E! Online - The ink is barely dry on David Cook's record deal, but the search for the next overbearing stage father American Idol is on!

E! Online - Nicolas Cage is going from Ghost Rider to The Ghost.

E! Online - The Peacock blinked.

E! Online - Drew Carey's favorite pizza joint is not only coming on down, it's also flying on over.

AP - "I love America and I am really sad that it appears that I am not allowed to visit a place that I have called home at various times in my life." — Boy George, on being denied a visa to enter the United States. The British singer had planned to tour this summer.

Reuters - Nicole Richie has signed on to guest star on NBC's offbeat spy fantasy "Chuck," which begins its second season on September 29.

Reuters - Television network NBC has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who killed himself when the crew of TV show "To Catch a Predator" showed up at his home to film his arrest, according to court papers.

AP - As Paris Hilton's sidekick on "The Simple Life," Nicole Richie showed a flair for comedy — and an impish glee at cracking jokes at others' expense.

AP - Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown will co-host the 2008 Miss Universe pageant, which will air live from Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13.