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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thought Sacha Baron Cohen couldn't get any more outrageous?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The big-screen return of 'Star Trek' launched into warp drive as it grossed an estimated $7 million from advance screenings in North American theaters, Daily Variety reported on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Oprah Winfrey-fueled free chicken give-away that caused pandemonium this week at Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants has been canceled due to what the fast-food chain called an 'overwhelming response.'

Guitarist Stephen Bruton, who played with musicians like Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson, has died in Los Angeles of throat cancer,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Miss California USA pageant says its co-directors plan to address whether current title holder Carrie Prejean will hold onto her crown amid allegations of contract violations....

Marilu Henner emceed an awards gala Thursday night in L.A. that honored "So You Think You Can Dance" co-creator and former "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe, among other humanitarians, for supporting the battle against cancer. Click the video to watch! The Wellness Community, West Los Angeles -- a non-profit that supports and educates people affected by cancer and their loved ones -- paid tribute to Lythgoe at its 11th Annual "Tribute to the Human Spirit" Awards Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "For me, most importantly, hope to cancer sufferers and care-givers is crucial," Lythgoe told the crowd.

Jim Carrey's highly anticipated holiday film, 'Disney's A Christmas Carol,' is on track to thrill families across the country with an interactive train tour, and ET has all the details. Disney is taking its 'Christmas Carol' on the road with an immersive and interactive 40-city train tour that includes a 3D sneak peek of film footage from the movie, which opens in theaters November 6 in Disney Digital 3DT and in IMAX 3D®. The whistle-stop tour also includes Christmas carolers, decorations, giveaways, summertime snow and many more surprises. "From Los Angeles to new york, and all points in between, guests are going to have a fabulous time discovering things about the making of this extraordinary film, participating in their own festive fantasies, and getting into the holiday spirit all year round," says Dick Cook, chairman, The Walt Disney Studios.

The former 'Charlie's Angels' star, whose anal cancer has spread to her liver, is losing her battle prompting her aging dad James is flying to her home in Los Angles to say his final farewell.

NBC posted and then removed a recession-focused casting notice for a new, regular person version of The Apprentice on Thursday. The casting notice (it can still be viewed on Yahoo's cache of the page) cited the recession and announced seven open casting calls, including two with specific locations and specific details about each location: Trump Tower on May 13 and May 21 at the Granada Theater in Dallas. Other casting call cities listed were Detroit, Atlanta, Phoenix, Denver, and Los Angeles. The headline said 'Donald Trump wants to put America back to work,' and said the show is 'on the hunt to find the best and the brightest minds in America at a time when employment opportunities are scarce,' and instructions said potential cast members should 'explain why you should be the next Apprentice as well as how the recession has affected your life.' With such specific details about the first two casting calls--each had specific times for wristband distribution and interview start times-

A first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, where "The Simpsons" Creator and Executive Producer Matt Groening, ...