Jimmy, Sarah May Be on Again

Jimmy Kimmel!

(AP) - Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel just got a prime-time gig: host of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. The star and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! will host the Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. "I hope to be able to do for the Emmys this year what Eddie Murphy did for the Oscars ," joked the first-time host. The comedian will also host the White House Correspondents' dinner next month. More»

Drew Barrymore 'luminous,' Tina Fey dowdy on the red carpet

(NEWSER) - The Emmy winners and losers weren’t just singled out onstage—sartorial successes and failures stalked the red carpet as well. Elizabeth Snead offers a wrap-up in the Los Angeles Times. The Winners:

• Drew Barrymore: “Luminous in Monique Lhuillier’s blush-hued tulle strapless gown.”
• Heidi Klum: Flaunted her very pregnant figure in a black Marchesa dress.
• Jennifer Love Hewitt: “Looked positively sunny in a yellow Max Azria gown.”

(NEWSER) - Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel have broken up again, and it "seems like it's over for good this time," a source tells Us. Silverman, 38, reportedly pulled the plug after months of on-and-off dating. The comic pair had just reunited last fall. "He's really blue—very down," another source said of Kimmel, 41. "He's sad because he just bought a new place and now has nobody to share it with." More»

No comment from Damon, Affleck

(NEWSER) - After 5 years together, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, reps for the newly minted ex-couple confirmed to Vanity Fair today. "Jimmy and Sarah have and will have no further comment," said a joint statement. Confessions of involvement with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck apparently didn't lead to the split of the talk-show host and actress. More»

Old slur 'doesn't mean what it used to,' he says

(NEWSER) - Ricky Gervais has done it again. The boundary-busting, always irreverent funnyman has been accused of using a slur associated with people with Down syndrome on Twitter ( here , here , and here )—and making goofy faces to go with the tweets. He was instantly called out on it, reports ABC News , but Gervais insisted the word he used no longer refers to someone with Down syndrome, but rather refers to "a div, a dozy spud-headed twonk," adding: "I would NEVER use it to mean Down syndrome.” Gay "used to mean happy. Words change. Get over it," he snapped. But he added that "the police" have "come round and confiscated all my awards." The tweet was illustrated with another goofy face. More»