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.

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 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

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 <...

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...

Lebanese war film wins top Toronto film fest prize

2011-09-18T12:30:18Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - A film about the struggles of a village in war-torn Lebanon took the People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Fes...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 "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...

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood to host CMA Awards

2011-07-11T10:00:17Z

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will co-host the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards on Novembe...

Man gets two years for Paris Hilton burglary attempt

2011-06-29T18:30:08Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who tried to break into Paris Hilton's house while wielding two large knives was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday.

Nathan Lee Parada, 32, has already spent about 10 months behind bars since being arrested at the socialite's Los ...

Clooney political drama to open Venice film festival

2011-06-22T09:00:13Z

LONDON (Reuters) - George Clooney's "The Ides of March," about the U.S. presidential race set in the near future, will be the opening film at the 2011

2011-05-31T20:00:12Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A series of widely circulated photographs purporting to show "Gossip Girl" actress Blake Lively posing naked are "100 percent fake," her spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

UK lawmaker names soccer star Ryan Giggs in privacy row

2011-05-23T15:30:12Z

LONDON (Reuters) - A British politician defied a court order on Monday by identifying Manchester United's Ryan Giggs as the soccer star fighting a legal battle to prevent newspapers from publishing allegations of an affair.

The release of Giggs' name will b...

Tweeting celebrities risk boring fans: survey

2011-05-13T06:30:29Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrities who bombard fans with Twitter updates are likely to have shorter careers than those who maintain an aura of mystique, according to a survey.

Easy access to stars through social networking websites has made them less appealing and increases the likelihood of followers getting bored, music consu...

Lady Gaga drives fans wild in surprise Cannes showing

2011-05-11T11:00:09Z

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga showed up unexpectedly at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, drawing screams of delight from her fans ahead of a concert on the beach.

Gaga, 25, appeared wearing a black leather ...

Hollywood actor Jackie Cooper dead at 88

2011-05-04T18:00:16Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Jackie Cooper, who survived a tumultuous childhood as an Oscar-nominated star to enjoy a varied career as a TV executive, director and "Superman" side...

Flash mobs, rapping record mark first O Music Awards

2011-04-19T09:00:45Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The inaugural O Music Awards -- the new anti-awards show that celebrates the growing power of digital music -- will be hosted in Las Vegas next week, organizers MTV Music Group

Justin Bieber says besieged by paparazzi in Israel

2011-04-12T10:30:21Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Can a teen idol get a break from the paparazzi when he visits holy sites?

Evidently not, as Justin Bieber is finding out on his visit to Israel, where he is scheduled to play a concert in

The Rock in talks for "Snitch" action thriller

2011-03-23T13:30:22Z

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in negotiations to star in "Snitch," an action thriller that Ric Roman Waugh is writing and directing...

Horror star Christopher Lee to receive BAFTA award

2011-02-08T04:00:08Z

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Christopher Lee, best known for his roles in horror classics, is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), organizers said on T...

Judi Dench, Plan B among South Bank Award winners

2011-01-25T10:30:10Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British actress Judi Dench was honored at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards on Tuesday for a career that has spanned more than 50 years.

Other winners included low-budget movie "Monsters," which beat Mike Leigh's "Another Year" and Clio Barnard

Sienna Miller to appear in World War Two play

2011-01-21T04:30:15Z

LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Sienna Miller will star in World War Two stage drama "Flare Path," written by Terence Rattigan and based on his experiences as a gunner in Bomber Command.

She will be directed by Trevor Nunn at the LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British comedian Ricky Gervais, whose weekend stint as host of the Golden Globes was panned by critics, said on Tuesday he would not host the Hollywood awards show again.

"I'm not going to do it again...

Golden Globe audience up, Gervais' hosting panned

2011-01-17T12:30:19Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Host Ricky Gervais may have turned off the audience members and critics at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, but viewers seemed turned on, watching the show in larger numbers than one year ag...

