AP - A Senate panel rejected calls Thursday to ban certain swear words on Australian TV following an inquiry prompted by a popular series on restaurant kitchens with foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay.

AP - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to a baby girl Thursday morning at a south Mississippi hospital, according to a friend of the Spears family. The friend, who asked not to be identified because the family had not yet announced the baby's birth, told The Associated Press that the baby was named Maddie Briann and weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

Reuters - Volatile British master chef Gordon Ramsay on Friday played down controversy in Australia over his foul language on television, saying he had no intention of changing his outspoken style.

E! Online - A slew of A-listers—and one animated icon—are gearing up for a different kind of starring role.

E! Online - Matthew Perry is getting gabby.

E! Online - "I can die a happy man now. I've met Nelson Mandela, Princess Di, Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair, but this was the biggest honor."

E! Online - No, she's not audtioning for The Whiz! Gossip Girl star Blake Lively laughed off her pooch Penny's weak bladder blunder while en route to their morning walk. In defense of puppy Penny, If we got to take a walk with Blake Lively, we'd be pretty excited, too.

AP - WASHINGTON (AP) — The crowd at Tim Russert's funeral Wednesday would have made a great panel on his Sunday morning news show.

AP - A Senate panel rejected calls Thursday to ban certain swear words on Australian TV following an inquiry prompted by a popular series on restaurant kitchens with foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay.

E! Online - One kid-friendly cable net just got a little kid-friendlier.

AP - "The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I could have toured. Also I had some physical problems with my back that are now sorted and I just wasn't in the right state of mind." — George Michael, kicking off his first North American tour in 17 years.

Reuters - Foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay prompted Australia's parliament on Thursday to push for tighter rules to protect viewers from swearing on television.

Reuters - It's a felony to print money, but Disney, for all practical purposes, has found a way around that law. By adhering closely to its "High School Musical" formula and stretching the results over even more of its divisions, Disney has devised a way to generate coin more efficiently than the U.S. Mint.