STAMFORD, Conn. -- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Chris Jericho was suspended indefinitely Friday after nearly being arrested in Brazil for desecrating the country's flag during a match.In a statement, WWE...
NEW YORK -- HBO expects to have locked up an NFL team for its addictive sports-reality series "Hard Knocks" by Friday next week.Officials who asked to remain anonymous said the network plans to wrap up a team by June 1.The...
LOS ANGELES -- The bad guy who once tortured James Bond's junk is headed to Asgard."Casino Royale" actor Mads Mikkelsen, who played Le Chiffre in the 2006 reboot, has joined the cast of "Thor 2" as an unspecified villain,...
LOS ANGELES -- Porn actress Jenna Jameson was arrested on suspicion of DUI early Friday after her car hit a pole.The 38-year-old "Zombie Strippers!" star was pulled over by officers at around 1:30am local time after the...
LOS ANGELES -- "That '70s Show" heartthrob Wilmer Valderrama is being sued by a neighbor who claims that the actor's noisy house parties are making his life a misery.Baruch Eichenbaum said that his famous next door neighbor,...
LONDON -- "Black Eyed Peas" frontman Will.i.am admitted that he cannot sing, despite judging wannabe stars on British TV talent show "The Voice". The hip-hop star confessed in an interview aired Friday in Britain that he...
NEW YORK -- Food Network star Anne Burrell confirmed she is gay after she was apparently outed by fellow network star Ted Allen.Charismatic, spiky blonde-haired Burrell, who hosts "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" and also...
SYDNEY -- A former traffic reporter for an Australian breakfast TV program claims he was shunted out of his job because his manager at Australian Traffic Network (ATN) wanted a "hot young blonde" in the role instead.Jason...
NEW YORK -- Charlie Sheen was rumored to be the winning bidder who paid $230,000 to purchase Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring at auction earlier this week.Taylor and his agent Mark Leipseiter were apparently informed...
CHICAGO -- He's certainly had to deal with some heat during his colorful career, but Snoop Dogg was bringing the heat this time.The sometimes controversial rapper donned a White Sox shirt, complete with his name and the...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Atlantic City gamblers could be betting on sports in time for the World Series, New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie announced Thursday.Christie said the process had begun that could allow...
NEW YORK -- The black sheep of Broadway's Nederlander family has settled a bitter custody dispute with his estranged wife -- but he doesn't seem very happy about it.Eric Nederlander appeared to be wiping tears from his eyes...
LOS ANGELES -- Sharon Stone is being sued for harassment and wrongful termination by a former nanny who claims the actress made disparaging comments about her religion and ethnicity and fired her without reason.Erlinda...
NEW YORK -- Steven Tyler does not think Mick Jagger did him justice while impersonating him on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend."Oh, [Mick] got it so wrong," Tyler told Hollywood Life, pointing out that the Rolling Stones...
CANNES -- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West made a show of kissing for the first time in public Wednesday night at the Cannes Film Festival, as photographers snapped away.Sources told the New York Post that the couple, dubbed...
LOS ANGELES -- Newly crowned "American Idol" Phillip Phillips had eight surgeries during the show's run this season, his father revealed to People magazine.Phillips, who is battling chronic kidney problems, had various...
WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama secretly wishes she could be Beyoncé."Gosh. If I had some gift, I'd be Beyoncé," the first lady told People magazine in an interview scheduled to hit newsstands Friday."I'd be some great singer,"...
LOS ANGELES -- Phillip Phillips winning "American Idol" was not a big winner for the show.Preliminary Nielsen ratings show 20.7 million viewers watched the singing competition's finale Wednesday, a 29 percent drop from the...
BANGKOK -- Lady Gaga managed to offend her Thai fans just minutes after landing in the country Wednesday night on her "Born This Way Ball" world tour.After her plane touched down, Gaga tweeted to her 24 million followers, "I...
WASHINGTON -- George Clooney, Liam Neeson and Colin Firth are among the celebrities featured on AARP's new list of sexiest men over the age of 50.The nonprofit lobbying group for those over the half-century mark named 21 men...
LOS ANGELES -- Time does not heal all wounds when it comes to Janice Dickinson and her former "America's Next Top Model" boss Tyra Banks.Dickinson, 57, told FOXNews.com that Banks, "[Has] fired everybody, she'll keep firing...
