CANNES, France (AP) — Jeff Koons is about to generate some major cash for AIDS charity amfAR: He’s agreed to auction off his massive “Coloring Book” sculpture for the group’s annual gala outside Cannes this week.
NEW YORK (AP) — Louisa Krause, budding movie star, is actually looking forward to going back to work this summer at a run-down movie theater.
— Why did David Letterman like doing his show? “It makes you feel good about yourself. If you can get people to laugh, you think, ‘That’s great. That’s something I can do.’ It’s like if you run a restaurant and your specials turn out to be great, that’s fine. If people go home with food poisoning, that ain’t great.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Murray has walked onto David Letterman’s show dressed as Liberace, a jockey and a football player, flown onto the set in a Peter Pan outfit, worked out while singing “Let’s Get Physical” and dove into a water-filled dumpster strewn with garbage. This week he’ll be saying goodbye.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift had a historic night at the Billboard Music Awards: The pop star is the most decorated artist in the show’s history with 20 wins, beating Garth Brooks’ 19-win record.