NEWS ROUNDUP: ABC Says No Decision On GH Yet, Brad Pitt Recalls Soap Audition, OLTL Tribute Issue

ABC president Paul Lee: No decision made on GH and no time frame yet
"I’m a fan of GENERAL HOSPITAL but we have not made a decision, and we do not have a time frame for [making that call] either. I don’t know when we will make a decision” about its fate for fall or beyond."

Lee noted that he began his career working as an assistant director on a Brazilian soap.

THE BAY's Tristan Rogers returning to GENERAL HOSPITAL
Rogers is due back on our screens in mid-February, and not for a short stint but “the foreseeable future,” TVLine is told. And though a GH rep declines to confirm Robert is returning for Robin’s exit story.

Brad Pitt recalls soap experience
“This is a really big honor for me, considering I’m a guy who had never ridden in an airplane until I was 25,” he began. “That first trip was here in 1989 to New York. I had an audition for a soap opera. But I had to put myself up, and I stayed at a friend’s apartment. That apartment was in the Village on Christopher Street. My first impression of the city was: my god, there’s a lot of guys around here. But they’re so nice.”

American Media, Inc.'s Soap Opera Titles Release Exclusive ONE LIFE TO LIVE Tribute Issue
With nearly 400 photos, this star-studded 97-page magazine covers four decades of everything viewers have loved about the fictional town of Llanview and the people who have come in and out of it. See how stars like Tommy Lee Jones, Laurence Fishburne and Nathan Fillion jump-started their careers on the soap and revisit the memorable appearances of celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Kourtney Kardashian.

Erika Slezak: People always want entertainment!
We were told the daytime audience doesn't want entertainment anymore and that they just want information. Well, that's the biggest load of bulls--t. People always want entertainment!

Alison Sweeney on Will's DAYS OF OUR LIVES coming out story
"Sami is a narcissist, dare I say. When she finds out she'll think it's her fault." Sweeney agreed that it's helped that the story is not solely about Will's struggle coming out but the fact that he caught Sami sleeping with her ex-husband EJ (James Scott). “I like that that's what drove them apart...if it hadn't been for that maybe he would've told her right away. We'll never know. Maybe it would've been an easier road for him if she hadn't done that or he hadn't seen that...what if one moment in time were different?"

Tanya Boyd returning to DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Boyd, who played DAYS's psychic Celeste Perrault, is heading back to Salem. She was last seen in October 2007.

UPDATE:
Despite Internet reports of health problems, a show spokesperson says, "Reports are incorrect. We were unable to move forward with Tanya due to scheduling conflicts." Beverly Todd will now be playing the role and debuts on April 3.

Will Grant Gustin be a GLEE Season Four regular?
The actor tells THR that he'll be "in and out" for the rest of Season 3 with an offer on the table to become a staple on the Fox hit in Season 4.

GLEE: No spinoff, but Lea Michele & other graduates will stay on the show
"We are graduating the characters," FOX president Kevin Reilly says. "Ryan and the guys have come up with a really cool idea. There will not be a GLEE spinoff, but I think it will be something cool."

James Franco Sells His First Novel to Amazon Publishing
The novel is said to be a fictionalized version of Mr. Franco’s experiences as an actor (and grad student?).