Punk poet Lou Reed dies at 71

    Lou Reed, the pioneering songwriter and musician behind the influential rock band Velvet Underground, which fused* art and music in collaboration with artist Andy Warhol, died on Sunday at the age of 71, his literary agent said.

    Reed, best recognized by mainstream audiences for his 1972 solo hit “Walk on the Wild Side,” died at the Long Island home he shared with his wife, Laurie Anderson, following complications* from a liver transplant* he underwent earlier this year.

    Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr separate

    British actor Orlando Bloom and Australian model Miranda Kerr have separated after three years of marriage, the couple said on Friday.

    Bloom, 36, who is starring in a modern-day version of “Romeo and Juliet” on Broadway, and Kerr, 30, said they have been amicably* separated for the past few months.

    Tom Cruise to join Kosinski

    Tom Cruise and “Oblivion” director Joseph Kosinski are planning to reteam for the racing movie “Go Like Hell,” multiple individuals familiar with the 20th Century Fox project confirmed.

    While there are no deals in place yet for Cruise or Kosinski, the duo are in talks to develop “Go Like Hell” as a starring vehicle for Cruise.

    Chris Brown arrested

    Rapper Chris Brown was arrested and charged with assault in Washington on Sunday after getting into a fight with a man outside a hotel near the White House, police said.

    Brown was charged with felony* assault at 4:25 a.m. after the altercation* outside the hotel, a few hundred meters from the White House, the Metropolitan Police Department said. (SD-Agencies)