LOS ANGELES -- Sir Elton John was hospitalized with a serious respiratory infection and forced to cancel a number of performances, TMZ reported Thursday.The 65-year-old British singer was admitted to Los Angeles'...
The town of Samal in Bataan Province, part of the Philippines, is not an especially notable place in the archipelago of islands -- it is best known for producing cookies, and exporting seafood and vegetables.But there was an...
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II may have been outed as a "Harry Potter" fan after a member of her staff revealed that she named her new puppy after a character from the children's books.The 86-year-old monarch, a longtime dog...
MONACO -- Bill Clinton was unwittingly photographed with a porn star on each arm at the high-flying gala he co-hosted in Monaco.The event -- which benefited the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the William J....
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The notoriously publicity-shy Neil Armstrong granted a 40-minute one-on-one video interview to ... a group of Australian accountants.The first man to walk on the moon, who has spoken publicly only a...
CANNES, France -- Alec Baldwin is working on a top-secret project in Cannes, according to sources -- eloping with fiancee Hilaria Thomas.The "30 Rock" star has made plans to stay on in Europe after he is done shooting his...
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Fresh from his "Dancing with the Stars" victory, Packers wideout Donald Driver received another honor Wednesday: his own day in Wisconsin history.May 23, 2012 was officially Donald Driver Day. Wis. Gov....
NEW YORK -- A British party-planning firm that paid more than $1 million to book Lady Gaga for a spring break concert in Cancun says it got fleeced by a poker-faced con man.London-based Banana Split filed suit against Carlos...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Alleged internet pirate Kim Dotcom has had his bail conditions relaxed by a New Zealand court -- so he can spend more time at a recording studio, finishing his album.The Megaupload founder, who is...
LOS ANGELES -- Blues singer Phillip Phillips won the finale of "American Idol" on Wednesday night after a record 132 million votes were cast.The 21-year-old from Leesburg, Ga., beat Jessica Sanchez, 16, of Chula Vista,...
When did tennis become so fashionable? Was it when Ralph Lauren began designing the outfits for Wimbledon officials in 2006? Or when Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour started appearing courtside to cheer on Roger...
LONDON -- CNN host and former UK newspaper editor Piers Morgan once told a heavyweight TV presenter how cell phone messages are hacked while the pair were at a lunch, an inquiry into media ethics heard Wednesday.The evidence...
CHICAGO -- An extra injured on the set of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" has been awarded an $18.5 million settlement, The Wrap reported Wednesday.Gabriela Cedillo, 26, was driving her own car during filming, when a cable...
LOS ANGELES -- Celebrity fitness guru Jillian Michaels has achieved the rare feat of becoming a mom to two young children in a matter of days without even giving birth."The Biggest Loser's" former no-nonsense trainer...
The Eurovision Song Contest, an annual singing pageant as famous for its outrageous stage shows as for its vocal performances, heads into new territory when Baku, Azerbaijan, hosts the 57th edition Saturday.With crazy...
NEW YORK -- Zach Galifianakis is set to star in an upcoming film adaptation of "A Confederacy of Dunces," New York magazine's Vulture blog reported.Galifianakis, 42, will reportedly play the lead role of Ignatius J. Reilly...
BOSTON -- "Mad Men," now in its fifth season on AMC, is enjoying a big ratings boost thanks to Netflix, says the company's content boss, Ted Sarandos.This year's debut episode attracted 3.5 million viewers, up more than a...
NEW YORK -- John Mayer has confessed that his latest effort to pick up a woman involved singing her a page of the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey."While Mayer said last week that he has been on a self-imposed exile for...
SALEM, N.H. -- A hearing-impaired New Hampshire boy is now a superhero.Marvel Comics has created a superhero called "Blue Ear" in honor of Anthony Smith, a four-year-old boy from Salem, who was born with a chromosomal...
LOS ANGELES -- Jason Derulo says girlfriend Jordin Sparks kept him from sinking into depression as he battled back from the freak spine injury that threatened to leave him wheelchair-bound.After four and a half months of...
WASHINGTON -- The White House gave Hollywood filmmakers special access to information about the raid that killed Usama bin Laden for a movie to be released later this year, records obtained by a watchdog group...
NEW YORK -- Michelle Obama will continue making the rounds on late-night television later this month when she appears on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."Her appearance on May 29 will mark her first time on the comedy show...
