It was a big night for ‘The Voice’, and not just because it crowned a new winner in Cassadee Pope. NBC’s reality singing competition series’ two-hour show scored its highest finale yet, delivering 14 million viewers and a 4.9 rating among adults 18-49.

Hollywood is doing its best to tone down violence in films after the real-life horror that occurred in Newtown, CT. last week. Premieres are being cancelled and brutal scenes are being cut in order to show sensitivity to the Sandy Hook shootings.

Angelina Jolie is in final negotiations to direct her second feature film. According to Deadline, she will shoot Unbroken, the story of Olympian-turned-World War II prisoner of war Louis Zamperini.

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LA-based jewelry house Tacori has just released its first short film, Par Chance. Par Chance, which translates to “by chance” in English, was directed by Steve Antin of Burlesque and photographed by highly renowned fashion photographer Thomas Nutzl.

Will Ferrell keeps it classy in San Diego, even when he’s drinking. The comedian embarked on a pub crawl in San Diego over the weekend for his third official Cancer for College Pub Crawl, a benefit that provides college scholarships to cancer survivors.

As a co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ronald Burkle was going to do anything he could to make sure there was a 2013 NHL season. Thus, Burkle, three additional owners and 18 players joined NHL lockout negotiations this December.

Westime celebrated the opening of its flagship store on Sunset Boulevard with a party co-hosted by Haute Living publication Haute Time. Celebrates Opening of Flagship Store on Sunset Boulevard To fete the third and largest Westime location in California, O’Gara Coach provided a line-up of luxury automobiles including a Rolls-Royce Ghost, Bentley GTC and Lamborghini Superleggera.

Kelly Clarkson celebrated her VH1 Divas performance in LA on Sunday in a big way…by showing off her engagement ring. Just one day before the singer had made an announcement via Twitter that her boyfriend of a year, Brandon Blackstock, had proposed…and that she had accepted.