Entertainment

Los Angeles, CA, November 20 -- U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, became the latest name in the growing list of celebrity DUI-busts after the police arrested her Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving.

Los Angeles, November 20 -- Former TV personality Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for pneumonia, Us Weekly has confirmed. The socialite admitted herself to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. Wednesday (Nov. 18) after suffering a respiratory infection for days.

New York, November 20 -- In what may cause the network television ratings to plummet, Oprah Winfrey, the media personality and mogul has decided to pull off her syndicated afternoon talk show in September 2011 after its 25th season on air.

New York, November 20 -- The second film adaptation of author Stephenie Meyer's popular supernatural romance series, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", is out in theaters Friday, and is expected to take nearly $100 million in UK and US cinemas.

Los Angeles -- Actor James Van Der Beek and his wife, actress Heather Ann McComb, are divorcing after nearly six years of marriage, court records filed in Los Angeles show.

Washington -- Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Sugarland, Rob Thomas and Usher have signed up to perform at the "Christmas in Washington" concert, TNT said.

New York -- U.S. director Chris Weitz says the process of helming films is so exhausting he might only make one more in his career.

Culver City, Calif. -- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group says it has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with CBS Films.

Los Angeles, CA, November 19 -- Evan Chandler, the father of a boy who accused late pop icon Michael Jackson of sexual abuse, has committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, according to multiple tabloid reports citing a police source as saying.