A fire official says a blaze that broke out in Hollywood Hills is "rapidly expanding" after a mandatory evacuation order was issued in the area following the spread of the wildfires in Los Angeles.
California fire chief David Acuna told the BBC (...)
Here are the winners in key categories for the 89th Academy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Hollywood:
Best picture: "Moonlight"
Best director: Damien Chazelle, "La La Land"
Best actor: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"
Best actress: (...)
A Florida man faces a felony domestic battery charge for allegedly biting his wife's ear so severely it nearly came off, UPI quoted police as saying.
Kevon Stewart, 25, was charged with domestic battery after the incident, which took place at the (...)
Actress Charlize Theron, who won an Oscar for her role in serial killer movie “Monster,” has adopted a baby boy, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday. “Charlize Theron has adopted a child. She is the proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson,” the (...)
The race for Oscars glory comes to a climax Sunday as Hollywood gathers for the 84th Academy Awards, with hit silent movie “The Artist” and Martin Scorsese's “Hugo” leading down to the wire.
After seemingly months of campaigning and dozens of (...)
effects master Douglas Trumbull is receiving an honorary Academy Award.
The Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it will present its Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Trumbull, whose pioneering visual-effects credits include “2001: (...)
profile figures will try to turn the tables on Britain's celebrity-obsessed press this week when they put newspapers under the spotlight at a public inquiry into media standards.
The likes of “Notting Hill” actor Hugh Grant will join parents of (...)
welterweight champion Amir Khan is a superior boxer at 24 than Filipino Manny Pacquiao was at the same age, according to trainer Freddie Roach who works with both fighters.
Khan, like Pacquiao, is a southpaw renowned for his speed and hard work (...)
throb actor George Clooney has split from his Italian friend of two years Elisabetta Canalis, the ex-couple said Wednesday.
“We are not together anymore. It's very difficult and very personal, and we hope everyone can respect our privacy,” they (...)
lister Cate Blanchett found herself under fire Sunday for fronting a campaign promoting the government's planned carbon tax, with critics saying she is out of touch with ordinary Australians.
The wealthy Oscar winner features in a new advert, (...)
Royal drama "The King's Speech" was crowned with Oscars gold on Sunday, taking three of the top Academy Award prizes, including best actor for self-mocking Englishman Colin Firth. The movie grabbed the coveted best film and best director awards as (...)
Hollywood is bracing for the climax of its annual awards season this weekend, with British drama "The King's Speech" and Facebook film "The Social Network" battling neck-and-neck for top Oscars glory.Tinsel Town's glittering stars will descend on (...)
on Oscar mode. The red carpet has been laid out in front of the Kodak Theatre, topped with a plastic sheet in case of rain.
Traffic is snarled. Tourists are flocking to Hollywood and amp; Highland to see a bit of the Academy Awards preparations and (...)
WBC lightweight world champion Manny Pacquiao believes he can achieve boxing immortality by beating 10-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya in a bout billed as the “Dream Match”.
Pacquiao of the Philippines, who has captured world titles at four (...)
As campaign managers for Sarah Palin plot last-minute tactics to get her elected, Hollywood bigwigs are convening strategy sessions of their own. Their goal: finding the ideal on-air vehicle for the VP candidate if and when she exits politics.
Love (...)
THE Hurricane Katrina chronicle "Trouble the Water," winner of this year's Sundance Grand Jury documentary prize, has been picked up for US distribution by Zeitgeist Films.
Tia Lessin and Carl Deal's "Water" uses camcorder footage that aspiring (...)
Forty-six European states from Iceland to Russia are beefing up the fight against dirty money with a new draft treaty on terrorist financing and other financial crime, the Council of Europe's economic crime chief said on Thursday.
The new treaty, (...)