AP - Salma Hayek started her acting career appearing in telenovelas. Now, the Oscar-nominated Mexican actress is bringing her own comedic take on one to network television.

AP - Slammed by critics and slighted in the Emmy nominations, "Desperate Housewives" endured a rocky second season. But better times are coming to Wisteria Lane, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson said Tuesday.

AP - Next week, Pamela Anderson will make an honest man out of Kid Rock. The couple, now vacationing in St. Tropez, France, will marry July 29 on a yacht near the glamorous hotspot, Us Weekly magazine reported Tuesday on its Web site.

AP - The National Enquirer apologized to Britney Spears in its British edition Tuesday for reporting that she was ready to divorce Kevin Federline.

AP - The modeling industry is all about who's young, who's hot and who's next. Or is it?

Reuters - Stephen Frears' darkly comic docudrama "The Queen," starring Dame Helen Mirren as the current U.K. monarch, will make its North American premiere as the opening-night selection at the New York Film Festival (September 29-October 14).

Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. said late on Tuesday its high-profile chief of film production would leave the company, part of a move to boost profits at its studio division that include cutting annual movie production and eliminating 650 jobs.

Reuters - Stephen Frears' darkly comic docudrama "The Queen," starring Dame Helen Mirren as the current U.K. monarch, will make its North American premiere as the opening-night selection at the New York Film Festival (September 29-October 14).

AP - The Walt Disney Co. is restructuring its studio division to emphasize blockbuster franchise films over more adult fare, a move that will mean slashing 650 jobs worldwide, the company announced Tuesday.

Reuters - Online movie seller CinemaNow late on Tuesday unveiled a new service that allows customers to download a movie from the Internet and copy it onto a DVD that can be played on any standard DVD player.

E! Online - He hasn't even graced the gun sight yet, but Daniel Craig is already gearing up for another go-round as 007.

AP - The release of the new "Miami Vice" film conjures up memories of the city's "cocaine cowboy" past, when rival drug traffickers had shootouts with automatic weapons, bags of drugs washed up on beaches and police were outspent, outgunned and sometimes corrupted.

AP - John Cusack won a temporary restraining order Tuesday against a woman he claims has been stalking him for more than 18 months.

Reuters - The National Enquirer celebrity magazine has apologized to Britney Spears in its British edition for reporting that the pop star was ready to divorce her husband Kevin Federline.

Reuters - Indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, whose recent debut album was the fastest selling in U.K. chart history, made the shortlist for the Mercury Award, one of Britain's top music honors, organizers said Tuesday.

E! Online - The term "also-ran" should be applied loosely with regard to American Idol.

AP - Country singer Mindy McCready testified Tuesday that she thought police pulled her over to "give her a hard time" — not because they thought she was driving under the influence.

AP - Country singer Mindy McCready testified Tuesday that she thought police were pulling her over to "give her a hard time" — not because they thought she was driving under the influence.

AP - Next week, Pamela Anderson will make an honest man out of Kid Rock.

AP - While most singers would give their right arm to be mentioned in the same breath as jazz great Billie Holiday, for British newcomer Corinne Bailey Rae, the constant comparisons to Lady Day — while flattering — can get a little frustrating.