Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard are one step closer to getting a divorce. The “New Girl” star filed the official paperwork in L.A. Superior Court just before the new year, citing irreconcilable differences. (Dan Steinberg / Associated Press)
Is it wedding bells for Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel? The singer-turned-actor reportedly popped the question while vacationing with his on-again-off-again girlfriend in Jackson, Wyo. over the holidays. The proposal would be a natural next step for the couple who friends say wanted to get serious after they reunited in the fall. (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)
Talk about on-again-off-again: Sinead O’Connor and her fourth husband are officially back together. The singer married substance-abuse counselor Barry Herridge in Las Vegas in December, but split after O’Connor took him on a “wild ride” to find weed, but ended up with crack. On Tuesday she tweeted the happy reunion news, writing, “yay!!! me husband is a big hairy cave man an came to claim me with his club : ) and now im in cave-land.. yay!!” (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)
Taylor Swift is bringing her talents to the big screen. The country singer was recently offered the role of Eponine in the film adaptation of “Les Misérables.” Swift joins an A-list cast, including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Van Halen fans better get ready to jump! The old gang is back together (well, kind of) with a new album called “A Different Kind of Truth” out Feb. 7. Even better, the group, now consisting of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Eddie’s son Wolfgang Van Halen, will hit the road Feb. 18 on a national tour with a planned stop in L.A. on June 1. (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)
Michael Jackson will receive one of pop culture’s top honors: His hand and footprints in cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Jackson may have died in 2009, but that’s no obstacle for planners of the Jan. 26 event. They’ve recruited his kids, Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket, 9, to lend a hand (or maybe a foot). The children will use their dad’s sequined glove and shoe to make the imprint. Jackson will be the first star to receive the honor posthumously. (Michael Becker / Associated Press)