Written by Anthony Sargon

I was really excited for "Kick-Ass 2"; I loved the original, and I never expected it to actually get a sequel given its lackluster boxoffice performance. I walked in with high expectations (even after looking at the Rotten Tomatoes score) and, thankfully, walked out feeling pretty satisfied. The movie definitely has some big flaws, but it also has plenty of humor and some very memorable action scenes, and it does more right than it does wrong.

Spanning more than 50 years of history and a series of presidents, "The Butler" spotlights the U.S. civil rights struggle through the life and career of a White House servant.

Inspired by Eugene Allen, who held the post for 34 years, the film hits North American theaters Friday and is already seen as a serious contender for the Oscars.

If you want to go hiking in South Korea, you're going to have to spend a substantial amount of money on stand-out designer gear if you want to blend in.

While jeans and a T-shirt will draw attention -- mainly in the form of thinly-disguised pity -- a $650 North Face jacket with the latest ultra-light, three-ply Gore-Tex technology, will barely merit a second glance.

U.S. rapper Chris Brown, who made headlines in 2009 for his assault on then girlfriend Rihanna, was cleared Thursday in a hit-and-run case.

A Los Angeles judge closed the case after the the 24-year-old and the other driver struck a deal.

Britain's Prince William said Wednesday that he is to leave his home on the Welsh island of Anglesey when his posting with the Royal Air Force finishes next month and move "elsewhere" with his wife Kate and their newborn son.

William, 31, is coming to the end of a three-year tour of duty as an RAF search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, and is widely expected to return to London with Kate and their newborn son, Prince George, to take on more royal duties.

ABC says "Grey's Anatomy" star Sandra Oh is leaving the medical drama after the coming season.

Shonda Rhimes, the show's creator and executive producer, said she's grateful for what she called the actress' "brilliant" work. Rhimes said "Grey's Anatomy" will savor Oh's character of Dr. Cristina Yang in the upcoming 10th season and give her the exit she deserves.

The day before Oprah Winfrey began shooting "Lee Daniels' The Butler," she was at the White House, talking to the president.

Her access to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (this particular trip was for a 2012 campaign interview) is considerably greater than her character's in the film. She plays Gloria Gaines, the wife of a long-serving White House butler (Forest Whitaker), whose service spans seven presidents and decades of civil rights sea changes.

Andrea Casiraghi, eldest son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is to marry his Colombian girlfriend on August 31, the royal palace announced Wednesday.

Casiraghi, 29, already has a child with the wealthy heiress and socialite Tatiana Santo Domingo, who gave birth to their son Sacha in London in March.

Rag & Bone co-founders Marcus Wainwright and David Neville are no longer the cool newbies to the American fashion scene. They've graduated to be the even cooler tweens, with loyal followers and a path in front of them to expand their brand and be industry leaders.

Growing up might have its challenges, but after 11 years, it's time, and they still see the window of opportunity they saw when it started. They've even inched it open a bit more.

Various doctors were "competing" to treat Michael Jackson, each offering stronger and stronger painkillers long before his 2009 death, the King of Pop's ex-wife testified Wednesday.

Debbie Rowe, the 54-year-old mother of Jackson's two older children, told jurors that the pop star had a "very low tolerance for pain" and that over the years doctors gladly prescribed potent drugs like Demerol, Dilaudid, Oxycodone and Vicodin.