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• Ashlee and Pete: Newlyweds 2.0

  E! Online - Sat May 17, 3:06 PM PDT
  Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz have made at least one thing official. A little more than a month after announcing their engagement, the musically inclined couple swapped vows Saturday at the Encino home of the bride's parents, Joe and Tina Simpson, sources confirm to E! News. "We're delighted to confirm that Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson were married this evening in front of family and close friends," a family rep told People. Jessica Simpson , who served as Ashlee's more »

• McCain makes age jokes on 'Saturday Night Live'

  Associated Press - Sat May 17, 9:52 PM PDT
  John McCain is 71 years old, and his age has provided late-night comics with some easy punch lines. On " Saturday Night Live ," he joined in. "I ask you, what should we be looking for in our next president?" McCain said. "Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old." The certain Republican presidential nominee appeared in a phony campaign ad in which he promised to put an end to runaway government spending, claiming he had never sought money for his home state, Arizona. "Controlling more »

• Grey's Star Adopts a McBaby

  E! Online - Sat May 17, 2:44 PM PDT
  Grey's Anatomy fans might be wondering which team Dr. Erica Hahn bats for, but in real life, actress Brooke Smith is into girls—adopting one, that is. Smith, 40, and her cinematographer husband Steve Lubensky have adopted a baby girl from Ethiopia. She is the couple's second daughter; big sister Fanny is 5-years-old. The Silence of the Lambs star and her husband had traveled to Africa on several occasions, including filming a documentary in Zimbabwe. Back in October, more »

• The (Yellow) Simpsons Take Over Universal

  E! Online - Sat May 17, 1:44 PM PDT
  Ashlee and Pete's wedding wasn't the only Simpsons event today. The Simpsons Ride debuted at Universal Studios Hollywood with a yellow carpet premiere, a human cannonball stunt and plenty of celeb families looking to go for a spin with Homer and his family. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa even got into the act. " Today , my name is Mayor Quimby," he said, joining show masterminds Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Simpsons alums Lisa Kudrow , Kelsey Grammer more »

• New shows in the works from "Idol" creator

  Reuters - Sat May 17, 8:43 PM PDT
  Could it be? The man behind the show seen in millions of TV homes each week is, himself, camera shy? " American Idol " creator Simon Fuller admits that it's true. But from his position securely offstage, Fuller can revel in the success of "Idol" as it reaches the May 21 climax of its seventh season. "Idol" continues to drive the Fox network to the top of the ratings. The show, for example, drew 27.8 million viewers the night of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries more »

• Daytime's 'The View' to go backstage for 1 show

  Associated Press - Sat May 17, 8:02 PM PDT
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Daytime's " The View " will rerun one of its shows in two weeks from an entirely different view that lets fans know a little about what goes on backstage. Producers will attempt the experiment with the Memorial Day episode, which is being taped a week earlier. That episode will feature an interview with Dina Lohan and daughter Ali, and a performance by Ryan Cabrera. On Friday, May 30, " The View " will air a version of that show with backstage footage that more »

• 24 Star: Counting Down to Baby

  E! Online - Sat May 17, 8:42 AM PDT
  The biological clock is ticking for one of the stars of 24 . Marisol Nichols , who plays Special Agent Nadia Yasser on the Fox hit series, tells E! News exclusively that she is pregnant with her first child and due in late October. The 34-year-old actress and her director husband, Taron Lexton, 25, have five names picked out for their baby girl, but Nichols says, "I'll know which one to call her when I meet her." E! News caught up with the new-mom-to-be at the same Bally Total more »

• Indy 5...Minus the Indy??

  E! Online - Sat May 17, 7:41 AM PDT
  The fourth installment of Indiana Jones doesn't hit theaters until Thursday, but there's already buzz about making a fifth film without Harrison Ford in the lead role. While walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Kung Fu Panda, George Lucas hinted to reporters about the possibility of a sequel to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. "I haven't even told Steven [Spielberg] or Harrison this," he said. "But I have an idea more »

• Ashlee's Big Day Dawns Bright

  E! Online - Sat May 17, 7:57 AM PDT
  The sun is shining, the tables are set and the VIP port-a-potties are standing by. Time to have a wedding! After days of flurried preparation on their behalf, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are primed to swap vows later today at the bride's parents' home in Encino, Calif., a little more than a month after announcing their engagement. Jessica Simpson , who hosted a rehearsal dinner for the couple last night at her Beverly Hills pad, is expected to perform maid-of-honor duties, more »