Reuters – CBS Corp’s Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel.
AFP – Queen Elizabeth II’s gaffe-prone husband Prince Philip proved that at 88 he is as undiplomatic as ever, when he asked a young sea cadet if she worked in a strip club, newspapers reported Friday.
AP – A member of the pop group Girlicious has been charged in California with drug possession with the intent to sell after Glendale police allegedly found a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse.
AP – Red carpet regular Tinsley Mortimer is jumping from the social circuit to the national spotlight with her own reality television show.
AP – A musical celebrating Ray Charles is headed for Broadway this fall.
AP – Brooks & Dunn have landed a star-studded lineup for their “Last Rodeo” concert special to be filmed following the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
AP – A former model says she’s appalled that her nearly decade-old bikini photo became a randy prop in the film “Couple’s Retreat.”
AP – The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block.
AP – Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.
AP – Teen power won out on “American Idol” as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax.
AP – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media.
AP – Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL’s greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.
AP – Madonna doesn’t think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband.
Reuters – Australian actor Hugo Weaving, who played bad guy Agent Smith in the “Matrix” franchise, is in talks to join the “Captain America” movie as the villainous Red Skull.
Brooks Brothers is devoting the biggest part of its spring-summer marketing budget ever — 50 percent — to one of its strongest suits: Supima cotton clothing.
Gap’s 1969 Jeans line is making itself at home in a new location on Robertson Boulevard.
For fall, Paris designers conjured up a beautiful group of clean-lined coats.
Memorabilia from the extraordinary life of Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, who turns 90 in March.
Chang-Rae Lee’s latest novel “The Surrendered” investigates the impact of war on the human psyche.
Antioxidant-rich extracts and acids from the ever-popular pomegranate infuse spring launches for face, body and even home.
StriVectin has an eye on additional sales with its newest skin care product, StriVectin Instant Moisture Repair, which is rolling out now.
Fusion Brands Inc., the parent company of the FusionBeauty cosmetics and Clean perfume brands, aims to become a $200M player at retail.
As the world’s biggest hair care brand, all eyes are on Pantene
