CLEVELAND – The musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra have put down their instruments and gone on strike because of a pay impasse with management, jeopardizing upcoming performances.

They said they "may be considered to be amongst the best in the world musically, but we are a far cry from being compensated that way or treated that way."

Oboist Jeffrey Rathbun, chair of the musicians' negotiating committee, said Sunday

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Lindsay Lohan's festive celebrations were marred as her parents ended up in court over a child support battle.

The Mean Girls star's mother Dina took her ex-husband Michael to court on December 23, accusing him of failing to pay $40,000 in child support.

The former husband and wife are parents to the 23-year-old actress, as well as her younger siblings Michael Jr., Aliana and Dakota.

Dina claims her ex made a considerable sum of money after releasing taped more...

Judi Dench is urging her fans to go green this festive season - she's leading a campaign to encourage the British public to recycle used Christmas cards. The Oscar winner has teamed up with conservation charity the Woodland Trust to launch a new drive which will see special card recycling trash cans installed in shops across her native U.K. throughout January.

The scheme will fund the planting of new trees and after ditching their unwanted cards, participants can log online and more...

Hollywood's most benevolent couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, were in a giving mood at Christmas, handing over $100,000 to the SOS Children's Villages charity in America.

The organisation is a foster care facility, which enables siblings to stay together during the adoption process.

In a statement, mum-of-six Jolie says, "We have seen first-hand the remarkable job SOS does to raise orphaned and abandoned children and keep families together."

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Comedienne Wanda Sykes is having a cheap first Christmas with her baby twins - she refuses to buy them gifts because they won't even remember the occasion.

The funnywoman and her wife Alex became parents to Olivia and Lucas in April, but the tots are so young, Sykes insists it's not worth splashing out on expensive presents until they are a little older.

She says, "You don't need to buy them anything. They're seven months old, they won't know! I'm gonna give them some more...

Kate Hudson is looking forward to going home for the holidays - because she loves watching her relatives bicker on Christmas Day.

The Almost Famous actress will take her young son Ryder back to the Colorado town where she grew up - but admits the celebrations are often far from festive when her family begins feuding.

She says, "We go to Colorado every year where we grew up and just hang out. It's a great time because it's the one time when we all really get together. more...

Atlantic recording group Trans-Siberian Orchestra has announced the upcoming release of its hugely anticipated new album, "Night Castle", which will arrive in stores and all digital retailers on October 27th.

Years in the making, "Night Castle" is without question TSO's most ambitious and adventurous work to date. Founder Paul O'Neill and crew have created 26 songs that run the gamut from hard rock to classical, taking the listener on a journey through different points of history. more...