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Dior Homme Celebrates Updated Classics at Paris Fashion

Dior Homme designer Kris Van Assche on Saturday celebrated the updated classic at Paris fashion while Korea's Songzio jazzed up cool, summer looks with metallic print and big pockets.

On day four of men's fashion, Van Assche said he delved into Christian Dior's world for a collection in which the "bourgeois meets the artist".

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Report: Soul Singer Bobby Womack Dead at 70

Legendary US soul singer Bobby Womack died Friday aged 70, Rolling Stone magazine reported, citing a representative of his record label.

Womack wrote a number of R&B staples including "It's all Over Now" -- which went to number one for British rockers The Rolling Stones.

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Liam Neeson's Nephew Suffers Head Injury in Fall

The nephew of actor Liam Neeson has suffered a serious head injury after falling from the top of a seaside phone booth.

Police say 31-year-old Ronan Sexton was out with friends when he fell about 20 feet (6 meters) from a phone kiosk beside the pier in Brighton, southern England, on Sunday.

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Swedish Prince Carl Philip Engaged to Former Model

The Swedish Royal Court has announced the engagement of Prince Carl Philip to Sofia Hellqvist, a former glamour model and reality TV participant.

The court said Friday that the wedding date hasn't been decided but was to take place during summer next year.

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Givenchy Explodes Plane for Paris Menswear Show

Last season, he used Rihanna and Kanye West to grab attention. This season, he exploded a plane.

Givenchy's rebel designer Riccardo Tisci certainly knows how to grab the limelight at Paris Fashion Week.

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Shia LaBeouf Arrested for Disrupting Broadway Show

Shia LaBeouf faced disorderly conduct charges Friday after being arrested for yelling obscenities at a Broadway theater performance of "Cabaret," police said.

The actor used obscene language and interfered with the show at Studio 54 in Manhattan, police said.

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Russia Bans Marilyn Manson 'Sadomasochistic' Gig

A concert by U.S. shock rocker Marilyn Manson has been canceled in a major Russian city over fears his performance would insult Orthodox believers and promote sadomasochism.

"There will be no Marilyn Manson concert in Novosibirsk," concert organizers said, referring to Russia's third largest city and the administrative center of Siberia.

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'Transformers' _ Way, WAY More of the Same

Crash. Shatter. Boom. Crash. Shatter. Boom. Smattering of silly dialogue. Pretty girl screams: "Dad!" Crash. Shatter. Boom. Silly dialogue. "DAD!!!" Crash. Shatter. Boom.

What? Oh, sorry. We were falling into a trance there.

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Gary Oldman in Row over 'Hollywood Run by Jews' Claim

British actor Gary Oldman was locked in a bitter row with a Jewish lobby group Wednesday after claiming that Hollywood is "run by Jews" and defending Mel Gibson over a notorious anti-Semitic rant.

The 56-year-old apologized to the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center, saying he has "an enormous personal affinity for the Jewish people."

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Art Superstar Koons Unveils Life Work in New York

Jeff Koons, one of world's highest paid artists, unveils his life work in New York on Friday, a chance to understand why his art is so celebrated, so loathed and so expensive.

The Whitney Museum has devoted its entire four-floor premises to the city's first retrospective of a 35-year career that sent Koons, the "king of kitsch," into the celebrity stratosphere.

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