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Seeking to end a 10-year marriage, Vanessa Bryant signed papers earlier on Dec. 1 and he filed a response on Dec. 7 and the document was filed on Friday. According to the document, she and Kobe Bryant aim to share custody of their children, daughters Natalia, 8, and Giana, 5. She asks that Kobe Bryant have visitation rights.

Grammy-winning R&B singer Etta James is terminally ill, her live-in physician said in an interview this week that confirmed reports of the singer's fading health.

In China to promote his new film, actor Christian Bale was assaulted by government-backed guards as he attempted to visit a prominent Chinese activist detained in his home in eastern Shandong Province.

Mandate Pictures has optioned The Young, The Hot, And The Bothered, a coming-of-age comedy from 25-year-old writer Leah Rachel, the studio said Thursday.

Gunshots were fired at the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on Thursday by a man identified by a security guard as a protester, and police said a suspect had been taken into custody.

If you're not going to pay your rent, you probably shouldn't also set the townhouse on fire.

New Girl has been nominated for two Golden Globes, including best comedy and best actress. Hipster sweetheart Zooey Deschanel, the star of the Fox comedy show, is nominated for the best actress award.

At this time of year Hollywood brings out big-budget movies like Mission: Impossible with Tom Cruise and the new Sherlock Holmes film starring Robert Downey, Jr.

Teams have dropped out of the sweepstakes.

A look at graffiti in New York and it's impact on urban culture.

Starting Friday Dec. 16, 42 select theaters in North America and 10 select theaters in Canada will be dishing out the Dark Knight Rises IMAX prologue before screenings of Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Find your nearest city and go see it!

Suzanne Hart, a 41-year-old advertising executive at Young & Rubicam, on Wednesday became the latest person to die in an elevator accident, this time on Madison Avenue in New York City. Here is a list of other similar elevator accidents -- some fatal, others scary -- that has happened throughout history.

Demi Moore's Twitter handle @mrskutcher is here to stay. Even though you probably believe @mrskutcher isn't fitting at all after the end of a six-year marriage with zany 'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore doesn't mind. For her, getting rid of @mrskutcher is not the first thing on her to-do list.

A well-preserved five-inch long Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth was sold at a Los Angeles auction for $56250 thereby setting world records.

One of actress Elizabeth Taylor's Dior evening gowns sold for $362,500, boosting the total for the auction of her haute couture to $2.6 million at Christie's.

The Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Hornets have resubmitted a multiplayer deal that would send Chris Paul to the Clippers, according multiple reports.

Miley Cyrus has shot down rumors that her cleavage is a result of plastic surgery and has said her bust is all natural. Thank you for the compliment, but these babies are all mine, the former Disney star noted in a tweet. I wish they'd realize you don't have to be fake to be beautiful!

Demi Moore won't be changing her Twitter handle anytime soon. After much speculation over whether the actress will change her Twitter handle from @mrskutcher to something more fitting now that she will divorce 'Two and a Half Men' actor Ashton Kutcher after a six-year marriage, Moore said she has more important things to worry about.

Task outsourcing startup TaskRabbit has closed a new $17.8 million round of funding, the company announced today.

JumpTime, a Los-Angeles based technology company, has hired media veteran Elizabeth Osder as SVP of Strategy & Business Development.

Police in Baltimore evicted anti-Wall Street protesters on Tuesday and operations returned to normal at West Coast ports a day after a series of marches that disrupted operations at several terminals.