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Want to know what's going on with your favorite TV stars when the cameras aren't rolling? Check out the latest celebrity news from our friends at PopEater.com.

• After a year of questionable behavior, Jon Gosselin turned to his Twitter account Tuesday to clear his conscience and get some things off his chest.

• Jenni "J-Woww" Farley has turned down Playboy's $400,000 offer to pose for the mag.

• 'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood is reportedly being investigated for domestic violence by police in Anderson, Ind., and the state Department of Child Services.

• Rachel Zoe is (sort of) denying pregnancy rumors.

• Former 'Moesha' star and current 'DWTS' contestant Brandy, admitted that she hasn't been intimate with a man for six years. Her reason? She's only interested if she's in a relationship.

How to dress up like Kim Zolciak from 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' for Halloween

The Costume: The busty blonde of 'Tardy to the Party' and 'Google Me' infamy. If you've ever wanted to wear a devastating wig -- this is your chance.

What You'll Need: As young as this new season is, Zolciak is already drawing weirded-out looks and damning criticism for her beloved wigs. Whether tousled or poufed out, you need a tired, long blond wig that's less Lady Godiva than waves-gone-wrong.

When Hollywood remakes perfectly good -- or, in the case of 'Shameless,' perfectly amazing -- shows, they don't often turn out the same caliber as their originals. But, judging from the first trailer for the new Showtime version of the popular British series 'Shameless,' that might not be the case here.

William H. Macy stars as the drunken patriarch of a large, working-class family, with Emmy Rossum as his eldest daughter (and the main source of order in the household). Watch the trailer after the jump.

MTV is preparing a spin-off of its popular reality series 'Teen Mom.' The network has reportedly already set its cast and done some location shooting.

This should come as no surprise since 'Teen Mom,' itself a spin-off of '16 and Pregnant,' averaged 2.8 million viewers. And the show -- chronicling the lives of teen mothers Amber, Maci [at right], Catelynn and Farrah -- attracted close to 6 million to its finale. '16 and Pregnant,' which returns for a new season Oct. 26, averaged 3 million viewers.

According to the New York Post, the series will be separate from both shows, but feature cast members from both.

"We're always exploring new production ideas, but can't confirm anything at this time," an MTV spokeswoman told the Post.

In other TV news ...

• Christopher Lloyd will guest star on 'Fringe.' The 'Back to the Future' star will play Walter's musical hero on an episode of the Fox drama airing early next year. [TV Guide]

• Gwyneth Paltrow will perform at the 44th Annual CMA Awards in November on ABC. Paltrow will sing the title track to her film 'Country Song' with Vince Gill. [Hollywood Reporter]

• Whitney Cummings is working on a sitcom at NBC. The comic has signed a deal that would see her writing, producing and starring in the romantic comedy project. [Vulture]

After nearly two decades, Paul Reubens is becoming Pee-wee Herman, that silly man-child in the tight gray suit, again.

Reubens stars in the revival of the 1981 production, 'The Pee-wee Herman Show,' which premieres Oct. 26 on Broadway. And the character isn't just making a comeback on stage -- Reubens and Judd Apatow are also working on a third Pee-wee Herman film.

It's wonderful to see our favorite childhood comedian working again. It inspired us to watch a few episodes of 'Pee-wee's Playhouse,' and we were surprised to see how many faces we recognized. Not just because we remembered the characters, but because many of them have gone on to be acting stars themselves.

When a show isn't doing well in the ratings, it's not unusual for the actors involved to tout their programs on Twitter or do interviews to drum up interest.

Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James have taken advocacy for their series to a whole new level. The actors are crisscrossing the country in a tour bus, going to county fairs, football games and college campuses to draw attention to their terrific but ratings-challenged FX drama, 'Terriers' (10PM ET Wednesday, FX).

I'd say they were dogged in their advocacy for the show, but I have a feeling that would be the wrong choice of words.

"We hurt ourselves by having a bad title. The title alienates a lot of people we've run into on the tour, and they've expressed it frankly, which is cool," Logue said in an interview that he and Raymond-James gave before a Chicago-area appearance on Tuesday. "In our dangerous moments, in our emotionally poignant moments, it's not different from [FX's biggest hit,] 'Sons of Anarchy.' ['Terriers'] is operating in similar emotional quicksand."

Happy Wednesday! While many of you are looking forward to new episodes of shows such as 'Modern Family' and 'Top Chef: Just Desserts,' there's a little gem that you may have overlooked: ABC's 'The Whole Truth' (Wed., 10PM ET).

