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Britain's universities are being given an uncomfortable reminder of the depth of the recession as the government slashes their budgets and urges them to focus on degrees that will directly benefit the economy.

Aerosmith's lead singer, Steve Tyler, has entered rehab for painkiller addiction treatment, BBC reported.

Lonely this Christmas? Spare a thought for Beijing's billionaires.

Singer LeAnn Rimes and her husband, Dean Sheremet, have reached a confidential divorce settlement which will be finalized in June 2010 according to reports from PEOPLE.

Why aren't you boys at school? The chatter, which had been building to a noise as full as the packed bus, comes to

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Britney Spears hit back at the gossips on Monday, publishing a list of the top 75 most ridiculous or offensive stories written about her in 2009 -- including one claiming her family was once so poor they ate squirrels.

An autopsy on the body of actress Brittany Murphy was completed on Monday, but authorities said the exact cause of death will not be known until toxicology tests are finished in four to six weeks.

Los Angeles coroners will perform an autopsy on Monday on actress Brittany Murphy as speculation mounted that anorexia may have played a part in her sudden death one day earlier at age 32.

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A prominent New Zealand TV presenter apologized Monday for calling Scottish singer, Susan Boyle, retarded on his show last month.

There are two types of people in this world. Those that can't imagine what someone could possibly like about solo travelling, and those that are constantly bugged by others asking what they like about solo travelling.

Brittany Murphy, the talented actress and recording artist, who died Sunday joked of her next life just two weeks before her death.

U.S. actress Brittany Murphy, who co-starred in such films as Clueless and Girl, Interrupted but saw her career wane in recent years, died in Los Angeles on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest in her bathroom, officials said. She was 32.

If there's one thing the producers of the Academy Awards should have learned from the 2009 telecast, it's that Hollywood loves a hit.

Titanic director James Cameron's Avatar, a 3-D extravaganza hyped as a giant leap in cinematic prowess, ruled the worldwide box office during its first weekend even as North American sales were hit by an enormous snow storm, its distributor said on Sunday.

Making the shortlist for the best documentary feature Oscar is icing on the cake for Valentino: The Last Emperor.

British metal veterans Def Leppard are getting animated about their career.

Keira Knightley has chosen well for her West End stage debut as a spoiled young movie star who is the center of attention in Martin Crimp's rhymed update of Moliere's The Misanthrope.

The tune selection might be different, but otherwise it's the same old song with Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which Fox opens on Wednesday.

Actress Brittany Murphy, who starred in such films as Just Married and 8 Mile but suffered waning fortunes in recent years, died on Sunday, officials said. She was 32.

Eminem has earned Billboard's artist of the decade title, just slightly more than 10 years after he made his Billboard Hot 100 debut.

A year ago, many were predicting a downturn -- if not disaster -- for the music touring industry in 2009 based on a gloomy economic forecast, particularly in North America.

Director James Cameron's big-budget film Avatar took in $3.5 million at its initial midnight screenings on Friday in the United States and Canada, ticket tracker Hollywood.com Box Office said on Friday.

Almost a decade after the major labels launched their legal assault on Napster, courts are still writing the rules of the road for the music business's digital future.

Hollywood writer Dan O'Bannon, whose script for the hit space thriller Alien introduced some of the most terrifying creatures of science-fiction lore to the big screen, has died at age 63.

A Michael Jackson tribute concert which was scrapped in Vienna and moved to London after top acts dropped out has been canceled after the event's organizer closed down, the company's liquidator said on Friday.

A music industry desperate for bankable superstars has all but anointed Alicia Keys as heir to the golden era of Motown, when Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and others made it seem easy to pump out timeless R&B hits.

A Pennsylvania judge finalized reality TV stars Jon and Kate Gosselin's divorce on Friday, and she gets custody of their eight children.