Turn in Your Microphone 
Bert Parks, the longtime emcee of the Miss America pageant, offered a simple explanation when asked about his appeal: "I'm utterly charming." Audiences agreed, and Parks, who sang the event's...
Today's News: Our Take - CSI Cast Member Attacked on NYC Subway 
CSI cast member Gerald McCullouch (aka firearms tech Bobby Dawson) found himself at the center of his own crime scene when he was attacked on a New York City subway by a knife-wielding mugger. The actor was editing a YouTube video on his laptop when the attacker jumped into the subway car and tried to steal the computer, McCullouch told the New York Daily News. A trained boxer, McCullouch fought back and "gave him a body shot to the chest," he said. "That's when he pulled a kitchen knife out of a black plastic bag," McCullouch said. "This thing must have had a blade 10 inches long. ...I yelled at the top of my lungs, 'Get the [bleep] away from me!' That's when the knife came down into my back. I don't know whether he lost his grip or what, but the blade didn't penetrate my leather jacket." Police arrived after a passenger alerted the conductor. Thirty-nine-year-old James Torres was arrested and charged with robbery, assault, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. He is due in court on March 23. This is the second time McCollouch has fought off a mugger. In 2001, he and a boyfriend were robbed at gunpoint in Atlanta. Comment on this article at TVGuide.com > Related Articles on TVGuide.com Watch clips of CSI in our Online Video Guide Other Links From TVGuide.com CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gerald McCullouch
Sean, Meryl and Kate Strike a Pose With Their Actor Statue 
Last night the actors acknowledged themselves at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The ladies looked marvelous and the men were relaxed on the red carpet. This show included some great laughs and the speeches were fun and after all the winners said their thanks they headed back to the press room to pose with their new trophies. Sean Penn was overlooked by the globes but not by his peers while the 30 Rock cast continued to score again and again. Alec Baldwin brought along his beautiful daughter Ireland as his date while Tina spoke about her baby girl in her speech. Meryl was shocked with her win and noted she didn't even bother to buy a dress. Kate Winslet and Slumdog Millionaire continued to score awards this season. Do you think they are going to be shoo-ins for the Oscars? To see lots more of the Mad Men and 30 Rock cast, James Earl Jones, Laura Linney and more just read more. Images include: Alec Baldwin, Anil Kapoor, Christina Hendricks, Dev Patel, Elisabeth Moss, Forest Whitaker, Freida Pinto, Hugh Laurie, Irrfan Khan, James Earl Jones, Jane Krakowski, January Jones, Jon Hamm, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Meryl Streep, Robert Morse, Sally Field, Sean Penn, Terri Seymour, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Vincent Kartheiser, Alison Brie, Kiernan Shipka, Ireland Baldwin, Keith Powell, Katrina Bowden, Jack McBrayer www.wireimage.com
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' planned for the stage (AP) 
AP - "Thriller" a Broadway musical?
Joanna Pacitti: She wasn't an orphan for long ![]()
As I searched the paper's archives the other day to see if we might have an old headshot of Joanna Pacitti from her Geffen/A&M days, I came across something even better: two AP file photos of 12-year-old Joanna from her post-Annie era.
Second Suspect Charged in Travolta Extortion Case 
Ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne - the third suspect in the John Travolta extortion case - was formally charged with conspiracy to extort on Monday, Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest tells Usmagazine.com. Lightbourne was arraigned for trying to extort $25 million from the Travolta family. The details of the alleged extortion plot -- which involved Travolta's late son, Jett, 16...
Dakota Fanning Calls New Moon Role 'Fantastic' 
Dakota Fanning is ready to bare her fangs as vampire Jane in the Twilight sequel New Moon. "I really hope it works out," Fanning, 14, told Hitfix.com while promoting her current thriller, Push. "It would be a really fantastic experience, I'm sure." Just last week it was reported the young star was offered the role sans audition because director Chris Weitz is so confident that Fanning is right for the part.
