Diaz's bag with Maoist slogan raises ire
AGUAS CALIENTES, Peru (AP) -- Actress Cameron Diaz appears to have committed a major fashion faux pas in Peru. The voice of Princess Fiona in the animated "Shrek" films may have inadvertently offended Peruvians who suffered decades of violence from a Maoist guerrilla insurgency by touring here Friday with a bag emblazoned with one of Mao Zedong's favorite political slogans....

Paris Hilton to be released on Tuesday
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Paris Hilton will be issued her get-out-of jail card on Tuesday after spending almost 3 1/2 weeks in the slammer. The release date, announced Friday, was determined by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Reception Center. The exact hour of Hilton's release was not disclosed....

Andy Griffith, the unlikely movie star
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- At age 81, Andy Griffith has been discovered. Sure, he'll always be known as Sheriff Andy Taylor, the gentle father to son Opie and gunless lawman in Mayberry who dispensed a homegrown wisdom on the "The Andy Griffith Show." Or as the disheveled yet shrewd Atlanta defense lawyer Ben Matlock....

Where will Paris Hilton interview land?
NEW YORK (AP) -- Caught in the whirlwind of bad publicity that often surrounds Paris Hilton, NBC and ABC sought to distance themselves Friday from reports that they were opening their wallets in pursuit of an exclusive interview with the heiress after her release from jail....

Hasselhoff demands apology from tabloid
LONDON (AP) -- David Hasselhoff has demanded an apology from a British tabloid for publishing a story that claimed he was drunk at a Hollywood nightclub while celebrating his victory in a child custody battle....

Rap mogul's Malibu mansion for sale
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Marion "Suge" Knight's seven-bedroom, 9 1/2-bath home has been placed on the market for $6.2 million, part of the rap music mogul's financial overhaul under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection....

Trump's trees upset California neighbors
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) -- Donald Trump has upset his upscale peninsula neighbors - again....

Spice Girls set date to reveal plans
LONDON (AP) -- Talk of a Spice Girls reunion has swirled for weeks - boosted by Sporty Spice herself - and on Friday the vivacious five said they would make "an announcement to the world" next week....

Isaiah Washington: ABC axed wrong guy
NEW YORK (AP) -- Isaiah Washington, fired this month from "Grey's Anatomy" following the firestorm he started with a homophobic invective, hit back at the network Thursday. "They fired the wrong guy," the 43-year-old actor said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle....

Prince William is 25, gets inheritance
LONDON (AP) -- Prince William turned 25 Thursday and gained part of the inheritance left him by his mother, Princess Diana....