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Drones Could Fly Over Your Private Life; Calif. Bill Would Nix That

You could buy a drone today for a few hundred dollars, arm it with a camera, and fly it over your sexy neighbor's swimming pool. Click. On the other hand, a drone could end up buzzing outside your bedroom window, just waiting for you to put on your own show. That's the fear for one L.A.-area state ... More >>

Charlie Sheen Discovers His Latino Roots (For a Gig)

Charlie Sheen said last year that being Latino "was never a part of my life growing up ... My parents never infused it into our household." A guy born Carlos Irwin Estévez who has displayed a reported penchant for cocaine and porn stars couldn't be any more Latino, if you ask us. (Jus' kideen!). B ... More >>

Farrah Abraham's Sex Tape Hits The Internet May 6

The onetime star of MTV's Teen Mom is now the headliner of Backdoor Teen Mom, a sex tape coming to a laptop near you May 6. Farrah Abraham, set to turn 22 in May, is said to have been inspired to close out her 21st year "by making a personal tape that would forever capture her beauty and sensuality ... More >>

Our Top Ten Favorite Online Resources for Metal Knowledge

The bar has closed. You are standing outside with friends. You have failed at attempts to hook up for the evening. But just as you have given up hope for the night, you encounter a hot metal chick or dude that has just left the metal show at the venue next door. Drunken conversation has started, but ... More >>

Joe Jonas Says No To Ball Gags

Joe Jonas, a sometime area resident who once wore a no-sex "purity ring" in his days with boy band Jonas Brothers, did not have sex on tape, his rep says. News of a Jonas sex video has rocked our world here at LA Weekly World Headquarters. But -- alas -- not only did he not go all bondage-style wit ... More >>

Ron Jeremy, Porn Legend, Hospitalized For Aneurysm Near Heart

Of all the things that could sideline the great Ron Jeremy -- STDs, jealous suitcase pimps, too much sex -- we were sad to hear that it was an aneurysm near his heart. The 59-year-old porn legend was hospitalized in critical condition after driving himself to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last night, ... More >>

Thomas Gibson's DUI Downtown Included Drive Through Half-Marathon Area, Cops Say

Oops. A surefire way to alert police to the possibility that maybe -- allegedly -- you're drunk behind the wheel is to drive through a barricade designed to protect half-marathon runners in downtown Los Angeles from traffic. Cops say actor Thomas Gibson of Dharma & Greg and Criminal Minds fame got ... More >>

PSY Gives Thumbs Up to K-Town's "Gangnam Style" Restaurant

From pirate-themed bars to coffee shops shaped like the Titanic, Koreatown has always been known for it's gimmicky fads. But now it's been taken to a new, borderline litigious level with news that a Koreatown eatery has renamed itself after "Gangnam Style," the international mega-super-smash hit fro ... More >>

Tony Scott Jumps to Death From Vincent Thomas Bridge

Updated at the bottom with a NEW report that Scott DID NOT have cancer. Top was rewritten to reflect our own confirmation of reports of Scott's death. First posted at 9:01 p.m. Sunday. Director Tony Scott jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro today, the L.A. County Coroner ... More >>

Bobak Ferdowsi: Meet The NASA Curiosity Mission's 'Mohawk Guy'

As live shots of Mars rover Curiosity's Pasadena-area control room went viral, America was in awe ... over one guy's mohawk or, maybe, fauxhawk, depending on your point of view. Yes, as NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrated the unprecedented move of setting a car-sized rover on the red plan ... More >>

Punk Singer 'Casey Chaos' Drunkenly Terrorized Studio City in His SUV Last Night, Says LAPD

TMZ reported this morning that 46-year-old punk singer Karim Chmielinski -- better known as Casey Chaos, frontman and founder of the hardcore L.A. group Amen -- "allegedly smashed his SUV into as many as 15 parked cars" on a "drunken demolition derby" to his Studio City home last night. LAPD Sergea ... More >>

Rick Calamaro, Charlie Sheen's Assistant During 2011 Freakout, Found Dead in L.A. Apartment

The man who stood by Mulholland Drive resident Charlie Sheen through his notorious, likely drug-fueled freakout in 2010-11 -- and who many have speculated egged him on -- was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment yesterday, surrounded by "a pharmacy full of drugs," reports TMZ. Tragically, TMZ als ... More >>

