Joe Sutter, father of the 747, passes away at 95

(Reuters) - Joe Sutter, known for leading Boeing Co's engineering team for the iconic 747 jumbo jet in the mid-1960s, died on Tuesday at the age of 95.

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Brazil's Gisele holds top spot in Forbes model list; Jenner jumps

(Reuters) - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen remained the highest-paid female model in the world with annual income of $30.5 million, while Kardashian clan member Kendall Jenner more than doubled her earnings, according to Forbes' 2016 list on Tuesday.

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Singer Chris Brown, police in standoff after 911 call by woman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police surrounded the Los Angeles home of Chris Brown on Tuesday in response to a pre-dawn 911 call from a woman there who asked for help, and media reports said the woman claimed the pop star had pointed a gun at her.

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Ryan Lochte to dance with stars, says Rio scandal overblown

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is joining the "Dancing With the Stars" cast, ABC television announced on Tuesday, as the gold medalist said he thought reaction to his tale about being held up at a Rio de Janeiro gas station had been blown out of proportion.

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Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles,' dead at 83

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gene Wilder, whose wild curls and startling blue eyes brought a frantic air to roles in the movies "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," died on Monday at the age of 83, his family said.

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Clinton aide Abedin leaves husband Weiner after sexting report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huma Abedin, one of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's top aides, said on Monday that she was separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after a sex scandal similar to an earlier incident that led him to resign from the U.S. Congress.

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Taylor Swift poses with fans at jury duty a day after VMA snub

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift was the most high-profile absence at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) but on Monday but the singer happily took photos with fans after reporting for jury duty in Nashville.

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Star of reality TV's 'Ice Road Truckers' killed in plane crash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the stars of "Ice Road Truckers," a reality TV show about the hazards of driving the frozen highways of northern Canada and Alaska, was killed in a plane crash in Montana over the weekend, a spokeswoman for the History channel said on Monday.

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Beyonce storms Video Music Awards, Rihanna gets lifetime award

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beyonce dominated the MTV Video Music awards on Sunday, prowling the stage with a 15 minute medley from her powerful "Lemonade" album and taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize - video of the year.

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'Birth of a Nation' filmmaker reflects on his 2001 rape trial, acquittal

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor-director Nate Parker says he never gave another thought to his trial and acquittal on rape charges in 2001 until forced to confront the issue again as the promotion for his film "Birth of a Nation" was gaining steam this month.

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Hollywood stars pose for 2017 Pirelli Calendar

LONDON (Reuters) - Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Lupita Nyong'o have posed for the 2017 Pirelli Calendar, which features a host of Hollywood's biggest names.

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U.S. Homeland Security probes hacking of actress Leslie Jones' website

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating a new incident involving actress Leslie Jones, who has been targeted by online abusers, after hackers posted nude photos and personal information on the "Ghostbusters" star's website.

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Home, studio of late U.S. rocker Prince to be opened to public

(Reuters) - Paisley Park, the suburban Minneapolis estate and studio of late rock musician Prince, will be opened for public tours starting on Oct. 6, the administrator of the singer's estate said.

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Rihanna, Ariana Grande set to perform at MTV Video Music awards

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's empty now, but in four days New York's Madison Square Garden will be filled with some of the world's biggest music stars for the annual MTV Video Music Awards show.

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Actress Leslie Jones' website hacked, nude photos posted

(Reuters) - "Ghostbusters" actress and comedian Leslie Jones' website was hacked on Wednesday and nude photos and personal information including her passport and driver's license were posted, according to media reports.

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Celebrities join Native American pipeline protest in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actors Susan Sarandon, Riley Keough and Shailene Woodley joined members of North Dakota's Standing Rock Sioux Tribe outside a courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to protest against construction of a pipeline they say would pollute water and desecrate sacred land.

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Courteney Cox regrets 'horrible' bids to fight aging

(Reuters) - Former "Friends" star Courteney Cox says she is now reconciled to looking older and regrets some procedures she had in the past to keep the wrinkles at bay.

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Robert De Niro gets back into the ring with 'Hands of Stone'

(Reuters) - Actor Robert De Niro has re-entered the ring in the new boxing drama film "Hands of Stone."

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Demi Lovato sued for copyright infringement

(Reuters) - Singer and actress Demi Lovato has been accused by American indie rock band Sleigh Bells over copyright infringement.

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Jason Statham promises plenty of action in 'Mechanic: Resurrection'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jason Statham, Jessica Alba and Tommy Lee Jones join forces for action movie "Mechanic: Resurrection", a sequel to the 2011 thriller about an elite hitman.

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Mislabeled pills seized at Prince's home after his death: reports

(Reuters) - Mislabeled pills were seized at the home of musician Prince after his death from an overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl, according to media reports on Monday.

