Kutcher Highest Paid, Flavor Flav Arrested

The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Ashton Kutcher is the highest paid TV actor, Max von Sydow gets France's Legion of Honor, and Flavor Flav is arrested. Bob Mezan reports.

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Ashton Kutcher has been named TV's highest paid actor by Forbes. The star of "Two and A Half Men" earned an estimated 24 million dollars. He replaces Charlie Sheen, who topped the list last year for the same show, with 40 million. Kutcher has proven a worthy replacement - "Two and a Half Men" averages of 12.4 million viewers per episode, making it one of the most-watched sitcoms on TV. Max von Sydow has received France's Legion of Honor award - its highest distinction awarded to non-natives. The 83-year old Swedish actor has starred in more than 140 films and has been nominated for an Oscar two times - most recently for his supporting role in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close." Flavor Flav has been arrested in Las Vegas after allegedly assaulting someone in his house with a deadly weapon. The Public Enemy rapper faces two charges - felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor domestic violence. He's being held on 23,000 bail. Finally, Bill Murray walked the red carpet in London for his new film, "Hyde Park on Hudson." The actor played down the Oscar buzz surrounding his performance in the film - telling reporters that he's more concerned about getting in shape than winning and Oscar.