Social media feeds are jammed with videos of people pouring buckets of ice cold water over their heads in the name of charity. Here are our top ten celebrity picks.

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The stars walk the red carpet of the 66th Emmy Awards. Follow us here for all the Emmys action, including red carpet galleries and winners updates.

An overwhelmed Lorde apologised for swearing after picking up the MTV Video Music Award for best rock video for her hit single Royals today.

Jessie J has revealed she is leaving Britain because of speculation about her love life.

Television is increasingly opening its doors to Hollywood stars, as the Emmy Awards will attest, but TV royalty still struggle to make the transition to the silver screen.

A flustered Lorde apologised for swearing on stage after picking up the VMA for best rock video this afternoon.

Eminem turned his homecoming show in Detroit, Michigan into a charity fundraiser by completing the ice bucket challenge onstage along with his tour companion Rihanna.

Witnesses say singer Chris Brown was the target of a shooting at pre-VMA party he was hosting at a Hollywood nightclub.

Jeremy Clarkson has been warned he's not bigger than the BBC after telling a boss he doesn't see a problem with the racist language he used in the making of Top Gear.

Ten years ago, Miley Cyrus embarked on her first tour. It was, she agrees, a little less demanding than her current Bangerz production.

Sir Cliff Richard is poised to return to the charts after fans backed a social media campaign to buy one of his hits in support of the star following the sex abuse allegations made against him.

In a particularly convoluted prank call, Kevin Spacey - in his 'House of Cards' character Frank Underwood - rings Hillary Clinton as Bill Clinton.

A one-minute video tribute to Robin Williams put together by Irish ad agency ModernGreen has generated more than five million YouTube views in a few days.

People who conduct interviews to embarrass the star believe they are more important than the subject and, more offensively, that they are more important than their audience.

It gets harder and harder to tell what's real and what isn't in our daily lives, writes Paul Little.

Twenty years ago a film mixing social realism, gangs and domestic violence became the most successful movie ever made here.

Good fortune, rather than good management, has seen Shavaughn Ruakere snare top TV roles. Now, on the eve of her theatre debut, she talks to Alan Perrott about image, her new health kick, and rubbing shoulderswith Dame Judi Dench.

Robin Williams' wife has revealed the actor was suffering from depression and Parkinson's Disease, and had not fallen back into drink or drugs.

Kimbra says Disney films and animated children's movies inspired her upcoming album, The Golden Echo.

Robin Williams was found dead after telling friends he had "serious money troubles" and had sought treatment for depression in the weeks before his death.

Robin Williams' cause of death has been confirmed by sheriff's officials this morning, as tributes continue to pour in for the actor, who had a special bond with NZ.

Robin Williams, a brilliant shapeshifter who could channel his frenetic energy into delightful comic characters like Mrs Doubtfire.

Robin Williams' last Instagram photo will bring a tear to the eye.

Robin Williams was a huge fan of the All Blacks - Jonah Lomu in particular - and had a deep love for "beautiful" New Zealand.

Take a look back at some of Robin Williams' most iconic moments in his acting life.

Robin Williams' death today followed a troubled past with cocaine and alcohol, and in July this year he checked into rehab again.

Kimbra shows her fighting spirit in her new album, finds Paula Yeoman.