In this June 13, 2008 file photo, R&B singer R. Kelly leaves the Cook County Criminal Court Building in Chicago during jury deliberations in his child pornography trial.
LOS ANGELES R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter and is asking a Los Angeles judge to help him collect.
In this image released by Disneyland, "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus is joined by Mickey Mouse as more than 5,000 fans sing "Happy Birthday" to her Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 at Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif., during Cyrus' "Sweet 16" birthday party, a park-wide gala attended by dozens of celebrities and fans from around the world.
ANAHEIM, Calif. Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet.
PHILADELPHIA The ex-headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa sued the talk show host for defamation, claiming Winfrey falsely suggested she tried to cover up abuse at the school.
In this image released by the New Yorker Festival, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," is shown during an interview at The 2008 New Yorker Festival, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in New York.
NEW YORK Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough.
In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, Michael Lohan, father of actress Lindsay Lohan, is interviewed in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.
NEW YORK Michael Lohan isn't the type to back down from a fight.
"America's Mexican," as George Lopez referred to himself in his 2007 HBO comedy special, knows he's made it big.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Former "American Idol" contestant LaKisha Jones has tied the knot.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. CBS News' Bob Schieffer said moderating the debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama won't be nearly as unnerving as his Grand Ole Opry debut was Sunday.
In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, singer Janet Jackson performs during her concert in Los Angeles.
GREENSBORO, N.C. Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness.
In an April 3, 2008 file photo Jimmy Kimmel poses on the press line at the Jimmy Kimmel Show 1000th Episode Party. Kimmel is slated to host the American Music Awards on Nov. 23, 2008.
NEW YORK Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards.
Will Smith, left, is greeted by Tyler Perry at the unveiling of Perry's new motion picture and television studio in Atlanta, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
ATLANTA Tyler Perry unveiled a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta.
A display explaining different blues styles is seen during a media tour of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in Indianola, Miss.
INDIANOLA, Miss. Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic Grammy-winning merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra is planning to teach at his Boston alma mater.
In this Feb. 7, 2008 file photo, Natalie Cole arrives at the 4th Annual Peapod Foundation Benefit Concert in Los Angeles.
NEW YORK Natalie Cole, who suffers from hepatitis C, is resting at her Los Angeles home after being released from the hospital earlier this week, Cole's representative said Friday.
In this Nov. 18, 2007 file photo, Helio Castroneves arrives at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. A grand jury on Thursday, oct. 2, 2008, returned a tax evasion indictment against the 33-year-old Castroneves, who lives in a Coral Gables mansion.
MIAMI Race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to federal tax evasion charges and declared outside the courtroom that he would treat the case like a race against the Internal Revenue Service.
In this May 15, 2005, file photo, IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, celebrates with his sister, Kati, after he qualified for the Indianapolis 500 auto race with an average speed of 227.077 mph at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Helio Castroneves is facing federal tax charges in Miami. Castroneves is charged with conspiracy and six counts of tax evasion from 1999 through 2004. Also indicted in were Constroneves' sister and business manager, and his attorney.
MIAMI Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and TV "Dancing With The Stars" champion Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he used offshore accounts to evade U.S. taxes on more than $5 million in income.
MIAMI A former Argentine airport officer who became a Latin American pinup model testified in U.S. court Friday about discovering a suitcase stuffed with nearly $800,000 in cash brought to a Buenos Aires airport from Venezuela.
Each year since 1998, I've compiled a "10 to Watch" list of actors on TV. These are actors on new network shows who have the potential to go on to bigger careers even if their new series fails.
In this Jan. 8, 2008 file photo, James Earl Jones is shown on the first day of rehearsal for the new Broadway production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," in New York. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced Thursday Oct. 2, 2008, that James Earl Jones, whose acting prowess and iconic voice are world-renown, will receive the Guild's most prestigious accolade, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.
LOS ANGELES James Earl Jones, who has voiced some of entertainment's most memorable characters, will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
This June 9, 2006 file photo shows comedian Sandra Bernhard in New York. A women's shelter on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 cut headliner Sandra Bernhard from its annual benefit after she said Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin would be gang-raped if she ever visited New York.
BOSTON Sandra Bernhard says the decision by a women's shelter to cut her act from its annual benefit was based on a misleading account of what she said about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
In this image released by CBS, the face of a clock, etched in marble and created by veteran "60 minutes" correspondent Morley Safer is shown. Safer's work celebrating the CBS newsmagazine's 40th anniversary will be unveiled at a party on Oct. 6, 2008. It's the face of a clock with "60" at the top and "40" where the "8" would be in most clocks.
