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Lohan begins serving sentence on house arrest May 26, 2011 | Comment on this article

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan has been fitted with an ankle monitor and will serve her sentence on house arrest rather than going to jail. A sheriff’s official says the 24-year-old starlet started serving her term Thursday after turning herself in at a jail facility just after 5 a.m. … Read More

Lohan gets court order against sender of texts

May 26, 2011 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge granted Lindsay Lohan a restraining order against a man who left chocolates at her house and sent her bizarre text messages saying they are engaged, court records show. David Cocordan, 38, has been contacting Lohan for nearly two years and sent her more than 100 texts, including one... Read More

Panel denies Hanks claim in Ketchum home dispute

May 26, 2011 KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — An arbitration panel has denied a bid by actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, for financial compensation in a long-running dispute with the company hired to build the couple’s multimillion dollar Sun Valley home. … Read More

Kathleen Turner play ‘High' fails on Broadway

April 21, 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — The play “High” starring Kathleen Turner has crashed. Producers said Wednesday that the show, which opened Tuesday night, will close on Sunday, having failed to become a box office addiction. When it closes, “High” will have played just 28 previews and eight regular performances.… Read More

Miley Cyrus says her family is fine

April 20, 2011 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus says she feels more at ease heading out on an international tour now that things are fine on the home front. Earlier this year, her parents, Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus, were getting a divorce, and her father was critical of his daughter’s behavior.… Read More

Demi Lovato leaving `Sonny With a Chance'

April 20, 2011 Demi Lovato is leaving “Sonny With a Chance,” the Disney Channel TV series that made her a star. In an interview with People magazine, Lovato said she didn’t “think going back to ‘Sonny’ would be healthy for my recovery.” Instead, she said she wants to focus on her music career.… Read More

Pattinson sinks his teeth into vampire-free drama

April 20, 2011 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Pattinson wasn’t worried about his dramatic acting chops while making “Water for Elephants,” but he is now. The 24-year-old actor and “Twilight” heartthrob trades his pale skin and vampire fangs for a role as a veterinarian on a 1930s circus train in “Elephants,” based on... Read More

Trump stalls TV contract while mulling campaign

April 20, 2011 Donald Trump says he has put off agreeing to an extension of his “Celebrity Apprentice” reality show while he weighs a presidential bid. The real estate mogul and potential Republican contender says he told NBC on Friday he could not commit to a three-year contract extension for the series until he decides... Read More

Playboy Mansion illness traced to hot tub bacteria

April 20, 2011 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County health officials say the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was found in a hot tub at the Playboy Mansion where scores of people became ill after attending a fundraiser in February. The Los Angeles Times says health officials presented their findings Friday... Read More

TV bondsman says he bailed out actor Nicolas Cage

April 20, 2011 Bail bondsman Duane Chapman, known as “Dog the Bounty Hunter” to reality TV fans, says he put up the $11,000 bond that got actor Nicolas Cage out of jail Saturday after his arrest in the French Quarter. Spokeswoman Heather Detert released a statement Tuesday in which Chapman describes himself as a... Read More

K-Fed expecting baby No. 5

March 29, 2011 Kevin Federline is hanging another branch on his family tree. Britney Spears’ ex-hubby is expecting his first child with girlfriend Victoria Prince, a source close to the couple confirmed exclusively to E! News on Monday. Prince is about five months along, and the couple are “totally happy.” A rep... Read More

That's Professor Franco to you

March 29, 2011 Toting a seriously large cell phone, James Franco, 32, was all smiles while he hit the streets of New York City on March 28. The “Your Highness” hottie looked ready for anything in his black sunglasses, black dress shirt, gray tie and gray suit as he visited the Ed Sullivan Theatre to tape an appearance on... Read More

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on 60 Minutes in 1970

March 23, 2011 CBS is sharing a classic interview from its archives in light of the death of Elizabeth Taylor of congestive heart failure. Forty-one years ago tomorrow (March 24), Elizabeth Taylor and husband Richard Burton appeared on 60 MINUTES in a playful and pointed interview about their Hollywood marriage.… Read More

Elizabeth Taylor dies of congestive heart failure March 23, 2011 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday at age 79.… Read More

Gallery of Elizabeth Taylor memories and moments

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Jersey Shore's Snooki to wrestle at WrestleMania

March 15, 2011 The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) reports that Jersey Shore’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will wrestle at WrestleMania XXVII. Snooki will wrestle live on pay-per-view at WrestleMania XXVII, Sunday, April 3rd at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. “I’ll be snooking for some action at WrestleMania,”... Read More

Scream 4's Neve Campbell loves 'cool' Courteney Cox

March 15, 2011 Health magazine interviewed Neve Campbell for the upcoming April issue, and shared the following excerpts: The eco-conscious Toronto native vents to Health about the pressures of looking slim and beautiful in Hollywood, what she finds inspiring, and her starring role in Scream 4, in the April 2011 issue, hitting... Read More

Charlie Sheen (TeamSheen) seeks intern with "tiger blood"

March 08, 2011 Apparently Sheen tweeted about this so it must be true, right? Click here for the source of this. Do you have #TigerBlood? Are you all about #Winning? Can you #PlanBetter than anyone else? If so, we want you on #TeamSheen as our social media #TigerBloodIntern!… Read More

Without ‘Men,' is Charlie Sheen winning or losing?

March 08, 2011 By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Consider two parallel universes: Charlie Sheen is destined to hit rock bottom after being fired from the best job he’ll ever have; Charlie Sheen has been freed to blaze a new path to dazzling fame and riches. … Read More

'American Idol' throws curveball to final 12

March 04, 2011 The Hollywood stage became a little less crowded Thursday as “American Idol” cut its contestant pool from 24 to a lucky 13 finalists. Four of the final contestants are from California, two are from New York and two are from Nashville, Tenn.… Read More