NEWS: Christel Khalil Lawsuit Update; Chris Fountain Statement; Television Adjustment Act; Antonio Sabato: Wingman; SCANDAL Poster

Christel Khalil Lawsuit: Talent Agency Fires Back
The talent agency representing THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS star Christel Khalil (Lily) has countered her breach of contract suit with allegations of its own. Responding to TheWrap, Mavrick Artists Agency's attorney, Max Sprecher, said that the actress's complaint is "all blue smoke and mirrors" and suggested that she does not want to pay the agency monies owed.

Sprecher estimated that the actress owes the agency "in the ballpark of $20,000 in additional commission," and said she "doesn't want to pay it."

He also refuted her allegation about being sent to a Y&" audition.

NEWS: Demi Lovato Joins GLEE; Chris Fountain Fired From CORONATION STREET

Demi Lovato Poised to Join GLEE for Major Arc as Rachel's [SPOILER ALERT]
Lovato will play Dani, a NYC-based struggling artist friend of Rachel and Santana’s. She will also interact frequently with Adam Lambert’s incoming character, and the pair will have several musical numbers together.

Lovato’s deal calls for her to appear in at least six episodes, beginning with the second part of the show’s Beatles’ tribute, airing Oct. 3.

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10 Online Activities That Dominate Americans' Days
Social networking was the most time-consuming online activity for Americans in 2012, followed by checking email, watching online video and using search engines.

Internet users in the United States between the ages of 13 and 64 spent an average of 37 minutes on social networks out of just over three hours online per day.

Roku Beats Apple TV In Homes With Streaming Media Devices
About 14% of all households have a streaming media device, twice the number that had one two years ago, research firm Parks Associates says. But the most interesting finding in its new report on trends in connected TV is that relatively tiny Roku handily beats the mighty Apple among people who own a streaming video media device. Some 37% go with Roku vs 24% who “primarily use” Apple TV, the company found in a survey of 10,000 U.S. broadband households early this year.

NEWS: Chris Fountain Suspended From CORONATION STREET; Finn Hudson's Death; GAME OF THRONES Dragon Blu-ray; Bex Taylor-Klaus joins ARROW

Chris Fountain suspended by CORONATION STREET over rap song about rape and violence
A video posted online showed Fountain, who plays Tommy Duckworth on CORRIE, in a mask performing the sick rap as his alter-ego The Phantom. Wearing a zombie Halloween mask and baseball cap covered by a hoodie he rants: “I will f*** anybody up in the worst way, rape a bitch on her birthday.” In the video, seen by thousands on YouTube before Chris turned on privacy settings, he also brags about orgies and threatens to “slice a rival with a machete”.