According to We Love Soaps, Justin Bruening has snagged a guest spot on CSI: New York. So far Bruening's role and airdate on the hit CBS procedural is being kept under wraps. CSI: New York returns for season 8 on Sept 23 at 9 PM EST on CBS.

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Former daytime and current primetime soap stars were among the celebrities who turned out for the 2011 John Varvatos Stuart House Benefit on March 13 in Los Angeles. Former CSI: New York and Guiding Light star Melina Kanakaredes (pictured above), CSI: Miami star/All My Children alum Eva La Rue (pictured above with daughter Kaya), 90210 star Trevor Donovan (ex-Jeremy, Days of Our Lives), Mad Men and Gossip Girl guest star and All My Children grad Sam Page,  ex-Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek and cast members from Grey’s Anatomy and Glee were just a few of the celebrities who attended the benefit.  See more photos from the event after the jump!

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Returning General Hospital star Vanessa Marcil and CSI: New York’s Carmine Giovinazzo said “I do” over the weekend. According to Zap2it, the couple got married in New York on Sunday. Congratulations to the couple!

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According to Variety, CSI: NY's Melina Kanakaredes is leaving the CBS crime drama . Kanakaredes, who's contract with the show has expired will also be absent from its upcoming seventh season. Variety speculates the actress is leaving the show due to wanting to spend more time with her family. In a released statement to the trade magazine CBS and CBS Studios stated:

We hoped Melina would return to ‘CSI: NY’ for another season, but we respect her decision to move on,” CBS and CBS TV Studios said in a joint statement. Her amazing talent and invaluable contribution to the success of the series are greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten.

 CSI: NY will resume taping on July 28 with the Tiffany network searching for a female replacement.

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The Bold and the Beautiful’s Drew Tyler Bell will appear on the May 12 episode CSI: New York, according to published reports.

The Young and the Restless stars are really stepping up their moonlighting game. Even though he's re-emerged at his day job, Thad Luckinbill (JT) also popped up on tonight's episode of CSI: NY. If  you missed tonight's episode, you will be able to view it on CBS's web site tomorrow.

First his on and off canvas wife Amelia Heinle (Victoria) turns up on CSI: Miami, then Luckinbill takes a stab at the spin off show and later in May, he and the wife, along with Lesli Kay (Felicia; B&B) will guest star in an episode of The Ghost Whisperer. Could CBS be farming out their actors as a way to cross promote the daytime and prime time shows? Maybe they are trying to save the industry...