Britney Spears joins X Factor USA
Britney Spears and Demi Lovato have signed up as judges for the US version of the X Factor. The singers will join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid on the judging panel when the show returns in the autumn. Fox confirmed earlier this year that Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger would not be returning. The programme’s creator Simon Cowell had promised More...
Avengers sets second box office record
Superhero movie The Avengers has topped the US and Canadian box office for the second week in a row, taking $103.2m (£64m), studio estimates suggest. The film is now the first in Hollywood history to ring up more More...
Good News! ‘Two and a Half Men’ Renewed
CBS announced today that after reaching an agreement with the stars of Two and a Half Men, it will be renewing the sitcom for another season. Not only that, but when the cast returns for the show’s 10th season, More...
30 Rock series to come to an end
Hit US sitcom 30 Rock is to come to an end, following an abbreviated seventh series, amid falling ratings. The critically-acclaimed comedy, which debuted in 2006, won a string of Emmys but has been overshadowed More...
Anna Faris Debuts Baby Belly
A day after Anna Faris revealed that she’s pregnant, the actress stepped out for the premiere of her new film, The Dictator, held Thursday at Royal Festival Hall in London. Looking ravishing in red, Faris, 35, More...
Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon dies
British-born celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84. A police spokesman said officers went to the stylist’s home on Wednesday morning to confirm the death. He said More...
Beastie Boys return to US top 20
The Beastie Boys have returned to the US album charts following the death of band member Adam Yauch last week. Seven of the group’s albums entered this week’s Billboard 200 chart, with their debut 1986 More...
Composer Mort Lindsey dies at the age of 89
Mort Lindsey, the orchestra leader and composer celebrated in the US for his work with Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand, has died at the age of 89. The noted arranger died at his home in Malibu, California on Friday More...