John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole Again John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, was denied parole for the sixth time since his sentence began in 1980. He was sentenced to twenty years to life after shooting Lennon five times in front of his New York City apartment on December 8, 1980. Chapman has a perfect prison record but the parole board has decided that releasing him would cause unnecessary suffering to Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, who witnessed the shooting. Chapman is serving his sentence at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York and won't be eligible for parole again until 2012.

		Amy Poehler to Host SNL Premiere The 36th season of "Saturday Night Live" starts on September 25th and will be hosted by none other than former "SNL" star Amy Poehler with Katy Perry stepping in as the musical guest. Perry confirmed the news by tweeting "OKAY! My BIG surprise is I'm opening the season of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on Sept 25 W/SNL Alum Amy Poehler!!!" This will be Poehler's first time hosting and Perry's debut performing on the hit late night show.

Liam Neeson Set for Battle Liam Neeson has signed on to star in "Battleship", a movie based on the Hasbro board game. Neeson will join the already cast Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgaard and Rihanna in this naval battle against an unknown superior force. Neeson will play the role of Admiral Shane whose daughter (Decker) is engaged to a young naval officer (Kitsch). Skarsgaard plays Kitsch's older brother and Rihanna will be a member of Kitsch's crew and a weapons specialist. Battleship is being directed by Peter Berg ("Hancock") and is scheduled for release on May 18, 2012.

		Clooney Beats Lohan at the Box Office George Clooney's latest movie, "The American", debuted at the top of the box office this Labour Day long weekend. The suspense thriller earned $16.4 million over the three days which was enough to beat out the other new releases this weekend. "Machete" starring Robert de Niro, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba and Steven Seagal managed to win the race for second place with $14 million. Falling behind "Machete" in its second week was the crime drama "Takers" which grossed $13.5 million. In fourth with $8.8 million was "The Last Exorcism". Finally rounding out the top five was the Drew Barrymore and Justin Long movie "Going the Distance" which brought in $8.6 million in its first weekend.

		John Travolta and Kelly Preston Drop Charges John Travolta and Kelly Preston have dropped the charges against Tarino Lightbourn, the paramedic who treated their son Jett before he died, and former Senator Pleasant Bridgewater. The pair was accused of trying to extort $25 million from Travolta and Preston just after the death of their 16 year-old son Jett in January 2009. The Travolta family has decided that they don't want to go through the pain of rehashing the events surrounding their son's death and said in a statement "The long pending status of this matter continued to take a heavy emotional toll on my family causing us to conclude that it was finally time to put this matter behind us. Therefore, after much reflection I concluded that it was in my family's best interest for me not to voluntarily return to The Bahamas to testify a second time at trial." Jett had autism and died after having a seizure while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas. The trial was supposed to begin on September 6th.

Jesse James and Kat Von D Step Out Publicly Sandra Bullock's ex, Jesse James, has made his new relationship public. The 41 year-old spent the long weekend with his new girlfriend, Kat Von D. The heavily tattooed couple were seen sharing lunch and dinner together and attending a couple of music events. To end the weekend Kat, 28, kissed James goodbye at the Los Angeles airport. James was flying back to Texas where he moved so his children could still remain close to their step-mom, Sandra Bullock.

		Transformers 3 Filming on Hold After Injury on Set An extra on the set of “Transformers 3” was seriously injured during the filming of a stunt scene. The Indiana State Police said "Preliminary investigation revealed that shortly before 7 pm, the movie crew was filming a stunt using numerous vehicles and drivers. During this stunt, an object struck a 2006 Toyota, hitting the vehicle, and then went through the windshield hitting the driver." 24 year-old Gabriela Cedillo suffered a severe head injury and was taken to the hospital where she was in critical condition. The hospital won’t report on her current condition. Filming hasn’t resumed yet but Paramount and DreamWorks won’t comment if this incident is the reason for the delay. “Transformers 3” starring Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will hit theatres on July 1, 2011.

		Liam Neeson Takes on a Pack of Wolves According to Heat Vision Liam Neeson will be stepping in to replace Bradley Cooper in “The Grey”. The movie will be written and directed by Joe Carnahan (“The A-Team”) and centres on an oil driller (Neeson) and his team who after a plane crash find themselves under attack by a hungry pack of wolves. Ridley and Tony Scott are producing the film set for release in 2012. Neeson last starred alongside Bradley Cooper in “The A-Team” which was released this summer.

