A court in Canada has ordered teen pop sensation Justin Bieber to stop making music for the next three years as restitution for a recent assault charge.

In a plea deal with the prosecution today, 19-year-old Bieber agreed to refrain from touring or recording new material in exchange for keeping himself out of jail.... Read More →

Clay Aiken has joined the cast of Duck Dynasty and is currently filming season 5 in Louisiana.

In a statement released on its website today, the A&E network said it hired the openly gay American Idol alumnus to increase diversity on the hit show, which follows the lives of the Robertson family and its duck hunting merchandise company.... Read More →

Will Ferrell parachuted from space today to promote his upcoming film Anchorman 2.

In a surprise publicity stunt, the actor was launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico and fell back down to Earth after a 22-mile drop along with a banner saying "Anchorman 2: In Theaters Tomorrow."... Read More →

Former Senator Rick Santorum announced today that he is producing a remake of Brokeback Mountain in which the central characters are not gay.

In an interview on Fox News this morning, the conservative Catholic said his film company has purchased a "pro-family, pro-Christian" rewrite of the script and are looking to start production in April of next year.... Read More →

Zach Galifianakis has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming film adaptation of of the bondage-themed Fifty Shades of Grey series.

According to a report on Deadline.com, the comedian known for his playful role in The Hangover trilogy will tackle the the character of Christian Grey, the billionaire entrepreneur with a devious sexual life.... Read More →

Rapper Kanye West is under fire today for claiming that he has contributed more to the cause of civil rights than icons Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

In an interview with WJLB radio in Detroit this morning, the controversial rapper said that his work in music and fashion design have single-handedly inspired millions to overcome discrimination and poverty.... Read More →

A woman of American descent has won Italy's premier beauty pageant, prompting a nasty backlash from social media.

Andrea Nelson, a 21-year-old, 5-foot-9-inch blonde from Florence in the Tuscany region, beat out 19 other contestants from throughout Italy for the title of "Miss Grande Italia" or "Miss Great Italy," which is Italy's version of the Miss America pageant. Judges said they admired Nelson's poise, intelligence, charisma and her volunteer work with underprivileged children.... Read More →

Despite an ongoing civil war and the looming threat of U.S. military action, Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad celebrated his 48th birthday today with an elaborate star-studded party in the capital Damascus, with several Hollywood luminaries taking part.

Assad and his wife, Asma Al-Assad, and hundreds of guests were treated to a two-hour birthday bash with musical and theatrical performances. Pop singers Jennifer Lopez and Nelly Furtado led the crowd in English as they sang "Happy birthday" to Assad, who was born Sept. 11, 1965.... Read More →

The daughter of actor and noted anti-Semite Mel Gibson married a devout Jewish man over the weekend.

In a ceremony Saturday at the Temple Emmanuel of Beverly Hills, 36-year-old Mary-Catherine Regina Gibson married 42-year-old Ezekiel Sharon, a prominent record producer.... Read More →

Hollywood power couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have revealed they are expanding their family by adopting a child.

The proud parents told People magazine that they are in the final stages of adopting Nicolae, a 1-year-old who hails from the Eastern European country of Moldova.... Read More →

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter walked out of a screening of Star Trek: Into Darkness last night, saying that the science fiction adventure had "too many minorities."

According to witnesses at Regal Cinemas in New York, the controversial author was seen cursing out the screen and exiting about half an hour into the picture.... Read More →

Jay Leno compared an NBC television executive to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin last night, arguing the network is "expropriating" his property by easing him out of The Tonight Show.

During a stand-up appearance at the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, Calif., the comedian said NBC's plan to replace him with Jimmy Fallon is "illegal, un-American, and just plain socialist" and labeled NBC President Steve Burke an "Ivy League commie".... Read More →