Los Angeles/New York  - Bruce, Billy and Barack will be together on stage for a benefit for the Democratic presidential nominee on October 16 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom, reported E! Online Tuesday.

Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel will play at the fundraiser for Barack Obama that will cost from 500 dollars to 10,000 dollars a ticket.

Los Angeles, Sept 29 : While two alleged victims of Anand Jon have testified against him in the court presiding over the case, their weak evidence may work in favour of the Indian-born fashion designer.

According to writer Sharon Waxman, the stories of the alleged victims were not strong enough to stand up under scrutiny, which could also lend weight to the argument of the defense.

Heather claimed that in 2003, when she was just 14, Jon tongue-kissed her at a fashion event. She said that Jon ‘terrified’ her.

Los Angeles - The political thriller Eagle Eye perched atop the North American box-office rankings in its debut weekend, snatching up 29.2 million dollars in three-day gross revenue, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday.

The movie stars young Hollywood star Shia LeBeouf as a man forced to participate in a conspiracy against his will.

Los Angeles - US actress Scarlett Johansson has married actor Ryan Reynolds near the city of Vancouver, Canada, reports said Sunday.

Gossip magazine Us magazine citing the 23-year-old actress' representative as saying the wedding took place on Saturday in a remote location outside Vancouver.

Los Angeles - The irresistible grin is gone - so too that unique blue flash in the eye and the stylishly tousled hair.

But as Hollywood mourned Paul Newman on Saturday along with movie fans all over the world, it was clear that this was one star who really lived up to his status as a role model - always gracious, loyal and intelligent rather than spoiled, fickle and dumbed down.

Los Angeles - Actor Johnny Depp has signed on to star in three high-profile Disney movies, including reprising his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, according to the Hollywood Reporter Thursday.

Los Angeles  - Social networking site MySpace on Thursday launched a new music section that allows users to listen to millions of songs for free.

The advertising-supported format by one of the most popular sites on the internet could present the most serious challenge yet to the ubiquity of illegally downloaded music and to the dominance of Apple's iTunes store in supplying legal music to fans.

Los Angeles  - Heavy metal legends Metallica will compete with hip hop pioneers Run DMC and seven other acts for the five open spots in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, it was announced Monday.

Los Angeles, Sept 18 : The prosecution in Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon’s case has dropped more charges against him.

On Sept 12, the judge granted a prosecution request to dismiss four more counts in Jon’s case, reports Indiapost.

Since the prosecution offered no explanation, defence attorney Leonard Levine said that the dismissal of charges showed the weakness of the evidence against his client.

The prosecution''s sudden dismissal of four additional counts now leaves only two claims related to the alleged rape charges.

Los Angeles  - Social networking portal MySpace is set to launch a new music service as soon as this week, which in conjunction with the world's major record companies will allow online users to listen to almost any song they want.

Los Angeles  - Singer, actress and recent mother of twins Jennifer Lopez completed her first triathlon over the weekend in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds.

Lopez, 39, competed in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on Sunday just seven months after giving birth to twins Max and Emme, raising 127,000 dollars for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles  - Actress Lindsay Lohan looks set to marry her DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson and has been spotted around town sporting a huge heart-shaped engagement ring.

Ronson halted her set at a Los Angeles nightclub on Tuesday to declare her love for the actress and insisted she will wed Lohan by the end of the year.

Los Angeles  - Rap superstar Kanye West was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday morning after allegedly damaging a photographer's camera, police said.

Los Angeles  - Country music superstar Kenny Chesney received a leading seven nominations for the Country Music Awards Wednesday, boosting his chances to retain his coveted title of entertainer of the year.

New York  - Harry Potter author JK Rowling has won her battle to prevent publication of a Harry Potter lexicon after a New York judge on Monday ruled that the planned book infringed on her copyrights and could cause her irreparable harm.

Los Angeles  - Sony's Columbia Pictures has snared actor Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi for the fourth and fifth installments of the hit Spider-Man movies, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The news comes after widespread speculation that Maguire planned to end his portrayal as the superhero crime-fighter and force the studio to find another actor to fill the role.

Los Angeles  - Bill Melendez, the Emmy Award-winning animator of more than 70 cartoons featuring characters from the Peanuts comic strip, has died aged 91 at a hospital in Santa Monica, California.

Melendez died on Tuesday, according to a statement on his website. The cause of death was not reported.

Los Angeles  - Don LaFontaine, the gravelly-voiced announcer on thousands of movie trailers from The Godfather to The Simpsons, has died in Los Angeles aged 68.

LaFontaine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles from complications caused by a collapsed lung, ETOnline reported.

Los Angeles - The creator of hit political TV series Aaron Sorkin is to write a movie about the world's most popular social networking site, Facebook, he announced Thursday in a posting to the site.

Sorkin announced the project by setting up a pair of Facebook pages, one a group, and one a personal page that doesn't actually allow you to become his friend.

Los Angeles  - Police in Los Angeles arrested a blogger Thursday who is accused of posting nine unreleased songs by the band Guns 'N Roses online.

Kevin Cogill, 27, reportedly admitted to allowing public access to the songs on the Antiquiet blog. He was arrested on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws.

Los Angeles  - The son of pioneering rapper Dr Dre's has been found dead in his bed at the age of 20, according to a statement from a representative on Tuesday.

Los Angeles, Aug 26 : The legal team of Indian fashion designer Anand Jon''''s has confirmed that the 30 counts - including almost all rape charges - against him have been dropped by the prosecuting agency.

According to a source, 10 prosecution witnesses have also been dropped.

Jon has been in LA County jail for past 15 months due to legal gridlock as New York has refused to grant him a bail hearing.

Los Angeles - The Hollywood war-movie spoof Tropic Thunder remained atop the North American box-office rankings for a second straight weekend with three-day ticket sales of 16.1 million dollars, according to preliminary studio estimates issued Sunday.

Los Angeles, Aug 22 : Two new twists in Indian fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander''s case reveal that exculpatory evidence may exist that proves his innocence.

Los Angeles Judge David S. Wesley issued a court order Aug. 18 directing the America Online Internet company to reveal the name of a subscriber who allegedly hacked into Jon''s computer and eavesdropped on his communications with former defence lawyer Ron Richards.

Los Angeles, Aug 21 : The lead detective in Indian fashion designer Anand Jon''s case destroyed evidence that was crucial to the defence.

George Elwell was ordered in to court by the presiding judge, David S Wesley when it was determined last week by the defence that evidence handed over to the detective in September 2007 was not booked into the evidence log until July 31, 2008 - 11 months later.

The detective admitted to looking at it, reading it, and remembering passages from it. He admitted that it was clearly relevant to the case.