Alex the lion and his wild friends in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" retained their crown as king of the American box office this weekend, industry figures showed Sunday.

For the second week running, the cartoon romp starring Ben Stiller that sees the animals rampage through Europe with the help of a run-down circus as they try to return to a New York zoo stayed at the top of the charts, according to Exhibitor Relations.

New York police have shut down a nightclub after R&B singer Chris Brown and rapper Drake got into a brawl over fellow artist Rihanna which left eight injured, authorities and local media said.

A New York Police Department spokeswoman told Agence France Presse the W.i.P. (Work in Progress) basement club in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood was closed late Saturday due to unspecified "code violations."

Actress Lindsay Lohan was found unconscious in an LA hotel room Friday and was said to be suffering from exhaustion, but was not taken to hospital, spokespeople said.

In the latest scare involving the perennially troubled star, paramedics rushed to the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Marina Del Rey, west of Los Angeles after a 911 call that she was "non-responsive."

It wasn't quite as dramatic as Waterworld. But Kevin Costner has triumphed over actor Stephen Baldwin in a battle over ownership of centrifuge machines created to clean up oil spills.

Costner invested millions to develop the machines in the early 1990s after filming the post-apocalyptic film Waterworld. But the business never really took off, according to court records published Friday.

Famed tightrope walker Nik Wallenda completed Friday the first walk across Niagara Falls in more than a century, braving winds and heavy spray in his historic feat.

Tens of thousands of spectators were packed on the U.S. and Canadian sides of the falls to watch Wallenda, 33, complete the hair raising stunt.

Oscar-winner Kate Winslet, acting great Kenneth Branagh and the designer behind Kate Middleton's wedding dress were decorated by Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday in her birthday honors list.

"Titanic" star Winslet was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition for her services to drama, while Branagh becomes Sir Kenneth after being made a knight in the chivalry order.

Bill Cosby is retiring as master of ceremonies of the annual Playboy Jazz Festival after more than 30 years.

This weekend's festival at the Hollywood Bowl will be his last turn at the show's helm.

Singer Chris Brown, his girlfriend and his bodyguard were injured when a dance floor showdown with members of hip-hop star Drake's entourage turned into a bottle-hurling brawl earl Thursday at a nightclub, police said.

Brown tweeted a photo of himself with a cut chin, then later removed it, as well as other messages about the fight, including epithets and taunts. A representative later released a statement saying the singer and his girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, were victims of a "brutal attack."

Multi-platinum recording artist Bob Seeger led off this years' Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony with a rousing version of his 1973 classic, "Turn the Page."

The Detroit rocker called songwriting the hardest thing he does, and the most rewarding.

First she made a joke about buying a fake rolex. Now Thailand's culture ministry has filed a complaint to police against Lady Gaga for misuse of the Thai flag during her show last month.

The ministry said the part of Lady Gaga's performance when she wore a traditional headdress and sat on a motorcycle in a skimpy outfit with a Thai flag trailing behind was "inappropriate and hurt Thai people's sentiment".