Yes, the soap box is coming out once again. By tuning into 'The Whole Truth' tonight, you may be saving the series. Not to harp, but what have you got to lose? We don't want to have to call Detectives Benson and Stabler to arrest you for not giving the Maura Tierney/Rob Morrow series a try because it's a crime if you miss 'The Whole Truth' tonight.

Already a fan? There are ways for you to show ABC you're behind this fledgling series.

Do you remember when you believed anyone could become an astronaut or run for Senate? Then you realized the amount of work and education those positions require and decided against those career goals.

Well, it appears no one had that talk with Delaware's Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell. Even though she regularly promises to uphold the Constitution if elected, she argued that the separation of church and state is not even in our founding document during a debate yesterday.

Of course, the late night shows couldn't pass up this golden opportunity. Jimmy Kimmel jumps on O'Donnell in his monologue and even presents a new TLC show for her, 'Christine O'Donnell's 'No Way!'

The 'Law & Order' franchise rakes in the guest stars week after week. Tonight's episodes of 'SVU' and 'Los Angeles' feature, respectively, Kevin Alejandro ('True Blood,' 'Southland') and Shannon Lucio ('The Gates,' 'The O.C.').

Tonight's 'Law and Order: SVU' (9PM ET, NBC) features the debut of Melissa Sagemiller as Assistant District Attorney Jillian Hardwick. Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the cases of two men (played by Alejandro and Michael Gladis) branded with a wire coat hanger.

Meanwhile, an hour later at 10PM ET on 'LOLA,' a meth lab explosion kills two innocent children. When the federal government wants to take over the case, DDA Dekker (Terrence Howard) fights to keep it in his jurisdiction.

'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice has been holding out on re-signing her contract with Bravo. But it's not because she's a demanding diva who's asking for too much money, according to PopEater's Rob Shuter.

Instead, a source told Shuter that Giudice just wants to get paid a similar amount to what castmates Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita make.

"I think people deserve to know the truth," a close friend of Giudice told Shuter exclusively. "Bravo pays Caroline and Jacqueline more than Teresa and she isn't holding out because she thinks she's bigger. She just wants to make the same."

Confession: My teenage bedroom wall space was devoted to three people: John Taylor (of Duran Duran, natch), John Schneider (c'mon, Bo Duke?!) and one Mr. Rick Springfield. My best friend, Amy, and I saw 'Hard to Hold' at least 10 times, and that was only because neither of us had our driver's license yet and had to rely on the 'rents to drop us off at the theater. It would have been lots, lots more.

So, I was giddy at the prospect of chatting with the pop star/actor/author about his new book 'Late, Late at Night' (Touchstone Books), the autobiography that has sparked a flurry of headlines about his teenage suicide attempt, dealing with depression and his admissions about years of infidelity in his relationship with wife Barbara.

Halloween's almost here, so we're giving tips on how to dress like your favorite TV characters.

Check back in the next few weeks for more Halloween 2010 costume ideas.

Dear Apple, Roku, Google, Sony and all the other companies who are gearing up to connect our TVs to the internet:

Greetings from the future! As you will one-day know, ever since a well-meaning historian tried to warn Archduke Ferdinand of his (SPOILER ALERT!) 1914 assassination and accidentally caused 'Two and a Half Men' to happen, time-traveling has been illegal here in the future. Luckily for you, the guard at the time machine is addicted to future-booze (a lot like your own booze, except a million times more powerful) and fell asleep, allowing me to send this letter back in time.

And it's an important letter. See, 2010 was the year that you all decided people wanted streaming media from the internet on their TVs, but none of you actually did it right. It took decades for it to be sorted out!

So I'm writing this letter to speed things up a bit. There are three major things you're doing wrong and I have the solutions ...

You should probably stop whatever you're doing and click over to the new live cam Conan O'Brien and TeamCoco.com installed in the stairwell of his "comedy bunker." Seriously. Do it now.

The Live Coco Cam promises dancing tacos and intern Twister in the description for its just-launched live stream, but the first 30 minutes of the 24 hour broadcast have featured three women decked out in ultra-brightly colored leotards exercising. It's a little confusing for the staffers in the building actually trying to use the stairwell, but one man gamely joined in before heading to his destination. What's going to happen next?

No Conan sightings yet, but we'll keep you posted. After the jump, watch the live feed teaser.

Henry Winkler and Don Most fondly recall 'Happy Days' co-star Tom Bosley, who died from heart failure on Oct. 19 at the age of 83. Both actors remember Bosley as a wise father figure who dispensed advice during important times in their lives.

"He was our television father for 10 years and he was our father figure for the last 33," Winkler said on 'Today' (weekdays, 7AM ET on NBC), adding that Bosley helped him and his cast mates when they purchased their first homes. "He literally was so much a part of our life in every way."