A reality check? Busey fired from movie

Gary Busey, recently fired from the reality-show competition "Celebrity Apprentice," was fired in real life from the horror movie "Mansion of Blood." He was difficult to work with, sources told TMZ.com, and made inappropriate comments to women. Busey's publicist, Michael Conley, however, told E! News, "The situation was plagued by contractual issues and misunderstandings from the outset."

They love Witherspoon, just not her donkeys

The neighbors love her -- just not her donkeys. Honky and Tonky, as the miniature donkeys of farm-animal aficionado Reese Witherspoon are named, bray so loudly they're driving her Ojai, Calif., neighbors crazy. "It's so bad that a few residents have sent her a letter," one resident told Us magazine. Witherspoon -- whose son Deacon, 7, and daughter Ava, 11, learn responsibility from helping care for their donkeys, two pigs, three goats, 20 chickens and three dogs -- is "beloved here," one neighbor said.

Oscars' best-picture category gets shakeup

Putting an emphasis on quality rather than quantity, the Academy Awards shook up the best picture category again, The Associated Press reports. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it approved a change in the nomination process that will allow between five and 10 best picture nominees. As films vie for the honor, they won't know how many slots they're squeezing into until nominees are announced.