CULTURE

Hong Kong's wine imports have remained strong even as global economic uncertainty cuts demand for luxury goods, underscoring the city's credentials as a preeminent wine hub buoyed by strong demand from mainland Chinese buyers.

Gabourey Sidibe getting praise for her role in the comedic film.

French luxury group Hermes raised its full-year sales forecast on Friday after third-quarter growth beat its initial target, pulled by buoyant demand for the 174-year-old brand in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Stanley Tucci engaged.

The iconic lace dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the last scene of “Roman Holiday” and which also won the “Academy Award for Best Costume Design” is set to be auctioned.

If the claims of Mariah Yeater, a 20-year-old California woman, are to be believed, teen sensation Justin Bieber is the father of her 3-month-old baby. She even filed a paternity suit against the pop star Wednesday, demanding a paternity test to scientifically confirm that Bieber did father her child.

Kardashians have never seemed to be the kind who cares too much about norms and etiquettes. So it isn't really surprising that Kim Kardashian has decided to hold on to the 20.5 carat diamond ring worth $1.92 million, despite etiquette experts confirming that the wedding ring should be given back, as well as the wedding presents, in the event of a couple separating.

Artist Geoffrey Raymond, famous for his paintings of troubled Wall Street figures, has found his next muse in MF Global Holdings Ltd's Jon Corzine.

Two previously unreleased songs from Amy Winehouse aired on radio stations this week ahead of her posthumous album, generating mostly positive comments from critics and bittersweet memories for fans.

Twilight actors Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, made their mark on Hollywood on Thursday, leaving imprints of their hands and feet outside Grauman's Chinese Theater.

'The Notebook,' a 2004 film based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, helped build the careers of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams into superstardom and also sparked off-screen romance between the two actors. But the film could have had a different leading lady.

It was perhaps a non-crowning moment for the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton, as she put on a hard hat for visiting an emergency supply centre in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday. However, the Duchess appeared amused throughout.

Kim Kardashian who recently told Australian TV that ‘intuition’ led to her split form husband Kris Humphries is set to keep the $2 million engagement ring.

Actor Wyatt Knight has been found dead outside his home in Maui, Hawaii.

Daniel Craig will be back dodging bullets and vanquishing villains from China to Turkey in the 23rd installment of the James Bond film franchise, but the stars and director of Skyfall are keeping the who, what and how under wraps for now.

Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs leapt to the top of bestseller lists in its first week in book stores, flying off shelves to the tune of 379,000 copies, according to Nielsen's BookScan.

Some might argue that all stars are overpaid, but Drew Barrymore and Eddie Murphy are in a league of their own, according to a survey conducted by Forbes.com and published on Thursday.

A Los Angeles jury will start deliberating the fate of Michael Jackson's doctor on Friday after a six-week manslaughter trial stemming from the 2009 death of the self-styled king of pop.

Cory Smoot, guitarist in the shock-rock band Gwar was found dead Thursday.

Director Sam Mendes and actor Daniel Craig announced Thursday that the 23rd James Bond film, and the next in the series, will be called Skyfall, to be released in 2012. Learn about Bond Girls Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe, how Bond's loyalties to Dame Judi Dench's M will be tested, and other spoilers slipped by Craig and Mendes.

Aishwarya Rai and other stars bugged before giving birth.

AFTRA announced Thursday that it has set a Nov. 7 start date for negotiations with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox on a new Network Television Code contract.

Production and financing company Endgame Entertainment has set up a $150 million fund to provide marketing and distribution funding for wide release movies, the company announced Thursday.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is about to rise a little higher.

An Illinois man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to stalking teenage actress Selena Gomez, best known for her role in Disney television show Wizards of Waverly Place.

Porky's actor Wyatt Knight, who starred as bad boy Tommy Turner, died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer treatments.

Cause of death has not yet been released

Robert, Kristen, Taylor at the Handprint ceremony

Weddings are the new funerals.