LAX Evacuated, Flights Delayed Over 'Suspicious' Microphone in Suitcase

No, funny people of Twitter, the suspicious package that shut down Terminal 6 at LAX this morning was not the Stanley Cup. But the item that did rouse the suspicion of luggage inspectors just after 7 a.m. -- and brought LAX police, the LAPD Bomb Squad and a herd of bomb-sniffing canines rushing to ... More >>

Octomom Will Do Porn! (Maybe)

We told you she'd come around. Perhaps she was worn down. Octomom Nadya Suleman had a bad month. She filed for bankruptcy yesterday. Her home was also set to be auctioned off, but that was postponed for a week. And she was recently visited by child welfare authorities, who sniffed around her house ... More >>

Kim Kardashian Should be Taxed More in California, Video by Courage Campaign Says

We once joked that "Occupy that ass" could be the silly title of a porn spoof but, as they say, this shit is real. The class-warfare train is about a six-pack away from literally marching with pitchforks to the good side of the tracks, and the latest salvo aims at millionaire tabloid candy Kim Kard ... More >>

Top 10 Street Art and Graffiti Stories of 2011

Shannon CottrellJR in L.A.​Yes, year-end lists. Not even street art is exempt. But hey, 2011 was a banner year for the Los Angeles street art and graffiti communities, as they enjoyed plenty of worldwide attention. LA Weekly put together the ten L.A.-related street art and graffiti stories th ... More >>

Lakers Cupcakes: What to Eat on Game Day (Unless You're Reading This in Dallas)

Magnolia BakeryLakers cupcakes​Lakers fans have had a tough time of it lately, between losing Lamar Odom to the Mavericks and Chris Paul to the Clippers and Kobe Bryant to the divorce court. About the only people who've been enjoying this are the folks at TMZ, who at least get to take the Khlo ... More >>

'Tupac Sex Tape' Hits Internet Same Day as Sean Combs Is Accused of Hiring His Murder

Update: You want the dirt on Tupac? Here's the real dirt on Tupac. "The 'Keffe D' Tapes: 10 Highlights of Confession From Gangster Who Says Sean Combs Hired Him to Kill Tupac." TMZ claims to have viewed a sex tape starring the late L.A. gangsta rapper Tupac Shakur -- an alleged feat in multitasking ... More >>

Jani Lane, Lead Singer of Warrant, Found Dead in Ventura Blvd Motel

YouTubeJani Lane was found dead Thursday.​Read LA Weekly music editor Ben Westhoff's eerily knowledgeable obit of Lane here. At the bottom: What was found in his motel room. First posted at 7:09 a.m. Jani Lane, lead singer of the hair-metal band Warrant, was found dead inside a Ventura Boulev ... More >>

Shepard Fairey Beat Up in Copenhagen, Called 'Yankee Hipster' and 'Obama Illuminati'

Shepard FaireyFairey's claim to fame -- and possible downfall.​Don't worry: L.A. artist Shepard Fairey, 41, only has a "black eye and a bruised rib" after a pummeling he received in Copenhagen, Denmark last weekend. But the implications for Fairey's international street cred as a graffiti and ... More >>

Bryan Stow Beating Witness Matthew Lee Succumbs to Nut Allergy

Bryan Stow.​A man who escaped the fate of Dodgers' opening-day beating victim and friend Bryan Stow succumbed yesterday to ... nuts. That's according to TMZ, which reported that Matthew Lee, a witness to the infamous beating who himself was allegedly punched before suspects turned on Stow and ... More >>

Jeff Conaway Didn't Die of an Overdose, Says Dr. Drew

Jeff Conaway.​Despite reports that an overdose put him in a coma before his untimely death in L.A. today, TMZ reports that Grease star Jeff Conaway did not die of an O.D. Dr. Drew Pinsky tells the site that Conaway, also a cast member of TV's Taxi, succumbed to "overwhelming pneumonia and sep ... More >>

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Megan Lacy Wren Missing: Tom Sizemore Was Last Person Seen With Troubled L.A. Girlfriend

FacebookHave you seen Megan?​[Update: Wren's father hunted her down Saturday in Westlake. According to City News Service, she's now receiving medical treatment -- perhaps having to do with reported past struggles with drug addiction -- in Riverside. Sizemore's statement to TMZ: "I'm relieved a ... More >>

