Music entertainers are constantly making the transition from the world of singing to acting. The goal is usually to be a double, triple or quadruple threat via becoming an amazing musician/actor; musician/actor/producer or musician/actor/producer/director.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mediation talks collapsed between Tim Burton and his ex-girlfriend, who claims she was cheated out of her rights to assets that the director promised her during their nearly decade-long relationship, attorneys said.

British actress Helena Bonham Carter is banned from singing songs from musicals to her son - because her partner Tim Burton believes he will "turn gay".

Happy Birthday to "Planet of the Apes" actress/model Estella Warren (1978), Canadian singer Esthero (1978), 80s teen heartthrob Corey Haim (1971), Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder (1964), southern singer Victoria Williams (1958), Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray (1956), King Crimson

British actress Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton have welcomed their second child. The Golden Globe nominee, 41, gave birth to a girl in London on Saturday.

Often we don’t realize that our favorite TV shows began as vehicles on the big screen. Many of television’s best programs started that way. Then again, so did some of the worst.

Actress Helena Bonham Carter is expecting her second child with her director boyfriend Tim Burton. The couple already has a three-year-old son, Billy Raymond Burton. Their new baby is due in December.

Funk icon Bootsy Collins has formed a new group, Science Fiction, with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Buckethead and the rock group's drummer Brain. Both rockers previously played with Bootsy in Praxis. The new group will be fronted by producer/guitarist Greg Hampton.

Star Wars has been beaten to the top of a new list of the UK's favorite science fiction films, by cult movie Serenity. The 2005 film, which was created and directed by Joss Whedon and starred Nathan Fillion and Chiwetel Ejiofor, left George Lucas' all time classic in second place.

"It's exciting to think we could have a black president. It's exciting to think we could have a woman president. It's a step in a great direction." The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers is eager to vote for change in the 2008 presidential elections.