CULTURE

The apparent suicide of a husband on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" again showed the dark side of reality TV and the stress that unrelenting media coverage can place on people, experts said on Tuesday.

Russell Armstrong, the alienated husband of the reality show "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong was found dead in an apparent suicide on Monday evening at a house in Los Angeles.

There's still no deal for a fourth "Austin Powers" movie, although actor-writer-producer Mike Myers and New Line Cinema are "in talks," Myers' publicist has re-confirmed to TheWrap.

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell is taking time off from his show, "The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell," following the death of his mother, Frances O'Donnell, on Sunday, the network confirmed to TheWrap. Fellow MSNBC host Chris Hayes will fill in for O'Donnell.

Former "National Lampoon" chairman Daniel Grodnik's production company Mass Hysteria is getting into bed with Phil Traill for "Sleeping Together."

The apparent suicide of the estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast member Taylor Armstrong this week was the latest in a series of scandals surrounding popular TV reality shows.

Contrary to expectations, Sly Stone actually manages to show up for his first album in 29 years, "I'm Back! Family & Friends."

The rock band Kiss was removed from the line-up for a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Britain, after it was revealed frontman Gene Simmons has called Jackson a child molester, organizers said on Tuesday.

The parents of Casey Anthony, who was acquitted in July of charges that she killed her young daughter, will sit with Dr. Phil for their first interview since the trial, the program announced on Tuesday.

Brad Pitt is negotiating to become "The Gray Man" for New Regency, TheWrap has confirmed.

Netflix has launched a "Just for Kids" streaming option in hopes of making its site a more child-friendly environment, the company said on Tuesday.

Bradley Cooper has pulled out of Relativity Media's remake of "The Crow," TheWrap has confirmed.

After dabbling in semi-serious material with the short-lived CBS dramedy "The Defenders," Jim Belushi is ready to work with a laugh track again.

On a repeat-heavy night, fewer viewers opted to hang out in ABC's "Bachelor Pad," while hot-headed chef Gordon Ramsay handed Fox a win for the night on Monday, according to preliminary numbers.

After a week in which both Jennifer Love Hewitt and Stacey Keibler were linked to new men (the Bachelorette's runner-up, Ben, and George Clooney, respectively), both women popped up on the scene solo.

KCET, the former PBS station serving Southern and Central California, has entered a partnership with Eyetronics Media and Studios to produce and acquire new series, the companies announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, Eyetronics will provide up to $50 million in funding for the new programs, which will start production in the fall.

London has overtaken New York as the world's fashion capital for 2011, fueled by media interest in late British designer Alexander McQueen and Kate Middleton, according to a survey by the Global Language Monitor.

He made his name on the quirky fast food documentary "Super Size Me," and recently peered inside the wacky world of product placement in movies.

Lady Gaga and Jo Calderone jam together in the singer's latest music video.

Elvis Presley, ?the King of Rock n' Roll? was 42 when he was found dead in his bathroom at the Memphis, Tennessee mansion on August 16, 1977. As Tuesday marks the 34th anniversary of the superstar's death, thousands of Elvis fans flock to Memphis to remember his legacy, as they have always been commemorating him for last thirty-four years. Check out the photos of ?The King? and how his fans still miss him:

Madonna doesn't seem to mind one bit about turning 53, as she spent her birthday on Tuesday with her 24-year-old boyfriend Brahim Zaibat.

A new Lady Gaga video is an event that fans wait for with bated breath.

Justin Bieber now has a street dedicated in his honor in Texas thanks to a contest winner renamed a street in Texas after her favorite star.

A Black Sabbath reunion has been in the making for years as rumors have been in continuous circulation, but on Monday the possibility almost became real when a Birmingham newspaper announced the workings of a new album and tour, only to be revoked by guitarist Tony Iommi on Tuesday.

Thousands of fans of Elvis Presley a.k.a. "The king Of Rock and Roll" have gathered at Graceland to pay homage to the rock-and-roll star who died undermysterious circumstances exactly 34 years back.

Tom Hanks reportedly refunded money for ticket admission price to two unhappy movie goers who did not like his film, "Larry Crowne."

Russell Armstrong's ex-wife thinks Taylor "ruined him"

The estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong has been found dead in an apparent suicide, just three weeks before the reality show is scheduled to return to U.S. television.

Airports in Virginia, including the mammoth Washington Dulles International, generated $28.8 billion in economic activity in 2010, the states' governor, Bob McDonnell, said.