LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaMiss California USA pageant officials appear close to announcing if they will strip Carrie Prejean of her crown because of her lingerie photos and same-sex marriage statements.
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Mia Farrow ended her liquid-only fast aimed at calling attention to the crisis in Darfur after 12 days as her health took “a downturn,” according to her publicist.
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LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaAllison Iraheta’s “American Idol” run ended Wednesday, but the 17-year-old says she’s proud that she was the last girl standing in the competition.
Allison Iraheta says the atmosphere among the(…)

‘Fake’ claims over Nefertiti bust
The famous bust of Queen Nefertiti believed to be 3,400 years old could be a fake, according to an art historian.
Henri Stierlin, who has studied the subject for 25(…)

FOLKSTON, Georgia Rain or shine, 80-year-old Cookie Williams plops himself on the wooden viewing platform perched over double train tracks.
Cookie Williams, 80, watches a CSX freight train chug by on a(…)

LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaAcclaimed filmmaker J.J. Abrams was presented with a specific challenge when he agreed to direct this summer’s highly anticipated prequel to the phenomenally successful sci-fi franchise, “Star Trek.”
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Early exit for Richard and Judy
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan’s show on digital channel Watch is to end six months early, after they admitted they “couldn’t get this one to fly”.
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Winehouse gig threatened by rain
By Georgie Rogers
6 Music News reporter
Amy Winehouse’s big comeback show in the Caribbean is under threat due to torrential rain.
Up to 6,000 fans are due to arrive for the(…)

Confusion over ‘retiring’ tenor
The future of tenor Jose Carreras is in doubt following conflicting statements concerning his intention to retire.
In an interview with The Times, the 62-year-old is quoted as saying that, in(…)

Ricky Gervais announces UK tour
Ricky Gervais has announced plans for a UK tour this autumn.
The Office and Extras Star is set to hit the road for 21 dates for his new stand-up show(…)

Arnie appears in new Terminator
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in the new Terminator film – thanks to technology.
An image of Schwarzenegger, who played the killer robot in the 1984 original, was inserted from(…)

EMI cost-cutting boosts earnings
Music giant EMI tripled the amount of money it made over the last year, helped by cost-cutting measures that caused a near-revolt by its artists.
The company generated earnings of 163m(…)

Jose Carreras bowing out of opera
Spanish tenor Jose Carreras has announced that he is to retire from performing on the operatic stage.
The 62-year-old singer told The Times newspaper that in opera terms “my(…)

Pixar to open studio in Vancouver
Disney/Pixar is to launch an animation studio in Vancouver, Canada this autumn to handle its non-feature projects.
According to president Ed Catmull, the “small in size” operation will focus(…)

Promoter admits to Braxton scam
A concert promoter in Suriname has admitted that he tried to pass off another singer as US star Toni Braxton at a gig in the South American country.
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Hilton sued over movie promotion
Paris Hilton is being sued for 8.3m (5.5m) over claims she failed to promote the DVD release of her 2006 movie Pledge This!
Miami firm Worldwide Entertainment Group says her(…)

Brown team probes Rihanna ‘leak’
The lawyer for R&B star Chris Brown has asked to see paperwork from a police investigation into how a photo of his former girlfriend Rihanna was leaked.
A photo of(…)

Sutherland charged with assault
Actor Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with assault after he allegedly head-butted a fashion designer at a nightclub in Manhattan, New York.
He turned himself into police on Thursday after claims(…)

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Turns out that writer- director Carlos Cuaron (whose directing debut this is)(…)

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NEW YORKActor Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with misdemeanor assault after he was accused of head-butting fashion designer Jack McCollough at a New York nightclub early Tuesday, police said.
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LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaKate Gosselin, the star of TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” defended her husband over allegations that he is cheating and said the rumors are part of being on national(…)

Did somebody just reach through the space-time continuum and pull out a white rabbit?
The crew of the Enterprise, led by James Kirk (Chris Pine, left) goes forth on a new(…)