AP - Prosecutors said Monday they were surprised the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway sent a judge a photo of himself and the pope while seeking leniency for cheating investors of millions of dollars by claiming he could buy Catholic Church property on the cheap.

Reuters - Everybody loves a spooky mystery. Here's a good one: How the hell has "Saw," a horror flick made for $1.2 million and nearly dumped straight to video, spawned a franchise that has scared up more than $1 billion?

AP - A popular local TV anchorwoman who had a small part in the Bush biopic "W" was in critical condition Monday after being beaten in her home. Police questioned whether she could have been targeted.

Reuters - David Gordon Green, director of the recent pot comedy "Pineapple Express," will take the helm of the horror thriller "Freaks of the Heartland," a monster story based on the Dark Horse graphic novel.

AP - Gwyneth Paltrow is helping her friend Madonna through breakup of her marriage.

AP - An autographed photo of Lucille Ball, complete with blacked out teeth, fetched more than $6,500, an inscribed photo of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor went for $27,500, cufflinks from President Nixon brought $10,000.

AP - Movie-goers elected a "W," but it was Mark Wahlberg, not George W. Bush. Wahlberg's action flick "Max Payne" debuted with $18 million to outdo Oliver Stone's film biography of George W. Bush, according to studio estimates Sunday.

AP - U.S. prosecutors have told a judge that actress Anne Hathaway's former boyfriend deserves no leniency for cheating investors in a church scam.

E! Online - John McCain and Barack Obama should be happy they're not running against a video-game hero.

Reuters - The Screen Actors Guild said on Sunday its board had voted to have a federal mediator brought into labor contract negotiations with Hollywood studios.

AP - U.S. actor Sean Penn is visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — again.