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Rihanna and Chris Brown's rekindled romance has outraged a lot of fans - but the pop starlet is making no apologies for getting back together with her once-abusive beau.

"I decided it was more important for me to be happy - I wasn't going to let anybody's opinion get in the way of that," Rihanna, 24, told Rolling Stone in the issue out Friday. "Even if it's a mistake, it's my...

Kelly Clarkson is one popular - and money-making - "American Idol" alum.

The Season 1 winner was the top-earning "Idol" alumnus in 2012, with earnings of $8 million, according to a new Forbes report.

Ranking behind Clarkson are Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry, who each earned $5 million....

Barbra Streisand is getting ready to show off her famous vocal chops at the Oscars.

For the first time since 1977, the two-time Academy Award winner will perform at the awards show, the Academy announced Wednesday.

The show airs Feb. 24 on ABC. In other awards show news, Justin Timberlake is slated to perform during the Grammy Awards on Feb. 10....

A judge yesterday order Lindsay Lohan to stand trial in March for allegedly lying to cops about a car crash.

Lohan appeared in Los Angeles court Wednesday after her lawyer sent a later saying she would miss the date because she was sick, but she reportedly got spooked that she would face an arrest warrant if she didn't show.

During the hearing, Judge Stephanie Sautner set a date of March...

Get ready for some reality TV antics.

Out-there pop star Ke$ha is starring in a forthcoming MTV reality show, "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life," which will follow the singer "as she navigates the drama, madness and euphoria of her professional and personal life while recording a new album," MTV announced Wednesday. The show debuts in April....

The hoaxer behind the Manti Te'o fake-girlfriend scandal told Dr. Phil he is "confused" about his sexuality and was "romantically in love" with the Notre Dame football player.

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo gave a two-part interview to Dr. Phil McGraw that will air Thursday and Friday. He told the TV personality that the hoax was a "love affair" between the two men.

McGraw...

As Valentine's Day approaches, long-distance couples across the country are taking to Skype to profess their devotions in video chat. But who says the couples have to be human? These pooches also feel the grief of being far away from their loved one - and are so cute showing it!

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The digerati have spoken, and Joseph Leonard is the best restaurant in New York City.

That's according to location-based social network Foursquare's "Best of New York" list, which calculated the city's top spots based on tens of millions of "check-ins" -- users sharing their location with friends -- tips and ratings.

Other bests include Otto Enoteca Pizzeria for pizza,...

A New Jersey Transit train struck a tractor trailer at the Main Street intersection in Little Falls, N.J. Wednesday morning, injuring 10 people, according to NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder.

None of the injuries were life threatening and the victims were transported to a hospital for treatment. About 71 people were on board the Montclair-Boonton train when it slammed into the trailer,...

Legendary porn star and Queens native Ron Jeremy has had an aneurysm near his heart and is in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital, according to TMZ.

After experiencing chest pains, the 59-year-old actor, nicknamed "The Hedgehog" drove himself to Cedars-Sinai hospital on Tuesday.

Mike Esterman, Jeremy's manager, told TMZ that his condition has worsened. Jeremy has been transferred...