Chris Brown didn't ring in his 24th birthday with on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna, but he did have another lady close by: ex Karrueche Tran.

Brown celebrated on Friday night at Los Angeles hot spot the Emerson Theatre, partying with a large entourage of pals, a partygoer told us. In addition to friends, our spy said the singer was "surrounded" by beautiful women -- including Tran --... » more

Some big names in music are proving they're Boston Strong.

Tickets go on sale Monday, May 7 at 10 a.m. for a benefit concert featuring Beantown natives Aerosmith, New Kids on the Block and Boston, plus other acts including James Taylor, Carole King and Jimmy Buffett. The show is scheduled for May 30 at Boston's TD Garden, with tickets ranging from $35 to $285.

The concert, dubbed... » more

Hours before reportedly pleading no contest to disorderly conduct Thursday, Reese Witherspoon didn't make any excuses for her brush with the law in an

interview on "Good Morning America."

In her first TV appearance since the flap, the actress accepted responsibility for her arrest last month -- which happened after she mouthed off to a cop who arrested her hubby, Jim Toth, for DUI.... » more

‘Forbidden’ “Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking,” the newest incarnation of the long-running, much beloved musical revue poking fun at new and classic Broadway musicals, shuttered on Sunday night after running a few months at Off-Broadway’s 47th Street Theatre. However, a production source told me that the show closed only because of a lease issue and that plans are already under way for it to... » more

As is always the case, the annual slate of Tony Award nominations, which were announced Tuesday morning, offered some unusual picks and unexpected snubs. Below are some of the most glaring omissions.

You will notice that my list does not include Hollywood names such as Jessica Chastain (“The Heiress”), Paul Rudd (“Grace”), Al Pacino (“Glengarry Glen Ross”) or Scarlett Johansson (“Cat on a... » more

Forget twosomes! John Legend and Chrissy Teigen plan to bring a third wheel on their upcoming honeymoon.

Who? Their dog, the pair was overheard saying at a soiree in SoHo on Wednesday for Delta's soon-to-open T4X lounge at JFK.

Besides having a furry travel companion, the gorgeous model has another in-flight preference: delicious grub like ribs. "She loves them," a party spy said.... » more

The glitz and glamour of "The Great Gatsby" took over the Big Apple on Wednesday night.

After the star-studded premiere of Baz Luhrmann's upcoming film version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, celebs flooded the Plaza Hotel for a beyond-swanky bash.

The flick's star, Leonardo DiCaprio, was the first to arrive at the Roaring Twenties-themed soiree, causing a major "stir"... » more

Catskill native and Williamsburg transplant Johnny Iuzzini has taken the four-star food world by storm for the past two decades.

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, the pastry chef has worked at the The River Café, Daniel, Payard, Café Boulud and Jean Georges, to name a few. In 1998, he studied pastry at some of the finest patisseries in France. He won the James Beard Foundation’s... » more

Cinco de Mayo: While many aren’t entirely sure what it’s really about, (the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, where the Mexicans were victorious over the French forces in 1862, by the way), the day has become a beloved American tradition of margarita drinking and sombrero wearing.

And because we believe in the sanctity of such a holiday, we’re here with your guide to the city’s best celebrations,... » more

Dead Man’s Burden 2.5 stars Directed by Jared Moshe Starring Barlow Jacobs, Clare Bowen, David Call Not Rated Playing at Village East

Jared Moshe’s “Dead Man’s Burden” belongs to the brutal school of Westerns, that minimalist strain of filmmaking in which the frontier’s vast emptiness mirrors the brutality of the soul. It ignores the grand Western myths, instead opting for an uncompromising... » more