[June 06, 2011] AP Entertainment NewsBrief at 2:36 p.m. EDT Tweet (Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Katie Couric makes move to ABC for talk showNEW YORK (AP) _ Katie Couric has worked morning TV, the evening news and will now enter the world of daytime talk in the post-Oprah Winfrey era. ABC announced Monday a multiyear-deal with Couric to produce the talk show, set to bow in September 2012. She will work for ABC News in the interim. Fox: Cole out as 'X Factor' judge, Scherzinger inLOS ANGELES (AP) _ In the U.S. television battle of the British pop stars, Cheryl Cole is out of Fox's "The X Factor" and Nicole Scherzinger will replace her as judge on the Fox singing contest. After a swirl of rumors that Cole would be dropped, Fox and "X Factor" producers confirmed the switch Monday that moves Scherzinger from co-host to judge of the show created by Simon Cowell. Scott Pelley begins as 'CBS Evening News' anchorNEW YORK (AP) _ The iconic ticking stopwatch may not be on the set, but CBS is playing up a "60 Minutes" connection as Scott Pelley begins work Monday as the new "CBS Evening News" anchor. Pelley replaces Katie Couric, hoping to pull CBS' daily newscast out of the ratings cellar where it lies behind NBC's "Nightly News" and ABC's "World News." Microsoft: Live television coming to Xbox 360LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Live television is landing on the Xbox 360. Microsoft Corp. announced plans to bring live TV and YouTube to the video game console at a press conference kicking off the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry's annual convention. Jon Bon Jovi's 'listening tour' comes to NJNEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Jon Bon Jovi has been taking a break from his worldwide concerts to engage in a different kind of tour _ listening to the concerns of young people across the United States. The rocker visited a youth services center in New Jersey's largest city on Monday as the final stop on a "listening tour with disengaged youth." Out-of-this-world message to Gabrielle GiffordsPHOENIX (AP) _ Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Kelly delivered an out-of-this-world message to a U2 concert after Bono dedicated the song "Beautiful Day" to Kelly's wife, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Bono told the crowd at Seattle's Qwest Field on Saturday night, "Imagine a man looking down on us from 200 miles up. Looking down at our beautiful crowded planet. What would he say to us? What is on your mind Commander Kelly?" Michael Jackson's `Thriller' jacket up for auctionBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) _ The jacket Michael Jackson wore in his "Thriller" video is hitting the auction block. Auction administrator Darren Julien says the red and black leather jacket is "the most recognized and significant piece of pop culture" to come up for sale, and he expects it to fetch at least $200,000 at the Music Icons auction on June 25 and 26 at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. Singer Sean Kingston breathing on his own, walkingMIAMI (AP) _ A publicist for Sean Kingston says the "Beautiful Girls" singer is breathing on his own and walking in a Miami hospital. Joseph Carozza says his client's condition has been upgraded to serious more than a week after Kingston crashed his watercraft into a bridge off Miami Beach. A female passenger also was injured. Lady Gaga to join in Rome gay pride eventROME (AP) _ The U.S. Ambassador to Italy says Lady Gaga has accepted an invitation to participate in a gay pride parade in Rome's Circus Maximus _ the closing event of 2011 Euro Pride. David Thorne said in a statement Monday he is "very proud to have an Italian-American artist of her stature" come to the Italian capital. He quoted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as saying "human rights are gay rights and gay rights are human rights." Music promoter gets 21 months in Mariah Carey scamTRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ A purported music entrepreneur who bilked a New Jersey investor out of $330,000 by claiming he was promoting a series of Mariah Carey concerts in Dubai has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. Antywan (AN'-twahn) Ross also was sentenced Monday to pay more than $325,000 in restitution. (c) 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]