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Entertainment briefs for August 27, 2010

| August 27, 2010 9:00 PM

Judge sets path for Lohan

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Lindsay Lohan's judge on Wednesday laid out a path paved with therapy sessions and 12-step program meetings that could lead to the actress's recovery and an end to a three-year-old drug case.It also would allow the starlet to return to work after spending more than a month in jail and inpatient rehab.

For the next 67 days, Lohan will be expected to attend psychotherapy, drug and alcohol counseling and random drug and alcohol testing several times a week, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox ordered during a hearing.If the 24-year-old star succeeds, Fox said he will allow Lohan to return to unsupervised probation and to leave Los Angeles permanently if she wishes.

If she fails to show up or doesn't pass any of the drug screenings, the judge threatened her with a 30-day jail sentence for each violation.Lohan's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, said her client was eager to demonstrate that she could comply with the rigid outpatient rehab requirements laid by the judge.

"She is very serious about her sobriety," Holley told the judge. Lohan, who was released from rehab hours earlier, did not attend the hearing.

Keith Richards, Jay-Z to give talks at NY library

NEW YORK - Don't make them whisper: Keith Richards and Jay-Z each will give talks this fall at the New York Public Library.The Rolling Stones guitarist will speak Oct. 29 at the Celeste Bartos auditorium at the library's main branch on 5th Avenue as part of the promotion for his memoir "Life." Jay-Z will discuss his memoir "Decoded" on Nov. 15.

The library has hosted musicians before, including members of the Velvet Underground and David Byrne of Talking Heads.Other upcoming guests announced Wednesday will likely attract a more bookish crowd: Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin and Israeli novelist David Grossman.

David Letterman to visit 'The View' next month

NEW YORK - David Letterman will welcome Barbara Walters back to The View when he visits the ABC daytime talk show next month.

ABC said Wednesday that Letterman, host of CBS' Late Show, will make his first guest appearance on The View on Sept. 7. That's the day that co-panelist Walters returns to the air after taking the summer off to recover from open-heart surgery. The show also marks the start of the 14th season of The View.Other guests scheduled that week include former Secretary of State Colin Powell and actor Danny DeVito.

Besides Walters, The View stars Joy Behar , Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd.