Entertainment

By Ryan Patterson

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Scarlett Johansson is the latest celebrity to chop it all off, trading her long waves for a chic bob, following in the footsteps of Keira Knightley and Nicole Richie, who recently went short.

Thinking about taking it all off yourself? Fekkai Celebrity Stylist Adir Abergel, who has worked with Sandra Bullock, Kristen Stewart and Eva Mendes, shares tips for doing the short do.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Rapper T.I.'s wife has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of ecstasy possession. Full Story »

OCALA, Fla. - Actor Wesley Snipes is heading back to court, hoping to convince a central Florida judge he deserves a new trial because he claims the jury was biased. Full Story »

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's television market is seen growing 3.4 percent a year to 9.2 billion euros by 2012, as advertising recovers from recession and broadband starts contributing to pay-TV growth, a new study shows. Full Story »

Composer-lyricist and librettist Douglas J. Cohen has been named the recipient of the sixth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting.

NEW YORK - Shannon Tavarez, the 11-year-old who starred on Broadway in "The Lion King" and whose battle with leukemia won the hearts of many, including Alicia Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent, has died. Full Story »

New York - The Accessories Council celebrated the winners of the 2010 Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards at their annual gala Monday night, Nov. 1, in New York, honoring the year's top contributors to the accessories industry, from brands to individual style makers. Full Story »

"Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People" (Grand Central Publishing, $27.99), by Amy Sedaris: If there was any doubt that Amy Sedaris is a kookier, kitschier version of Martha Stewart in the four years since the release of her best-selling, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence," get out your Popsicle sticks, toupee tape and clamshells. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A fan of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" relentlessly harassed one of the television show's stars, approaching her on filming locations and composing creepy missives about her on the Internet, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in opening statements at his trial. Full Story »

NEW YORK - TV Land is reuniting Mary Tyler Moore with her 1970s sitcom sidekick Betty White. Full Story »