A look at crazy and noteworthy entertainment headlines this week.
The Rolling Stones, 1977. Left to right: Charlie Watts, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Mick Jagger.
The Rolling Stones celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first official gig, posing for photos at a London art exhibition and coyly deflecting rumors of an upcoming tour. The Rolling Stones garnered a major write-up in the Los Angeles Times in 1964, and it wasn’t pretty. In fact, the band’s prettiness -- or lack thereof -- is pretty much all this paper was interested in. More: Rolling Stones: “One of them looks like a chimpanzee” | PHOTOS: The Rolling Stones through the decades | INTERACTIVE: Who should play Mick and Keith? (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)
Those black wedding gowns from Vera Wang’s Fall 2012 bridal show could have been an omen: The renowned designer has split from husband Arthur Becker after 23 years of marriage. Wang and Becker announced Wednesday that they were splitting, in a statement to WWD. More: Designer Vera Wang splits from hubby Arthur Becker after 23 years | PHOTOS: Celebrity splits of 2012 (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Since its inception 42 years ago, Comic-Con International has been a celebration of fanboy culture. When geek became the new cool, it also worked as a marketing platform for Hollywood and video game makers. Now, it’s the place where the television industry comes to build buzz for new shows and reward the audiences of established ones. More: PHOTOS: Comic-Con 2012: An Expanding Universe | At Comic-Con, TV is a conquering hero (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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Ernest Borgnine, who created an array of memorable characters over the years and won the best actor Oscar for his role in 1955’s “Marty,” died July 8. He was 95. More: Full obituary: Ernest Borgnine | PHOTOS: Ernest Borgnine | 1917-2012 | PHOTOS:Notable Deaths of 2012 (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actress Kristin Chenoweth was injured Wednesday when lighting equipment fell and knocked her down. She’d been filming an episode of “The Good Wife.” She was released Thursday and is recovering at home. More: Kristin Chenoweth recovering at home after “Good Wife” accident (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
On Wednesday, actor Robert Blake, shown above at his 2005 murder trial, stopped by “Piers Morgan Tonight” to promote his new self-published memoir, “Tales of a Rascal.” When Morgan asked about Blake’s deceased wife, who he was acquitted of killing in 2005, Blake went on a tirade. More: Watch: Robert Blake goes berserk on “Piers Morgan Tonight” (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
Richard D. Zanuck, one of the most legendary and influential figures in the history of the movie business, died Friday morning at age 77. On his watch, Fox released era-defining classics such as “The Sound of Music,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “MASH.” As a producer, he was a driving force on movies such as “Jaws,” “Cocoon” and “Driving Miss Daisy.” More: Full obituary | PHOTOS: Richard D. Zanuck | 1934 - 2012 (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
