Celebrities

Los Angeles -- A California appeals court Monday denied filmmaker Roman Polanski's lawyers' request to have his 1977 child sex case dismissed.

London -- British rocker Pete Doherty, whose music career has been overshadowed by his rehab stints and legal woes, has been arrested again, officials say.

New York -- Rocker Jon Bon Jovi's son was taken to a New Jersey hospital by police during a snowstorm and treated for an undisclosed medical issue, a publicist said.

Los Angeles -- The cause of death for actress Brittany Murphy will not be known until toxicology results are completed, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said Monday.

Los Angeles, December 22 -- Award-winning singer Carrie Underwood and her Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher are engaged to be married. The Canadian hockey player reportedly popped the big question to the country crooner Sunday in Ottawa and Underwood has happily accepted the proposal.

Los Angeles, December 20 -- Natalie White, a former pharmaceuticals saleswoman, is the winner of the CBS reality television show "Survivor: Samoa". She was crowned Survivor’s nineteenth-season champion during Sunday night’s finale that aired on Global TV.

New York -- Actor Michael Imperioli of "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos" said he will not relocate to Los Angeles because of his dedication to New York.

Los Angeles, December 21 -- Brittany Murphy, an American actress who got her start in the 1995 film 'Clueless', died Sunday morning, Dec. 20 in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a Los Angeles County coroner's official said. She was 32.

Los Angeles, December 20 -- The world's most famous reality mama Kate Gosselin is a free woman again. Her 10-year turbulent marriage to Jon Gosselin finally ended Friday after a judge signed reality TV couple’s divorce papers.

Los Angeles, December 20 -- Teen heartthrob Kevin Jonas and his longtime girlfriend Danielle Deleasa are officially husband and wife! As speculated, the two have married Saturday at a French-style chateau in suburban New York.