'Big Brother 11' to address Chima's expulsion
Why exactly was Chima Simone kicked out? Tuesday's " Big Brother 11 " episode promised to address why producers removed the outspoken 33-year-old freelance journalist from the CBS reality series, which isolates 13 contestants inside a makeshift two-story house from the outside world and monitors their every move with dozens of cameras. "You will see why, basically, our back was up against the wall and we had to expel her from the game," show host Julie Chen said Monday on CBS' "The Early Show,"...

-Big Brother' Shake Up: Producers Evict Contestant for Breaking Rules
Producers of this season’s "Big Brother" have evicted outspoken houseguest Chima Simone . Read on to learn more… The Associated Press reports that the Simone, a 33-year-old freelance journalist, was removed from the show for violating the rules and will not be part of the jury that votes for the show’s $500,000 winner. "Chima has been evicted by the producers from the ‘Big Brother’ house for violating the rules," CBS said in a statement obtained by...

Tony Blair to make 'Late Show' debut: PHOTO
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to make his first visit to the "Late Show with David Letterman ," CBS announced Wednesday. Blair will be the guest on Tuesday's edition of the late-night chat show. Prime minister of Britain from 1997 to 2007, Blair has since started the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, which "promotes respect and understanding between the major religions and makes the case for faith as a force for good in the modern world," CBS noted in...

Dr. Phil accused of long-term sexual misconduct
In a manner of therapy you probably won’t see on his show, the nation’s favorite shrink, Dr. Phil has now been accused of sexually molesting a patient. The accuser, Sarah Morrison, a former client of Phil’s – and also briefly his intern – alleges the CBS star repeatedly fondled her in the late 1980’s. “Not a single day has gone by when I haven’t been affected by what Dr. Phil did to me,” Sara, 44, has now told the Enquirer . “The world...

Bush Spent 487 Days At Camp David, 490 Days At Texas Ranch During
He will likely miss the place: According to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, today's trip marks Mr. Bush's 149th visit to the presidential retreat. The planned three-day stay, during which the president is being joined by family and former and current aides, will bring his total time spent at Camp David to all or part of 487 days. Read the whole story here.

“GUIDING LIGHT:” A LAST HURRAH
Guiding Light is fading out brightly. Actor Jeff Branson tied for best supporting actor in the Daytime Emmy Awards Saturday. Backstage, he called the award "bittersweet," as he observed that the CBS show will be leaving the air after this season after 72 years on radio and TV. Branson tied with Vincent Irizarry, who appears on ABC's All My Children, who himself got his start as a soap-opera actor on Guiding Light. "I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of...

The good wives club: PHOTO
Starring Julianna Margulies as the wronged spouse, the eagerly anticipated CBS show 'The Good Wife,' premiering this month, is a thinly disguised interpretation of the Eliot Spitzer scandal and its sensational fallout.

Open Books comedy to CBS
CBS has grabbed Open Books, a comedy by Gail Lerner of

Watchdog: SEC Screw-Up On Madoff
Investigative Efforts Were Uncoordinated By Laura Strickler (CBS)  In a stinging new report, the Inspector General for the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals how the agency’s "inexperienced" attorneys missed Bernard L. Madoff's colossal scam and believed Madoff's answers to their questions even when they were "seemingly implausible." Yet the IG did not find any evidence of corruption at the agency - citing incompetence instead. The IG concludes that the agency's repeated...

Jaycee Lee Dugard Photos: First Look Inside Her Terror Tent
(Nick Stern) Photo: Was this where Jaycee Lee Dugard spent two decades? NEW YORK (CBS) How did Jayce Lee Dugard survive for 18 years in the backyard of the couple that allegedly abducted, raped, and brainwashed her? Photos: First Look Inside Jaycee Lee Dugard's Terror Tent We may never truly know. But shocking photos have now emerged that show the inside of the tent that Dugard lived in with her two children, 11 and 15, who were allegedly sired by her captor Phillip Garrido. The images are both...

Shocking Hazing at U.S. Embassy in Kabul
CBS News: Embassy Security Guards Allege Work Conditions that Put American Lives at Risk (CBS)  On August 4, rockets land near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. On August 15, a Suicide bomber hits close by killing or wounding 98. The attacks punctuate the dangers faced by hundreds of American diplomats and staff who work there. Yet some of the Embassy's own security guards are alleging shocking work conditions that put American lives at risk. In numerous emails, the guards describe a crisis in...

Poll: Two-Thirds Confused by Health Reform
CBS News Survey Finds Most Americans Scratching Heads Over Proposed Changes to Health Insurance System

Keanu Reeves to star in, direct romcom -Henry's Crime'
Keanu Reeves is set to star in and produce Romantic Comedy Henry’s Crime , Variety reports. Malcolm Venville will direct the project, which starts shooting in November in Buffalo, NY. It will mark the first film for Reeves and Stephen Hamel’s production outfit Company Films. Sacha Gervasi ( Anvil! The Story of Anvil ) wrote the Romantic Comedy about a big-hearted man who is falsely accused of robbing a bank. Previous Post CBS on board for 'Open Books' from 'Will & Grace' alum...

Poll: More Wary of Obama on Health Care: PHOTO
CBS News Survey Finds More Americans Now Disapprove Than Approve of the President's Handling of Health Care (CBS)  President Obama's approval rating on Health Care has dropped six points since July to 40 percent, and now more Americans, 47 percent, disapprove of his handling of Health Care, according to a new CBS News poll taken between Aug 27 - 31. As the president's poll numbers sink on the issue, two-thirds of Americans remain confused about the Health reform proposals on the table....

'Books' is CBS-bound
In a competitive situation, CBS has landed a hot multicamera comedy script by "Will & Grace" alumna Gail Lerner. The project, which will be produced by Warner Bros. TV, has received a pilot commitment. Tentatively titled "Open Books," it revolves around book editor June and her circle of friends. "It's an ensemble comedy with a female lead set in the publishing world, but it's really about the characters and their relationships," Lerner said. "Books" was based on an idea Lerner had been...