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Iranian-American filmmaker Hossein Keshavarz's directorial debut, Dog Sweat, has won recognition at world film festivals, but it will never be seen in his homeland.

Mike The Situation Sorrentino is slipping away from the Jersey Shore to visit the spooky 'burbs.

If you love the classic era of baby-making music -- which could mean that you're just a year or two past the point of having to worry about your music tastes resulting in actual babies -- you'll love Betty Wright: The Movie, the new album by the 57-year-old soul singer and her storied backup band, the Roots.

Mila Kunis Named GQ ‘Knockout of the Year’

Bradley Cooper is fast becoming one of People's more controversial Sexiest Men Alive. The Internet is abuzz with replacements, and five names consistently appear to be besting him, including passed-over Ryan Gosling. Who are the top five reader picks for 2011's Sexiest Man Alive? Is your choice one of the top selected by Twitter, Facebook and news polls?

Kurt Cobain's widow claims Dave Grohl bought an Aston Martin with Nirvana's money last week

Gary Busey has struck out again. Busey has been served with a lawsuit after drunkenly shouldering a 57-year-old woman and knocking her to the ground, reports TMZ.

Smart people are also more successful at kicking drug addictions

The “Lady Marmalade” R&B diva Patti LaBelle has been accused of hurling curses and throwing water at a toddler, according to a lawsuit filed at Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday.

Katy Perry was a sexy cowgirl for her 27th Wild West Birthday Ho Down Throwdown birthday party on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is pushing for a January trial date in its legal battle against Dick Clark Productions over who controls the television rights to the Golden Globes.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson took Breaking Dawn to London on Wednesday.

British singer Adele said she was on the mend after undergoing microsurgery in Boston to treat a benign polyp on her vocal cords.

Deadline released an exclusive video Wednesday of writer, producer and star Jason Segel and Kermit The Frog inviting Amy Adams to join the cast of the new The Muppets movie set for release on Nov. 23.

NBC's weight-loss series The Biggest Loser, which suffered the loss of host and trainer Anna Kournikova and nutritionist Cheryl Forberg this week, dropped 13 percent in the ratings Tuesday night.

YouTube's new premium content push featuring the likes of Madonna and Ashton Kutcher spurred speculation that the Google-owned site is issuing a direct challenge to the television industry.

Networks are prepared to miss the first few months of a delayed NBA season. But now that it looks like the entire season could be canceled, TNT, ESPN/ABC and the league's other broadcast partners have to make some serious programing decisions.

The woman who claimed teen singer Justin Bieber fathered a baby with her has dropped her paternity lawsuit, but Mariah Yeater's lawyer said on Wednesday she is pursuing her claim out of court.

Drake certainly didn't invent hip-hop solipsism. But the genre's newest superstar proves more intriguingly introspective than most on Take Care, a solid sophomore effort that's destined to have hundreds of thousands of eager buyers also gazing into his navel this week.

Meet Malcolm McCormick -- a 19-year-old white Jewish rapper from the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pa. -- who currently has the No. 1 album of the week.

The new ad campaign is part of Benetton's Unhate Foundation.

Bieber is expected to take a private paternity test

Bradley Cooper is the latest Hollywood heartthrob to be named People's sexiest man alive, the magazine announced on Wednesday.

The soon-to-be single star stopped returning Gastineau's call shortly after divorce

The woman who claimed teen singer Justin Bieber fathered a baby with her has dropped her paternity lawsuit.

Take a look at People's Sexiest Man Alive winners from the past 20 years.

John Power has created a solution to the problem of excessive baggage fees: wearable luggage.

Following a set injury for Syriana, Clooney developed suicidal thoughts.

Sienna Miller, the blonde beauty known as a fashion icon around the world, is auctioning off her personal wardrobe for charity via eBay through November 17.