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  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Kim Kardashian Only Celebrity in History to Reject White Powder: VIDEO

    When some celebrities have a night on the town in West Hollywood and white powder comes their way, it's more than all good: It's a party. When it happens to Kim Kardashian, it's an international incident -- enough to get the tight-lipped L.A. County Sheriff's Department to issue an official statem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Lindsay Lohan Owes $93,000 in Taxes: Let The Occupy Backlash Begin

    Kim Kardashian was recently targeted by the Courage Campaign for her relatively low tax rate: Despite her $12 million income in 2010, she paid a rate slightly higher than someone who made $47,000 that year. "Tell Kim Kardashian to Pay Her Fair Share," the group declared. Turns out Kim K. isn't the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Kim Kardashian Boycott: It's On

    America, the strange. As the middle class shrinks like wet sand under a hot sun, we continue to be fascinated by the good life. Are we living vicariously or holding on to that '80s pipe dream of upward mobility? Last month the Census Bureau reported that, by new measures, including spending power, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    [Updated] Alcohol-Free Whisky Debuts

    Update: 11/21, 1:35 p.m. Arkay's November 1 press release claiming it received halal-certification from the Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America was strongly refuted by that certifying organization. IFANCA issued its own release and warns "all halal consumers, retailers and distributors. As ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    July 28, 2011

    Brian Lichtenberg: Diva Duds

    Update: 11/21, 1:35 p.m. Arkay's November 1 press release claiming it received halal-certification from the Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America was strongly refuted by that certifying organization. IFANCA issued its own release and warns "all halal consumers, retailers and distributors. As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Nude Photos, Video Taken of About One of Every Four Americans, Says Playboy Sex Survey

    Christopher Lee.​We watch too much TV. Because Americans continually seem to have this distance between fantasy and reality. No, you're not a porn star. And "fit" doesn't mean 40 pounds overweight (although it could mean relatively fit in this country). But, damn, we love ourselves. Even nak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    The Dirt Master: Neil Strauss Talks Rockers, Hookers, Drugs and Getting Hate Mail from his Ultimate Nemesis, Phil Collins

    ​You'll be seeing a lot in the blogosphere and beyond about Neil Strauss' revealing new book, Everyone Loves You When You're Dead, (out this week). The tome reveals shocking things about -and intimate moments with- the author's vast array of interview subjects over the years: Lady Gaga bawling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Someone Stole Paris Hilton's Birthday Cake

    Paz's Facebook pageParis Hilton's birthday cake​ You may not have noticed it after all the drinks you downed from any and all of the six open bars at Paris Hilton's 30th birthday party (our invite must have gotten lost in the mail), but that cake you saw? Yeah, you didn't get a piece. In fact ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Paris Hilton's Massive Birthday Cake Ends Up on L.A.'s Skid Row, Feeds Homeless, Thanks to Rapper Paz

    Alex CDParis Hilton's cake ended up on Skid Row.​An aspiring L.A. rapper says he made away with what appears to be a huge and unmolested wedding-like cake presented at Paris Hilton's birthday celebration and gave it to homeless people on Skid Row. The celebutante marked her 30th birthday on T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Paris Hilton Absinthe Stolen Cake = Lamest PR Stunt of the Week

    Paris Hilton's 2008 birhtday, not involving absinthe or stolen baked goods or lame PR press-releases​ Some PR creature just sent us the following statement. It's like staring at The Void right in the face, while The Void throws up pungent chunks right in your face: In response to the Lucid A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Paris Hilton Endorses Controversial L.A. Rave Promoter Insomniac Events

    Alex CDParis Hilton raves.​It's been a rough week for raves in L.A. As the Los Angeles Times blew the lid off a strange relationship between the public Coliseum's events manager and the controversial promoter of megaraves there, a prominent Coliseum leader said a ban of the parties at the taxp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Mystery Dance Track Leaks: Early Reports It's LA's Armenian-American Princess Kim Kardashian Backed by The Neptunes Denied, Still Would Make Great Ad Music for the ShakeWeight

    Shake Shake Shake​Billboard got egg on its proverbial, industry-fellating face this morning when it released a "leaked" dance track that purported to be a collaboration between Kim Kardashian and The Dream. Then they had to backtrack, after everyone's favorite/least favorite (America: so spli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Wynn Resorts Bans Paris Hilton Following Arrest For Alleged Cocaine Possession

    ​Wynn Resorts banned Paris Hilton from its two hotels on the Las Vegas strip Wednesday, while her boyfriend Cy Waits has been released as managing partner for the properties' Tryst and XS nightclubs, the Associated Press reports. Wynn spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne told the paper that Hilton is b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2010

    Paris Hilton Arrested In Vegas After Cocaine Allegedly Found In Her Possession

    ​Is anyone surprised? Party girl Paris Hilton was arrested Friday night in Las Vegas after police said they found cocaine in her purse. Hilton has already hired a top Vegas lawyer, David Chesnoff, who asks us "not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Paris Hilton Sued For Wearing The Wrong Hair

