Our favorite day-time T.V. talk show host Ellen DeGeneres broke from comedy today. To talk about the murder of Lawrence King,

King, a 15-year-old student from Oxnard, Ca. who was gay, was allegedly shot to death by a fellow male student whom he asked to be his Valentine.

The show airs tomorrow but you can find out more @ ellentv.com

In what’s being regarded as another ridiculous decision by a desperate Media company desperately out of ideas.

A Tipster tells VanityHere Time Warner has decided to fold New Line Cinemas into the company’s other movie unit Warner Brothers.

It’s believed the ‘consolidation’ will result in ‘mass lay-offs’, with most employees in non-production roles to face the axe.

Given production roles are usually on a contract basis we’re guessing you’d be hard pressed to find someone to turn out the lights.

Here’s the e-mail sent to employees earlier,

“February 28, 2008

To: New Line Colleagues

From: Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne

Subject: Our Company

This afternoon, Time Warner is announcing that New Line will become a unit of Warner Bros. This is, of course, a very difficult and emotional time for all of us who have worked at New Line. While there is not much we can say that can lessen the impact of this announcement, we did want you to know about the decision before you read about it in the press.

New Line will maintain its own identity and will continue to produce, market, and distribute movies. But New Line will now do so as part of Warner Bros. and will probably be a much smaller operation than in the past. Time Warner hopes that operating New Line as a unit of Warner Bros. will allow New Line to focus on the creative side of movie-making, while reducing costs and taking advantage of Warner Bros.’ distribution systems. The company will be holding group meeting with New Line employees tomorrow in Los Angeles and New York to discuss this announcement, and is committed to letting employees know as soon as possible about how this change affects them individually.

For our part, we will be stepping down as Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOS of New Line. This was a painful decision, because we love New Line and the people who work here have been like our second families. But we will be leaving the company with enormous pride in what all of us at New Line have accomplished together. From its humble beginnings 40 years ago, our studio has created some of the most popular and successful movies of all time. Those movies are a tribute to the amazing creative energy and entrepreneurial abilities of the talented people at New Line. They are a legacy that will endure forever.

Although we are stepping out of New Line, we intend to remain actively involved in the industry in an entrepreneurial capacity, and will keep you advised of developments.

We thank all of you who have worked so hard to make New Line such a success. We are very proud of every one of you.

Bob & Michael”

Translation, we’ll be fine - don’t worry about us. Although y’all better book your place in one of those Cushy Homeless shelters - We hear places are limited.

If it’s any consolation New Liners, if the equally disastrous AOL ‘consolidation ‘ is anything to go by, you might have your jobs back in a year or two…

When the company’s worth roughly 10% of what it’s worth now.

Time Warner Shareholders were equally dismayed by the management of TWX announcement, their shares dropped 3% in a day!

It appears Popwreck Parent Brit Brit’s back on the job.

A deal’s been  brokered between Britney and former (famous for what?) husband Kevin Federline.

According to TMZ the deal gives the ‘Toxic’ singer visitation rights to the kids in what they call a “Therapeutic Setting” - WTF? If this “Therapeutic Setting” doesn’t involve a straight jacket and enough tranquilizer to sedate an African elephant - we’re calling it too soon.

Child star Aaron Carter & Snoop Dog have more in common than you might think.

They’re both up on Pot Charges and have both attempted to remedy ailing careers with a reality TV series.

Okay, well maybe that’s where the similarities end.

It’s not the first time the Dogg’s been done for dope. Although, this’ll probably be a walk in the park for his Lawyer’s - Snoop was acquitted on Murder charges in 1996 and also has a cocktail of Cocaine charges on his book. Snoop was ticketed and let go.

Carter on the other hand - a first-time offender, was booked overnight.

Celeb Justice?

Lawyers for Will Smith say a British media group has apologized for a story that falsely claimed the actor said Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was “a good person”.

Smith wasn’t in court but his lawyer’s didn’t mix words, saying the invalid report was “deeply distressing” and resulted in “Acute embarrassment”.

The “I Am Legend” star also won an unspecified amount of damages from the WENN news agency, which his lawyers say he’ll donate to charity.

In turn, proving to all his fans - He Is Legend.

It’s a Boy… And a Girl!

The Adorable Jen Pez popped the two kiddies at 12:12 A.M. Est in a Long Island N.Y. Hospital.

Baby daddy Marc Anthony was at her side throughout the whole ordeal and rumor has it the Kiddies weren’t keen on being seperated either. There was just 11 minutes between Lopez’s baby Girl ( 5 lbs. 7 oz) and the boy (6 lbs.).

According to the Couple’s manager, speaking to People “Jennifer and Marc are delighted, thrilled and over the moon,”

The twins are Jennifer’s first kids, and the fourth and fifth for fellow Latino heart throb Marc Anthony.

On a day when Kirsty Alley threatened to unleash her fitness regime on the public, we saw way more than we needed of KISS Rocker Gene Simmons and Hundreds of A-list Celebs found themselves cuing for Heppy A Vaccinations, we needed some light relief. So, who better than a Shirtless Matthew McConaughey to come to our rescue?

Eureka, Our Prayers Are Answered.

Unfortunately, For All The Boys & Girls out there who like Girls… Well, you might have to settle for a scantily clad Heather Mills. :-S Eeeek!

As if Celebs needed more proof Ashton Kutcher was one of those kids your parents warned you about. Madonna, Gwenyth Paltrow , Bruce Willis and Salma Hayek are among hundreds who’ll now be cuing for a Hep A shot after dropping by Kutcher’s Birthday digs in NYC last week.

New York health officials are urging the group to get the vaccination after a bartender was found to be infected.

Heppy A is usually spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth (even though it might look clean) that has been contaminated with the stool of a person with hepatitis A.

Serial Dieter Kirsty Alley is at pains to remind her fans that those who can’t do, can still teach.

The ‘Fat Actress’ has announced she’s parting ways with ‘Jenny Craig’ in Favor of her own diet and exercise program. Ay caramba :-S

Ironically the announcement comes amongst revelations fellow ‘actress’ and successful dieter Jessica Simpson is fighting the release of a Work-out Video of her own. The ‘Newlywedsdivorced’ star reportedly produced the blockluster during one of her casting dry-spells, but now her Manager/Father Joe is desperate to ensure the vid doesn’t get released. A source close to Simpson was quoted as saying “Jessica was a mess during that shoot. She had no focus, she put out something that was entirely unusable,” clearly this ’source’ never caught Simpson in ‘The Master Of Disguise’.

Either way let’s hope neither Ally or Simpson get their way, according to the Producer of Simpson’s video, the only thing Simpson will be doing by not releasing the Exervid is “hurting millions of fat people in America”. Ally’s reps weren’t available for comment but here’s some food for thought, Does anyone really need a celeb guide to sniff out their nearest Krispy Kreme?

In what can only be described as an attempt to up-scale her own record as Britain’s most hated Woman. Heather Mills McCartney is appealing to Londoner’s moral code by appearing in a series of  call-girl Flyers.

Whilst the Rumors of her career as a ‘high-end’ escort are still very-much in circulation these shots were actually for marketing by the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns.

We’d suggest any agency that chooses McCartney for an ad campaign designed to attract attention or sympathy should have their Green-Cards revoked and be dumped on the next boat back to Crazytown.