Feud: Piers Morgan vs. Kelsey Grammer

Piers Morgan has been on a major Twitter rant against Kelsey Grammer.

The Boss star was about to go on Morgan's CNN talk show Wednesday night but decided at the last minute not to appear. "Kelsey Grammer was supposed to be on my show now but ran out of the building. Strange," Morgan tweeted. He then offered an explanation: "So, Kelsey Grammer saw a photo of his ex-wife Camille (Grammer) in the open to our show and legged it. Extraordinary. Never had this happen before." "Piers needs to take responsibility for what he did to Kelsey," Grammer's rep told The Hollywood Reporter, confirming the statement to Lifeline Live. "It's called accountability." He didn't specifically mention for what Morgan should be held accountable. Grammer had a bitter split from wife Camille after 13 years of marriage. He told Oprah last month that so much has come between them that it is "impossible" for them even "to pretend to be civil." Meanwhile, Morgan has continued to tweet about the no-show.

Lisa Lampanelli loses 80 pounds

Have you seen Lisa Lampanelli's slimmed-down bod?

The Celebrity Apprentice alum is showing it off in the new issue of In Touch.

Lampanelli, 51, explains that she lost 80 pounds after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery in April, after hitting a high of 248 pounds.

According to WebMd.com, during the surgery a large part of the stomach is removed leaving a thin vertical sleeve, or tube, that is about the size of a banana.

Tolkien's 'Hobbit' celebrates 75th anniversary

No need to wait for Peter Jackson and his movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to arrive on Dec. 14: Middle-earth mania has already hit bookstores. Friday marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's immortal tale about the great adventure of furry-footed Bilbo Baggins.

Written by Tolkien, a British professor, for his four children and published in 1937 with a 1,500-copy first printing, it's the story of how a stay-at-home hobbit very fond of hearth and home ends up venturing forth with 13 dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf to retrieve treasure stolen by a savage dragon. The prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit has been translated in to more than 50 languages and has sold 100 million copies worldwide.

Eastwood, Timberlake bond over baseball and golf

Justin Timberlake didn't leave anything to chance when pursuing the part of Johnny "The Flame" Flanagan alongside Clint Eastwood in Trouble with the Curve.

Clint Eastwood and Justin Timberlake co-star in the baseball-themed 'Trouble With the Curve.'
After all, the role of the former ball player with radio-booth aspirations seemed tailor-made for The Social Network star's on-screen energy.

Timberlake even shot an audition tape for director and longtime Eastwood producing partner Robert Lorenz to show the acting legend."I saw the tape, he was terrific," says Eastwood, 82.But sitting with his co-star at Beverly Hills' Culina restaurant, wearing a jacket over a casual golf shirt, Eastwood admits there were other factors that made him excited about bringing Timberlake on board -- the guy is one heck of a golfer."If (Timberlake) had been a lousy player it would have been, 'He can't play the role.' " Eastwood says with a smile, causing Timberlake to bust out into laughter."He might be great on the tape, but what's his handicap?" Timberlake, 31, retorts.EMPTY-CHAIR SPEECH: Eastwood doesn't like 'making fun' of Obama Eastwood -- cautious in the wake of his "empty chair" speech which continues to reverberate nationally as Curve opens Friday -- points out that he is only joking about the mandatory golf skills.

Which wild card 'AGT' acts are going to semis?

America's Got Talent's results show moved four wild card acts into the semifinals.

"It's gonna be intense," said host Nick Cannon. He introduced judges Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne (who gave her signature heart gesture with her hands) and Howard Stern (who tried to make a more sweeping heart gesture).

"We're going to have to work on that," Nick told him.

First group on stage: Sebastien, Bandbaz Brothers and Ben Blaque. Advancing: Sebastien "El Charro De Oro." Said the mariachi kid, "It feels real good to let America know that even though I'm a small package like Jackie Evancho, I'm able to have a big voice like she does."