Actor LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public drunkenness

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Actor Shia LaBeouf has been released from a Georgia jail after posting $7,000 bond on charges of public drunkenness. The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office says the 3...

‘True Blood’ actor Nelsan Ellis dead at 39

NEW YORK – Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for playing the character of Lafayette Reynolds on “True Blood,” has died at age 39. Ellis’ manager Emily Gerson Saines confirmed the act...

Kendall and Kylie Jenner sued over Tupac Shakur T-shirts

LOS ANGELES – A commercial photographer has sued Kendall and Kylie Jenner over the use of two of his images of late rapper Tupac Shakur that were used on T-shirts the sisters briefly sold fo...

RIP: Without Joan Lee, we might not have Stan Lee’s Marvel universe

I wasn’t even fully seated before Stan Lee brought up his beloved Joanie, his wife of seven decades. It was the eve of another highly anticipated royal wedding: the 2011 nuptials ...

Actor James Cromwell sentenced to jail for NY plant protest

WAWAYANDA, N.Y. – Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell has been sentenced to jail for refusing to pay fines related to his arrest at a protest at a New York power plant. The Times...

Kendall and Kylie Jenner accused of cultural appropriation, this time by Notorious B.I.G.’s mom

Here we go again. Reality TV stars Kendall and Kylie Jenner pulled their new line of T-shirts after the mother of Notorious B.I.G. blasted the sisters for using the late rapper’s ...

Jay-Z gets personal and deep on new album ‘4:44’

NEW YORK – Jay-Z gets personal and deep on his new album, opening up about his relationship with Beyoncé, his children and the elevator fight with Solange. The icon released “4:44...

Rob Lowe says he feared death during bigfoot-like encounter

Rob Lowe says he thought he was going to be killed during an encounter with a bigfoot creature while filming his new A&E docuseries. Lowe tells Entertainment Weekly the encounter ...

Paddington bear creator Michael Bond dies at 91

LONDON – It was a last-minute Christmas gift for his wife that inspired Michael Bond to create Paddington bear, the marmalade-loving teddy in a duffel coat and floppy hat. Bond wo...

Family: Peter Tosh’s son left in coma after jail beating

TRENTON, N.J. – The family of the late reggae icon and marijuana activist Peter Tosh is seeking answers after they say his son was left in a coma after an attack in a New Jersey jail, where ...

Stephen Furst, Flounder in ‘Animal House,’ dies at 63

LOS ANGELES – Stephen Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit movie “Animal House,” has died of complications from diabetes, his family said Saturday. Furst was 63. ...

Director John Avildsen dies at 81; won Oscar for ‘Rocky’

LOS ANGELES – John G. Avildsen, who directed “Rocky” and “The Karate Kid” – two dark-horse, underdog favorites that went on to become Hollywood franchises – died Friday at age 81. ...