AP - Paris Hilton didn't do enough pledging for a 2006 sorority comedy, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Reuters - China's costliest film,
director John Woo's third-century naval war epic "Red Cliff,"
has set a new box office record for a domestic movie, putting
it within reach of the country's all-time record-holder,
"Titanic."
Reuters - Natalie Portman's
directorial debut will open the Venice International Film
Festival's short-film sidebar, with the actress expected to be
on hand for the picture's September 1 screening.
Reuters - Protesters, led by
Special Olympics chairman and CEO Timothy Shriver, marched
outside the world premiere of the Hollywood satire "Tropic
Thunder" on Monday night.
AP - The Hoff's house is for sale, but not for the price he preferred. Los Angeles Superior Court judge settled a dispute between David Hasselhoff and ex-wife Pamela Bach, putting their house on the market for $5.95 million.
AP - Mexican actors Diego Luna and Camila Sodi are first-time parents to a baby boy.
Reuters - Singer-actress Vanessa Hudgens of
the made-for-kids TV hit "High School Musical" is being sued by
a producer who claims she reneged on a deal to share her
earnings with him after he helped make her a star.
AP - Fabian Forte will be honored by the museum dedicated to actor Jimmy Stewart.
AP - Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke, officials with the sheriff's department said Tuesday.