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'American Idol' returns betting big on new judges
"American Idol" is facing a $36 million-plus question: Will that combined paycheck lavished on superstar judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith ...
People's Choice Awards a feast for 'Hunger Games'
"The Hunger Games" devoured the competition at the People's Choice Awards, emerging the top victor with five trophies. Katy Perry won three awards at ...
Ellen DeGeneres receives top humor prize in DC
Some of the nation's top comedians hailed Ellen DeGeneres as a trailblazer Monday night as she received the nation's highest humor prize. The Kennedy ...
Kimmel, Chenoweth to honor Ellen DeGeneres in DC
Jimmy Kimmel, Kristin Chenoweth, Steve Harvey and Lily Tomlin have signed on to honor Ellen DeGeneres with tribute performances as she wins the ...
'Family Guy' creator MacFarlane to host Oscars
"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane says being invited to host the 2013 Academy Awards "was the greatest call that I could have gotten in show ...
DiCaprio, Maguire, others urge voter expression
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire lead a cast of stars in a new public service announcement urging young voters to use social media to express the ...
How much is too much in Robin Roberts coverage?
"Good Morning America" cameras were there last week when co-host Robin Roberts underwent a bone marrow transplant. So were her colleagues Diane Sawyer ...
No Doubt ready to rock again after making babies
When the members of No Doubt got together again to make new music, something unexpected came with them: a bit of doubt. It had been 11 years since ...
'The Master' smashes box-office records
Paul Thomas Anderson's cult drama "The Master" commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens.
A conventional love affair for stars, Democrats
Clint Eastwood's oddball GOP convention monologue didn't sit well, but Democrats proved they know how to exploit their unabashed love affair with ...
Phyllis Diller blazed trail for female comedians
Long before Kathy Griffin was languishing on the D-list, Roseanne Barr was calling herself a domestic goddess and Joan Rivers was asking audiences if ...
Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95 in Los Angeles
Some of the most promising talent in show business was on the bill one day and night in 1955 at San Francisco's Purple Onion: Eartha Kitt and Alice ...
Hollywood reacts to the death of Phyllis Diller
Hollywood reacts to the passing of comic pioneer Phyllis Diller: — "I adored her. She was a wondrous spirit who was great to me." — Barbra Streisand.