LOS ANGELES - ADELE is in vogue, and soon to be in Vogue. The British torch singer competes in four categories at Sunday's Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year for the breakup ballad Chasing Pavements.
HONG KONG - LEADING US entertainment magazine Variety said on Tuesday it has suspended its online Asian version indefinitely due to the economic downturn.
The company said it had laid off its permanent editorial staff in Variety Asia, a website covering the latest developments in regional showbusiness since its launch two and a half years ago.
SANTA BARBARA (California) - AUTHORITIES say they arrested actor and TV host Gary Collins on suspicion of drunken driving.
According to an arrest report, deputies in the coastal county of Santa Barbara pulled Collins over Saturday evening after noticing him driving a motor home erratically. The 70-year-old was arrested by the California Highway Patrol after failing a field sobriety test. He was later released on US$25,000 (S$37,782) bail.
HONG KONG - TANG Wei will return to the screen in a Hong Kong romance opposite Jacky Cheung, her first film since she was banned in China for starring in the spy thriller Lust, Caution (2007).
The Chinese actress plays a wilful single woman whose family arranges for her to date an electrical goods shop owner's laid-back son played by singer Cheung, says Ming Pao Daily News.
