30 Rock star, producer and head writer Tina Fey tied with Desperate Housewives’ Eva Longoria as Forbes' Highest Paid TV Actresses. Each pulled in $13 million. In addition to her income from 30 Rock, Fey benefited from sales of her book Bossypants. Longoria raked in her stash through her DH salary and endorsement deals. 

Desperate Housewives’ Marcia Cross, Law & Order: Special Victim’s Unit star Mariska Hargitay and CSI’s Marg Helgenberger each earned $10 million. Desperate Housewives’ other two original housewives–Terri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman–each cashed in with $9 million. See which other TV actresses made the list by visiting Forbes.

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From the night’s big winners–including Mike & Molly’s Melissa McCarthy and Modern Family’s Julie Bowen pictured above–to Emmy host and Glee star Jane Lynch, TV’s leading ladies shimmered at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 18.  See more photos from the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards after the jump! READ MORE

The Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on July 14 and both broadcast and cable series had something to smile about.  It’s no surprise AMC’s Mad Men earned a Best Drama nomination, plus 18 more for a leading 19 nominations. HBO’s Boardwalk Empire was close behind with 18 nominations, including Outstanding Drama, but will be competing against fellow HBO series Game of Thrones for the big award.

ABC’s Modern Family scored the most comedy nominations, with 17. Fox’s Glee picked up nominations in the Outstanding Comedy, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories.  The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Parks & Recreation and 30 Rock joined Modern Family and Glee as the nominees in the Outstanding Comedy category.

On the drama side, Friday Night Lights earned a much deserved Best Drama nomination. It also took home nominations for Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton in the Lead Actor and Actress categories. The critically acclaimed CBS legal drama The Good Wife didn’t need an injunction to get nominations for Outstanding Drama, Lead Actress, two Supporting Actor nominations and two Supporting Actress nominations. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins and the brilliant Margo Martindale earned nominations for FX’s Justified in the Lead Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress categories, respectively. Peter Dinklage earned Game of Thrones its only acting nomination in the Supporting Actor category, for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. Showtime’s Dexter joined Boardwalk Empire, Friday Night Lights, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife and Mad Men with a Best Drama nominations. 

What do you think of this year's Emmy nominations? Is there any series or actor who you think was snubbed of a nomination. AMC's The Walking Dead could make a strong argument for being robbed of an Outstanding Drama nomination. See the full list after the jump!

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The women of The View discussed comedian Tracy Morgan's vile, homophobic rant at a comedy club in Nashville recently, as part of their Hot Topics segment on Monday. Per usual, Whoopi Goldberg was the Defender in Chief, saying "but for the grace of God there go all of us." Okay, so Whoopi is saying everyone is just five seconds away from choosing to say the most heinous things imaginable about a group of people, all for the sakes of shiz and giggles?

Sherri Shepherd, who plays Morgan's wife on Tina Fey's sitcom 30 Rock, made the point that because of Morgan's antics his costars and bosses were negatively impacted. Fellow comedian Joy Behar called his statements on homosexuality being a.) a choice and b.) taught by the media, "ignorant". Barbara Walters was visibly disgusted by Morgan's remarks and said cloaking bigotry under the guise of "comedy" wasn't always acceptable. Haven't wanted to say this in a long time but, go Babs! Watch the clip below. READ MORE

Hollywood’s A-list actresses, from Rizzoli & Isles’ Angie Harmon to Glee’s Amber Riley (pictured above) sparkled on the 17th Annul Screen Actors Award Red Carpet this past Sunday . Shockingly, even Helena Bonham Carter looked good, unlike at the Golden Globe Awards. See more SAG Award red carpet photos after the jump!

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association kicked off the 2011 award season by announcing the nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will air on January 16. The King’s Speech nabbed seven nominations, while The Social Network and The Fighter each picked up six.

On the television side, the Best Television Series Comedy or Musical category was dominated by the broadcast networks, with only Showtime’s The Big C and Nurse Jackie representing cable. However, cable series earned all but one of the Best Television Series Drama nominations, which went to Fox’s House. See the complete list of nominations after the jump! READ MORE