Entertainment

Dwayne Johnson is dropping the name "The Rock" in an attempt to morph from his mega wrestling fame. But Johnson, who next stars opposite Steve Carell in the comedy Get Smart, isn't alone in creating a new stage name.

Marc Wadsworth

Screen stars and film moguls have been flocking to a glitzy American showbiz event described as a liberating antidote to business as usual in Tinseltown.

Deborah Hobson

It’s fascinating to look at how the public undoing of a 26-year-old American ‘pop princess’ has been played out in the news media.Once upon a time Britney Spears had a charmed life: domination of the music charts, a marriage, children, a finely crafted, wholesome, ‘sugar and spice’ image that left fans both cooing and salivating after her.

Geeky Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has launched a new gadget, the Kindle, where readers can access a variety of literature, including The-Latest, I hope, from the touch of a button, writes Chris Gaynor.

Britain's Mobo award nominations are out, and are proving as reliably contentious as ever. Whether it's Echoes magazine angrily and justly protesting the continued, bewildering omission of a soul category or drug addict white singer Amy Winehouse's four nominations giving gossip columnists another excuse to have a dig, the Mobos have always seemed able to generate controversy.

Controversial US rapper Kanye West is planning to wear just one special outfit to the "crazy" awards ceremony next month to make a point about 'smelly' performers.

Young films stars Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe (left) model special 3D glasses to celebrate the record-breaking box office opening of the IMAX version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.