First Reese, Now It’s Ryan’s Turn | Queen Aretha’s Surprise Birthday | Hollywood Trial: Fields’ ‘Fifth’ Symphony First Reese, Now It’s Ryan’s Turn You thought maybe Ryan Phillippe was just another pretty face, the ex-husband of Reese Witherspoon. Hey, she won an Oscar for learning to sing like June Carter …

Drew Barrymore | Bruce Springsteen | Concert for New York A New Barrymore? Drew Rumors Turn Green Actress Drew Barrymore fled New York last week after she did Saturday Night Live, and the word was she fled the NBC building the night before because of the anthrax scare. Now I’m …

Asbestos fibers in the air and rubble following the collapse of the World Trade Center is adding to fears in the aftermath of Tuesday’s terrorist attack. The true tragedy in the asbestos story, though, is the lives that might have been saved but for 1970s-era hysteria about asbestos. Until 30 …

Sean ‘P. Diddy/Puff Daddy’ Combs | Rapper’s Made Debut, by Swingers | Alicia Keys | The Sopranos Can Puffy Puff Up Ailing Paramount? What a time for Paramount Pictures: Their summer and spring — with the exception of the truly awful Tomb Raider — hasn’t been so great. And now …

NEW YORK – Just what kind of person would go undercover to market products without telling unwitting targets what they’re doing? It could be anyone, really. Your neighbor. A relative. Your best friend. As long as the “agent” is enthusiastic about what he or she is hyping. One 29-year-old New …

Well, the Clooney-O’Reilly standoff is getting kind of old, but it has heated up again and spotlights a more important issue. That’s the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. Melissa Robison, who lives in Antelope, California, writes, “Bill, just saw Clooney on the Letterman show. You should sue him.” …

Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. We’ll have the latest on the hunt for bin Laden in a moment. His time may be near. But first, authorities are finally taking some action to help the 9/11 families. That is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. …

Talking Points received a big reaction to our report on Russell Yates and his responsibility in the deaths of his five children. The mail has been mixed on the question. Some viewers like Marcy Stillings of Gower, Missouri, called me a cold-hearted guy for saying Mr. Yates bears some guilt …

NEW YORK — – He started his career in print journalism; now he’s in broadcast. He has incensed liberals and the media, the favorite targets of his attacks. Most recently, he’s gotten the University of Michigan steamed for pummeling its admissions policies. And he quacks. In the funny pages, anyway. …

Jesse Jackson is the subject of this Talking Points memo. Reverend Jackson has amended his 1999 tax return for the tax exempt Citizenship Education Fund, finally disclosing the names of 40 donors that were not listed in the original return. For example, we’ve learned that a guy named Chester Davenport …