ORLANDO -- Katie Couric, whose new daytime talk show "Katie" debuts Sept. 10, has extended an invitation to her old foe Sarah Palin to appear as a guest."She has an open invitation to come talk to me," Couric said in Orlando...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi announced Wednesday that she is expecting a baby boy.Polizzi, 24, told In Touch Weekly, she had hoped she was pregnant with a girl but said, "It's still my...
LOS ANGELES -- Discarded "X Factor" judge Cheryl Cole could be headed back to TV, sources said.Fremantle and 19 Entertainment executives reached out to Cole on Monday to see if she would be interested in joining "American...
LONDON -- Pop giant Robin Gibb's family is planning a celebration of his life at London's famous St. Paul's Cathedral.His widow Dwina is organizing the memorial to the Bee Gees legend, with music stars from around the globe...
TORONTO -- Britain's future king Prince Charles turned his hand to DJ-ing during an official visit to Canada to mark Queen Elizabeth II's upcoming Diamond Jubilee.The 63-year-old heir to the throne donned a pair of...
LORETTO, Pa. -- Anne Hathaway's conman ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri is about to be released from jail after serving nearly four years -- and faces deportation back to Italy.Follieri was jailed for four and a half years in...
HOLLYWOOD -- It's one of the most anticipated cinema events of the year and after months of waiting the trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" is here.The first peek at the epic period drama debuted online late...
LOS ANGELES -- The NFL's "Dancing with the Stars" legacy continued to grow Tuesday night as Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was named the winner of season 14.Driver and his Australian partner Peta Murgatroyd,...
LONDON -- More than 20 years after turning down a knighthood and with a history of disapproving of "the fuss" involved with "suspect" royal honors, British painter David Hockney finally relented Tuesday, accepting his...
NEW YORK -- Actor Michael McKean, who has starred in classic comedies like "This is Spinal Tap" and "Best in Show," suffered a broken leg Tuesday afternoon after a car smashed into him on New York's Upper West Side.McKean...
NEW YORK -- 'X-Men' superhero Northstar will make comic book history by marrying his longtime partner in Marvel Comics' first gay wedding, Rolling Stone reported Tuesday.Northstar, who came out as Marvel's first gay...
LOS ANGELES -- Miley Cyrus says that sex "is a beautiful thing" and shouldn't be used to measure one's worth.While appearing on the Demi Moore-produced show, "The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet," the discussion turned...
NORMANGEE, Texas -- Taylor Swift offered condolences to the family of a Marine killed in action by sending flowers to his home and calling his parents. The country singer reached out to the family of Sgt. Wade Wilson, of...
NEW YORK -- A rapper from Georgia was busted with brass knuckles at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday.Tauheed Epps, 34, who goes by the stage name 2 Chainz and was formerly known as Tity Boi, was stopped by Transport...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- When SpaceX made its historic launch Tuesday, it beamed into space the ashes of actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on "Star Trek" for nearly 40 years.The California company's unmanned Dragon...
COVINGTON, Ga. -- Former CNN and HLN executive Bob Furnad was videotaped putting a bag of dog feces into his neighbor's mailbox, the Covington News reported.Furnad was captured on a surveillance camera walking by with his...
LAS VEGAS -- Whitney Houston's ex-boyfriend Ray J landed in the hospital Monday morning after the Billboard Music Awards.The singer was extremely upset after his confrontation with Houston's family during the awards...
NEW YORK -- "NCIS" maintained its lead in primetime TV ratings for the week of May 14 to May 20, according to Nielsen data released Tuesday.The popular CBS drama attracted 19 million viewers, its third consecutive week as...
BOSTON -- The brother of a woman allegedly murdered by James "Whitey" Bulger is helping a screenwriter with a film about the South Boston mobster.Steven Davis, whose 26-year-old sister Debbie was killed in 1981, is helping...
LOS ANGELES -- Bruce Willis calls Republican Party nominee Mitt Romney an "embarrassment" in a new interview with Esquire magazine and says he doesn't care which side wins in November."Yeah, Romney. He's just such a...
LOS ANGELES -- The drama surrounding John Travolta's sexual battery litigation escalated Tuesday after the lawyer who originally represented the "Grease" star's two male accusers sued their new lawyer, Gloria Allred, for...
TEHRAN -- Iran's customs service is holding on to a multimillion-dollar painting by US artist Jackson Pollock over "undeclared debt" owed to it by the Islamic Republic's cultural authorities, an official from Tehran's museum...
