Hugh Jackman gave new meaning to crashing a party after his dramatic entrance to the Oprah Winfrey Show on a zipwire went horribly wrong.

Making an intrepid slide from the top of the Sydney Opera House to the stage almost 100 metres below, the actor failed to brake in time and smashed into the lighting rig, injuring his eye.

Jackman flipped 90 degrees on impact and damaged a...

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and pop artist David Hockney will have starring roles in the arts festival to mark the 2012 Olympic Games in London, it has been announced.

Whether behind the scenes or centre-stage, they are among a line-up of artists including winners of a Nobel Prize, an Oscar, a Brit Award, two Turner Prizes, a Golden Globe and three BAFTA awards who have been...

Grammy-winning US pop singer Christina Aguilera has been honoured with a star on Hollywood's celebrity Walk of Fame, barely a week before her feature film debut.

The star, the 2,423rd on the famous sidewalk roll call of celebrities past and present, was unveiled nine days before her acting skills go on display when Burlesque hits the silver screen, co-starring Cher.

"As a young...

A Queensland schoolgirl has been crowned Australia's first Junior MasterChef - after defeating her own twin sister.

Delighted Isabella, 12, said she felt "amazing" as the show's judges announced she would take home a $15,000 trust fund and urged her to one day open her own restaurant.

Isabella, who specialises in homestyle Italian cooking, faced stiff competition on her way...

Arnold Schwarzenegger says no one cares if you smoke a joint.

The Hollywood actor-turned-governor signed a law five weeks ago that made possession of up to an ounce of marijuana the equivalent of a traffic ticket. It carries a penalty of no more than a $US100 fine and no arrest or criminal record.

He defended the law on Monday, telling host Jay Leno on NBC television's Tonight...

They may have been booted off The X Factor, but with one brother about to get hitched and another juggling "about 400" marriage proposals from fans, Luke and Joel O'Dea have plenty to keep them busy.

On Monday, the pair were eliminated from the show after their "sing for your life" rendition of The Killers' Human failed to win over the audience.

They were joined in the bottom two...

It is the biggest night of the year in the Australian music industry calendar, but almost seven times as many viewers were watching Sunday night detective shows and the cricket than tuned in to the 24th annual ARIA Awards.

Only 634,000 people tuned in to watch the ceremony on the Sydney Opera House forecourt to see brother and sister duo Angus and Julia Stone dominate the awards or...

With just days to go before they wrap up their national farewell Sunsets tour, Powderfinger have been rewarded by their fans with two public-voted ARIAs.

The retiring Brisbane rockers were given the parting gifts of Most Popular Australian Album for Golden Rule and Most Popular Australian Artist at the awards ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House forecourt on Sunday night.

The...

A fan of NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent has been convicted in New York on one of two counts charging him with stalking star Kathryn Erbe.

Jurors deliberated less than a day before reaching the split verdict on Friday against Charles Nagel in federal court in Brooklyn.

Prosecutors say the 36-year-old Philadelphia man began stalking Erbe in 2008 by trying to hug her while she...

The body of a contestant on the US TV reality show The Bachelorette was found along a scenic Southern California highway two days after his family lost contact with him when his mobile phone died, a family spokeswoman said.

Julien Hug's body was found Wednesday, said Audrey Doherty, a family publicist. Authorities wouldn't say whether they suspect foul play.

Hug had been on his...