"Twilight", Katy Perry among People's Choice winners

2011-01-05T22:00:06Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Twilight" again stole the limelight at the People's Choice awards on Wednesday, on a night that also saw big wins for singer Katy Perry and actor Johnny Depp at the start of the Hollywood awards season....

"Social Network" among Hollywood producers nominees

2011-01-04T08:30:25Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Producers Guild of America on Tuesday unveiled nominees for their film and television awards with "The Social Network" and "Reuters) - British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber will become a father for the second time later this year at the age of 60, his publicist said on Tuesday.

Lloyd Webber's wife, fellow cellist Jiaxin Cheng whom he married in 2009, is expecting their baby in June, two months after his 60th birt...

"King's Speech" leads Golden Globe nominations

2010-12-14T06:00:35Z

BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Drama "The King's Speech" led the film nominations for Golden Globe awards on Tuesday with seven nods in key categories, including best film drama.

Close behind...

A no-name actress may nab key "Snow White" role

2010-12-13T21:00:31Z

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There's big movement on "Snow White and the Huntsman," Universal's take on the suddenly hot fairy tale, which is the subject of several competing movie projects.

The studio, clearly angling to beat Relativity's Tarsem-directed version, is in talks with Reuters) - British actress and model Elizabeth Hurley used her Twitter account to announce that she had separated from her husband of three years, Indian businessman Arun Nayar.

"Not a gre...

Katy Perry, Justin Bieber to perform at Grammy nominations

2010-11-10T11:30:47Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Katy Perry and Justin Bieber will perform at a show to announce the Grammy nominations, organizers for the top music awards said on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old Bieber and Perry, whose song "

2010-09-30T10:30:41Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A simmering lawsuit between Paris Hilton and Hallmark greeting cards cooled off on Tuesday when the two settled their dispute over the celebrity's image and catch phrase, "that's hot."

Hilton, who licenses her name and image to promote apparel, cosmetics and o...

Oscar-nominated actor Tony Curtis dies: report

2010-09-30T03:30:12Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tony Curtis, whose good looks made him a Hollywood star well before he became an accomplished actor in movies such as "The Sweet Smell of Success" and "Some Like It ...

Director Boyle to receive British film honor

2010-09-29T04:30:15Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle will receive a fellowship ...

Randy Quaid arrested for squatting in old home

2010-09-21T13:51:39Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Randy Quaid and his wife were arrested after being found apparently squatting at a California home they owned years ago.

In the couple's second brush with the law in the past year, the Quaids...

A Minute With: Disney's grown-up child star Raven-Symone

2010-09-16T08:45:23Z

SYDNEY (Reuters) - For Raven-Symone, the transformation from being a Disney child star to a 20-something actress has taught her one major lesson -- how to say no.

Raven, whose full name is Raven-Symone Christina Pearman, started out as a child mod...

Helen Mirren stars in film of "Tempest" with twist

2010-09-11T08:00:05Z

VENICE (Reuters) - Helen Mirren stars in a new movie version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," but it comes with a twist as the Oscar-winning British actress takes o...

Man pleads not guilty to Paris Hilton home burglary

2010-09-03T16:40:06Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man accused of breaking into the home of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempted burglary, officials said.

Nathan Lee Parada, 31, of Redlands, NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Texas country music singing sensation Miranda Lambert captured five Country Music Association

Paris Hilton woken by knife-wielding prowler

2010-08-26T18:00:13Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Socialite Paris Hilton called police on Tuesday after seeing a man wielding two large knives and banging on her windows, apparently trying to break into her Los Angeles home.

"So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here arresti...

Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized after surgery

2010-08-13T23:30:04Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor underwent surgery to treat blood clotting on Friday and was resting comfortably after being rushed to a hospital earlier in the day following recent hip replacement surgery.

The Hungarian-born actress, who has been a fixture in Hollywood movies and on t...

Zsa Zsa Gabor returning to hospital

2010-08-13T14:25:41Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor is returning to hospital after developing complications following hip replacement surgery last month, her publicist said on Friday.

The Hungarian-born actress, who is thought to be 93, started bleeding at her Be...

