AP - An upcoming concert by Paul McCartney has revived memories of the 1960s, when an Israeli official supposedly called off a Beatles concert for fear it would corrupt the nation's youth.

AP - The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment.

AP - George Clooney and Brad Pitt: Bachelor and family man.

AP - Is this town big enough for both Sean Penn and the Obama Girl?

AP - "Shrek" sings. So does "Billy Elliot." Daniel Radcliffe strips and Katie Holmes most likely will dodge paparazzi.

AFP - Human rights activist Bianca Jagger lost a 200,000-euro (295,000-dollar) ring over the weekend in Salzburg while attending an annual music festival, Austrian media reported Wednesday.

AP - It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family.

AFP - British actress Nicollette Sheridan and American singer Michael Bolton have broken off their engagement, a spokeswoman for the actress told People magazine.

E! Online - Charlize Theron and her boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, have no problem walking the red carpet at the DNC in Denver to promote his movie, Battle in Seattle—but walking down the aisle is a whole other story.

E! Online - Angelina Jolie is obviously secure enough in her relationship with Brad Pitt to stay back in France while her man hangs out with buddy George Clooney at the 65th Annual Venice Film Festival. After all, the good pals have been practically inseparable since arriving Tuesday.

E! Online - Body language experts, welcome to your field day.

E! Online - Brody Jenner enjoyed an extended 25th birthday celebration in Cabo San Lucas over the weekend with his Hills castmates in tow.

AP - The immigration department said Wednesday it was conducting a character assessment of Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as Australia considers whether to grant the rapper a visa for a concert tour later this year.

AFP - Australian officials said Wednesday they would carry out a full character assessment of US rapper Snoop Dogg before deciding whether to allow him to visit the country later this year.

Reuters - Actor/director Ben Stiller has been selected as this year's honoree for the Museum of the Moving Image's 24th annual black-tie salute.

AP - A federal prosecutor claimed Tuesday that taped phone calls between Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and a high-powered lawyer showed they were conducting illegal wiretaps, even though the alleged wiretapped recordings have never been found.

AP - Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have ended their engagement.

Reuters - Madonna has always reveled in controversy and with the recent launch of her concert tour, "Sticky & Sweet," the 50-year-old pop star has kicked up a new fuss by comparing John McCain to Adolf Hitler in a video.