Jennifer Lopez to star in new reality series

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Hi I'm Rebecca Field with today's UPI entertainment update on this Thursday, April 24, 2008.

Jennifer Lopez is taking on reality TV. The singer, actress and new mom has signed on for yet another task...a reality show set to air on TLC. Lopez will co-executive produce and also star in the program. The series will follow her in her personal life, focusing on balancing her career with raising her infant twins. There's no word on an air date yet.

Star Jones and her husband are calling it quits. The former "View" host reportedly filed for divorce from Al Reynolds last month. Jones confirmed the news to "Entertainment Tonight" and says she hopes to handle the situation with "dignity and grace." The pair married nearly four years ago at a extravagant ceremony in front of 500 guests.

Paris Hilton is no longer allowed to visit a Hyatt hotel in Moscow. A spokesman for the Hyatt says the socialite has been banned from the hotel and ordered to pay 9000 dollars for allegedly writing "Paris Moscow 2008" on the wall of her suite. He says the graffiti ruined the wallpaper. Hilton was in the Russian city earlier this month to host the MTV awards.

Some of Hollywood's biggest stars stepped out for the Asian Excellence Awards last night. The event, hosted by "Dancing With the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba, recognized the accomplishments of Asian and Asian Americans in the entertainment industry. Some of the winners included B.D. Wong who won outstanding television actor for his role in "Law & Order, SVU." Lindsay Price took the outstanding TV actress honor for "Lipstick Jungle" and Rex Lee took the supporting actor award for "Entourage."

Former "Saturday Night Live" co-stars Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are gearing up for the release of their new film. The pair co-star in "Baby Mama" alongside Sigourney Weaver. They all attended the premier of the movie last night in New York. The comedy is about a woman hoping to be a mother who hires another woman to be her surrogate. It hits theaters Friday.

That's all for now. Go to upi.com for more of the day's news and updates. Thanks for watching.

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