Television bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman’s show has been pulled from the air indefinitely by A&E, two days after a private phone conversation in which the reality star used a racial slur repeatedly was posted online.

“In evaluating the circumstances of the last few days, A&E has decided to take ‘Dog The Bounty Hunter’ off the network’s schedule for the foreseeable future,” the network said in a statement Friday.

“We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun.”

A&E officials said the series, one of the network’s top-rated programs, has not been canceled.

Sarah Ferguson Dishes Media Advice

2Sarah Ferguson, no stranger to unflattering coverage in the British press, can empathize with Heather Mills McCartney, but doesn’t have much sympathy for Paul McCartney’s estranged wife in her battle with the media.

Mills McCartney, who is going through a bitter divorce with the ex-Beatle, went on a tirade this week against the British press on talk shows in London and the U.S.

O.J. Already Had A Plan In Place

3Federal agents learned three weeks in advance that O.J. Simpson and a memorabilia dealer planned an operation to retrieve personal items Simpson said were stolen from him, according to FBI reports obtained by The Associated Press.

Dealer Thomas Riccio told FBI agents Aug. 21 that the former football star wanted to televise the operation as he confronted a collector who was peddling thousands of pieces of Simpson’s memorabilia. Read Full Story

Jay-Z Is Getting Sirius

4Jay-Z is taking over Sirius Satellite Radio’s hip-hop channel – for a week.

The 37-year-old rap mogul will debut as host of Jay-Z Nation on Monday, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said Friday. He will take the helm at Hip-Hop Nation channel 40.

Jay-Z’s latest album, “American Gangster,” will be released Tuesday. The CD takes its title and inspiration from the new movie co-starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe about Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas.

“Jay-Z is one of the pre-eminent creative forces in the music industry,” Sirius executive Scott Greenstein said in a statement. “Over the last decade, he has truly changed the face of hip-hop and music culture.”

Speechless On The Mike

Amy Winehouse was at a loss for words when she won the Artists’ Choice Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

The 24-year-old British singer-songwriter – wearing a short, cleavage-baring denim dress and her signature beehive hairdo – was struck speechless while accepting the award before a cheering crowd. All she could muster was “um” and “thanks” before leaving the stage.

“She clammed up, she had a moment there and didn’t say anything (on the microphone), which is a little sad,” R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, who presented the honor to Winehouse, told AP Television News after Thursday’s event.

Winehouse later performed “Back to Black,” a song from her acclaimed album of the same name.

Her lawyer said Thursday that Winehouse is appealing the fine because she didn’t understand that under Norwegian law, accepting a fine is the same as pleading guilty, which could have serious consequences when she seeks to enter the United States.

Britney & K-Fed: What’s In Their Wallets?

Entertainment Tonight got its hands on official court documents that detail Britney Spears and ex-hubby Kevin Federline’s income and expense documents.

The documents, dated May 21, 2007, reveal that Spears doesn’t like to save or invest money, but she likes to spend it on entertainment, gifts, jet setting and clothing. The pop star is stingy when it comes to donating to charity and she isn’t spending much on domestic items.

According to ET, Spears’ monthly income is listed as $355,530, while her average monthly income is listed as $719,634. Her mortgage payments for two homes total $49,267, she spends $102,000 monthly on entertainment, gifts and vacations and her monthly clothing expenses total $16,000.

Kevin Federline on the other hand, lists his monthly income as $20,000 in spousal support, his rent as $7,500 per month, while he estimates that he spends $750 per month on groceries and household supplies, $2,000 on clothes, and $5,000 on entertainment, gifts and vacations, among other expenses. He gives zero per month to charity and towards savings and investments. His monthly expenses total $32,300.

In the documents, Kevin lists $56,205.01 as the amount he made in the 12 months ending on December 18, 2006 from his TV show with Britney, “Chaotic.” He made $30,000 from Virgin Mobile and $80,000 from GoldenPalace.com in that same period, amongst other income.

K-Fed’s expenses stretch out even further to support his former flame, Shar Jackson and his two oldest children. For the month of November, 2006, he paid $5,400 for rent for Jackson and his two children. According to the papers, he paid $28,500 for Jackson’s rent for the 11 months ending on November 30, 2006.

Saving The Sea Cows

The subject was manatees when Jimmy Buffett and Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida got together to talk about environmental issues.

Crist met privately with the 60-year-old singer for about 10 minutes Thursday and 부여출장만남 then introduced him to nearly 20,000 fans at a concert, saying: “He has Florida in his heart and he loves her like I do.”

The governor recently pushed state wildlife commissioners to delay a decision to downgrade protections for manatees.

State experts have determined that the manatee is no longer endangered, a term that means a species is at imminent risk of extinction. They say the manatee should be reclassified as threatened, which means it faces a high risk of extinction.

Crist said Buffett thanked him for what he did for the sea cows.

Last spring, Crist appeared with Sheryl Crow to promote awareness of climate change.

Theft On Indiana Jones Set

A man who schemed to sell stolen computers and photographs used for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming “Indiana Jones” movie has pleaded guilty to two felony counts.

Roderick Davis, 37, of Cerritos pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving stolen property and commercial burglary. As part of his plea deal, he will serve two years and four months in state prison.

He would have faced at least four years in prison if convicted of the charges, the District Attorney’s Office said.

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf.

Carlos Santana And His Wife Are Getting Divorced

Guitar legend Carlos Santana and his wife of 34 years are getting divorced. Santana’s wife Deborah filed divorce papers in Marin County Superior Court last month citing irreconcilable differences. The couple have three kids.