Actress Sharon Stone arrives at the benefit gala premiere of "Milarepa," directed by Tibetan lama and filmmaker Neten Chokling, in Los Angeles on Sept. 13, 2006.
Actress Sharon Stone, left, and Neten Chokling pose for photographers at Los Angeles premiere of "Milarepa," directed by Chokling, a Tibetan lama and filmmaker, on Sept. 13, 2006.
Actress Sharon Stone smiles as she introduces filmmaker Neten Chokling in Los Angeles, Sept. 13, 2006. Stone and Chokling were presenting the film "Milarepa," a tale of greed and vengeance filmed in the Sipi Valley on the Tibet-Indian border.
Actress Sharon Stone smiles as she introduces filmmaker Neten Chokling in Los Angeles on Sept. 13, 2006, prior to the screening the film "Milarepa." Chokling, a Tibetan lama, directed the film.
Out of Retirement
Rapper Jay-Z rehearses in New York on June 23, 2006. The rap icon, whose real name is Shawn Carter, declared that 2003's "The Black Album" would be his last, but he's coming out of retirement and releasing a new CD. "Kingdom Come" will hit stores this fall, Entertainment Weekly magazine reports in its new issue, due on newsstands Monday. "It was the worst retirement in history," Jay-Z told the magazine.
On MTV
Actor Ashton Kutcher shakes hands with members of the audience during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York on Sept. 13, 2006. His upcoming film, "The Guardian," with Kevin Costner, opens Sept. 29.
Musician John Mayer appears backstage during MTV's "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York on Sept. 13, 2006.
Musician John Mayer, left, talks to host Damien Fahey on stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York on Sept. 13, 2006.
Musician Justin Timberlake appears on stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York on Sept. 12, 2006. Timberlake's second album, "FutureSex/LoveSounds," was released the same day.
"El Cantante" at TIFF
Jennifer Lopez laughs at a news conference for "El Cantante" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2006.
Actor/singer Marc Anthony attends the "El Cantante" news conference during the Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 13, 2006. Anthony and his wife, Jennifer Lopez, star in the story of Hector Lavoe, who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.
Singer/actor Marc Anthony, left, director Leon Ichaso, center, and actress Jennifer Lopez attend the "El Cantante" news conference during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2006.
Supernova Winner
Canadian Lukas Rossi celebrates winning the CBS reality show "Rock Star: Supernova," on Sept. 13, 2006. Rossi competed to become the lead singer of a band comprised of Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, and Gilby Clarke. Earlier in the day, a federal judge barred the made-for-TV rock band from calling itself Supernova because that name already has been claimed by a lesser-known band.
Lukas Rossi of Canada celebrates winning "Rock Star: Supernova," which sets him as the lead singer of a band comprised of Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, and Gilby Clarke, on Sept. 13, 2006.
Sweet Surprise
Matt Lauer laughs as his new co-host, Meredith Vieira, surprises him by smearing frosting from a cake on his nose during her first day on NBC's "Today" show outside the NBC Studios in New York's Rockefeller Center on Sept. 13, 2006. Vieira, formerly of "The View," replaces Katie Couric, who now anchors the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
'Truth' In Hong Kong
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore waves during the premiere of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," in Hong Kong on Sept. 12, 2006.
"Everyone's Hero"
Actress Raven Symone poses with some Van Ness Little League players at the New York premiere of her latest film, "Everyone's Hero," on Sept. 12, 2006. The cartoon about a little boy who never gives up believing he can do the right thing was developed by the late Christopher and Dana Reeve.
Actress Raven Symone strikes a pose as she arrives at the New York premiere of her latest film, "Everyone's Hero," on Sept. 12, 2006.
Celeb Cause
Melissa Rivers, left, poses for a photograph after presenting an award to Patty Duke at EICs Bipolar Depiction Briefing for the creative community in Los Angeles on Sept, 13, 2006.