Tim Burton tells Kate Whiting why he made a film on the bizarre true story of Margaret Keane

The music world is mourning Phil Everly, the youngest of The Everly Brothers, who has died in California from lung disease complications.

Chris Brown spent Monday in Los Angeles with his ex girlfriend.

American actress Amanda Bynes has had another run-in with the police after being pulled over for driving on a suspended licence near an airport in Southern California.

The groom is being sought in the stabbing death of his young bride hours after their marriage – his new wife’s body found in a bathtub in the silver sequin cocktail dress she wore at her wedding reception and possibly at the wedding itself, US police said.

A judge in California has granted singer and actress Selena Gomez a three-year restraining order against a man accused of stalking her.

A judge has granted Selena Gomez a temporary restraining order from a man with a history of mental illness who police say threatened the singer-actress.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says his sagging trousers cost him a seat on a Southwest Airlines flight.

A FILM about the life and times of Charles Haughey is a step closer after the film rights were bought to Limerick writer Kevin O’Connor’s book and screenplay on the controversial Taoiseach.

ACTRESS Juliette Lewis was injured in a hit-and-run crash in California, police said.

Actress Juliette Lewis has been injured in a hit-and-run crash in California, police said.

INSIDE a nondescript two-story building next to a busy freeway in a neighbourhood far removed from Hollywood is where Lindsay Lohan will likely spend several weeks from today.

Actor Corey Haim has died after an apparent overdose, it was announced today.

TWO American journalists freed by North Korea returned home to the United States yesterday for a jubilant, emotional reunion with family members and friends they hadn’t seen in nearly five months.

Julianna Marguilies' reunion with TV husband George Clooney was so top secret, it had to be filmed far away from Hollywood - and without the knowledge of 'ER' bosses.

Production of the hit show Desperate Housewives and at least six sitcoms filmed before live audiences will be halted as a result of the US writers' strike.

US rapper Snoop Dogg has pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a dangerous weapon, his lawyer has said.

Lindsay Lohan agreed to serve one day behind bars after pleading guilty to drunken driving and cocaine charges. But that is hard time compared to what fellow bad girl Nicole Richie served for driving under the influence.

A pregnant Nicole Richie wants to serve her time for driving under the influence of drugs in the Los Angeles County jail.

Nicole Richie, star of The Simple Life, was today arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities said.

Los Angeles police suspect rapper Snoop Dogg is still a member of the city's notorious Crips street gang.

Rapper Snoop Dogg was today charged with possessing a lethal weapon after security officers at a California airport found a collapsible baton in the entertainer's hand luggage.

Rapper Snoop Dogg has been charged with carrying a dangerous weapon – an illegal collapsible baton – at John Wayne International Airport in Santa Ana, California.

Rapper Snoop Dogg was charged today with carrying a dangerous weapon – an illegal collapsible baton – at John Wayne International Airport in Santa Ana, California.

A private jet company is suing Jennifer Lopez, saying the singer and Hollywood actress is late on payments for a pair of chartered flights.

Walt Disney will reduce its workforce substantially and slash its annual output of films from 18 to eight in cuts greater than Hollywood had anticipated, it was reported today.

Warner Bros Entertainment has fired between 250 and 300 employees in a cost-cutting move.

THE airliner circled Southern California for hours, crippled by a faulty landing gear, while, inside its cabin, 140 horrified passengers watched their own life-and-death drama unfolding on live television.

Terrified passengers on board a plane crippled in mid-air prepared for the worst last night, and one taped a farewell message to his girlfriend.

A JetBlue airliner with faulty landing gear touched down safely at Los Angeles International Airport after circling the region for three hours with its front wheels turned sideways, unable to be retracted into the plane.

Hours after testifying as a defence witness in Michael Jackson’s child abuse trial, Jay Leno was again mocking the pop star on the Tonight Show.

A motorist was being questioned by police tonight after two commuter trains collided in Los Angeles, killing nine and injuring more than 100 passengers.

John Hench, a long-time Disney artist and the official portrait painter of Mickey Mouse, has died. He was 95.

A US airport has been named after entertainer Bob Hope.

The feud between California Governor Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger escalated as the governor accused the actor’s handlers of engaging in “dirty tricks” by plotting to disrupt a Davis event.

Steven Spielberg has so much money that nothing is too expensive for him.

Stone Temple Pilots lead singer Scott Weiland was released on bail after California police arrested him on suspicion of drug possession.

A Los Angeles commuter train smashed into a truck at a level crossing, today, overturning two carriages and killing a person in the truck, which burst into flames.

Drug charges against West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin have been dropped in California after he completed a drug rehabilitation programme.

What do you get the man who has everything? Well, in the case of a certain Andre Kirk Agassi, how about another Wimbledon title?

Hollywood actor Robert Blake and his bodyguard have been arrested in connection with the murder of the actor’s wife who was shot dead nearly a year ago, police in Los Angeles said today.

Veteran comedian Bob Hope is being treated in hospital for ‘‘mild’’ pneumonia.

The Gulfstream jet which crashed in Aspen, Colorado, was owned by Hollywood producer Andrew Vajna.