Gossip/Celebrity News

NEW ORLEANS - A spokeswoman for Sandra Bullock says the actress wants her parts of a video promoting Gulf Coast restoration removed until she learns whether oil companies influenced it. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At 84 years-old, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner embodies the lifestyle of sexual freedom that his men's magazine has espoused since it was founded in 1953, featuring a nude centerfold of Marilyn Monroe. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" appears on course for a wholesale make-over after the abrupt departure of Ellen DeGeneres left the aging singing contest with two holes to fill as it seeks to retain its crown as the most-watched show on U.S. television. Full Story »

RHINEBECK, N.Y. - If some of Chelsea Clinton's wedding guests want to make a weekend of it in Rhinebeck, there's a stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show" on the boards Saturday night and Sunday. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol." Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Attorneys were setting the stage for the trial of two doctors and the attorney boyfriend of the late Anna Nicole Smith, arguing about what evidence will be allowed in court. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Actor Mark Wahlberg received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday as part of the promotion for "The Other Guys." Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Leonardo DiCaprio is set to remain king of the North American box office for a third weekend, despite the arrival of three new films led by the 3D sequel "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Steve Carell is attached to star in and produce an original comedy feature "Raised By Wolfs" at DreamWorks. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - John R. Branca, brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca and father of prominent entertainment lawyer John Branca, who is co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate, has died, his family said Thursday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - A day after he logged a fifth week atop the U.S. pop album chart, rapper Eminem on Thursday claimed the lead on the Hot 100 singles chart for a second week. Full Story »

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Grammy-award winning singer Wyclef Jean said on Thursday that he has taken legal steps toward running for president in quake-devastated Haiti, but has not made a definite decision to run. Full Story »

ALHAMBRA, Calif. - In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian director Phillip Noyce returned to directing Angelina Jolie in the new Russian spy action thriller "Salt," more than ten years after he worked with her in "The Bone Collector." Full Story »

Zac Efron and the rest of the crew behind "Charlie St. Cloud" want their movie to be weepy, soulful, inspirational, cathartic, ethereal, life-affirming and who knows what else on the New Age emotional barometer. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried to revive his common touch on Thursday with a mainly light-hearted appearance on daytime television where five women hosts grilled him about his Blackberry, Lindsay Lohan and the Afghan war. Full Story »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The idea is simple but ingenious, really: Take a winsome country singer, give her a hunting show that features exotic locales and throw in a couple of celebrities. Full Story »