Legendary film director Woody Allen hit back Sunday at his adopted daughter's allegations of sexual abuse during her youth, calling them "untrue and disgraceful."

In a strongly-worded statement, Allen's New York publicist emphasized the filmmaker had never faced criminal charges over the claims and that experts at an earlier hearing had found there was no evidence of molestation.

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday of a suspected drug overdose, law enforcement officials said. He was 46.

The enigmatic star was hailed as the finest character actor of his generation, winning an Oscar in 2006 for "Capote" and nominated for three further Academy Awards.

Thousands of demonstrators marched through Moscow on Sunday to demand Russia free eight prisoners jailed after a 2012 protest against President Vladimir Putin.

There was heavy security for the march, with hundreds of police lining the route from Pushkin Square to Turgenev Square, while a helicopter hovered overhead.

Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won an Oscar for best actor in 1961 for "Judgment at Nuremberg," has died at the age of 83, his agent announced Saturday.

Schell died following "a sudden and serious illness," agent Patricia Baumbauer said.

Miley Cyrus wants you to concentrate on her voice — not her twerking — when she launches her tour next month.

"Ren and Stimpy" creator John Kricfalusi and contemporary artist Ben Jones have crafted videos to play during the 38 shows as Cyrus prioritizes singing over dance routines.

Kanye West will not face criminal charges over an incident in which he apparently punched a man in a California chiropractor's office.

Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file charges against the rapper because he had reached a civil settlement with the man and there were no significant injuries documented.

The Romanian Cinema Board on Friday said it had lifted a ban on Danish director Lars Von Trier's controversial erotic epic "Nymphomaniac 2" and fired the official who had barred the film.

The film will now be released as planned on February 7, but will be prohibited to minors.

Hollywood's royal couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will move to South Africa this year while he works on a new film, local media reported Friday.

The pair, who have six children together, have rented a house in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Sandhurst for $7,600 a month, the Afrikaans-language Beeld newspaper reported, citing a source involved in the private rental deal.

By Jeremy Barnicle (CNN)

Syria needs lots of things right now. One of them is George Clooney.

"Je ne regrette rien." ("I don't regret a thing.")

That's what France's former first lady, Valerie Trierweiler, told the weekly Paris-Match amid the drama of being dumped by French President Francois Hollande for a younger actress.