Is Ryan Seacrest taking over for Larry King?

A source from CNN has said that Ryan Seacrest may take over hosting duties for Larry King in 2009.

Seacrest, who has been a fill-in for his pal in the past, is reportedly involved in "serious negotiations" with "Larry King Live." In April 2007, King also told The New York Times that Seacrest would be his first choice for a replacement when he bows out.

"He's the classic generalist," King told the paper. "The only thing I don't know, and I've gotten to know him pretty well, is how versed he is in politics, world affairs. Does he read the paper? Is he interested in Iraq? Because if he is, he's going to be very good."

MSNBC has reported that if Seacrest were to take over for King, Seacrest would also continue his other hosting duties. But there has been recent speculation that Seacrest will leave Fox's American Idol due to an Idol online market research survey that focused on viewer satisfaction with the show's host.

However, a source close to CNN said "there is no truth to his story," and Seacrest's rep said that "Larry and Ryan are close and Ryan does fill in as a guest host from time to time, but we have no comment on this story."

Tom Cruise Tried To Educate King About Scientology

Hollywood star Tom Cruise took US talk show host Larry King on a tour of a Scientology museum following his controversial attacks on psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs.

Cruise hit the headlines in 2005 when he publicly attacked Brooke Shields for using Paxil to overcome her postpartum depression following the birth of her first child Rowan, claiming vitamins would have helped her deal with the condition.

He also appeared on the Today show soon after, claiming he knew the history of psychiatry and it was dangerous.

Following the controversy, Cruise invited TV veteran King to a Scientology museum named Psychiatry: An Industry of Death, but King's opinion remained unchanged - he still disagrees with Scientology's views on anti-depressants and psychiatry.

King tells Florida's Palm Beach Post, "I like Tom a lot.

"Their (Scientologists') attack on psychiatry is incredible. They hate psychiatry."