Founding Member of the Doors Dead at 74

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complimented 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 today in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said his publicist. His...

OJ Got Legal Help From 'White Supremacist' Cellmate

OJ Simpson is back in court—and you can thank his allegedly racist cellmate for that, sources tell the New York Post . Early in his sentence, the Juice complained that his cellmate was "a white supremacist," her daughter told a Post "spy" at the time. But within a few months...

Kardashian in Legal Brawl With NY Guv

If you thought perhaps New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had better things to do than concern himself with the Kardashians, you'd be wrong. His administration recently ordered Khloe Kardashian and hubby Lamar Odom to stop selling a T-shirt that's currently available through their clothing line, Rich Soil, the New York...

Justin Bieber Gets Booed, Pouts at Billboard Awards

Quite a few gossip outlets are gleefully crowing today that Justin Bieber got booed last night while accepting the Milestone Award at the Billboard Music Awards. (Though the cheers from the Beliebers in the audience seem to drown out a lot of the boos in the video, Vulture notes that...

Trek Blasts to No. 1

The Star Trek franchise may be living long, but it hasn't quite prospered as well as expected this time around. Star Trek Into Darkness topped the box office charts in its opening weekend, but "only" made $84.1 million domestically—well under the $100 million many had expected, reports the...

18 Male Celebrity Divas

You certainly don't have to be female to be a diva, as these 18 men rounded up by Radar prove: While performing, Kanye West will only use $400 Versace towels to wipe his face. Tom Cruise recently demanded a Montenegro restaurant clear out so he could eat there alone. Elton...

Star-Studded SNL Finale Bids Hader Farewell

Last night's season finale of Saturday Night Live didn't have many snoozy moments: Oscar winner Ben Affleck hosted, taking on his marriage-is-work gaffe in the opening monologue with wife Jennifer Garner at his side, the show bid dramatic farewell to longtime heavyweight Bill Hader vis a vis his Stefon persona,...

11 Weird Things Named After Celebs

You know you've made it when you get a house fly named after you , as Beyonce did last year. The Huffington Post rounds up 10 more interesting things dedicated to celebrities: A hairy crab: Scientists discovered a new species of Yeti crab with a hairy chest and thought of one...

19 Best-Kept Secrets of the Stars

Angelina Jolie managed to keep her double mastectomy a secret from February 2, when procedures started, through April 27, when they were completed, and all the way until May 14, when she revealed everything. But some stars have kept their secrets even longer: Radar lists 18 of them. Janet Jackson...

Bieber Owes Thousands for Monkey Vet Bills

Justin Bieber has now officially ditched his pet monkey in Germany—but he still owes several thousand in vet bills, food and care for the abandoned primate, the AP reports. "You can bet we are going to ask for that money back," says a German customs spokesperson. Bieber had until...

6 Ex-Couples Who Still Aren't Officially Divorced

It took Ashton Kutcher more than a year after their split to finally file for divorce from Demi Moore, and almost five months later, they're still officially married. Their latest hangup? An eight-figure venture capital fund co-founded by Kutcher. E! rounds up five more ex-couples who aren't, technically, exes quite...

Racing's Dick Trickle Phoned in Own Suicide

Longtime racing driver Dick Trickle not only killed himself yesterday in a North Carolina cemetery at age 71, he matter-of-factly called 911 beforehand to let police know where they would find his body, reports TMZ . The dispatcher initially didn't realize Trickle was referring to himself until he clarified, "No, I'm...

Sheen's Ex: 6 ODs in 2 Years

We've known for a while now that Brooke Mueller is in a dark place, but Radar today reveals just how dark: Sources say that over the past two years, she's overdosed six times and has been hospitalized on every such occasion. And her current stint in rehab (at the Betty...

Jolie's Best Message Applies to All Women

Stories about the victimization of women have been so prevalent of late—from the rising number of assaults in the military to the awful Cleveland case —that Anne Taylor Fleming has been both disgusted and infuriated when catching up on the news, she writes at Reuters . And then along comes...

Topless Bea Arthur Painting Sells for $1.9M

No, Bea Arthur never sat for a topless painting. But that didn't stop artist John Currin from conjuring one up in his imagination in 1991, and last night it sold for $1.9 million at Christie's, reports the New York Post . It was part of a $495 million night, a...

