'The Butler' Cleans Up at the Box Office

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is serving up success at the box office.

Starring Forest Whitaker as a longtime White House butler and Oprah Winfrey as his boozy wife, the Weinstein Co. biopic debuted in the top spot with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the weekend’s three…

Charges Dropped Against Kanye West

Kanye West won’t face felony charges after being accused of attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. But he’s not completely off the hook.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Friday it is declining to prosecute the rapper, but his case will go to…

Chris Brown Sentenced to 1000 Hours Community Service

Singer Chris Brown has had his probation reinstated and has been given a new sentence to perform 1,000 hours of community labor.

A prosecutor agreed Friday to withdraw a request to rescind Brown’s probation after he was involved in an alleged hit-and-run accident. That hit-and…

'That 70's Show' Actress Lisa Robin Kelly has Died

“That `70s Show” actress Lisa Robin Kelly has died at age 43.

Manager Craig Wyckoff says Kelly died Wednesday at a Los Angeles addiction treatment facility she had entered early this week. No official cause of death was disclosed.

Kelly portrayed Laurie Forman, sister of Topher Grace’s lead character…

Russell Simmons Apologizes for Harriet Tubman Sex Tape

Russell Simmons is apologizing for a parody video of Harriet Tubman in a sex tape that appeared on his All Def Digital YouTube channel.

The clip features an actress portraying Tubman having sex with her white slave master as someone films it so the abolitionist can bribe her boss. The…