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The Irish actor Milo O'Shea, whose many roles on stage and screen included a friar in Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," an evil scientist in "Barbarella" and a Supreme Court justice on "The West Wing," has died in New York City. He was 86.

Robert V. Remini, an award-winning scholar of Andrew Jackson and 19th century politics who viewed Washington firsthand in the 21st century when he became the official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives, has died. He was 91.

Robert V. Remini, a prize-winning scholar of Andrew Jackson and the former official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives, has died. He was 91.

Wesley Snipes has been released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania.

Halle Berry is pregnant.

AMC's "Mad Men" drama may garner attention for bringing back '60s glamour, but January Jones, known for her daring red carpet looks, says she doesn't care what critics think of her personal style.

British director Danny Boyle calls his new R-rated thriller "Trance" the "mad bad relative" of the crowd-pleasing opening ceremony he produced for the Olympics last summer. And he admits "Trance" served as sort of an exorcism that helped him get in touch with his dark side while working on the summer spectacular.

The death of film critic Roger Ebert elicits wide reaction from directors, actors, fellow critics and others:

Rick Ross has formally apologized for lyrics some have called pro-rape.

Roger Ebert could be tough on filmmakers, but unlike many critics, he earned their respect.

Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday.

Nick Carter could bring his wedding to the small screen.

Indian actor and director Manoj Kumar has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for releasing a popular 2007 film in Japan without deleting scenes that make fun of him.

Oscar-winning screenwriter and award-winning novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has died. She was 85.

He's not milking his fame, but Ryan Gosling is lending his name to the cause of cows.

The star of "Jackass" is showing off his artistic side.

Pasha P183, a prominent Russian graffiti artist who hid his identity and has been compared to Britain's Banksy, has died. He was 29.

Roger Ebert will be writing fewer of his famed movie reviews because of a recurrence of cancer, but the movie critic promises his illness will give him other topics to write about.

Film critic Roger Ebert says he has cancer again and is scaling back his movie reviews while undergoing radiation.

The Jim Henson Co. says Henson's partner in marriage and Muppets has died.

A fifth man has filed a lawsuit against Kevin Clash, the former voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street," making sex abuse allegations similar to those of four other plaintiffs.

Lindsay Lohan isn't going to be a mother, yet.

Elton John and his longtime songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, will be honored at this year's Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Robin Thicke's new music video is too hot for YouTube.

Rapper Rick Ross says critics have misinterpreted his lyrics on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O" after uproar from women's advocacy groups.

Paul Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! Magazine is considered the first U.S. publication to write seriously about rock 'n roll, has died in California. He was 64.

Stephen Sondheim has won one of the top honors in the arts world, the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement.

Kiss frontman Gene Simmons made a surprise appearance at a Sioux Falls benefit concert Saturday, where he spoke of music's power to positively shape children's lives.

Phil Ramone, the masterful Grammy Award-winning engineer, arranger and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, died Saturday of complications stemming from heart surgery, his family said. He was 79.

A federal judge says actress Angelina Jolie didn't steal the story for her movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey" from a Croatian author.