Tag: Arts and Entertainment
Tributes paid to Are You Being Served? star Sugden
Tributes are paid Are You Being Served? star Mollie Sugden, who died this week aged 86.[MORE]
Jackson's ex plans custody fight
Michael Jackson's ex-wife says she plans to fight for her two children, as public memorial details announced.[MORE]
Fans dismayed at Jackson funeral plans
A week since Michael Jackson's death, there is still confusion over his funeral arrangements.[MORE]
Jackson 'had secret girlfriend'
Michael Jackson had a secret long-term girlfriend at the time he died, says his former bodyguard.[MORE]
Ukrainians seek to name village after Jackson
Residents of a Ukrainian village want to rename it after the late pop singer Michael Jackson. [MORE]
Carradine died of asphyxiation: pathologist
The medical examiner who oversaw a private autopsy on David Carradine says that the Kung Fu star died from asphyxiation and the way the actor's body was bound allowed him to rule out suicide. [MORE]
Aussies to rock for Tassie devils
Australian rock artists will play a series of concerts to raise money for the threatened Tasmanian devil, which has been ravaged by a contagious facial tumour disease.[MORE]
Ono wins rights to Lennon footage
Singer John Lennon's widow has won a lawsuit against a group of collectors who disputed her rights to movie footage capturing intimate moments of the former Beatles legend.[MORE]
Jolie, Aniston are Hollywood's top-earning actresses
Brad Pitt's current squeeze and former wife are Hollywood's biggest female moneymakers.[MORE]
Kevin Jonas gets engaged
Kevin Jonas, the eldest member of the the Jonas Brothers band, may soon shed his purity ring as People magazine is reporting the 21-year-old pop star is now engaged.[MORE]
Pre-fame Madonna nudes go on show
Nude Madonna photos, taken while she was a struggling 20yo, are on display in London.[MORE]
Are You Being Served? star Mollie Sugden dies
Mollie Sugden, the TV actress who played the cat-obsessed Betty Slocombe in Are You Being Served?, has died aged 86.[MORE]
Salinger spin-off book blocked
The publication of a book that novelist JD Salinger said ripped off his classic The Catcher In The Rye has been halted by a US judge.[MORE]
Oscar winner Karl Malden dead at 97
Marlon Brando's Oscar-winning sidekick in A Streetcar Named Desire has died aged 97.[MORE]
Jackson won't be buried at Neverland
The family of Michael Jackson has ruled out the possibility of burying the pop star at his Neverland Ranch, adding no "private or public" services would be held at the estate.[MORE]
Jackson requested powerful sedative: nurse
A former nurse who cared for Michael Jackson has told CNN the pop star pleaded with her to provide him a powerful sedative in the last months of his life.[MORE]
Lockie Leonard filming ends
Filming of the second series of Lockie Leonard wraps up in Albany, in southern Western Australia, this week.[MORE]
Keeping the Doctor Who torch burning
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Russell T Davies is the man credited with reviving the television show Doctor Who and is now about to screen a third series of its spin-off Torchwood.[MORE]
Jackson's 'Suit of Lights' glove for sale
He was famously called "The Gloved One", and now anyone can slip their hand into one of only two Michael Jackson white gloves that could sell in the six figures, an auctioneer says.[MORE]
Actor fails to win Skippy profits
More than 40 years after leaving the set of Skippy The Bush Kangaroo, actor Tony Bonner has failed to win a share of the iconic television show's profits.[MORE]
Mr Squiggle rockets to 50th birthday
One of Australia's favourite puppets, Mr Squiggle, has turned 50.[MORE]
Promoter pushes for all-star Jackson tribute show
The promoter of Michael Jackson's planned run of 50 concerts in London wants his family to stage an all-star show in his memory and said today he had discussed the idea with them.[MORE]
Angel Fawcett farewelled in LA
A private funeral service has been held for actress Farrah Fawcett, who died last week aged 62.[MORE]
More than 1m tipped for Jackson funeral
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From Elvis Presley to Princess Diana, iconic funerals are often marked by massive crowds, celebrity mourners and gut-wrenching emotion - and Michael Jackson's memorial will be no different.[MORE]
