on a honeymoon. The 38-year-old actress married record producer CHRIS IVERY last Friday in a ceremony performed in New York's City Hall, with New York City Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG present. The couple became engaged last year...

A former associate producer for Judge Judy has filed suit against the show, alleging that she was fired and replaced by a younger woman. KAREN NEEDLE, described as, quote, "an over-40 female" in the filing, claims she was told she was fired earlier this year because of an unspecified conflict. However, she alleges that her firing paved the way for a younger woman to replace her. She's seeking unspecified compensatory and general damages from the show and distributor Paramount Pictures...

Today's New York Post reports MARTHA STEWART has settled her dispute with the town of Katonah, New York. The town has agreed to let Stewart's company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., sell a Katonah furniture, mirrors, pillows and cushions. In return, Stewart has promised not to slap the Ketonah name on other products she sells, including hardware, paint, lighting and textiles. Residents in the town, where Stewart has a home, did not want the domestic diva putting a trademark on the town for commercial purposes...

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