Every Monday through Friday, we run down the day's must-know entertainment stories. Today's shortlist:

Rough day for lit fans -- author Tom Clancy, he of titles like The Hunt for Red October and The Sum of All Fears, is dead at 66. (Vulture)

It appears that the new cast member of "Two and a Half Men," Amber Tamblyn, has been promoted to a series regular after just one episode. In other news, who exactly is still watching this show? (EW)

The video for Britney Spears's "Work B**ch" is out, and there's no more need for explanation because you're going to watch it.

For those of you desperately awaiting a "Ted" sequel, the second film's release date has been officially set on June 26, 2015. (Deadline)

Okay, is this actually legal? Sony Pictures Television is developing a story for Colombia about a chemistry teacher who becomes a meth cook, who's named Walter Blanco, who has a sidekick named Jose, and a brother-in-law who's a narcotics agent... yup, it's a Spanish version of "Breaking Bad." (THR)

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