NASHVILLE -- Rapper Young Buck agreed a plea deal with prosecutors to serve 18 months in jail after an IRS raid on his Nashville home in 2010.The "Taking Hits" rapper -- real name David Darnell Brown -- agreed to plead...
LONDON -- Pop legend Robin Gibb made a dying wish for the Bee Gees' classic hit "How Deep Is Your Love" to be the first song played at his funeral.Gibb, who died of cancer Sunday night aged 62, made the request to son...
LONDON -- The Duke of Cambridge revealed how he tore up the official guest list for his wedding on the advice of Queen Elizabeth II.Prince William approached his grandmother with the lengthy list of names and told her that...
LAS VEGAS -- Chris Brown's infamous temper flared up again before the Billboard Music Awards after he angrily confronted a stranger over a group of girls in a top Las Vegas club.According to witnesses, Brown spent more than...
NEW YORK -- ABC announced Monday it will expand its "Good Morning America" show into the afternoon.The morning program will transition into the day with "Good Afternoon America," a one hour program to air at 2pm ET,...
LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston's final recording was released Monday, three months after her death.The song -- a catchy duet with Jordin Sparks called "Celebrate" -- includes a touching tribute in its final notes.Sparks, 22,...
LOS ANGELES -- Arnold Schwarzenegger gushed about his estranged wife Maria Shriver in a new interview, praising her mothering and dedication to their family.Though the couple filed for divorce last July, the former...
LONDON -- Will Smith is convinced he is the "natural choice" to portray President Barack Obama onscreen."It's about the ears, that's the thing," Smith said in a BBC interview Monday, when asked about rumors he could play the...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal from a Boston University student who was slapped with a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading 31 songs and sharing them on the internet.Joel Tenenbaum was...
CANNES -- Colin Firth will play Oscar Wilde in an upcoming biopic about the Irish writer, to be directed by Rupert Everett, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Everett, 52, will make his directorial debut with "The Happy...
Hulu LLC is looking to turn up the heat with its new slate of summer programming.Beginning June 4, the online video service will premiere three original series and seven exclusively licensed television shows previously...
COLOGNE, Germany -- The Iranian-born rapper marked for death for insulting a ninth-century imam and criticizing Tehran's regime as corrupt is determined to press his message to young fans, according to the German author who...
NEW YORK -- The Kennedy family feud continues.Relatives of Mary Richardson Kennedy snubbed her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), by not inviting him to a private memorial they organized in New York on Monday, a...
LONDON -- Chelsea captain John Terry could be seen hijacking some of history's most famous events at the center of a viral craze Monday sparked by his limelight-stealing Champions League celebrations.The Blues skipper was...
NEW YORK -- Candace Bushnell has reason to celebrate -- The CW picked up her latest series, "The Carrie Diaries," and her divorce from ballet dancer Charles Askegard has been finalized.Sources said Bushnell's friends are now...
NEW YORK -- The network that brought "Jersey Shore" and "Teen Mom" to TV screens was prepping to lower the bar a little bit more, by posting a casting notice seeking people 18 years or older who would "candidly allow MTV to...
NEW YORK -- "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi faces further headaches in her legal battle with licensing company SRG Ventures over an email sent by her dad describing her as "the hottest thing on the market."The...
NEW YORK -- More than a dozen addiction experts signed on as the supporting cast to help the son of actor Michael Douglas appeal his four and a half year prison sentence for possessing drugs behind bars.In a "friend of the...
NEW YORK -- The season finale of "Saturday Night Live" was an emotional one for those who sent off Kristen Wiig after seven seasons on the show -- but viewers did not seem moved in any great numbers.The Mick Jagger-hosted...
NEW YORK -- A meeting between Chen Guangcheng and Christian Bale appears likely now the Chinese dissident has settled with his family in the US -- five months after the Hollywood star was roughed up by guards when he tried...
LONDON -- Chris Martin says despite the band's new single "Princess Of China" featuring vocals from pop singer Rihanna, Coldplay won't be jumping on the "featuring" train again too soon.Martin said it was the song that...
LONDON -- Bee Gees star Robin Gibb died Sunday at age 62, surrounded by his wife and children, after a long battle with cancer."The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away...
LONDON -- Singer and songwriter Robin Gibb, a founding member of the disco-era pop group the Bee Gees, died Sunday at age 62 after contracting pneumonia in the aftermath of battling colon and liver cancer.Robin Hugh Gibb was...
