It's a girl for Salma Hayek and fiance

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Salma Hayek has given birth to a baby girl, Valentina Paloma Pinault, her publicist announced Friday."Mother and child are doing well," publicist Cari Ross said in a statement. No other details were released.The Mexico-born actress, 41, is engaged to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault.Hayek has starred in films such as "Frida," "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" and "After

Mime legend Marcel Marceau dies

PARIS, France (AP) -- Marcel Marceau, who revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence, has died, his former assistant said Sunday. He was 84.Marceau died Saturday in Paris, French media reported. Former assistant Emmanuel Vacca announced the death on France-Info radio, but gave no details about the cause.Wearing white face paint, soft shoes and a battered hat topped with a red flower,

50 Cent postpones European tour

US rapper 50 Cent has "temporarily postponed" his European tour, prompting questions over whether he has retired from making music.The star is currently poised to lose a chart battle with rival Kanye West. He vowed to quit if his album, Curtis, was outsold by West's Graduation.West topped the UK charts on Sunday, and he is expected to win the race to number one in the US later this week.A

Babyface isn’t afraid to get personal

Singer talks about his recent divorce, and stays humble about his musicBy Miki TurnerEntertainment writerSept. 13, 2007Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds's new album, "Playlist," features eight cover tunes and two new songs, including an homage to the men and women fighting in Iraq.HOLLYWOOD - The moment Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds steps out of his shiny silver Range Rover and strolls into his new studio in

Daniel Radcliffe: A down-to-earth megastar

He took on the role of off-screen big brother to his ‘December Boys’ co-starsBy Miki TurnerEntertainment writerSept. 12, 2007Daniel Radcliffe still has two more "Harry Potter" films to go, but is looking to stretch as an actor in films like his new "December Boys."LOS ANGELES - The elevators at the Four Seasons Hotel can be excruciatingly slow at times, but it’s often well worth the wait because

J.Lo, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani are tops in style

People's dapper men: David Beckham, Terrence Howard, Johnny DeppSept. 12, 2007NEW YORK - Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani are among the stylish stars on People magazine’s list of best-dressed women of 2007.Katie Holmes, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Biel, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Reese Witherspoon and Ali Larter are other sharp dressers singled out in the magazine’s “Best & Worst

Bomb or bum rap for Britney? Readers respond

MSNBCSome are angry at Sarah Silverman, others at media for fat jokesBritney Spears has been roundly criticized for her leadoff performance at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night.The Associated Press wrote "She lazily walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching; and, perhaps most unforgivable given her once taut frame,

We expected Britney to maintain a sad ideal

It was never about the music — Spears’ career built up on sex appealCommentaryBy Mary Beth EllisIn the past 24 hours, I have experienced something I never thought I would: A range of emotions concerning Britney Spears.I passed the bathroom mirror on my way to the shower this morning and noticed that my body shape was waaaaaaaay closer to Spears’ 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Edition than it was

Mindy McCready sentenced to one year in jail

Country singer violated probation by being invovled in a domestic disputeSept. 14, 2007FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Mindy McCready was sentenced Friday to a year in prison on a probation violation after being charged in a domestic dispute in Florida.The 31-year-old country singer has been in jail since July, when she returned to Nashville after being accused of scratching her mother in a scuffle and

Fred Durst pleads no contest in assault case

Limp Bizkit singer accused of deliberately hitting two people with carSept. 14, 2007LOS ANGELES - Fred Durst pleaded no contest to seven misdemeanors, including assault, battery and reckless driving, for deliberately hitting two people with his car.William Fred Durst, 37, entered the pleas Aug. 16 and was handed a suspended 120-day jail sentence, ordered to perform 20 hours of community service

Shakira rests hips to study at UCLA

Colombian pop star takes month-long course on ancient Western historySept. 14, 2007LOS ANGELES - Shakira may get high grades in singing and swiveling her hips, but what about ancient Western history?For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called "Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to

Getting "Brave" with Jodie Foster

By Moira MacdonaldSeattle Times movie criticTORONTO — Jodie Foster, blue eyes wide, is excitedly talking about books.Movie-star interviews can be surreal encounters: a carefully measured 20 minutes alone in the company of someone who seems utterly familiar and yet a stranger. Everyone always asks me what these encounters are like, and their eyes fall when I say that usually, they're like little