Del Toro Wants Cruise and Pine for Mountains of Madness Guillermo del Toro is looking to sign on Tom Cruise and Chris Pine to star in his upcoming film “At the Mountains of Madness”, an adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft book. Universal, the studio behind the movie was reportedly looking at James McAvoy for a role in the film but del Toro has his sights set on Cruise. Pine would have to try and fit this into his already very busy schedule that has him starring in the “Star Trek” sequel, “This Means War”, “Moscow” and “The Art of Making Money” all in the next couple of years. Cruise only has a couple of films in the works: “Mission: Impossible IV” and a movie based on his “Tropic Thunder” character Les Grossman. “At the Mountains of Madness” is set to begin filming in May for a release in 2013.

		It’s a Girl for Jodie Sweetin Former “Full House” star Jodie Sweetin has just given birth to a baby girl named Beatrix Carlin Sweetin Coyle with her boyfriend Morty Coyle. Coyle said in a statement "Jodie was amazing and is doing great. We are now the proud, excited parents of Miss Beatrix Carlin Sweetin Coyle. We're already madly in love with Beatrix and are so grateful for the support from our family and friends. And we can't wait for her big sister Zoie to meet her." Beatrix was born on Tuesday and weighed in at 7lbs., 4 oz. and was 19 inches long. Sweetin, 28, has a 2 year-old daughter named Zoie from her marriage to Cody Herpin.

		Conan O’Brien Picks a Name Conan O’Brien has a new show set to air on TBS in November and it’s going to simply be called “Conan”. O’Brien said in a video released on YouTube "I'm just using 'Conan' and dropping the 'O'Brien' because I want to get away from the whole Irish thing. I was going to announce the name of my new show today, but my lawyers tell me “The Return of Nanny McPhee” is taken." The new show will go head to head against “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “The Late Show with David Letterman”, and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. TBS has bumped “The George Lopez Show” to midnight so Conan can take over the 11pm time slot. “Conan” will make its debut on November 8th at 11pm.

Hoffman, Giamatti and Pine in Talks for Farragut North According to Vulture George Clooney is in talks to direct “Farragut North” based on a critically acclaimed play and wants Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and possibly Chris Pine to star. The story revolves around the Iowa primary of the presidential race and follows the exploits of Stephen Myers and the lengths he goes to to get his candidate nominated. If this all pans out Pine would play Myers, Hoffman would play Myers’ boss, Paul Zara, and Giamatti would be the campaign manager of the rival candidate. Clooney would likely play a small part in the film. Filming is set to begin in February.

		Chad Lowe Gets Hitched Chad Lowe and Kim Painter got married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles. The wedding took place at the Terranea Resort in L.A. in front of a small gathering of family and friends. The couple’s 15 month-old daughter, Mabel, was the ring bearer and Chad’s brother, Rob Lowe, was the best man. Lowe, 42, and his film producer wife have been together since early 2007. This is the second marriage for Lowe who was married to Hilary Swank for eight years before their divorce in 2006.

		Willem Dafoe in Talks for Transmission Willem Dafoe is in talks to join Bob Hoskins, Jason Flemyng and Talulah Riley in “Transmission” which is a British science fiction film about an alien invasion during a solar eclipse. The movie will be shot in 3D with Roger Christian (“Star Wars”) in talks to direct. No word on when “Transmission” is set to hit theatres.

Contestants for Dancing with the Stars Are Announced The stars have now been confirmed for season 11 of “Dancing with the Stars”. The competitors will be former “Baywatch” lifeguard David Hasselhoff, “Jersey Shore” hottie Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner, Bristol Palin, singers Michael Bolton and Brandy, actress Jennifer Grey, “Hills” star Audrina Patridge, actor Kyle Massey, comedian Margaret Cho, “Brady Bunch” mom Florence Henderson and former L.A. Laker Rick Fox. They will all dance their hearts out and the last couple standing will win the mirror ball trophy. Dance partners for the celebrities haven’t been announced yet. The 11th season starts on September 20 on ABC.