Spoilers: Who WIll Die on Tonight's "Brothers & Sisters"

Something awful will happen on tonight's special 2-hour episode of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters". Which member of the Walker clan will die as the March sweeps begin on the ABC Sunday night drama?

Executive producers Alison Schapker & Monica Owusu-Breen said to Futon Critic, the episode which opens with Sally Field marching dramatically through a hospital corridor, the show will explore a health crisis for one of the characters and all ramifications that will have when they suddenly face their vulnerability.

Although Balthazar Getty is known to be taking time away from the show (supposedly unrelated to his turbulent personal life), the producers insist he will be back to resume his place in the family.

According to a press release, in tonight's episode Walker family experiences the thrill of a new life born and the desperation and terror of loss when one of their own has a life-threatening crisis.

Meanwhile, Rebecca turns to her father (guest starring Ken Olin) for help when she discovers some information that could destroy the family business and send one of the Walkers to prison.

The episode will be repeated next Saturday at 9/8c on ABC.

"Brothers & Sisters" Spoilers #3.12 "Sibling Rivalry"

Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa guest star as themselves on an all-new "Brothers & Sisters" this Sunday (January 11, 10/9c on ABC).

Kitty (Calista Flockhart) goes public with her tell-all book on an appearance on "Live with Regis & Kelly" (guest starring Regis and Kelly as themselves), but suspects that Robert (Rob Lowe) is keeping a very big secret.

Meanwhile, Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) runs into some serious financial trouble that could keep Greenatopia from making it off the ground, and Tommy (Balthazar Getty) allies with Saul (Ron Rifkin) to push Holly (Patricia Wettig) out of the family business.

Also guest starring in this episode: Nigel Havers as Roger Grant, Eric Christian Olsen as Kyle DeWitt, Will McCormack as Ethan Tavis, Leonard Wu as Christopher Chao and Cotter Smith as Gordon Alexander.

Kevin Walker to Pull a Lance Bass, Again

How exactly do those...cough, cough... not very attractive gay guys get these hotties to fight over them? After choosing between Luke MacFarlane's super-cute Scotty Wandell and Eric Winter's gorgeous Jason McCallister, Matthew Rhys' gay character on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" gets to do more flirty-flirty with his season 1 beau Chad Berry, played by "Sex and the City" hunk Jason Lewis.

EW reports Lewis will return to the family drama later this spring for one episode only, supposedly bringing some tension into the lovey-dovey relationship (and same-sex marriage) of Kevin and Scotty.



According to the show's executive producer Greg Berlanti, the couple who got married in last May's finale were destined to end up together (since he referred to Scotty as Kevin's "Mr.Big").

Of course, in the world of series television, even the most blissful relationships have to have their share of drama, and the return of once-closeted actor Chad (who was outed by a blogger and went on to enjoy his freedom ditching Kevin in the process) may signal there's more of that in store for Kevin and Scotty.

Has Sienna Miller Broken "Brothers & Sisters" Star's Marriage?

Fashion designer Rosetta Millington has fled her posh Nichols Canyon home taking her 4 children to Italy, after learning her husband, "Brothers & Sisters" star and oil multi-millionaire Balthazar Getty, was unfaithful to her with actress Sienna Miller, British tabloids reported on Sunday.


Getty may have gotten inspired by his on-screen character Tommy Walker on the ABC drama who last season cheated on his depressed wife Julia. Unlike the show, where Tommy's indiscretion was forgiven because of Julia's own illicit affair, Getty appears to be in a more complicated predicament.


Brit Sienna Miller, who also dated Getty's "Brothers & Sisters" co-star Matthew Rhys ("Kevin Walker") while shooting a movie with him in Britain in 2007, is said to have gone to great pains to arrange secret meetings with Getty in Europe and last week in a Hollywood home.



