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Shove over, Jon & Kate. Here come Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy.

The Jackson brothers are finally getting ready for their close-ups, with A&E officially unveiling the debut date for the family's long-in-the-works reality series.

Filming, which focuses on the siblings and their respective families, actually began nearly a year ago but was shelved after Michael scuttled a proposed Jacksons reunion concert. It was the singer's shocking death in June that sparked renewed interest.

Producers scrambled to retool the series to include the family's reactions to Michael's passing. There have been conflicting signals from A&E about whether the show will include video of Michael's three children, superstar sister Janet or family matriarch Katherine.

The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty premieres Dec. 13 with back-to-back hour-long installments and ultimately run a total of six episodes.

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Viewers, prepare your TiVos: There's a sure-to-be shambolic new reality show in the Hoffing.

A few weeks ago, reports surfaced that David Hasselhoff might be bringing his trainwreck life to the airwaves (spurred on by his daughter's since-rescinded twitter claim that the show was a done deal). And while no air date has been set yet, the reality project appears to be inching its way toward, well, reality.

"We are in discussions about the possibility of a series, but nothing official at this time," a rep for A&E tells E! News.

Well, somebody's gotta replace those Gosselins.

Teenage Hoffspring Hayley and Taylor, no strangers to candid-camera footage, are expected to appear alongside their dad, a detail seemingly corroborated by Hayley earlier this month.

"The Hasselhoffs signed the deal with A&E…Get readdyy for it," she tweeted in a post that has since been removed from her page.

It should surprise no one that ex-wife Pamela Bach will not be appearing in the show. Apparently, you don't hassle an ex-Hoff, either.

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No doubt this show will generate plenty of superlatives, but spooky won't be one of them. So check out the Spookiest Shows on TV already, won't ya?

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Agent J and Agent K could soon be back on the beat.

Sony Pictures is beginning to assemble the pieces for Men in Black 3, per the Hollywood Reporter, having already lined up director Barry Sonnenfeld and screenwriter Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) to dream up a close-encounter scenario reuniting franchise stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.

The original Men in Black (1997) was a critical and commercial hit, grossing $589 million worldwide and spawning a 2002 sequel that tallied $441 million.

If everything stays on target, Men in Black 3 will start shooting in 2010.

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All is well once again in Michael Jackson Litigation Land—but things were looking dicey for a minute.

Crooner Paul Anka, who perhaps most famously penned the lyrics to the Frank Sinatra standard "My Way," says that Jackson's estate has apologized to him for releasing the single "This Is It" without properly acknowledging Anka as a cowriter on the tune.

After publicly griping and threatening legal action if the matter of compensation wasn't taken care of, Anka said Monday afternoon that estate administrator John McClane called him up to make amends.

"I said, 'It's fine if it's an honest mistake. These things happen,' " Anka told the New York Times. McClane told him, he said, that the estate had presented Sony with 50 songs and "This Is It" was the most distinctive—for good reason, so it turned out.

In a statement, the Jackson estate said it in no way meant to put one over on the prolific singer-songwriter.

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Looks like early retirement for some of the stars of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Per the Hollywood Reporter, the Dick Wolf-helmed franchise is preparing for yet another major cast overhaul, with four Criminal Intent regulars headed for the door next season: Vincent D'Onofrio (Det. Robert Goren), partner Kathryn Erbe (Det. Alexandra Eames), Eric Bogosian (Capt. Danny Ross) and Julianne Nicholson (Det. Megan Wheeler).

Picking up the slack on New York City's Major Case Squad will be Jeff Goldblum, who joined the series this season replacing Chris Noth's Mike Logan. Goldblum's Det. Zach Nichols will take over the team originally led by D'Onofrio's character. No word yet exactly how CI's writers will phase the foursome out.

A little bloodletting perhaps?

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With the Kanye West-powered VMAs in the pop-culture rearview mirror, MTV execs are apparently looking beyond the grave for their next publicity-grabbing show.

According to the The Hollywood Reporter, the network is planning to air the DJ AM-fronted Gone Too Far, the intervention-styled reality series he shot just before his death last month from a suspected drug overdose.

MTV has reportedly been in talks with AM's family about the idea and won't announce an airdate until his estate officially signs off on it. An MTV spokesman would only say that no final determination has been made on the show's future.

All told, DJ AM appeared in eight episodes of Gone, which was supposed to debut Oct. 5 but was indefinitely shelved after he was found dead on Aug. 28.

Even though the notion of the demon-battling AM (real name Adam Goldstein) as a tough-love, clean-and-sober consigliere confronting abusers to help them overcome their addictions might seem hypocritical, MTV has never shied away from controversy.

And capitalizing on dearly departed celebs is nothing new. For weeks now, Sony has been tirelessly hyping the Michael Jackson concert doc This Is It, debuting next month.

So much for resting in peace.

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E! Online remembers the late turntable star in our DJ AM memorial photo gallery.

UPDATE NO. 2: On Nov. 6, 2009, a judge approved the plea deal, sentencing Joe Francis to one year of probation and time already served.

