NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Beyonce and Solange have canceled Tuesday's benefit concert at Houston's House of Blues because of a scheduling conflict, Music World/Columbia Records said.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Summit Entertainment and Catherine Hardwicke have announced that the U.S. filmmaker will not direct the next installment of the "Twilight" movie franchise.
MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Two Indiana women arrested during the filming of a reality show have sued CBS, the Muncie Police Department and actor Jason "Wee Man" Acuna.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Elmer Valentine, a former Chicago police officer who helped start the go-go dancing craze as owner of Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, has died at 85.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Jeff Goldblum says he took violin lessons and visited concentration camps in the long run-up to his role in the upcoming movie "Adam Resurrected."
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Joza Karas, who chronicled the work of Jewish composers caught up in the Holocaust died at the age of 82 in Connecticut, his family announced.
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LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Comic Russell Brand dedicated his British Comedy Award for best live stand-up to Jonathan Ross, his cohort in a controversial BBC radio stunt.
LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Guards at Britain's Buckingham Palace have shagged golf balls for Prince Andrew and tiptoe past his father's open window, according to the Mail on Sunday.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The European Film Academy says it presented Dame Judi Dench with a lifetime achievement award at its gala in Copenhagen, Denmark.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Police in South Dakota say actor Vinnie Jones faces a simple assault charge after a barroom brawl in which he was cracked in the head with a beer mug.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- "Big Love" star Ginnifer Goodwin and fellow actor Chris Klein are breaking it off after dating for two years, a source tells People.com.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- British television host Bear Grylls was airlifted out of Antarctica after breaking his shoulder while filming a television documentary, the Mail on Sunday said.
BSOTON, Mass., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Meryl Streep says her new film "Doubt" is set against a New York Catholic school backdrop but is a character study with parallels to the war on terror.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Country singer John Rich and his longtime girlfriend, former model Joan Bush, were married in Nashville, his spokesperson confirmed.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. is lobbying for an Oscar for Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," the Los Angeles Times reports.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- An actor featured on "The Sopranos" was ratted out by his alleged ex-drug dealer, who testified for the prosecution at his New York trial on a murder charge.
CHITOSE, Japan, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The flight of a Japanese passenger plane was delayed this week because of confusion over the number of people in the pop group SMAP's entourage.
Sean Combs arrives on the red carpet before the screening of the film "Killing Them Softly" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 22, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
