Thieves stole gold necklaces and diamonds worth around 200,000 dollars (160,000 euros) from Guns N'Roses frontman Axl Rose as the singer gave a private concert in Paris, a police source said Wednesday.

The theft late Tuesday enraged the 50-year-old singer from the U.S. super group and police were called in to calm the situation, the source said.

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Tuesday launched a contest to discover new talent in Brazil's shantytowns, promising to reward the winner with a modeling contract.

"I feel privileged to be the sponsor of this project," Bunchen said, recalling that she had been rejected by 42 agents in London at the start of her career, when she was only 17.

Grammy-winning U.S. singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor, she said in comments published Tuesday.

The country-pop star, who survived breast cancer diagnosed in 2006, said doctors found the tumor in November, after she had a brain scan because she was concerned about memory loss.

Paris Hilton is trying to make peace in her legal battle in New York City with an Italian lingerie maker.

The socialite appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Monday for closed-door settlement talks in a lawsuit brought by Le Bonitas.

The creators of the South Park cartoon sitcom known for crude language and lampooning hot-button social issues are about to whack the videogame world with "Stick of Truth."

Trey Parker and Matt Stone used a Microsoft Xbox 360 press event on Monday to unveil a "South Park: Stick of Truth" videogame based on the animated Comedy Central television show that has won a cult following.

Janet Jackson has signed on as an executive producer of a documentary on the lives of transgender people living around the world.

New York-based Brainchild Films announced Monday that Jackson was working on "Truth" and would do some of the on-camera interviews. The documentary begins production this summer and will focus on the lives and struggles of transgender persons.

Paul McCartney rounded off a fireworks-filled concert outside Buckingham Palace on Monday, where hundreds of thousands of people partied to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee.

The Beatles star closed the show in style with a blazing rendition of "Live And Let Die" and a mass sing-along of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" as revelers turned the heart of London into a sea of Union Jack flags.

U.S. pop icon Madonna hit the stage running at Abu Dhabi's Yas Island stadium on Sunday in her first ever concert in the Gulf, days after launching a world tour in Israel.

An estimated 25,000 fans cheered and screamed as the Material Girl finally appeared on stage more than two hours late, wearing a skin-tight black outfit from her "Girl Gone Wild" album.

Actress Drew Barrymore married her art dealer beau on Saturday at her Montecito, California home, the third trip down the aisle for the Hollywood star.

The star-studded guest list for the nuptials of Barrymore, 37, and Will Kopelman, 34, included actress Cameron Diaz and comedian Jimmy Fallon, according to the celebrity magazine People.

"Snow White and the Huntsman" was the fairest of them all at the North American box office over the weekend with a $56.3 million debut, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The film starring Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart of "Twilight" fame, which offers a new twist on the classic fairy tale, knocked the sci-fi comedy sequel "Men in Black 3" off the top of the charts.