Celebrity news from The AP

Toni Braxton's Las Vegas show to remain dark until June

May 9, 2008 5:33 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Toni Braxton's return to the stage on the Las Vegas strip has been pushed back for at least another month....

Rapper DMX arrested for drugs, animal cruelty

May 9, 2008 4:39 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) -- DMX was arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges following an overnight raid on the rapper's house Friday, authorities said....

Mary J. Blige starts foundation to help women with careers

May 9, 2008 4:15 PM EDT

YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) -- The queen of hip-hop soul is establishing a foundation to help women develop careers and gain self-confidence....

Jury selection begins in R. Kelly child pornography case

May 9, 2008 3:16 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) -- Jury selection began Friday in R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial....

Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor

May 9, 2008 3:11 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served....

Glenn Close's best-known roles belie love of dogs

May 9, 2008 2:41 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Glenn Close's signature characters have boiled a bunny, plotted the skinning of Dalmatian puppies and, more recently, helped arrange the killing of a pet dog to leverage a balky witness....