Apr. 9, 2011 (United Press International) -- Tina Fey to host 'SNL' in May NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- Tina Fey will host "Saturday Night Live" May 7, although there is no word on how much or how little air time will be given to her famed Sarah Palin alter ego.
The "30 Rock" star and former "SNL" cast member and writer will face the cameras as she basks in the well-received release of her new book "Bossypants" and awaits the upcoming birth of her second child.
Fey's Palin impression debuted almost three years ago, Entertainment Tonight noted Saturday, and would be on its third go-around if she uses in next month.
'Soul Surfer' Bible scene unaltered HOLLYWOOD, April 9 (UPI) -- Sony (NYSE:SNE) Pictures said there was never any intent to obscure the Bible in a scene from the upcoming film "Soul Surfer."
The studio issued a statement saying the movie, based on the true story of surfer Bethany Hanson, who lost an arm in a shark attack, had a scene in which the title of the Bible was digitally removed, but that was only used for pre-release testing.
"This movie has a strong spiritual core … and while one of the versions tested did have the scene in question, it was never unclear that the book was the Bible," Sony said.
Tom Hamilton, Bethany's father, told The Hollywood Reporter the producer had been urging the Christian aspects of "Soul Surfer" be toned down in order to broaden its appeal to secular audiences. He said he was pleased to see the title in place in the final version of the scene in which he reads passages to his hospitalized daughter.
"I could see the words bright and clear," Hamilton said. "I looked at my wife and whispered, 'Thank you God, they put it back.'"
Sheen reaches out to nemesis ex-boss NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- Charlie Sheen called on former boss Chuck Lorre to join him on his U.S. road show in order to end the feud that led to the cancellation of "Two and a Half Men."
Appearing at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Sheen told the audience he wanted to meet with Lorre on stage Sunday to "fix 'Two and a Half Men.'"
"Of course, I want my job back, so you guys can keep watching the best sitcom in the world!" Sheen said during Friday night's performance.
The invitation was one of the takeaways from Sheen's New York show, which The Hollywood Reporter said was significantly changed from the now-notorious debut in Detroit.
The Reporter said Saturday Sheen dropped a number of the show's original aspects, including a band, a warmup comedian and a large number of the video clips he had been playing over the course of the hourlong set.
Friday's show began about 30 minutes late, but the packed house seemed to love Sheen's gossipy Hollywood tales and his frequent references to substance abuse, The Reporter noted.
J-Lo stunned by this week's 'Idol' vote LOS ANGELES, April 9 (UPI) -- Jennifer Lopez says she still isn't sure why Pia Toscano was cut from the U.S. television talent competition "American Idol" when she had been doing so well.
Lopez told radio host Ryan Seacrest on KISS-FM radio in Los Angeles that she was stunned at the results of the voting by the American public, which sent Toscano packing this week.
"Honestly, I don't know what happened," said Lopez. "(Maybe) people thought she was safe, as I did ... Maybe there was something that wasn't connecting (with the audience) that we didn't see."
People magazine said Saturday that J-Lo became choked up after the voting and went on stage to console the disappointed Toscano. "I told her to stay pure in her heart, to have faith and to know that if this wasn't the path for her that there was something bigger for her," Lopez told Seacrest.
