Phil Spector Still Behind the Music with Wife's CD Is it a crime for a convicted killer to release an album while he's still behind bars? Most critics seem to think that in the case of Phil Spector, it is at least an artistic failure. The 70-year-old Spector is a rock music- producing legend imprisoned for the murder of an actress. 7/29/2010 4:22:14 PM

Tom Selleck happy new show isn't shot in Toronto Tom Selleck is happy to be on a prime-time TV show -- and even happier his new series isn't shot in Toronto. There was some talk that "Bluue Bloods," which premieres this fall on CTV and CBS, would be produced in the Canadian city; talk the former "Magnum, P.I." star was quick to discourage. 7/29/2010 3:56:03 PM

George Clooney's girlfriend implicated in cocaine and prostitution scandal Elisabetta Canalis, a former showgirl who has been expected to marry American actor George Clooney, has been implicated in a sex and drugs scandal involving businessmen, celebrities and prostitutes, according to several reports out of Italy. 7/29/2010 2:15:46 PM

Georgian minister accused of stripping at Vancouver club A racy photograph of the Georgian economy minister, said to be taken at a Vancouver strip club, is creating international media furore. Vera Kobalia, 28, who lived in Vancouver and was educated at BCIT, is pictured posing salaciously with a group of scantily clad women. 7/29/2010 2:08:00 PM

Obama defends his record on The View U.S. President Barack Obama mounted a spirited defence of his first 20 months in office Thursday on the popular daytime talk show The View. He effortlessly charmed the show's five female hosts, saying he came on the program because he was "trying to find a show that [his wife] Michelle actually watched." 7/29/2010 12:24:23 PM

Chaykin tributes recall 'unforgettable characters' The late Maury Chaykin is being hailed as "one of our greatest actors" and a performer who created "unforgettable characters" in the tributes emerging after his death on Tuesday. Chaykin, the award-winning actor whose prolific career spanned films and television died early Tuesday at Toronto General Hospital at the age of 61. 7/29/2010 11:54:46 AM

Deciphering the appeal of 'Jersey Shore's' Snooki Flake, cow, loser, slut, idiot, airhead, trash, penguin, creep, moron, midget, freak, Oompa-Loompa, nobody. It’s another day in the kitchen of Andy Polizzi — volunteer firefighter, auto salvage manager and father of Nicole Polizzi, the 4-foot-9-inch Snooki, yowling star of “Jersey Shore.” 7/29/2010 11:50:29 AM

Tom Larscheid leaving Canucks' broadcast booth Tom Larscheid had his ace on Wednesday. Vancouver Canuck hockey fans had their ace for most of the last 33 years. It is the end of an era for the National Hockey League club and broadcasting in Vancouver as the Team 1040 is replacing Larscheid with analyst Dave Tomlinson next season. 7/29/2010 6:15:27 AM

Jokes, fur fly fast in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." Dogs and cats, living together ... mass hysteria? Maybe not so much. While these animals were resourceful and well-equipped enemies in the original "Cats & Dogs" from 2001, now they're forced to band together to fight a common foe in the sequel "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." 7/29/2010 10:22:42 AM

Neil Young sideman Ben Keith dies Ben Keith, a steel guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who played for 40 years with Neil Young, has died. He was 73. Keith died of a heart attack at Young's California ranch, according to Jonathan Demme, who has directed Young's concert films. 7/29/2010 6:24:48 AM

Gord Bamford leads country music award contenders (Video) Gord Bamford will be the one to beat at the 2010 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, with the Alberta singer getting a leading six nominations. Organizers announced this year's nominees on Wednesday from Edmonton, where the gala will take place in September. 7/29/2010 6:23:59 AM

Gibson reportedly calls ex 30 times in 10 hours Mel Gibson reportedly called Oksana Grigorieva up to 30 times the night she ended their relationship. The calls appear calm in nature initially, but then spiral into a rage similar to previously released Gibson recordings. Gibson is heard unleashing a barrage of expletives and insults directed toward Grigorieva. 7/29/2010 6:22:05 AM

'Bachelorette' contestant says producers tried to set him up Former “Bachelorette” contestant Justin “R-Rated” Rego believes producers of the reality romance competition have it out for him. After his departure from the show in June, the professional wrestler openly criticized the show for depicting him as a two-timer who lied about the women he left back home. 7/29/2010 6:20:33 AM

Lawyer: Lindsay Lohan wants time with family before rehab With less than a week left in jail, Lindsay Lohan is now thinking -- and worrying -- about what comes next: her mandatory three months in rehab. "She's a little upset right now," her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley said after visiting the actress Tuesday. 7/28/2010 6:03:28 PM

Australian Aboriginals livid at French stripper who danced on sacred rock A French stripper is in trouble with Australian Aboriginals after climbing the country's famed Uluru rock, one of its most sacred aboriginal sites, and dancing topless, cnews is reporting. Aboriginal leaders want Alizee Sery deported for disrespecting Uluru, once known by European settlers as Ayers Rock. 7/28/2010 6:54:55 AM

Aretha Franklin and Condoleezza Rice to Duet Condoleezza Rice is no stranger to the whims of royalty. So when the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, decided the two should get together to play a song or two for charity, it was decreed. The former U.S. secretary of state and Franklin take the stage Tuesday evening at Philadelphia's Mann Music Center in a rare duet for Rice. 7/27/2010 4:41:15 PM

