American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is granted a restraining order against a man arrested on suspicion of stalking the star.

A second attempt to sell the burial vault above the remains of Hollywood film star Marilyn fails after no-one bids.

Yann Martel is to follow his Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi with an allegorical story about the Holocaust.

Artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood, 42, says she engaged to her 19-year-old actor boyfriend Aaron Johnson.

The saga to uncover the truth about MPs’ expenses claims is to be made into a “humorous drama” for BBC Four.

Michael Jackson concert documentary This Is It earned $20.1m (£12.1m) at box offices worldwide on its first day, studio bosses say.

Actor Dennis Hopper is diagnosed with prostate cancer and is cancelling all apperances to focus on treatment, his manager says.

Pop star Robbie Williams cancels his planned performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards due to a “scheduling conflict”.

Sir Elton John is “bitterly disappointed” after having to postpone the final concert as part of his Red Piano tour because of ill health.

Stars including Sting, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen wow fans during a five-hour Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert in New York.