Celebrity

Nicole Kidman and Ang Lee join starry Cannes jury
The Cannes Film Festival announced its most Hollywood-heavy jury lineup in years Wednesday, with a list that includes Oscar winners Nicole Kidman, ...
Justice says Armstrong was 'unjustly enriched'
The Justice Department laid out its case in a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S.
Push to alter British succession rules nearly done
Legislation that will end a centuries-old British rule that puts boys before girls in the succession to the throne has cleared the House of Lords, and ...
A century after WWI, a dead soldier unites
When Didier Guerle fulfilled his grandfather's dying wish and had the fields of his farm searched, he set off a chain of events that brought people ...
Love it or not, Dutch King's Song will be sung
Love it or loathe it, the new and much-maligned King's Song is not being scrapped from celebrations marking the ascent to the Dutch throne of Crown ...
Jude Law writes to WTO against seal trade
Actor Jude Law has written to the World Trade Organization to urge it to uphold a European Union ban on seal fur. The British actor was writing on ...
Prince Harry says he'll beat US, others to S. Pole
Prince Harry said Friday he will take part in a race to the South Pole later this year, leading a team of wounded British military personnel against ...
Major Beach Boys memorabilia being auctioned off
The material sat in a Florida storage facility for many years, apparently forgotten, until the storage company finally sold it off in bulk because ...
Rolf Harris arrested over sex offense allegations
Rolf Harris, a veteran entertainer who has released hit singles and painted Queen Elizabeth II's portrait, has been arrested as part of a police ...
Pink Floyd album designer Storm Thorgerson dies
English graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, whose eye-popping album art for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin encapsulated the spirit of 1970s psychedelia, ...
Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites
The Cannes Film Festival's 2013 lineup announced Thursday features work from some of the globe's most dangerous locales for artists, and a sprinkling ...
Cannes festival tribute for Woodward and Newman
The 66th Cannes Film Festival will pay tribute to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, who starred in many films together, including "The Long, Hot ...
Dutch crown prince hints at informal monarchy
Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander set the tone Wednesday for what could be a relatively laid-back monarchy, saying in his last major interview ...
Britain's Iron Lady laid to rest with full pomp
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing ...
Actor who played choked Death Star commander dies
Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday.
US: Russian mob ran celebrity poker games in NY
Nearly three dozen people were charged on Tuesday in what investigators said was a Russian organized crime operation that included illegal, ...
Ozzy Osbourne denies marriage split rumors
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has denied rumors of a split from his wife Sharon and apologized to his family for returning to drink and drugs. The Black ...
Spanish singer sentenced for money-laundering
A Spanish court has sentenced popular Spanish folk singer Isabel Pantoja to two years in jail after convicting her of money laundering. Pantoja is not ...
Israeli ban on Galliano dress sparks uproar
Israel's national broadcast authority has banned the country's contestant in the upcoming Eurovision song contest from wearing a dress made by John ...
Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment
Justin Bieber wrote an entry into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi ...
BBC's Andrew Marr appears 3 months after stroke
Prominent BBC presenter Andrew Marr has made his first television appearance since he had a major stroke more than three months ago. He told viewers ...
Netherlands' Rijksmuseum opens to the public
Amid brass bands and a daytime fireworks display, the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix on Saturday officially reopened the Rijksmuseum, the country's ...
High wattage couples on course at Masters
Think of it as power couples instead of Fred Couples. Some of the talk Thursday at the Masters wasn't just about what was happening on the tees and ...
Princess Alexandra? UK royal baby name bets surge
Queen Debbie doesn't quite have the right ring to it. King Bob just sounds wrong. Naming a baby is no easy business, but much more is at stake when ...
More than 2,000 invited to Thatcher funeral
Invitations to Margaret Thatcher's funeral are going out to more than 2,000 celebrities, dignitaries, colleagues and friends of the late British ...