Garage sale negatives verified as $200 Million Ansel Adams trove How’s this for art appreciation: A Fresno, Calif., man who spent $45 on two boxes of negatives at a garage sale 10 years ago has had them authenticated as lost works of the iconic American photographer Ansel Adams worth an estimated $200 million. 7/27/2010 4:37:47 PM

Rapper DMX turns himself in to begin jail sentence An official says rapper DMX has turned himself in at a courthouse to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence for a 2002 case. Los Angeles City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan says the 39-year-old rapper turned himself in Monday afternoon. 7/27/2010 6:46:39 AM

Rehab may test Lindsay Lohan more than prison Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley had hopes that her client would get out of prison this week. However, a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department spokesman shot down that report on Monday , and that’s a good thing, according to some Lohan sources. 7/27/2010 6:41:23 AM

Jolie takes over Twitter's @AngelinaJolie Angelina Jolie has joined Twitter! But you won't hear any 140-character musings from the actress, 35. She's locked her account; she has no followers and isn't following anyone. "Jolie had her people obtain the account for her so no one else could have that username," a source tells UsMagazine.com. 7/27/2010 6:37:47 AM

Penticton: Mr. Muscle/Bikini Contest big charity draw Up to 3,000 spectators are expected for the 28th annual Mr. Muscle and Bikini Contest at the east end of Skaha Beach this Sunday. The organizing team of Junior Chamber International, which puts on the event, said it’s their biggest fundraiser of the year. 7/27/2010 6:15:02 AM

NBC confirms Carell's exit from 'The Office' NBC might wish Steve Carell was just joking, but a network executive says "The Office" star has consistently told NBC he's leaving after this season. The actor's seven-year run as boss Michael Scott will end when his contract expires in 2011. 7/27/2010 6:04:35 AM

Lindsay Lohan staying locked up, spokesman says Los Angeles Sheriff's Department reports that the actress could be getting out of slammer much earlier than thought, even possibly this week, are not true. "Nothing has changed," Whitmore says. "When she was incarcerated I said a couple of weeks and it hasn't been a couple of weeks." 7/26/2010 7:00:13 PM

Obama to appear on ABC's 'The View' on Thursday ABC's "The View" has welcomed many notable guests, but none more prominent than President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to visit for Thursday's edition. Executive producers Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie said this marks the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited a daytime talk show. 7/26/2010 11:13:44 AM

'Barefoot Bandit' not interested in movie deal Colton Harris-Moore, the infamous "Barefoot Bandit" who allegedly stole planes, yachts and more during a cross-country crime spree, doesn't like the attention he's getting and doesn't want his story told, his lawyer told ABC News on Sunday. 7/26/2010 9:22:12 AM

Winfield: Arctic trucker glad his job‘s on thin ice When some TV types installed a camera in his truck, Hugh Rowland of Winfield thought: No one‘s going to watch this stuff. Four years later, Rowland is the star of Ice Road Truckers, and people are watching in droves for the Arctic action, tension on ice, and the nice and not-so-nice interaction between truckers. 7/26/2010 9:07:52 AM

'Inception' trumps 'Salt' at box office (Video) Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's "Salt" at the weekend box office. "Inception" remained the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $43.5 million. 7/26/2010 6:40:43 AM

Sarah Ferguson may land show on Oprah's network Cash-strapped Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson might have found a new way to generate some income: by hosting a show of her own on Oprah Winfrey’s fledgling cable network, OWN. Ferguson reportedly has an offer from the network on the table, one that came from Winfrey herself. 7/26/2010 6:25:33 AM

Casey Affleck sued for sexual harassment A producer of Casey Affleck's upcoming documentary about Joaquin Phoenix has dropped a bombshell $2 million lawsuit on the filmmaker/actor, claiming she was subjected to lurid sexual harassment and denied her producing fee after she refused to spend the night in a hotel room with him. 7/25/2010 7:09:47 AM

Video rental stores gone with the wind American streaming giant Netflix announced it will begin offering unlimited movies on a monthly subscription in Canada. It has been heralded as a huge shift in the already changing Canadian movie rental market. Netflix streams films to computers and set-top devices like the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. 7/25/2010 6:18:48 AM

L.A. reality television starlet released from jail A reality television starlet who pleaded no contest to felony burglary has been released after serving 30 days of a 180-day sentence. 19-year-old Alexis Neiers was among six people accused of targeting the Hollywood Hills homes of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Bloom and others and stealing millions. 7/25/2010 5:59:42 AM

Mutual Hype: Sarah Palin to Appear on "Kate Plus 8" Reality TV mom Kate Gosselin and her brood of eight have made their way up north to meet Sarah Palin. According to In Touch Weekly, Gosselin and her children are in Alaska to film a special episode of Gosselin's reality TV show, "Kate Plus 8." "Sarah, Kate and the kids will go camping." 7/24/2010 7:18:41 PM

Lindsay Lohan's ex-girlfriend won't visit and tell Even prison walls can't stop Lindsay Lohan from being the most popular celebrity burnout in the whole world. And now that her fans know where to find her, TMZ reports that California's Lynwood Correctional Facility has been deluged with upwards of 100 calls an hour. 7/24/2010 6:42:36 PM

Reports conflict on Zsa Zsa Gabor's health Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter on Friday denied a report that her mother was critically ill and not responding to human contact. "She is not in a coma. She is not on any kind of death watch. She is responsive and on medications. All vital signs are still going strong, and she is talking," Constance Francesca Hilton said. 7/24/2010 1:21:49 PM