Scale these city walls: U2 holds free concert marking fall of Berlin Wall _ behind new barrier. Irish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and a duet with Jay-Z even as the show was obscured from public view by a nearly 6-1/2-foot (two-meter) high metal barrier.
`The Office' and its Halloween hangman scene anger suicide prevention groups. Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose.
Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.
List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Younger men, older women may be hot in Hollywood, but few of these relationships last. Darin Riggio has a thing for older women ? he dated his first "Cougar" when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Bette Midler will end a nearly two-year concert run in Las Vegas this coming January, her representatives said on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan is recovering in a hospital after having heart bypass surgery this week, her manager said on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan is recovering in a hospital after having heart bypass surgery this week, her manager said on Thursday.
BEIJING (Hollywood Reporter) - Rupert Murdoch's wife is among the producers of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," an English-language Chinese drama starring Zhang Ziyi, perhaps the country's most exportable actress.
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Viva ELVIS: Cirque du Soleil reveals name of new show in Las Vegas about Presley. Elvis is coming to The Strip ? Cirque du Soleil style.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After being beaten by singer Chris Brown in February, pop star Rihanna felt embarrassed she fell in love with the type of man he was and left him to set an example for young women, she said in an interview on Thursday.
Pop diva Beyonce's performance in Egypt stirs a storm among Islamic conservatives. As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "social peace and stability."
The Killers slay audiences with live show experience, now on DVD and movie theater screens. When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie and wanted to emulate those experiences.
Mo'Nique, known more for her jokes, says she almost fell apart while filming 'Precious'. Mo'Nique likes to laugh. A lot.
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi threatened on Thursday to arrest protesting villagers blocking construction of Madonna's multi-million dollar girls academy, a new controversy for the singer in the African country where she has adopted two children.
Paris Pompidou museum to put art under roving big top tent for rural, suburban exhibits. Forget the lions, tigers and bears. Paris' Pompidou Center plans to fill a colorful circus big top with Picassos, Matisses and Calders instead, creating a roving museum to take its masterpieces of modern art to France's culturally deprived rural regions and rough suburbs.
'Devil's Dream' tells story of Civil War general and Klan founder. "Devil's Dream" (Pantheon Books, 335 pages, $26), by Madison Smartt Bell: In "Devil's Dream," Madison Smartt Bell has chosen as his subject a Confederate general and slave trader who would go on to become one of the leaders of the early Ku Klux Klan.
Maine's Farnsworth Art Museum hires longtime director of a Maryland museum to take top spot. The Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine is hiring the longtime director of a Maryland museum to take its top spot.
Racy promos for 'Gossip Girl' spur group to call for CW stations to pre-empt upcoming episode. On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.
Mexican icon Juan Gabriel honored for his 30-year career, hundreds of songs, dozens of hits. The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico's beloved Juan Gabriel.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Every tourist has some war stories.
Classical music has its day at White House as prodigies share East Room stage with superstars. Classical music took over the White House on Wednesday as Barack and Michelle Obama used two concerts and a series of workshops for young musicians to send a clear message that the music of the masters isn't just for stuffed shirts.
Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival takes a hike with screenings around the country. Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is going on the road for one night next winter.
Man surrenders in LA celebrity burglaries case, faces drug, gun charges. Los Angeles police say they have arrested a man sought in a case involving burglaries at the homes of celebrities.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were chosen as co-hosts of next year's Oscars to inject a fresh comedic twist into the ceremony while building on decades of tradition, new co-producer Adam Shankman said.
Irish rockers U2 have warmed the German capital up for celebrations next week marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a spectacular mini-concert in the heart of the city.
Andre Agassi has pleaded for compassion from critics over his taking of crystal methamphetamine, saying he "needed help" to fight depression in 1997.
Pop star Rihanna has said she was "wrong" to reconcile with boyfriend Chris Brown after he assaulted her, saying she did not want other victims of domestic abuse to follow her example.
Andre Agassi has pleaded for compassion from critics over his taking of crystal methamphetamine, saying he "needed help" to fight depression in 1997.
