Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review

HBO’s “Luck” shut down this week after the death of a third horse on the set fueled controversy over the treatment of the animals used in the production. The executive producers released a statement announcing the cancellation and added, “While we maintained the highest safety standards possible, accidents unfortunately happen and it is impossible to guarantee they won’t in the future.”  (Gusmano Cesaretti / Associated Press)

Charlize Theron is a brand new mom to a baby boy named Jackson, her rep told the press this week. The single Oscar winner isn’t letting mommy-hood slow her down. She stepped out Wednesday to honor her stylist Leslie Fremar and has a few movies on the horizon, including “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Prometheus.”  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

George Clooney added to his good guy persona on Friday when he was arrested for protesting Sudan violence. “The Descendants” star and his dad Nick were taken into custody by secret service outside the Sudan Embassy in Washington D.C. for crossing a police line. “They were protesting the violence committed by the government of Sudan on its own innocent men, women and children,” Clooney’s rep told TMZ. “They were demanding they allow humanitarian aid into the country before it becomes the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.”  (Paul J. Richards / AFP / Getty Images)

Meghan McCain appears in the new issue of Playboy, but unlike many of her peers, she decided to keep her clothes on. During the interview she gets candid about sex, Bristol Palin and reality TV. The blogger and author even quipped, “Honey, you’re nobody unless you have a gay rumor about you.”  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Rihanna is finally addressing the controversy over her recent collaboration with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. “The hottest R&B artist out right now is Chris Brown,” she told Ryan Seacrest’s morning radio show. “So I wanted him on the track.” She went on to say that she and Brown, who was charged with beating her in 2009, thought that doing two tracks (one for each singer’s album) would bring their fans back together. “There shouldn’t be a divide. You know? It’s music, and it’s innocent.”  (Daniel Deme / EPA)

Russell Brand is in trouble again, thanks to the paparazzi. The run-in occurred in New Orleans where Brand is filming a movie. According to reports, Brand spotted a guy filming him and snatched his iPhone and tossed it through a nearby window. The police issued a warrant for criminal damage to property and Brand turned himself in. The comedian couldn’t help but have a little fun with the incident, writing on Twitter, “Since Steve Jobs died I cannot bear to see anyone use an iphone irreverently. what I did was a tribute to his memory.”  (Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office / Associated Press)