Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review

Conan O’Brien took his place behind the desk as the fifth host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” this week. After an epic opening comedy bit featuring him running coast to coast across the United States, O’Brien spent the week exploring his new hometown (though he spent many years in L.A. as a comedy writer in the early ‘90s) and reviving classic bits along with original “Late Night” co-host Andy Richter. O’Brien should breath some relief -- the ratings for his debut were very good.  (Paul Drinkwater / Getty Images)

Fret not, LC fans! Now that you don’t have to watch the show anymore, there’s more time to read her new “fictional” book about a Los Angeles-based twentysomething who stars in a reality show!  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

It had to happen sometime. After becoming an overnight sensation based largely on the fact that she was such an ordinary, “real” person, the Scottish spinster finally succumbed to a very ordinary, “real” reaction to all the pressure: she went to the hospital. “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan told the BBC that Boyle was admitted after feeling “physically and mentally drained.” It didn’t help matters that she lost the competition to a dance group called Diversity. She shouldn’t worry -- something tells us Boyle has a much bigger career waiting for her.  (AFP / Getty Images)

Three months after allegations surfaced about LeAnn Rimes’ affair with her married co-star, Eddie Cibrian, his wife is accusing Rimes of “stalking” him. “People are going to say it takes two to tango ... but at some point LeAnn needs to stop asking him to dance,” said his wife. Does this mean it’s time for Rimes to appear on “Dancing with the Stars” or “To Catch a Predator?”  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Less than two weeks before the ceremony, James Franco cancelled his scheduled appearance to deliver the commencement speech at his alma mater, UCLA. Apparently, graduating students will now have to look elsewhere for behind-the-scenes insight on “Pineapple Express.”  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Before the MTV Movie Awards began last Sunday, everyone was talking about the “New Moon” trailer -- the sequel to “Twilight” -- set to debut during the telecast. After the awards were over, however, all people could talk about was Sacha Baron Cohen’s bare butt. Specifically, Sacha Baron Cohen’s bare butt planted directly in the face of notoriously prickly rapper Eminem. Was Eminem in on the joke? Was he really mad when he stormed out of the awards? By week’s end we got our answer. Yes, Eminem was in on the joke. As for the “Twilight” franchise, it cleaned up at the awards and stoked the burning desires of millions of tweenage girls all over again. Not bad for a night’s work, MTV.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Angelina Jolie knocks Oprah from atop Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s most powerful celebrities. We give props to Angie but we bet this is because the editorial staffers at Forbes were unable to redeem their free KFC grilled chicken coupons in time. People like their free stuff, Oprah, trust us.  (Getty Images / AP)

The former star of “Kung Fu” hadn’t had a lot of good press recently, but even those who watched his career sputtering along were no doubt completely shocked but the news of his hanging death in a Bangkok hotel room. As the lurid details continue to leak out, we advise anyone with fondness for this longtime Hollywood fixture’s career to look away and remember the good stuff.  (Mark Mainz / Getty Images)