"Unforeseen circumstances" led Comedy Central to air repeats of Stephen Colbert's show Wednesday and Thursday. / Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier/Associated Press
There's some temporary bad news for the Colbert Nation faithful.
New episodes of "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert's Comedy Central show, were mysteriously suspended Wednesday and Thursday.
Comedy Central was mostly mum Thursday about the last-minute change, saying only: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the show will air repeat episodes on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and Thursday, Feb. 16."
The enigmatic statement had fans speculating about the show's long-term fate. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that a Colbert family emergency prompted the schedule change.
Production could resume as early as next week, according to the newspaper, but so far no official return date has been announced.
Aretha remembers Whitney
Aretha Franklin opens up about goddaughter Whitney Houston in the new issue of People magazine.
"We were all aware of her challenges," Franklin, 69, says in the exclusive piece. "And I was always rooting for her."
Detroit's Queen of Soul is scheduled to be interviewed today by Al Roker for NBC's "Today" about her remembrance. For more: www.people.com.
Moore settles '9/11' suit
Flint filmmaker Michael Moore and Hollywood producers Bob andHarvey Weinstein have settled their multimillion-dollar lawsuit over the documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," according to papers filed in Superior Court in Los Angeles County.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, and a lawyer for Moore told the Wrap on Thursday that the details will remain confidential. Last February, Moore sued the Weinsteins for $2.7 million, claiming the Weinsteins used "bogus accounting methods" to cheat him out of money.
"Fahrenheit 9/11," released in 2004, is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. It made more than $222 million worldwide.
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• Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts will play mother and daughter in "August: Osage County," a big-screen adaptation based on the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play by Tracy Letts. The Weinstein Co. revealed the news Thursday and said filming is expected to start in the fall.
• Jenny McCarthy will host the second season of "Love in the Wild," NBC's adventure dating series, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The former host of MTV's "Singled Out" is also prepping a new talk show for VH1. "Love in the Wild" is scheduled to air this summer.
• Four months after being freed from an Italian prison and cleared of charges that she killed her roommate, Amanda Knox, 24, has made a book deal for close to $4 million, the New York Times reports.
• Fox News talk show host Bill O'Reilly will join cowriter Martin Dugard for "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot," to be released by Henry Holt in October. The two partnered last year for "Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever."
• Although the "X Factor" is missing a second-season host and a couple of judges, online auditions open March 1 at www.thexfactorusa.com. The winner of Simon Cowell's show gets a $5-million recording contract with Sony Music. Auditions are open to solo artists and vocal groups ages 12 and older.
• Under terms of a settlement agreement announced Thursday, Julie Taymor will receive roughly $10,000 a week through the entire New York run of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the New York Daily News reports. Taymor, the show's original director, sued producers for royalties after she was fired last March.
• Tickets ($28.50-$73.50) for Tyler Perry's "Madea Gets a Job," which runs April 26-29 at the Fox Theatre, go on sale at noon today.
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