AP - DMX was arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges following an overnight raid on the rapper's house Friday, authorities said.

AP - A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving. Nick Bollea was led off to begin his sentence immediately after Friday's ruling. He will be on five years' probation and lose his driving privileges for three years.

AP - Jury selection began Friday in R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial.

AP - Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served.

Reuters - Director Oliver Stone has landed a distribution deal with independent studio Lionsgate to get an upcoming film about President George W. Bush into U.S. theaters in October, shortly before the presidential election.

Reuters - Youth-oriented cable television network MTV said on Friday it will air a new reality game show called "The Phone" to be executive-produced by pop star Justin Timberlake.

Reuters - Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world's answer to the social networking Web site MySpace.com.

Fashion Wire Daily - Just in time for summer blockbuster season, with comic book-based movies such as "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight" taking over the collective imagination, comes the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Superheroes" at the Costume Institute, a look at the intersection of fashion and the fantastic and the transformative power of costume as it relates specifically to popular superhero characters.

Reuters - Dueling fashion divas have nothing on the ongoing tug-of-war drama between NBC Universal and the Weinstein Co. over the cable hit "Project Runway."

Fashion Wire Daily - Cameron Diaz was all smiles at the red carpet premiere of her new comedy "What Happens in Vegas" at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood Thursday night, in her first public appearance since the unexpected death of her father Emilio on April 16.

Fashion Wire Daily - Ecologically-conscious modes of activism have been getting a steady boost from the fashion set. Now Brazilian designer Carlos Miele has stepped in with his effort, a series of t-shirts featuring unique designs by some high profile fashion and entertainment figures being sold at his stores to benefit the Rainforest Foundation-US.

AFP - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen remains the highest-earning catwalk queen after raking in more than 35 million dollars last year, Forbes.com revealed on Wednesday.

Fashion Wire Daily - Banana Republic marks its 30th anniversary this year, but far from harkening back to their casual safari roots, the brand refined and updated the modern, tailored basics that have come to distinguish the brand for their Fall/Holiday 2008 men's and women's collections.

E! Online - Project Runway's Nina Garcia is searching for the latest look—in employment. Word has it, Elle magazine's recently ousted fashion consultant might just be heading to Harper's Bazaar.

AP - Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals.

AP - The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'll take any edge they can get.

AP - Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years. Not the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins.

AP - Joel Quenneville is out as coach of the Avalanche after three seasons, a week after Colorado was swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings.

AP - Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.

AP - There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points to lead the Spurs to a 110-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.

AP - Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time.