Rapper, Ja Rule, is already in prison and now it looks like he'll be staying a little longer. Ja Rule (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) was sentenced to 28 months in prison for failing to pay federal income tax. He's currently about a month into a separate two-year sentence on weapons charges in New York. He'll serve the two terms concurrently, but since the federal rap is a little bit longer, he could remain in prison for a couple months longer than anticipated.

According to a poll, MTV's "Jersey Shore" does not appear to have an effect on on how U.S. residents view New Jersey. The poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind, found 41% of respondents who had not seen "Jersey Shore" had a favorable view of New Jersey, while 43% of those who had seen the program also viewed the state favorably.

A new "Two and a Half Men" poster has gone up on the outer wall of Warner Brothers studios.  Down came the poster featuring Charlie Sheen, and up went a new photo featuring Ashton Kutcher and his two co-stars wearing very little in clothing!


The man who attempted to hit Rupert Murdoch in Parliament with a shaving cream pie, warned thousands of people before his attack by posting a message to his Twitter account just minutes before the attempt.  While sitting inside Parliament, Jonathan May-Bowles -- aka Jonnie Marbles -- wrote, "It is a far better thing that I do now than I have ever done before #splat."  May-Bowles repeatedly mocked Murdoch from inside Parliament, writing, "Rupert Murdoch appears to be going senile."

In an unexpected announcement, DC Comics will release in December a colossal 1,216-page, $150 hardcover volume collecting each of the 52 #1 issues that make up the publisher's superhero relaunch.  "DC Comics: The New 52" breaks down to about $2.88 per comic and is actually a better value than buying each issue individually when they're released September.  Check here for the full list of 52!

Even though it's coming back for one more season, HBO has announced that this will be the final season of "Entourage". "We got canceled," says star Kevin Connolly, while appearing with the rest of the cast on "Today." "We were not on board with it at all." Connolly also confirmed that everyone wanted to make an "Entourage" movie, but nothing has been set in stone as yet. On the 8th season premiere, fans will finally learn the name of Ari Gold's (Jeremy Piven) wife, who has gone through seven seasons simply as "Mrs. Ari." "Entourage" returns this Sunday at 10:30pm on HBO

Former SNL regular, Maya Rudolph and her husband, Paul Thomas Anderson, welcomed a baby boy they named Jack, on July 3rd. The baby joins sisters Pearl, 5, and Lucille, 20 months.  Rudolph co-stars in the comedy "Up All Night," with Christina Applegate (who just gave birth to daughter Sadie) and Will Arnett (whose wife, Amy Poehler, gave birth to the couple's second child in August 2010.

Seventy-five former professional football players are suing the NFL, claiming it intentionally concealed the harmful effects of game-related concussions for over 90 years. According to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in L.A. County Superior Court, the players and their wives claim, "The NFL knew as early as the 1920's of the harmful effects on a player's brain of concussions and concealed these facts from coaches, trainers, players and the public." All of the players claim they sufffered injuries as a result of multiple concussions such as dementia and memory loss. Riddell, the manufacturer of NFL helmets, is also a defendant. The suit seeks unspecified damages.

The second half of the 15th season of South Park will be returning on Wednesday, October 5th at 10pm. This latter half of the 15th season will include seven new episodes.  Also South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed on through 2013,

Ed Flesh, an art director for dozens of TV game shows like Wheel of Fortune, The $25,000 Pyramid, Jeopardy! and Name That Tune, died July 15th.  He was 79. Flesh died of congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. For NBC’s Wheel of Fortune, it was Flesh who conceived of the spinning wheel as one that spins horizontally instead of vertically.  He designed the sets for three of Oprah's most important shows... Barbra Streisand, Madonna and John Travolta. Other game shows on Flesh’s resume include Press Your Luck and The New Newlywed Game, hosted by Bob Eubanks.

As Jennifer Lopez hunkers down to ride out the media firestorm she ignited by confirming her split with husband Marc Anthony, the Cuban telenovela star she tapped for her sexy "I’m Into You" music video is denying he’s the cause of the couple’s breakup. William Levy, who recently split with his own wife, released a statement stating, "The only relationship there was or is [with Lopez] is a professional relationship. That’s all there’s ever been."