Actor Chad Lowe refuses to blame his substance abuse for the breakdown of his marriage to double Oscar winner Hilary Swank, but he admits it "strained" their relationship. Swank and Lowe were married for eight years before splitting last year, and Lowe has previously admitted to being "disappointed" when Swank discussed his troubled past in an interview with Vanity Fair.

"As much as I've learned, I am still a man so I have some kind of learning disability. And women wouldn't have us any other way." Newly single Justin Timberlake defends his commitment fears.

The uninterrupted season of 24 will clock in for a special two-hour event Monday, Feb. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. In the special two-hour event, Day Six: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M./Day Six: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M., the nation continues to reel from the terrorist attacks and Agent Bauer battles unthinkable circumstances.

Hilary Swank's estranged husband Chad Lowe has found love again with Carrie Fisher's personal assistant. Lowe, 32, has been quietly dating pretty brunette Kim Painter, 33, since October. The two became friends last summer and went public with their relationship at a wedding in Los Angeles last month.

Happy Birthday to tennis pro Mary Pierce (1975), character and voice actor Regina King (1971), actor Chad Lowe (1968), actor/director Mario Van Peebles (1957), British actor Julian Sands (1958), comedic stage and screen star Andrea Martin (1947), Spanish singer/actress Charo (1942), civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929; d. 1968), TV Lois Lane Phyllis Coates (1927), actor Lloyd Bridges (1913), and jazz drummer Gene Krupa (1909; d. 1973).

Hilary Swank is adjusting to living on her own for the first time in her life since separating from husband Chad Lowe. The star announced last May that the couple was divorcing after eight years of marriage.

Chad Lowe's father is stunned to hear his former daughter-in-law Hilary Swank wants to start a family because she never wanted to have children when she was married. The Oscar winner, 32, was married to Lowe for eight years before the couple announced they were divorcing in May.

Hilary Swank has moved on since her spit from Chad Lowe and insists she is optimistic about finding love again and starting a family. The star has been reportedly romancing her agent John Campisi and claims being single after eight years of marriage has been an adjustment.

"I get a lot of letters from jail. They'll be like, `You're the woman of my dreams.' A couple have mentioned marriage, some have life sentences." R&B star Mya Harrison on her strangest fanmail.

As the season six premiere rapidly approaches, Rick Schroder joins the award-winning cast of 24. The clock for “Day Six” starts ticking with a highly anticipated two-night, four-hour television event Sunday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The show’s regular time period premiere is Monday, Jan. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).