Gossip/Celebrity News

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - Authorities on New York's Long Island say Lindsay Lohan's father is accused of violating an order of protection by calling his estranged girlfriend. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Up in the Air" landed at just the right time, emerging as a potential Academy Awards favorite with themes of job loss and economic calamity that offer a heartbreaking yet hilarious reflection of these hard times. Full Story »

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Trading card and memorabilia company Upper Deck said on Tuesday that it would not end its sponsor deals with Tiger Woods, whose popularity has slumped after a two week sex scandal. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Film drama "Up in the Air" soared away with six Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, more than any film, while Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep and Matt Damon each earned two nominations for the major awards show. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - There is hope for broadcast TV comedy and for smart, tough women of a certain age, according to Tuesday's Golden Globes nominations. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - French rocker Johnny Hallyday, recovering from surgery in Los Angeles, will not be fit for his scheduled farewell tour next month, the singer's insurer was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Human exploitation of the Earth's resources has pushed it "to the brink" and the planet has reached a point of crisis that can only be resolved with global action, Prince Charles warned Tuesday. Full Story »

If only there were more Kanye Wests in the world. Full Story »

MOSCOW (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sent a message to his supporters Tuesday from his hospital bed where he is recovering from an attack, saying "love always triumphs over hate." Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When Peter Sarsgaard looks back on his training, he philosophically says, "I really swallowed that pill." Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - The only daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love has been placed in a temporary guardianship, court records show. Full Story »

Can companies afford the risk of signing multimillion-dollar contracts with celebrity endorsers? The self-destruction of Tiger Inc. has some saying the billion-dollar athlete may be a thing of the past. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS (AFP) - Futuristic epic "Avatar" and downsizing drama "Up In the Air" led the field as nominees for the 67th Golden Globes were unveiled on Tuesday, signaling the start of Hollywood's awards season. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Before dawn even cracks Tuesday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. will have announced its Golden Globe contenders for the best films of the year, and Academy Award prognosticators will be looking for harbingers of the Oscar nominations, which won't be announced until February 2. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mariah Carey will launch her first North American tour in more than three years on December 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In this corner is Guy Ritchie, master of visual con-game action movies that tend toward all-style-no-substance. Full Story »

WELLINGTON (AFP) - Tiger Woods said his family is the best thing to ever happen to him in an interview touted as his last before he was engulfed in a sex scandal over his infidelity. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Robert Downey Jr. adds punch to the role of Sherlock Holmes in an action-packed movie that breaks with what its makers called "stuffy" screen interpretations of the fictional English detective.. Full Story »