Call it a marriage of the D’s. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have reportedly tied the knot. People and Us Magazine both report that the couple married Saturday night at their home in Beverly Hills.

Although an unconventional marriage as far as national standards go, DeGeneres now joins the list of older women marrying younger “spouses.” DeGeneres 50 trumps the starry eyed de Rossi by 15 years.

Despite efforts by the masses to block gay marriages come November, Hollywood known for liberalism has sided with Ellen.

And why not? The lovable every-woman has pocketed four consecutive Daytime Emmy awards. And she’s just a vibrant loving individiual.

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Katherine Heigl told the Associated Press, “One of my favorite people of all time is Ms. Ellen DeGeneres,” Katherine Heigl.

I whole-heartedly agree.

Heigi went on to say, “I wish all the best, all the happiness, all the joy that comes with that certificate … just the joy of being able to stand up and say that. In front of everyone you love and care about in front of each other and to walk away legal is huge.”

The New York Television Festival is raising the bar on industry power for their fourth annual festival.

The TV Fest will run from Sept. 12-17 at New York City’s New World Stages. The festival will feature an “Industry Day” Monday, September 15th, where a series of top industry leaders will participate in a number of panel discussions addressing the major theme of the day: “The Future of Development.”

Speakers include Ben Silverman, co chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios; Rainbow Entertainment president Ed Carroll; Jim Wiatt CEO of William Morris Agency; and Keith Samples, president of TV for Media Rights Capital.

Official Selections

The New York Television Festival has announced the official selections for its fourth annual Television Fest. The festival will run from Sept. 12-17.

A hearty congratulations to all the selections. Can’t wait to see what the festival produced. We’re looking forward to more good TV.

The Average American (Political Satire)
Created by: Jonah Sachs, Mike Million, and Bruce Hurwit—Los Angeles, CA

Below the Law (Action-Adventure Comedy)
Created by: Dan Levy and Steve Basilone—Los Angeles, CA

Bill Rampley’s Southern Comfort (Southern Lifestyle)
Created by: Jennifer Spell—Atlanta, GA

The Department (Workplace Sitcom)
Created by: Christina Gausas and Don P. Hooper—New York City, NY

Everyday Athlete (Reality Competition)
Created by: Tomas Anthony—Brooklyn, NY

Food Chain (Comedy)
Created by: Erik Moe and Ivo Knezevic—Los Angeles, CA

Food Party (Fantasy Cooking Comedy)
Created by: Thu Tran—Brooklyn, NY

Hit Factor (Action-Adventure)
Created by: Jamie Rosenblatt and Neil Hopkins—Los Angeles, CA

Improv City (Mockumentary Sitcom)
Created by: Kyle More and Grant Weiss—Chicago, IL

Jet-Set-Go (Adventure Bachelor Travel Show)
Created by: Warner Bonner and Gene Strocco—San Diego, CA

The Kitty Landers Show (Children’s Show)
Created by: Chris Potocki, Regina Taufen, and Anna Christopher—Venice Beach, CA

Lifeless (Episodic Drama)
Created by: David Sasich—Salt Lake City, UT

Living in Captivity (Nature Comedy)
Created by: Uma Incrocci, Erica Jensen, and Nicole Greevy—Sunnyside, NY

Mixed Nutz (Children’s Animation)
Created by: Shabnam Rezeaei, Aly Jetha, Dustin Ellis, and Mastaneh Moghadam—New York City, NY

The Other High School (Mockumentary Dramatic Comedy)
Created by: Adam Goodman and Alex Ricciardi—New York City, NY

Point View Terrace (Situation Comedy)
Created by: Jeff Drake, Wendy Molyneux, Brooke Dillman, and Tuc Watkins—Los Angeles, CA

The Prisoner (Alternative Sci-Fi Action Thriller)
Created by: Karin Williams—New York City, NY

Project Ghostlight (Docu-reality)
Created by: Steve Maihack and Michael Todd Cohen—New York City, NY

Red Hook High (Teen Drama)
Created by: Trac Minh Vu—Brooklyn, NY

Rhyme Animal (Hip-Hop Psychological Horror)
Created by: Aaron Schnore, Billy Fox, and Jorge Rivera—Brooklyn, NY

Road to Rhythm (Reality Music)
Created by: Omar Mortaza—Beverly Hills, CA

The Road (Reality Drama)
Created by: Frank Mosca and Mike DeStefano—Bronx, NY

Sex Culture (Travel Show)
Created by: Amardeep Kaleka, Heather Howard, and Angela Maynard—Atlanta, GA

Sexual Intercourse: American Style (Short-form Comedy)
Created by: Mitch Magee—Brooklyn, NY

Small Town News (Workplace Sitcom)
Created by: Holt Bailey and Brian Steele—Los Angeles, CA

Sundance Celebrity Swag Hunt (Reality Competition)
Created by: Poull Brien—Park City, UT

