iPhone surpasses celebs, news as most searched on Web

2011-12-01T08:00:09Z

(Reuters) - Apple's iPhone edged past major news events, celebrities and pop stars as the top searched term on the Web in 2011, according to Yahoo!

The digital media company said the smartphone proved more popular than reality television celebrity

Pippa Middleton, Kardashians among "most fascinating" of 2011

2011-11-30T17:30:12Z

(Reuters) - What do Britain's Pippa Middleton and the Kardashian family have in common?

They are all among the 10 most fascinating people of 2011, according to veteran journalist Barbara Walters.

Rich Nigerians embrace jewellery's "King of Bling"

2011-11-30T05:00:13Z

ABUJA (Reuters) - A bizarre mix of pop stars, oil moguls and politicians swigged champagne and danced into the night in Nigeria's capital at a launch party for Chris Aire, Nigerian jewellery designer to the stars, nicknamed "The King of Bling."

Doris Day still sings at 87, offers fans "My Heart"

2011-11-27T11:30:12Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At age 87, Doris Day is not exactly pop music's latest hot young artist. But this week the star of film, TV and music returns to the U.S. record world she conquered more than 60 years ago with a new album, "My Heart."

The CD, which hits record stores an...

Tabloids brace for more damage at ethics inquiry

2011-11-26T19:30:24Z

The tabloid press is bracing for more damaging celebrity testimony this week at a public inquiry that has turned the tables on Fleet Street and could lead to major changes in the regulation of the press.

Singer Charlotte Church and Alastair Campbell, the former spin doctor of ex-prime minister Britain's tabloids are braced for more damaging celebrity testimony this week at a public inquiry that has turned the tables on Fleet Street and could lead to major changes in the regulation of the press.

Singer Charlotte Church and Alastair Campbell, the former spin do...

Fame-hungry funds risk investor ire with A-list ads

2011-11-25T05:00:11Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Fund managers keen to cash in on the cult of celebrity are being warned high-profile, pricey marketing campaigns in today's tough economic times could lose them more business than they win.

Soccer manager Jose Mourinho recently joined the roster of Hollywood stars and sporting legends hired by banks and...

Sienna Miller says paper hacked her emails

2011-11-24T12:30:10Z

Actress Sienna Miller told an inquiry Thursday her emails and phones were hacked by the News of the World as part of a "web of surveillance" that led her to make paranoid accusations against her friends.

It is the first time the inquiry has heard evidence that emails were hacked as well as phone voicemails, and came shortly after British police said they had made their first arrest in a computer hacking probe linked to the p...

Author JK Rowling says "spiteful" UK press hounded her

2011-11-24T11:30:23Z

LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling told a public inquiry into British media standards on Thursday she was forced to move house because of tabloid harassment and had been made to feel like a hostage in her home after she gave birth.

During two hours of ...

Actor Coogan says UK tabloids operate like Mafia

2011-11-22T16:30:46Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrities fear a backlash from the British tabloid press if they speak out at an inquiry into media standards, comedian and actor Steve Coogan said on Tuesday, adding that newspapers were like the Mafia in the way they operated.

A lawyer for film star

British tabloids out of control, inquiry told

2011-11-21T11:00:12Z

LONDON (Reuters) - British tabloid journalists competing ferociously to secure front-page news believed themselves untouchable in recent years, losing all sense of right and wrong and making some public figures afraid to leave home, an inquiry has heard.

Appearing at a public hearing into media standards, witnesses including the family of a murder victim, a lawyer and the actor

Hugh Grant says time to stand up to media bullying

2011-11-21T10:30:26Z

Appearing at a public hearing into media standards, witnesses including the family of a murder victim, a lawyer and the actor

UK phone-hacking victims condemn intrusion

2011-11-21T05:30:16Z

LONDON (Reuters) - The parents of a murdered British schoolgirl pleaded on Monday for the country's newspapers to curb practices such as phone hacking and covert photography as a public inquiry into media standards turned the spotlight on the celebrity obsessed press.

