• Venezuelan-born academic named president of MIT May 17, 2012
  CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday named Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer born in Venezuela who has been the university's provost since 2005, as its 17th president. Reif, 61, replaces Susan Hockfield, the first female president of MIT, who announced in mid-February that she was stepping down after almost eight years leading one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. Reif will take up his post at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, university on July 2, the first MIT president not to be a native English speaker. ...
• Peter Berg discusses bringing "Battleship" to film May 17, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Peter Berg parlayed successful acting work on TV shows like medical drama "Chicago Hope" to an even greater directing career of movies such as "Friday Night Lights," which later became a TV series, and the Will Smith action flick "Hancock." On Friday, Berg's latest film, alien-invasion actioner "Battleship," steams into theaters. It takes its title from the Hasbro board game in which two players engage in a guessing game to see who can sink the other's naval ships. ...
• Britney is back - and so are the brickbats May 16, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears hasn't even taken her seat as the new judge of "The X Factor," but the pop icon is already getting a lesson in the media glare of live, talent show television. Spears had barely wrapped up an appearance in New York confirming she is joining the singing contest before the celebrity knives were out, raising the question of how well the singer, who went through a public meltdown in 2007, can handle all the newfound attention. ...
• Second Travolta accuser drops suit, hires celebrity attorney May 17, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery dropped his lawsuit against the Hollywood star on Thursday and hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, who said she may file a new complaint in a different court. Allred now represents the Atlanta-based man, known as John Doe No. 2, as well as the original Travolta sexual battery accuser, a Texas masseur known as John Doe No. 1. "We believe that the lawsuit should be filed in another court and, therefore, the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice," Allred said in a statement. ...
• Mexico pays tribute to Carlos Fuentes before French burial May 16, 2012
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans bid farewell to renowned author Carlos Fuentes on Wednesday in an emotional tribute attended by the president and the country's most prominent intellectuals before a planned burial in France. Fuentes, who died suddenly on Tuesday at 83 after an internal hemorrhage, was one of Latin America's best-known novelists and was still active until the very end of his life working on books and participating in events. ...
• Okada bets to win with fine dining and casinos May 15, 2012
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Kazuo Okada, the Japanese billionaire engaged in a fierce legal battle with Las Vegas casino tycoon Steve Wynn, is diversifying his pachinko company with a string of his own restaurants and is negotiating to build a casino resort in South Korea. On Tuesday, Okada opened a 25,000-square-foot fine dining complex in Hong Kong, the first step in an expansion plan that includes an Okada restaurant in Shanghai scheduled to open in September, and a dining complex in Tokyo due to open in December. ...
• Booker T. & the MGs bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn dies at 70 May 14, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of Booker T. & the MGs whose thick bottom grooves anchored many of the classic soul hits from the 1960s, has died on tour in Japan, his friend and bandmate Steve Cropper said on Sunday. Dunn was 70. Dunn, an integral part of the Memphis soul sound as bassist for the MGs, the house band for Stax and Volt records, died Sunday morning after finishing two shows at the Blue Note Night Club in Tokyo, Cropper said in a posting on his Facebook page. ...
• Venezuela challenger woos Chavez's rural heartland May 14, 2012
  SOCOPO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Deep in the rural home state of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that has for years been off limits for opposition politicians, rival candidate Henrique Capriles struggled to push through a throng of screaming supporters. Small-time ranchers and farmers swarmed the muddy streets of Socopo, where the Venezuelan plains meet the Andes mountains, jostling to catch a glimpse of the candidate in a chaotic tumult reminiscent of the cattle herding typical of the region. ...
• Fiat's Elkann gets behind the wheel for Mille Miglia May 17, 2012
  BRESCIA, Italy (Reuters) - John Elkann, the media-shy chairman of one of the world's biggest car companies, got behind the wheel and demonstrated his driving skills on Thursday in Italy's legendary four-day Mille Miglia rally race. The 36-year-old head of Fiat, which now control Chrysler and was founded by his great-great grandfather Giovanni Agnelli in 1899, will take turns driving a custom-made 1952 eight-cylinder Fiat 8V with his wife, Lavinia Borromeo, who also has a passion for iconic cars. ...
• Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84 May 10, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and fashion world pioneer who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multimillion-dollar business on his name, died on Wednesday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 84. Sassoon died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones and his wife of 20 years, Ronnie, his family said in a statement. "He will be greatly missed," they said. ...
