Rob McFarland joins LA's citywide Halloween party and discovers his last-minute costume is far from fancy enough.

US comic actor Danny DeVito has separated from his wife of 30 years, Rhea Perlman, ending one of the longest marriages in Hollywood.

Overwhelmed by the contrast between LA's PR and its reality, Damien Grant was happy and relieved to see the green, green grass of home.

From the uber-glamorous to the unexpected, experience LA like a local.

Not everyone in LA is a struggling actor. Amanda Linnell meets four New Zealanders beating a different path to success.

Disney's iconic theme park gets it right again with a redevelopment based around the Cars movies, writes Megan Singleton.

The nature of Los Angeles is revealed along this world-famous strip of coastline.

Rove returns to our screens later this month with a new chat show.

Head straight to the top of Los Angeles' most stylish hotels for a great night out at the best rooftop bars.

Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz has paid tribute to family and supporters - including her newborn baby son - as she was given a star on Hollywood's storied Walk of Fame.

Britney Spears' seventh studio album - released more than a decade since her debut Baby One More Time and three years since her flop-of-a-comeback Circus - sees her shed all those guises and play the woman she is now.

As far as Hollywood is concerned, Russell Brand, 35, is having his moment. The Brit export and former bad boy who redeemed himself when he married American pop sweetheart, Katy Perry, 26, last year, is starring in two upcoming movies.

Elizabeth Taylor took one of James Dean's most private confessions to the grave when she died on Wednesday.

Dame Elizabeth Taylor has reportedly left the bulk of her US$600m (NZ$796m) fortune to AIDS charities.

Full results from the 2011 Academy Awards.

Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan won't be facing criminal charges today in connection with the alleged theft of a necklace.

David and Victoria Beckham are expecting their fourth child, it has been announced.

LA's high-tech Grammy Museum is a music-lovers' happy place, writes Rob McFarland.

Starting an acting career in LA in his 50s proved a fruitful move for Alan Dale, writes Jacqueline Smith.

Rachel Glucina reports on Anna and Stephen's Emmy night Holly-moon.

Results from the Emmy awards - and anything else worth mentioning - updated as it happens.

She may have had a tough year personally, but Forbes.com has named Sandra Bullock as Hollywood's highest earning actress of the past year.

Peter Mitchell looks back on a career that was controversial long before the latest allegations of domestic violence.

In a role far from Twilight, Kristen Stewart plays Joan Jett. She talks about the importance of the story of The Runaways.

Mel Gibson faces potential jail time if Los Angeles sheriffs find evidence supporting his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva's claims the Australian-raised Oscar winner assaulted her.

The nominations for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmys, that will take place August 29, have been announced.

Lindsay Lohan had nowhere to run when she was served with court papers in a courthouse lift.