The Los Angeles Times reports that Bill Nye, host of the popular ’90s television series Bill Nye the Science Guy, collapsed Tuesday evening while giving a presentation at the University of Southern California. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics, as well as USC public safety were on hand, but it is currently unknown whether or not Nye received medical treatment, but audience members told the Los Angeles Times that he regained consciousness and continued on with the lecture. “It was just all a very bizarre evening,” USC senior Alastair Fairbanks said. Nye has since recovered from the incident. “Bill Nye is feeling much better after a good nights rest,” his rep said in a statement to EW. “He says he pushed himself too hard after a long day of an early satellite media tour combined with a late night speech.”
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Florida governor considering Jim Morrison pardon
Outgoing Florida governor Charlie Crist will seek a posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, according to the St. Petersburg Times. It’s a move Crist has been talking about since 2007, but this is the first time he’s pursued it. “The more I looked into it, the more I felt the right thing to do would be to try to bring about a pardon … And I’ve reached that conclusion now, that’s what I’m going to do,” Crist told the paper.
Morrison was convicted in 1970 of indecent exposure and open profanity, stemming from an incident at a 1969 Doors’ concert where police said Morrison exposed himself to the crowd. Morrison’s appeal was pending at the time of his death, and the case has not been reopened since.
Eva Longoria to divorce Tony Parker
Eva Longoria has filed for divorce from her basketball player husband Tony Parker, according to papers obtained by EW. The court documents — which cite irreconcilable differences as the cause to the dissolution of the marriage — were filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The couple have been married since July 2007.
CBS eyes 'Raising Men'
CBS is developing Raising Men, a half-hour comedy about a father who learns to be a “real man” from his young sons, according to Variety. The sitcom is based on a magazine story that was written by A.J. Jacobs and appeared in the June issue of Esquire. Aron Abrams and Gregory Thompson will reportedly write the scripts.
Bruce Beresford-Redman arrested for murder
Reality-television producer Bruce Beresford-Redman was arrested Tuesday at his Los Angeles-area home, in connection to the murder of his wife, according to the Associated Press. Monica Beresford-Redman was found dead in a Cancun hotel’s septic tank on April 8, and Mexican authorities charged her husband with aggravated homicide. Beresford-Redman had produced shows like Survivor and Pimp My Ride.
Amazon offering $2.7 million for film and script submissions via Amazon Studios
Launching itself into the movie business in a big way, Amazon.com announced Amazon Studios today, a new online venture offering $2.7 million in award money for feature film and screenplay submissions to the site. According to an introductory video on the site’s home page, the awards will go to the films “that tell the best story, not to the films with the most visual polish.” Starting in January, each month, $100,000 will be awarded to the top film, and $20,000 to the top two scripts; at the end of the year, $1 million will go to the best film, and $100,000 to the best script, submitted in the 2011 calendar year.
While anyone is invited to comment and critique the submissions, the films and scripts will be judged by industry insiders — in January, Mark Gill (a former Miramax exec who produced Law Abiding Citizen and currently heads up his own production company, The Film Department), and Michael Taylor (chair of University of Southern California’s film and TV production program), will judge the “test” film submissions.
Through a first-look deal with Warner Bros., Amazon hopes at least some of the winning “test” films will be produced as commercial feature films, with another $200,000 going to any filmmakers who get their films a greenlight. If the film grosses over $60 million, the filmmakers will win a $400,000 bonus.
The site is accepting submissions today.
Dylan Walsh attached to FBI-centric procedural for CBS
Sources have confirmed with EW that Nip/Tuck star Dylan Walsh is attached to a script deal for a new CBS procedural. (Deadline first reported the news.) The series, from Julie Hebert (Numb3rs), will follow an FBI agent working out of the nation’s capitol. Walsh will serve as executive producer alongside Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly (Justified).
Barbara Walters to interview Obamas
Barbara Walters is set to interview President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House, according to the Associated Press. The newswoman has interviewed Obama once before, not counting the president’s appearance on The View. Walters will discuss midterm election results with Obama; the interview will air during a special the day after Thanksgiving.
Weight-loss reality-show contestant hospitalized
LaRhonda Darby, an overweight contestant for ABC’s upcoming reality show, Obese, was hospitalized over the weekend for being dehydrated, TMZ first reported. In a statement, the show’s company, 3Ball Productions said, “LaRhonda Darby experienced some mild dehydration as a result of medication prescribed for reasons unrelated to her weight loss, and sought medical attention where she received fluids and was released and able to resume her workouts and weight loss plan without issue. The show encourages participants to change their lives for the better in significant and responsible ways, there is no competition or cash prize incentive, and the health and well-being of our participants is our utmost concern. We’re very happy for LaRhonda’s success and look forward to continuing to work with her and document her remarkable journey.”
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