Below are a couple of One Tree Hill spoilers and news items of interest, as reported by Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide this morning ...

Q: What can you tell me about the One Tree Hill episode that Chad Michael Murray (Lucas Scott) is going to be directing?

A: Chad's foray into directing, entitled "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene," will air January 12. If you're curious if Murray got to direct his old Dawson's Creek cast mate (and recent One Tree Hill guest star) James Van der Beek, the answer is no. Filmmaker Dixon, however, resurfaces the following week.

Q: On One Tree Hill, what's wrong with Peyton? Does she have cancer? Is she pregnant? I'm dying to find out!

A: It's one of those!

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