Celebrity execs and personal handlers at this year's Grammys have been ordered to keep Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood far away from each other during Sunday's awards ceremony so they don't scratch each others' eyes out or something. Not only are the two both tributaries from District Blonde-Country-Crossover who… » 2/09/13 11:30am 2/09/13 11:30am

Maybe she's not from Connecticut, but Shirley MacLaine's Martha Levinson (USA! USA! USA!) will be bringing some good old American impropriety to the normally tight-lipped proceedings at Downton Abbey when the show's new season finally premieres for American audiences tonight on PBS at 9 pm EST. Be there or be… » 1/06/13 6:30pm 1/06/13 6:30pm

This year, Shirley Maclaine sasses onto the scene of our favorite soap opera and starts busting chops, American-style. Of course, what all reasonable people are excited about with the third season of the Brit hit is some warring between the Dowager Countess and Cora's American momma. If you don't understand a word of… » 1/03/13 9:50am 1/03/13 9:50am

Last night during the AFI Tribute to Shirley MacLaine, viewers got a teeny tiny preview of Downton Abbey Season 3, in which MacLaine plays Martha Levinson, Lady Cora's mother. In a clip, presented by Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) herself, Martha meets the Dowager Countess, and the snide remarks start flying. » 6/25/12 2:50pm 6/25/12 2:50pm

• Deryck Whibley of the band Sum 41, who some of you might recognize as Avril Lavigne's ex-husband, was attacked last night in Japan, according to his band mates:
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• After six years on Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl is jumping ship.
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In February, thanks to a star-studded cast and aggressive marketing, He's Just Not That Into You made $94 million, despite being a gay minstrel show with "desperately needy" heroines and black people punchlines. Guess what? » 5/11/09 2:00pm 5/11/09 2:00pm

[Hamburg, September 15. Images via Splash.] » 9/16/08 5:10pm 9/16/08 5:10pm

Shirley MacLaine is playing Coco Chanel in a Lifetime movie airing Saturday, and in a new interview » 9/05/08 10:45am 9/05/08 10:45am, the actress reveals her admiration for the legendary designer. "She was tough and she never backed down," MacLaine says. "She never married. She was rude, hurtful. Many men were in love with her — though I don't know…

• Elle UK is, for some reason, all agog over the 20-year-old celeb spawn, who they say has had some kind of chic makeover since turning 20. "It's official. We have a new style crush here at ELLE in the shape of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer." Well, to each her own, we say! [ElleUK]
• Rihanna models a look…
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Hollywood's most famous reincarnated superstar (and inspiration for this very feature), Shirley MacLaine, is set to star as none other than Coco Chanel, reports Variety. MacLaine, 73, "will play the designer in her later years, as she set out to re-establish her reputation as a fashion trendsetter" in a Lifetime… » 12/21/07 9:45am 12/21/07 9:45am

When the Golden Globe noms were announced last week, we broke down the female honorees along the old Shirley MacLaine adage about good parts for actresses falling into either hooker, victim or doormat categories. Today, the Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for its awards and, although there's nary a hooker… » 12/20/07 12:30pm 12/20/07 12:30pm