The son of kung fu star Jackie Chan was released from a Chinese jail on Friday after serving a six-month term for drugs offences, his agency said.

Jaycee Chan, who like his father has worked as an actor and singer, was detained in August and charged with providing a venue for others to use drugs after police found 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana at his home in Beijing. 

Faces, bodies, status and humor are all important in Internet dating, but the biggest success factor of all could be your name.

So say scientists who found that people whose online name began with a letter in the top half of the alphabet -- A to M -- get the most "looks" from others.

French children as young as 12 can head to see the highly-anticipated erotic drama "Fifty Shades of Grey" on its release Wednesday, after the country's film board decided against giving it an adult certificate.

France's classification president, Jean-Francois Mary, deemed that the movie, starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, "isn't a film that...can shock a lot of people."

Kanye West says he has nothing but respect for Beck. The Grammys? Not so much.

West paid a visit on Ryan Seacrest and his "On Air" radio show Wednesday to expound on his post-Grammy diss of the surprise Album of the Year winner.

Was it a murky Washington conspiracy, or just a technical glitch?

American fans of hit political drama "House of Cards" got an unexpected sneak peek of the show's third season Wednesday, when Netflix mistakenly posted the latest instalments online.

Celebrities are jetting in, gluten-free cocktails are concocted and designers are unveiling their 2015 fall/winter collections: a frozen New York kicks off its multi-million-dollar Fashion Week Thursday.

Hot on the heels of haute couture shows in Paris, the fashion glitterati is flocking to admire the best and brightest in U.S. design, where young talent rubs shoulders with fashion barons Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger.

Jon Stewart's fans were gobsmacked by the sad news he delivered on Tuesday's edition of "The Daily Show": He's leaving his phony anchor desk and ending his reign as phony newsman, and the loss is to real news.

"This show doesn't deserve an even slightly restless host and neither do you," he told his audience. He said he might depart in July, September or maybe December. He didn't say what he means to do next.

Probation officials say a soccer injury kept Justin Bieber from completing the terms of his sentence in a misdemeanor vandalism case.

A probation report filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court states that Bieber cited a severe ankle sprain in early January as the reason he hasn't completed five days of community labor.

"Fifty Shades of Grey", the long-anticipated movie version of the bestselling erotic novel, began its worldwide rollout on Wednesday, with sex-savvy France one of the first to catch a glimpse.

The film, starring Jamie Dornan as a billionaire with a penchant for S&M and Dakota Johnson as a virginal student who falls under his sway, is being marketed as a torrid touchstone for a generation too young to remember "Nine and a Half Weeks" or "Last Tango in Paris".

It may be far from Europe, but Australia has been granted entry into the Eurovision song contest, sparking joy from fans and bemusement from those questioning the antipodean entry.

The kitsch pop contest has a cult following, with millions of viewers voting for their favourite performers. Last year's winner was "bearded lady" Conchita Wurst, an Austrian diva with a lush black beard and never-ending eyelashes.