LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) --
"The Young and the Restless" star Jeanne Cooper died in Los Angeles Wednesday, her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, confirmed on Facebook.
ATLANTA, May 8 (UPI) -- British actor Sean Bean has been cast as the lead in the spy drama series "Legends," which is to premiere in 2014, TNT said Wednesday.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- "Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody" is set to open this month off-Broadway, the show's producers announced.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- Ken Ehrlich will produce the 65th Prime Time Emmy Awards show, which is to take place Sept. 22 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CBS announced.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- An upcoming episode of "General Hospital" will show characters from the soap opera appearing on the New York cooking program "The Chew," ABC said.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna says she will donate to charity the $7.2 million she got from the sale of her 1921 Fernand Leger painting, "Three Women at the Red Table."
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- Kenny Chesney's "Life on a Rock" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Rapper Ja Rule has been released from the federal correctional institution in Ray Brook, N.Y., but will remain confined in his home until July, officials said.
LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- Visual effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator Ray Harryhausen has died in London, his family announced on Facebook. He was 92.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles deputy medical examiner says Michael Jackson's health had been good enough for him to live a normal lifespan before he overdosed on propofol.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- Dr. Phil McGraw filed a lawsuit in Texas against Gawker Media for copyright infringement pertaining to footage it ran from one of his high-profile interviews.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- NBC will renovate a New York studio to house "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" for $5 million instead of building a new one for $25 million.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood has been chosen to perform the opening theme for "Sunday Night Football," NBC announced.
ATLANTA, May 8 (UPI) -- TNT said it has ordered 10 episodes of the new U.S. action-drama series "The Last Ship," starring Eric Dane and produced by Michael Bay.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 8 (UPI) -- Canadian pop star Justin Bieber got six speeding tickets while driving a Lamborghini Avendator during his stay in Dubai, officials said.
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- NBC says the series finale of its Pennsylvania-set sitcom "The Office" has been extended to 75 minutes.