'Mad Men's' New Man: Ben Feldman Debuts On
Sunday's Episode

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"Mad Men" has a new man!

"Drop Dead Diva" star Ben Feldman joined the cast of AMC's hit drama for the current fifth season, Deadline reports; he will make his debut on the show this Sunday.

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Sara Rue Joins NBC's Jimmy Fallon Comedy Pilot
(Exclusive)

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She'll guest star in the project, which is in second position to ABC's Reba McEntire comedy pilot "Malibu Country."

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Nicki Minaj Says It Takes 'Guts,' 'Heart' to
Compete on 'American Idol' (Video)

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"It's very difficult to be picked apart," the rapper tells THR special correspondent and "Idol" alum Didi Benami. "That rejection thing is heavy." Plus: how Minaj is "truly showing herself" on new album "Roman Reloaded."

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Eliot Spitzer's New Current Show Launches
Suddenly

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Eliot Spitzer's second try at cable news success started unexpectedly on Friday with the debut of his new show "Viewpoint" on Current.

Just hours after Current announced that it had fired "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann, "Viewpoint," began in Olbermann's old slot. It was a sudden return to a hosting role for Spitzer, who had an unhappy and brief stint on CNN from late 2010 to the summer of 2011 as the host of "Parker Spitzer," later called "In the Arena." This time, he reemerged with not even a day's notice -- let alone any kind of promotional campaign or press tour to get the word out.

However, Spitzer has apparently had some time to prepare, as some reports suggested that he has been in talks with Current to replace Olbermann since November.

If his rather bumpy route to his new job was weighing on his mind, Spitzer didn't mention it as he opened the show. Working out of what appeared to be Olbermann's old studio, he said, "Welcome to Current's new 8 PM show, 'Viewpoint,' where every day we will drill down into the day's top stories in search of facts ... to inform our own opinions and hopefully those of our guests and you, our audience."

Spitzer's first story focused on the Trayvon Martin case.

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Sneak Peek: More New Pictures From Game of
Thrones Season 2!

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We're just a couple of weeks away from Game of Thrones's April 1 season premiere, and today we've got another look at season two! These new images take us back to Westeros, where Arya is still posing as a boy, Sansa is grieving for her father, and Daenerys is fighting for power. It's not just old faces though, there are quite a few new characters in the mix as well. Take a look at at the sneak peek and be sure to check out the Game of Thrones season two trailer while you're at it.

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WATCH: The First Black 'Bachelor'

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After 16 seasons of being on the air, ABCâ€™s reality dating game show, â€œThe Bachelorâ€ has managed to fulfill a void for various eligible contestants. However to some fans disappointment, the showâ€™s lack of diversity has raised a few questions as to why there has never been a non-white bachelor? Last year show creator, Mike Fleiss told Entertainment Weekly that he and his production team are always looking to cast for ethnic diversity, â€œitâ€™s just that for whatever reason, they donâ€™t come forward. I wish they would.â€

Well look no further, Portland-based sportscaster Lamar Hurd is vying to become the showâ€™s first African American hopeful. Initially the multifaceted commentator and entrepreneur was reluctant to apply for the showâ€™s upcoming season, but thanks to his assistant, Tammy, Hurd has a different point of view.

â€œIt all started when I was at Tammyâ€™s house [my assistant], and weâ€™re having a barbeque,â€ he explained in his YouTube audition clip. â€œSheâ€™s there with her sisters, her son, the whole familyâ€™s there. And I see some chuckling going on at the end of the table wondering what it is. I didnâ€™t make too much of it cause theyâ€™re always cracking jokes. One of her sisters blurted out, â€˜Tammy, youâ€™ve been trying to get Lamar on the bachelor?â€™ So of course I looked down the table to try to see whatâ€™s really going on. And come to find out, sheâ€™s been trying to get me on.â€

â€œWhen it first came up I shot the whole idea down. I said, â€˜Tammy, first of all you have to look at it like this, they never had a black bachelor. Letâ€™s say I wanted to go on there, and was willing to do it. They have not ever had a black bachelor.â€™ So that was the first thing.â€ In spite of the showâ€™s history, Hurd has recently launched a campaign in hopes of landing him on season 17. If indeed the Oregon native is chosen to appear as the showâ€™s leading man, he admitted that he would proudly accept the offer and hopefully find his love interest.

â€œIt doesnâ€™t matter what weâ€™re doing, itâ€™s who Iâ€™m doing it with. So if itâ€™s someone that Iâ€™m in love with then weâ€™re going to have a good time.â€

Check out Lamar Hurdâ€™s audition clip below.

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Movie Sneak Peek: Mirror Mirror, Wrath of the
Titans, Goon

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While there's no shame in securing tickets for a second screening of The Hunger Games this weekend, keep in mind there are some awesome new movies opening this week. Julia Roberts is playing the wonderfully wicked evil queen in Mirror Mirror, Liam Neeson, Sam Worthington, and Ralph Fiennes will bring gods and warriors back to the screen in Wrath of the Titans, and Seann William Scott is back (now with more Eugene Levy than ever!) as a bouncer-turned-hockey player in Goon. Peruse the pics and let us know which one you'll be catching this weekend!

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'Twilight: Eclipse's' David Slade Boards NBC's
'Hannibal'

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He'll direct and executive produce the pilot of the NBC drama series starring Hugh Dancy.

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WATCH: Mark Ruffalo Slams Fracking On 'Colbert
Report'

Actor and director Mark Ruffalo recently joined Stephen Colbert to discuss an issue that continues to divide many Americans.

Appearing on the "Colbert Report" this week, Ruffalo discussed what he sees as one of the biggest problems associated with fracking, mountaintop removal coal mining and the extraction of Canada's tar sands oil. "All of these things destroy water," Ruffalo argued.

As a resident of a region impacted by hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, Ruffalo said that he feels quite passionately about water protection.

At first excited about the prospect of cheap and independent energy, Ruffalo said he changed his mind about fracking after visting Dimock, Pennsylvania. He told Colbert, "I saw what it does to families. These people can't drink the water that's coming out of their tap. Here in America."

Earlier in the interview, Ruffalo stressed the potential of renewable energy sources like "wind, water and solar." Citing the prevalence of solar energy in Germany, Ruffalo remarked "America's being left behind. We're being left behind all over the world."

In the interview, Ruffalo misspoke in stating that 30 percent of Germany's electricity is generated from solar power -- the figure is actually three percent. Although he was mistaken, he later apologized on Twitter:

Ruffalo may have been quite serious about fracking, but Colbert's distinct interview style was not lost on him. During the interview, Ruffalo admitted he couldn't disagree when Colbert joked, "We burn things better than anybody's ever burned things. America was built on burning things."

Ruffalo's organization, Water Defense, recently launched an anti-fracking campaign called "Natural Gas Exxposed." The campaign asks its supporters to "join [them] in rejecting this dangerous bridge to nowhere and working to build a renewable energy economy."

In the past, Ruffalo has also lent his support to other environmental causes. In November, Ruffalo spoke to HuffPost while attending a Keystone XL protest outside of the White House.

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Will MERLINs 4th Season Finale Leave Fans
Breathless We Take a Closer Look!

Four years in the making, all fans want to know is whether the 4th season finale of MERLIN will[...]

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