Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, has died aged 94.

Nicollette Sheridan has been granted a new trial in her case for wrongful termination from 'Desperate Housewives'.

A Los Angeles judge has dismissed actress Nicollette Sheridan’s long-running lawsuit against ABC over her firing from the hit series 'Desperate Housewives'.