Former "Calorie Commando" TV chef Juan Carlos Cruz pleaded no contest Tuesday to a charge that he hired two homeless men in a failed attempt to kill his wife.

Cruz, 48, pleaded no contest in Los Angeles County Superior Court to a count of solicitation of murder. The former Food Network chef made the plea as a preliminary hearing was scheduled to begin, prosecutors said.

Food Network star Paula Deen plans to cook up some fun as grand marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade.

The Tournament of Roses made the announcement Tuesday.

Jennifer Lawrence truly sensed her career had changed once celebrity photographers and comic-book fans began stalking her to take pictures of her "in human form."

Lawrence, who has Academy Awards buzz for a star-making performance in Sundance Film Festival prize winner "Winter's Bone," now is shooting her first big studio film — an "X-Men" prequel in which she plays shape-shifting mutant Mystique.

Charlie Sheen had another brush with the law early Tuesday morning, as this time, authorities were called to the actor's hotel in New York City.

A California appeals court rejected a bid Tuesday by Michael Jackson's father to challenge the administration of his son's lucrative estate.

A three justice panel of the California Second District Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed a probate judge's ruling that Joe Jackson didn't have standing to intervene in his son's estate.

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, remain in a Canadian jail despite being granted a release from custody last week after they were arrested on outstanding warrants in California, a Canadian border official said Tuesday.

The Quaids were arrested last Thursday in a shopping area of a posh Vancouver, British Columbia, neighborhood and were jailed on outstanding U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges. The Quaids are wanted in Santa Barbara, where they missed a court hearing Monday on felony vandalism charges.

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Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!

When Willow Smith explains why she entered the music business, she talks about expressing her individuality, and wanting to help people with her message.

But she also acknowledges that she wanted to be famous like her "mommy and daddy."

Deck the halls… with cups of slushies!

The cast of "Glee" is spreading the holiday cheer with a new Christmas album, Sony Music announced on Tuesday.

"Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album" – which will be released on November 16 – will feature 12 holiday classics performed by the stars of the hit FOX show.

Kevin Costner will host CMT's new celebration of country music's artists of the year.

"CMT Artists of the Year" will air Dec. 3. The 90-minute show will honor Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band.