M-Bone, Member of "Teach Me How to Dougie" Crew Cali Swag District, Killed in Inglewood

M-Bone is first from the left at the beginning of the video, wearing plaid shirt. Several news outlets are reporting that Montae Talbert, best known as M-Bone, member of the hip-hop crew Cali Swag District, was gunned down yesterday night in Inglewood. The SoCal crew became world-famous thanks to ... More >>

Bin Laden Name-Checks L.A. as Terror Target: LAX Gets New Bomb-Sniffing Dog Team

LAX.​Who let the dogs out? The LAPD and LAX police did -- in order to detect possible terrorists with bombs moving through the airport. The announcement of the new, specialized canines -- the first team of dogs in the nation to focus on possible bomb-carriers walking through an airport -- cam ... More >>

VIDEO: Kobe Bryant Throws Towel, Mouths 'Faggot' to Ref at Lakers-Spurs Game

YouTubeKobe's angry F​Updated after the jump with Kobe's "apology." Oh, Kobe. Why can't you be more like your sweet, sensitive loverman of a teammate Lamar Kardashi-Odom? (Sans unisex fragrance. Because that's just creepy.) Despite a tight 102-93 Lakers win against the San Antonio Spurs last ... More >>

'America's Got Talent' Contestant Says Wife Laura Finley Was Beaten, Robbed in Mysterious Biltmore Hotel Death Before Halloween

The historic Biltmore.​An America's Got Talent contestant who says his wife was murdered at the Biltmore Millennium Hotel downtown filed a lawsuit against the venue for allegedly lax security that he blames for the purported attack. One big issue that we see with the suit is that the death of ... More >>

Zsa Zsa Gabor Now in Hospital for OTHER Leg

Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor​Updated after the jump: Zsa Zsa rejects doctor's orders -- giving her "a 50/50 chance" at survival. The only thing worse than losing a leg? Also losing the other one. We're praying for Zsa Zsa Gabor this morning, who just lost her right leg in January due ... More >>

Oscar Night Photos: Justin Bieber, Jon Hamm, Arianna Huffington

OK Magazine via TwitpicNatalie Porman and Benjamin Millepied on the red carpet.​With people tweeting photos from Oscar night, who needs Getty Images and TMZ? We've got the goods. Jon Hamm and Arianna Huffington even tweeted pics of themselves. Thanks guys.

Lindsay Lohan: Allegedly Stolen Necklace Returned, Cops Not Searching Lohan's Venice Home

Lohan almost invited police into her home.​Smart move, Lindsay. A missing $2,500 necklace police were planning to look for at her home was returned to the LAPD's Pacific Division Wednesday. Authorities had asked for a search warrant to search Lindsay Lohan's home after she allegedly walked ou ... More >>

(Video) Miley Cyrus Smokes Salvia From Bong, Everyone Gives A Shit

Somebody get this girl a drink of water​Updated after the jump: One college kid traded Miley's reps his copy of the SHOCKING salvia vid for a new MacBook pro. Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one who needed paying off. Originally posted on Dec. 10 at 11:50 a.m. OK, we know, we're part of the ... More >>

Snoop Dogg To Texas Sheriff Who Arrested Willie Nelson For Six Ounces Of Weed: 'Leave Willie The Fuck Alone!'

This one's for the elders​Another day, another way for Snoop Dogg to tell the world how much he loves smokin' deh weed. This time, though, he's not speaking for himself. Not even Prop. 19. Last night, it was country-music legend and "Dukes of Hazzard" sell-out Willie Nelson whose back Snoop h ... More >>

Murdered Hollywood Publicist Ronni Chasen Had Two Wills, $6 Million Estate

The Hollywood ReporterRonni Chasen with Morgan Freeman.​It turns out Ronni Chasen, the beloved Hollywood publicist who was gunned down in a shocking Beverly Hills murder, left behind a will and had an estate estimated to be worth $6.1 million. A possible motive? It's not clear. Beverly Hills ... More >>

Food Celebration Dinner: Giraud, Manzke, Drago, Nugent & Ramos Fight Hunger For You

Lee Oneness Foundation​Sure, you can stalk Walter Manzke at Le Saint Amour, or trail Alain Giraud around the Santa Monica Wednesday market for details on his new restaurant project, but why not leave all that to Eater (or TMZ) and enjoy the chefs in their natural habitat, like in a restaurant. ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan Freed From Lynwood Jail, Reportedly Heading Straight To Treatment Program

