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Prosecutor: Polanski defense motion is `frivolous'

AP - A prosecutor on Friday urged an appellate court to reject a motion by fugitive director Roman Polanski's lawyer to disqualify the entire Los Angeles Superior Court bench from the rape case.

The Buzz Week in Review

by Mike Krumboltz If we had to sum up this past week in one sentence, we'd have to go with: 'Sheesh, we're glad that's not us.' Over the past seven days, a famous starlet was mocked for her weight, a woman gave birth to eight (count 'em, eight!) kids, and a disgraced governor was kicked to the curb after begging for his job. Revisit those tales of woe with the Buzz week in review. J-Simp's Controversial Curves Has Jessica Simpson (gasp!) gained weight? Pictures of her wearing a rather unfortunate pair of mom jeans seemed to indicate that the formerly svelte starlet had (how to put this delicately?) packed on a few pounds. Yes, we know. Making fun of anyone's weight is not nice, but many bloggers and searchers didn't seem to care. Fortunately for Jessica, several celebs came to her defense, including the curvacious Kim Kardashian, ex-husband Nick Lachey, and sister Ashlee. Ashlee, who knows a thing or two about being made fun of, went so far as to call the comments about her sister's weight "disgusting." She has a "love-eight" relationship Knowing you're responsible for the health and well being of one kid is terrifying enough. So, imagine the sense of pressure that comes with having eight kids. At once. Heart attack city for some, but for a proud mother from Los Angeles, the birth of healthy octuplets was a joyous occasion. Mom asked not to be identified for privacy reasons, but that didn't stop the buzz. In fact, it likely encouraged folks to search high and low for pictures and gossip. An article on the family and the six kids the mysterious mom already has stirred up a cloud of buzz. Additionally, queries on "octuplets" and "eight babies" screamed like an ornery child. Bye-bye to Blago He may have left politics, but we'll always remember his hairline. Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois, was removed from office this week. After making an impassioned plea for his job that apparently fell on unsympathetic ears, state representatives not only took away Blago's job, they banned him from seeking any political office in the state of Illinois. Ever. Cue the sad trombone. Blogs and talk shows weighed in on the courtroom theatrics (The Daily Show called Blago "Scumdog Million-Hairs") and searches soared on "blagojevich" as well as countless creative misspellings. Also buzzing this week... • Exxon Mobil posted record profits ($45 billion) for 2008 and Wall Street executives treated themselves to $20 billion in bonuses. Try to keep your blood pressure from rising too high... • Elizabeth Hasselbeck is pregnant and she wants you know it! The co-host of "The View" (aka television's longest hour) announced the news on her show. If you saw strangers weeping with tears of joy on Thursday and wondered why, well, mystery solved.

'Battlestar Galactica' recap: Mutiny onboard

When Gaeta puts his plan to take over Galactica into motion, Adama and his core crew of loyalists get back to their buttkicking roots

Thursday Ratings: Idol Interrupts the Evening

A rare Thursday night episode of American Idol easily dominated the ratings last night. Unfortunately, repeats on ABC and NBC didn’t help. 8pm American Idol (9.2/25 in 18-49) pulled in 24.3 million. Criminal Minds* (2.0/5) checked in 9 million. My Name is Earl* (4.8 million, 1.8/5) was off by 1.7 million. Smallville (4.2 million, 1.7/5) added on 400,000. Ugly Betty* (4 million, 1.3/4) plunged by …

Renee Zellweger Wins Harvard Hasty Pudding Honor

Renee Zellweger is being honored with this year's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award. The award, announced Friday, is given each year along with a Man of the Year honor by Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University, the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe.