CULTURE

John Cusack is the latest star to drop the pounds for the sake of art.

A Mirror Diamond necklace bearing five Mughal empire pendant diamonds with emerald drops has been offered for private sale at a price of $20 million, auction house Bonham's said on Monday.

On Tuesday, TripAdvisor released its 2012 Travelers' Choice Destinations awards honoring 440 destinations in 37 markets.

Levi Johnston, father of Tripp Palin with Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, will be naming his baby girl Breeze Beretta, after an Italian gun manufacturer.

At an investor briefing in Tokyo at the end of April, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said the company will be taking a different approach when creating games for the Wii U. Nintendo seeks to target the traditional hard-core audience rather than casual gamers, and Iwata said that the upcoming console will break new boundaries.

African Queen, the historic vessel from Humphrey Bogart's only Oscar winning performance, has been resurrected and restored by a movie-loving Florida couple. The 100-year-old steam boat, named after its starring role in the 1951 hit movie of the same name, provided the setting for the classic picture that told the story of a Canadian steam boat captain and a British missionary working in German East Africa during the First World War.

This season's Dancing with the Stars has had some powerful performances, but last night Maria Menounos got a perfect score.

Julia Bluhm is the teen protesting the use of airbrushing in photo shoots at Seventeen magazine. Here's 5 things you should know about the socially-conscious Maine girl who is already taking on the media's portrayal of women despite being only 14 years old.

Minaj will be playing a slew of smaller venues for the North American leg.

'How I Met Your Mother' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' star Jason Segel revealed in an interview that he would love to star in a movie with none other than Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Well Clinton responded to Segel's proposal...with a rejection letter.

It was just announced that Jennifer Lopez will tour with hunky pop sensation Enrique Iglesias. Their concert are sure to provide some sultry and appealing performances! The Latin sensations are known for their show stopping numbers and catchy dance tracks. Since her first single If You Had My Love debuted, Jenny From the Block has performed steamy dance routines at awards shows and on tour.

Ryan O?Neal has published a book about his relationship with the late Farrah Fawcett.

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson welcomed a healthy baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson, on Tuesday morning. Simpson gave birth Tuesday morning in Los Angeles with her family by her side. This is the first child for Simpson and Johnson.

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton have fired back to the negative comments made by fellow country star Eric Church in his recent interview with Rolling Stone, according to a report in The Tennessean. Church, in the Rolling Stone interview, criticizes both the judges and contestants on shows like American Idol and The Voice, on which Shelton is a judge.

Octomom Nadya Suleman was notoriously against doing pornography in the past, but now that her financial situation is dire, the mother of 14 has changed her tune. According to TMZ Suleman will appear in a masturbation video.

Keaton also vowed to not vote for Colbert should he ever run for president.

?PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale,? a brawl-out fighting game that will feature iconic characters from PlayStation?s history of titles, was announced last week and will launch during this holiday season. Of course, fans are wondering if this will compare to Nintendo?s widely successful ?Super Smash Bros.? series, which has seen various releases ranging from Nintendo 64 to the most recent Wii Console.

Movies have repeatedly displayed attacks on the city of Los Angeles. This time it's getting a bit of a prehistoric twist. Warner Bros. has purchased a sci-fi action pitch about dinosaurs attacking modern day Los Angeles.

These celebs had some very public spats -- and then made up.

Being the quarterback of America's Team gets you the spotlight, but during the White House Correspondents Dinner it was Candice Crawford, not her husband, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, received most of the couple's attention.

Jessica Simpson gave birth to a baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson, in L.A. on Tuesday morning, according to Us Weekly. This is her first child with fiance Eric Johnson. The baby girl reportedly weighed in at 9 lbs. 13 ounces. Mother and baby are doing just fine, the source told Us.

Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Lady Antebellum and Hall & Oates are scheduled to play on the May 8th finale of NBC's hit talent show, The Voice.

Gosling is up for three popcorn awards, including Best Gut-Wrenching Performance.

Lindsay Lohan's redemption tour continued with a random act of kindness at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, starting with a possibly illegal smoke break and ending with a bizarre run-in with a bathroom attendant that left Lohan's wallet $100 lighter.

The third and final trailer for The Dark Knight Rises was released late Monday night following a viral marketing treasure hunt . The two minute long trailer for writer-director Christopher Nolan's conclusion to the Dark Knight trilogy will screen in previews before The Avengers, but is available online now.

Michael Jackson's former bodyguard told The Sun that M.J. and Whitney Houston had a fling in 1991.

To celebrate Dianna Agron's 26th birthday, Taylor Swift got frisky in a sexy skin-bearing tiger costume. Swift, 22, posed for a pic in the costume with Agron at the April 28 circus-themed birthday bash.

The 66th Tony Awards will be handed out on June 10.

The Kentucky Derby -- with all its muscular thoroughbreds, flowery hats, and mint juleps -- put?s Louisville under a spotlight, but there's more to Derby City than Churchill Downs.