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Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan Safe after Fire on Thai Set

Hollywood A-listers Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan were unharmed after a fire on the set of a film they are shooting in northern Thailand, a production company and police said Thursday.

Wilson, who starred in "Midnight in Paris", and former James Bond Brosnan had just finished Wednesday's shoot for the action-thriller "The Coup" when the fire broke out in a three-storey shophouse being rented for the film in the town of Lampang.

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Madonna Tops Forbes Highest-Paid Musician List

Business magazine Forbes named Madonna the highest-paid musician in the world on Tuesday, estimating her earnings at $125 million in the year to June.

Revenues from her MDNA concert tour plus sales of Madonna-related products and merchandise put the Material Girl, 55, well ahead of Lady Gaga at $80 million.

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Chris Brown Due Back in LA Court to Update Judge

Chris Brown is scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom to update a judge on his probation for his 2009 attack on Rihanna.

Wednesday's hearing is the first time Brown has been in court since he was arrested last month in Washington, D.C. A 20-year-old man accused Brown of punching him after he tried to get in a photo with the R&B singer.

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'Chanel Would Gave Hated Me' Says Karl Lagerfeld

Chanel's head designer Karl Lagerfeld has revealed he thinks the founder of the iconic French fashion house would have "hated" him if they had ever met.

Lagerfeld said he had been a "rude awakening" for the prestigious fashion house, which had "grown dusty" before his arrival in 1982.

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The Rolling Stones Announce 2014 Australia Date

The Rolling Stones are headed to Australia, and they're taking Mick Taylor along.

The enduring rock 'n' roll favorites announced Tuesday they'll be playing a gig March 22 at the Adelaide Oval. They haven't played in Australia since 2006. A news release says ex-member Taylor will be a special guest for the concert.

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Fergie, Duhamel Make Beautiful Baby Music Together

Fergie and her husband, Josh Duhamel, are writing songs together, but they're for an audience of one: their son, Axl.

"We have own little home-written songs," Fergie said in an interview Monday, noting their 3-month-old loves their "little ditties."

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Father of Brittany Murphy Says She Was Poisoned

The father of actress Brittany Murphy, who died in 2009, has claimed that traces of rat poison were found in her hair, backing up his theory that she was poisoned.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office ruled that the 32-year-old had died of pneumonia complicated by an iron deficiency, anemia and multiple drug intoxication.

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Monty Python to Reunite for New Show after 30 Years

British comedy veterans Monty Python are set to reunite for a new show in their first major collaboration in 30 years, member Terry Jones revealed on Tuesday.

"We're getting together and putting on a show -- it's real," Jones told the BBC.

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'Spider-Man' Show to Close on Broadway; Vegas Next

Producers are turning the lights off forever on the Spider-Man musical on Broadway early next year, the final chapter in the story of most expensive theatrical show ever that shook off a troubled launch to become a hit and is now limping away to Las Vegas.

Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the show, said in a statement late Monday that "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will end its run in January and will next appear in Vegas. "Further details will be announced in the weeks to come," he said.

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Lebanese Designer Reem Acra Vows to Kickstart Mideast Fashion

Three decades after escaping Lebanon's civil war to fulfill her dream of making it in New York fashion, Reem Acra's client list reads like a who's who of Hollywood's A-list.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Halle Berry, Kate Hudson, Eva Longoria are just a few of the famous names who favor her luxuriously embellished evening wear.

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