On the second floor of the Playboy Mansion, beyond the seemingly endless hallway lined with photos of the famous folks who have visited the legendary party playground, is a narrow staircase that leads to a small loft.

"LOCK DOOR," signed "Hef," reads a handmade note tacked to the loft's tiny entrance.

A controversial reality TV show about Arab Americans tackles 9/11 in its penultimate episode this weekend, with its stars seething anger at Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda for upending their lives.

Since it premiered on the TLC cable channel, "All-American Muslim" -- the first series of its kind on U.S. television -- has lifted a veil on the lives of five middle-class families of Middle Eastern heritage in the Detroit area.

British comic Russell Brand has filed for divorce from U.S. pop star Katy Perry, US media reports said Friday, just over a year after the pair was married in India.

Quoting court documents Brand filed in Los Angeles, TMZ said the British actor and comedian cited "irreconcilable differences" as a reason for divorce.

Grammy-winning blues and soul legend Etta James, famous for her hit "At Last," was taken off respiratory assistance but remains hospitalized in California, her agent said Friday.

"Ms James has been taken off the respirator and is now breathing on her own. Her blood pressure is normal," Lupe de Leon told AFP. "We are all happy with this news."

As a classically trained pianist, Phyllis Chen knew her way around a grand piano from a young age. But then she saw her first toy piano -- and life took on a whole new dimension.

Toy pianos are child-size, some no bigger than a music box. And while they might be in the shape of a grand, they can be picked up by one person, possibly even by one hand.

Oprah Winfrey earned the rare opportunity to convert her media charisma into a monogramed TV channel. Now she's the one tasked with rescuing OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, after a disappointing first year.

It's a high-stakes, potentially ego-shattering challenge that could make the strongest woman or man flinch. But win or lose, Winfrey says she relishes the fight to turn OWN's fortunes around.

Forty years ago, Dick Clark's New Year's Eve special was created to give young people an alternative to a seasonal institution, bandleader Guy Lombardo.

Now Clark's annual show is the institution.

The final box office weekend of 2011 should be led by Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," with a not impossible domestic gross near $35 million for the four-day New Year's weekend.

The Paramount film led the Christmas weekend after its limited debut in IMAX gave it a big marketing boost, and this week's midweek numbers indicate audience interest is holding, with a total North American gross of about $130 million expected by Monday night.

Wynonna Judd is celebrating an engagement this holiday season.

Representatives for the 47-year-old country singer say her boyfriend, Cactus Moser, proposed on Christmas Eve.

Pop diva Lady Gaga, tenor Placido Domingo and rock veteransChuck Berry and Patti Smith will join a star-studded lineup to ring in the New Year Saturday in New York.

As with every December 31, the main celebration will be held at Times Square in the heart of Manhattan, where more than a million people are expected to gather to watch the New Year's crystal ball drop at the stroke of midnight.