E! Online - Jon & Kate Plus 8 plus a record 9.8 million equals no regrets.

E! Online - Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have beamed up a big haul for Paul.

E! Online - Danny Boyle doesn't need an Oscar-caliber script to create engrossing drama with his child stars—all he needs is an irate father.

AP - A few overeager AT&T employees brought demo phones to "American Idol" viewing parties in Arkansas and helped fans text their votes, but their actions did not affect the outcome between native son Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, the company said Wednesday.

AP - On the day Chris Brown took to YouTube to say he's "not a monster," a photographer sued the R&B singer, saying Brown's bodyguards beat him as he tried to take pictures at a gym.

AP - The battered top hat of legendary French mime Marcel Marceau, his signature sailor suit and other belongings have fetched nearly 500,000 euros ($700,000) at a two-day auction.

AP - George Strait will be saluted as the Academy of Country Music's artist of the decade in an all-star concert that airs Wednesday night on CBS.

E! Online - T.I. is officially King of the Clink.

E! Online - Don't look for Tori Amos to be popping up next season on American Idol—or any season, for that matter.

AP - The makers of "Slumdog Millionaire" met the film's two impoverished child stars on Wednesday and reassured them they will soon have new homes. But the father of one of the children stormed out, saying the filmmakers have not done enough to help.

AP - Eminem's new album, "Relapse," has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year.

Reuters - Bookseller Borders Group Inc reported a smaller-than-expected loss that beat Wall Street estimates as cost cuts offset a protracted slump in book sales.