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Amongst the many winners of the 2010 Soap Opera Spirit Awards, my oh so favorite soap actor Michael Muhney took home honors for being the Outstanding Male Actor in a New Role or Recast, along with GH cutie Drew Garrett. The honors are much deserved! To see all the winners, click here.

TV Guide Magazine is reporting that Brett Claywell and Scott Evans have been fired from OLTL and will be gone by April.
According to the mag:

Spoiler Alert! On the March 29 episode, Fish will learn for certain what viewers have known for quite a while—he’s the biological father of baby Sierra Rose, via his drunken one-nighter with psychotic stripper Stacy Morasco (Crystal Hunt). With Stacy now dead, there are rumblings of a custody battle with Stacy’s sister Gigi (Farah Fath) but, ultimately, the law is on Fish’s side and the two dads will blissfully start a new life with the baby.

A show rep says the characters will not actually leave Llanview and, because Fish is a cop, he may pop up in a crime-related capacity down the line—but no promises are being made.

Soaps.com is reporting that Jennifer Gareis is now married to the father of her unborn child Bobby Ghassemieh.

Daytime Confidential is reporting that as of March 6 at midnight, 3.1 million customers in the New York area are without ABC TV just hours away from the broadcast of the Oscars. Cablevision and ABC are at a war of sorts, with no resolution in sight.

Hayley Erin, who plays Y&R’s Abby Carlton has been fired and replaced by GL super alum, Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding)! As a Rylan fan this news couldn’t come at a better time!

Soaps in Depth is reporting that the one and only Eden Riegel is replacing Vail Bloom as Heather Stevens on Y&R. Riegel will be reunited with old castmates Elizabeth Hendrickson and Billy Miller.

Aidan Turner has joined the 2010 cast of Dancing with the Stars. Hopefully, he won’t suddenly turn evil at the end. Here is a list of the rest of the 2010 cast:

Pamela Anderson
Chad Ochocinco
Aiden Turner
Kate Gosselin
Shannen Doherty
Buzz Aldrin
Evan Lysacek
Erin Andrews
Nicole Scherzinger
Niecy Nash
Jake Pavelka

According to Daytime Confidential, All My Children’s Debbi Morgan and Cornelius Smith, Jr. who took home NAACP Image Awards this past Friday. Congratulations!

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC
DAVID CANARY, as Adam & Stuart Chandler
THORSTEN KAYE, as Zach Slater
VINCENT IRIZARRY, as Dr. David Hayward

AS THE WORLD TURNS, CBS
JON LINDSTROM, as Craig Montgomery
MICHAEL PARK, as Jack Snyder

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS
DON DIAMONT, as Bill Spencer, Jr.
JOHN MCCOOK, as Eric Forrester

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC
JOHN ANISTON, as Victor Kiriakis
JAMES SCOTT, as EJ DiMera

GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC
MAURICE BENARD, as Sonny Corinthos
ANTHONY GEARY, as Luke Spencer

ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC
JERRY VER DORN, as Clint Buchanan
ROBERT S. WOODS, as Bo Buchanan

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, CBS
PETER BERGMAN, as Jack Abbott
DOUG DAVIDSON, as Paul Williams

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC
BOBBIE EAKES, as Krystal Carey
ALICIA MINSHEW, as Kendall Hart Slater

AS THE WORLD TURNS, CBS
TERRI COLOMBINO, as Katie Snyder
MAURA WEST, as Carly Tenney

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS
SUSAN FLANNERY, as Stephanie Forrester
KATHERINE KELLY LANG, as Brooke Logan

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC
KRISTIAN ALFONSO, as Hope Brady
ALISON SWEENEY, as Samantha (Sami) Brady

GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC
SARAH BROWN, as Claudia Zacchara Corinthos
LAURA WRIGHT, as Carly Jacks

GUIDING LIGHT, CBS
CRYSTAL CHAPPELL, as Olivia Spencer

ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC
ERIKA SLEZAK, as Viki Lord Banks
HILLARY SMITH, as Nora Buchanan

