A Marie Claire blogger created a storm earlier this week when she slammed CBS' new hit comedy "Mike & Molly," about a romance between a plus-sized couple. Now, the creator of the show is hitting back.

The Dutchess is being crowned "Woman of the Year" by Billboard magazine.

Fergie will be given the honor on Dec. 2 at a ceremony in New York City. The only female member of the Black Eyed Peas says she's "humbled" to accept the award and called it a "great career achievement."

HBO says it's wrapping up its drama "Big Love" after the upcoming fifth season.

The series deals with a Salt Lake City businessman and his three wives. The network said Thursday that it will return for a final season Jan. 16.

The marital drama "Last Night," which deals with questions of temptation, betrayal and defining infidelity, opened the Rome Film Festival on Thursday but a red-carpet protest by hundreds of Italian movie-industry workers stole the show.

"True Blood" star Ryan Kwanten says he's the "go to guy" when a production calls for working with panthers though he has a healthy fear of them.

Real panthers were used in the HBO series, and Kwanten said Thursday he was supposed to work with a panther in his new Australian Western "Red Hill" until he learned the feline turned on its owner in a deadly attack.

My 21-month-old, Harlow, made her "runway" debut on today's Access Hollywood Live.

"The Biggest Loser's" Alison Sweeney was on our set to host a children's Halloween costume fashion show and all the "models" were kids of people who work here at Access Hollywood. Alison's two adorable kids joined in too! So fun for all of us proud parents!

Minka Kelly still can't believe she was named the "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire magazine.

"I thought they were joking and I didn't believe it till the [photo] shoot happened," Minka told Access Hollywood at an Esquire event in New York City on Wednesday. "Then I didn't believe it till I saw it in print… and then I didn't believe it, and I still don't believe it!

A jury has reached a verdict in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial.

The jury will announce verdicts at 1:30 p.m. PDT Thursday for the former Playboy model's boyfriend and two doctors. The defendants have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, excessive prescribing of opiates and sedatives to an addict, and fraudulently obtaining drugs by using false names.

Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played "Danno" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-0," died Thursday at age 72.

MacArthur's agent, Richard Lewis, said the actor died in Florida of "natural causes," but no direct cause was specified.

After 17 years of marriage, Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus, parents of teen star Miley Cyrus, have filed for divorce.