Companies and celebrities from Beyonce to George Takei have joined millions of social media users in posting and tweaking a simple red logo in support of gay marriage in the United States.
A square box with thick pink horizontal lines, the mathematical symbol for equal, was offered for sharing this week by the Human Rights Campaign as the U.S. Supreme Court took up arguments in key gay rights cases.
Full StoryThe Rolling Stones will play Britain's Glastonbury Festival, the world's largest greenfield music and performing arts spectacle, organizers revealed on Wednesday.
The legendary group has not played the festival before, but speculation mounted that they could make an appearance after they revealed last year they were reuniting to play 50th anniversary shows.
Full StoryHarrison Ford isn't ready — "yet" — to talk about his reported part in Disney's planned "Star Wars" sequel, but he praises its director, J.J. Abrams.
"I think he's fantastic," Ford said in a recent interview. "I did his first movie, 'Regarding Henry,' with Mike Nichols. A wonderful talent. Extraordinary guy."
Full StoryCarla Bruni said the charges faced by her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy in connection with a probe into illegal party funding were "painful" for her and her family, local media reported Wednesday.
"It's painful to talk about it and equally painful to not talk about it. It's painful for the family," the singer said, wiping away a tear, in an interview with Le Parisien published Wednesday.
Full StoryPolice said Tuesday they arrested a man accused of stealing a script for Emmy award-winning U.S. TV show "Breaking Bad" from star actor Bryan Cranston's car.
Xavier McAfee, 29, was detained on suspicion of burglary last week and appeared in court Monday in New Mexico, where the actor lives and the show is set, said Bernalillo County Sheriff's officials.
Full StoryStar Trek actor William Shatner has accused U.S. tax authorities of wasting tens of thousands of dollars on a spoof video based on the cult television space show.
Shatner -- who played the Starship Enterprise's commander Captain James T Kirk in the series -- took to Twitter to lambast the video, which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has now apologized for.
Full StoryJustin Bieber's neighbor in Southern California has accused the pop singer of battery and making threats during an argument.
Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says authorities were called to the scene in Calabasas just after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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"Spring Breakers" is hands-down one of the most unique (and quotable) films you'll watch this year, and it's all thanks to James Franco's brilliant performance. That's not to say it doesn't have its fair share of problems, but "Spring Breakers" is a stylish and memorable experience that's sure to please its target audience.
Full StoryHelen Mirren has received another accolade for her royal performance as Queen Elizabeth II — a best-actress nomination at Britain's Olivier theater awards.
Mirren is nominated for "The Audience," alongside Hattie Morahan for "A Doll's House," Billie Piper for "The Effect" and Kristin Scott Thomas for "Old Times."
Full StoryFive people were jailed for more than 20 years in Britain on Monday for pretending to make a Hollywood blockbuster to secure millions of pounds in tax breaks from the government.
They had told tax inspectors that their film, "Landscape of Lives", had a budget of £19.6 million (23 million euros, $30 million) and involved veteran British actor Jeremy Irons.
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