BEDFORD N.Y. - Mary Richardson Kennedy's life had both highlights and troubled moments much like others in the famous American family. The estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. was found dead at the family property in a New York City suburb on Wednesday…

It was a Mother s Day unlike any Tim McDonough had ever known for instead of honoring Mom all he could do was remember her. I kept recalling the lyrics of an old Irish song A Mother s Love Is a Blessing McDonough 47 said. I…

Britney Spears seems poised and ready to sit beside her fellow "X Factor" judges on the revamped second season of the show. At the Fox upfront this week the singer appeared alongside fellow newbie Demi Lovato as well as returning judges Simon Cowell…

Miley Cyrus dishes on her biggest heartbreak in an upcoming episode of The Conversation and we have a sneak peek. RELATED: Lady GaGa: Candid About Sex Drugs & Loneliness "I had my biggest heartbreak when I was 14 even though that sounds crazy " said…

It appears that three of the most in-demand artists around will be congregating at the same music festival in the U.K. this fall with impalpable Jack White tween heart-throbbers One Direction and R&B megastar Usher all signing up to perform at this…

"The Avengers" followed a record-shattering $200 million opening with another Hollywood high - a $100 million-plus second weekend. The superhero tale took in $103.1 million to remain the No. 1 film and lift its domestic take to $373.1 million after just…

Steven Tyler has no concept of "too soon." We're a week away from the season-11 finale but American Idol's TMI-prone judge has already crowned the winner. "When you sing you make people hang on your every note " Tyler gushed following Jessica Sanchez…

On the night that Whitney Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room Bobby Brown stayed true to one rule of show business: the show must go on. Despite many critics feeling it was poor taste for the legendary singer's ex-husband to perform…

A version of this story first appeared in the May 25 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. With heavy spin and many stars the networks took over New York the week of May 14 to peddle their new fall wares. How did they do? The Hollywood Reporter…

Director Tim Burton initially refused to cast his longtime partner and frequent collaborator Helena Bonham Carter in new movie Dark Shawdows because he wanted the chance to work with other actresses. The English star has played leading roles in many…