Paris Hilton to vigorously defend bad hair day

2010-08-13T09:30:15Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Many people have bad hair days, but one that cost $35 million? Not even Paris Hilton could do that -- at least, that's what she says.

Lawyers for the hotel heiress and socialite on Thursday said they "will pursue all of our defenses vigorously and any potential counter claims" against ...

Zsa Zsa Gabor home from hospital with new hip

2010-08-11T20:30:10Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Zsa Zsa Gabor went home from a hospital on Wednesday, four weeks after undergoing hip-replacement surgery and received the kind of paparazzi treatment reserved for starlets a quarter of her age.

The Hungarian-born actress, who is in her 90s, was ferried by ambulance to her Reuters) - The fascination with vampires continues to reign over U.S. pop culture as blood-sucking stories dominated the Teen Choice awards with the "Twilight" films and "The Vampire Diaries" TV show winning the most sur...

Naomi Campbell stones are diamonds: South Africa police

2010-08-08T03:15:26Z

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Uncut stones received by British supermodel Naomi Campbell after a 1997 charity dinner with South Africa's then-President Nelson Mandela are real diamonds, police said o...

Geena Davis appointed to women's rights group

2010-07-21T00:00:11Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis has a new role -- on a Californian commission promoting the rights of women.

Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a...

Paris Hilton arrested after World Cup match: report

2010-07-02T15:30:18Z

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton was arrested in the South African city of Port Elizabeth on Friday after attending a World Cup match, a local radio stat...

Britney Spears designs fashion line for school girls

2010-06-30T02:00:14Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop princess Britney Spears is joining the growing club of celebrities-turned-designers, launching her own fashion collection that targets the schoolgirl crowd.

Spears, 28, has designed her first collection of clothing and accessories for the

Brazilian Gisele Bundchen world's top earning model

2010-05-13T14:00:34Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite the recession, top models are raking in millions of dollars, with Brazilian Gisele Bundchen, German Heidi Klum and Briton Kate Moss the biggest earners.

Bundchen, the 29-year-old beauty who is married to football player

Mark Strong Hollywood's "go-to" villain

2010-05-13T08:46:51Z

CANNES, France (Reuters) - British actor Mark Strong is very good at being very bad.

The 46-year-old, who stars in "Robin Hood" which opens the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, has fast become one of Hollywood's first-choice villains, putting the m...

Bret Michaels to make most of 2nd chance at life

2010-05-06T10:52:43Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock singer and reality TV star Bret Michaels says he has been given a second chance at life after surviving a near fatal brain hemorrhage, and hopes to "rock the world" instead of worrying it might happen again.

The frontman for the LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock singer and TV reality star Bret Michaels remained in critical condition, but was conscious and talking with slurred speech after suffering a brain hemorrhage, his publicist said on Sunday.

The front man of glam rock band Pois...

Aiden Turner exits "Dancing With Stars"

2010-04-13T22:00:05Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daytime television star Aiden Turner was voted off "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday after failing to impress the judges and audiences with his rumba the previous night.

Turner likely suffered from lack of na...

Former "Dynasty" actor Christopher Cazenove dies at 64

2010-06-12T14:59:17Z

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Christopher Cazenove has died at the age of 64 after losing a battle with septicemia, his family said on Wednesday, the second "Dynasty" star to die in the past week.

Cazenove, who attended the upmarket school Reuters) - British actor and political activist Corin Redgrave, brother of actress Vanessa and a member of the famous acting dynasty, died on Tuesday, his widow Kika Markham and family said in a brief statement. He was 70.

"Corin Redgrave has died today," the statement said. "He was taken ill at...

MTV Movie Awards adds "global superstar" category

2010-03-29T12:30:11Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - MTV has added a "global superstar" category to its 2010 MTV Movie Awards and is asking fans around the world for the first time to help choose the winner, organizers said on Monday.

Two other categories are...

Celebrities? So last season, say Paris fashionistas

2010-06-11T22:47:33Z

PARIS (Reuters) - Maybe it's the effect of recession, maybe it's simply a case of Hollywood fatigue -- whatever the reason, buyers and designers at Paris fashion week are declaring the end of the celebrity cult.

