Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The driver of a tour bus for Miley Cyrus died on Friday when the vehicle crashed in Virginia, but the teen singer was not on-board, police said.

The Canadian Press - NEW YORK - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.

The Canadian Press - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Taylor Lautner is at the centre of a hurricane, and loving it.

The Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.

AFP - CHICAGO (AFP) - A tearful Oprah Winfrey on Friday announced that she will take her iconic talk show off the air in 2011 at the end of its 25th season, prompting an outpouring of emotional tributes from devoted fans.

The Canadian Press - CHICAGO - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.

The Canadian Press - DINWIDDIE, Va. - The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.

The Canadian Press - LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident.

The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - There were no iPods, peer-to-peer file sharing sites or digital copyright wars back when Billy Bragg first belted out "Waiting for the Great Leap Forward," but the tune seems completely a propos to his latest political fight.

Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers.

AFP - LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.

Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vampire romance movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" raked in $26.3 million at North American box offices in midnight showings, breaking the record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," studio officials said on Friday.

The Canadian Press - ATLANTA - Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.

The Canadian Press - NEW YORK - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings.

AFP - MANILA (AFP) - Newly crowned WBO welterweight king Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao said he was in no rush for a mega-bucks fight with American Floyd Mayweather as he landed back in his native Philippines Friday.

AFP - MANILA (AFP) - A bruised but smiling Manny Pacquiao enjoyed a hero's welcome as he returned home to the Philippines on Friday, with masses of people taking to the streets and hailing him as the best boxer of all time.

AFP - NEW YORK (AFP) - Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.

Access Hollywood -

By Ryan Patterson

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The movie is finally here and 'New Moon' Mania is now officially in full force! With the legions of devoted fans, it's no surprise that 'The Twilight Saga' has inspired such a massive merchandising blitz. Here are a few fun ways to show your team (Edward or Jacob) spirit!

Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting.

AFP - PARIS (AFP) - Thousands of French Internet users flooded video sharing websites Friday to enjoy a lampoon of their glamourous first couple, almost a week after they appeared on the US show the Simpsons.

Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case, the film director's lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday.

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Irina Shabayeva won the sixth season of the fashion reality show "Project Runway" on Thursday in the conclusion of the hit cable series which was delayed for months by legal wrangling.

The Canadian Press - FORT HOOD, Texas - Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.

The Canadian Press - HONG KONG - A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.

Access Hollywood -

By Melissa Joan Hart

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- I'm exhausted! My many weeks of endless dancing and press obligations piled on top of other business. And let's not forget... mommy responsibilities! After seeing Kelly and Mya today in rehearsal, however, I realize that I have nothing whatsoever to complain about. They are beyond Dance Fever and into a Dance Trance, I would say. Their sweet personas are gone and they have become zombie-like competitors who see straight.

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NEW YORK, New York -- Following the news that Oprah Winfrey will announce on her live show on Friday that her popular syndicated daytime talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," will end its run in 2011, her best friend Gayle King told Access Hollywood that the daytime queen was behind the decision to end her show.

The Canadian Press - PARIS - A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, one of the biggest stars of the Internet age, seeks to turn global celebrity into record sales next week with the release of her debut album "I Dreamed a Dream."

AFP - LONDON (AFP) - Glamour model Katie Price warned she may quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday after she was nominated by viewers to take part in another gruesome trial.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- James Van Der Beek and wife Heather Ann McComb are divorcing.

According to People, Los Angeles court records show the couple has split after nearly six years of marriage.