MANILA -- The Filipino government will not block US pop star Lady Gaga from performing two concerts in the country's capital, The Manila Bulletin reported Sunday.Christian groups such as BibleMode International have been...
LOS ANGELES -- "The Avengers" topped the weekend box office for the third straight week, according to early studio estimates.The Marvel Studios superhero epic, distributed by Walt Disney Co., brought in $55.07 million to...
WELLINGBOROUGH, England – Hollywood hopefuls Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey the dancing dog splashed out some of their £500,000 ($790,000) winnings from "Britain's Got Talent" on a brick wall to keep out dognappers.Butler, 17,...
NEW YORK -- "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" actress Valerie Harper said don't expect her memoir, "I Rhoda Book," to be a Hollywood takedown, because she didn't sleep around much.Harper told the New York Post, "It's not going to...
BOSTON -- Celebrity chef Todd English fired back at claims he left Boston's Kingfish Hall Restaurant in disarray after allegedly abandoning the space.English left a bad taste in the mouths of merchants at Faneuil Hall...
CANNES, France -- "Moon" and "Source Code" director Duncan Jones will direct a biopic about "James Bond" creator Ian Fleming.The project, announced at this week's Cannes film festival, will focus on the author's early years...
NEW YORK -- "Saturday Night Live" bid a poignant, emotional farewell to its 37th season, sending off cast member Kristen Wiig with a sing-along led by the weekend's host, Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger.Wiig started...
TORONTO -- Jenna Talackova's bid to be the first transgender Miss Universe was Saturday stumped in the final stage of the Canadian contest.The blond Vancouver-born 23-year-old scored a place in the final 12, but missed a...
SYDNEY -- Australian singer Delta Goodrem says she is happy being single and has moved on from fiance Brian McFadden and Disney heartthrob Nick Jonas.Speaking to The (Sydney) Sunday Telegraph, the 27-year-old said that she...
SYDNEY -- Heavily inked US rocker Joel Madden has ensured his team will have a permanent reminder of their time on the Australian version of "The Voice" -- by paying for them to get tattooed by his favorite artist.Taking...
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II does not sweat, according to her official couturier.When it comes to impeccable grooming the British royal can thank a team of devoted assistants, a highly organized dress inventory, top-tier...
BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Family and friends mourned the loss of Mary Richardson Kennedy at a funeral service Saturday morning that paid tribute to the 52-year-old's beauty, determination and love for her four children.Her casket...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Crowded House drummer Peter Jones has lost his battle with brain cancer.The English-born, Australian-based musician joined the band after founding drummer Paul Hester quit in 1994.Jones, 45, a former...
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Nick Stahl, who was reported missing by his wife, emailed friends to tell them he has checked into drug rehab, TMZ reported Saturday.The "Terminator 3" star sent the group email Friday, but did not...
LONDON -- A top gallery in London offered a perfect exhibition for all those who cannot see what all the fuss is about modern art.All the paintings and etchings at the Hayward Gallery's new show are invisible, with visitors...
LONDON -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are turning their new London home into a mini Hogwarts.The couple went to upscale department Harrods and blew a whopping £10,000 ($15,800) -- including £2,000 just on "Harry Potter"...
LOS ANGELES -- Ryan Reynolds reportedly was being eyed for the lead in Lionsgate-Summit's reboot of "Highlander."Both parties were currently in serious negotiations for the movie and Reynolds is at the top of the two...
BEDFORD, N.Y. -- A celebrity-packed crowd of mourners gathered Friday night to remember the life of Mary Richardson Kennedy at a wake inside the Westchester, N.Y., estate where she killed herself Wednesday.Though he was...
LOS ANGELES -- Hampton Fancher, who co-wrote "Blade Runner," is in talks to reteam with director Ridley Scott for the planned sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic.Specifically, according to a press release from producers Alcon...
NEW YORK -- Neighbors of a New York church that inspired Rufus Wainwright's beautiful ballad "Candles" say the singer unfairly crucified the chapel as "crappy" on a DVD.Historic St. Vincent de Paul -- where Edith Piaf was...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Sam Moran, the recently axed Yellow Wiggle, has broken his silence to wish the new Wiggles better luck than he had.Moran, reportedly negotiating a TV deal, read about the latest shake-up in the...
NEW YORK -- LeAnn Rimes has posted pictures online of herself at a shooting range -- just days after her husband's ex Brandi Glanville admitted, "I thought I was going to kill her."The country singer tweeted several photos...
