BBC Entertainment News :: Mike Lindsay

Britney Spears set to speak out
Pop star Britney Spears is to discuss the ups and downs of her life in an MTV documentary to be shown next month.
Muhammad book on hold in the UK
The author of a controversial novel about the Prophet Muhammad postpones its UK publication.
Janet Jackson 'to resume US tour'
Singer Janet Jackson is well enough to resume her North American tour, according to reports in the US media.
US release date for Roses album
The long-awaited new album by rock group Guns N' Roses, Chinese Democracy, will come out in the US next month.
'Dying' Richard marries partner
"Dying" former EastEnders star Wendy Richard marries her partner ahead of receiving treatment for cancer.
Author Rushdie wins Joyce award
Author Sir Salman Rushdie receives an award in memory of writer James Joyce from University College Dublin.
Seven-figure book deal for Pegg
Film and TV star Simon Pegg signs a publishing deal worth seven figures to write three non-fiction books.
Whitaker 'to star' as jazz legend
Actor Forest Whitaker is to star in, and direct, Louis Armstrong biopic What a Wonderful World, reports say.
Lewis axed Harrods event over fur
X Factor winner Leona Lewis pulled out of opening a Harrods sale because of her vegetarian beliefs, it emerges.
What has Halle Berry been voted by readers of Esquire magazine?
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is voted the sexiest woman alive, by readers of Esquire magazine.
In pictures
Six buildings up for the prestigious Stirling Prize
Lebowski lives
Is The Dude a slacker prince for our times?
In pictures
Guerrilla artist Banksy opens a fake pet shop
'I made Madonna'
Star-maker Seymour Stein on his career in music
'Lost' Leona
The CD she doesn't want you to hear
Dannii's boy
The UK's X Factor winner on his debut album
Cusack 'stalker' is to face trial
A woman will go on trial accused of stalking actor John Cusack, after a last-minute plea deal collapsed.
Brown launches literature event
Prime Minister Gordon Brown opens the annual Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Sugababes partner attack denied
A man denies a machete attack in Hampshire on the boyfriend of Sugababes' singer Amelle Berrabah.
Channel 4 abandons digital radio
Channel 4 pulls the plug on three proposed digital radio stations owing to a slump in advertising revenues.
European premiere for Hanks film
Belfast hosts the European premiere of 'City of Ember', a film produced by Tom Hanks and film largely in the city's Titanic quarter.
'Unknowns' star in Fame remake
A cast of largely unknown child actors will star in the remake of classic 1980s film Fame, according to reports.
Foos fight McCain over song use
US rock band the Foo Fighters tell Republican John McCain to stop using song My Hero in his presidential campaign.
Author Le Clezio wins Nobel prize
Distinguished French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio is awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.
Writers warned off Osbournes
US television writers are warned against accepting work on a new show hosted by the Osbournes in a dispute over pay claims.
Critics laud Tennant in play
Doctor Who star David Tennant receives high praise for his work in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Bond actor admits plastic surgery
Actor Daniel Craig reveals he needed plastic surgery after an accident on the set of the new James Bond film.
Nolte escapes blaze at his house
Actor Nick Nolte escapes a fire at his Malibu home that caused an estimated $3m (£1.7m) worth of damage.