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‘Nomadland’ wins top picture at a social distanced Oscars

Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a portrait of itinerant lives across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director.

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Felicity Huffman released 11 days into 14-day prison sentence

The “Desperate Housewives” star was released from the low-security prison for women because under prison policy, inmates scheduled for weekend release are let out on Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said. It wasn’t immediately clear why she was released Friday because Monday would have been the 14th day of her term.

R. Kelly posts bail after pleading not guilty in sex abuse case

R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls, and the RB star posted $100,000 bail that will allow him to go free while awaiting trial.

Kanye, Trump trade Twitter love

In a moment that seemed to encapsulate 2018’s social media-driven blurring of celebrity and politics, President Donald Trump tweeted his thanks to rap superstar Kanye West on Wednesday for his recent and perhaps unexpected online support.

 
Taylor Swift sends fans into tizzy with release of new song

The 27-year-old singer dropped the upbeat song “Look What You Made Me Do” — which uses an interpolation from Right Said Fred’s 1991 hit “I’m Too Sexy” — late Thursday to streaming platforms and iTunes.

 
Justin Timberlake not under investigation over Tennessee ballot selfie

Hours after Tennessee authorities said on Tuesday they were investigating pop star Justin Timberlake for posting a photo of himself in a polling station on social media, the local district attorney said no such probe was under way.

Search for Piano Guys’ daughter suspended

Authorities have suspended the search for a 21-year-old woman believed to be missing in the Columbia River Gorge.

 
Neon Trees lead singer gay, proud and Mormon

Despite the Mormon church’s stance on homosexuality, Neon Trees singer Tyler Glenn stands out and proud, hoping one day his church will embrace same-sex couples.

Battle lines drawn in Wynn-Clooney rift

Las Vegas celebrity feuds don’t get much bigger than this. When Steve Wynn and George Clooney sat down for dinner with friends two weeks ago, no one expected it would end with the two heavyweights trading verbal shots over President Barack Obama.