Country crooner Blake Shelton -- also known for his role as a judge on TV's "The Voice" -- is this year's "sexiest man alive," People Magazine announced Tuesday.

China's smartphone-wielding masses unleashed billions of dollars in e-commerce spending Saturday as they rushed to snap up bargains on "Singles Day", billed as the world's biggest one-day online shopping festival.

Rap superstar Eminem made his long-awaited return Friday with a strikingly fresh sound -- an introspective ballad that features Beyonce.

Eminem, the top-selling rapper of all time who earned his fame on the back of aggressive beats and lightning-quick rhymes, is accompanied almost entirely by piano and strings on the new track, "Walk on Water."

John Hillerman, most famous for playing Higgins the snooty butler in "Magnum, P.I." opposite Tom Selleck, died Thursday aged 84, his publicist said.

The actor, who also appeared in Roman Polanski's "Chinatown,"  and "Blazing Saddles," died of natural causes at his home in Houston, Texas, said Lori de Waal, without adding further details.

Societe Generale de Banque au Liban has announced that it is present as the exclusive partner of Cinema at the 24th edition of the Salon du livre francophone de Beyrouth, which is held from 4 to 12 November 2017 at Biel.

Through this partnership, SGBL said it simultaneously affirms its unwavering support for cinema and the Francophonie by supporting "Le Salon fait son Cinema", organized by the French Institute in Lebanon, with numerous screenings of feature films, short films and documentaries scheduled throughout the Salon.

Erika Ender, the co-writer of "Despacito" -- the Spanish-language dance hit that turned into a worldwide sensation -- has a few ideas about the secrets to its success.

One thing, she says, is its message to take it slow in a fast-moving world ("despacito" is the diminutive of "slow").

Harvey Weinstein has hired one of America's most celebrated criminal defense lawyers to represent him in New York, a spokesperson for the disgraced mogul said Wednesday, as Manhattan prosecutors reportedly prepare a case against him.

Adding Benjamin Brafman to his legal team would be a clear sign that the 65-year-old, twice-married father of five fears possible criminal charges in Manhattan for alleged rape.

Egyptian activists have sent Hollywood actress Helen Hunt an open letter denouncing her participation in a forum organized by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is accused of human rights violations.

Harvey Weinstein hired journalists and highly trained ex-spies and military personnel who used fake identities to try to stop accusers from going public with sexual misconduct claims against him, The New Yorker reported Monday.

After a dismal October for Hollywood, Disney and Marvel Studio's "Thor: Rognarok" proved a smashing success over the weekend weekend, pulling in $122.7 million in North American theaters for a global total of $306 million, industry figures showed Monday.