News Round-up

HACIENDA HEIGHTS adds another affiliate
KSWT/CBS and KSWT 13.2/CW announces a new addition to its daytime line-up, HACIENDA HEIGHTS, starting Wednesday, December 17. HACIENDA HEIGHTS is a new television show that takes the familiar and popular format of the soap opera and introduces it to a new audience. The show features an all Hispanic cast in an English language soap opera. The show will air weekly, every Wednesday at 12:00pm on KSWT/CBS and on KSWT/13.2, a CW affiliate at 12:30pm. The show already airs on KRON in San Fransico and is directed by former ANOTHER WORLD and AS THE WORLD TURNS star Tom Eplin.

Lucy Speed: "I prefer THE BILL to EASTENDERS"
Lucy Speed has admitted that she prefers being on THE BILL to EASTENDERS. The actress, who plays DC Stevie Moss in the ITV1 police drama, said that she gets less attention now then during her time in Walford.

"EASTENDERS and CORRIE and those guys, the attention is just incredible. Everyone watches it, but whoever you speak to will always say, 'I never watch the show, but weren't you in EASTENDERS?'" she told Metro.

Former ATWT star Tamara Tunie likes the new variety in Harlem
A Harlem resident since 1983, Tunie had plenty to say about gentrification, and her husband’s cooking, in this week’s "New York Diet" segment for New York Magazine.

INTERVIEW: GENERAL HOSPITAL's Jason Thompson
"I love that Patrick has flaws, and I love that he doesn't always want to admit them."

UGLY BETTY's Jensen sues, gets restraining order against FLIPPING OUT's Jeff Lewis
According to the documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Jensen (Christina) and Beesley live next door to a house Lewis is currently renovating in the tony Los Feliz section of the city. The couple took issue earlier this year when they realized a deck Lewis had constructed on the fixer-upper home had encroached on their pricey property. And that's when things got downright unneighborly.

After all parties were alerted to the violation, Jensen and her hubby claim that Lewis offered them $10,000 to buy an easement and simply let the deck stand. However, after consulting with other real estate experts, the couple say they were informed that the property Lewis had encroached upon was actually worth $100,000—10 times the amount of his lowball sum.

Clearly unhappy with the new figure, Lewis, the papers claim, paid a late-night visit to his neighbors' home and countered with a $30,000 offer, as well as a threat to make their lives miserable and generally talk nonstop smack about them on the new season of his show.

LIPSTICK JUNGLE's fate lies in the final three episodes
LIPSTICK JUNGLE remains exiled in TV's version of Siberia - not canceled, and not renewed. And whether it'll ever come in from the cold will be decided this winter, no less. This much is clear: the show's future hinges on how it performs over its next three original episodes - one airing tonight and two more airing next month.

Heather makes a play for a BROTHERS & SISTERS role
"Heather is a huge fan of the show but also believes that getting back to work will keep her clean and give her a new lease on life," a source tells Star. "She's on her best behavior when she's on a show."