Actor, director and clarinetist Woody Allen is suing American Apparel, Inc., a clothing manufacturer, for using his image in advertising on billboards and the internet without his permission.

Al Gore, the Nobel laureate and former Vice President, along with the Alliance for Climate Protection, which he chairs, has launched a $300 million advertising campaign to raise awareness of the issues surrounding global warming and inspire action.

Most of the Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt followers out there have been consumed by the rumors that the two wed in New Orleans over the weekend. Not!

Epic recording artist Jessica Simpson spent the weekend in the hospital for a minor kidney infection.

Rock legends U2 have signed a 12-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation to handle the band’s merchandising and branding.

Barry Diller has prevailed in his battle with John Malone and will be allowed to split up IAC/InterActiveCorp into five separate companies.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary Alphonso Jackson has announced that he is retiring. In a press release on the HUD website Jackson was quoted as saying that “there comes a time when one must attend more diligently to personal and family matters. Now is such a time for me.”

A jury in the Bahamas has determined that Daniel Wayne Smith, the son of Playboy model and actress Anna Nicole Smith, died of an accidental overdose and is not recommending any criminal charges in the case.