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David Bowie plaque unveiled at late star's Berlin home

BERLIN (Reuters) - A plaque honoring David Bowie was unveiled on Monday at the home where the late rock star lived during his stay in Cold War-era Berlin.

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Actress Lily James swaps corsets for perfume as Burberry model

LONDON (Reuters) - British fashion brand Burberry has added another celebrity to its list of models - actress Lily James.

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Eager fans line up for Kanye West's 'Pablo' clothing

(Reuters) - Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West is turning his tour merchandise into high-demand fashion, and eager fans lined up on Friday to be among the first to get their hands on the limited-edition "Life of Pablo" clothing.

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Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman dies at 62 while serving time for fraud

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lou Pearlman, a former music mogul who launched the careers of boy bands the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, died on Friday at age 62 while serving a 25-year prison sentence for swindling investors and banks out of more than $300 million, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said on its web site.

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Muhammad Ali auction items seen fetching heavyweight prices

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Muhammad Ali's 1974 WBC heavyweight championship boxing belt and a handwritten letter about his conversion to Islam are among items that will hit the auction block in September, in the biggest such sale since Ali's death in June.

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Frank Ocean releases new music, finally

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After much anticipation, influential R&B artist Frank Ocean has made waves with the unveiling of "Endless," a new visual album, his first in four years.

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Schwarzenegger says he wants world to be fitter

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger says being a bodybuilding champion, movie star and governor of California is not enough - he wants people to be fit too.

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Canada's Dick Assman of David Letterman TV fame dies at 82

TORONTO (Reuters) - Dick Assman, a Canadian man with an unusual name who rose to fame in 1995 after being featured on the U.S. television program "Late Show with David Letterman," died on Monday, according to an online funeral home obituary. He was 82.

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Amber Heard donates $7 million settlement from Johnny Depp to charity

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Amber Heard said on Thursday she is donating her $7 million divorce settlement from actor Johnny Depp to charity.

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'Love Story' director Arthur Hiller dies at 92

(Reuters) - Versatile and prolific Canadian film director Arthur Hiller, whose sentimental "Love Story" starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal was the biggest hit of 1970 and stands as one of the most popular romantic movies ever made, died on Wednesday at the age of 92, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said.

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Austria releases U.S. rapper Freddie Gibbs on bail

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Freddie Gibbs was released on bail in Austria on Thursday after being charged with sexual assault, a Vienna court spokeswoman said.

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Kanye West takes 'Pablo' pop-up fashion stores global

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West is going global, opening pop-up stores in 21 venues this weekend to sell his "Life of Pablo" merchandise.

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'A Star is Born' again with Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Lady Gaga and Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper are joining forces to remake classic Hollywood musical drama "A Star is Born," Warner Bros said on Tuesday.

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Presumed Oscar front-runner 'Birth of a Nation' runs into problems

(Reuters) - Eight months ago, director Nate Parker's movie "The Birth of a Nation" was already being acclaimed as a 2017 Oscar front-runner with its powerful story of a 19th century slave rebellion.

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Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion sells for $100 million

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The famed Los Angeles Playboy mansion belonging to Hugh Hefner, founder of the Playboy empire, has been sold for $100 million, and Hefner, 90, will live in the mansion for the rest of his life, a representative for the buyer said in a news release on Tuesday.

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Johnny Depp, Amber Heard divorce, ending 'volatile' relationship

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard privately settled their divorce case, the actors said in a joint statement on Tuesday, a day ahead of a court hearing on the status of a restraining order that Heard had filed against Depp.

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'I'm fine' singer Newman says after brain tumor returns

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer John Newman, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor for the second time, said on Tuesday he was "absolutely fine" and hopes to bring awareness to the condition.

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Cosby effort to reseal case files declared moot: U.S. appeals court

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday rejected an effort by the comedian Bill Cosby to reseal court documents that helped support a ream of recent sexual assault cases against him.

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Donald Trump is 'totally nuts,' says Robert de Niro

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - U.S. actor and producer Robert De Niro said on Saturday that U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should not run for president because he was "totally nuts".

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Japanese boy band SMAP disappoints fans by announcing break-up

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese boy band SMAP will break up at the end of the year, its promoter said on Sunday, disappointing legions of fans in Japan and Asia just seven months after its members pledged to stay together.

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Canada gold medal swimmer gets bonus: Drake concert invitation

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian R&B artist Drake on Saturday invited compatriot four-time Olympic medalist swimmer Penny Oleksiak to one of his concerts after her tweet about lacking tickets set off a Twitter campaign to grant her attendance.

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Star Wars actor behind R2-D2 robot dies aged 81

LONDON (Reuters) - British Star Wars actor Kenny Baker, who played the robot R2-D2 in six of the films, has died aged 81, Baker's niece told the BBC on Saturday.

