People and Celebs

JUPITER, Fla. - Burt Reynolds has bounced back following his back surgery and addiction to pain pills. He is feeling so good about himself and the direction his life is taking, he wants to spread the word.

Of all the rumors about who's dating whom on the set of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," you can definitely eliminate Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner as a real-life couple.

"Taylor and I are really close," said Stewart, 19, of her 17-year-old co-star. "He's one of my best friends."

One of the co-hosts of "The View," comedian/actress Sherri Shepherd has had a busy year. She won an Emmy, wrote a book and has a new show on Lifetime. "The Sherri Show" is vaguely based on her life in standup comedy and airs 10 p.m. EST Tuesdays. The author of "Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break" recently divorced and is raising her son Jeffrey in New York City.

PITTSBURGH - Amy Mee wasn't standing in front of the new Fred Rogers statue for long before she was interrupted by her 6-year-old daughter, Sarah.

"Take a picture of me sitting on his lap," said Sarah, bouncing with excitement. "I can fit there."

His accomplishments as a consultant, businessman, author and speaker are not the first things that come to mind when one thinks of Stedman Graham. He is Oprah Winfrey's significant other, and he has no problem with that role. He wrote "You Can Make it Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success," and his latest book, "Diversity: Leaders Not Labels," deals with what it takes to be successful.

From the moment actress Gabourey Sidibe enters the suite at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, it's clear that she is not -- as she has worked to remind many interviewers in the past few weeks -- a "Precious" teen-ager, a victim of abuse who suffers from little, if any, self-esteem.

As tall and radiant as you'd imagine her, Uma Thurman enters the conference room at the offices of the California Film Institute in San Rafael, Calif., and makes a beeline for the snack spread.

Welcome back to the daily grind, Garth Brooks. Since you "unretired" from music, you're probably stressed about how things are going to work out.

Rest easy, Garth. You'll be fine. After all, you may have friends in low places, but they're so in love with you they'd pack the Opry just to watch you play "The Thunder Rolls" on a ukulele.

Michael Sheen has played Tony Blair and David Frost, but his latest incarnation of a British historical figure suggests a path the actor's life could have taken.

With a wife and 5-month-old in Los Angeles and a career in overdrive, Patton Oswalt was sitting in the lobby of a hotel sipping hot tea and ruing the fact that he was in San Francisco for less than 24 hours, and it was strictly business -- he was doing a standup comedy show.