Thando Hopa grew up in the shade, her porcelain skin protected by long sleeves and sunscreen until the day the South African decided to fight prejudice against albinos by becoming a model.

Petite and born with an inherited depigmentation of her skin from head to toe that can lead to discrimination and even death, Hopa entered the fashion world without the usual vital statistics required of a catwalk model.

Kim Kardashian is joining a prestigious list that includes Teddy Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates.

The 34-year-old reality star is set to speak to San Francisco's venerable Commonwealth Club next week to discuss her new book of selfies and her famous family. Also on the agenda, according to the Commonwealth website, is "the business of millennial culture" and "the objectification of women in media."

The family of Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown said Wednesday they were moving her to a terminal care facility, as she showed few signs of recovering from a months-long coma. 

The 22-year-old was found face down and unresponsive in her bathtub in her Atlanta, Georgia home on January 31. She was revived by emergency crews but lost significant brain function. 

Beyonce will play her first full show in a year as the pop superstar headlines a festival in Philadelphia founded by her husband, rap mogul Jay-Z.

R&B singer The Weeknd and alternative rock bands Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse will also play the Budweiser Made in America festival on September 5-6.

U.S. actor Shia LaBeouf injured his head and hand during the filming of his latest "American Honey" movie, his agent told Agence France Presse Wednesday. 

The 29-year-old star of the popular "Transformers" films was taken to hospital Tuesday night and received several stitches.

The popular American television series "Seinfeld" began streaming online Wednesday, after a 17 year wait.

The comedy became available on Hulu in its first such offering since the show ended in 1998.

The film arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group says it will invest in the next "Mission: Impossible" movie in its first venture into Hollywood financing.

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd. announced the agreement Wednesday with Paramount Picture Corp. They gave no details of how much Alibaba would invest in "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" but said it will collaborate in online ticketing, promotion in China and merchandising.

No actor or actress can match Meryl Streep's 19 Academy Award nominations, and only Katharine Hepburn has bested her three Oscars for acting. So maybe it's conceivable that Streep's letter Tuesday to each member of the U.S. Congress can somehow revive the Equal Rights Amendment, politically dormant since its high-water mark four decades ago.

"I am writing to ask you to stand up for equality - for your mother, your daughter, your sister, your wife or yourself - by actively supporting the Equal Rights Amendment," Streep writes. Each packet includes a copy of "Equal Means Equal," a book by Jessica Neuwirth, president of the ERA Coalition.

A security guard for Justin Bieber who police said admitted taking a camera from a photographer has been ordered to serve 45 days in jail.

Hugo Hesny, 33, was indicted in March 2014 on felony charges of robbery and entering a vehicle in connection with the episode in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs last year. Under a deal reached with prosecutors, he pleaded no contest last week to two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct, according to court records.

Quentin Tarantino, Tracy Morgan, Steve Carell, LL Cool J, Kathy Bates, Bruno Mars and Cyndi Lauper are among the famous names to be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced its selections for 2016 on Monday. Other names on the list include Kurt Russell, Michael Keaton, Gary Sinise, Itzhak Perlman, Rob Lowe and Kevin Hart. Individual ceremonies have not yet been scheduled.