Lachey Signs Deal

Nick Lachey has signed a development deal with Fox to star in a half-hour or one-hour series project created for him. Nick is bound to end up on TV somewhere as he also did a sitcom pilot for ABC called "Hot Mom."

Look for "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell to make a cameo appearance in the upcoming "Shrek 2" DVD. An extra scene will have Simon judging a singing competition titled "Far, Far Away Idol." The four-disc set will be out November 5.

It's reported that Jamie Foxx will star as Detective Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs in a movie version of "Miami Vice." No word yet on who will play Sonny Crockett, but director Michael Mann reportedly wants Tom Cruise. Good luck!

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling said Friday that one of her characters will not survive the next book in her series about the young wizard. Asked on her official Web site whether she planned to kill off any more characters, Rowling replied, "Yes, sorry." But she refused to identify that character.

The sixth book in the series, "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," is due to be published next year. Potter himself is safe, at least for now. Rowling has previously said her teenage hero will survive until the seventh and final book in the series, but has refused to say whether he will reach adulthood.