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The week in celebrity photos

Want to know what your favourite celebrities have been up to this week? Check out our gallery.

Los Angeles: Eateries you won't find in the guidebooks

Frank Liew eats his way around the the famous — and infamous — dining spots of Los Angeles.

Venice Beach, Los Angeles, USA

The nature of Los Angeles is revealed along this world-famous strip of coastline.

Rove McManus' return to the box

Rove returns to our screens later this month with a new chat show.

LA's hippest rooftop hangouts

Head straight to the top of Los Angeles' most stylish hotels for a great night out at the best rooftop bars.

Penelope Cruz the latest star on Walk of Fame

Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz has paid tribute to family and supporters - including her newborn baby son - as she was given a star on Hollywood's storied Walk of Fame.

Album Review: Britney Spears, Femme Fatale

Britney Spears' seventh studio album - released more than a decade since her debut <i>Baby One More Time</i> and three years since her flop-of-a-comeback <i>Circus</i> - sees her shed all those guises and play the woman she is now.

Russell Brand the rabbit

As far as Hollywood is concerned, Russell Brand, 35, is having his moment. The Brit export and former bad boy who redeemed himself when he married American pop sweetheart, Katy Perry, 26, last year, is starring in two upcoming movies.

Better late than never for Alan Dale

Starting an acting career in LA in his 50s proved a fruitful move for Alan Dale, writes Jacqueline Smith.

SPY: Paquin's dress and the critics

Rachel Glucina reports on Anna and Stephen's Emmy night Holly-moon.

Emmy awards announced

Results from the Emmy awards - and anything else worth mentioning - updated as it happens.

Hollywood's highest paid actresses

She may have had a tough year personally, but Forbes.com has named Sandra Bullock as Hollywood's highest earning actress of the past year.

Gibson's career stained by controversy

Peter Mitchell looks back on a career that was controversial long before the latest allegations of domestic violence.

Kristen Stewart hopes for runaway film success

In a role far from <i>Twilight</i>, Kristen Stewart plays Joan Jett. She talks about the importance of the story of <i>The Runaways</i>.

Police confirm Mel Gibson abuse probe

Mel Gibson faces potential jail time if Los Angeles sheriffs find evidence supporting his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva's claims the Australian-raised Oscar winner assaulted her.

<i>The Pacific</i> leads this year's Emmy nominations

The nominations for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmys, that will take place August 29, have been announced.

More legal woes for Lohan

Lindsay Lohan had nowhere to run when she was served with court papers in a courthouse lift.