Celebrity

Kobe: Mom wasn't given permission to sell my stuff
Kobe Bryant is playing some of his toughest defense yet, demanding his mother keeps her hands off his merchandise. Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers ...
Roth says 'Aftershock' new business model for film
Eli Roth says one of the best things about his new movie "Aftershock" is that it creates a "real, new business model" that could help independent ...
Ex-UK police officer jailed over leaks to tabloid
A former British police sergeant has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for trying to sell details about a celebrity couple's daughter and other ...
Fox orders new J.J. Abrams drama, Samberg comedy
A futuristic drama from producer-writer J.J. Abrams of "Lost" and the "Star Trek" movie franchise and a comedy with Andy Samberg of "Saturday Night ...
'Young and Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dies at 84
Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has ...
Charles Ramsey's turbulent 15 minutes of fame
Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough. Neighbor Charles Ramsey has also become a star, offering ...
Women's shelter boss, mayor vouch for Mike Tyson
Who can Mike Tyson turn to for a character reference? The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, for one, and the leader of Nevada's largest shelter for ...
Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92
When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his ...
Beyonce reigns as forest queen in animated 'Epic'
Beyonce loved voicing Queen Tara in the new children's movie "Epic" — at least once she stopped crying. Queen B has gone from pop royalty to screen ...
AP Photos: Met Gala fashion highs and lows
There were plenty of risk-takers on the Met gala red carpet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art fundraiser known as "the party of the year" had a red ...
David Chang, Paul Kahan tie for top chef honor
Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clearly hasn't slowed David Chang and Paul Kahan. On Monday, the two ...
'Girls Gone Wild' founder convicted of assault
"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis was found guilty Monday of misdemeanor counts of assault and false imprisonment stemming from a dispute with ...
Okla. honors actress Mary Kay Place for donation
The Oklahoma Legislature has recognized award-winning actress and Tulsa native Mary Kay Place for her donation to a planned popular culture museum in ...
Helen Mirren gives noisy drummers a royal rebuke
Silence for the queen, please. A troupe of street drummers got a shock when Helen Mirren, dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, emerged from a London theater ...
Sotomayor speaks at NYC literature festival
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." And on Sunday, the first Hispanic justice on ...
Serena Williams advances in 2 sets at Madrid Open
Top-ranked Serena Williams won her opening match on the red clay of the Madrid Open on Sunday. She and other stars are glad the tournament returned ...
Keira Knightley says 'oui' to rocker James Righton
A French mayor says Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley has said "oui" to rocker James Righton in a small wedding ceremony in southern France.
Regan Smith wins wreck-fest at Talladega
Regan Smith thought he'd won at Talladega before, only to have a NASCAR ruling go against him. So there was no rush to celebrate Saturday night as ...
E! Online's Twitter, texting accounts hacked
E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter and text messaging accounts, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.
Sheen supports sons' removal from ex-wife's care
Charlie Sheen supports a decision by child protective services to remove his twin sons from the custody of his ex-wife and have them live temporarily ...
Witherspoon pleads no contest, fined after arrest
Reese Witherspoon pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge and paid a $100 fine after berating a state trooper in Atlanta while her husband ...
Lindsay Lohan enters rehab at Betty Ford Center
Lindsay Lohan has checked into a rehab and will not face a probation violation for leaving another treatment facility after a few minutes, a ...
Kutcher's company settles suit against CA DMV
Ashton Kutcher's production company has settled a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles over a planned reality series focusing ...
Sexual revolution pioneer John Williamson dies
John Williamson, a pioneer of the 1960s sexual revolution as co-founder of Topanga Canyon's Sandstone Retreat, where nudity and free love once took ...