NEW YORK Morley Safer has created a work of art celebrating the 40th anniversary of "60 Minutes."
In this June 7, 2007 file photo, Dolly Parton arrives for the 2007 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York.
GATLINBURG, Tenn. Dolly Parton, who often refers to her Smoky Mountains upbringing, will serve as the ambassador for the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Mexican actress Salma Hayek, spokeswoman for the global Pampers/UNICEF campaign "One Pack = One Vaccine", reacts during a press conference to announce the partnership between UNICEF and Pampers aimed at eliminating maternal and newborn tetanus, at the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008.
GENEVA Hollywood mom Salma Hayek is lending her star power to a UNICEF campaign to eradicate tetanus in mothers and babies around the world within four years.
In this May, 2008 file photo, a top South Korean actress Choi Jin-sil is seen. The actress has been found dead in a suspected suicide.
SEOUL, South Korea A popular South Korean actress depressed after a divorce and distraught over online rumors was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide, hours after she sent a text message saying "take care of my children no matter what happens."
In this image released by Warner Bros., actor Leonardo DiCaprio, left, talks with host Ellen DeGeneres about the public service announcement he put together with some of his Hollywood friends including DeGeneres to encourage people to vote for the upcoming election during the taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in Burbank, Calif. The program is scheduled to air on Thursday, Oct. 2.
NEW YORK How do you get kids to vote? Just say no.
"I'd love to speak fluent Italian. I'm actually taking lessons. It's so frustrating. Three days a week, a guy comes over to teach me. And when he leaves, I don't know any Italian."
O.J. Simpson appears during his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in Las Vegas. Simpson faces 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy.
LAS VEGAS The judge and lawyers for both sides in the O.J. Simpson kidnapping and armed robbery case are meeting behind closed doors to work on jury instructions, and plan to present them before closing arguments later Thursday.
In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo Heather Locklear poses at the world premiere of the film "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" in Los Angeles. Authorities say Locklear has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008.
LOS ANGELES A photographer who called 911 to report Heather Locklear allegedly driving erratically runs a paparazzi agency and profited from images she took of the actress's subsequent arrest, the woman's attorney said Wednesday.
House Peters Jr., left, is seen in this 1951 file photo with his father silent screen star House Peters during the shooting of the Gene Autry film "The Old West". Peters Jr., the original Mr. Clean on Proctor & Gamble's commercials for household cleaners, has died. He was 92. Peters Jr. was never a leading man, but played many character parts in cowboy movies and won a Golden Boot Award in 2000 for his lifetime contributions to the western genre, his son said. Peters Jr.'s most memorable role came as Mr. Clean _ a muscular man with a bald head, a hoop earring and a no-nonsense attitude toward dirt and grime. From the late 1950s and into the early 1960s, Peters Jr. helped advertise the famous household cleaner
LOS ANGELES House Peters Jr., a TV actor who became the original Mr. Clean in Proctor & Gamble's commercials for household cleaners, died Wednesday. He was 92.
In this Sept. 21, 2008 file photo, Stephen Colbert from Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" is shown at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
NEW YORK Stephen Colbert is hoping to swing into the White House - alongside Spider-Man.
In this undated photo provided by the New York Philharmonic Archives, Leonard Bernstein conducts an orchestra. Carnegie Hall opened its 118th season Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, 2008, with a celebration of Bernstein, the conductor, composer, musical Confucius and mentor who died 18 years ago at age 72.
NEW YORK A lawyer for two photography professionals says seven nude and seminude Marilyn Monroe photos that are the subject of a lawsuit were found in curbside garbage nearly 35 years ago.
Entertainer Bow Wow talks to reporters before he and about 50 followers walk through the streets of Atlanta, Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008, to kick off his 15-city tour to urge people to register to vote for the upcoming presidential election.
ATLANTA Bow Wow once thought that politics was only for "old folks," but the 21-year-old platinum-selling rapper said he's had a change of heart and wants other young people to vote.
In this June 1, 2008, file photo, actress Sarah Jessica Parker is shown at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles.
NEW YORK Caroline Kennedy and Sarah Jessica Parker want you to shop 'til you drop - and feel good about doing it.
