Category: Entertainment

The exodus from “American Idol” isn’t over yet. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, who’s been with the series since its beginning, has been let go from the program, Lythgoe confirmed on Twitter and in a statement to CNN.

CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” was named as best comedy series and cast members Kaley Cuoco and Simon Helberg also won awards at tonight’s third annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards.

Artists are invited to submit two and three-dimensional work (including altars) that examine rituals honoring the deceased and/or that pay tribute to departed ancestors for possible inclusion in an exhibition called “Sacred Memories: Contemporary and Cross Cultural Expressions of Day of the Dead.”

It was definitely hot fun, music-wise and weather-wise, at this year’s Playboy Jazz Festival’s free community concert at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson, was rushed to a hospital early Wednesday morning, sources close to the Jackson family told CNN.

“Mickey and the Magical Map,” a live musical featuring Mickey Mouse as the sorcerer’s apprentice and appearances by characters from several Disney films, debuts Saturday at Disneyland’s Fantasyland Theatre.

It sounds like “American Idol” is far more interested in sticking with old friends than making new ones.

Drawing level with the “Star Wars” saga and pulling well ahead of “Shrek,” “Ice Age” and “Spider-Man” in the sequel stakes, “The Fast and the Furious” could yet challenge Rocky Balboa, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger for longevity.

Morgan Freeman tried his hardest to stay awake during a televised interview but he just couldn’t do it.

VICTORIA HARBOUR, Hong Kong — Hong Kong’s favorite new resident, a giant inflatable duck, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, looking less like an oversized lovable plaything and more like an unappetizing fried egg on the water.