Jeb Bush to guest on Colbert Late Show debut
Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush will be an opening-night guest on Stephen Colbert's first edition of The Late Show, on September 8. The former Colbert Report host wrote on Twitter: "My first GOP candidate!" Poking fun at the size of the Republican contenders, he added: "Luckily I do 200 shows a year, so I think I can fit them all." Bush responded in light-hearted kind, tweeting: "Only if you have at least two of us on each show." Colbert takes over the CBS show following the retirement of David Letterman. George Clooney has already been announced as an opening-night guest. – AP
Twin Peaks revival to start filming next month
Twin Peaks is moving ahead with original co-creator David Lynch back on board, and filming will begin next month, according to TV network Showtime. Lynch had said in April that he was leaving the project, but Showtime says he and co-creator Mark Frost are writing the new series, and Lynch will direct all the episodes. Showtime Networks president David Nevins said: "I never had any doubt we would bring him back." Lynch had complained that the series needed more than the originally planned nine episodes to tell its story – and Nevins confirmed that there now will be more than nine, without giving an exact number. No airdate was given, though it is expected to premiere next year, and no casting details were revealed, although many of the original stars, including Kyle MacLachlan, who played the lead character, FBI special agent Dale Cooper, are due to return. – AP
Empire star Howard in trouble for taking photos in court
A Los Angeles judge admonished actor Terrence Howard for taking photos of reporters during a court hearing on his divorce settlement. Howard snapped a photo of the audience, which included journalists covering the hearing, on Tuesday. The Oscar-nominated actor and star of TV hit Empire is trying to overturn a settlement agreement with his ex-wife. No photography is allowed in Los Angeles courthouses without a court order. Howard told reporters before a break in the hearing that they were always prying into his business but didn't want scrutiny themselves. After the break, Los Angeles superior court judge Thomas Trent Lewis admonished Howard and briefly confiscated his mobile phone so that a deputy could verify the photos had been deleted. He told Howard he could hold a contempt hearing for the violation but did not set one. Howard said it wouldn't happen again. –AP
Britney Spears set to guest star on Jane The Virgin
Britney Spears is getting ready to meet Jane the Virgin. The pop singer will guest star in an upcoming episode of the Golden Globe-nominated series, the CW network said. The opportunity came about after Jane's executive producer, Jennie Snyder Urman, heard Spears was a big fan of the show. Spears will play herself, who happens to be Jaime Camil's character, Rogelio de la Vega's, nemesis. She will appear in the fifth episode of the second season, which premieres on October 12 in th US. – AP
Cancelled Constantine revived for guest role on Arrow
NBC's supernatural drama Constantine, based on the DC Comics character John Constantine, was axed during its first season, but the anti-hero is being resurrected. Star Matt Ryan will reprise the role of the demon hunter in an upcoming episode of the CW network's superhero drama Arrow, which is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow. The CW said Constantine will "provide critical support to Oliver when arrows aren't enough". Arrow returns for its fourth season on October 7 in the US. Spin-off The Flash will return on October 6, while a second spin-off, Legends of Tomorrow, is due to begin in January. – AP
Deadliest Catch captain had heart attack before motorcycle crash
Preliminary autopsy results say a ship captain who appeared on the Discovery Channel television programme Deadliest Catch suffered a heart attack before he died in Sturgis, South Dakota, during its famous motorcycle rally. Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin says an autopsy was completed on Monday and he is waiting for a toxicology report for 50-year-old Tony Lara, a native of Alaska, but doesn't expect the results will show anything that might have contributed to Lara's death. Lara died on Saturday morning at a private residence in Sturgis. He appeared on Deadliest Catch at the helm of a boat called the Cornelia Marie. – AP