The disclosure in July that a long-simmering row over phone hacking at Ryan Gosling has Perez Hilton's vote for sexiest man alive, while Sara Gilbert has backed Ellen DeGeneres

Ryan Gosling has Perez Hilton's vote for sexiest man alive, while Sara Gilbert has backed Ellen DeGeneres.

In discussing P...

Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher call it quits

2011-11-17T16:00:18Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film and television stars Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher said on Thursday they are ending their marriage after six years, breaking up one of the most widely followed May-December romances Hollywood has seen.

...

High-end gun lounge sets sights on Las Vegas tourists

2011-11-17T02:30:21Z

Guns, babes and celebrities -— that's Machine Guns Vegas, in a nutshell.

The new shooting range, which markets itself as the world's first luxury gun lounge, is set to open early next year and needs to fill its ranks. The company is advertising almost 40 available jobs for range masters, sales hosts, cashiers, hostesses, runners, range safety officers, armorers and loaders.

MGV is a typical shooting range with a high-end, sexy twist. The bulk of the 10,000-square-foot b...

Actor Rhys Meyers sentenced for drunken French fracas

2011-11-16T14:30:57Z

A French court Wednesday handed Irish film star Jonathan Rhys Meyers a one-month suspended sentence and ordered him to pay a 1,000-euro fine for a drunken altercation with police at a Paris airport.

The 34-year-old actor, known for his roles in BBC television pro...

Brad Pitt set to quit acting at 50

2011-11-15T03:30:17Z

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has revealed he plans to quit acting in three years, but the 47-year-old admitted he is not sure what he will do after ditching a career which made him a household name.

During an interview with an Australian current affairs show in Tokyo to promote his latest movie "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - She was among the most photographed celebrities of her day, and he is among the top pop stars of his. But whose pictures are worth more -- Marilyn Monroe or Justin Bieber?

...

Justin Bieber slams 'malicious' paternity claim

2011-11-07T09:02:27Z

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber vowed "vigorous" legal action Wednesday after a 20-year-old reportedly claimed he fathered her baby, saying the assertion is "malicious" and demonstrably false.

According to the tabloid Star magazine, Mariah Yeater says she and 17-year-old Bieber had sex backstage at one of his shows in Reuters) - Teen stars Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday in <...

Justin Timberlake goes rogue for "In Time"

2011-10-27T10:00:28Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Justin Timberlake may be riding a new wave of movie stardom as his new film, "In Time," sees its release in theaters on Friday, but the singer-dancer-actor still thinks he's an ordinary man.

Timberlake takes the lead role in the sci-fi, action thrill...

Elite Polish cops sacked for protecting Paris Hilton

2011-10-27T08:30:15Z

WARSAW (Reuters) - Protecting Paris Hilton on the side could put you in danger of losing your real job.

Three Polish police commandos will lose their posts in an elite anti-terrorist unit for serving as bodyguards for the controversial celebrity during a recent visit to

Lindsay Lohan's father arrested again in Florida

2011-10-27T08:00:18Z

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan's father was arrested for the second time this week on Thursday after his release from a Florida jail on domestic violence charges, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Casey Anthony, the Florida mom acquitted in July of killing her child, has been voted the No. 2 creepiest celebrity, closely following shock rocker Marilyn Manson, according to a poll release...

PHOTO-OPS WITH COUTURE POPS

2011-10-27T02:32:49Z

Las Vegas and celebrities have a symbiotic relationship. The casinos and nightclubs like the cachet of having boldfaced names hanging around, the famous or notorious enjoy the spoils — the appearance fees, perks and usual Vegas enticements. Add candy to that list. ¶ Perhaps no candy store locally or nationally tries to tap celebrity to market its goods like Audrey Hepburn -- along with the scooter she immortalised in her breakout role in "Roman Holiday" -- goes on display Wednesday in Rome.

