Diane Warren tweeted a message that the singer had died, but it could be premature
U.S. securities regulators on Friday charged Daniel Ruettiger -- the inspiration behind the 1993 movie Rudy -- and 12 others with running a scheme to deceive investors into buying stock in Ruettiger's sports drink company.
Ian Meldrum, Australia's top music journalist and a friend of singer Elton John is in critical condition after falling from a ladder while hanging Christmas decorations, doctors said on Friday.
Comic book artist Joe Simon, who created Captain America with the late Jack Kirby, has died at age 98, a family spokesman said on Thursday.
'Dark Knight' star Christian Bale has been the center of cinematic buzz not just his for upcoming role as Batman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, but also for a China car chase after a visit to blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng turned sour.
Artist leads Golden Globes. Do Oscars await?
Actor Christian Bale was roughed up by Chinese security guards as he attempted to visit a blind legal activist whose detention has sparked a domestic and international outcry, CNN reported on Friday.
NBC's new quiz show Who's Still Standing? has contestants dropping through the floor, and the burgeoning Israeli TV industry whooping with delight.
When Roman calls, Kate goes to work. Holidays can wait.
Iconic California surf band The Beach Boys will reunite in 2012 to release a new album and embark on a 50-date worldwide tour celebrating their 50th anniversary, the band said on Friday.
A look back at Lindsay Lohan's courtroom fashions.
Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis will join U.S. television network CBS as a cultural correspondent to provide coverage of cultural and educational topics, CBS said on Thursday.
The official site for The Amazing Spider-Man has crawled onto the Web, shedding light on the plot of Marc Webb's reboot.
As longtime manager Lupe De Leon confirms that the legendary blues and R&B singer is dying of leukemia, Etta James' live-in doctor is asking fans to pray for her, saying her cancer is now incurable. James, best known for instant classics like love song At Last, released a final album, The Dreamer, only two and half years ago.
Reese Witherspoon will star in Devil's Knot, Atom Egoyan's movie about the West Memphis Three, one of the film's producers told TheWrap on Thursday.
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Ellen DeGeneres' 12 Days of Christmas came with a marriage proposal, but was it real?
he Beach Boys are back in town to celebrate their 50-year anniversary with a brand new album and tour, which will kick off at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest, the band announced on their Website.
This is fourth in TheWrap's series of studio report cards.
David Cross wants to see Alvin and the Chipmunks buried 6 feet underground.
On a Thursday night when ratings were down overall, Fox's The X Factor tied a Big Bang Theory repeat and Person of Interest on CBS. CBS took an overall victory, according to preliminary numbers.
Been wondering where you can hock that spare cow you have sitting around? Look no further than the Silver Dollar Pawn & Jewelry Center in Alexandria, La., the setting for the History Channel's spin-off of its most popular series, Pawn Stars.
The Palm Springs International Film Festival, which has already announced awards for a number of contenders deemed likely to land Oscar nominations, has now decided to honor an actor who's been inexplicably passed over by most voters so far.
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the major record labels have reached a tentative agreement on a new, three-year sound recording contract, the union said Thursday.
By revealing the digital tricks behind the blue-skinned Na'vi, Fox is expecting to start seeing lots of green this holiday season.
Beehived Rehab chanteuse Amy Winehouse, who died in July, will be honored with a special tribute on the upcoming VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul.
Emily Post notwithstanding, there's probably no gracious way to projectile vomit in your host's living room. And it says something about the darkly funny antics of Carnage that said puking probably doesn't constitute the most socially awkward moment.
Funeral arrangements have been set for movie marketing pioneer Joseph Farrell and will be private, his publicist said Thursday.
Sorry, fans of inspirational home-renovation stories: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is coming to an end.
After two wretched weekends at the box office, sequels to Sherlock Holmes, Alvin and the Chipmunks Mission: Impossible are riding in to rescue the domestic movie business.