Lennon walk of fame star missing

John Lennon’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has disappeared.

The brass monument has been reported missing from the sidewalk where it was placed in tribute to the Beatles legend in 1988 - eight years after he was gunned down outside his home in New York City.

According to Los Angeles website LAist.com, the asphalt has just an "empty outline of a star", which has been covered up with a plastic bag and tape.

The site speculates the plaque may have been stolen, damaged or removed to accommodate the area for the addition of Lennon's bandmate Ringo Starr's dedication, set to be laid down in February.

The Fab Four have their own group star, but the Imagine hitmaker was the first of the band to have his own solo tribute, while his bandmate George Harrison received a posthumous honour in April.

Steven Tyler Enters Rehab for Painkiller Addiction

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers resulting from 10 years of performance injuries, PEOPLE has learned.

"With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," Tyler says in a statement released to PEOPLE.

"I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith," he adds. "I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed to getting things taken care of."

His daughter, Liv Tyler says, "My family and I are in complete support of my dad's decision to seek treatment. He is a courageous man. We love him and are so proud that he is getting help to balance his pain management, not just for himself but for his family, friends and fans."

A Decade of Injuries

Tyler, 61, has suffered orthopedic injuries over the past decade that have left him with "severe chronic pain" and will require additional surgeries on his knees and feet, says his physician, Dr. Brian McKeon, Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at Tufts School of Medicine.

"Managing and controlling his pain has been challenging, and despite our use of alternative therapies and the creation of custom shoes built by a team of engineers from Timberland, Steven's pain has progressed," says McKeon, who also is team doctor for the Boston Celtics. "The balance between managing his pain and avoiding addiction is tenuous and difficult and his bravery in persevering through rigorous touring is admirable. As with many athletes, Steven put his performance first as he struggled with acute pain for years."

Tyler's bandmates candidly expressed concern for his well-being – and the future of Aerosmith – after he fell off a stage during a concert in August, breaking his shoulder.

"I think that he needs help and that attention needs to be put to his health," drummer Kramer told PEOPLE, adding the singer, who had battled drug addiction in the '70s and 80s, had "isolated himself."

Hollywood eyes first $10 billion box office

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Audiences have given Hollywood a big present in advance of Christmas, as U.S. and Canadian movie ticket sales for 2009 were expected to cross the $10 billion mark on Tuesday for the first time.

Through Sunday, the total U.S. and Canadian box office stood just $36 million short of crossing the $10 billion mark, said tracking firm Hollywood.com Box Office.

With Monday generating $29 million in ticket sales, led by strong results for "Avatar," the industry was expected to cross $10 billion on Tuesday.

"We're looking at some huge numbers for the next 10 days or so that will put us well over that $10 billion mark" for the full year, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com Box Office.

Dergarabedian said he expected the 2009 total to come to more than $10.4 billion.

Last year's total was $9.63 billion.

Christmas Day is among the busiest days of the year for box offices. Ticket sales on Christmas Day last year was $76 million, and Dergarabedian said he expects this year's total to surpass that, with "Sherlock Holmes," "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" and comedy "It's Complicated" hitting theaters.

Murphy’s final moments revealed

The details of Brittany Murphy’s last moments have been made public after notes written by an official at the Los Angeles County Coroner's office were released online.

The actress passed away following a suspected cardiac arrest at her Hollywood home on Sunday. She was found collapsed in the shower by her mother, Sharon, and paramedics transferred her to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Now documents, obtained by celebrity website TMZ.com, reveal how the star's husband, Simon Monjack, and her mother made frantic efforts to revive her before the paramedics arrived.

The notes, allegedly written by an official named as Investigator Blacklock, also reveal the star "had been complaining of shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain" for seven to 10 days prior to her death. Details of the prescription medications found at the house are also listed.

The notes claim investigators found large amounts of prescription pills, including anti-seizure medication Topamax, Fluoxetine, which is used to treat depression, anti-anxiety medication Ativan, pain-reliever Vicoprofen and Propranolol, used to treat hypertension.

The cause of Murphy's death has been "deferred" pending toxicological results, although an autopsy on her body was completed on Monday. Officials previously stated they believe the star died from natural causes.

Arnold Stang, actor known for nerdy roles, dies

NEWTON, Mass. – Arnold Stang, a radio, theater, film and television actor famous for his nerdy looks and demeanor, has died.

His son says Stang died of pneumonia Sunday at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts. He was 91.

The New York City native started his career on the radio as a teenager. He played alongside Milton Berle in the 1950s, starred as Frank Sinatra's sidekick in the 1955 movie "The Man with the Golden Arm," and was a member of the ensemble comedic cast of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in 1963.

He voiced the lead character in the 1960s cartoon "Top Cat," and continued comedy and drama roles into his 80s.

Stang, who had lived in the Boston suburb of Needham for the past decade, is survived by his wife of 60 years, JoAnne; son, David; and daughter, Deborah.