The Vespa scooter on which Hepburn explored the Eternal City with co-star

Madonna 'nervous' at her film's London screening

2011-10-24T06:30:24Z

Madonna admitted to an attack of nerves as she brought her new film W.E. to the UK to be screened at the BFI London Film Festival.

The 53-year-old singer - who co-wrote and directed the film - greeted fans on the red carpet at the Empire in London's Belgium rolled out a royal red carpet Saturday for Tintin, its most celebrated son, as Steven Spielberg premiered his blockbuster movie in the comic book hero's home capital.

Posters of the intrepid boy reporter with the quiff and funny pants were plastered across town, and a parade of vintage cars, as portrayed by author Herge in albums set in the 1940s, was organised to c...

Celebs make Occupy Wall Street fashionable

2011-10-20T16:30:22Z

Occupy Wall Street is getting a little help from its celebrity friends as the movement enters a second month. But star power also carries risks, commentators say.

Alec Baldwin, star of the hit TV series "30 Rock," showed up late Wednesday at the OWS camp in a p...

Steven Seagal to go from Hollywood to border law enforcement

2011-10-14T17:30:14Z

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - It's been said that what the world knows about the United States is what people see in Hollywood movies, and those perceptions could soon become reality in Texas.

Those who try to slip acros...

Asian cinema dazzles at Busan festival

2011-10-14T07:30:35Z

Asia?s top film festival drew to a close on Friday after nine days packed with screenings that left audiences enthused over the future of the region?s movie industry.

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) rolled out the red carpet to a cast of A-list stars and showcased more than 300 productions from all over the world -- but it has been the local films that have left cinema-goers buzzing.

"The standard of productions we have see...

Taylor Lautner Says Gus Van Sant, Dustin Lance Black Know He's Not Gay

2011-10-14T07:00:10Z

Actor Taylor Lautner has said that director Gus Van Sant and writer Dustin Lance Black know he's not gay

Actor Taylor Lautner has said that director Gus Van Sant and writer Dustin Lance Black, the team behind the Oscar-winnin...

Hacker says was addicted to prying on celebrities

2011-10-13T12:00:50Z

(Reuters) - The man charged with hacking the private e-mail accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and other celebrities apologized on Thursday, saying he became addicted to prying into their affairs.

But Christopher Chaney

Kim Kardashian on prenup: You do the math

2011-10-13T09:30:28Z

DUBAI (Reuters) - Reality star Kim Kardashian, who married basketball player Kris Humphries in a lavish made-for-TV wedding in August, refused to be drawn on questions about whether she arranged a pre-nuptial agreement before...

Officials make arrest of celebrity phone hacker

2011-10-12T10:30:36Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Wednesday said they have made an arrest in a celebrity phone-hacking case that follows recent reports of stars including actress Scarlett Johansson having private photos posted on the Internet.

Officials from the <...

Leonardo DiCaprio As Gay Codebreaker Alan Turing

2011-10-12T09:00:16Z

Leonardo DiCaprio has 'the inside track' on the lead role in the upcoming Alan Turing biopic

Leonardo DiCaprio has “the inside track” on the lead role in the upcoming Alan Turing biopic, Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood reported.

Adam Lambert, Perez Hilton, Lance Bass, Ricky Martin Tweet Coming Out Messages

2011-10-12T07:00:32Z

Adam Lambert, Perez Hilton and Lance Bass were among the celebrities tweeting messages celebrating National Coming Out Day

Adam Lambert, Perez Hilton and Lance Bass were among the celebrities tweeting messages celebrating National Coming Out Day.

Tuesday's event urged gay, lesbian, bisexual an...

Korean pop star Rain reports for military service

2011-10-11T09:30:38Z

South Korean pop star Rain entered a boot camp Tuesday to begin mandatory military service, bidding farewell to weeping fans.