Matthew Rhys introduced Miller to Getty at the Chateau Marmont hotel in 2007. The couple however began meeting only recently, after Miller ditched fellow British actor and Notting Hill star Rhys Ifans whom she dated after breaking up with Matthew Rhys. After Getty's wife Rosetta learned of the coupling, she hopped on the first plane to Italy taking their 4 children with her.



Former "Alias" star Getty is the great-grandson of J.Paul Getty, the late industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Co. who had a somewhat troubling coming of age.

His father John Paul was kidnapped as a 16-year old boy. During the ordeal, his ear was severed and sent to his family that initially refused to pay ransom.

After he fathered Balthazar at the age of 18, John Paul succumbed to heavy drug use, that resulted in stroke in 1981, leaving him paralyzed and almost blind at 25.

Balthazar himself became a heroin addict in the 1990s, before going to rehab and starting a new life with Milligton.

Former model and children's fashion designer Rosetta Milligton, who recently launched a niche fashion label for women, gave birth to her and Balthazar's fourth child last year. The couple have been married since 2000.

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VIDEO: Kevin & Scotty Get Married on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters"

In a beautiful (and scandalous - Ryan Walker? WTF?) conclusion to the 2nd season of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" last night, commitment-phobic Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) tied the knot with his adorable boyfriend Scotty (openly gay in real life Luke MacFarlane) having finally realized he is "the one." Check out the wedding video and stills, after the jump.

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ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" Star Luke MacFarlane: I'm Gay

"Brothers & Sisters" star Luke MacFarlane has come out of the closet today and announced he will become series regular on the ABC series next season as his character Scotty Wandell marries his boyfriend Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) as part of an upcoming May sweeps storyline.

In an interview with Globe and Mail, Canadian MacFarlane, who has appeared on the ABC family drama since its beginning in the fall 2006 in a recurring role, says he is looking forward to being series regular on one of the first shows on network television to portray a gay marriage between two main characters.

In the article, MacFarlane went further revealing that he too wishes to marry one day and that, despite some concerns over his professional future, he made a decision to go public with his own sexual orientation. MacFarlane however declined to reveal whether he is currently involved in a relationship.

In 2006, MacFarlane was rumored to be dating "Grey's Anatomy's" out gay star T.R. Knight, before being romantically linked in 2007 to "Prison Break" hottie Wentworth Miller (whose own sexual orientation remains a matter of dispute.)

Whoever the man of Luke's heart is (if there indeed is one at the moment), he has made me very proud to be a Luke MacFarlane fan today and I wish him the very best in his personal life as well as continuing success in his career.

Read the full Globe and Mail article about Luke MacFarlane coming out.

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"Brothers & Sisters" Creator Baitz Leaves Show, Insults TV Guide's Ausiello

Playwright Jon Robin Baitz says he was ousted from ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," the show he created, revealing backstage turmoil and branding TV Guide's scooper-pooper Michael Ausiello "marginally literate" and one of "low-rent journalistic toadies penning breathless wooze" in a 2-part article titled "Leaving Los Angeles" published in "The Huffington Post."

Baitz, who says being on "Brothers & Sisters" had taught him how to fight, explains former show runner Marti Noxon who originally worked with him on the show in the summer of 2006 (now executive producer of "Private Practice") believed his writing style was a reflection of a drug habit and chose to share knowledge of his use of "doctor-approved Ritalin" with other people on the show "in a remarkable display of discretion."



Baitz says Greg Berlanti ("Everwood," "Dirty Sexy Money"), who joined "Brothers & Sisters" after Noxon left in the summer of 2006 and initiated reshoots of reshoots of the first 3 episodes, is a "genius" who not only "saved the show" but is "efficient and indefatigable in his ability to repair and streamline, and force change. At any cost. What. So. Ever."



As for the show's third show runner, Marc B. Perry ("The Wonder Years"), who replaced Berlanti at the beginning of the show's 2nd season in the summer of 2007, Baitz says working on the show became "an exercise in diplomacy, politeness and tact for the new team and for" himself. In August, Baitz was however told to step back after a storyline he didn't even write threw one of the stars into despair.



