Jenny Craig has a new face. Jenny Craig has a new face. Actress Phylicia Rashad, the former TV wife of comedian Bill Cosby, has been named the new spokeswoman for the well-known weight-loss group. Read more here.

Fishburne boosts “CSI.” Laurence Fishburne has added a boost to the already popular CBS TV drama “CSI.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, when he debuted as the show’s Raymond Langston character, he ushered in CSI’s best numbers. Some 20.6 million people watched the show, earning a 5.7 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49, according to Neilsen Media Research. Lead-in “Survivor” (13.2 million, 4.1) was up slightly from last week.    “CSI” even helped 10 p.m.’s “Eleventh Hour” (13.4 million, 3.8) draw its best performance ever — and marked the first time the freshman series has won its hour.

R&B superstar to join reality show ranks. 

Janet Jackson is set to become the next reality TV star with a show that will find her mentoring other singers and performers. The mega-entertainer’s MTV series will put Jackson in the role of talent scout, seeking the next undiscovered pop superstar. “It’s really about finding who’s the next Janet Jackson or Justin Timberlake or Usher,” says executive producer Dave Broome. “And we’ll find it from a pool of people who you wouldn’t typically find it from. We’ll go to YMCAs, church groups, local community centers and try to cast the show.” Jackson ’s world tour kicks off Sept. 10 and may showcase the winner of the series.

Young Jeezy is charged with DUI after arrest in Atlanta
Young Jeezy  was pulled over for allegedly driving a vehicle that had no license plate. Cops say he was also found with an open container and no proof of insurance. The rapper was released from the ATL City Detention Center on bond and scheduled for court July 17.

Gary Dourdan is re-hired to “CSI”
After his high-profile drug arrest this past spring, amid rumors that he has a dope problem, Gary Dourdan is expected to return to TV’s “CSI.” The actor pleaded guilty to possession after he was arrested in April while asleep in an illegally parked car in California . “CSI” show execs left questions about whether Dourdan’s planned separation from the show was forced or voluntary. But he’ll return next season, having been re-hired. Dourdan first gained notice on television as a cast member of the 1990s sitcom “A Different World.”