Backstage at the shows, the talk was not of glitzy muses such as actress Lindsay Lohan...

Oscar suites break out the gifts, Twittens anyone?

2010-03-05T15:30:13Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Here's a tip for Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller: want to improve your troubled marriage? Try Twittens.

Don't know what Twittens are? You aren't alone. But celebrities who visit one of a dozen or so "gifting suites" around ...

Stars surprised at family roots in new TV show

2010-03-04T11:33:09Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Think you know all about celebrities? Think again. Some of them barely know their own family history.

But seven of America's leading stars of movies, television and sports share their journeys into their pasts in NBC's new TV series "Who Do You Think You Are?", starti...

Zac Efron to star in spy thriller

2010-06-12T18:21:27Z

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Teen heartthrob Zac Efron is attached to star in an adaptation of the graphic novel "Fire," and will also serve as an executive producer.

The Universal project centers on a college student who is inducted into a special CIA project that tests whether training ordinary ci...

Golden Globe fashion fights gloom of Haiti, rain

2010-04-16T07:33:57Z

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Hollywood's top actresses strode down the Golden Globe Awards' red carpet in vibrant gowns on Sunday as stars sought to boost spirits after the deadly tragedy in Haiti and brighten a gloomy rainy day.

...

R&B love crooner Teddy Pendergrass dead at 59

2010-04-16T07:39:08Z

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Teddy Pendergrass, the seductive American rhythm-and-blues singer who continued his recording career after he was paralyzed in a 1982 car accident, has died at the age of 59, media reports said on Thursday.

Pendergrass's son, Teddy Pendergrass II, told the

2010-04-16T07:39:20Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael C. Hall, who plays a serial killer in the TV series "Dexter," said on Wednesday that he has been battling cancer but the treatment is almost finished and the disease is in remission.

The 38-year-old actor said in a media statement that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin'...

Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner top movie poll

2010-04-16T07:52:58Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apparently movie fans failed to get the memo that these two young romantics have broken up.

Teen heartthrob Taylor Lautner and "Fearless" singer Taylor Swift on Tuesday landed atop online movie ticket seller LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British comedian Rick Gervais is bringing an off-beat animated comedy series to U.S. television in February that will feature musings on everything from population control to round heads.

Cable channel LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jennifer Jones, the American leading lady who won an Oscar for playing Saint Bernadette in the 1943 movie "The Song of Bernadette", died at her home in Malibu on Thursday at age 90.

Jones enjoyed a critically-acclaimed career in the 1940s...

Oscars pick director, unveil documentary shortlist

2010-04-16T09:02:52Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar organizers joined the MTV generation on Wednesday, naming Hamish Hamilton as director of March's movie awards ceremony, and they also unveiled their shortlist of films vying for a best documentary nomination....

Wicker Man, Equalizer actor Edward Woodward dies

2010-04-16T09:07:26Z

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Edward Woodward, best known for his lead role in the 1973 cult classic "The Wicker Man" and a veteran of the stage, died on Monday aged 79, his agent said.

Janet Glass said he had been ill for several months and passed away in hospital surrounded by members of his family.

"I knew him a very long time and he was a supe...

Golden Globes to honor Scorsese with DeMille award

2010-04-16T09:12:12Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Golden Globe organizers on Thursday said they will honor director Martin Scorsese with their Cecil B. DeMille award at their upcoming ceremony, signifying his contr...

Meryl Streep's daughter gets first Hollywood break

2010-06-11T23:17:36Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Meryl Streep's daughter Grace Gummer is set to star in a television drama about the chaotic life of being a Hollywood "It" kid, marking Gummer's first big break into the acting industry.

Gummer, 23, will play a 17 year-old daughter of a famous celebrity couple in "Gigantic" a fictional...

Wikileaks Berkeley

2010-12-14T22:31:11Z

Beverly Dove holds a sign as she speaks during a city council meeting in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. The council in this famously liberal city is considering a resolution Tuesday night bestowing hero status on Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier at the center of the

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