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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorcing June 29, 2012 | Comment on this article

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are calling it quits after five years of marriage. “This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family,” Holmes’s attorney Jonathan Wolfe said Friday. “Katie’s primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter’s... Read More

Bieber fans throng Mexico City's main plaza

June 11, 2012 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of school-skipping “tween” girls and their parents streamed into Mexico City’s historic main plaza on Monday, hoping to get the best spots for a free concert hours later by teen superstar Justin Bieber that is expected to draw 200,000 people.… Read More

ABC's Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorder

June 11, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after being treated for breast cancer, “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts has a new health fight on her hands. Roberts said Monday she was beginning chemotherapy treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a blood and bone marrow disease once known as preleukemia.… Read More

Lauryn Hill responds to NJ tax evasion charges

June 11, 2012 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Reclusive singer Lauryn Hill said in an Internet posting Friday that she hasn’t paid taxes since she withdrew from society to guarantee the safety and well-being of herself and her family. The eight-time Grammy Award winner and South Orange, N.J., resident was charged this week with... Read More

NJ police: Deena of ‘Jersey Shore' impeded traffic

June 11, 2012 SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Police are releasing details about the arrest of “Jersey Shore” cast member Deena Cortese in the town where the MTV show is based. The 25-year-old Cortese, of New Egypt, was arrested for disorderly conduct on Sunday afternoon in Seaside Heights. … Read More

Video mashup honors Mister Rogers, imagination June 11, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mister Rogers is making it a beautiful day in the neighborhood again. Fred Rogers, the late host of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” is featured in a PBS Digital Studios video mashup that celebrates the power of imagination. The piece posted online Friday turns clips from Rogers’ PBS... Read More

Lindsay Lohan hospitalized after car crash

June 08, 2012 SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Police were investigating a car crash involving Lindsay Lohan on Friday, with authorities saying no one else was injured in the crash and the extent of the actress’ injuries were not known. Santa Monica Police Sgt. … Read More

Lindsay Lohan makes a gorgeous Liz Taylor

June 05, 2012 Lindsay Lohan looks pretty amazing as Liz Taylor in this, the first official photo released from the Lifetime Original Movie, “Liz & Dick,” debuting later this year on Lifetime. The film started principal photography in Los Angeles Monday.… Read More

Amber Portwood: send me to prison!

May 24, 2012 TMZ is reporting: After several months of unsuccessful drug treatment, “Teen Mom” star Amber Portwood has completely given up on herself — and has now asked a judge to send her ass to prison … once and for all …TMZ has learned.… Read More

Barry Manilow donates piano to Oklahoma City Schools instrument drive

May 23, 2012 Singer/Songwriter Barry Manilow is helping launch a local instrument drive with the donation of a new Yamaha piano. The public is encouraged to donate new or gently used instruments and for each donation, people will receive two free tickets to Manilow’s June 9 concert at Chesapeake Energy Arena in downtown... Read More

Conservative objections cause cancellation of Gaga show

May 16, 2012 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following protests by Islamic hard-liners and conservative lawmakers, who said her sexy clothes and dance moves will corrupt young people. National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar, responding to the pressure, said Tuesday... Read More

'Modern Family' star Hyland has kidney transplant

May 16, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland has had a kidney transplant after a lifetime of pain and fatigue. The 21-year-old actress, who plays big-eyed teenager Haley Dunphy on the hit ABC comedy, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” for a report aired Monday that she had the surgery in April,... Read More

Witherspoon family drama unfolds

May 16, 2012 First, an update: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reese Witherspoon’s family has gathered in a Nashville, Tenn., courtroom for an emergency conservatorship hearing. Witherspoon’s mother, Betty, petitioned a judge earlier this week to have her estranged husband John’s recent — and possibly illegal — marriage... Read More

Manatee flash mob thrills Florida beach-goers May 08, 2012 These manatees have gone viral, so that makes them celebrities, right?… Read More

Celebs pay how much for child support???

May 08, 2012 Why are celebrity kids worth so much more than non-celebrity kids? NEW YORK (AP) — Supermodel Linda Evangelista and billionaire French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault have reached a settlement in their child support fight over the care of their 5-year-old son. Details weren’t available, but Evangelista... Read More

London jogger: Dustin Hoffman saved my life

May 08, 2012 LONDON (AP) — A man who had a heart attack while jogging in London’s Hyde Park says his life was saved by a famous passer-by — Dustin Hoffman. Sam Dempster says the actor called an ambulance and waited with him after he collapsed on April 27. … Read More

'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies

May 08, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Sendak didn’t think of himself as a children’s author, but as an author who told the truth about childhood. “I like interesting people and kids are really interesting people,” he explained to The Associated Press last fall. … Read More

Matthew Fox arrested fon DUI complaint

May 08, 2012 The web is abuzz with the news that Matthew Fox, the “Lost” actor was arrested on Friday for driving under the influence. The initial traffic stop was reportedly made at at the intersection of NW 14th St. and NW Jacksonville Ave., at 2:27 a.m on Friday morning while Fox was allegedly on his way to a... Read More

RIP Adam Yauch

May 04, 2012 … NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper and the most conscientious member of the seminal hip-hop group, has died, his mentor Russell Simmons said Friday. He was 47. Calls and emails to representatives for the Beastie Boys were not immediately returned. Read More

Stefani squeezes in fashion, music around her sons

May 04, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Stefani is no stranger to multitasking, juggling her music career — she’s wrapping up a new album with No Doubt — and her fashion projects, which include the debut of the newest Harajuku Mini collection at Target next week.… Read More