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, CBS
JEANNE COOPER, as Katherine Chancellor
MICHELLE STAFFORD, as Phyllis Newman
SHARON CASE, as Sharon Newman

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC
RICKY PAULL GOLDIN, as Jake Martin
JACOB YOUNG, as JR Chandler

AS THE WORLD TURNS, CBS
TRENT DAWSON, as Henry Coleman
AUSTIN PECK, as Brad Snyder

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS
BRANDON BEEMER, as Owen Knight
KYLE LOWDER, as Rick Forrester

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC
SHAWN CHRISTIAN, as Dr. Daniel Jonas
JOSEPH MASCOLO, as Stefano DiMera

GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC
BRADFORD ANDERSON, as Damien Spinelli
JONATHAN JACKSON, as Lucky Spencer

GUIDING LIGHT, CBS
JEFF BRANSON, as Shayne Lewis

ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC
MARK LAWSON, as Brody Lovett
BRIAN KERWIN, as Charlie Banks
BRETT CLAYWELL, as Kyle Lewis

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, CBS
BILLY MILLER, as Billy Abbott
GREG RIKAART, as Kevin Fisher

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC
MELISSA CLAIRE EGAN, as Annie Chandler
CHRISHELL STAUSE, as Amanda Dillon

AS THE WORLD TURNS, CBS
CADY MCCLAIN, as Rosanna Cabot
JULIE PINSON, as Janet Snyder
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS
HEATHER TOM, as Katie Logan
BETTY WHITE, as Ann Douglas

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC
NADIA BJORLIN, as Chloe Lane
ARIANNE ZUCKER, as Nicole Walker

GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC
CAROLYN HENNESY, as Diane Miller
REBECCA HERBST, as Elizabeth Webber

GUIDING LIGHT, CBS
BETH CHAMBERLIN, as Beth Raines Spaulding
TINA SLOAN, as Lillian Raines

ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC
ILENE KRISTEN, as Roxanne Balsom
BREE WILLIAMSON, as Jessica Brennan

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, CBS
STACY HAIDUK, as Patty Williams & Dr. Emily Peterson
ELIZABETH HENDRICKSON, as Chloe Mitchell

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC
BRITTANY ALLEN, as Marissa Chandler
SHANNON KANE, as Natalia Hubbard

AS THE WORLD TURNS, CBS
MARNIE SCHULENBURG, as Alison Stewart

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS
JACQUELINE MACINNES WOOD, as Steffy Forrester

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC
MOLLY BURNETT, as Melanie Layton
SHELLEY HENNIG, as Stephanie Johnson

GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC
JULIE BERMAN, as Lulu Spencer
KIRSTEN STORMS, as Maxie Jones

ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC
CRYSTAL HUNT, as Stacy Morasco
FARAH FATH, as Gigi Morasco

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, CBS
CHRISTEL KHALIL, as Lily Winters
EMILY O’BRIEN, as Jana Fisher

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series:

ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC
DANIEL KENNEDY, as Pete Cortlandt
JR MARTINEZ, as Brot Monroe

AS THE WORLD TURNS, CBS
MICK HAZEN, as Parker Snyder
BILLY MAGNUSSEN, as Casey Hughes

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS
DREW TYLER BELL, as Thomas Forrester

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC
CASEY DEIDRICK, as Chad Woods
DYLAN PATTON, as Will Horton

GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC
DREW GARRETT, as Michael Corinthos, Jr.
NATHAN PARSONS, as Ethan Lovett

GUIDING LIGHT, CBS
ZACK CONROY, as James Spaulding

ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC
SCOTT CLIFTON, as Schuyler Joplin
SCOTT EVANS, as Oliver Fish

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, CBS
BRYTON JAMES, as Devon Hamilton
KEVIN SCHMIDT, as Noah Newman

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that alleged soap destroyer Les Moonves has signed a new employment agreement that will keep him in place as president and CEO of CBS Corp through Feb. 22, 2015. His previous contract was set to expire in 2011. To read the article in its entirety, click here. What does this mean for the future of Y&R and B&B? Please let me know what you think about CBS’s latest move. Leave a comment below. Thanks!