• Obama-Clooney fundraiser rakes in celebrity dollars May 9, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (The Wrap.com) - If President Obama has ever acted cool in courting celebrities, on Thursday he'll be dropping that act and heading for the mother lode. In what's shaping up to be one of the biggest one-off fundraisers in the history of the presidency, Obama will pitch to a houseful of boosters from Hollywood's inner circles at a sold-out event in Studio City. And it's not just any house - it's George Clooney's 7,354-square-foot crib. ...
• Travolta accuser hires celebrity lawyer Allred May 16, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The masseur whose $2 million sexual battery lawsuit against Hollywood actor John Travolta was dismissed earlier this week hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday and could file a new claim. Allred, who numerous high-profile cases over the years have included representing women involved in the Tiger Woods sex scandal, said on Wednesday that she is now the attorney for "John Doe No. 1" and will be consulting with the masseur on his next steps in the case that has made headlines worldwide. "Mr. ...
• Dustin Hoffman joins roll-call of celebrity heroes May 8, 2012
  (Reuters) - A London lawyer has credited actor Dustin Hoffman for saving his life when he suffered a heart attack while jogging in the city's Hyde Park, becoming the latest celebrity in recent weeks to help rescue a person in crisis. Sam Dempster, 27, told Britain's Sun newspaper on Tuesday that Hoffman came to his aid when he collapsed in the park 10 days ago, and called emergency services. "I have no memory of what happened. The paramedics told me I had been saved by Dustin Hoffman. It's unbelievable," Dempster was quoted as saying. ...
• Pop artist who created LOVE sued for renouncing artwork May 8, 2012
  (Reuters) - An 83-year-old artist known for his block letter "LOVE" design that became a symbol of the anti-war movement in the 1960s is being sued by a Monaco-based art dealer for renouncing the authenticity of sculptures once valued as high as $1 million. Beginning in 2008, art buyer Joao Tovar paid $481,625 for 10 sculptures of the word PREM, a Sanskrit term meaning "love," from a one-time business partner of renowned pop artist Robert Indiana, Tovar said in the lawsuit filed in superior court in Rockland, Maine. ...
• Masseur drops sex assault claim against John Travolta May 15, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of the two male masseurs who accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault dropped his $2 million lawsuit on Tuesday, but the lawyer for the second masseur said he was going ahead with that case and was confident of success. The unidentified man, referred to as John Doe No. 1, who claimed that the Hollywood star groped him during a massage session in Beverly Hills in January, filed a notice dismissing his lawsuit with federal court in Los Angeles. ...
• Second masseur accuses John Travolta of sexual battery May 10, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second unidentified masseur has joined a $2 million lawsuit against John Travolta claiming the actor sexually assaulted the men in two separate incidents during private massages, according to amended court documents filed on Tuesday. The second unnamed man, a resident of Georgia referred to as John Doe No. 2 in court papers obtained by Reuters, claimed that Travolta rubbed his legs, touched his genitals and tried to initiate sex at a private appointment at the actor's room inside an Atlanta hotel on January 28. The allegations echo those of John Doe No. ...
• Chavez shows strength after Cuba cancer treatment May 12, 2012
  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Friday in a careful show of vigor after his latest cancer treatment in Cuba fanned rumors he was dying five months before an election. The socialist Chavez, who had only been seen live in public once in the previous month, addressed the nation after flying back from Havana where he has completed six rounds of radiation therapy. ...
• Supermodel, billionaire settle child-support dispute May 7, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista and French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault reached a child-support settlement on Monday following two days of tense, often personal court testimony last week in Manhattan. Lawyers for both parties declined to disclose the settlement. A lawyer for Evangelista called media reports that she sought $46,000 a month as a misunderstanding, but acknowledged she was seeking a "substantial" sum to raise their 5-year-old son. Both parties agreed to return to court on Tuesday to finalize the agreement. ...
• Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dead at 84 May 9, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and fashion world icon who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multi-million dollar business on his name, has died of apparent natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84. The British stylist's scissors spelled the end of the 1950s-era beehive and the bouffant - untouchable hairstyles that owed their existence to lacquer and hair pins - and brought him international fame and fortune. ...
• Demi Moore (finally) changes her Twitter name May 4, 2012
  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Demi Moore is finally ready to move on from her failed marriage to Ashton Kutcher. At least in the Twitterverse. The "G.I. Jane" actress ended months of speculation Thursday, finally answering the question: "When is she going to change her Twitter handle?" Moore had been going by @MrsKutcher, a handle that grew more awkward with each passing day since November, when she announced plans to divorce "Two and a Half Men" star Kutcher. Moore now goes by @JustDemi. According to her account, the actress chose the new moniker because it's "playful. ...