​Lindsay Lohan was freed from jail early Monday morning after serving less than two weeks of a 90-day sentence for violating terms of probation that stemmed from two DUI arrests. Paparazzi were camped outside the county facility in Lynwood late Sunday and early Monday morning as Lohan was whi ... More >>

Mel Gibson's Racist Rant Caught On Tape

Gibson's mouth is a lethal weapon.​Ah, Mel Gibson: He's already known to be a supporter of the Jewish community. Now he's demonstrated that he's a big friend of the African-American demographic through the magic of Tourette syndrome. RadarOnline, that perennial number-two to TMZ, got the day' ... More >>

'Survivor' Producer Took Out Life Insurance On Wife A Week Before Her Death

The Beresford-Redmans.​Former Survivor show producer Bruce Beresford-Redman took out life insurance policies the week before she was found dead in Mexico, ABC News reported this week. The Rancho Palos Verdes man was suspected by Mexican authorities of killing Monica Beresford-Redman as the cou ... More >>

Former Food Network Host Arrested For Planning Murder In Santa Monica

Juan-Carlos Cruz, cookbook author​CBS News is reporting that Juan-Carlos Cruz, formerly the host of Food Network's "Calorie Commando" has been arrested in Santa Monica after allegedly trying to hire a homeless man to kill his wife. Cruz was apparently scouting Santa Monica for an interested pa ... More >>

Body Of 'Survivor' Producer's Wife Flown To LAX From Mexico Today

The Beresford-Redmans.​The body of Monica Beresford-Redman was headed for LAX from Cancun, Mexico Wednesday as Mexican authorities continued to keep her husband, sometime Survivor producer Bruce Beresford-Redman, under suspicion for her strangulation death, TMZ reports. Her family requested t ... More >>

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L.A. Porn Stars Headed To Kentucky Derby

Shauna Sand's video cover.​Ah the Kentucky Derby, a spectacle of American royalty if ever there was one. It's the place to find billionaires, cotillion graduates and Southern belles sipping mint juleps, sporting their biggest hats and behaving their best. It's now also a place for ... L.A. por ... More >>

Did Michael Jackson Give Himself A Fatal Dose?

​TMZ is reporting that the legal team of the doctor charged on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson is preparing to argue that the King of Pop gave himself the final and fatal dose of an anesthetic drug. Doctor Conrad Murray's defense team, however, denied the ... More >>

Brittany Murphy Autopsy Inconclusive

​The county coroner's office completed its autopsy on the body of actress Brittany Murphy on Monday but came to conclusions and deferred its decision on the cause of her death until a battery of tests, including "toxicological tests and tissue studies" come back, according to a coroner's state ... More >>

Shriver Schwarzenegger cell phone dustup

It's pretty hilarious to see the headlines this morning after a paparazzi standing on the street corner just down from the Brentwood home of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger caught the former newswoman again yammering on her cell phone while driving a huge black whatever SUV.On the video, whi ... More >>

Jasmine Fiore Dated California Convict -- How Much Weirder Can This Tragedy Get

KFI's Eric Leonard has the strange scoop that the brutal killing and grotesque disfigurement of Jasmine Fiore now involves a new twist: she was romantically involved with a California prisoner and just a few days before her killing picked him up and drove him home.The unidentified prisoner, apparent ... More >>

Michael Jackson Has Heart Attack in LA, TMZ, LA Times Reporting That the King of Pop Is Dead

Developing: Michael Jackson was rushed to the UCLA Medical Centerl after 911 received a call at 12:21 this afternoon. TMZ says: "we're told it was cardiac arrest and that paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance." TMZ updated it: "A Jackson family member tells TMZ Michael is in "really bad shap ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Fewer Freshmen at UCLA The University of California confirms that, in a system already tightening the number of freshmen admissions, UCLA has the toughest 2009 entrance rates with the fewest number of new students admitted. L.A. TimesSupes Want Park The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved desi ... More >>

Octuplet Mom Update: The Circus Continues

Ever since octuplet mother Nadya Suleman was released February 6 from a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Bellflower, her public image has steadily plummeted  southward. Her early, somewhat-disparaging nickname, Octo-Mom, seems to have come from talk radio, probably KFI. By the time she checked ou ... More >>

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