NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Michelle Williams, the ex-girlfriend Heath Ledger described as his soul mate, reportedly returned home to New York from a film shoot upon hearing of his death.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Several U.S. comedians and NBC Studios have settled a lawsuit against the author and publishers of books they said recycled jokes without permission.
PALM BEACH , Fla., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Thrice married and divorced radio personality Rush Limbaugh has reportedly been dating a 31-year-old Florida woman for the past six months.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- SCI FI Channel said it has acquired off-network cable rights to the U.S. drama series "Jericho" from CBS Television Distribution.
PARK CITY , Utah, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Focus Features said it has acquired the worldwide rights to Andrew Fleming's comedy "Hamlet 2," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A dispute between radio personality Garrison Keillor and a neighbor in St. Paul, Minn., regarding a new garage reportedly has been settled out of court.
LONDON , Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Police in London have confirmed they will assess a video allegedly showing troubled singer Amy Winehouse smoking a crack pipe.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- WNBC political reporter Jay DeDapper fought off three unarmed muggers, who broke his nose while beating him outside a pizzeria in New York's Greenwich Village.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- South Carolina's Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce reportedly had a sand sculpture built in the likeness of Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. rapper Busta Rhymes was sentenced in New York Wednesday to three years probation after pleading guilty to charges stemming from four separate incidents.
PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. filmmaker Morgan Spurlock reportedly didn't find the real-life title character in his latest movie "Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?"
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Britney Spears reportedly did not win back visitation rights with her sons at an emergency custody hearing she requested in Los Angeles Wednesday.
ALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The Western Writers of America said it plans to bestow its Owen Wister Award upon novelist Tony Hillerman for his lifetime contribution to Western literature.
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PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst reportedly is in talks to star opposite Ryan Gosling in the 1980s-set romance/murder mystery "All Good Things."
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Showtime has ordered a third season of "Brotherhood," its hit U.S. television drama, starring Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Alicia Keys' CD "As I Am" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a third, non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- An autopsy performed on Heath Ledger's body Wednesday in New York reportedly left the cause of the 28-year-old actor's death undetermined.
LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The fate of Terry Gilliam's latest film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is reportedly unclear now that its star, Australian actor Heath Ledger, has died.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Selma Blair is reportedly in talks to co-star in the new NBC comedy pilot "Kath and Kim" with Molly Shannon.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- British rock 'n' roll icon Ringo Starr canceled an appearance on "Live with Regis & Kelly" because producers told him to shorten the song he was to perform.
ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- After an arduous tour to promote its last album, Georgia rockers Drive-By Trucks had an "extremely easy" time making their latest album.
