Believe it or not, that is Jason Lee under that wig and all that makeup on Tuesday night's episode of "Raising Hope."

Lee guest stars on the new hit show as washed-up '80s hair band singer, Smokey Floyd. This episode marks the return of Lee to half-hour comedy after "My Name is Earl" ended its run after four seasons.

"It was nice [after his current TNT series, "Memphis Beat"] to put on a wig and makeup, and just act kind of a mess," he told reporters in a conference call. "A lot of the crew from 'Raising Hope' came from 'Earl.' It was nice to reunite with [creator] Greg Garcia, and just goof off and have fun. It was kind of like going back to camp, and having fun for a few days."

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As Lindsay Lohan attempts to keep her name out of the headlines, "Inferno" director Matthew Wilder is still chatting about the actress, admitting he's relieved the troubled star is no longer starring in his biopic of porn star Linda Lovelace.

“I feel like 16 tons of weight are off my mind not having to deal with the Lindsay Lohan situation,” Wilder tells Radar Online. “We have not heard anything from Lindsay and her camp recently but we wish her and them well."

Earlier this month, "Inferno" producer Chris Hanley announced that after many costly delays, "Watchmen" star Malin Akerman would replace 24-year-old Lohan, who is undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Center through January.

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For Fran Drescher, divorce is, in fact, a laughing matter. That explains why she's turning her split from ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson into a TV Land sitcom.

"Happily Divorced," a biographical comedy co-written and executive produced by Drescher and Jacobson, both 53, will tell the story of a woman who re-enters the dating world after learning that her former husband is gay, reports Deadline.com. It is not known whether Drescher will also star in the new series, which focuses on how the divorcee juggles the old and new man in her life.

As Marquee previously reported, high school sweethearts Drescher and Jacobson – who co-created "The Nanny" – ended their 21-year marriage in 1999, and Jacobson came out to his ex-wife after they parted ways.

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Susan Boyle got a little choked up during a rendition of “O Holy Night” on “The View” Tuesday, but sadly, the "Britain's Got Talent" sensation didn’t recover.

It’s a moment that was seen by East coasters who were tuned in to the daytime program, and (by now) peeps with Internet access, as the video’s been making its rounds on the Web.

It all started out well enough, with Sherri Shepherd introducing the chart-topper, who was there to promote her new album, "The Gift."

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Lady Gaga has been promoting her new album “Born This Way” throughout her Monster Ball tour, but during a performance Friday night in Poland, the star took the hype to a whole new level.

“I promise to give you the greatest album of this decade, just for you," the tearful artist told concert attendees.

Gaga announced the album title after accepting the Video of the Year Award for “Bad Romance" at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, and she says the album may contain 20 new songs. "It used to be kind of a faux pas to put out too much music on your album, but I feel like you guys deserve all of the records I do, 'cause I work hard on them," the singer said.

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On "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Monday, Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman opened up to the daytime talk show host about their love for each other and Urban’s past struggles with substance abuse.

Country star Urban told Winfrey he was addicted to “everything,” from alcohol to cocaine, when Kidman staged a small intervention with a few close friends and family members several months after the couple married in 2006.

“You can’t [get clean] for somebody. I couldn’t do this just for her, but to see love in action, to that degree, in that time, in that way, I’d never experienced anything like that,” Urban said.

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Last night’s episode might have been titled “Chuck vs. the Leftovers,” but the show served up a main course.

This season’s main bad guy, Volkoff (former 007 Timothy Dalton) knows that Chuck is still alive. What he DOESN’T know is that Chuck is the son of his object of affection. When he finds out, and discovers that she has a daughter too, he wants to… impress them at a family dinner?

As long as it ends up with Dalton playing charades, I’m willing to go along with it.

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There’s brand new reaction today to Kim, Khloe and Kourtney’s shocking decision to drop their controversial debit card (which had their pictures on it) with outrageous fees! I think they were wise to cut ties with the card; maybe they got some bad advice to sign on in the first place. Hopefully they will look at the fine print more closely going forward. Their image and livelihood depend on it.

But the Kardashian sisters are still more popular than ever – even with this mess. Do you get the Kardashian sisters’ popularity? I mean, Kim Kardashian is even the most searched name on Bing.

It’s baffling, and yet understandable - I think their millions of fans love their style, their drama and their glamorous lifestyle. They epitomize how the jet-setting rich and famous live, and people love getting a glimpse of that. Also, they seem like sweet girls who are just working hard to capitalize on their popularity, which I think a lot of people can appreciate.

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It's been almost two years since her pre-Grammys assault by Chris Brown, and Rihanna is tired of talking about it. In fact, the singer says she just wants to move on from the life-altering incident and is hoping that everyone else will do the same.

The 22-year-old Barbados native made her revelation after one of her Twitter followers, greenangeleyez1, sent her the following message on November 28: "I luv u bt it's time u stopped talking about the situation with chris in interviews. How r people gonna move on?"

"AGREED!" replied Rihanna. "People won't stop askin abt it! Its f-in annoying! Nobody wants to relive that, but some ppl can't respect that!"

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The nominations for the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, and while the competition is stiff, Gotham Independent Film Awards best feature winner "Winter's Bone" is up for more than a handful.

The film, about a young woman's search through dangerous territory for her drug-pushing dad, is up for seven nods including best feature, which is stockpiled with some of the most talked about films this year: "The Kids Are All Right,” “Black Swan,” “127 Hours” and "Greenberg” are “Winter’s Bone's" competition.

Newly-minted Oscar host James Franco still has to wait and see if he'll be up for an Oscar, but he is up for a Spirit Award in the best male lead category for his role in "127 Hours." He faces competition from Ben Stiller for "Greenberg" and Aaron Eckhart for "Rabbit Hole," among others.

Meanwhile, Natalie Portman's turn in "Black Swan" earned her a best female lead nomination, and she'll be facing off against actresses like Annette Bening (“The Kids Are All Right”), Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole") and Michelle Williams ("Blue Valentine").

The Spirit Awards, which honors the best in independent film, will be held on Saturday, February 26. Check out a list of nominees after the jump. Who are you pulling for?

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