Berlin holds MTV awards, 20 years after Wall fell

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pop star Beyonce and hip hop artist Jay-Z will perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, being held in the German capital to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
November 05 at 18:17 | Reuters

Polanski will not agree to extradition PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case, the film director's lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Nov. 20.
Yesterday at 10:54 | Reuters
"New Moon" aims for big bite from box offices LOS ANGELES, Nov 19 (Reuters Life!) - Hollywood watchers think vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" could take a nearly $100 million bite from movie theater box offices when it debuts this weekend, and score one of the biggest openings ever for a non-summer film.
Two days ago at 16:21 | Reuters
Forbes: Will Ferrell is Hollywood's most overpaid star LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Funnyman Will Ferrell and British actor Ewan McGregor on Nov. 18 headed a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's most overpaid stars when looking at the financial returns of their movies.
Two days ago at 15:51 | Reuters
Johnny Depp named People's "sexiest man alive" NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters Life!) - "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" on Nov. 18, reclaiming a title he first won in 2003.
Three days ago at 17:26 | Reuters
Snakes star in jewelry line from Pitt and Jolie LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are trying their hand at something new to dazzle their fans -- designing a jewelry collection.
Three days ago at 11:32 | Reuters
British royal heirlooms up for sale LONDON - Royal heirlooms including a picnic set and a portrait painted by Queen Victoria go on sale at Christie's in London on Friday and are expected to fetch around one million pounds ($1.7 million).
November 16 at 18:54 | Reuters
U.K. scientist unmasked as call girl Belle De Jour LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former prostitute whose memoirs were turned into the TV series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" has revealed her true identity -- Brooke Magnanti, a British research scientist.
November 16 at 10:23
With Playboy sale, an icon bows to changing times LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy founder Hugh Hefnerchanged American pop culture, one centerfold at a time.

With his Playboy Enterprises Inc in talks to be sold for about $300 million, the 83 year-old Hefner will be giving up control over the iconic adult entertainment empire he founded that was instrumental in shaping society's opinions on nudity, sex and free speech.
November 15 at 10:21
'2012' set to explode at box office LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The end of the world starts Friday.

Sony's apocalyptic actioner "2012," toting a $200 million production cost and hefty marketing expenses, is opening in 105 global territories simultaneous with its domestic debut.
November 13 at 12:19
Ukraine will not postpone Junior Eurovision 2009 over flu outbreak The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 will begin in Kyiv on Monday, Nov. 16, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Vasiunyk said at a session of the event organizing committee on Nov. 12.
November 13 at 09:37 | Interfax-Ukraine