Censors MIA on M.I.A.'s finger flipLess than a second stood between British singer M.I.A. giving the finger to 114 million people watching the Super Bowl halftime show and no one noticing at all.
Randy Travis arrested for public intoxicationCountry singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nodRoseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination -- and it's no joke.
Jason Segel honored by Harvard theater groupActor Jason Segel has been honored as Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif.Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait.
Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' diesJohnny Otis, the "godfather of rhythm and blues" who wrote and recorded the R&B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive" and for decades evangelized black music to white audiences as a bandleader and radio host, has died. He was 90.
Katy Perry, Russell Brand finalize divorceA judge has granted Katy Perry and Russell Brand a divorce, although the pair won't be legally split up until July.
Prince Harry qualifies as Apache helicopter pilotBritain's defense ministry says Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, graduating as the best co-pilot gunner in his class after 18 months of training.
McCartney to debut new songs live on iTunes streamPaul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" in a free live streaming performance on iTunes.
Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in 'The Tomb'It's an action superstar reunion: Arnold Schwarzenegger is joining Sylvester Stallone for the thriller "The Tomb."
Gary Busey files for bankruptcy in Los AngelesCourt records show Gary Busey has filed for bankruptcy and is listing more than $500,000 in estimated personal debts.
Charge against country star Rodney Atkins retiredCountry music singer Rodney Atkins will not be prosecuted on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge if he continues to meet court-ordered conditions.
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RI judge denies Richard Hatch $25 IRS payment bidA request by reality television star Richard Hatch to give the Internal Revenue Service a reduced payment of $25 for January in his tax evasion case has been denied by a Rhode Island judge.
3 art works from Liz Taylor collection snag $21.8MThree top works from the late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor's art collection have sold at a London auction for nearly 14 million pounds ($22 million), the auctioneer Christie's said Tuesday.
Publisher John Sargent Sr. dies in NYC at age 87John Turner Sargent Sr., a publisher, editor and socialite who as CEO of Doubleday worked with authors from Dwight Eisenhower to Stephen King and helped recruit his friend Jacqueline Kennedy as an editor, died Sunday at age 87.
Coroner rules Don Cornelius' death a suicideCoroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the "Soul Train" creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head.
Zsa Zsa kept behind closed doors at birthday partyAfter what felt like an eternity but was actually just a few minutes, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt emerged from a white door into the foyer of the old-fashioned Bel-Air mansion that he shares with his wife of 25 years, former glamour queen Zsa Zsa Gabor.
European court ruling upholds media freedomsEurope's human rights court has rejected an invasion-of-privacy complaint by Monaco's Princess Caroline -- one of two potentially groundbreaking rulings Tuesday that uphold the media's right to report on celebrities.
Spanish painter and sculptor Tapies dead at 88Antoni Tapies' works were sprawling, abstract oeuvres that sometimes featured discarded everyday materials and graffiti-like scrawls. He liked the letter X to be in them, and the number 4, for the four elements of nature.
Undersea documentarian Mike deGruy dies in crashMike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60.
Hungarian far-right politician and writer diesIstvan Csurka, a Hungarian anti-Soviet dissident playwright and later far-right nationalist politician who was criticized at home and abroad for his anti-semitic articles, died Saturday at age 77.
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Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NYBen Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81.
Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70.