    Photo Credit: Hairtech.com​Paris Hilton has gotten herself into another hairy situation. The actress is being sued for $35 million by a hair-extension company that is claiming Hilton wore the locks of a competing company in 2008 even though she was under contract to wear its own products , ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    How to Blow Your Career and Alienate Your Family, featuring Scott Storch

    Illustration by Jason Seiler​Our sibling publication Miami New Times just published a long article about hip hop/pop producer (and LA resident) Scott Storch. Writer Gus Garcia-Roberts tried to interview Storch for this account of the spiral into drug-addiction and debt that destroyed his once- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    'Real Housewives' Set To Start Shooting In Beverly Hills In March

    BravoVicki and Donn from OC.​There have been Real Housewives in Orange County, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. But common now, how real can they be if the Bravo reality show hasn't been to housewife heaven -- Beverly Hills? After reports of casting calls last year, the Dai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Tila 'Tequila' To Be Interviewed In Casey Johnson Investigation, Report States

    Tila 'Tequila' Nguyen​Reality television star Tila 'Tequila' Nguyen is likely to be interviewed by police about late socialite Casey Johnson's possible prescription drug use, according to Fox News. The 30-year-old Johnson & Johnson heiress was found dead in her home near West Hollywood Monday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Paris Hilton's Dog House: Pretty & Expensive, But Lacks 52-Inch Plasma TV

    Remember when Paris Hilton's dog house photos broke on the internet a while back? She posted the pics on Twitter, then Life & Style did a "profile" of the doggie mansion. Or maybe it was the other way around. That sequence of events is lost to time. And by lost to time, I mean, who cares. Anyway, Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Anand Jon Makes Last Stand

    "Excuse me, can you please move down and make room?" the young woman asked her neighbors in the packed courtroom. "We have a very famous lawyer here." By that she meant Gloria Allred, who had just arrived at 9 a.m., the time scheduled for Superior Court Judge David Wesley to either sentence celebrit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Anand Jon Sentence: 59 Years to Life

    After hearing fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander argue before his court for an entire day for a new trial, Judge David Wesley declared there were no new grounds for granting such a motion. Then, following emotional victim statements delivered by three of the women the designer was convicted last N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Anand Jon Judge: No New Trial

    After hearing both sides forcefully argue their cases for or against granting fashion designer Anand Jon a new trial this morning, Superior Court Judge David Wesley delivered his decision at 12:15 p.m.: The motion for a new trial is denied. Further, he has just cited Sanjana Jon Alexander and juror ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Anand Jon: The Trial After the Trial

    It's going to be July 6 now before the Anand Jon case lurches into its next hearing. I say Anand Jon"case" because the actual trial ended November 13, with the celebrity fashion designer's conviction on 15 counts of sexual assault and on one rape charge. By now any reader who's even accidentally stu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Last Night: Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Celebrity Cult of the DJ Hero

    The economy isn't entirely moribund, it's just that the real money's in wish fulfillment. At least that's the logical conclusion gained from last night's star-scarred Jay-Z and Eminem concert promoting DJ Hero, the latest sure-to-be-blockbuster installment of the Guitar Hero Franchise -- an event th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Eminem and Jay-Z to Play at Wiltern Tonight for DJ Hero Launch (UPDATED)

    Hot Monday night in LA: Eminem and Jay-Z are doing a surprise show at the Wiltern tonight to promote their new relationship with DJ Hero, the hugely anticipated (and contentious) new game from Activision's Hero franchise. Below is an exclusive look at DJ Hero: The two rap superstars recently si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    New Trial Hearing for Anand Jon Under Way

    Today was the day convicted fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander's defense presented to Judge David Wesley its case for a new trial. There is much at stake: The original proceedings resulted in Anand Jon, as the designer is known professionally, being convicted of 15 sexual assault charges and one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Anand Jon's Night Gallery

    [Update: A scheduled hearing to determine whether Anand Jon's 2008 conviction should be set aside in favor of a new trial was postponed to May 29, in order to allow defense attorneys more time to contact witnesses. Also, several images from Jon's support Web site, including those shown here, have be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Anand Jon Hearing Crawls Along

    Today's hearing into possible prosecutorial misconduct that occured in the months following Anand Jon's conviction on multiple counts of sexual assault crawled along this morning. Defense lawyer Ronald Richards didn't so much grill as sauté D.A. investigators Chandera Parker and Ronald Valdivia abo ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 9, 2009

    Star-crossed at Starbucks: Strange Twist at Anand Jon Sentencing

    Today's hearing into possible prosecutorial misconduct that occured in the months following Anand Jon's conviction on multiple counts of sexual assault crawled along this morning. Defense lawyer Ronald Richards didn't so much grill as sauté D.A. investigators Chandera Parker and Ronald Valdivia abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Now: Anand Jon Sentencing Hearing

