Updated: 2:02 PM On Thursday's episode of The X Factor, one contestant certainly made a big impression. Freddie Combs, 40, a Greenville, Tenn., minister, told judges Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and L.A. Reid how he almost died when his weight peaked at 920 lbs. in 2009.
Posted: 1:40 PM Call it his official homecoming: Jay-Z will perform the first of eight shows at the newly built Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday night.
Posted: 12:25 PM Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says in his new autobiography that Republican political guru Karl Rove predicted the 2003 California recall election that put the muscleman-actor in office would never happen.
Posted: 11:10 AM AnnaLynne McCord Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted, Hopes to Empower Other Women
Posted: 10:35 AM Kirstie Alley speaks and defends Lady Gaga's weight gain.
Posted: 10:25 AM A review of Chris Brown's community service records shows the R&B singer spent a third of his time cleaning, painting and scrubbing a rural Virginia daycare center where he attended as a child and his mother once served as director.
Posted: 10:05 AM Johnny Lewis was a good guy whose life changed forever earlier this year -- after a very bad experience with drugs ... sources close to Lewis' family said.
Updated: 9:31 AM The "Gangnam Style" craze has reached Thailand's navy, which is among the latest to mimic the globally popular dance video.
Posted: 9:21 AM Talk about product placement: Target is releasing an episodic series of short films starring Kristen Bell and Nia Long and everything on screen is for sale.
Posted: 9:15 AM Royal officials say they won't complain to Britain's press watchdog about naked pictures of Prince Harry partying in Las Vegas that appeared in a British tabloid.
Posted: 4:01 PM An attorney for Amanda Bynes has entered a not guilty plea in a misdemeanor case that accuses the actress of two hit-and-runs.
Posted: 3:54 PM Reba McEntire is ending her run as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Posted: 2:26 PM Guatemalan authorities say they have detained a promoter for Puerto Rican pop star Chayanne as she was trying to leave the country with $50,000 in undeclared cash.
Posted: 11:53 AM One Direction's latest single sums it up.
Posted: 11:33 AM With his camera-ready good looks, quirky catchphrases and funky fashion choices, swimmer Ryan Lochte parlayed the five medals he won at this summer's Olympic Games into a bourgeoning media career.
Posted: 11:30 AM A key witness - Victim 1 - against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has a book deal and will soon reveal his identity.
Posted: 10:32 AM Oh, baby: Reese Witherspoon is a mom for the third time.
Updated: 11:27 AM The Beach Boys might still be Keepin' the Summer Alive with their U.K. tour, but for three members it will be a cold harsh winter.
Posted: 9:42 AM It's like something out of a bad spy movie ... Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy Scott Disick received a handwritten letter this week from a fan, containing creepy instructions for a secret meet-up in a public library.
Posted: 9:32 AM Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... cops believe Johnny was on drugs-- either PCP or meth -- at the time he allegedly killed a woman and then fell to his death.
Posted: 8:56 AM One million copies preordered. Fifty Shades of Grey and No Easy Day knocked from the top of the bestseller lists.
Posted: 7:41 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston in a one-hour TV special.
Posted: 7:32 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Bringing a major sports franchise back to Brooklyn makes Jay-Z feel like he's living the American dream.
Posted: 7:25 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne is not only making rap history, he's making rock 'n roll history: the rapper has surpassed Elvis Presley as the leading male with the most entries on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Posted: 4:54 PM Lawyers for rap-metal duo Insane Clown Posse have filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking documents that would explain why the FBI considers its fans a gang.
