In the days before his failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in the heart of Times Square, the American suspect, who had recently returned from his native Pakistan, did a dry run, a law enforcement official said today.

Michael Douglas admits he could have been a better father to his son Cameron.

Charlize Theron has settled a $20m (€15.5m) lawsuit with the luxury watchmaker that accused her of breach of contract.

US comedian Jerry Seinfeld has launched legal action after the woman who claims his wife plagiarised her cookbook also accused him of slander.

Executives at clothing company American Apparel have hit back at Woody Allen's claims they used his image in their advertising without permission, insisting the campaign was meant as a parody.

Residents of a Romanian village have sued the Hollywood studio behind the top-grossing US film 'Borat', claiming the film wrongly depicted them as rapists, abortionists, prostitutes and thieves.

Blade star Wesley Snipes filed a lawsuit against New York City yesterday, charging its officials with having no jurisdiction to arrest him as part of an Indiana paternity case.

A former president of Sean 'P Diddy' Combs' Bad Boy Records has been charged with laundering $1m (€810,000) in drugs money through a bogus company.

A former business partner is suing Sean “P Diddy” Combs, claiming the rapper threatened him with a baseball bat in 1996 and cheated him out of $25m (€21m).

SPIDER-MAN creator Stan Lee is suing comic book publisher Marvel Entertainment for $10 million, claiming it cheated him out of film profits.

Ten Americans held hostage by Iraq during the Gulf War are suing the US Treasury Department, it was reported today.