
Are Hollywood awards by gender out of touch?
Do Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren really need a category just for women — a singular kind of affirmative action — to snare one of ...

Paris Opera Ballet names Millepied of 'Black Swan'
Benjamin Millepied, the "Black Swan" choreographer who helped transform Natalie Portman into an obsessed, paranoid ballerina for the film and later ...

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart heading to Broadway
Serious theater fans have a reason to suddenly freak out: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will team up on Broadway this fall in two of the most ...

Colombian superstar Juanes writes 1st book
Juanes (WAH'-nehs) has more to say than will fit in a hit song. The Colombian singer announced Thursday that his first memoir will be released April ...

Singer Michael Buble, wife expecting 1st child
Michael Buble has something new to sing about: becoming a father. In an online video posted Thursday by the YouTube account of Buble's wife, Luisana ...

Seen and heard at Sundance
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah: MARIEL'S SALAD DAYS Mariel Hemingway says she got ...

White, Underwood, Lumineers to perform at Grammys
Grammy nominees Jack White, Carrie Underwood and the Lumineers will hit the Grammys stage next month. The Recording Academy announced Thursday that ...

Ray Romano to perform at Garden of Laughs event
While everybody loves Raymond, it's stand-up comedy that Ray Romano loves most. The 55-year-old actor-comedian says performing live is his passion, ...

Seyfried delves into dark material in 'Lovelace'
It took a French revolution to pull Amanda Seyfried away from her role as '70s porn star Linda Lovelace. Seyfried delved deep into her character in ...

Q&A: fun. lead singer on Grammy nods, tour, life
Fun. is learning to have fun — with less alcohol and more sleep. Lead singer Nate Ruess says the band's successful year has taught him "that I need ...
The Hollywood Reporter's best of the week
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: SUNDANCE 2013: WHAT'S BEHIND THE 7-FIGURE SPENDING $9.75 million for "The Way, Way ...

"Cloud Atlas" cut by 38 minutes for China audience
Nearly 40 minutes have been chopped from the Hollywood film "Cloud Atlas" for Chinese audiences, deleting both gay and straight love scenes to satisfy ...

Sosa says he and McGwire belong in Hall of Fame
Sammy Sosa thinks he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame. Slammin' Sammy also said the Chicago Cubs should retire ...

Mrs. Obama has bangs: Let the analyzing begin
Before we start rambling on obsessively about Michelle Obama's bangs, let's be clear: The president started it. It was he, after all, who called the ...

Sundance stars sound off on gun violence in film
The Sundance Film Festival isn't home to many shoot-em-up movies, but action-oriented actors at the festival are facing questions about Hollywood's ...

Gilda's Club chapter in Wis. sticks with name
Stung by the overwhelmingly negative reaction to removing the name of original "Saturday Night Live" cast member Gilda Radner from a cancer support ...

Experts back NYC's link of gun laws, lower crime
In his nationwide effort for tighter gun control, Mayor Michael Bloomberg attributes historic crime lows in New York to strict gun laws that are ...

Congrats flood in for Shakira's new baby boy
Within hours of Shakira's baby boy being born, people are already asking about his future career. Will Milan Pique Mebarak be a famous pop singer ...

Timberlake to perform at pre-Super Bowl party
Justin Timberlake will appear in his first concert in more than four years the night before the Super Bowl. Timberlake has signed on to perform during ...

Prince Harry back in UK after Afghan deployment
Prince Harry returned to Britain on Wednesday after a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan, landing on a military plane in light snow at the Brize Norton ...

Adele to perform Bond theme 'Skyfall' at Oscars
Adele will perform the James Bond theme "Skyfall" at the Oscars, her first U.S. performance since last year's Grammy Awards. The Academy of Motion ...

Judge rejects restraining order for Fishburne
A judge refused Wednesday to grant Laurence Fishburne a three-year restraining order against a convicted felon who claims he owns the actor's home.

Country star McGraw focus of ACM concert special
Tim McGraw will be the focus of this year's Academy of Country Music concert special. "ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night" will be ...

'Mad Men' to return for new season on April 7
AMC says "Mad Men" will return for its new season on April 7. AMC announced Wednesday that the two-hour premiere kicks off the acclaimed drama series' ...

'American Horror Story' star scared by show, too
For those who get creeped out watching "American Horror Story: Asylum," don't worry. You're not alone. Sarah Paulson, one of its stars, says the ...