In this Sept. 10, 2008 file photo, rapper Jay-Z arrives at a benefit for the LeBron Conde Family Foundation at the Ralph Lauren mansion in New York. Jay-Z will perform Saturday, Oct. 3, 2008, at Detroit's Cobo Arena to promote voter registration.
LANSING, Mich. Jay-Z is doing an encore for Barack Obama.
In this May 19, 2007 file photo, Leonardo Dicaprio poses during a photo call for the film "11th Hour," at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France.
LOS ANGELES Leonardo DiCaprio says he's not ready to be a father. The 33-year-old actor, who has an on-and-off relationship with model Bar Refaeli, says he has no plans at the moment to settle down and start a family.
KINGSTON, Jamaica A Jamaican judge has cleared Grammy-winning musician Beenie Man of tax-evasion charges, saying the government never informed him of his legal rights.
NEW YORK Janet Jackson was released from a Montreal hospital just two hours after she arrived, a spokeswoman for the facility said Tuesday, but it was still not clear why she was admitted.
MILWAUKEE Oprah Winfrey's mother says she shouldn't have to pay a nearly $156,000 debt to a high-end fashion store because store officials shouldn't have extended credit to her.
In this Feb. 24, 2008 file photo, singer Billy Joel poses on the press line at the Elton John Oscar Party in West Hollywood, Calif.
BAYVILLE, N.Y. Billy Joel, who has championed the cause of Long Island, New York, fishermen in songs like "The Downeaster Alexa," is helping with the funeral expenses for a clam-digger whose body was found not far from the singer's mansion.
The new comedy "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" hits theaters Friday. How much do you know about Michael Cera, of "Superbad" and "Juno" fame?
O.J. Simpson, left, and his attorney Yale Galanter appear during Simpson's trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center Monday,Sept. 29, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson is charged with a total of 12 counts including kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an alleged incident involving the theft of his sports memorabilia.
LAS VEGAS The man who told a jury that O.J. Simpson asked him to bring guns and "look menacing" during a hotel room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers acknowledged Monday he didn't tell police that last October.
Ed McMahon and his wife, Pam Hurn, arrive for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. Court documents show a company founded by television icon Merv Griffin is suing Ed McMahon for a $100,000 loan it claims has gone unpaid.
LOS ANGELES Court documents show a company founded by Merv Griffin is suing Ed McMahon for a $100,000 loan it claims has gone unpaid.
In this Sept. 7, 2008, file photo, Britney Spears poses with her awards backstage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES Britney Spears' attorney has asked a judge to delay the singer's upcoming trial on a misdemeanor charge for driving without a valid license.
In this April 25, 2008 file photo, Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Co., smiles as he is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES Since leaving the Walt Disney Co. in 2005, Michael Eisner has been all about the Internet.
In this Aug. 22, 2006 file photo, Country singer Mindy McCready answers questions outside the courtroom in Franklin, Tenn.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. Country singer Mindy McCready will surrender to authorities Tuesday to begin serving a 60-day sentence for violating her probation on a 2004 drug charge.
In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, actor Shia LaBeouf poses on the press line at the premiere of the feature film "Eagle Eye" in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES Prosecutors have charged two people involved in an accident that injured Shia LaBeouf with giving police false information.
In this Nov. 6, 2006 file photo, actor Heath Ledger arrives to the film premiere of Candy in New York.
LOS ANGELES A former attorney for Heath Ledger is suing over a $10 million life insurance policy he claims has gone unpaid since the actor's death earlier this year.
In this Sept. 7, 2008 file photo, DJ AM, left, and musician Travis Barker pose backstage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Los Angeles.
AUGUSTA, Ga. Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been released from a Georgia hospital after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash more than a week ago.
This Nov. 13, 2007 file photo shows actor Heath Ledger as he attends a special Cinema Society and Hogan hosted screening of "I'm Not There" at the Chelsea West Cinemas in New York. Late actor Heath Ledger's daughter Matilda Rose will inherit all of her father's estate, Ledger's father told an Australian newspaper.
PERTH, Australia Heath Ledger's 2-year-old daughter Matilda Rose will inherit all of her father's estate, Ledger's father says.
In this Oct. 15, 2007 file photo, actress Scarlett Johansson arrives at Elle magazine's 14th Annual Women in Hollywood tribute in Los Angeles. Johansson and actor Ryan Reynolds married this weekend, according to publicist Meredith O'Sullivan.
LOS ANGELES Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds did a little rushing into it after all. The couple married this weekend, according to publicist Meredith O'Sullivan. She did not provide details.