In addition to the $249,705 in restitution, the Girls Gone Wild purveyor also paid a $10,000 fine.

"I feel badly for people who don't have my resources or stamina to defend themselves against these kinds of false charges," Francis said. "I lost a year of my life, and I felt it was my responsibility to send a message to the government that they could not prevail in a prosecution where they completely ignore the facts."

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UPDATE: Francis pleaded guilty this afternoon to two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of bribing Nevada jail workers to bring him food.

He must pay $249,705 in restitution but will receive credit for the 301 days he spent in lockup—meaning, no more slammer time for Francis, who had been facing a possible 10 years in prison if the case had gone to trial.

In court, Francis told the judge he will "try to be good and stay out of the clubs." He is also allowed to travel outside the U.S.

He'll be officially let off the hook sentenced on Nov. 6.

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Snoop Dogg paid tha cost and is now tha boss.

His Highness has been named the inaugural "creative chairman" of EMI Music's Priority Records.

Snoop's been charged with developing new talent for the legendary rap label, which is releasing his upcoming Malice N Wonderland. The rap superstar will also supervise special legacy releases to coincide with Priority's 25th anniversary in 2010. Aside from Snoop, the label and its ancillaries distributed seminal albums from the likes of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Master P and Eazy-E.

"It's a new partnership, a new Priority Records and a new Snoop Dogg," says the rapper. "The Creative Chairman...the Boss Dogg...the Dogg Father."

We're not sure how Priority's new music will turn out, but the label will definitely be smokin'.

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Just don't do it—at least temporarily.

DJ AM was famous for his love of Nikes, having collected more than 700 pairs in his lifetime. He had such an obsession, HBO's Entourage even once made light of it in an episode.

But in the wake of his tragic death, the shoemaker has decided to put the brakes on a deal for the DJ AM-branded Nike Dunks replete with his very own logo.

A Nike official tells Radar that while the company had completed a design approved by the turntablist (real name: Adam Goldstein), it's putting the release on hold until execs and Andrea Gross, Goldstein's mother and the administrator of his estate, can figure out how to market the limited-edition line.

The Nike deal isn't the only AM project in limbo. MTV is trying to figure out what to do with the rehab-themed reality show he had completed before he died of a suspected drug overdose a week ago.

AM was laid to rest Wednesday in Los Angeles and a star-studded public memorial took place last night at the Hollywood Palladium.

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E! Online remembers DJ AM with a special photo gallery.

Marvel Comics; Disney

Mickey, Donald, Woody, Buzz, Kermit and Miley just got some company at the Disney cafeteria.

The Mouse House is buying Marvel Entertainment and its store of superheroes for a whopping $4 billion, adding such classic characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Hulk and Thor to the Walt Disney stable.

Along with taking control of all of the fanboy faves for future movies, TV shows and the inevitable theme-park attractions, the purchase also sets up the (quite scary) proposition that Spidey & Co. might end up mingling with the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana in cross-promotional efforts.

We can see it now: X-Men Origins: The Rise of Goofy.

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Get the latest Marvel scoop in our Comic-Con 2009 movie gallery.

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All we can say is mazel tov!

Jake Gyllenhaal, Christina Applegate, Ben Stiller and Debra Messing are among a host of celebrities joining forces with Grover and the rest of the Muppet gang for Shalom Sesame, a Jewish-themed version of Sesame Street aimed at teaching Jewish-American preschoolers about their culture and heritage.

Per published reports, the 12-part series will follow our lovable furry blue hero as he and his A-list pals film educational segments with children in the U.S. and travel to Israel to visit some of Judaism's most prominent sites, among them the Western Wall.

Other stars aboard Shalom Sesame include Greg Kinnear, Cedric the Entertainer and Anneliese van der Pol from Disney's That's So Raven.

The show is actually a reboot. It was first adapted from the original Sesame Street in 1986 for American public television stations and then again in 1990. Past guests have included Joan Rivers, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mandy Patinkin, Mary Tyler Moore and Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.

No word if Cookie Monster likes matzo. The first installment of Shalom Sesame is due to premiere around the Hanukkah holiday in December 2010.

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UPDATE: The release date has been bumped up two days to Oct. 28. The film will have a two-week theatrical run. Tickets go on sale Sept. 27.
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The King of Pop is about to become a movie star.

The judge hearing the execution of Michael Jackson's estate got the chance to play studio exec today, effectively greenlighting This Is It by signing off on a deal allowing Columbia Pictures to turn AEG's footage of the singer's comeback rehearsals (and, as it happens, final days) into a feature-length film.

The film, for which Columbia wasted no time setting the Thrillerific release date of Oct. 30, was approved after "very aggressive" negotiations.

Katherine Jackson and the attorneys for the estate, John McClain and John Branca, agreed to the deal on Friday. Per the terms, Columbia will pony up $60 million for rights to the footage of his London prep work.

To sweeten the pot, AEG promised that 90 percent of the film's profits would be funneled back into the estate.

On your mark, get set…Fandango!

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