NEW YORK -- Former "Cosby Show" star Raven-Symone has refused to confirm or deny tabloid rumors she is dating fashion model AzMarie Livingston.Symone, who played Bill Cosby's step-granddaughter Olivia on the hit sitcom, sent...
NEW YORK -- Broadway bad boy Eric Nederlander lost an important battle in his bitter custody war with psychologist wife Dr. Lindsey Kupferman Friday, when a Manhattan Civil Court judge ordered the NYPD to turn over by Monday...
MOSCOW -- Will Smith landed a playful slap on the face of a Ukrainian journalist Friday when the frisky newsman tried to smother him with kisses on the red carpet.The amorous reporter approached Smith outside the "Men in...
NEW YORK -- Bono will reportedly become the richest musician in the world Friday, stealing the title from Paul McCartney.According to the British music magazine NME, with the initial public offering of Facebook stock, Bono...
LOS ANGELES -- Steve Jones, "The X Factor" host who was ousted after season one, will become the new co-host of "Entertainment Tonight," sources told the New York Post Friday.Jones, 35, is about to sign on to replace Mark...
LOS ANGELES -- Jenny McCarthy will pose nude for Playboy nearly two decades after she last graced the cover of the men's magazine.The 39-year-old got her Hollywood start in Hugh Hefner's empire and was named Playmate Of The...
Jennifer Lopez said she has yet to decide whether she will return to the judge's seat on "American Idol" after this season.Lopez addressed speculation about her role on the show Thursday night, tweeting, "There is no truth...
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- Sacha Baron Cohen's "The Dictator" was banned in the Central Asian state of Tajikistan after censors deemed the movie unsuitable.Tajikistan's distributor of international movies, Tantana, said it...
SYDNEY -- Slash and Axl, the Gallagher brothers, Roger Waters and David Gilmour. The rock scene is no stranger to bands disintegrating in the face of personality clashes and "musical differences."And the world of children's...
GOLD COAST, Australia -- Fans of the Steven Spielberg-produced TV show "Terra Nova" can now bring the science fiction drama into their homes with props and costumes set to be auctioned Saturday in eastern Australia.The show,...
LONDON -- Pop star Dannii Minogue has rejected a million-pound offer to return to "The X Factor" -- reportedly still furious after her tryst with the show's executive producer Simon Cowell was revealed last month. Two days...
Disco legend Donna Summer, a five-time Grammy winner with such hits as "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "I Feel Love," who helped define the dance music of the '70s and '80s, died Thursday at 63 after battling cancer, FOX News...
LOS ANGELES -- Actress Chloe Sevigny is concerned that her latest role as a pre-op transsexual might make her unattractive to men.Sevigny stars in the British series "Hit & Miss," coming soon on DirecTV, about an assassin...
LOS ANGELES -- A second masseur who had filed suit against John Travolta has dumped his attorney and is now being represented by celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred.The unidentified massage therapist, known as John Doe No. 2 in a...
NASHVILLE -- Taylor Swift pledged to donate $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, it was announced Thursday.The gift will be used to build the Taylor Swift Education Center, which is scheduled to open in...
LOS ANGELES -- Russell Brand says he "still loves" estranged wife Katy Perry.The British comedian filed for divorce in December after just 14 months of marriage. However, he opens up about his feelings for his ex during an...
LOS ANGELES -- Bobby Brown is releasing a single about Whitney Houston, three months after his ex-wife's death.Brown, 43, performed his new song, "Don't Let Me Die," Wednesday on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.""I didn't...
NEW YORK -- "Californication" star David Duchovny has hit New York's Upper West Side as he hunts for a new apartment.The actor was spotted in the Eldorado at 300 Central Park -- the coveted co-op building where Alec Baldwin...
SYDNEY -- Three of the four original members of Australia-based children's entertainment stars The Wiggles are to retire at the end of 2012 -- and the first female is set to join the band.The imminent departure of Jeff Fatt,...
LONDON -- TV talent show supremo Simon Cowell has unleashed on new rival "The Voice" -- calling it a "bad copy" of "The X Factor" -- while admitting the hit show is a threat to his own stable of programs.In an interview with...
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles authorities were searching Wednesday for "Terminator 3" actor Nick Stahl, whose disappearance, his wife fears, is linked to drugs.Rose Stahl filed a missing person's report with the Los Angeles...
