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The South African anti-apartheid activist died Thursday at his home after a lengthy illness, said South African President Jacob Zuma. “He passed peacefully,” said Mr. Zuma in a state address. “This is a moment of our deepest sorrow. Our nation has lost its greatest son.” Mandela has being treated for the past three months in a Pretoria hospital for a …

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, or free electricity. That’s the lesson Kaveh Kamooneh, the owner of a Nissan Leaf electric car, is learning after spending 15 hours in jail for plugging his car into a public school’s outlet without asking. Kamooneh was picking his son up from tennis practice at Chamblee Middle School in Chamblee, Ga., when …

Rapper LIL’ KIM has recruited MILEY CYRUS for her upcoming mixtape, Hard Core 2K13. The collection of new music from the hip-hop star was originally scheduled to be released on Friday (29Nov13), but Lil’ Kim took to Twitter.com that same day to apologize for the delay.

Lady Gaga’s “Artpop” has serious artistic pretentions, right from the album’s title and cover: a Jeff Koons statue of the star with a Botticelli montage. Gaga has described the album as “a celebration and a poetic musical journey.” Yeah, right. Well, at least “Artpop” — out on Nov. 11 and already leaked online — is more ambitious than its predecessors.

Marvel has a fairly solid track record of keeping actors around for the inevitable sequels, largely by signing them ambitious multi-picture deals. Of course, there are a few exception, most notably Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, and Terrence Howard, who was replaced as James Rhodes in Iron Man 2 after reaching a salary impasse with the studio. Appearing last night …

Barry Bonds put his estate in the gated Beverly Park community on the market for $25 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The colossal estate is a home run: The seven-bedroom, 13-bathroom home sits on 1.85 acres and boasts a music room, theater, wine room, gym, spa and elevator. There’s also a pool, a basketball court, a guesthouse and a …

Bust out your all denim, Britney Spears just gave the cutest quotes about Justin Timberlake ever! Okay, so we’ve sadly accepted that Justin is married, and Brit’s in a great relationship… but we’re still pulling for Britney and Justin to happen; and on a Dec. 3 appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Brit reaffirmed our belief that it’s always been …

Estranged couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have reportedly rekindled their romance and the actress apparently is keen on going public with it. Stewart, 23, and Pattinson, 27, who parted ways earlier this year, have reportedly been meeting secretly since sometime, reported Hollywood Life. “Kristen doesn’t want to keep her relationship with Rob a secret anymore. She doesn’t want to …

The Michael Kors capsule collection for Goop hits the Web today and will include three exclusive-to-Gwyneth Paltrow pieces: a gray cashmere cape, a merino sweater, and a black wool peacoat (above). “We’ve got all these new fabrics, so today we can make a sweater that looks like it has some heft but, in fact, won’t leave you melting once you …

Rihanna and her mother took center stage at the American Music Awards as the singer received the first Icon Award. Monica Fenty presented her pop star daughter with the award midway through Sunday night’s show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. “Can we talk about how cute Rihanna’s mom is?” Justin Timberlake asked while accepting one of his three …

We didn’t think it was possible for the Beckhams to be any more likable than they already were. Then they had to go and prove us wrong, those good-looking sons of guns. According to a British Red Cross memo tweeted out by Victoria, she and her ex-soccer player husband David have donated a boatload — make that a 500-foot-yacht-load — …