Irish rockers U2 Thursday warmed the German capital up for celebrations next week marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a spectacular mini-concert in the heart of the city.
Pop star Rihanna said Thursday she was "wrong" to reconcile with boyfriend Chris Brown after he assaulted her, saying she did not want other victims of domestic abuse to follow her example.
More than 100 villagers in Malawi demanded Thursday more compensation from the government for land on which US pop star Madonna is building a girls academy.
Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.
Pop star Rihanna said Thursday she was "wrong" to reconcile with boyfriend Chris Brown after he assaulted her, saying she did not want other victims of domestic abuse to follow her example.
Pop star Rihanna said Thursday she was "wrong" to reconcile with boyfriend Chris Brown after he assaulted her, saying she did not want other victims of domestic abuse to follow her example.
The Japanese prints that inspired some of the erotic works of Pablo Picasso are the subject of a new exhibition that opened at Barcelona's Picasso Museum Thursday.
Annual party to host 5 bands . San Francisco's annual KrampusNacht party will be held at Cafe Du Nord this year. Five bands are expected to perform, including a reunion show for the Electric Boogie Dawgz.KrampusNacht invitations will go out before Thanksgiving. For those that do not receive an invitation, you can still attend the event, but you'll need to pay the $10 ticket.KrampusNacht is held every December 6th in San Francisco and showcases several bands from the area. Most of the bands rehearse at the KrampusWerks studio and have performed at KrampusNacht in years past. KrampusNacht 2009Cafe Du NordDoors: 8:00 pmCover: $10Festive attire is encouraged
A Malaysian prince on Thursday won a defamation suit against his estranged teenage model wife and mother-in-law for alleging he had sexually abused his spouse, his lawyer said.
More than 250 artists including Ennio Morricone and Bill Viola will meet Pope Benedict XVI this month to revive the Church's relations with the art world, a Vatican official said Thursday.
Rumer Willis and Jessica Lowndes to play lesbian lovers on '90210'. Rumer Willis' lesbian character on 90210 is ready for a romance, 'Entertainment Weekly's' Michael Ausiello first reported. Willis, the eldest daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, plays Gia, a gay student at the fictional West Beverly Hills High on the CW's reboot of the teen drama 90210. Producers says Willis, whose gay character has received little face time during the drama's second season, will get a girlfriend in January. EW reports that girlfriend will be 'Blaze News' peer and former straight character Adrianna (played by Jessica Lowndes). ?This isn't a fling,? Executive Producer Rebecca Sinclair told the magazine. ?This is a real aspect of teenager life that's interesting ? And there's been a real void in the 90210 universe in terms of gay and bisexual characters,? she added. Gay Entertainment Report is a feature of 'On Top Magazine' and can be reached at ontopmag@ontopmag.com.
Mexican star tenor Rolando Villazon, who cancelled all his 2009 engagements after a cyst was found on his vocal cords, said his voice "is back" and he will return to the stage next year.
Cape Verde's 68-year-old songstress Cesaria Evora, endlessly adored by a public that discovered her late in life, has released a new album and next week makes a long-awaited return to the stage after a spell of bad health.
A media rights group Thursday called for the dismissal of "baseless" charges against three people accused of spreading false rumours about the Thai king's health that sent stocks plunging last month.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There isn't much that's fine in "Everybody's Fine," an embarrassing misfire for Kirk Jones, who once gave us the exhilarating comedy "Waking Ned Devine," and for Miramax, a storied company now reduced to little more than a film library.
Chris Brown not sure how the public views him; says some people want to see him 'in jail'. Chris Brown says he is unsure about how the public perceives him since he attacked Rihanna.
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kelly's "The Box": Press a button on a mysterious container, they'll get $1 million, and someone they don't know will die.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shel Dorf, the founder of Comic-Con International in San Diego, one of the biggest comic book conventions in the world, has died at age 76, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Janet Jackson to sit down with ABC for first lengthy interview since her brother's death. ABC has booked a prime-time interview with pop star Janet Jackson, expected to be her first lengthy television interview since her brother Michael's death.
