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Late night prankster Jimmy Kimmel has struck again! Among the myriad Olympics-related viral videos that have spread across social networks during the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, a video shared online by U.S. luger Kate Hansen has been unmasked as a hoax. In the video, seen above, a person is heard gasping upon glimpsing — through a door slightly ajar …

Firebrand conservative rocker Ted Nugent issued an apology Friday for using a derogatory slur to describe President Obama. The comment has provided an opening for Democrats in their campaign against GOP gubernatorial contender Greg Abbott. When Ted Nugent appeared at a Greg Abbott campaign event Tuesday in Denton, he was defiant.

Earlier this month Britney Spears dyed her natural blonde locks brown. But the 32-year-old singer was soon ready for a change again and has now opted to transform herself into a fiery redhead.

MAGGIE Gyllenhaal has put on a party for members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot a day after they partied with Madonna. Gyllenhaal co-hosted a special reception for the band at The Spotted Pig in New York.

Mom-to-be Elsa Pataky was photographed stocking up on groceries at Ralph’s in Malibu, California with her mother-in-law Leonie on Wednesday(February 19).

Former Los Angeles news anchor Bree Walker was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Anaheim, police said Wednesday night. Walker, 61, was stopped at 12:35 a.m. near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Ball Road and was arrested at 1:47 a.m., said Anaheim Lt. Tim Schmidt.

A local beauty queen died of a gunshot wound on Wednesday, the fifth fatality from Venezuela’s political unrest, as imprisoned protest leader Leopoldo Lopez urged supporters to keep fighting for the departure of the socialist government. Tensions have risen in Venezuela since Lopez, a 42-year-old Harvard-educated economist, turned himself in to troops on Tuesday after spearheading three weeks of often …

Paige Turco is about to be a busy woman. The actress, who will be a series regular on The 100 when it premieres on The CW next month, has been cast in the potentially recurring role of Linda on NCIS: Los Angeles.

On the day after Jack Benny’s death in December, 1974, a single long stemmed red rose was delivered to Mary Livingstone Benny, his wife of 48 years. When the blossoms continued to arrive, day after day, Mary called the florist to find out who sent them.

The Israeli supermodel fueled rumors she is dating snowboarding champ Shaun White on Tuesday when the two were spotted in the stands at the London Olympics, watching Michael Phelps compete for – and win – his 19th gold medal.

As a way to avoid heavy radiation exposure during cancer detection, scientists from Stanford University’s School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital have demonstrated that MRI-based imaging techniques are just as effective as conventional scanning methods, but bring none of the risks.