LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Fox announced Friday what media reports have speculated for weeks: Kara DioGuardi is leaving “American Idol.”

LONDON (Billboard) – At a recent media showcase in London, KT Tunstall offered an unusual description of the songs from her forthcoming third album: “Like Eddie Cochran working with Leftfield,” she told the assembled press.

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Rosanne Cash has worn many hats through the years — country music star, acclaimed singer-songwriter, mother of five and firstborn child of the legendary Johnny Cash.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man accused of breaking into the home of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempted burglary, officials said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Chris Klein, who starred in the “American Pie” movies, pleaded no contest to drunken driving and will serve four years probation stemming from his arrest in June, court officials said on Friday.

VENICE (Reuters) – The Venice film festival on Friday honored Hong Kong director John Woo, one of the few Asian filmmakers to enjoy box office success in Hollywood as well as at home.

VENICE (Reuters) – Sofia Coppola’s latest movie is a Hollywood insider’s look at the life of an A-list actor — five star hotels and Ferraris, adoration and sexual advances, but also loneliness, tiresome media attention and boredom.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Directors Peter Weir, Danny Boyle, Mark Romanek and Errol Morris will headline the Telluride Film Festival, the annual Labor Day holiday weekend event that kicks off Friday in the Colorado mountain resort.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Social media” is among today’s most popular catch phrases thanks to the success of, among other things, networking website Facebook — the favored way for today’s youth to communicate on a global level.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne. But the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne, now the main guy on “CSI,” was eager to make a name for herself.