CAP D'ANTIBES, France Stars promised hugs, kisses, a massage - and a vampire bite - in a glamor-filled auction to raise money to fight AIDS.

BOSTON Late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien visited Boston to talk about the art of comedy and how he got started in it.

NEW YORK Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan's latest New Yorker magazine story is being serialized on Twitter.

NEW YORK The Tony-nominated musical "Million Dollar Quartet" will soon no longer be rocking New York.

LOS ANGELES The Daytime Emmy Awards have found a new home at cable news channel HLN.

RALEIGH, N.C. Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson was in critical condition Thursday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.

NEW YORK Nearly 22 million TV viewers seems like a lot - but for an "American Idol" season-ender, it's a new low.

WASHINGTON Who would Michelle Obama be if she could be anyone? Beyonce.

NEW YORK Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Bernadette Peters will be on hand to help present the Drama Desk Awards next month.

WASHINGTON The widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling is suing a Maryland auction house that sold part of her extensive collection of antique dolls, claiming it owes her money and failed to return unsold items.

LAS VEGAS Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant is keeping up with the Kardashians.

LAS VEGAS Elton John is canceling three Las Vegas performances on doctors' orders after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection.

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. Viola Davis addressed graduating seniors Thursday at the high school in the struggling Rhode Island city where she grew up, urging them to treasure "hard times and joyous moments" and telling them that the "privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."

LOS ANGELES Josh Brolin thought he was just being goofy when he launched into a Tommy Lee Jones impersonation on a night out with the Coen brothers and their pal Barry Sonnenfeld. Turns out, Brolin was on an audition of sorts.

Cannes, France Kylie Minogue dazzled in Dolce & Gabbana gold on the Cannes red carpet.

CANNES, France There's definitely an Indian vibe at Cannes this year - something Sonam Kapoor is proud of.

CANNES, France As the credits rolled on the first Cannes Film Festival screening of Mexican director Carlos Reygadas' new film, someone in the audience shouted out "Viva Bunuel!"

LOS ANGELES Shirley Manson still remembers the words of wisdom Bono gave her about keeping a band intact for the long haul.

CANNES, France Zac Efron felt uncomfortable filming his revealing role "The Paperboy" - and he says that's the way he wanted it.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tim McGraw will be saluting veterans in a big way while on tour this summer.