Baitz explains his own version of "Brothers & Sisters," possibly on a cable network like Showtime or FX, would have been an entirely different show, reflecting "sorrow and rage in the aging face of Sally Field," "cold and funny sexuality of Patty Wettig," "wisdom, joyous childishness and the melancholy of Ron Rifkin," "follow the prodigal son Justin to Iraq and show his friends die," "allow Calista Flockhart to be truly political," "explore low-income lives of Ojai workers" and further explore "Kevin Walker's internalized homophobia and his fear of contact with others."

In his departing piece openly gay Baitz also criticizes America's obsession with youth, the Botoxed and hyper-sexed gay scene of West Hollywood and Hollywood's disgust with aging women, and reveals how his own heart got crushed after he fell in love with a writer last summer.

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"Leaving Los Angeles, Part Two: Love"

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"Brothers & Sisters" Spoilers #3.02 'Book Burning'

This Sunday night on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," unbeknownst to the Walkers or Robert (Rob Lowe), Kitty (Calista Flockhart) publishes a tell-all memoir.



Much to the chagrin of her mother and siblings, Kitty decides to publish a tell-all memoir about Robert's unsuccessful Presidential race and the trials and tribulations of the Walker family.

Meanwhile, Justin slows his relationship with Rebecca to a near stand still. Guest stars: Cathy Ladman as Carla Hanson, Karl T. Wright as Alan Simms and Marty Ryan as Mike.

Also in this episode, the Walker family will go to great lengths to wine and dine social worker Carla who comes over to interview Kitty and Robert over adoption.

Finally, Hollyw decides to give her daughter Rebecca the money she was supposed to receive at age 25, making her an instant millionaire.

Gay Romance on ABC Sundays

Remember when back in the 1980s "Dynasty's" Steven and Luke (who recently reemerged here) were the only gay couple on prime time TV who got to give each other a hug once in a blue moon? Well, things have certainly changed since then, as gay couples on ABC soaps today not only get to kiss and have sex, but also wed and parent children.


Following rumors of their split and coupling of one of the men with Wisteria Lane's naughty gay teen Andrew Van De Kamp, Bob and Lee on "Desperate Housewives" are still together when the show leaps to 2013 and they are now raising a little girl. Shawn Pyfrom's character will meanwhile become Bree's Machiavellian PR manager.



Over on "Brothers & Sisters," out actor Luke MacFarlane and his Welsh co-star Matthew Rhys are now both regulars on the show. Their characters Kevin and Scotty will face new challanges after their wedding in May, including Kevin's radical career changes and Scotty's attempt to reconnect with his homophobic parents.

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Spoilers: Justin & Rebecca Heat Up ABC's "Brothers & Sisters"

Their relationship had been in the making since it was first rumored in the summer of 2007. This fall, Rebecca (Emily Van Camp) and Justin (Dave Annable) finally get to consummate their controversial relationship on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters."



Initially, the show's fans who followed rumors and spoilers witnessed what seemed like an accident in slow-motion.



Their fears of the alleged coupling of Justin and Rebecca, by way of unmaking Van Camp's character a Walker sibling, after all the trouble she went through coming to terms with her identity in season 1, slowly came true by the time the show reached climax of its strike-abbreviated 2nd season.

After all the boos and eeews and overemotional vows to stop watching the increasingly soapy show, some fans actually learned to enjoy the storyline, especially given Van Camp's moving performance.



Now, Justin and Rebecca try to hide their true feelings for each other, but secrets can't be kept for a long time in the Walker family, and theirs will come out as well. How will the family deal with it?

The twist may have been one of the reasons, the show's original creator Jon Robin Baitz expressed frustration with the direction of the series, which ultimately led to his departure. Time will tell if the viewers follow suit.

Personally, I couldn't care less how they got where they are now. I find them to be a really cute couple and I am eager to see what the future holds for Justin and Rebecca.

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