Best friends Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) share a dream: To be married in the Plaza Hotel in New York.

It could be called a Chick Flick, provided the chicks in question aren’t about to get married.

Several doomed attempts have been made - all with big-name stars attached - to re-make George Cukor's classic 1939 story of catty New York society, a story that has always held a strong fascination.

Movie star Annette Bening has pulled out of her first performance on the Broadway stage for 20 years, citing "personal reasons".

Robert De Niro's former housekeeper, who has been indicted on charges of stealing from the actor and other celebrity employers, has been offered a plea deal of one to three years in prison to settle all charges against her.

Robert De Niro’s nanny has been accused of stealing diamonds and designer clothes worth more than €100,000 from his New York home.

Actors Warren Beatty and Whoopi Goldberg have paid tribute to Marlon Brando at a black-tie gala awards ceremony and benefit for the famed acting school where the late two-time Oscar winner once studied.

Murphy Brown actor Robert Pastorelli, found dead last month in a bathroom at his Hollywood Hills home, died of a heroin overdose, the LA coroner's office said Monday.

ROBERT PASTORELLI, who played the screwball housepainter Eldin on the hit US TV show Murphy Brown, has been found dead in his Hollywood Hills home from a suspected drug overdose.

Robert Pastorelli, who played the screwball housepainter Eldin on the hit US TV show Murphy Brown, has been found dead in his Hollywood Hills home from a suspected drug overdose.

In a truly pointless film, a re-make of one made at the end of the l970s (and a not-very-good one), Douglas and Brooks go through the motions as the fathers of approaching knot-tying children.

Though this soppy film has had a massive Stateside opening, local audiences might find it too sweet.

New York officials have told celebrities to stay away from the Trade Centre disaster scene because they're ruining the recovery effort.