Carla Bruni said the charges faced by her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy in connection with a probe into illegal party funding were "painful" for her and her family, local media reported Wednesday.

"It's painful to talk about it and equally painful to not talk about it. It's painful for the family," the singer said, wiping away a tear, in an interview with Le Parisien published Wednesday.

Police said Tuesday they arrested a man accused of stealing a script for Emmy award-winning U.S. TV show "Breaking Bad" from star actor Bryan Cranston's car.

Xavier McAfee, 29, was detained on suspicion of burglary last week and appeared in court Monday in New Mexico, where the actor lives and the show is set, said Bernalillo County Sheriff's officials.

Star Trek actor William Shatner has accused U.S. tax authorities of wasting tens of thousands of dollars on a spoof video based on the cult television space show.

Shatner -- who played the Starship Enterprise's commander Captain James T Kirk in the series -- took to Twitter to lambast the video, which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has now apologized for.

Justin Bieber's neighbor in Southern California has accused the pop singer of battery and making threats during an argument.

Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says authorities were called to the scene in Calabasas just after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Written by Anthony Sargon

"Spring Breakers" is hands-down one of the most unique (and quotable) films you'll watch this year, and it's all thanks to James Franco's brilliant performance. That's not to say it doesn't have its fair share of problems, but "Spring Breakers" is a stylish and memorable experience that's sure to please its target audience.

Helen Mirren has received another accolade for her royal performance as Queen Elizabeth II — a best-actress nomination at Britain's Olivier theater awards.

Mirren is nominated for "The Audience," alongside Hattie Morahan for "A Doll's House," Billie Piper for "The Effect" and Kristin Scott Thomas for "Old Times."

Five people were jailed for more than 20 years in Britain on Monday for pretending to make a Hollywood blockbuster to secure millions of pounds in tax breaks from the government.

They had told tax inspectors that their film, "Landscape of Lives", had a budget of £19.6 million (23 million euros, $30 million) and involved veteran British actor Jeremy Irons.

Filming of the French version of the hit reality TV show "Survivor" has been cancelled after a contestant died of a heart attack on a tropical Cambodian island on the first day.

French broadcaster TF1 said it had axed the 2013 season of the show, called "Koh Lanta", after 25-year-old Gerald Babin fell ill on Friday during filming on Koh Rong off Cambodia's southwestern coast.

It's not the kind of performance that will win her another Academy Award, but British actress Tilda Swinton certainly has people buzzing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

But keep quiet, please. She's trying to sleep.

Film fans can already mark their calendars for the Academy Awards in 2014 and 2015.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that next year's Oscar ceremony will be held on March 2. The 2015 trophies will be handed out Feb. 22.