AP - Barack Obama didn't attend the BET Awards, but that didn't stop attendees from talking about him.

AP - He won the affection of millions of people on "American Idol," but this weekend, Ruben Studdard is giving his heart to one woman.

AP - Kermit Love, the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other "Sesame Street" characters, has died. He was 91.

AP - Michaela McManus, who played book editor Lindsey on "One Tree Hill," is joining "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as an assistant district attorney.

Reuters - Tough North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano from hit TV series "The Sopranos" whacked buyers' bank accounts at Christie's on Wednesday when his wardrobe sold for $187,750 -- four times the auction house's forecast.

E! Online - There may be seven words you can never say on television, but only five are needed to describe George Carlin. At least according to Robin Williams.

E! Online - Jerry Seinfeld is going multimedia to honor his favorite monster, George Carlin.

E! Online - Move over David Hasselhoff!

E! Online - Camp Rock premiered big and repeated well. Now it only has to keep it up for another, oh, two and a half years.

E! Online - T-Pain has a knack for showing up in the right place at the right time.

Reuters - In a tribute to irreverent comedian George Carlin who died this week, cable television network HBO said on Tuesday that it will air encore specials of more than 30 years of his comedy shows starting this week.