"Without cigarettes, I would be doing heroin, probably. On a daily basis." Good Charlotte star Joel Madden is glad his vices stop at cigarettes and alcohol.

Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose will wear designer Stuart Weitzman's Diamond Dream Shoe to the 79th Academy Awards on Sunday. The actress, who will perform Best Song nominee "Patience" at the Oscars, was selected as Weitzman's personal model at this year's award show for her "grace and charm."

Regina King is considering baring all on the big screen to play 17th century African leader Queen Nzingha. The actress has steered clear of movie nudity, but accepts she'll have to give up her modesty if she is to portray her historical heroine.

24 star Regina King and her husband Ian Alexander are divorcing after splitting up last year. The actress filed for divorce in November, citing "irreconcilable differences," and tells the new issue of urban magazine Sister 2 Sister that she isn't ruling out a future marriage, but accepts "it's not an easy thing."

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).

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).

Chad Lowe is joining the cast of 24. The clock for "Day Six" starts ticking with a 2-night, 4-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).

Midway Games Inc., a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that it has shipped The Ant Bully videogame, licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance and personal computers. A Nintendo Wii version of The Ant Bully videogame is scheduled to be released in November.

As 24's "Day 6" approaches, the cast continues to assemble, with Regina King and D.B. Woodside joining last season's most Emmy-nominated series as series regulars in season six. The clock will reset for "24" in January, Mondays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

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).