Celebrity news and stories by mail.com

Celebrity

First lady tapped as women's website guest editor
Michelle Obama is turning online editor for a week. A website for women, iVillage, said Monday the first lady has agreed to serve as a guest editor, ...
Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux engaged
After years of breathless anticipation — at least on the part of the tabloids — Jennifer Aniston is finally ready to wed again. Her representative, ...
AP PHOTOS: A rockin' Olympics closing ceremony
London bid farewell to the 2012 Summer Games during a raucous closing ceremony Sunday, with help from the reunited Spice Girls, a Monty Python anthem ...
'Malcolm X' actor Albert Freeman Jr. dies at 78
Albert Freeman Jr., the veteran actor who played Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's epic film, "Malcolm X," has died. He was 78. Howard University in ...
Beastie Boys rapper's will bars ad use of his work
The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch rapped that he wouldn't "sell my songs for no TV ad." His will shows he wanted to make sure that held true after his ...
Beyonce performs and films music video at UN
Superstar singer Beyonce has serenaded a different New York City venue: The United Nations. Beyonce performed her song "I Was Here" on Friday in the ...
Escape attempt linked to Guy Fieri's Lamborghini
At least two suspects tried to break into a Marin County juvenile detention facility in what investigators believe was unsuccessful attempt to free ...
Zakaria suspended for copying other writer's work
Time editor-at-large and CNN host Fareed Zakaria has been suspended by both the magazine and the network for lifting several paragraphs by another ...
Russian official's tweet appears to target Madonna
A Russian deputy premier has made a rude statement apparently aimed at Madonna regarding her support for the jailed members of a Russian punk band ...
Judge rules website violated Jackson copyrights
A federal judge ruled Friday that a businessman working with Michael Jackson's mother has violated copyrights owned by the singer's estate and should ...
Footloose! Olympic athletes unleash victory dances
From the track to the ring to the sandpit, this crop of Olympians just can't stop the beat. The London Games have brought an outpouring of crazy, ...
EYES ON LONDON: Happy dances, Gator pride, Twitter
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ FANCY ...
Travolta, Spielberg light up Foreign Press lunch
Steven Spielberg talked movies with Harvey Weinstein. John Travolta chatted with Bradley Cooper. Dustin Hoffman and Jack Black shared cellphone photos
Eminem to fans: Thanks for help in dark times
Eminem, who battled an addiction to prescription drugs, thanked his fans at a New York concert for helping him get through dark times. The 39-year-old ...
Veteran Hollywood publicist Dale Olson dead at 78
Veteran Hollywood publicist Dale Olson, who represented such Hollywood legends as Marilyn Monroe, Gene Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock, and such current ...
Rick Springfield pleads no contest in DUI case
Rick Springfield has pleaded no contest to reckless driving and will serve probation to end a drunken driving case filed after his arrest last year.
Billy Crystal writing book on aging
He has lived many, many Sundays. Turning 65 next year doesn't only mean more nap time for Billy Crystal. The actor and comedian is transforming the ...
Travis 911 call: 'I want to say he had no shirt'
Country singer Randy Travis was lying in the middle of the road with no car in sight when another driver spotted him and called 911, according to a ...
Lady Gaga still finds ways to be 'irresponsible'
Lady Gaga is one of the most visible celebrities in the world, but she says not everything she does is documented. In the September issue of Vogue ...
Cameron Diaz working on fitness book
Cameron Diaz's latest project is all about looking and feeling good. HarperCollins announced Wednesday that the star of "Charlie's Angels," ''There's ...
Cavallari welcomes baby boy with fiance QB Cutler
Kristin Cavallari is a new mom. The former star of MTV reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" has given birth to her first child, a boy named ...
Demoted policeman sues over Sheen escort in DC
A D.C. police captain who was demoted after actor Charlie Sheen received a police escort to his comedy show last year has filed a multi-million dollar ...
Fallon was asked, and passed, on Oscar host gig
Jimmy Fallon says he was asked to host next year's Academy Awards but declined the gig. The talk-show host told Matt Lauer Wednesday that "it's an ...
Norbert Leo Butz joins Katie Holmes on Broadway
Katie Holmes has gotten a stage brother — Norbert Leo Butz. Producers of Theresa Rebeck's upcoming new play "Dead Accounts" revealed Wednesday that ...
Actor Hoskins diagnosed with Parkinson's, retiring
British actor Bob Hoskins says he is retiring after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In a statement released Wednesday through his agent, the ...