AP - Billed at the outset as a showdown between big-name auteurs such as Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee and Lars von Trier, the Cannes Film Festival is nearing its end with lesser-known filmmakers among the favorites to win the Palme d'Or, the event's top prize.

AP - Clay Aiken says blood didn't truly pour forth from his ears when he heard runner-up Adam Lambert sing "Ring of Fire" — and hey, he's sorry for his "colorful choice of words."

E! Online - Heath Ledger's final performance has screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival, and the filmmakers aren't shying away from calling out the importance of the project.

E! Online - The news: Terminator Salvation grossed an estimated $13.3 million yesterday. The bottom line: to be determined.

E! Online - Unlike Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland has apparently realized that diplomacy can achieve a desired result faster than aggressive physical tactics.

AP - Clay Aiken is no fan of Adam Lambert.

AP - Kiefer Sutherland and the fashion designer he's accused of head-butting at a Manhattan night club said Friday they resolved their differences, clearing the way for the charges to be dropped. Sutherland and Jack McCollough issued a brief joint statement Friday to The Associated Press through Sutherland's attorney.

AP - Trout Fishing in America, the musical duo known for its family-oriented songs, has found a new way to add color to the vivid images in its songs: publishing a children's book.

AFP - Troubled British pop singer Amy Winehouse has cancelled a planned comeback show in London after a prolonged holiday in St. Lucia clouded by reports of ill-health, her management said Friday.