November 29, 2010 – Veteran TV and movie actor Leslie Nielsen, whose dead-pan humour was immortalized in “Naked Gun” and “Airplane,” died from pneumonia, TMZ celebrity website said Sunday. Nielsen, a Canadian by birth, died…
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Report to prison, Wesley Snipes told
November 22, 2010 – A US federal court on Friday rejected a request for a new trial for Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes and ordered him to report to prison to serve his three-year sentence for…
Chris Brown praised in Rihanna case
November 19, 2010 – R&B singer Chris Brown was praised by a Los Angeles judge on Thursday for making a “commendable” job of complying with his sentence for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Brown, 21, was sentenced…
Eva Longoria files for divorce
November 18, 2010 – “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria filed for divorce Wednesday from her French basketball player husband Tony Parker, three years after they married in a lavish French chateau wedding. Longoria, described as…
Amazon now in the movie business
November 17, 2010 – Amazon is getting into the movie business. The online retail giant announced the launch on Tuesday of Amazon Studios, inviting filmmakers and screenwriters to submit full-length movies and scripts. Amazon said…
Christina Aguilera gets Hollywood star
November 16, 2010 – Grammy-winning US pop singer Christina Aguilera was honored with a star on Hollywood’s celebrity Walk of Fame on Monday, barely a week before her feature film debut. The star, the 2,423rd…
Next Google phone will be mobile wallet
November 16, 2010 – A new Google mobile phone imbedded with a chip that makes it a virtual wallet so people can “tap and pay” is poised to make its debut, the Internet giant’s chief…
Bollywood looks for diwali success
October 21, 2010 – Bollywood is gearing up for a slew of new releases over the Hindu festival of Diwali, with expectations high that they will provide some cheer after a lacklustre year at the…
US porn shakeup after HIV scare
October 15, 2010 – More US adult film companies suspended production Thursday after a porn actor tested HIV positive, in a growing scare gripping the multi-billion dollar porn movie industry. At least two more movie…
'Real women' elbow girls off catwalks
October 6, 2010 – “We’ve seen enough of 15-year-old Russian girls,” sighed Karl Lagerfeld after his Chanel show in Paris, one of a string to make space this week for older ex-models, plus-sizes or street-casted…