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It's time for Screen Actors Guild members to start paying close attention to their mailboxes.

British actor Russell Brand filed for divorce on Friday from his singer wife Katy Perry after just over a year of marriage.

I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends, Brand said in a statement.

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Sir Ben Kingsley plays silent film pioneer Georges Melies in Martin Scorsese's Hugo. The film has proven to be a tricky sell commercially, and it's unlikely to be a moneymaker -- but the film is a marvelous and magical journey that fully justifies Scorsese's decision to adapt Brian Selznick's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and to shoot it in 3D. And Kingsley is sly, sad and commanding as a man desperate to bury his glorious past.

The 2011 box office will officially close its books this weekend, with no new movies debuting in wide release. Christmas holiday holdovers Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Thrones are expected to lead what is typically a weak New Year's weekend frame.

Hollywood has often criticized Tehran for stifling movie-making, but the acclaimed film A Separation is breathing life into Iran's hopes for a rare Oscar success.

To culminate a spectacular year, Pippa Middleton will celebrate the end of 2011 by throwing what will surely be one of the most fabulous New Year's Eve parties around.

The top 10 sexiest ads in 2011. Rihanna's Armani Jeans ad campaign took Sexiest Ads of the Year. Check out the other nine here.

Whatever plans you have for New Year's Eve 2011, it won't be as cool as Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt singing about it. Watch their recent duet for HelloGiggles, a cover of What Are You Doing New Year's Eve, and relive more great covers by the 500 Days of Summer co-stars, real-life best friends and music enthusiasts.

Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, most notable for going on tour with the Rat Pack, died Wednesday from breast cancer and blood clots at Villages Hospital in central Florida at the age of 79, according to reports. Close friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed the death.

The 15-year-old contestant covered Rolling in the Deep on KPop Star.

Rapper Drake is officially dating model and video vixen Dollicia Bryan, her rep confirms.

Police say the death of Tyron Perez was an apparent suicide, as the Filipino actor was found dead in his car Thursday night in the Philippines.

Shaky economy notwithstanding, Americans intend to travel farther and spend more in 2012, according to a nationwide poll.

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been voted the top beauty icon of 2011, with her sister Pippa Middleton coming in at a close second in a new poll from Superdrug, which asked 3,000 UK women to name the most beautiful and fashionable celebrities of the year.

South Africa's Sun City resort will invest $800 million in a tourism project in Sri Lanka, the head of the island nation's state-run Tourism Board said on Friday.

Jason Sudeikis and rumored girlfriend Olivia Wilde were spotted canoodling at a sporting event Thursday night, leaving onlookers wondering if the couple is confirmed dating.

Lady Gaga and boyfriend Taylor Kinney were photographed earlier this month arm-in-arm in California. Gaga is rumored to be house-hunting in Kinney's hometown in Pennsylvania. But will the two celebrate New Year's Eve together in New York City?

Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the charming duo from the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer, teamed up once again... this time to roll out an adorable duet, covering Nancy Wilson's classic song What Are You Doing New Year's Eve, for Zooey's YouTube channel HelloGiggles.

Investors from across the globe have turned their focus on to the art market in order to seek refuge from the ongoing financial turmoil by placing their money into art instead of stocks.

Following the success of their Versace and Dragon Tattoo collection, Swedish retail clothing company H&M has unveiled a new ad campaign featuring Ethiopian beauty, Liya Kebede.

As far as rumors go Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are planning to elope on a beach at Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, but a new report has revealed that the couple are in fact considering an Upstate New York wedding.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan is taking a chance on marriage again and has proposed to girlfriend of three years, Yvette Prieto. His publicist Estee Portnoy confirmed the news.

The actress, who played Hermione Granger to Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter, has earned herself the status of a style icon.

Kate Middleton was undoubtedly the fashion and beauty icon of 2011 but her younger sister, Pippa Middleton, seems to have outdone her sibling on BBC's Faces of the year 2011 - the Women list.

Is The Twilight Saga beginning to lose its grip on movie fans?

Basketball legend Michael Jordan is engaged to his long-time girlfriend Yvette Prieto, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.

The actress who played tomboy Elly May Clampett on 1960s television show The Beverly Hillbillies has settled her lawsuit against Mattel over a Barbie doll based on her character.