"Thank you for coming... I'll see you later," he said, beaming and bowing to about 1,000 people including journalists and fans outside the camp in the northern suburbs of Seoul.

Many fans, including hundreds from Japan,

French icon Huppert praises Asian cinema

2011-10-09T14:30:22Z

Two-time Cannes winner and muse of Europe's top directors, Isabelle Huppert delighted fans in Busan this week as she said the best surprises in cinema were coming from the East.

"The great new cinematography from the last 20 years has come from Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) president Gianni Petrucci has poured cold water on Bologna's attempts to sign global superstar Kobe Bryant on a short-term contract.

The Italian side are in negotiations to try to bring the Reuters) - A raft of public figures and crime victims have launched new legal claims against Rupert Murdoch's News International over allegations of phone hacking, including a man whose wife and daughter were murdered in a hammer attack.

A source familiar with the matter said around 60 claimants had now lodged c...

Holly Madison insures breasts for $1 million

2011-09-29T13:00:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reality TV star and model Holly Madison has insured her breasts for $1 million with Lloyd's of London, she told People magazine on Thursday.

Madison, 31, said sh...

Cary Grant's Ex-Wife Dyan Cannon Denies Rumors Grant Was Gay

2011-09-29T08:00:10Z

Cary Grant's ex-wife Dyan Cannon has denied rumors the Hollywood star was gay

Cary Grant's ex-wife Dyan Cannon has denied rumors the Hollywood star was gay.

Grant eloped with Cannon in 1965; they married in Las Vegas. Their daughter J...

Scarlett Johansson says privacy invasion is unjust, wrong

2011-09-28T10:00:15Z

(Reuters) - Actress Scarlett Johansson on Wednesday spoke out for the first time since leaked nude photos of her appeared on several websites, saying that being a celebrity does not give others the right to invade her privacy.

Earlier this month, the "Ir...

Same-sex kiss triggers spat with US airline

2011-09-27T19:30:36Z

Less than a month after telling a rock star to pull up his saggy pants, a US airline on Tuesday found itself in another celebrity row -- this time over a same-sex kiss.

Cable TV star Leisha Hailey and partner Camila Grey say they were ordered off a Southwest Airli...

S.Korea pop star Rain sets date for military service

2011-09-23T08:30:23Z

South Korean pop star Rain announced a new engagement Friday -- national military service of around two years starting October.

Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-Hoon, said on his webpage that he would undergo basic training at Uijeongbu north of Seoul before starting the 22-month-long mandatory military service.

"I will be serving in the army... the date was finalised this morning," he wrote on his website, a...

'Saving Private Ryan' actor arrested in LA

2011-09-20T17:30:49Z

Troubled actor Tom Sizemore, who starred in hit films "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down," was arrested in Los Angeles early Tuesday in his latest brush with the law, police said.

Sizemore, who was jailed in 2007 after violating the ter...

FBI hunt hackers over Scarlett Johansson nude photos

2011-09-14T20:30:24Z

The FBI is probing allegations that a number of Hollywood celebrities have been hacked, after semi-naked pictures of Scarlett Johansson leaked onto the Internet, the agency said Wednesday.

The photos, apparently taken by the actress herself, were published on gossip websites, while there were reports also of a hacked pictu...

Perez Hilton launches celebrity family website

2011-09-13T05:30:10Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton is in a family way, sort of.

On Tuesday, Hilton is expanding his work of serving up the latest dish on Hollywood stars by launching a new website focused on celebrity families and kids called Perezitos.com.

He will offer pa...

¶Champagne wishes for Leach Catch John Katsilometes' interview with Robin Leach at noon today on KSNV Channel 3, as the famed celebrity journalist and host of VegasDeluxe.com recounts some of his favorite moments in his career. Kats With the Dish' Rob

2011-09-10T02:30:22Z

It was a warm June afternoon in 2008. The scene could take place only in Las Vegas, and in the life of Robin Leach.

