The biggest box-office debut of Angelina Jolie's career propelled Disney's twisted fairy tale "Maleficent" to a scary-good $70 million opening.

The PG-rated fantasy beat forecasts to easily top all films over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Though "Maleficent" was early on considered a risky endeavor for Disney that might turn away family audiences by retelling "Sleeping Beauty" from the villain's perspective, the film emerged as a hit largely because of the draw of Jolie.

A photo of reality TV star Kim Kardashian kissing rapper Kanye West on their wedding day has broken the record for the most likes on Instagram.

A European spokesperson for the photo-sharing site said Friday the picture, shared from Kardashian's account, received 1.96 million likes, becoming the most popular post on the site so far.

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco announced Friday that they are expecting their first child, who will be heir to the tiny principality.

The 36-year-old South African former Olympic swimmer and her 56-year-old husband, whom she married in 2011, issued a statement expressing their "immense joy."

It's 2 billion and counting for Psy and his irrepressible "Gangnam Style."

The South Korean pop star's surprise hit has become the first YouTube video to surpass 2 billion views, crossing the mark around shortly before midnight EDT Friday.

A man who accosted Brad Pitt on a red carpet pleaded no contest to battery Friday and was ordered to stay away from the actor and Hollywood red carpet events.

Vitalii Sediuk entered the plea during a court appearance Friday afternoon, two days after he leaped from a fan area and made contact with Pitt at the "Maleficent" premiere. He was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to attend a year's worth of psychological counseling.

Written by Anthony Sargon

I’m a big Seth MacFarlane fan. I love Family Guy, although I’d be lying if I said I was still keeping up with the latest episodes. While I really enjoyed Ted, I wasn’t as into it as I wanted to be, and couldn’t help but feel like MacFarlane could have done more with his directorial debut. Well, MacFarlane is back with A Million Ways to Die in the West, not only as the film’s director, but as its leading star as well. So how does his follow-up effort fare? Not too badly, actually.

George Michael's spokeswoman says the singer is "resting" after receiving hospital treatment for an undisclosed ailment.

The Sun newspaper reported Thursday that ambulances were called to Michael's London home on May 22 and the former Wham! singer was taken to a hospital.

Five years after her musical breakthrough, Susan Boyle says she's feeling confident and comfortable — and ready to launch her first U.S. tour.

The 53-year-old will hit the road in October on a 21-date trek. Boyle said she hadn't been ready to take on the tour after her pop culture moment in 2009, but now she's more relaxed and ready to perform.

Singer Bret Michaels has abruptly ended a concert in the U.S. state New Hampshire after suffering a medical emergency.

Guitarist Pete Evick says on Michaels' Facebook page that Michaels was three songs into his set in the city Manchester on Thursday when he rushed from the stage. A crew member reported that the former Poison lead singer's blood sugar was extremely low. Michaels was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a child.

After cognac's transformation into a Chinese status symbol, its lesser-known French cousins armagnac and calvados are hoping to establish themselves in lucrative Asian markets as demand wanes at home.

Cognac currently accounts for 67 percent of French spirit exports, but rival digestifs and eaux-de-vie are seeking to seize more of that market and offset slumping domestic sales as France's population becomes increasingly abstemious.