Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman will make guest appearances in a forthcoming 'The Simpsons' episode.

The 'New Girl' actress will reprise her role as Mary Spuckler - the daughter of Cleetus who Bart Simpson came close to marrying in season 19 - and she will be joined in the same episode by characters voiced by Natalie, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sarah Silverman.

Charlie Sheen has been named the Highest Paid Actor on TV, despite being fired from 'Two and a Half Men'.

The actor lost his role as Charlie Harper in the sitcom in March after a huge fall out with co-creator Chuck Lorre, but still topped the list compiled by Forbes.com who estimates he earned $40 million from syndication and pay owed between May 2010 and May 2011.

'Mildred Pierce' leads the way in the Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

The HBO mini-series scored an astonishing 21 nods when the nominees were announced this morning (14.07.11) by Melissa McCarthy and Joshua Jackson, including Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Kate Winslet, Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Mini-series Or A Movie for both Tom Wilkinson and Guy Pierce, Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Evan Rachel Wood, Melissa Leo and Dame Maggie Smith, and Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.

Miley Cyrus leads the nominations for Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards.

The 18-year-old singer and actress will compete for honors in three categories, Favorite TV Actress - which she will contest with Miranda Cosgrove, Selena Gomez and Victoria Justice - Favorite Singer, and Favorite Movie Actress.