Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson quietly tied the knot with her fiance Romain Dauriac, in October, US media reported Monday.

Johansson -- best known for her roles in "Lost in Translation", "The Avengers" and a string of Woody Allen films -- married Dauriac, a French journalist, in Montana on October 1, People magazine reported.

Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay's Chris Martin tried to replace Bono's legendary vocal cords Monday in a surprise U2 concert in New York to rally support for fighting AIDS.

U2, which has played only select shows since a 2009-2011 tour, announced the free show in Times Square with several hours of notice to raise awareness and funding on World AIDS Day.

After a busy holiday weekend in shopping malls, millions of Americans are expected to log on and keep shopping on the day dubbed Cyber Monday.

That day, the Monday after Thanksgiving, has been the biggest online shopping day of the year since 2010. The day could take on added importance after a Thanksgiving weekend that saw fewer shoppers and lower spending than last year, according to some estimates.

Colombian pop star Shakira wants the press to leave her nearly two-year-old son with Spanish footballer Gerard Pique alone, she said in an interview published Sunday.

She shared the first public photograph of her first son Milan sleeping in Pique's arms on the website of Unicef just days after he was born on January 22, 2013 along with a request that people donate to the U.N. children's agency.

The latest "Hunger Games" movie beat back competitors to survive the Thanksgiving weekend in the top spot of the North American box office, according to industry estimates Sunday.

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1," starring Jennifer Lawrence as rebellious Katniss Everdeen, grossed nearly $57 million this weekend after its debut a week ago that pulled in $123 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

In recent weeks, about 20 women have come forward to accuse veteran U.S. comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault and even rape.

But with most of the alleged attacks now more than 10 years in the past, the 77-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe winner -- who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing -- is unlikely to face criminal charges due to statutes of limitations.

Lebanese-French trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf is reaching beyond his classical and jazz roots to a more mainstream audience seduced by his unique musical style blending Arabic and Western influences.

The 34-year-old, who has worked with Sting in the past, also told Agence France Presse on a tour stop in London that he is finally fulfilling his "dream" of composing film scores -- and has three more in the pipeline.

Eminem is provoking more outrage on a new album in which he threatens female stars, but this time the self-styled Rap God also waxes philosophical on the reasons for his aggression.

The top-selling artist in hip-hop history readily courts controversy on "Shady XV," released Friday for the holiday shopping season.

Mexico's iconic television comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos, who enchanted generations of Latin American children by playing an orphan who lived in a barrel and a goofy superhero, died Friday aged 85.

Gomez Bolanos died in the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun, where he retired years ago due to respiratory illnesses, said the Televisa network, where the actor spent his entire career.

Author Jacqueline Woodson addressed Daniel Handler's (aka "Lemony Snicket") racist joke, Friday, with an unflinching response in The New York Times.

Handler previously made offhanded comments about Woodson being allergic to watermelon while hosting the National Book Awards. Woodson was accepting an award in the young adult category for her latest book "Brown Girl Dreaming."