A&E network unveils Jackson TV show (Reuters) Reuters - Cable television network A&E on Friday unveiled plans for a new reality TV show starring four brothers of late pop star Michael Jackson depicting them dealing with his death and rehearsing for an upcoming concert. Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder (AP)
A&E: Reality show about Jacksons premieres Dec. 13 (AP)
"The Mentalist" sold into syndication at TNT (Reuters)
A&E orders cop pilot with Aussie actor (Reuters) Reuters - A&E has given the green light to "Sugarloaf," an hour-long pilot starring Australian actor Matt Passmore. Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton Expected to Star in 'Sweeney Todd' at U.K's Chichester Festival ... Playbill - Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton are set to star in a new production of Sondheim's 1979 Broadway musical Sweeney Todd, that will open at Chichester Festival Theatre in the 2011 summer season, ahead of a projected West End transfer. TV producer J.J. Abrams gets deeper "Undercovers" (Reuters) Reuters - J.J. Abrams wants to take a hands-on approach to "Undercovers," his NBC pilot described as a mix between "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity." USA buys syndication rights to "NCIS" spinoff (Reuters) Reuters - In what might be an industry record, CBS' freshman drama series "NCIS: Los Angeles" has been sold into syndication after seven weeks on the air. 'Golden Girls' star McClanahan has bypass surgery (AP)
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AP - Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."
AP - A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
AP - A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST.
Reuters - The Simon Baker crime drama "The Mentalist," which just began its second season on CBS, has netted a rich off-network syndication deal with TNT.
AP - Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.
