"America's Next Top Model's" creative director and model mentor, Jay
Manuel and host, Tyra Banks, talk a lot about the importance of
"smize" (smiling with your eyes) on the show.

But for his birthday on Saturday, August 14, Manuel wants to spread
some smiles instead.

Manuel has created a Birthday Campaign on Facebook with Operation Smile...

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It's one thing for the viewers to be shocked by a character coming
out, but it's another when the actress who plays the character had no
suspicions that she was in her second season of playing a lesbian.
That was the case for "HawthoRNe's" Vanessa Lengies, who plays Kelly
Epson.

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After much bloodshed in the battle of the late night talk shows, NBC
is trying to clear its name with its fall slate of new and returning
shows.

Watch the video and give us your take on NBC's fall slate at Zap2it!
http://bit.ly/aDvYLn

The "Idol" runner-up has reportedly found a home for his blues-inspired music.

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There's some love lost for JWOWW's ex and an ex-roomie who refuses to
go. "The Situation" previews his tank top line and Kanye West knows
whose coattails to ride.

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"The Real Housewives of New Jersey's" Teresa Giudice and her husband,
Joe Giudice, seem to be attracting all the wrong kind of attention.
Not only have they claimed a very publicly embarrassing bankruptcy,
but Monday's (August 9) episode features the car accident Joe was in
back in January of this year.

When it came to the excuses about the bankruptcy, we've already seen
some major bobbing and weaving from Teresa. But, now it seems that the
accident and subsequent DUI charge will bring with it more excuses
from Joe.

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Sunday's (August 8) episode of "True Blood" took us another step
forward in Sookie's (Anna Paquin) evolution into whatever she is. And
from what we can tell, whatever that is, it's going to rock.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/08/true-blood-is-bill-sookies-biggest-threat.html

The "Jersey Shore" crew made quite an entrance at the TCA Press Tour,
entering from different parts of the audience. They also brought along
their newest housemate, Deena Nicole Cortese.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/08/jersey-shore-new-guidette-deena-nicole-and-the-mythology-of-gtl.html

Forbidden love seems to be the theme of this edition of "True Blood"
news bites - onscreen and off.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/08/true-blood-news-bites-sneak-peeks-finale-revealed-sam-trammells-crew-crush-more.html

This week, though, we were shocked when ELLE Magazine was duped by a
fake Twitter account for its own editor-in-chief, Robbie Myers, then
tried to sweep it under the rug.

http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/08/how-elle-was-duped-by-a-fake-twitter-account-for-wait-for-it-their-own-editor-in-chief.html