E! Online - Ricky Gervais as the next host of the Oscars?

E! Online - Watch out, Christian Bale—there's a new Batman coming to town!

AP - "Late Show" host David Letterman kept up a verbal assault on John McCain Thursday, saying he felt like an "ugly date" because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of a scheduled appearance on his talk show.

AP - Shoes are contemporary jewelry, designer Donatella Versace once said, and in recent years they have become an integral part of a designer's fashion statement.

AP - Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, is working on a memoir about his triumphs in space and the hard times back on Earth.

Reuters - Hip-hop performer and entrepreneur Jay-Z and Norwegian songwriting/production duo Stargate have joined forces under the StarRoc banner, which will encompass a record label and music publishing company under Jay-Z's Roc Nation venture with Live Nation.

Reuters - T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Thursday for a fourth non-consecutive week. Rising from No. 2 to the top spot, the rapper's track traded places with pop singer Pink's "So What."

Reuters - The launch of MySpace Music ran into controversy on Thursday after the leading independent music trade body complained that its small music label members had been shut out and treated like second class citizens.