Celebrity

Spain's king gets spine surgery
King Juan Carlos of Spain successfully underwent surgery for herniated discs in his lower spine at a Madrid hospital on Sunday, the royal palace said.
Comings and goings at 'Downton Abbey' next season
Shirley MacLaine will be returning to "Downton Abbey" next season, and opera star Kiri Te Kanawa is joining the cast. MacLaine will reprise her role ...
Queen skips royal engagement due to stomach bug
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is recovering at Windsor Castle after coming down with a stomach bug that forced the cancellation of a royal engagement.
Fans keep love alive for 'Walking Dead' star
From week to week fans simply never know which characters will survive the relentless zombie attacks on AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead." That ...
Seacrest dodges wedding question at 'Idol' event
Ryan Seacrest can tell you lot about the evolution of "American Idol" over the last twelve seasons, but the host is a bit more reluctant to discuss ...
San Diego basketball star gets 6 months in prison
Former University of San Diego basketball star Brandon Johnson was sentenced to six months in prison Friday for his role in a game-fixing scheme.
Penney CEO emails suggest aim at breaking deal
It's been a tough week to be Ron Johnson. J.C. Penney's CEO was in the hot seat again on Friday in New York State Supreme Court after facing investors ...
Judge admonishes lawyer, won't delay Lohan case
A judge refused Friday to delay Lindsay Lohan's trial on reckless driving and other charges and admonished her attorney, saying the lawyer needs help ...
Susan Boyle to make screen acting debut
Susan Boyle is making her big-screen acting debut in a Christmas-themed British period drama. The Scottish singer appears in "The Christmas Candle," ...
Husband and wife behind 'The Bible' miniseries
Mark Burnett was taken aback by the scale of what his wife, actress Roma Downey, had in mind when she suggested over tea one morning four years ago ...
Cinderella's slipper: the ultimate must-have shoe
There would be no "happily ever after" for Cinderella without her glitzy glass slippers, so careful attention was paid to the shoes for the ...
Simon Cowell launches online talent contest
Simon Cowell has taken over television screens and radio airwaves around the world. Now he's taking aim at the Internet. Cowell's Syco Entertainment ...
Donald Trump returns to the 'Apprentice' boardroom
There is something Donald Trump says he doesn't know. Trump has welcomed a reporter to his 26th-floor corner office in Trump Tower to talk about ...
Steven Spielberg to head Cannes jury this year
France's Cannes Film Festival says it has finally snagged Steven Spielberg to serve as president of the award jury. Gilles Jacob, the festival's ...
Actor Dale Robertson dies in California hospital
Dale Robertson, an Oklahoma native who became a star of television and movie Westerns during the genre's heyday, died Tuesday. He was 89.
Lawyer says Lohan committed to turning life around
Lindsay Lohan is committed to turning her life around and wants to record public service announcements on the dangers of domestic violence, alcohol ...
Hessel, France's surprise elder icon, dies at 95
Stephane Hessel of France was a man of many talents. As a spy for the French Resistance, he survived the Nazi death camp at Buchenwald by assuming the ...
NBC, ID partners on Pistorius documentary
The desire to produce a quick documentary on Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius (pihs-TOHR'-ee-uhs) and the shooting death of his live-in girlfriend has ...
Amsterdam plans sober party for Dutch inauguration
The Dutch capital is known for boozy stag nights and pot-smoking tourists. But for what could be the nation's party of the decade — the abdication of ...
Leon Lai happy as ambassador for HK entertainment
Leon Lai says he's delighted to be the ambassador for Entertainment Expo Hong Kong. The veteran entertainer says he wanted to do something and Hong ...
Sean Penn calls progress in Haiti 'extraordinary'
Sean Penn remembers smelling dead bodies when he arrived in Haiti after the earthquake. But now there's music in those same streets even as the ...
Linda Lavin sings at pulmonary fibrosis benefit
Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte teamed up to sing "You've Got Possibilities" and "Mr. Monotony" during the third annual concert to ...
Iran runs altered images of Michelle Obama gown
Iranian state media has run altered images of first lady Michelle Obama's Oscars appearance, making her gown look less revealing. The first lady wore ...
One and done at Oscars for MacFarlane
It looks like it's one and done at the Oscars for Seth MacFarlane. The "Family Guy" creator was asked on his Twitter account whether he'd consider ...