NEWS: B&B Puts Spotlight On Animal Rights; Daytime Emmys Irony; 'WWE Raw' Script; Jason Priestley Dishes in Memoir

'The Bold And The Beautiful' Puts Spotlight On Animal Rights And Rescue Heroes
Ed Martin writes: "Watching Scott Clifton and Kim Matula, the actors who play Liam and Hope, process what they were seeing in the shelter, it was clear at times from the expressions on their faces that they were not always acting. As it was for viewers at home, it was deeply upsetting to them to see firsthand that so many animals are in distress. It was also heartening to meet so many heroic and dedicated people who are working to help them."

Michelle Keegan shocked that 'Coronation Street' killed off Tin
Keegan told OK! Magazine, "I was a bit [surprised] at first. They told me they would leave the door open initially and a few months down the line, the producers said they'd done a storyline conference and the writers had pitched a really good leaving storyline for me."

Daytime Emmys Irony: Cancelled 'One Life to Live' Nominated For Best Drama Instead of 'General Hospital'
Roger Friedman writes: "Just about everything else on TV during the day was nominated for something including TMZ. That should tell you everything."

NEWS ROUNDUP: Lisa Rinna Leaving DAYS OF OUR LIVES; Plus, Freddie Smith, Dianna Agron, Christel Khalil, Ray Romano

Lisa Rinna leaving DAYS OF OUR LIVES
“She's leaving so she can do all of the 500 other things she loves to do. [She's working on] her Belle Gray line for QVC, she’s writing another diet and fitness book, plus she’s developing a vitamin supplement line and lingerie line,” a friend of the actress said. “She’s also in talks to do a panel-type talk show.”

Freddie Smith on Bullying, Bare Chests, and Going Gay for DAYS OF OUR LIVES
"It is very important to bring awareness to bullying. It has such a huge impact on the youth, and we need to show how it negatively affects others. Nowadays there are many ways that kids are getting bullied — through the Internet, school, work. We need to step up and start making a change, and one way the entertainment business and media is helping is by bringing it into everyone's home with great storylines on TV shows and movies."

Ray Romano To Guest In Multi-Episode PARENTHOOD Season 4 Arc

Emmy®-winning actor Ray Romano (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) is set to guest star on the upcoming season of NBC’s critically acclaimed series, PARENTHOOD, which returns for its fourth season Tuesday, September 11 (10-11 p.m. ET). In a multi-episode arc, Romano will play a photographer and former photo journalist who befriends Sarah (Lauren Graham) and complicates her relationship with Mark (Jason Ritter); his character will be introduced in the season premiere.