People: Kirstie Alley to Star in New Show on Her Life

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CASTING
PAYCHECK!
Former Jenny Craig spokeswoman 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. The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the yet-to-be-titled series from "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America. The show will follow the actress at home with her teenage children, at work and as she launches a new weight-loss program. The A&E series is to air next year.

DIRTBAG DIGEST
HEY, WHAT DID JON GOSSELIN DO IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
Jon Gosselin expressed dismay at his estranged wife's claim that she didn't remember which of them called the marriage quits. "Hey at least she said 'didn't remember' instead of lieing [sic]," Gosselin Tweeted. He also took twins Mady and Cara to the bus and "came home to then hug my other six little morsels."

APPEARANCES
SHE CAN'T BE TOO RICH, BUT SHE CAN BE TOO THIN
Lawyers for Kate Winslet say the actress has accepted 25,000 pounds (more than $40,000) in damages after the Daily Mail falsely reported in January she lied about her exercise regime. Winslet was not in court for Tuesday's settlement, but through her lawyers said she wanted an apology "to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues, including diet and exercise." Winslet has been an outspoken critic of excessive dieting. In 2007, she won damages against a British magazine that wrongly stated she had visited a diet doctor.

THEFT
ITEM NOT EXACTLY ABOUT LINDSAY LOHAN, BUT CLOSE
Search warrant records show dozens of diamond rings, shoes, bags, guns and drugs have been seized from the homes of three people suspected of burglarizing celebrities' residences. In all, three women and one man are charged with breaking into the homes of celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Paris Hilton.
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CREEPY
SEACREST STALKER PLEADS NOT GUILTY
A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest's workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge. Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday through an attorney. A court commissioner ordered Uzomah to stay 500 yards away from Seacrest if he is released from jail on $150,000 bail.

With contributions from The Associated Press
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