OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado.Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up.The city has embraced Keith's celebrity and his name is … [Read more...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's doctor was not the only person working on the singer's ill-fated "This Is It" tour without a fully executed contract, a corporate attorney for concert promoter AEG Live LLC testified Monday.The tour's director Kenny Ortega was being paid based on an agreement laid out … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors.Penn said international pressure on Bolivian President Evo Morales … [Read more...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" didn't warp past its predecessor.The sci-fi sequel directed by J.J. Abrams earned $70.1 million in its opening weekend. The original "Trek" reboot starring fresh faces as the crew of the Enterprise opened with $75.2 million in 2009.The top 20 movies at U.S. and … [Read more...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Documents prepared by a concert promoter that were detailed in court on Monday indicated the company had budgeted $150,000 a month for a doctor to treat Michael Jackson as he prepared and delivered a series of comeback shows.However, Jackson died of an anesthetic overdose before he signed … [Read more...]

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, … [Read more...]

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died.Waber died May 16 at his Long Island home after a long illness, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Monday. He was 91.Waber's "warmth, energy, artfulness, … [Read more...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep."MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are among the best in the … [Read more...]

There's always glitz and glamour at Cannes, France, during its annual film festival, and it's no different this year. But there's still a heavy infusion of gold to come this week at Thursday's amfAR gala, which will treat its celebrity guests to 40 of the world's top models in "The Ultimate Gold Collection … [Read more...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on Monday that the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts.The tally involved expenses compiled through October 2009, roughly three months after the singer's death, said Julie Hollander, a … [Read more...]