Kelli Serio

Officials at the Cannes Film Festival denied allegations this week that security had turned women away from red carpet screenings because they were not wearing high heels.

Tammy actress Melissa McCarthy is the latest female Hollywood celebrity to speak out against the industry’s perceived culture of sexism and misogyny.

In what is now being referred to as “flatgate,” the Cannes Film Festival has come under fire for allegedly shunning women, even the elderly or those with medical conditions, from red carpet screenings because they opted to wear flat shoes over high heels.

Pixar’s chief creative officer John Lasseter announced during a press conference at Cannes Monday that the animation studio has plans to increase its representation of diverse characters on screen.

Taylor Swift has decided to use her platform as Maxim magazine’s June cover girl to address feminism, and says her music is unfairly categorized as whiny because of society’s systematic misogyny.

Matthew McConaughey delivered a commencement speech to the Spring 2015 graduating class at the University of Houston Friday evening.

Director Gus Van Sant’s new drama The Sea of Trees debuted to a crowd full of boos Friday at the Cannes Film Festival.

Johnny Depp said an “emotional” goodbye to his beloved pups, Boo and Pistol, Friday as they boarded a private jet in Coolangatta, Australia, on their way back to Los Angeles, reports the Daily Mail.

Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder will serve as David Letterman’s final musical guest next week as the host’s Late Show tenure comes to a close after more than 20 years on CBS.

Jill Soloway, the showrunner for the transgender-themed Amazon original series Transparent, says the entertainment industry is systematically rigged in favor of white men.

Melissa Rivers told NBC’s Hoda Kotb during an interview in New York Tuesday that she feels Kathy Griffin damaged her mother’s legacy when she left Fashion Police.

Miley Cyrus is at it again. But this time, the 22-year-old singer may have pulled off her most vulgar performance to date.

Natalie Portman has signed on to play Jackie Kennedy in a new biopic, called Jackie, which follows the former First Lady the first four days after the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy in 1963, reports Variety.

While doing promotional interviews for her upcoming film Carol, a lesbian love story, Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett revealed to Variety magazine that she has had “many” past relationships with women.

Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is the latest Hollywood power player to sound off against gender discrimination in the entertainment industry.

TV Food Network star Sandra Lee has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is set to undergo a double mastectomy later this week.

Prominent rap figure P Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, but not to be confused with his old persona Puff Daddy, has announced he doesn’t believe in the sanctity of marriage, but he is down to sign a “love contract.”

Reality TV star and model Courtney Stodden has agreed to release her solo sex tape to porn company Vivid Entertainment for the sum of $1 million, which she says will be donated to various charity organizations.

A new breakthrough in celebrity fashion may help A-lister’s avoid the paparazzi while they are out and about.

Eight choir singers were injured during a performance Saturday afternoon in China after the stage they were standing on completely collapsed.

During her final appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman Thursday, Tina Fey gave the longtime host a memorable goodbye when she stripped down to her spanx and vowed to never dress up again. Letterman will officially retire from

Empire actor Terrence Howard has filed legal documents alleging his ex-wife threatened to release pictures and video of his genitals to the public if he did not agree to generously compensate her, TMZ reports.

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine looked irate after he was sugar-bombed following an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Hollywood Wednesday evening.