Many of Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie roles have involved large bodies of water, like Titanic and Gatsby. But that’s not why the actor is going to the State Department Tuesday for the Ocean Conference.
He’s actually something of an expert on the topic — his foundation just gave $3 million to conservation efforts.

A Monday concert by Johnny Depp's French ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, in France's city of Lyon has been cancelled because of a strike by disgruntled theater workers.
Organizers of Lyon's Nuits de Fourviere festival of music, theater and dance said Sunday that Paradis's show was one of three that had to be scrapped because of the action called to protest government plans to cut the workers' benefits.

In the world of women's fashion, London often plays second fiddle to other style capitals — it lacks the allure of Paris's haute couture or the polish of Milan's luxury labels.
Yet when it comes to dressing gentleman, no city can rival the British capital's heritage.

After jetting into Brazil to watch the World Cup opening match, Leonardo DiCaprio decided to hit the beach, pointing his luxury yacht toward the famous turquoise waters off Buzios.
DiCaprio, 39, has been spotted shopping, strolling on the beach and soaking up the sun around the resort town made famous by French actress Brigitte Bardot when she vacationed there in the 1960s.

Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio host with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died Sunday. He was 82.
A statement issued by the Kasem family said Kasem died at 3:23 a.m. Sunday, on Father's Day, surrounded by family and friends at a Washington state hospital.

Britain's royals were out in force on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Saturday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 88th birthday.
Some 32 members of the family joined the monarch to watch a military flypast over central London as part of her official birthday celebrations.

It's a soap opera about fashion, glamour, romance and heartbreak — so, rather fittingly, the "The Bold and the Beautiful" has gone to Paris.
The U.S. TV series is filming several episodes in front of the Eiffel Tower this week to celebrate 25 years of being broadcast in France.

The Band Perry's lead singer Kimberly Perry has married professional baseball player J.P. Arencibia near her family's home in Greeneville, Tennessee.
A publicist for the band confirmed the wedding occurred Thursday. According to The Greeneville Sun, the couple was married at a small chapel in the heart of the town's historic district and fellow country star Carrie Underwood was spotted at the wedding.

Angelina Jolie has been made an honorary dame in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honors list released Friday, as Britain paid tribute to the Hollywood star for her efforts to combat warzone rape.
The American actress, who U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry described as "a fierce and fearless advocate", leads a list of film idols, sports stars, authors and designers recognized for their services to the United Kingdom.

Brad Pitt added his A-list support to his partner Angelina Jolie's efforts to eradicate rape in warzones when he joined her in a flashbulb-popping appearance at a global conference in London on Thursday.
The Hollywood couple -- with British Foreign Secretary William Hague standing between them -- posed for a bank of cameras as they arrived at the conference venue.
