Supermodel joins Felicity Supermodel Tyra Banks has been added to the cast of the TV show Felicity, starring Keri Russell. Although the show has a devout
following, the ratings definitely needed a boost, and this might be just the ticket. Banks, who starred in Coyote Ugly this summer, will apparently play a new love interest for Noel (Scott Foley).

Dern sounds off
Actress Laura Dern, who was engaged to Billy Bob Thornton when he took off with Angelina Jolie, is finally speaking publicly about what happened. In the new issue of Talk magazine, Dern says "I left our home to work on a movie and while I was away, my boyfriend got married, and I never heard from him again." Nice touch Billy Bob. It is his fifth marriage.

Mr. Big gets even bigger
Chris Noth, who was formerly a regular on Law & Order and more recently played Mr. Big on HBO's Sex and the City, has signed on to do his own HBO series. In addition, he has signed a seven-figure deal to star in and produce a four-hour miniseries for NBC based on the Steve Martini bestseller The Judge. NBC plans to air the miniseries
during sweeps week.

Nicholson-Boyle kaput
The May-December romance between Jack Nicholson, 63, and Lara Flynn Boyle, 30 (The Practice), has taken a nosedive. Boyle has apparently moved her things out of Nicholson's home and rumor has it she's latched onto Bruce Willis, who recently showed his ex, Maria Bravo, the front door.