newsmakers

September 30, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

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Betty White, ‘SNL’ cast to honor Tina Fey

WASHINGTON

Betty White will join “Saturday Night Live” cast members when they toast Tina Fey with the nation’s top humor prize at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

White will join “SNL” comics and alumni Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and show creator Lorne Michaels in awarding Fey the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Nov. 9.

They’ll join top entertainers, including Steve Martin, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson and actor Jon Hamm who plays Don Draper on TV’s “Mad Men.”

Fey, known for her impression of former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, returned to “SNL” in May when the 88-year-old White drew rave reviews as host. Fey was the show’s first female head writer.

The award show honoring Fey will be taped for broadcast on PBS stations Nov. 14.

Lohan enters rehab facility

LOS ANGELES

Lindsay Lohan is back in rehab. A person close to the actress, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, says the 24-year-old star has entered a rehabilitation facility for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. No other details were available.

This is the fifth rehab stint for the troubled star. She was released from court-ordered rehab last month after spending 23 days at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Lohan then failed a court-ordered drug test in the weeks that followed, which led to a return to jail last Friday for violating her probation. But she posted $300,000 bail and was released after serving less than one day behind bars. The actress is required to wear an ankle alcohol monitor and stay away from establishments that primarily sell alcohol until her next court date Oct. 22.

Howard Stern’s studios hit by bedbugs

NEW YORK

The office where shock jock Howard Stern airs his show has joined the ever-growing list of New York City buildings hit by bedbugs.

Stern said on his Sirius XM Radio show that the building was treated over the weekend and was 100 percent bedbug-free on Monday.

He said his limousine also had to be fumigated after dogs sniffed out the bloodsuckers there. The pests have been discovered in theaters, clothing stores, office buildings, housing projects and posh apartments throughout New York City, and a resurgence of bedbugs is being seen across the U.S.

Pest control workers have called New York City the epicenter for the outbreak. The city has a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign.

Snooki gets book deal

NEW YORK

Yo, Snooki is working on a book.

Gallery Books announced Wednesday that Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the “Jersey Shore” reality TV star, has a novel called “Shore Thing” scheduled to come out in January. The publisher said the novel will tell of love on the boardwalk, complete with “big hair, dark tans and fights galore.” Snooki said in a statement she has been working on the book for some time.