Before he was ruthless, publishing mogul Bill "Dollar Bill" Spencer on CBS Daytime's The Bold and the Beautiful, Don Diamont spent the better part of two and a half decades on The Young and the Restless. Diamont played pool boy-turned-exec Brad Carlton. He credits the late Jeanne Cooper (Kay) with helping him out when he was a newbie actor back in 1985.

"I just love Jeanne and have so much respect for her," said Diamont in a released statement on Cooper's passing. "She was such a supporter of mine when I started at Y&R as a young, green actor. That always meant so much to me.  She was truly one-of-a-kind. This next saying is used far too often but is truly applicable in her case: when they made Jeanne Cooper they broke the mold." READ MORE

On today’s Pop Confidential podcast Jamey Giddens, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels have been struck with a severe case of Scandal fever. From Olivia and Fitz’s sizzlin’ relationship to the spurned First Lady, the PC gang discuses it all in this special Scandal Confidential episode.

Scandal isn’t the only hot show the DC crew dishes about on ABC. Miranda Bailey faced an investigation into the deaths of her patients on Grey's Anatomy. Jamey and Luke disagree on Cristina’s storyline.
 
The podcast then becomes Awkward as the gang discuss a surprising death on the MTV series. Brawls erupt in The Real Housewives of New Jersey trailer, but does that have anything on Mariah Carey andNicki Minaj’s feud on American Idol?

All this and much more on today’s Pop Confidential podcast!

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The Bold and the Beautiful showrunner Brad Bell got his start in showbiz writing for his father, the late Bill Bell, for characters like Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper) on The Young and the Restless. It's for this reason, and many more, the passing of Cooper has to be a trying, poignant time for Bell and his entire family.

Bell released a statement earlier today on the passing of his family friend and colleague: "Jeanne Cooper - A genuine person, gifted performer, good friend to all. Never before and never again. A true artist and legend. She will be missed. My thoughts and my love are with her family. – Bradley Bell – Executive Producer and Head Writer, The Bold and the Beautiful." READ MORE

The 20th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala brought together a number of current and former daytime stars. General Hospital favorite and Dancing With the Stars competitor Ingo Rademacher (pictured with wife Ehiku above) walked the orange carpet in support of the cause.

Former The Young and the Restless star Clementine Ford was joined by her fiancé Cyrus Wilcox and mother Cybill Shepherd. Criminal Minds' Shemar Moore (ex-Malcolm, Y&R), former Days of Our Lives vixen Lisa Rinna, Save Me star Anne Heche (ex-Vicky and Marley Hudson, AW) and The Talk’s Sharon Osbourne and Sara Gilbert were also in attendance. See more photos after the jump! READ MORE

General Hospital’s Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri), former soap star Brian Gaskill and ex-One Life to Live star Jason-Shane Scott (ex-Will Rappaport) took part in a staged reading of the Center City pilot at Celebration Theatre in West Hollywood on April 29. See more photos after the jump! READ MORE

Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) torrid affair with Dollar Bill (Don Diamont) wasn’t meant to turn their worlds upside down, but now it could destroy Brooke’s relationship with everyone she holds dear. This week on The Bold and the Beautiful, Brooke’s life is about to explode. Watch the B&B promo after the jump! READ MORE