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Adam Lambert says "lesson learned" after arrest

2011-12-22T11:00:14Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert brushed off his arrest in Finland on Thursday, blaming hi...

China pulls red carpet from under actor Bale

2011-12-21T13:30:22Z

Beijing has pulled the red carpet from under the feet of Christian Bale, the Oscar-winning actor who stars in China's latest box-office hit, after he tried to visit a detained dissident.

China's foreign ministry on Wednesday accused Bale of "fabricating news" after the Hollywoo...

Morgan believes no hacking at UK's Mirror tabloid

2011-12-20T19:33:49Z

CNN chat show host Piers Morgan told the British press ethics inquiry Tuesday that he had no reason to believe phone hacking went on at the Daily Mirror during his editorship.

In a robust performance, Morgan refused to elaborate on the circumstances in which he heard a voice message left by ...

Out with old, in with new in Golden Globe TV race

2011-12-15T15:00:27Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Golden Globe organizers shook up the television industry on Thursday, snubbing old favorites and nominating a slew of new shows and stars for its highest honors.

Seven of the 10 best TV drama and comedy series nominations went to newcomers, including Showtim...

Films, TV shows look to gain from Golden Globe nods

2011-12-15T12:00:43Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie studio The Weinstein Company and cable network HBO led rival companies at the Golden Globe...

"The Artist" leads Golden Globes with 6 nominations

2011-12-15T06:00:25Z

BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Silent movie "The Artist" painted a pretty picture at the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, leading all movies with six nods overall including best film comedy or musical.

Following "The Artist" among top nominees for the ...

"The Help" tops list of SAG film nominees

2011-12-14T07:00:45Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The actors of civil rights drama "The Help" led the list of nominees for Screen Actors Guild film awards on Wednesday with four nominations including for best ensemble cast in...

"The Help," "Artist" top list of SAG film nominees

2011-12-14T06:30:30Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The actors of civil rights drama "The Help" and silent-era movie "The Artist" were among the top nominees for Screen Actors Guild film awards on Wednesday with both landing in the category for best ensemble cast.

Joining them among t...

Learn to adapt, pioneer warns Anelka

2011-12-12T20:00:11Z

(Reuters) - The number of stops and spats during his well-travelled career could well be a nod to his intransigence, but French striker Nicolas Anelka better learn to adapt -- and fast -- if he is to succeed in China, says one player who helped pave the road to the East.

The 32-...

Bardot protests New Jersey bear hunt 'carnage'

2011-12-09T12:31:41Z

French actress turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot on Friday urged authorities in New Jersey to halt what she called the "scandalous carnage" of an annual bear hunt.

Wildlife officials in the state say the six-day cull is needed to control a growing population of black bears. With two days of hunting to go, a total of 369 black bears have been killed, the Di...

Europe tops Hollywood for older actresses, Deneuve

2011-12-09T05:30:24Z

French screen legend Catherine Deneuve said Friday it was easier for ageing European actresses to play leading roles than it is for female stars in Hollywood where younger women get the nod.

"It's easier to be an European actress than an American actress as far as age is concerned," said Deneuve, who was in Singapore for a French film festival.

"I t...

Tom Cruise undisputed star of Dubai film festival

2011-12-08T09:30:43Z

Actor Tom Cruise was the undisputed star on the red carpet at the opening of the Dubai Film Festival, sharing the limelight with Bollywood stars and the widow of late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat.

Cruise attended the screening of his latest release, "

2011-12-06T17:00:46Z

(Reuters) - To everyday moviegoers, the millions of dollars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are paid to star in films must seem like a lot, but to the producers of the "Twilight" movies, the...

Sara Gilbert Discusses New Girlfriend Linda Perry

2011-12-04T07:01:00Z

Sara Gilbert, a co-host of CBS' 'The Talk,' discussed her new girlfriend Linda Perry on the show's Wednesday episode

Sara Gilbert, a co-host of CBS' The Talk, discussed her new girlfriend Linda Perry on the show's Wedn...

Bollywood's 'Gregory Peck', Dev Anand, dies at 88

2011-12-04T04:30:33Z

Bollywood romantic hero and fashion icon Dev Anand has died aged 88, prompting a flood of tributes Sunday from across India's Hindi-language cinema industry.

The Press Trust of India news agency said in a report from London that Anand, who with <...

IPhone surpasses celebs, news as most searched on Web

2011-12-01T10:30:07Z

(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 ...

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.

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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...

Adam Lambert Returns To AMAs Stage After 2009 Gay Kiss Controversy

2011-11-20T08:30:14Z

Rocker Adam Lambert returns to the 2011 American Music Awards stage as a presenter two years after a gay kiss stirred worldwide controversy

Rocker Adam Lambert returns to the 2011 American Music Awards stage as a presenter two years after a gay kiss stirred worldwide controversy.

“Adam Lambert was never banned from the s...

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.

...

Ricky Gervais vows more outrage at Golden Globes

2011-11-17T15:30:17Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ricky Gervais says he wants to improve on his controversial performance at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards -- by being even more outrageous the next time around.<...

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...

"Ricky's Back!" as host of Golden Globes

2011-11-16T15:00:26Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hold onto your award-winning seats Hollywood. Ricky Gervais will return as host of the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.

The British comedian, w...

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...

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)