AP - The producer of hit reality series "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" has countersued his longtime business partner.

AP - "I am an unyielding advocate for the well-being of children around the world and do not condone or endorse smoking." — Alicia Keys, protesting a cigarette company's sponsorship of her concert in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Reuters - Republican White House hopeful John McCain's campaign accused Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday of playing racial politics in some of the most biting back-and-forth of the presidential campaign.

AP - Everybody is a collector, the way Joe Maddalena sees it, just not everybody wants to collect paintings by Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein. Some would prefer to own a Spider-Man costume.

AP - When Katherine Heigl opens her mouth, people listen. They don't always like what they hear.

AP - The paparazzi keep taking their shots, but not always the kind they're after. Lately it's a jab from a star's bodyguard — or his surfer pals — or the metallic pinch of handcuffs slapped on for lingering too long.

AP - Roger Ebert is gone from "At the Movies," but he's an increasingly influential figure in the new dominant realm of film criticism: the Web.

E! Online - Miley Cyrus says there's no way she's going to be locking lips with Katy Perry at this Sunday's Teen Choice Awards.

E! Online - Looks like Ed McMahon scored that Jimmy Kimmel Live! gig just in time.

Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain opened up a new line of attack on Democratic rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, labeling him a celebrity without the strength to bring change to Washington.

Reuters - The organization that hands out Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards said on Wednesday said it has given grants of more than $750,000 to several top film schools and nonprofit organizations.

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — A New York lawsuit claims Ed McMahon owes lawyers more than $275,000 for handling his daughter's divorce. The suit says the former "Tonight Show" sidekick and his wife hired Hartman & Craven and the Sarcone Law Firm to represent his daughter, Linda Schmerge. It was filed Wednesday in Manhattan, where she lives.