Billy Bob Thornton‘s eldest daughter, Amanda Brumfield, is going to prison for a very long time. Brumfield was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and now faces 20 years behind bars for the death of her 1-year-old goddaughter, Olivia Madison Garcia. In October 2008, the girl died of a skull fracture and brain bleeding, which Brumfield attributed to a fall from a playpen. (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel / MCT)
Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively have called it quits. Sightings of the pair were scarce during their six-month relationship, but photographers did catch them enjoying yacht time at the Cannes Film Festival and shopping in Monte Carlo. Alas, the whirlwind has subsided, and the actors are now just friends. (Eric Charbonneau/ Wireimage)
Apple-lovers mourned the death of technology pioneerSteve Jobs, the Apple co-founder and former chief executive who died Wednesday. Jobs made his mark on computers, smartphones, music and movies. His legacy includes Pixar and the Apple II, Macintosh, iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad.
Seth Rogen is a married man. The “50/50” star tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Lauren Miller in Sonoma on Sunday. The wine country wedding was a Hollywood affair, with Rogen’s famous friends Judd Apatow, Adam Sandler and Jonah Hill in attendance. (Theo Wargo / Getty Images)
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Super Bowl XLVI might have quite the halftime act. Madonna is reportedly in talks to take the stage at the upcoming football bonanza. The Material Girl would follow in the footsteps of such performers as the Black Eyed Peas, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
ESPN is parting ways with Hank Williams Jr. after he compared President Obama to Hitler during an interview on “Fox and Friends.” As a result, the network is pulling the plug on Williams’ “Monday Night Football” theme song, “Are You Ready for Some Football?” Williams, by the way, says it was his idea to part ways. (John Raoux / Associated Press)
She’s just 25, but Lady Gaga already has her own biopic in the works. Lifetime is in early production on the TV movie “Fame Monster: The Lady Gaga Story,” the telling of Mother Monster’s early life as Stefani Germanotto, “dark-haired, offbeat, very talented and intensely ambitious teen.” Now, it’s just a matter of finding a Gaga look-alike to take the lead role. (Sam Yeh / Getty Images)
Jenna Fischer is a new mommy. “The Office” star and hubby, Lee Kirk, welcomed baby boy Weston on Sept. 24 ... they just didn’t tell anyone until this week. Fischer’s baby news comes at the same time that her character Pam revealed she’s expecting baby No. 2 with husband Jim Halpert. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
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It turns out Jani Lane died of “acute ethanol intoxication,” a.k.a. alcohol poisoning, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. The former lead singer of Warrant was found dead in a Woodland Hills hotel room back in August. Despite finding alcohol and prescription medications in the room, police did not discover any evidence that Lane tried to take his own life. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images, left; John Scarpati, right.)