Several hundred South Africans gathered on Friday for a moonwalking tribute to the King of Pop that reflected the diversity of the rainbow nation.

City officials are scrambling over the holiday weekend to try to figure out how to accommodate a public memorial service for Michael Jackson at a venue that can hold no more than 20,000 people.

Television pitchman Billy Mays, whose high-energy hawking turned products like OxiClean from infomercial curiosities into mainstream successes, was remembered as a pop culture icon at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh.

Art lovers looking for a way to mark U.S. Independence Day may want to consider a rare bust of George Washington being auctioned by Sotheby's in London.

When a tiny French town destroyed during the Second World War needed help rebuilding, "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell came to the rescue.

DJ Montay rarely leaves the recording studio without having someone give the all-clear from outside, counting his blessings each time he's able to leave without any trouble.

A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer has been hospitalized in Tennessee.

The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman.

With "Public Enemies," all the pieces would seem to be in place for an epic gangster drama: director Michael Mann, who has an affinity for complicated criminals; stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, who are famous for immersing themselves in their roles; and a thrilling true story of brazen bank robbers on the run.

Arraignment has been postponed for "300" actor Gerard Butler, who's been charged in Los Angeles with misdemeanour battery for a scuffle with a paparazzo.

The problem with "Bruno" is Bruno himself. Compared to Borat - and it's impossible to avoid the comparison - there simply isn't enough to the character to build an entire feature-length film around him.