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It isn't much of a stretch for Jill Biden when she takes an acting turn in an episode of Lifetime network's "Army Wives."

The second lady, playing herself, visits the show's Fort Marshall to hear about the challenges facing military families and offer them words of encouragement.

"I'm proud to be here today as a second lady, but I'm even more proud to be here as a military mom," Biden tells a group that gathers for the post's annual fun run to benefit military kids.

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It's a breakthrough for Susan Lucci. No, not a second Emmy. She has a book deal.

It Books said Wednesday that the longtime star of "All My Children" has a memoir coming out next year.

Her book is currently untitled. It will cover her role as Erica Kane on the daytime soap and her years as a stage performer.

Of course, she'll also talk about snagging an Emmy in 1999 after years of falling short.

Billionaire Carl Icahn accused Canadian-headquartered Hollywood studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp on Monday of using "scorched-earth" tactics to thwart his takeover bid for the company, and pledged legal action.

Icahn relaunched a hostile bid for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp last week after a 10-day truce, a move that was answered by the studio with a debt-to-equity swap, which slashed the stake that Icahn had built up over five months to about 33.5 percent from 37.9 percent .

Gloria Stuart lives like her days are numbered, and little wonder. The Oscar-nominated actress, best known as Old Rose in the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," turned 100 on July 4.

"I would say I don't notice the difference between 100 and, say, 90," Stuart said while sitting in the bonsai-lined garden of her home in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles. "You're still frail, feeble, and full of you-know-what," she continued, with a laugh.

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