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Some sad news from an Oscar-winning actor.

Louis Gossett Jr., who took home the golden prize in 1982 for An Officer and a Gentleman, announced today that he's been diagnosed with the early stages of prostate cancer.

The 73-year-old claims he wants the world to know in order "to set an example for the large number of African-American men who are victims of this disease because of the comparatively low emphasis in our community on preventative examinations and early treatment," he told KTLA News in Los Angeles. "I want to influence them to seek, as I have, the fine medical care and early detection now available."

Here's hoping he has a speedy recovery.

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Dennis Hopper is also battling prostate cancer. Heartbreaking.

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Fox may want to invest in a quick-triggered bleep button.

Rumors that Howard Stern is considering taking Simon Cowell's soon-to-be-vacant seat on American Idol are true! The shock jock confirmed the buzz yesterday on his Sirius radio show.

"There's not a better job on the planet than judging that f--king karaoke contest," he said. "It might be possible, we'll see. They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough."

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Just when you thought Carrie Underwood couldn't be more likeable—she did answer questions about "Pants on the Ground" with an impressive straight face, after all—along comes Sesame Street.

The American Idol winner swept her cares away and into a new, recurring character on the long-running children's television show. Carrie Underworm, an invertebrate puppet with a shiny blond wig, makes her debut on the show this Thursday. She'll reappear on the series March 17, April 8 and April 26, according to CMT.com.

Thursday's installment features an exclusive recording of "The Worm Anthem," and is introduced by NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon.

We can't help but wonder—given that Carrie's engaged to hockey star Mike Fisher, could this mean a baby who'd best appreciate her contribution to kiddie TV won't be far behind?

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Remember when Jake Gyllenhaal appeared on the Street?!

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How does it feel to watch your man help win the Super Bowl?

E!'s own Kim Kardashian has the distinct pleasure of getting to know the answer to that question. She was in Miami last night cheering her beau, New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, to victory.

"It was pretty insane," she gushed to Ryan Seacrest on the radio this morning. "It was such a surreal feeling. I mean, this is the moment that Reggie's been waiting for his entire life, and it was just so cool to be there and be in the middle of it and run on the field!

"Like, everything you see in a movie, it's exactly what happened."

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Now that the Super Bowl is over and done, it's time to focus on the Winter Olympics! Needless to say, we at E! Online cheer for the red, white and blue.

And while our fingers are crossed for talented athletes such as Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Apolo Ohno, Evan Lysacek and Rachael Flatt to bring home the gold in Vancouver this month, we have to salute the hard-working enthusiasts competing for our hearts in Hollywood.

We're impressed by the dedication and diversity of talent shown by snowboard and bobsled stylists Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt. And they face tough competition in both categories!

Katy Perry and Russell Brand are clearly determined to take the lead in the two-man sled race, while Holly Madison and Adrian Grenier are at their tails on boards.

Susan Boyle is working on her aim for the biathlon, Stephen Colbert has been working out with the U.S. curling team and Ryan Gosling is getting ready to dominate in the luge. Heidi Klum, Brooke Shields and Elisabeth Hasselbeck have been working on their salchows and lutzes for figure skating glory.

You may not see these glitterati walking in the Parade of Nations Friday on NBC, but you can always find them in Our Winter Olympians gallery.

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As if Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter wouldn't be musically inclined!

Frances Bean Cobain is finally (really, it was only a matter of time) making her way into the recording studio for the first time.

The 17-year-old is joining Dresden Dolls frontwoman Amanda Palmer's new project, Evelyn Evelyn, featuring a pair of possibly fictional conjoined twins and a "gang" of musicians, reports The Guardian.

Frances, who's currently the center of a nasty custody battle between her mom and grandparents on her dad's side, reportedly contributes vocals to a track called "MySpace," which also includes the stylings of fellow Doll Jason Webley, Weird Al Yankovic, Tegan and Sarah, My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way and writer Neil Gaiman.

The album is expected to hit shelves on March 30.

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That list of names is almost as random and awesome as our Big Picture gallery!

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People may not dig Jared Leto's guylinery rock star look these days, but that's no reason to freak him out with a bomb threat.

The star and his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, had arrived for an appearance in West Hollywood when a man delivered a strange package and rather chilling message about having explosives.

The authorities were contacted, but thankfully it was much ado about nothing.

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Sarah Jessica Parker's twins won't be the newest star kids to need a babysitter for the Sex and the City 2 premiere on May 28, but they'll still be the youngest.

Willie Garson, known better as Stanford Blatch in the television and movie series, finalized his adoption of 8-year-old Nathen on Wednesday, People reports.

The current White Collar star began the adoption process in October 2007 through the Alliance for Children's Rights and Westside Children's Center and started the paperwork to become Nathen's legal guardian a year ago.

"From the first time I met him, I said, 'That's my kid,'" the 45-year-old actor tells the magazine, and playfully makes jokes about helping the third-grader with his homework.

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This reminds us of our adorable Celeb Trend: Twins! gallery.

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If you thought Simon Cowell was cranky, get a load of who's supposedly being considered for his replacement!

Producers' first pick to fill the seat that will be vacant at the conclusion of the current season could be none other than Howard Stern, reports the New York Post. (Which is owned by Rupert Murdoch. Who happens to own Fox. Which makes us pay more attention than we would to a typical Post piece.)

"It's one of the few shows that could compete with Stern's $100 million-a-year Sirius contract [which expires this year], and Idol bosses think he'd be even nastier than Simon," one of the Post sources says. "They know he would be great TV and would clash with the other judges, such as Ellen DeGeneres, and the contestants. Idol will do what it takes to sign him."

Of course, another source says, "Howard isn't ready to leave radio." That source clearly hasn't met Ryan Seacrest, who proves you can do Idol and radio and a thousand other things at the same time.

Could Stern give the show a little more edge, or is this plan DOA?

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Here's a whole gallery of American Idol guest judges. Howard is nowhere to be seen.

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Kristen Stewart was just trying to do her civic duty. Too bad it's put two men into some real doodie.

The Twilight starlet (and reigning Vanity Fair covergirl) appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this week to serve jury duty. Apparently, one of the security guards was a Twi-hard and asked K.Stew to pose for a quick camera-phone photo. Obviously, she was in the giving mood, she obliged.

However, it appears that perhaps K.Stew shouldn't have been so generous. The guard's pal (who was also there) then allowed his wife to post the picture on the Internet...and now the two men could lose their jobs because of it.

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Don't try to act like Kate Gosselin still sporting those long blonde locks isn't a hot topic.

Well, it certainly will be on March 11, when she cohosts The View again. Her hair—as well as her divorce—was definitely worth a coffee klatch back in September when she had a seat at the Hot Topics table for a trio of dates.

Of course, those appearances led to an attempt at hosting something regular with Paula Deen, but that venture doesn't appear as if it will see the light of day.

Valerie Bertinelli is also scheduled to cohost with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd on March 4.

And let's not make the mistake of forgetting that Robert Pattinson will make his debut on The View on March 2!

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Check up on whatever Jon Gosselin's up to here.

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The back-to-back seasons of So You Think You Can Dance may have given us a bit of a Mary Murphy-screaming hangover, but we're totally recovered now.

As you may recall, Fox decided to audition the summer hit as an autumn entry. It worked out OK, but executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe even admitted it was not without its flaws. Season-five champ Jeanine Mason didn't get to reign as America's Favorite Dancer for nearly long enough, and season-six winner Russell Ferguson, along with the rest of the Top 10 dancers, didn't get to tour the country performing the best routines of the cycle.

Alas, a big decision has been made about the Cat Deeley-hosted reality competition…

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