    Today is the morning fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander (known professionally as Anand Jon) is to be sentenced for the multiple sexual assault charges for which he was convicted last November. All the lawyers have arrived now in Dept. 102. Defense attorneys Lenny Levine and Donald Marks have just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Anand Jon Sentencing Hearing Starts

    Criminal Courts Building, Department 102, 9:16 a.m.Judge David Wesley has taken the bench. Everyone seems to be here except Anand Jon. Jon's sister, Sanjana, is wearing  a long, scarf-like wrap that is pale-green -- will her brother be wearing a green tie? During the trial his ties matched her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Juror Furor: Anand Jon Case Takes Troubling Twist

    Call it the extension of March Madness by other means. Those of us reporting on the post-trial hearings of the Anand Jon case have known for more than a month that today would be the date of a hearing regarding explosive charges that the District Attorney's office had thwarted a January 7 meeting be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    New Questions Raised About Anand Jon Trial

    For more than a month now there's been courthouse buzz about a development brewing in the completed trial of fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, who was convicted last November of 15 counts of sexual abuse and one count of rape. The word was that lawyers for Anand Jon, as he is known professionall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Anand Jon Sentencing Postponed

    Department 102 began filling with D.A. and media types before 9 a.m. today, in anticipation of Judge David Wesley handing down sentence to fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander. Anand Jon, as he is known professionally, was convicted in November of 16 counts of sexual assault against seven young and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Sex, Lie Detectors and Videotape: Anand Jon Takes Polygraph Test AFTER Conviction -- Supporters Ask Rape Victim to Do Same

    As we reported here two weeks ago, L.A. fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, who was convicted November 13 of 16 charges of sexual assault upon young women and girls, including one count of rape, passed a polygraph test during a session in which he was asked two questions. Those queries, which wer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Bulletin: Anand Jon Verdicts to Be Read 11:30 A.M.

    A very confusing morning. It began with the anticipation that partial verdicts in the case of fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander would be read at 3 p.m. Then the reading was called off and now, moments ago, it was announced that verdicts on all counts will be read by Judge David Wesley at 11:30 a. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Anand Jon: Guilty 16 Times

    Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander faces life in prison today following his conviction on 16 charges of sexual assault and lewd conduct with minors. He was acquitted on four charges, while the jury deadlocked on three other counts. "Mr. Alexander is a 34-year-old pedophile masquerading as a fashi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 13, 2008

    New.

    Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander faces life in prison today following his conviction on 16 charges of sexual assault and lewd conduct with minors. He was acquitted on four charges, while the jury deadlocked on three other counts. "Mr. Alexander is a 34-year-old pedophile masquerading as a fashi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Anand Jon Prosecution: Up in Smoke?

    Anand Jon Prosecution: Up in Smoke? Today jurors are on their third day of deliberations of charges that fashion designer Anand Jon committed acts of rape and sexual battery against teenaged girls and young women. The original complaint comprised 59 counts, involving 20 alleged victims. Over time t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Seduction or Rape?

    Day 2 of Anand Jon Trial's Closing Arguments Prosecutor Mara McIlvain delivered the D.A.’s closing argument Wednesday, followed by the first of three Anand Jon lawyers with the defense’s side, presented by Donald Marks. Marks had only begun his comments when court adjourned yesterday, and picke ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 16, 2008

    Dot-Com Again? Behind the Scenes of L.A.'s "Twiistup" Networking Phenomenon

    Geek meets tech socialite and parties like it's 1997

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Witness Intimidation?

    The sexual assault trial of fashion designer Anand Jon turned uglier today amid disclosures that the sister of prosecution background witness “Kristin S” was contacted over the weekend in North Carolina by an anonymous caller who told the sister that Kristin was missing, and who then asked the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    Goddesses & Doormats: Anand Jon’s Rape Trial Begins

    “I am my own god and I get whatever I want,” fashion designer Anand Jon is quoted in court documents as telling one of his alleged rape victims. Another girl was a 16-year-old virgin and home-schooled Mormon who, in 2003, was taking her first tentative step into secular society. She claims Jon, ... More >>

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    Fashion Victim: Anand Jon

    Will celebrity designer be in stripes for the rest of his life?

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Anand Jon Rape Trial Nears

    A semen-stained comforter, a tampon and a camera. These were some of the items listed on a Beverly Hills P.D. search warrant when officers raided fashion designer Anand Jon's pad in March, 2007. Later that year Jon was charged with a list of offenses more often associated with spring break at Lake H ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 12, 2007

    Mischa Barton's Bender

    Her dogs were fine. The radiator of her mother's SUV; not so good.

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Summer Songs, Blues Hollers and Genre Actions

    Her dogs were fine. The radiator of her mother's SUV; not so good.

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Ebony and Ivory

    Her dogs were fine. The radiator of her mother's SUV; not so good.

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    My Boyfriend's Back

    and his name's the Cobrasnake

  • Film+TV

    August 5, 2004

    From the Minds of Babes

    Oxygen imports comedian Julia Davis disturbingly funny Nighty Night

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