A cluster of media members was invited to view five tiger cubs under the care of famed illusionists Siegfried & Roy. The spunky cubs were being shown to the public for the first time and were to go on display soon at the duo's Secret Garden at the ...

U2 to descend onto red carpet at Toronto film fest

2011-09-08T11:30:19Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll icons U2 descend onto the red carpet in Toronto on Thursday for the premier of "From the Sky Down", the first documentary to open the Tor...

Reese Witherspoon hit by car while jogging

2011-09-07T20:30:15Z

Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car while out jogging, police and a spokeswoman said.

The 35-year-old was struck by a vehicle driven by an 84-year-old local woman while running in the seafront district of Santa Monica west of of

Strictly controversial people in dance show series

2011-09-07T07:30:41Z

Robbie Savage, Edwina Currie and Nancy Dell'olio are among a range of controversial sports stars and celebrities who dominate the line up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Many of the people named today by the

Strictly controversial people in UK dance show

2011-09-07T07:30:33Z

Robbie Savage, Edwina Currie and Nancy Dell'olio are among a range of controversial sports stars and celebrities who dominate the line up for the new series of British TV show Strictly Come Dancing.

Many of the people named today by t...

A-listers not spared in pandemic film "Contagion"

2011-09-03T06:30:13Z

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Not even the A-listers are spared in "Contagion," a star-studded movie directed by Steven Soderbergh that recreates the outbreak of a global pandemic.

Audiences used to seein...

Marc Anthony denies affair rumors over J.Lo split

2011-09-01T09:30:36Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Marc Anthony on Thursday denied rumors that secret affairs with other women broke apart his marriage to "American Idol" superstar Jennifer Lopez earlie...

Polanski's 'Carnage' wows critics in Venice

2011-09-01T08:30:19Z

Rounds of applause and riotous laughter met Roman Polanski's grotesque comedy of manners "Carnage" at the press screening in Venice on Thursday ahead of the world premiere in the evening.

The screen adaptation of playwright Yasmina Reza

Taiwan's warrior epic "Seediq Bale" runs for the Lion

2011-08-31T19:30:24Z

Warrior cries and brutal decapitations colour the opening scenes in Wei Te-Sheng's "Seediq Bale," the fierce Taiwanese epic running against Hollywood favourites for the Golden Lion award at Venice this year.

With a record production cost of 24 million dollars, "Seediq Bale" brings to the big screen the true story about a rebellion of aboriginal tribes against their Ja...

Clooney to kick off star-studded Venice festival

2011-08-30T20:30:15Z

Venice's lagoon was awash with water taxis whisking cinema buffs and paparazzi to the Lido island for the world's oldest film festival on Wednesday, ahead of a star-studded opening evening ceremony.

Hollywood beau George Clooney's fourth film as a director, "

Beyonce announces pregnancy at awards ceremony

2011-08-29T01:30:17Z

Pop diva Beyonce announced that she and her husband were expecting their first baby, People Magazine reported.

"I have a surprise!" the 29-year-old singer told reporters during a red-carpet chat at the Video Music Awards ceremony ...

Bonham Carter, Neeson join new Gervais TV comedy

2011-08-19T05:30:12Z

LONDON (Reuters) - English actress Helena Bonham Carter and Irish actor Liam Neeson have joined the cast of comedian Ricky Gervais's new series "Life's

2011-08-18T10:30:25Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jason Momoa may not be a household name from Hollywood yet, but neither was Arnold Schwarzenegger when he took on the title role of "

Linda Hogan Implies Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake Had Gay Affair

2011-08-18T08:30:36Z

Linda Hogan has suggested wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake carried on 'an intimate relationship'

Linda Hogan has suggested wrestlers Terry Gene Bollea, known as Hulk Hogan, and Edward Leslie,...