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Folk singer Glenn Yarbrough dies in Nashville at age 86

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Glenn Yarbrough, the American folk singer best known for his work with the popular trio the Limeliters in the early 1960s and his solo hit single "Baby the Rain Must Fall", has died at the age of 86.

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Rihanna to receive MTV's lifetime achievement award

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rihanna will receive MTV's lifetime achievement award at the Aug. 28 Video Music Awards (VMA) show, MTV said on Thursday, joining the likes of Kanye West, Madonna and Beyonce.

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Jonah Hill on 'crazy' true story behind 'War Dogs'

A real-life story of two Miami friends who found military business opportunities during the Iraq war was “crazy” and “unbelievable” enough for actor Jonah Hill to star in the Hollywood big screen retelling.

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Bridges, Pine find shades of grey in 'Hell or High Water'

Oscar winner Jeff Bridges joins forces with "Star Trek" actor Chris Pine for action drama "Hell or High Water", a gritty film set in West Texas exploring the blurry line between good and bad.

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Robert De Niro to open Sarajevo Film Festival

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Sarajevo Film Festival will honor two-time Oscar-winning U.S. actor and producer Robert De Niro with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to film on its opening night on Friday.

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Duke of Westminster, British billionaire landowner, dies at 64

LONDON (Reuters) - Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, a British billionaire landowner and close friend of the royal family known by his title of Duke of Westminster, has died suddenly aged 64, a spokeswoman for his family said.

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Harassment case against Roger Ailes will remain in New Jersey court

(Reuters) - Former Fox News Channel Chairman Roger Ailes on Monday dropped a bid to move a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former anchor from New Jersey to a federal court in New York.

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Gawker, Hulk Hogan in settlement talks over privacy case: WSJ

(Reuters) - Gawker Media Group is engaged in preliminary talks with the former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan to reach a settlement over a $140 million court judgment that led the company to file for bankruptcy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

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Bradley Cooper develops HBO miniseries about rise of ISIS militant group

(Reuters) - Actor Bradley Cooper is developing a TV miniseries based on a book about the rise of Islamic State militants, a show the author hopes will help Americans understand how the group came about.

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Pitanguy, Brazil's icon of plastic surgery, dead at 90

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Ivo Pitanguy, a plastic surgeon whose skill with the scalpel drew celebrities to his operating table from around the world and made him a cultural icon in beauty-obsessed Brazil, died on Saturday, one day after passing the Olympic torch for the Rio Games. He was 90.

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'Scary' Lucille Ball statue replaced in her New York hometown

A new statue honoring the "I Love Lucy" star was set to be unveiled on Saturday in Celoron, New York, on what would have been Ball's 105th birthday, after residents of her hometown made it clear they did not "love" an unflattering previous version.

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New Orleans clarinetist Pete Fountain dies at 86

(Reuters) - Clarinetist Pete Fountain, one of the faces of New Orleans jazz during his six-decade career, died on Saturday at the age of 86, local media reported.

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Renee Zellweger slams media speculation about plastic surgery

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Renee Zellweger criticized media outlets for discussing her appearance, and said she did not have any surgery to alter her face, in an essay published on Friday.

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Clint Eastwood: Trump says 'dumb things' but people should 'get over it'

(Reuters) - Clint Eastwood, the 86-year-old four-time Oscar winner, excoriated the current generation of Americans as weak and overly sensitive while backing Donald Trump even though the Republican presidential hopeful has "said a lot of dumb things."

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Comic actress Lily Tomlin to get Screen Actors Guild lifetime award

(Reuters) - Lily Tomlin, one of America's most enduring comic actresses, will receive a lifetime achievement award in January from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the group announced on Thursday.

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Kesha drops sex abuse lawsuit against Dr. Luke to focus on music

(Reuters) - Pop star Kesha has dropped her sexual abuse lawsuit in California against record producer Dr. Luke, saying she wants to focus on getting back to her music.

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Actor Ewan McGregor says children in Iraq at risk of death, sex abuse, traffickers

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scottish actor Ewan McGregor called on Tuesday for greater efforts to help refugee children in Iraq, warning they are at serious risk of death, sexual violence, or recruitment into armed groups.

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Bill Cosby drops remainder of federal suit against accuser

(Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby on Thursday dropped the remaining counts of a lawsuit he filed against one of the women accusing him of sexual assault, along with several others, claiming they violated the terms of a confidential settlement in another lawsuit.

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Gloria DeHaven, perky star of 1940s-50s Hollywood musicals, dies at age 91

Gloria DeHaven, the perky singing actress who starred in a parade of breezy Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and 1950s and gave Frank Sinatra his first big-screen kiss, has died at age 91, her agent said on Monday.

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