ALDEN, N.Y. -- John Lennon's killer has been transferred from the jail he has been in for 30 years to another maximum security prison in upstate New York, correctional services confirmed.Mark David Chapman was moved from the...
BALTIMORE -- Chuck Brown, the guitarist and singer dubbed the "Godfather of Go-Go" music, died Wednesday in Baltimore at the age of 75.Brown was a driving force behind the creation of "go-go" music, a sub-genre of funk, in...
LOS ANGELES -- Jennifer Lopez has decided not to sign on for another season of "American Idol," sources told E! News Wednesday."She's just too busy," a source said. Along with her judging gig, Lopez balances her singing...
NEW YORK -- First Lady Michelle Obama will appear as a special guest on an episode of the Food Network's "Restaurant: Impossible" next month.Obama will challenge celebrity chef Robert Irvine to revamp the eating environment...
Even as major broadcast-TV networks complain about a new ad-skipping feature offered by Dish Network Corp., the satellite-TV operator plans to promote it -- with TV ads.Dish is rolling out an array of television, radio,...
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods' scorned ex-wife Elin Nordegren is back on the market after splitting from businessman Jamie Dingman, People magazine reported Wednesday.Despite reports to the contrary, including one that...
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan did a guest spot on "Glee" Tuesday night in an attempt to rebrand her image after her legal woes and substance abuse issues, according to Us Weekly.The 25-year-old actress appeared as herself on...
NEW YORK -- Jennifer Lopez topped Forbes Magazine's Celebrity 100 List, released Wednesday.The star was dubbed "the Latina triple threat" for her Grammy nominated singing career, Hollywood roles and recent foray into...
NEW YORK -- MTV will air its Video Music Awards (VMAs) show at an earlier timeslot this year to dodge a ratings clash with President Barack Obama as he accepts the Democratic nomination in a speech on the same night in...
NEW ORLEANS -- British film star Sir Michael Caine spent the night trapped in an attic dressing room while filming in New Orleans.The actor reportedly fell asleep while taking a break from filming a crime caper entitled "Now...
PARIS -- Dancers at the world-famous Crazy Horse erotic cabaret in Paris went on strike, demanding a level of pay more befitting their talents.According to French radio station RTL, the dancers near-unanimously agreed to...
LONDON -- A swanky nightclub owned by Prince William's best friend Guy Pelly closed after complaints about drunken revelers.Neighbors complained about people fighting, vomiting, urinating and yelling obscenities outside the...
LONDON -- Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb has not spoken for a week, as he continues to fight colon cancer.The 62-year-old singer is communicating by blinking due to a tracheotomy tube in his neck.He also will have to learn how to...
NEW YORK -- Publicity-loving matchmaking couple Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus -- who called themselves "The Love Consultants" -- have split after four years of marriage.Sources said Fadal, an anchor for "PIX 11 Morning News,"...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rachel Uchitel, the most high-profile mistress of Tiger Woods, gave birth Tuesday to a daughter in San Francisco.Uchitel, who rose to fame after it emerged in late 2009 that she had a fling with the former...
LOS ANGELES -- Russian stud Maksim Chmerkovskiy is the official playboy of "Dancing with the Stars."According to Us Weekly, his latest conquest is fellow dancer Peta Murgatroyd, an Australian blond bombshell who, in her...
LOS ANGELES -- Brooklyn Decker knows that her acting is not going to net her any Academy Award nominations."I'm still studying to get better. It goes without saying that I have a lot of room for improvement," the Sports...
NEW YORK -- Steve Jobs will come to life on screen courtesy of "The Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin, who is set to pen a movie about the Apple visionary, Sony Pictures announced Tuesday.The film will be based on the...
CANNES, France -- Europe's glitziest film event is about to launch, but not without a dash of sexist controversy.The 65th Cannes Film Festival has been criticized after it was revealed that no women were selected for the...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A wall painting by world-acclaimed graffiti artist Banksy has been destroyed in Melbourne -- the third such artwork to be ruined in the Australian city in two years."The Parachuting Rat" was destroyed...
LOS ANGELES -- Several high-roller Hollywood poker players will not have to show their hands, thanks to an out-of-court settlement with victims of a card-loving Ponzi schemer.Investors, taken to the cleaners by convicted con...
LOS ANGELES -- Tom Cruise has opened up about the soothing power of his wife Katie Holmes, in a new interview in the June issue of Playboy."When she walks into the room, I just feel better," Cruise, 49, said about...
