CULTURE

Tower Heist director and Oscar producer Brett Ratner apologized on Monday for using a gay slur Friday night at a public screening of his new film.

Gladiator groupies can brace themselves for more gore in the arena.

Breathe easy, Sons of Anarchy fans; Jax, and the rest of the SAMCRO crew will have a little bonus mayhem for you this season.

Emmy-winning Glee star Chris Colfer says he expects TV watchdog groups will have a problem with Tuesday night's episode of the show, which features two teen couples having sex for the first time.

Justin Bieber will take a paternity test to counter claims that he fathered a baby boy with a young California woman after a brief backstage encounter last year, a source close to the singer said on Monday.

Michael Jackson's personal doctor was found guilty on Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death following a six-week trial that captivated Jackson fans around the world.

Actress Jessica Chastain will play Princess Diana in Caught in Flight, based on her affair with Dr. Hasnat Khan. According to sources who've read the script however, the film casts the beloved Princess of Wales in a very unflattering light as a love-struck stalker, and the choice of an American actress to play a British icon is similarly under fire.

A small devil was discovered in a Giotto fresco in the Basilica of St Franscis in Assisi.

London Olympic organizers have just made the torch relay route public- and the trip will use some unusual modes of travel, including a balloon and zip line ride.

Photos of Mariah Yeater and her three-month-old son Tristyn have recently emerged. The Daily Mail has released exclusive shots of the mother and her child -- who may or may not be Justin Bieber's son -- sharing some happy moments together.

The 25-year-old rapper actually predicted the leak via Twitter on Sunday.

Teen sensation Justin Bieber on Friday has spoken out publicly for the first time, denying allegations that he has fathered a lovechild with a fan. Bieber said he has never met the woman.

The rumors are true! Where's Waldo, the beloved 1980s book series, is getting a big screen makeover as an MGM live-action movie.

To win the Nobel Prize takes scientists years longer than a century ago.

With more than 20 films to his resume, DiCaprio has remained one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood.

The Republic of Georgia's President, Mikheil Saakashvili, vowed to transform the small resort town of Batumi into the nation's economic and cultural powerhouse. Stephen Robert Morse traveled to Batumi to investigate Saakashvili's progress.

Los Angeles police may investigate an alleged sexual tryst between pop singer Justin Bieber and a 20-year-old woman Mariah Yeater because it violates the statutory rape law of California.

Two weeks after its series premiere, ABC's fairytale drama Once Upon a Time continued to perform strongly Sunday night, while NBC scored an overall ratings win due, as usual, to Sunday Night Football, according to preliminary numbers.

MTV's European Music Awards (EMAs) were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Sunday: here's the full list of winners.

Preparations for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show are well underway already. Costumes are fitted, final hair designs are decided, and the last bits of glamor are added in the final weeks leading up to the big show. It is set to be a jaw-dropping show, set to premiere on Wednesday Nov. 29 at 10:00 p.m. on CBS. The show will not only feature the most beautiful women in the world but it will also have performances by Maroon 5 and Kanye West.

Kristen Stewart and other fairy tale leads who have stayed away from being damsels in distress.

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne and her boyfriend are recovering after being attacked outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood in the early hours of Sunday.

Andy Rooney, who was famous for his wry, wise and curmudgeonly commentaries on 60 Minutes, has died of complications followed a recent surgery on Friday in New York. He was 92.

A Los Angeles jury was deliberating for a second day on Monday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor.

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne and her boyfriend are recovering after being attacked outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood in the early hours of Sunday morning.

World-wide, Muslims are slaughtering animals in celebration Eid al-Adha, a holiday based on Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his own son for Allah.

Justin Bieber does not take controversy lying down. Bieber, who was recently accused of fathering Mariah Yeater's 3-month-old son after a tryst back in Oct. 2010, is going to make sure his accuser pays. After he proves he is not the father, Bieber and his team will slap Yeater with a lawsuit, sources directly connected to Bieber told TMZ.

Miss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos, 22, was crowned the Miss World 2011 beauty pageant on Sunday at Earls Court in London.

Many students surveyed justify cheating by saying that everyone cheats, survey finds.