Super Slice (Action-Adventure Comedy)
Created by: Frank Mosca—Bronx, NY

The Surf (Web Highlights Parody)
Created by: Jeremy Beiler, Paul Dorfman, Jared Gramstrup, Gabe Gronli, Anne Johnson, and Dieter Klipstein—New York City, NY

Teachers (Workplace Comedy)
Created by: Jim Garvey—New York City, NY

Tickle Me Silly (Family Comedy Animation)
Created by: Miguel Martinez-Joffre—Jersey City, NJ

Tix and Tox (Children’s Animation)
Created by: Jason Toliopoulos and Emilio Incerto—Toronto, Ontario-Canada

Today’s Special (Sitcom)
Created by: Jennifer Cobb, Leah Gotcsik, Marty Johnson, and Michael Kuell—Boston, MA

The Travelling Twins (Travel Documentary)
Created by: Sunny Setton and Joy Setton—Brooklyn, NY

The Triboro (Teen Suspense)
Created by: Jon Pivko—Haskell, NJ

Wentworth & Buxbury (Animated Sitcom)
Created by: Tim Nash, Hayden Grubb, and Lucas Crandles—Melbourne, Victoria-Australia

Wired City (Buddy Dramedy)
Created by: Howard Reichman—New York City, NY

Click here for the Official Announcement

Miramax has released a new teaser poster for “Doubt,” the new John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Live from Baghdad) film based on the Pulitzer Prize Winning Play.

The film stars Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Father Flynn, and Amy Adams as Sister James.

“Doubt” opens December 12, 2008.

Limelight seeker, tabloid superstar, and notorious party-goer Paris Hilton has released a political ad in response to John McCain’s recent ad using her as the subject.

The video is hysterical for several reasons. For one, Paris references McCain by saying, “Thanks for the endorsement white haired dude.”

The funny part is, her energy policy actually makes sense. Hmmm. It’s a simple statement. She combines Barack Obama’s policy with John McCain’s police.

But, frankly, I’m just weirded out by anything that comes out of Paris’ mouth making sense. I wonder who she paid to come up with the line? Or maybe she actually came up with it herself? Who am I kidding? ‘She must have like totaaaaaally paid someone.‘

Now that I’m finished Hilton’ing out. I’ll admit I’m impressed. Much like an former-alcoholic, Paris has steadily been on the road to recovery from her younger more childish days. So, I should stay supportive and refrain from demeaning her actions.

And heck, I love her closing statement on this video. “Energy crisis solved, I’ll see you at the debate bitches.” Awesome. Kudos to Paris.

Christina Applegate, star of the upcoming film “The Rocker” with Rainn Wilson, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. A spokesman for Applegate confirmed that an early form of breast cancer had been detected.

OK! Magazine reports:
“Benefitting from early detection through a doctor-ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening,” reads the statement from the 36-year-old Samantha Who? star’s rep. “Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery.”

Christina has long been a supporter of breast cancer research and prevention. Her mother, Nancy Priddy, is a breast cancer survivor and in 2003 the Married…With Children actress acted as the spokesperson for Lee National Denim Day, a fundraiser to benefit Women’s Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

“The Rocker” opens in theaters August 20, 2008.

Ever dream of starring in your favorite cartoon?

Adult Swim is making that dream a reality for one individual. Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim recently announced that one “lucky” real person will get the opportunity to star as Carl in the first-ever live action episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

The cult-cartoon phenom will begin its search for an authentic Carl Saturday, July 26, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the Omni Hotel in San Diego during this year’s Comic-Con convention.

What better place to find a Carl look-alike than a comic convention. New York Comic Con was filled with people dressed as anywhere from the cliche “Star Wars” character to “Naruto” and “Bleach” wannabes.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force, one of Adult Swim’s most popular animated action-adventure, comedy-dramas, follows the strange everyday lives of three human-sized food products who live in New Jersey. Their next-door neighbor is Carl, a simple man who’s endearingly sweaty, hairy, lewd, fashion-challenged, horny, nasty and oftentimes annoying. All men remotely fitting that description are encouraged to show up. It would also help to be bald, have a mustache and wear a dirty white tank top, sweat pants and flip-flops. For background, video of Carl’s awesomeness can be seen at AdultSwim.com. Aqua Teen Hunger Force co-creator, Dave Wills, who is also the voice of Carl, will be on site at the San Diego search.

So, if you think you’ve got what it takes to be a live-action cartoon look-alike. Then make your way over to San Diego. BuzzFocus will be there getting a first-hand look at who could be the first live-action “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” Carl.

Fans of Flipping Out already know that the show airs tonight with Episode 2 (@ 10pm on Bravo), but check out this preview clip of what’s in store. It’s obsessive-compulsive Jeff Lewis like you wouldn’t believe!

Hey Project Runway junkies - the Heidi Klum hosted series is [finally] returning to the air this July for its last season on Bravo (will air on Lifetime starting with Season 6). Here’s a preview clip of the upcoming season: