Pop star and X-Factor judge Britney Spears has purchased a new home in Thousand Oaks, California, for $8.5 million. The 8,456-square-foot home features five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.

Forbes has released their Highest Paid TV Actor list and Two and a Half Men star Ashton Kutcher took the top spot earning $24 million between May 2011 and May 2012.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has commissioned two U.K. presenters, the Aldeburgh Festival and the Barbican, to create a new approach to Oliver Knussen’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ for the production and U.S. premiere at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and her talent agent husband Jim Toth have been on the hunt for a new Los Angeles home priced between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000.

It may remain unclear whether Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are still an item, but one thing is for sure, they are about to be neighbors. After moving out of their joint abode, Stewart has just purchased a $2.195 million home in Los Feliz’s Laughlin Park, just a mile and a half from Pattinson’s home.

Actor, screenwriter, director and musician Billy Bob Thornton has listed his Beverly Hills mansion, which he once shared with Angelina Jolie, for $9.995 million.

The InterContinental Miami has invested $30 million in upgrades to its 34-story downtown property.

Birdman, music mogul and co-founder of Cash Money Records, has purchased a $14.5 million mansion in Miami. Situated on Palm Island, the estate features nine bedrooms and 19,000 square feet.

A new restaurant by Peruvian chef Ricardo Zarate called Paiche will open in Marina Del Rey in early 2013. This will be the third restaurant for the Zarate, along with Mo-Chica and Picca.