Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage says he didn”t meet his co-stars in the animated caveman comedy “The Croods,” until after the movie had wrapped. “This is the very first day I have ever met Ryan [Reynolds,]” Cage told United Press International at a press...

U.S. chef and TV personality Alex Guarnaschelli has been declared the winner of the Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef: Redemption.” Guarnaschelli, who cooks at the Butter and The Darby eateries in New York, beat out fellow finalists Amanda Freitag and Nate Appleman to win...

Gil Friesen, longtime president of A&M Records, has died in Los Angeles, friends say. He was 75. Jann Wenner, publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, said Friesen was battling leukemia when he died at his home Thursday. A&M records was a leading independent record label from the 1960s...

Thirty years ago, Michael Jackson was on his way to becoming the “King of Pop” with the release of the best-selling studio album in U.S. history, “Thriller.” “Thirty years ago the greatest album ever made was released and it still stands the test of...

George Entwistle, dogged by a false broadcast that a Conservative Party politician had molested boys, resigned Saturday as director-general of the BBC. Entwistle, a 23-year veteran of the British national broadcaster, was thought to be a safe choice when he got the job in September, the...

Comedian Katt Williams’ former assistant is suing him for allegedly hitting her with a closed fist, a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court said. The former assistant, Melissa Ishage, said in the complaint Williams became angry Tuesday and threatened to strike her, raising an...

South Korean rapper Psy”s single “Gangnam Style” has sold more than 2 million copies, the Recording Industry Association of America Inc. said Saturday. The viral song and video has been certified double platinum by the association, Yonhap News Agency reported. Psy is...

U.S. actor Matthew Perry is reprising his role as a Chicago attorney on “The Good Wife” for one episode, CBS said. Perry”s role as Mike Kresteva made waves last season when went head to head with Julianna Marguiles” character, Alicia Florrick, during a blue-ribbon...

“Toy Story 3″ screenwriter Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the upcoming Episode VII of the “Star Wars” movie franchise, Lucasfilm announced. Arndt has already spent months writing a 40-to 50-page treatment for the final trilogy of the Star Wars Saga, The...

A Los Angeles judge ruled actress Halle Berry cannot permanently move her daughter to France, away from her father, who lives in California. Berry, who is engaged to actor Olivier Martinez, requested the move because she believed stricter paparazzi laws in France made it a safer place to...

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber and U.S. singer Selena Gomez have split up, sources told People magazine. “She broke up with him about a week ago,” a source, whose name was not reported, told the magazine for a report published Saturday. “With them being apart so much it...

U.S. actress Jennifer Lawrence says she”s considered overweight by Hollywood standards, but she has no interest in starving herself for a role. In an interview with Elle magazine, the “Hunger Games” actress conceded she does not fit the Hollywood standard of...

U.S. singer Chris Brown, in an interview with a Los Angeles radio station, denied rumors he and singer Rihanna have rekindled their relationship. When asked by Power 106 host Big Boy whether he and Rihanna were back together, Brown said, “No.” “And that’s just quick, a...

U.S. actress and singer Miley Cyrus said she had no idea how many decisions she would have to make in planning her wedding to actor Liam Hemsworth. “Like, I don”t care what color the napkins are, to be honest,” the bride-to-be said Thursday on the “Ellen”...

The first trailer for U.S. actor Brad Pitt”s latest project, zombie film “World War Z,” has debuted online. The trailer hit the Internet Friday, featuring Pitt as a husband and father of two, the Los Angeles Times reported. The family is stuck in gridlock traffic in a...

BBC’s “Newsnight” program said a story about a child sex abuse case incorrectly implicating a former British Tory politician should not have been broadcast. BBC Director General George Entwistle said disciplinary action may be taken after the alleged abuse victim, Steve...

Spanish actor Javier Bardem has 25 years of acting experience and an Oscar, but he confesses there was a brief time on the set of the new James Bond movie “Skyfall” when he was completely unnerved by his co-stars Judi Dench and Daniel Craig. Directed by Sam Mendes, the latest...

Lincoln Center Theater”s 75th anniversary production of Clifford Odets” stage drama “Golden Boy” began previews on Broadway Friday. Directed by Bartlett Sher and starring Seth Numrich, Tony Shalhoub and Danny Burstein, the play is being performed at the Belasco...

Taylor Swift is to perform on “Dick Clark”s New Year”s Rockin” Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013″ in New York”s Times Square, ABC said Friday. The network”s Dec. 31 programming will feature a tribute to music television icon Dick Clark, who died in April...

Syfy says it has renewed its Maine-set supernatural series “Haven” for a fourth season. The 13-episode season is to premiere in 2013, Mark Stern, president of original content for Syfy and co-head of original content for Universal Cable Productions, announced Friday. “We...

AMC and Netflix are working out a deal to revive the Seattle-set police drama “The Killing” for a third season, Deadline reported. The cable network canceled the series in July, but has been talking to the online streaming and DVD rental company after hearing a strong third...

U.S. cable network Comedy Central says it has renewed its edgy animated series “Brickleberry” for a 13-episode second season. The fresh installments are to premiere next fall. The show about unruly park rangers is executive produced by Daniel Tosh and creators Waco O”Guin...

British author Helen Fielding says she has started writing a sequel to 1996”s “Bridget Jones”s Diary” and 1999”s “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.” The books and two film adaptations, starring Renee Zellweger as the titular heroine, were based on...

CeeLo Green”s publicist issued a statement Friday denying the U.S. recording artist and television personality sexually abused a woman as she claims. “Given that the matter is under investigation, we obviously cannot speak as freely as we”d like. What we can say is that...

Hollywood actor Martin Sheen said there were times he felt like he, Andrew Garfield and Sally Field were starring in a family drama instead of an action picture when they were shooting their scenes for “The Amazing Spider-Man.” In the re-boot of the franchise, Sheen and Field play...

NBC says it has picked up its new freshman drama “Chicago Fire” for a full season. The announcement was made Thursday by Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment. “We all love this thrilling new drama with its sexy breakout cast. We are excited to see it gaining...

Lindsay Lohan”s publicist says the Hollywood starlet has canceled an upcoming interview with veteran broadcast journalist Barbara Walters. Deadline said the public-relations firm Rogers & Cowan confirmed Thursday night Lohan will not appear as planned on ABC”s...

Next month”s Divas Dance Party will feature performances by Ciara, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Jordin Sparks, America”s VH1 network announced. The concert, which will include tributes to late pop stars Whitney Houston and Donna Summer, is to air live Dec. 16....

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is to make a cameo appearance as himself on an upcoming episode of the sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” NBC confirmed. Biden”s scene with show regulars Amy Poehler and Adam Scott was shot in Washington in July at the Eisenhower Executive Office...

Hollywood director Michael Bay announced Thursday he has cast Mark Wahlberg in “Transformers 4,” which is set for a 2014 theatrical release. Bay and Wahlberg previously worked together on “Pain and Gain,” which hits theaters this April. “Mark is awesome. We...