Lifestyles

Inevitably, a news conference Wednesday promoting their new Coen brothers film, "Burn After Reading," turned to the birth of Brad Pitt's twins with partner Angelina Jolie, and whether George Clooney would ever settle down.

A federal prosecutor claimed Tuesday that taped phone calls between Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and a high-powered lawyer showed they were conducting illegal wiretaps, even though the alleged wiretapped recordings have never been found.

Almost more than the convention of Barack Obama, the 2008 DNC is like a party given for and by Nancy Pelosi.

Ever wonder what happened to Tara Conner? It looks as though 2006’s troubled Miss USA has come a long way from her days of battling a drug/alcohol addiction to now teaching other young women how to act like ladies.

DioGuardi, the freshly-installed fourth "Idol" critic, joined Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson Tuesday afternoon as the quartet entered a Chelsea Piers building on Manhattan's west side for a round of season eight auditions.

The immigration department said Wednesday it was conducting a character assessment of Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as Australia considers whether to grant the rapper a visa for a concert tour later this year.

David Mamet's "American Buffalo," a robbery tale set in a Chicago junk shop, has found its third partner in crime -- Haley Joel Osment, who will be making his Broadway debut in the production.

Disappointed Neil Diamond fans will get a refund after attending a concert in which the 67-year-old singer's voice sounded raspy.

Police say rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is in a Las Vegas jail on drug and assault charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife.

Without explanation, prosecutors in Los Angeles dropped more than half of the sexual assault charges against Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander just before jury selection began for his trial.

Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N' Roses' unreleased album, "Chinese Democracy," on his Web site.

Sink or swim: Michael Phelps is trading the pool for the "Saturday Night Live" stage.

The actresses feuded on and off the set of the 1990s cultural phenomenon, and Doherty left the series in 1994 following a rocky stretch during which she clashed with the cast and producers and showed up late for work.

"One Day at a Time" actress Mackenzie Phillips was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, Sgt. Jim Holcomb of the LAX airport police told FOXNews.com.

Matthew McConaughey's father died having sex with his mom, Mama McConaughey says in her new book, "I Amaze Myself!"

Latin songwriter Estefano was shot twice and nearly killed at his waterfront mansion last year by a trusted former handyman who carefully plotted his death but miraculously failed, prosecutors said in closing arguments Wednesday at the handyman's trial.

Twelve movie extras are seeking $11 million in damages from Tom Cruise and his production company after suffering broken bones, cuts and bruises in the filming of World War II movie "Valkyrie" in Berlin last year, Reuters reports.

An Austrian police official says Bianca Jagger has lost a ring worth about $300,000 in Salzburg.

Kevin Smith likes to watch porn online, not to get his jollies but to marvel at how extreme the art of exhibitionist sex can be.

There are lots of celebrity supporters of Barack Obama here in Denver this week, but none of them is more serious about his election than Tony Bennett.