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Jon and Kate Gosselin had the end of their marriage play out in the tabloids and on their reality show, "Jon and Kate Plus 8," but the single mom says tensions have finally calmed between the exes.

For years, Sony Pictures considered - and then decided against - updating "The Karate Kid," its beloved 1984 family film about a browbeaten kid with a single mom and the enigmatic martial arts coach who teaches the boy how to believe in himself, catch a fly with chopsticks and kick some bully butt along the way.

Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality "docu-series" about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight.

OK, what just happened here? Earlier today TLC said it was dumping Jon Gosselin from the series "Jon and Kate Plus Eight," changing the title to "Kate Plus Eight," and focusing on Kate as a single mom.

Possessing one of the most distinctive voices in pop music and one of the most distressing résumés on the big screen, "Madonna" has proven that whatever the role -- screwball seductress, martyred Argentinian first lady, embittered single mom-cum-yoga instructrix -- her abilities as a performer will manage to undermine any production whose credits bear her name.