Fast Track: Lindsay Lohan's Playboy cover leaked

L.A. Times Archives

Dec. 8, 2011 12 AM PT

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Thursday.

Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy cover is out there for the world to see, just before the rest of Lindsay Lohan is out there for the world to see. (Los Angeles Times)

Will Ryan Seacrest replace Matt Lauer on “Today”? (Wall Street Journal)

“The Book of Mormon” is coming to L.A. in September 2012. (Los Angeles Times)

Coldplay announced its first North American tour in nearly three years, including two dates at the Hollywood Bowl. (Coldplay.com)

Don’t bother learning how to thread that projector. Digital projectors will dominate the theater industry in four years. (Los Angeles Times)

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are officially divorced. (E! Online)

Alec Baldwin has apologized to the other passengers on his American Airlines flight. But not to that “1950s gym teacher” flight attendant. (Huffington Post)

Which online writers are the most saved by readers? A Web service reveals the names. (New York Times)

Tom Cruise says he’s working on “Top Gun 2.” (MTV)

The South Carolina GOP has declined Stephen Colbert’s offer to sponsor the state’s primary. (Huffington Post)

A viral video from “Hard Copy” has been released to tie-in to the “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” mystery. (Mouth Taped Shut)

“Survivor” host Jeff Probst is now married. (MSNBC)

Charlie Sheen says Brooke Mueller doesn’t deal drugs because he pays her a fortune. (TMZ)

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