Gossip/Celebrity News - AP

BOSTON - Arnold Stang, an actor who appeared alongside Milton Berle and Frank Sinatra and was known for his nerdy looks and distinctive nasal voice, has died. He was 91. Full Story »

LONDON - A spokesman for Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood says he has been given a formal warning for assault. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes after becoming ill with flulike symptoms in the days before she collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home. Full Story »

LONDON - All in all, Guy Ritchie has had a pretty good 2009. He had a blast making his big-budget thriller "Sherlock Holmes," stayed focused on his work — and avoided coverage of the fallout from his split with Madonna. Full Story »

HONG KONG - Organizers for the Venice Film Festival have honored John Woo with its lifetime achievement award, saying the veteran director transformed action movies both in his native Hong Kong and his current professional home of Hollywood. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - In a case that has polarized public passions, director Roman Polanski did not win his freedom Monday for a 32-year-old sex offense, but an appeals court said in a strongly worded opinion there was probable judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in his case. Full Story »

NEW YORK - It's a love story, baby. Full Story »