Inside Angelina Jolie's Treatment

Angelina Jolie was back at work just days after her double mastectomy, Dr. Kristi Funk reveals in a blog post about the star's medical journey. "To a large extent, I believe recovery reflects expectation. Angelina expected to feel well, to be active," Funk writes on the Pink Lotus Breast Center...

David Beckham Is Retiring

David Beckham says he will retire from professional soccer at the end of the season. The 38-year-old Beckham, who recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain, has become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. "I'm thankful to PSG for giving me...

Hefner Buys 27-Year-Old Bride $5M 'Widow's Pad'

The bad news: Hugh Hefner, 87, is probably going to bid farewell to this earthly life long before his 27-year-old bride, Crystal Harris. The good news: When he does, Harris will have an awesome place to live. Hefner just bought her a $5 million, 5,900-square-foot Hollywood Hills estate, TMZ...

OJ Takes the Stand

OJ Simpson did something today that he didn't do in his 1995 murder trial or in the 2008 trial that sent him to prison on robbery and kidnapping charges: He testified in his own defense. Simpson, now 65, is pushing for a new trial in the latter case, and he...

Celeb Kickstarter Meets Embarrassing End

The success Zach Braff and the Veronica Mars movie found on Kickstarter seemed to presage a trend of celebrities using the crowdfunding site to raise money for projects. But, as Melissa Joan Hart learned the hard way, that tactic apparently only works for celebrities people still care about. The 1990s...

'Ocean's 11' Heist Hits Bieber Venue

The latest crazy headline to come out of Justin Bieber's world tour: Thieves broke into a South African stadium early Monday and stole $330,000 from the safe, which had quite a bit of cash in it thanks to a weekend Bieber concert, Time reports. Police think that's why the...

What's Best for Angelina May Not Be Best for You

There's no question that Angelina Jolie made a courageous move in undergoing a double mastectomy . But in the applause for her decision, it's important to keep the cancer conversation in context, writes Mary Elizabeth Williams—herself a cancer survivor —at Salon . "I can swear to you that every one of...

Brad Pitt: Angelina Is a Hero

Brad Pitt, who was with Angelina Jolie when she had her preventative double mastectomy , tells the Evening Standard he stands fully behind her decision. "Having witnessed this decision firsthand, I find Angie’s choice, as well as so many others like her, absolutely heroic. I thank our medical team for their...

More Evidence Beyonce Is Pregnant

For weeks, speculation has been swirling that Beyonce is pregnant again, and now TMZ thinks it has near-definitive proof in the form of "breaking news." Bey just canceled a Belgium concert due to "dehydration and exhaustion," or, as TMZ puts it, "What you tell the media when you don't want...

Casualty of Kardashian's Pregnancy: Her Heels

Poor Kim Kardashian: First doctors told her to stop getting facial injections while pregnant; now she can't even wear high heels. "My doctor has told me to elevate my feet. Can you see how wide and swollen they are? I’ve just ordered a pair of pointy-toed flats," Kardashian told an...

Will Smith: Jaden Wants to Be Emancipated

Celebrity children get some pretty ridiculous gifts , but even by those standards, what Jaden Smith wants for his 15th birthday in July seems pretty wild. "He says, 'Dad, I want to be emancipated,'" Will Smith reveals in an interview with the Sun . "I know if we do this, he...

Angelina Jolie: I Had Double Mastectomy

Angelina Jolie has had both her breasts surgically removed after learning that she carries the gene BRCA1, which sharply raises the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. "My doctors estimated that I had an 87% risk of breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer," Jolie, whose mother died...

Barbara Walters Retires After 50 Years

As expected, Barbara Walters today announced the end of a broadcasting career that began during the Truman administration, People reports. "Let me just say I have been on television continuously for over 50 years," Walters said on The View today, adding that she is "perfectly healthy" and this is her...

Selena Gomez Tour Demands: Ramen, Pickles

Selena Gomez revealed some of her own "diva demands" to MTV recently, admitting that while on tour, her rider requests "incense, pickles always," and "I'll be honest ... ramen." She called her concert rider "boring." But she certainly hasn't had a boring past few days, E! notes. On a radio show...

Fox Brings Back Jack Bauer, 24

Jack Bauer is about to get a fresh batch of time to run out of. Kiefer Sutherland will reprise his role as the ass-kicking, torture-happy counterterrorism agent on a new 12-episode limited series re-launch of 24 next May, Fox announced today, ahead of its "upfront" presentation to advertisers, according to...