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Grammy-winning singer and television personality Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit against former "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" producer Nigel Lythgoe, claiming he harassed and sexually assaulted her during her time working on both shows.

New Year's Day now doubles as Public Domain Day, when a fresh trove of vintage artistic creations becomes available each year for anyone to use, adapt and exploit as copyrights expire. And at least emblematically, the big game this year is the first cinematic iterations of Mickey Mouse - the poster rodent for extended copyright protections.

The unrestricted world of Yellowstone National Park was not enough for actor Pierce Brosnan. The actor known for playing James Bond received a citation for "foot travel in a thermal area" at the Wyoming park, according to the court citation reviewed by The Times. According to the National Park Service's Yellowstone safety website, visitors to the park must "always walk on boardwalks and ...

Kanye West claims he’s sorry for the slew of antisemitic screeds he has broadcasted over the past several years — this time, apologizing in Hebrew.

It wouldn’t be a Chiefs game without Taylor Swift in attendance. The superstar singer came to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Christmas to show support for her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, as they played the Las Vegas Raiders. But who else was there with her?

Willie Nelson’s new docuseries on Paramount+ chronicles the incredible moments that have made up his nine decades of life — some of them wholesome, others far less so.

Hayley Erbert's surgery to replace part of her skull was a success, her husband Derek Hough said.

Bradley Cooper insists on keeping energy up on set, which means there won't be any sitting down. The "Maestro" actor and filmmaker revealed his sans-chair policy to director Spike Lee, saying, "There's no chairs on sets."

Cardi B and Offset‘s time is up: They have called it quits — again — making moves to end their six-year marriage.

A cheeky South Perry Lantern goes viral courtesy of the Tonight Show.

If there’s one thing that KISS is going to do, it’s sell out. Sell-out concerts on back-to-back nights at Madison Square Garden 50 years after debuting. Sell out out merch at every show for the last few decades. Sell out by trying to jump on the disco bandwagon in the late 1970s. Or sell out by emblazoning its members’ faces on the most benign everyday items, including lunchboxes, action ...

Julia Roberts has been hugging her loved ones a little tighter since the death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry in late October.

Time magazine released its shortlist for its perennial Person of the Year selection.

Taylor Swift will be celebrating her birthday by letting you stream her “Eras Tour” concert movie from home.

Eric Darnell Wright Jr. remembers his father driving down Muriel Avenue in Compton for Thanksgiving dinner. It was there that his now 86-year old grandmother, Katie Wright, would prepare large meals for all her kin, including her son Eric Lynn Wright — better known as the late N.W.A rapper Eazy-E.

Producer and music mogul Sean Combs was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1991 in a lawsuit she filed Thursday, a week after he settled a suit that accused him of raping and physically abusing Cassie, an R&B singer once signed to his label.

Hotel heiress and DJ Paris Hilton just welcomed the newest member of her family.