
Chanel heads up imaginative, spirited day of shows
"Don't take things too seriously," said Karl Lagerfeld standing next to a towering wind turbine inside Paris' Grand Palais, "especially not fashion.

New Zealand bars Tyson as tour debacle looms
New Zealand canceled a visa for Mike Tyson on Wednesday because of his rape conviction, saying it reversed its earlier approval because a charity that ...

David Blaine goes high voltage with latest stunt
David Blaine is spending the days leading up to his next stunt lying low. "I'll mostly be relaxing, meditating and playing with my daughter ...

Day: 'Twilight' fans migrating to erotic romance
Best-selling novelist Sylvia Day says sales of her "Crossfire" series and other erotic romance novels are on the rise in part because of maturing fans ...

Hurley still gets dressed in pink each October
After nearly two decades, Elizabeth Hurley still finds herself dressed in pink in October to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She's been the face ...
Spielberg to speak at 'Gettysburg Address' event
Director Steven Spielberg will deliver the keynote address at an observance commemorating the 149th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's ...

Boston deaf school gets Swift tickets after prank
Taylor Swift is giving $10,000 and concert tickets to a Boston school for the deaf after a prank during an online contest promising an on-campus ...

TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television — an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity ...

Stewart and O'Reilly get ready to 'Rumble'
One is from Fox News, the other Comedy Central. They might as well be the Capulets and the Montagues. But despite their opposing sides on the ...

Piano used by Stevie Wonder on loan to Ky. museum
A piano used by Stevie Wonder when he was a student in Michigan has been loaned to the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in ...

50 years of James Bond on film
James Bond first hit the big screen in "Dr. No," released on Oct. 5, 1962. A list of the 007 films and their stars: — "Dr No," 1962, Sean Connery.

The best of Bond in 007 categories
From the way he introduces himself to his preferred drink order to the kind of car he drives, everything about James Bond is deeply entrenched in pop ...

Ben Affleck: Republicans 'had a chance'
Ben Affleck is comparing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to past campaign losers Al Gore, Michael Dukakis and Bob Dole. But the ...
Hong Kong mogul sells loss-making Taiwan TV arm
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai announced Tuesday he will sell his prized Taiwan television business, best known for its fanciful animated takes on ...

Christine Ebersole cast in 'Wolf of Wall Street'
Christine Ebersole and Leonardo DiCaprio are going to be family in the film "The Wolf of Wall Street." Talent agency APA said Tuesday the Tony-winning ...

Court trims verdict over 'Nash Bridges' profits
A divided appellate court on Monday upheld Don Johnson's multimillion jury award over profits from the series "Nash Bridges" but significantly reduced ...

Sign of the times - baseball autographs go hi tech
Jim Nash is such a big Yankees fan that he named his son George Mattingly Nash, combining two of his favorite players: George Herman Ruth and Don ...

2 theater companies cheer as they open new stages
Stage actors always seem to get the attention in New York. On Monday, it was the turn of the stages themselves to take a bow. The Pearl Theatre had ...
Bob Barker feted for lifetime of help for animals
Bob Barker has spent millions of dollars helping elephants, bears, chimps and other animals. For decades when he was host of "The Price Is Right," he ...

Vegas police cite Hilton boyfriend in battery case
Police in Las Vegas say the 21-year-old model boyfriend of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton was cited after a scuffle with another man at a Las Vegas ...

'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 ...

Drew Barrymore gives birth to her first child
Drew Barrymore is a mom. The 37-year-old actress and her husband, Will Kopelman, welcomed a baby girl named Olive Barrymore Kopelman on Sept. 26.

Lohan's 'Liz & Dick' airs on Lifetime next month
Lindsay Lohan's campaign for a career comeback will take another step when her new film, "Liz & Dick," airs next month. Lifetime network says the film ...

Jason Aldean apologizes after photos released
Country star Jason Aldean has apologized to fans after pictures of him acting "inappropriately" last week popped up. Aldean tweeted Sunday that he ...

Column: Grim Europe needed Ryder Cup pick-me-up
Bailed out by a German, liberated by a bunch of British lion-hearts fighting back against the odds, and inspired by a couple of Spanish masters.