Rivers axed from red carpet

Catty comedienne Joan Rivers' time on the red carpet is up - bosses at the TV Guide channel in America no longer want her covering the Oscars and other big Hollywood events.

Rivers has presented pre-shows from the red carpets of the biggest awards shows for the past decade, poking fun at fashion faux pas and rambling through fast-paced interviews with the stars.

Now TV Guide chiefs have decided they want a friendlier face greeting the stars and have asked US TV actress Lisa Rinna to take over the show.

Former Melrose Place star Rinna, who revived her career as a contestant on hit US show Dancing With The Stars, will make her TV Guide red carpet bow at the Emmy Awards in September.