Watch this first look behind-the-scenes of the making of the new “We Are the World” to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

It’s an all-new star-studded lineup and a slightly new version of “We Are the World”… look for the video to premiere during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 12.

Stephen Colbert lands the cover of Sports Illustrated, posing in speed skating spandex (and tie, natch) for his support of the U.S. Speedskating team, who lost their main sponsor, Dutch Bank DSB, when the bank declared bankruptcy in October.

Stephen Colbert asked his “Colbert Nation” to make donations to the U.S. Speedskating website, and more than 9,000 visited the site to help out, raising over $250,000 for the Olympic team.

The Stephen Colbert Sports Illustrated issue hits newsstands today.

Gymnast Shawn Johnson Put To Sleep After Breaking Leg
Don’t panic over the headline “Shawn Johnson Dead” – news of the gymnast’s death is only a parody video that The Onion created. Watch above, as Shawn Johnson’s parents describe the difficult decision to euthanize a gymnast when they suffer a broken knee.

“It’s tough whenever you have to put a gymnast to sleep.”

Michael Phelps Miss California rumors persist, but Phelps says the gossip in untrue – he is not dating Miss California Carrie Prejean.

Perhaps looking to distance himself from the controversy swirling around Carrie Prejean’s non-PC answer to a gay marriage question during the Miss USA pageant, Michael Phelps is setting the record straight. Read the rest of this entry »

Scary stuff. A man who has been stalking Shawn Johnson was arrested near the Dancing with the Stars set. The man who claims he’s “meant to be” with Shawn Johnson was caught scaling the fence outside CBS Studios prior to a DWTS taping.

Shawn Johnson’s stalker, Robert O’Ryan, 34, had two loaded guns in his vehicle and items at his motel room included duct tape, zip ties, a map love letters, and clippings. Read the rest of this entry »

Matt Lauer has the first TV interview with Michael Phelps since that now infamous pot smoking picture made the rounds. Check out this morning’s Matt Lauer Michael Phelps Today show video clip, airing March 13.

At the height of his game, Michael Phelps made headlines when pictures of him smoking pot rocked his image… but what impact will the pot scandal have on his career? Read the rest of this entry »

The fallout from that Michael Phelps bong picture is a 3 month ban – USA Swimming has temporarily suspended Michael Phelps. Swimmer Amanda Beard is comparing the Michael Phelps pot incident to the reaction to her Playboy pics.

Amanda Beard’s nude Playboy pictures were published in the magazine a year before the Beijing Games. Read the rest of this entry »

By now, you’ve probably seen the Michael Phelps bong picture. Oops! Michael Phelps has apologized for smoking weed, so I guess that’ll keep little kids wanting to be just like Phelps to lay off the pot, right?

Michael Phelps released this statement about the bong photo: Read the rest of this entry »