Winfrey, McCartney top new Kennedy Center Honors

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and former Beatle Paul McCartney top the list of show business luminaries to be saluted for their contributions to U.S. arts and culture at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors

Vanessa Paradis brings ‘Heartbreaker’ act to U.S.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – She is known as the significant other to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but Vanessa Paradis is a triple threat in France, where she has been singing, modelling and acting since her teenage years.

Ex-Guns N’ Roses bassist leaves Jane’s Addiction

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rock band Jane’s Addiction said Monday it has parted ways with its latest bass player, former Guns N’ Roses member Duff McKagan, five months after announcing his addition to the oft-vacated post.

George Clooney shoots first at box office

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – George Clooney outgunned his rivals at the Labor Day holiday weekend box office in North America with a low-caliber opening for his assassin drama “The American,” as the lucrative summer moviegoing season wound down on a traditionally weak note.

Kara DioGuardi becomes 3rd judge to quit "American Idol"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – Songwriter Kara DioGuardi has quit “American Idol,” the third of four judges to leave the top-rated U.S.

Man pleads not guilty to Paris Hilton home burglary

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man accused of breaking into the home of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempted burglary, officials said.

Chris Klein pleads no contest to drunken driving

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Chris Klein, who starred in the “American Pie” movies, pleaded no contest to drunken driving and will serve four years probation stemming from his arrest in June, court officials said on Friday.

Telluride festival unveils film lineup

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Telluride Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the lineup of movies for this weekend’s event, regarded as among the top U.S. movie gatherings of the year and an early highlight for Oscar hopefuls.

SAS plans first same-sex wedding in the air

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world’s first same-sex wedding in the air.

Justin Long reclaims his acting mojo in ‘Distance’

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nobody ever said Hollywood relationships were easy, and the on-again off-again affair of Justin Long and Drew Barrymore certainly proves that out.