APNewsBreak: Spears' ex disputes abuse claims (AP)

AP - An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money.

Colbert, VP Biden fete troops with hot dogs, beer (AP)

AP - A hot dog vending cart was wheeled back and forth. Cocktail waitresses hurried past with trays full of beer. Vice President Joe Biden led New York Yankees great Yogi Berra by the arm.

MTV's `Snooki' fined $500 for bothering beachgoers (AP)

AP - Calling her "a Lindsay Lohan wannabe," a judge fined "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi $500 on Wednesday and ordered her to perform community service after she pleaded guilty to disturbing others on a beach in July.

Former James Bond star doesn't care about 007 woes (omg!)

omg! - Reuters - The James Bond franchise may be in grave danger thanks to its studio's financial woes, but a former 007 actor is not too shaken up about it.

Ruling doubles Don Johnson's 'Nash Bridges' award (AP)

AP - A judge on Wednesday doubled Don Johnson's jury award for profits from the TV series "Nash Bridges" to more than $51 million.

CNN names Piers Morgan as Larry King's replacement (AP)

AP - British tabloid veteran Piers Morgan, hired by CNN to start as Larry King's replacement as a prime-time interviewer in January, promised that he "came here to win."

Colbert, VP Biden fete troops with hot dogs, beer (AP)

AP - A hot dog vending cart was wheeled back and forth. Cocktail waitresses hurried past with trays full of beer. Vice President Joe Biden led New York Yankees great Yogi Berra by the arm.

Former James Bond star doesn't care about 007 woes (Reuters)

Reuters - The James Bond franchise may be in grave danger thanks to its studio's financial woes, but a former 007 actor is not too shaken up about it.

APNewsBreak: Spears' ex disputes abuse claims (AP)

AP - An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money.

Briton Piers Morgan named Larry King replacement (Reuters)

Reuters - British television host Piers Morgan is to replace veteran CNN talk show host Larry King in January, bringing what is expected to be a more acerbic tone to the long-running prime time U.S. interview show.

He's a She: Sarah Ruhl's Take on Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando' Begins in NYC (Playbill)

Playbill -

Francesca Faridany, late of Broadway's The 39 Steps, plays the title role of an Elizabethan man who transforms into a woman in the Sept. 8 New York City premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Orlando for Classic Stage Company.

Eminem set to open MTV Video Music Awards (AP)

AP - Eminem is not afraid to open the MTV Video Music Awards.

An Emmy Awards to Remember (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Franzen live, and surprised, at Barnes & Noble (AP)

AP - Jonathan Franzen is still getting used to the attention.

Jurors told to disregard part of nanny testimony (AP)

AP - The judge in Anna Nicole Smith's drug conspiracy trial told jurors Wednesday to disregard part of a former nanny's testimony because he did not consider it reliable.