Vegas suburbia from the '60s gets a revival

2011-08-18T02:31:08Z

When developer Irwin Molasky built the Paradise Palms neighborhood along with the adjacent Boulevard mall in the 1960s, the question was "Who's going to go way out there?" There wasn't much happening beyond Eastern Avenue.

But residents filled the stylish neighborhood's low-slung modern homes designed by Southern California architects Dan Palmer and William Krisel

'Playboy's' Amber Heard Wants Gay Marriage For 'Other People'

2011-08-15T09:00:17Z

Amber Heard, who is set to star in NBC's upcoming drama 'The Playboy Club,' says she's never been in the closet

Amber Heard, who is set to star in NBC's upcoming drama The Playboy Club, says she's never been in the closet.

The 25-year-old actress created a stir las...

Art thieves nab $250,000 Rembrandt from hotel

2011-08-15T06:30:17Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators were examining hotel surveillance video on Sunday for clues to the disappearance of a drawing by Rembrandt from a private exhibit near Los Angeles, officials said.

The pen-and-ink drawing known as "The Judgment" by the 17th century Dutch artist LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators were examining hotel surveillance video on Sunday for clues to the disappearance of a drawing by Rembrandt from a private exhibit near Los Angeles, officials said.

The pen-and-ink drawing known as "The Judgment" by the 17th century Dutch artist Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are expected to be among the first Australian stars to feature when waxworks museum Madame Tussauds opens a venue in Sydney next year, according to the company.

The world-famous London attract...

Sziget Festival rocks on in Budapest

2011-08-10T13:30:26Z

Sziget, one of Europe's largest music festivals, kicks off officially Wednesday with close to 200 acts from around the world expected over the next five days in Budapest.

Reunited British indie rock band Pulp will take the main stage in the evening, alongside compatriots Motörhead, French group Ben L'oncle S...

Luke Evans Possibly Walking Back Comments He's Gay

2011-08-09T09:30:12Z

Actor Luke Evans has stopped talking about his private life as he's about to star in three blockbuster movies

Actor Luke Evans has stopped talking about his private life as he's about to star in three blockbuster movies, prompting gay entertainment website AfterElton.com to ask if he's returned to the closet.

The 32-year...

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez win big at Teen Choice

2011-08-07T20:00:06Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country sensation Taylor Swift and actress/singer Selena Gomez caught major waves at the Teen Choice ...

Adam Lambert Says He's In Love With Sauli Koskinen

2011-08-05T13:30:11Z

Singer Adam Lambert says he is in love with Finish reality star Sauli Koskinen

Singer Adam Lambert says he is in love with Finish reality star Sauli Koskinen.

Lambert acknowledged that he is dating Koskinen in February after the paparazzi spotted the pair attending events together.

“[T]he good news is that I am in love,” Rowan Atkinson, best known for playing the character Mr. Bean, suffered a minor injury after the super car he was driving crashed and caught fire, emergency services said Friday.

Car enthusiast Atkinson needed hospital treatment Thursday after the McLaren F1 car he was driving spun off the road near the village of H...

A Minute With: Rachel Weisz on being a "Whistleblower"

2011-08-03T10:00:10Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actress Rachel Weisz won an Oscar for her role in "The Constant Gardner," playing a passionate activist whose husband sets out to discover the truth behind her murder.

Now, in "The Whistleblower," she portrays real-life law enf...

Ryan O'Neal's son arrested on heroin charges

2011-08-02T19:30:36Z

Redmond O'Neal, son of actors Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, was arrested near Los Angeles for heroin possession and jailed for violating his probation, Santa Monica police said.

The 26-year-old was ar...

Celebrities take up cause of paralyzed Houston brothers

2011-07-29T13:00:37Z

DALLAS (Reuters) - When two Houston brothers were orphaned and paralyzed in a car crash that left their sister with a collection of broken bones, attention from celebrities including pop star Justin Bieber t...

