AP - Solange Knowles turns out to be a little sensitive about using a certain b-word.

AP - A judge in Los Angeles says a lawsuit filed by a celebrity reporter over a video that purportedly shows Heath Ledger doing drugs fails to adequately state legal claims.

Reuters - Lily Allen has thanked London police for rescuing a close friend of hers who she said had been kidnapped for ransom.

Reuters - The Smashing Pumpkins will release their new single, "G.L.O.W.," via the upcoming "Guitar Hero: World Tour" videogame.

Reuters - A number of high-profile movies are hoping to beat the odds and find receptive buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival, which kicks off Thursday.

E! Online - Jessica Simpson has returned to her Southern roots. If ya haven't heard by now, the former pop-singing, reality-television star is about to release her first country album, Do You Know.

E! Online - Who are we to judge a grande dame's unflinching, witty honesty?

E! Online - The second-biggest movie in Hollywood history. Sky-high ticket prices. Put them together, and what do you get? Surprisingly, not a record.

AP - Two surfers have been charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly throwing a photographer into the water as he tried to shoot pictures of Matthew McConaughey surfing, prosecutors said Tuesday.

AP - David Letterman wants to stick with CBS' "Late Show" through his contract — and maybe longer — as rival Jay Leno prepares to surrender the "Tonight" reins next year.

AP - Dr. Francis Collins, arguably the nation's leading geneticist and author of the best-selling "The Language of God," is working on a book that promises "stunning new revelations about why we get sick; what it means to be healthy; how we can prevent disease" and medical treatment.

AP - Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the now loved-catch phrase, "in a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68.