The imminent divorce of "Brangelina" is the latest in a series of celebrity splits giving the impression that the average Hollywood marriage has about as much chance of success as a non-white actor at the Oscars.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie-Pitt have both been through divorces before, he with "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston and she with actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.

The end of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's marriage Tuesday provoked such a worldwide media storm precisely because this "socially engaged" couple had given the impression that theirs was a partnership which worked both publicly and privately, according to a leading celebrity magazine editor.

Tattooed rebel, red carpet queen, goodwill ambassador and anti-cancer warrior: Angelina Jolie is a silver screen beauty with convictions to match, and a record of taking tough decisions without looking back.

After a decade in the Hollywood spotlight as one half of the "Brangelina" celebrity couple, the 41-year-old filed this week for divorce from Brad Pitt, it emerged Tuesday.

Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt and is seeking custody of their six children, spelling the end for "Brangelina," one of Hollywood's highest-profile celebrity couples.

The 41-year-old Jolie filed legal documents on Monday citing irreconcilable differences with Pitt, 52, and listing their date of separation as September 15, according to entertainment news websites TMZ and People.

Fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" made television history at the 68th Emmys on Sunday, becoming the most decorated fictional show since the awards began nearly seven decades ago.

The HBO series picked up 12 Emmys this season: nine awards in technical categories and three top prizes at the glitzy ceremony in downtown Los Angeles -- television's equivalent of the Oscars.

Iran on Saturday chose Oscar-winning Asghar Farhadi's "The Salesman" as its entry for Best Foreign Language film at this year's Academy Awards.

"After long deliberations on the five shortlisted films, a strong majority of the board picked The Salesman... to compete on behalf of our country," the spokesman for the Iranian film selection committee Amir Esfandiari announced.

Pop star Nancy Ajram inaugurated Sidon's International Festival, celebrated at the city's waterfront on Friday, and organized by the National Committee of Sidon International Festival, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Sidon municipality.

Crowds of fans from the various Lebanese regions flocked to the capital of the South, to meet their favorite singer.

The three organizers of a publicity stunt featuring fake jihadist attackers who sparked panic during the Cannes Film Festival were fined 2,500 euros ($2,800) on Friday.

Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera will headline the long-anticipated tribute concert to late pop legend Prince, his estate announced Friday.

The family said the concert -- the first and perhaps only public memorial to the music icon -- would take place October 13 at the 20,000-capacity XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

British fashion put a brave face on Brexit Friday as it began its first catwalk shows since the vote, citing a surge in sales on the weak pound despite fears that leaving the EU will hit exports and increase costs.