Los Angeles, CA (WFN) -- Betty White is getting lots of practice acting. The former "Golden Girl" star will appear in some upcoming episodes of "The Practice," portraying a nosy neighbor of James Spader.

NEW YORK -- Newly-retired baseball pitcher Roger Clemens is making a pitch towards an acting career. Clemens is portraying himself on an upcoming episode of "Hope & Faith."

LONDON -- Girls who've dreamed of dating Harry Potter now have their chance: Casting directors are searching for a girl to play the boy wizard's dance partner in the fourth "Harry Potter" movie. They're searching for two Asian girls between age 13 and 16 to play twin sisters who go to a ball with Harry and pal Ron Weasley in the movie, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

VATICAN CITY -- The Pope has spoken and he says Mel Gibson's controversial movie "The Passion of the Christ" does an excellent job of accurately depicting the downfall and death of Jesus. After viewing the movie, the Pontiff reportedly told his secretary "It shows how it was."

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