The studio film Twentieth Century Fox has applied to a Los Angeles court to block the release of Watchmen, based on the comic books written by Alan Moore. Fox says that it bought film rights to the series in the 1980s, has been given the go-ahead to launch an injunction against rival Warner Bros. Warner [...]

A rumor spreading that pop star Britney Spears is in talks to return to the MTV Video Music Awards next month, a year after her widely criticised comeback performance. Spears’ is already appearing in adverts for the ceremony alongside host Russell Brand. But a spokesman for MTV said only Lil’ Wayne and the Jonas Brothers [...]

The actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50. The star was best known in the UK for film roles in Ocean’s Eleven, Charlie’s Angels and Transformers. But in the US, he achieved critical and popular acclaim for the long-running sitcom The Bernie Mac Show, which earned him two Emmy award [...]

This US rapper Snoop Dogg has made his debut in a Bollywood film. Dogg, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, sings and acts in a romantic comedy called Singh is Kinng. Fusing hip hop and bhangra, Dogg appears in the film with leading Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, singing the eponymous title track. The song [...]

The singer Amy Winehouse has spent the night in hospital after an ambulance was called to her London home. The 24-year-old confirmed she had been taken to University College Hospital after suffering a reaction to medication. There have long been concerns about the singer’s health, and she received hospital treatment last month for traces of [...]