A Minute With: Neil Patrick Harris about "Smurfs"

2011-07-27T09:30:10Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Neil Patrick Harris may be the most versatile star in showbiz. The Emmy-award winner can sing and dance, perform voice-overs, host award shows, and still finds to act in the TV show "Reuters Life!) - Jacob, Ethan and Michael were the top boy names in 2010, while Isabella, Sophia and Emma were favorites for girls but celebrities are exerting a big influence of what parents chose to name their newborns.

An analysis of 23 million page views of individual baby name pages on a baby names website shows that celebrities have a big impact on name selections.

"Fiv...

Timberlake to Gaga: Hollywood courts social media

2011-07-25T16:30:25Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When you think of Bono or Lady Gaga, the term "Silicon Valley entrepreneur" hardly springs to mind.

For now, at least. The U2 front...

Beyonce says Eastwood film makes her day

2011-07-21T15:00:15Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beyonce Knowles has had it all before turning 30, yet is still humbled by what she calls "the biggest opportunity of my life" -- the lead role in Clint Eastwood's remake of the film, "A Star Is Born."

The singer and burgeoning actress, wh...

Zach Braff Says He's Not Gay After Coming Out Statement

2011-07-20T13:00:36Z

Actor Zachary Israel 'Zach' Braff on Wednesday said a coming out statement on his website was fake

Actor Zachary Israel “Zach” Braff on Wednesday said a coming out statement on his website was fake.

The 36-year-old Braff is best known for his portrayal of Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian on the NBC sitcom Scrubs...

Charlie Sheen gets his "Anger Management" on TV show

2011-07-18T11:00:11Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He's "winning" -- again.
Charlie Sheen, who had a spectacular fall from TV grace on his former sitcom "Two and a Half Men," confirmed on M...

'Hacked off' celebrities lead war on tabloids

2011-07-16T20:30:23Z

It took the hacking of a murdered girl's phone to make the News of the World scandal explode, but celebrities have wasted no time in using the row to press their own agenda against the tabloids.
Actor Hugh Grant has led the charge by becoming an investigative reporter himself for a day -- one newspaper joked that it was his best role yet -- and taping a former News of the World journalist saying the practice was wides...

'Hacked off' celebrities lead war on British tabloids

2011-07-16T20:30:18Z

It took the hacking of a murdered girl's phone to make the News of the World scandal explode, but British celebrities have wasted no time in using the row to press their own agenda against the tabloids.
Actor Hugh Grant has led the charge by becoming an investigative reporter himself for a day -- one newspaper joked that it was his best role yet -- and taping a former News of the World journalist saying the practice w...

Larry King Joins Gay Marriage Group NOH8 Campaign

2011-07-13T06:30:10Z

Larry King, the former host of CNN's 'Larry King Live,' has joined the NOH8 Campaign
Larry King, the former host of CNN's Larry King Live, has joined the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending Canada's far north to the Californian sun of the US west coast.
Apart from a few protestors in Canada's French-spea...

Golden Globes Presenters

2011-01-04T15:32:16Z
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, actor Matt Damon attends the premiere of "Hereafter" at Alice Tully Hall during the 48th New York Film Festival in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Copyright 2011 Sean Kang, a Michael Jackson fan from New York, holds up a sign in protest to Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, at a Los Angeles Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Dr. Conrad Murray appeared in a Lo...

Writers Guild Awards

2011-01-04T11:01:32Z
In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Joseph Gordon Levitt, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio are shown in a scene from "Inception." (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Lindsay Lohan arrives at the Beverly Hills Courthouse in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sheriff's investigators in California want Lindsay Lohan charged with battery for last month's skirmish with a Betty F...

Film Review Country Strong

2011-01-04T08:03:17Z
In this film publicity image released by Screen Gems, Gwyneth Paltrow is shown in a scene from "Country Strong." (AP Photo/Sony-Screen Gems, Scott Garfield)
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