- Swayze's Television Show Gets Cancelled. A&E's The Beast, in which Patrick Swayze starred as a rogue Chicago FBI agent, has been cancelled according to Variety. The final installment of the first season aired April 23; it's speculated that the show was canned due to its star's health problems, but A&E will not confirm. [Variety]
- Forbes List Gives Power Crown to Jolie -- Not Winfrey. Angelina Jolie has bumped Oprah Winfrey off the top of the annual Forbes celebrity power list, which is based on media coverage and earnings, among other things. Joining the pair in the top five: Madonna (3), Beyonce (4) and Tiger Woods (5). Among those who fell off the list are J.K. Rowling, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp and Tyra Banks. And for the first time, a president has been included on the list -- Obama ranks at No. 49. [BBC News]
- Discovery Charts the Ferrell Effect. When Will Ferrell guest-starred on an episode of Discovery's Man vs. Wild, he got the benefit of promoting his new movie Land of the Lost. And it looks like Discovery got a lot in return -- the show scored 4 million viewers, the most in the show's history. The channel is now exploring what it might mean to regularly feature celebrity guests on the series. [The Hollywood Reporter]
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