Piers Morgan appeared via videolink before the U.K.'s media ethics committee on Tuesday (December 20) and refused to disclose details about the most damning link between himself and Britain's phone hacking scandal - his acknowledgment that he once listened to a phone message left by Paul McCartney for his then-wife Heather Mills. Mills has said there's no way Morgan could have obtained the message honestly. Morgan stubbornly refused to answer almost any questions about how he came to hear the message, saying that doing so would compromise a source.
Forbes magazine has published its list of top achievers under age 30. No surprise, Lady Gaga made the mark. Also from the entertainment side, Justin Bieber and actor Jonah Hill.
Simon Cowell held a press conference in Los Angeles about the upcoming finale of his show, "X Factor." Cowell admitted that he was a bit "cocky" in anticipating the show's success in the U.S. Cowell originally predicted that "X Factor" would beat his old show "American Idol" as the most watched show on American television, but that never panned out.
Finally, Tom Cruise suited up for the New York premiere of "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol." The actor signed autographs and met with fans, before taking to the red carpet. The film opens on December 21.
Bob Mezan, Reuters.
