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• Kirstie Alley, 'Cheers' and 'Veronica's Closet' star, dead at 71

  Actress Kirstie Alley, star of the big and small screens known for her Emmy-winning role on "Cheers" and films like "Look Who's Talking," has died after a brief battle with cancer, her children True and Lillie Parker announced on her social media. She was 71.

  

• The women at the centre of Harvey Weinstein's L.A. rape trial

  Prosecutors called 44 witnesses to make their case against Harvey Weinstein, but a jury's decision at his Los Angeles trial will hinge largely on the testimony of four: the women he is charged with raping or sexually assaulting, all known simply as 'Jane Doe' in court.

  

• K-pop band Blackpink selected as Time Entertainer of the Year 2022

  Global pop sensation Blackpink have been chosen as Time magazine's 2022 Entertainer of the Year, making the four-woman band the second K-pop artists to earn the title, after BTS in 2020.

  

• Judd family files notice to dismiss suit over death records

  The family of country singer Naomi Judd on Monday filed a notice to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit that sought to block journalists from accessing the police investigation records surrounding her death.

  

• Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case

  Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump, was sentenced in California on Monday to 14 years in prison for cheating clients out of millions of dollars.

  

• Man charged in rapper's killing says he's innocent, lawyer says

  An attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month said Monday that the musician's death outside a Houston bowling alley was a tragedy but that her client says he's innocent of the crime.

  

• Bob McGrath, 'Sesame Street' legend, dies at 90

  Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children's author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children's show 'Sesame Street' has died at the age of 90.

  

• George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, U2 receive Kennedy Center Honors

  Actor George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania León and rock group U2 were celebrated on Sunday for their contributions to the arts at a White House reception and a music-filled Kennedy Center Honors show.

  

• 'GMA3' anchors Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes taken off air following report of romantic relationship

  Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, co-hosts of ABC News' "GMA 3," have been taken off the air following the public disclosure of a romantic relationship, network President Kim Godwin announced to staffers on Monday morning, according to a person familiar with the matter.

  

• Celebrities on the mental-health toll of fame in the social media age

  It's that much harder for celebrities to escape the glare of the spotlight when social media has given them a direct line to the public's adoration -- and acrimony. The online overexposure has driven some A-listers to go on social media hiatus or log off permanently in the name of preserving their mental health.

  

• Deborah Cox, Tatiana Maslany among those honoured at Canada's Walk of Fame

  R&B singer Deborah Cox and actor Tatiana Maslany were among the group of Canadians recognized at Canada's Walk of Fame gala event for excellence in their respected fields.

  

• Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate

  A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol, spread by a world-famous rapper, an NBA star and other prominent people, is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence in a country already experiencing a sharp increase in antisemitism.