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SOPA: Hollywood Declares War With Obama Over Internet Piracy?

Floyd Brown​Did President Obama just bite the hand that feeds him campaign cash? You might remember him as the guy who ties up traffic a few times a year when he comes to L.A. with his hands out, looking for the millions in contributions that are surely coming to him. He's a relatively libera ... More >>

Casey Anthony Case: Hollywood Woos Attorney Jose Baez

Jose Baez.​Hollywood appears to be circling around the Casey Anthony case -- cautiously -- this week following the not-guilty verdict in the alleged murder of her 2-year-old girl Caylee. Former Weekly columnist Nikki Finke reports that the Paradigm agency signed Anthony defense attorney Jose ... More >>

Time's 140 Best Twitter Feeds: Marion Nestle, Michael Pollan, Harry Reid Lord Voldemort

If you only have 140 characters, they should be worth reading, no? Depends on whose Twitter feed you read. Time Magazine has just published a list (of course they did) of the top 140 Twitter feeds around the country. No, sorry, neither Charlie Sheen nor Kim Kardashian made it -- Neil Gaiman is #1, S ... More >>

Nikki Finke, Elusive Hollywood Blogger, Makes Stink About Oscars 'Nightmare,' or the 'Worst Snorecast Ever'

Pwned.​Updated after the jump: Audio of Nikki Finke calling for the resignation of Academy President Tom Sherak! Worlds more entertaining than the Academy Awards themselves this year were the fang-tastic bloggings of celeb scooper Nikki Finke -- a celebrity in her own right, though she's take ... More >>

Ronni Chasen: Hollywood Shocked Following Apparent Beverly Hills Murder Of Beloved Publicist

deadline.comChasen was found with five gunshot wounds to her chest.​Hollywood insiders were shocked following Tuesday morning's news that longtime film publicist Ronni Chasen was gunned down in her Mercedes in one of the tonier parts of a tony city, Beverly Hills. "We are heartbroken, shocked ... More >>

HBO's 'Entourage' Gives Shout To Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood

Ari Gold.​If anyone doubts the juice of Nikki Finke and her Deadline Hollywood news site when it comes to the film and TV industry, this weekend's edition of HBO's Entourage demonstrated that she's the kind of journalist who can make a superagent sweat -- at least in the show's own misogynisti ... More >>

Diane Keaton as Nikki Finke

​HitFix.com is reporting that Diane Keaton has been cast in the titular role in Tilda, an HBO comedy pilot reportedly based on much-feared Deadline Hollywood columnist-turned-blogger/ Nikki Finke. Very few details about the show are currently available--HBO hasn't even formally announced the p ... More >>

Is Oprah Moving To L.A.?

First, Conan, and now Oprah? Entertainment industry journalist Nikki Finke is reporting that Oprah Winfrey could be moving from her base of Chicago to Los Angeles to be closer to the home of her OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) channel, which would carry her namesake show in 2011.oprah.comJohn Trav-olta! ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Gothic Belly Dancing, M83, Mutaytor, Yard Dogs Road Show, Saul Williams, Les Claypool

This weekend was about two things in Los Angeles: Watchmen and live music. Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke reports that the highly anticipated superhero flick brought in $55.6 million over the weekend, but for those who opted to skip the Arclight mayhem there were plenty of good bands in town ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Arrest in Homeless Slay Case Benjamin Mathew Martin, 30, was apprehended in Rancho Mirage for the gruesome death of John Robert McGraham, a homeless man who was set on fire last fall in an alley off of Third Street near Berendo Street. Meet the Bark Beetles The news about climate change's effects on ... More >>

The Doors Documentary, When You're Strange, Screens at Sundance: Densmore Still Won't Get Onstage With Krieger and Manzarek

Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood has an interesting little tidbit about the screening of the new Doors documentary "When You're Strange," produced by Dick Wolf. Seems that despite the buzz surrounding the doc, which features never-before-seen footage, the three remaining members of the band st ... More >>

Voters' Guide to Controversial Political Measures: Links to all Coverage Here

*Proposition 6: The Most Implosive By Max Taves October 30, 2008 A tiny, unnoticed clause could allow the use of much looser hearsay in trials. *Questions Still Surround Oliver Stone's W. By Nikki Finke October 30, 2008 Winner or loser? Origina ... More >>

Blaming the Victim

Readers comment on Jamiel Shaw case

Developmental Disorder: More on "Doomscraper"

Plus, "Nikki Finke is a badass," and other judgmental remarks

“Nikki Finke Is a Badass” ... and Other Judgmental Comments

It’s the season for journalism awards, and over the past two weeks L.A. Weekly has emerged with a significant number of fresh honors in four different contests. In the AltWeekly Awards, jointly administered by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and Northwestern University’s Medill Schoo ... More >>

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