• Will Smith slaps reporter over attempted kiss May 18, 2012
  No one gets fresh with this prince and gets away with it.
• Mila Kunis' alleged stalker pleads not guilty May 18, 2012
  Bail was set at $150,000 for Stuart Lynn Dunn, the man accused of harassing the "Black Swan" star, who pleaded not guilty today in a Los Angeles court to two felony charges of stalking, E! News confirms.
• Sean Penn rips 'whole #&*!ing world' over Haiti May 18, 2012
  On Friday in Cannes, Sean Penn slammed the media for abandoning Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010.
• Bono: I'm not world's richest musician May 18, 2012
  Despite numerous reports that the Facebook IPO would make him the world's richest musician, U2 lead singer Bono said on Friday that wasn't true.
• Reader: Don't blame Leann Rimes for cheating May 18, 2012
  A reader points out that Rimes didn't take vows to stay true to Brandi Glanville, it was Eddie Cibrian who broke his promise.
• Happy birthday, Tina Fey! '30 Rock' star turns 42 May 18, 2012
  The comic actress has provided us countless moments of laughter throughout the years.
• Report: FBI probes 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' threats May 18, 2012
  Death threats against TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family are being probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to reports. The threats were emailed to the Chapmans over a four-day period, sources close to the family told Hawaii News Now.
• Jenny McCarthy to pose nude for Playboy again May 17, 2012
  Before she turns 40 this November, Jenny McCarthy will be posing nude for Playboy one more time, a rep for the magazine tells Us Weekly.
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• Tom Cruise bares soul in Playboy interview May 15, 2012
  Tom Cruise has always done everything he can to keep his private life… private. But now, in a candid new interview with Playboy magazine, nothing is off limits
• Will Kanye West be on 'Kardashians'? May 14, 2012
  Kim Kardashian’s blossoming romance with Kanye West has captured fans’ attention, but don’t expect it to be fully documented on the new season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
• Beyonce: Surrogacy rumors were 'just crazy' April 30, 2012
  “It wasn’t hurtful, it was just crazy,” the superstar – named People’s 2012 Most Beautiful Woman – told the mag. “I thought] ‘Where did they come up with this?’”
• Bruno Tonioli: I don't have a favorite on 'Dancing' April 27, 2012
  He's gotten out of his judges’ seat several times this season following William Levy’s performances, but the Italian scorer said he’s definitely not biased.
• Maks: 'DWTS' dance-off twist is 'wrong' April 20, 2012
  “It’s kind of like the gladiator thing – ‘To the death; and we all became friends. We’re not supposed to fight each other. This is wrong!’” the pro says.
• Stern 'very confident' as 'Got Talent' judge April 11, 2012
  Howard Stern is transitioning into his latest role as a judge on NBC’s reality competition “America’s Got Talent” with ease.
• Rihanna: Chris Brown incident 'my liberation' April 5, 2012
  It's been three years since Rihanna and Chris Brown made headlines before the Grammys, but the singer now says the altercation empowered her.
• 'Brady' star Barry Williams is a dad at 57 April 4, 2012
  Just three years ago, he filed a restraining order against his girlfriend, but they seem to have moved beyond their rocky past.
• Sheen: Dad Martin to play my father on 'Anger' March 30, 2012
  Charlie Sheen is hoping to add a little family flavor to his new show for FX, “Anger Management,” by casting his dad, Martin Sheen.
• Miley Cyrus not engaged to Liam Hemsworth March 26, 2012
• Jennie Garth: 'My personal life is kind of crazy' March 21, 2012
  Jennie Garth is speaking out following her split from husband Peter Facinelli, and in a new interview, she shared just how hectic life is for her now.
• Brand arrested for allegedly smashing window March 15, 2012
  A warrant from the New Orleans police department was issued for his arrest, and the actor, who offered to pay for the property damage, turned himself into custody Thursday.
• Jon Hamm slams reality 'idiots' like Kardashian March 10, 2012
  The "Mad Men" star vented to a magazine about how being an idiot "is a valuable commodity in this culture."
• Bieber gets $100,000 hybrid for 18th birthday March 1, 2012
  The pop star stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Thursday to celebrate his big day and his manager Scooter Braun surprised him with the hybrid luxury sports sedan that many car fanatics are anxious to get their hands on.

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