ABC unveiled a drama-heavy crop of 10 new shows for the coming fall season, hoping to invigorate its struggling prime-time schedule.On Tuesday, at the television network's annual "upfront" sales presentation for advertisers,...
NEW YORK -- Chef Mario Batali is spending a week living off a food stamp budget, forgoing his typically fancy fare for beans and rice.Batali, his wife, Susi Cahn, and their two teenage sons have an allotment of $31 per...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The stars of much-loved classic film "Casablanca" may always have Paris, but on Wednesday they will have Facebook.The legendary black-and-white film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Berman will be...
NEW YORK -- "NCIS" landed in the number one spot for primetime TV ratings the week of May 7 to May 13, according to Nielsen data released Tuesday.The CBS drama, currently in its ninth season, scored an audience of 18.1...
LOS ANGELES -- Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend Casper Smart has opened up about their relationship for the first time, saying their romance "just spontaneously happened."Smart, 25, reluctantly agreed to an interview Monday with...
ABINGDON, Md. -- A Maryland man is facing criminal charges after allegedly pulling a fire alarm at a movie theater because a screening of "The Avengers" was closed-captioned.Fire officials said David K. Walters, 34, became...
LOS ANGELES -- John Mayer said Tuesday he has been on a self-imposed exile for the past two years, explaining that after "a couple of dumb interviews" he needed to learn how to be "an adult."The singer told the "Ellen...
LOS ANGELES -- The first male masseur who claimed he was propositioned by John Travolta during a massage session dropped his lawsuit against the actor Tuesday, TMZ reported.The unidentified accuser had claimed Travolta tried...
NEW YORK -- Demi Lovato is happy with her contract to become a judge on "The X Factor," despite reports that the show's other new judge, Britney Spears, is making 15 times more than her.TMZ reported that while Lovato is...
WASHINGTON -- Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday.The Kennedy Center praised DeGeneres for...
NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama showed off his pop-culture knowledge in an interview with "The View" that aired Tuesday.Obama correctly named Kim Kardashian as the reality TV sister briefly married an NBA player, and...
TEL AVIV -- "Battleship" director Peter Berg had more on his mind than fictional warfare while promoting his film in an interview with an Israeli reporter earlier this month."What the f*ck is going to happen in Israel?" Berg...
LOS ANGELES -- One day after John Travolta allegedly propositioned a masseur in Atlanta, the massage therapist sent a list of complaints to bosses but amazingly didn't mention the alleged encounter, according to a report.The...
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- After almost four years together and a two-year engagement, Linda Hogan, 52, and her much younger partner, Charlie Hill, 23, have parted ways."There was a lot of therapy involved, and the couple realized...
There were plenty of odd, high-profile pairings at Monday night's Robin Hood benefit, held at New York's Jacob Javits Center, but one particular twosome chatting in the center of the cavernous ballroom -- Chelsea Clinton and...
LOS ANGELES -- Leggy stunner Charlize Theron knows she won't be the fairest of them all forever."I see my face and my body changing, and they're all changes I'm OK with," the 36-year-old beauty told InStyle magazine's US...
CORRENS, France -- Angelina Jolie certainly does not mess around when it comes to boys' toys.Jolie forked over almost £1 million ($1.6 million) on a helicopter and flying lessons for fiance Brad Pitt -- and it is not even...
NEW YORK -- Raunchy songstress Rihanna is going to regret the last boozy snap she posted on Twitter.Her mom, Monica Fenty, is following her wherever she goes in a bid to stop from her partying hard."Monica's moving in to...
JAKARTA -- Indonesian police said Tuesday they would not issue a permit for Lady Gaga's June 3 concert in the capital, Jakarta, after Islamic hard-liners vowed not to let the provocative performer set foot in the country."We...
LONDON -- Elderly female duo Beryl and Betty beat out some of the UK's top comedians to win the best entertainment program at the Sony Radio Academy Awards late Monday.Beryl Renwick and Betty Smith, aged 86 and 90...
NEW YORK -- Poison frontman Bret Michaels settled his lawsuit against the Tony Awards after he was injured while performing during the 2009 show in New York.The 49-year-old was hit in the head by a descending set piece after...
NEW YORK -- Singer Courtney Love flipped out during a performance of an interactive play at a New York hotel and had to flee for the exit.The maze-like McKittrick Hotel debuted its latest "Sleep No More" play called "The...
