LOS ANGELES - WILL Ferrell and Pearl Jam will be part of Conan O'Brien's first 'Tonight Show.'

Ferrell joined O'Brien in February for his final 'Late Night' show in New York.

CANNES - SCROOGE came to Cannes in a horse-drawn carriage on Monday to promote Disney's 3D holiday special 'A Christmas Carol' starring Jim Carrey and a host of other Hollywood A-listers.

Carrey plays the eponymous Ebenezer Scrooge as well as various other ghoulish characters in the movie set for worldwide release ahead of the Christmas festivities.

NEW YORK - WOODY Allen said on Monday he had agreed to a US$5 million (S$7.5 million) settlement with American Apparel just minutes ahead of a potentially embarrassing trial against the clothing company.

The US director-actor had sued the company, known for its racy advertising campaigns, for allegedly using without permission an image from his movie 'Anne Hall' in which he appeared as a Hasidic Jew.