A lot of people criticized Lance Armstrong's performance for being emotionless in the first half of his big confessional interview with Oprah Winfrey, but we knew from earlier reports he was going to at least tear up at some point. It came when he spoke of telling his kids the truth.
Today in show business news: The ratings are in for the big Oprah/Armstrong interview, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg head back to war, and a look at the pilots currently in development for next season.
Today in showbiz news: Fox is top of the cable heap once more, Tyler Perry bails out Oprah, and an embarrassing thing happens to Barbra Streisand after the Golden Globe nominations.
Today in showbiz news: Oprah brings back some old tricks to save OWN, The CW has a good night, and Jason Schwartzman takes on a thrilling new role.
Also: Gwyneth Paltrow insists she knows how to write a cookbook.
A remake of an 11-year-old movie is in the works, Goldie Hawn is back, and Oprah's TV network considers a new strategy.
Plus: Jennifer Lopez breaks her two week Marc Anthony silence
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