Liza Minnelli

CARPET BURN

Presenters being inane, actresses in terrible dresses, and Liza Minnelli threatening chaos: The Oscars pre-show is always a constant joy.

Twenty-two of the prince's closest friends gathered in the English countryside for his stag party—and everyone is dying to find out what how they celebrated. Harry Cole on the rumors and Prince Harry's role as party planner in chief.

Liza Minnelli was on Larry King Live Tuesday, where they discussed everything from Michael Jackson's death to Lindsay Lohan's addiction problems. Lohan's situation makes her "feel sad" but "understanding," said Minnelli.

Once, Halston was synonymous with iconic design and the sexiest women; then came mass-market and what some describe as "the curse." Kate Betts on a glamorous, but jinxed life in fashion.