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June 5, 2013
Paris Jackson Suicide Attempt Reported in Calabasas
In the middle of the new trial of the century, the Jackson family's multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Anschutz Entertainment Group, Paris Jackson appears to have tried to commit suicide. The 15-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson was hospitalized overnight after either an overdose or cutting a ... More >>
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March 20, 2013
Too Short Had Meth During Hollywood DUI Stop, LAPD Says
Cops say rapper Too Short had meth in his possession when he was stopped behind the wheel of a vehicle at Hollywood Boulevard and North Las Palmas Avenue at 3:05 a.m. today. You know where you don't want to be when you're holding meth at 3 o'clock in the morning? Hollywood and Las Palmas, which is ... More >>
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January 8, 2013
Charlie Sheen Says Villaraigosa Partied For 2 Hours With 'Hot Women,' Porn Star In Cabos
Updated at the bottom with Sheen taking it all back, sort of. First posted at 12:09 p.m. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa blamed us evil-doers in the media for our interest in a photo in which he posed with Charlie Sheen at a Los Cabos hotel over the holidays. We're in the business, he said, "of making p ... More >>
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October 10, 2012
Justin Bieber Sex Tape? Biebs Gets Punked in Calabasas as Video Stolen
Justin Bieber might have been the victim of a "swatting" prank early today, when deputies went to his Calabasas home on "false" reports of an assault, according to our reading of an L.A. Sheriff's Department statement. This as he tweeted that "personal footage" on a "computer and camera" were taken ... More >>
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October 5, 2012
Linda Hogan's DUI Arrest Comes in Midst of Hulk Hogan's Sex-Tape Scandal
Hulk Hogan's ex-wife Linda Bollea, a.k.a. Linda Hogan, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of driving her Mercedes under the influence of alcohol on the 101 freeway in Calabasas, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced today. It happened shortly after 1:30 a.m. on the 101 at Kanan Road, depu ... More >>
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September 27, 2012
A Review of Kanye's Sex Tape, Er, G.O.O.D Music's Cruel Summer
By David Thorpe [Note: I thought I had a pretty hot scoop when I snagged a copy of Kanye West's notorious sex tape, which remains unseen by most of the public. Unfortunately, my editor didn't think a review of an ill-gotten celebrity porn clip was appropriate for a reputable family blog like West C ... More >>
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September 13, 2012
'Leatherface' Actor Andrew Bryniarski Arrested for Hoarding Pomeranians in Santa Monica RV
We've seen a lot of shady shit go down in the legendary RV community of Venice Beach. But Santa Monica -- its cleaner, more stuck-up neighbor to the north -- has taken pains to ensure that mobile-home dwellers steer clear of its residential areas. Still, one veteran Hollywood anti-hero allegedly g ... More >>
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August 22, 2012
Turns Out LL Cool J Is Hard as Hell
A would-be burglar picked the wrong house this morning and the suspect was met with the fists of fury of one LL Cool J, who had in fact warned us via classic rap songs that he's "hard as hell" and that his "mama said knock you out." That's reportedly what happened to the intruder, who cops told the ... More >>
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July 23, 2012
James Holmes Smoked Marijuana, Took Vicodin -- Reports
Suspected Aurora massacre shooter James Holmes took Vicodin before the attack and was also a marijuana smoker, according to reports posted over the weekend. The 24-year-old from San Diego who was in L.A. as a summer camp counselor in 2008 took 100 mg of Vicodin about 2-and-a-half hours before Frida ... More >>
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July 9, 2012
Bieber's B.S: He Claims Paparazzi Harassed Him During Freeway Chase
That alleged, 100-mile-per-hour high-speed chase we told you about Friday wasn't all Justin Bieber's fault. At least that's what he's telling authorities. Bieber filed a "harassment complaint" against one paparazzo who he says was part of the chase, according to TMZ. According to TMZ's reading of ... More >>
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June 26, 2012
On the Streets With Hollywood's Autograph Hunters
A sea of screaming faces beckon movie stars to the sidewalk, where they conjure photographs, baseballs and -- when Johnny Depp appears, even a replica Freddie Krueger glove for him to sign. Outside Grauman's Chinese Theater, they downright beg for an autograph, yelling until their voices turn hoarse ... More >>
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June 20, 2012
VIDEO: Naked Man Terrorizes Hollywood Hills, Dreams of Morphing Into Inch Worm
Of all the "crazy naked man" incidents we've seen in L.A. (and we've seen a lot), the guy who terrorized the Hollywood Hills on June 12 takes the Stanley Cup. Among his various activities that sunny morning:
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May 15, 2012
John Travolta Is a Gay Massage Fiend, Lawsuit Claims
Updated at the bottom: Maybe it was all just a bad dream. The first guy has withdrawn his suit. First posted at 1:54 p.m. Monday, May 7. When a Los Angeles man wrote a book that claimed John Travolta was a well-known cruiser of gay massage spas in town, we were a bit doubtful. First, why didn't o ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
Junior Seau Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound in Oceanside
Updated at the bottom with the San Diego County coroner confirming suicide as the cause of death. First posted at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday. Junior Seau, the hometown hero and onetime USC player who became a star linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound thi ... More >>
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March 28, 2012
Nadya Suleman Poses Topless For Near-Nude Photos: Octobarf
All we have to say is, thank God Nadya Suleman turned down big-money offers to do porn a few years back. After perusing the topless, near-nude photos of this mother of the one of the world's rarest set of octuplets, all we can say is: Ralph. Wow. We will add this ladies:
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Federal Judge Says Chicks Can Slam Cheating Exes on Web; Gloria Allred Declares 'Victory for Women's Rights'
Bay City BombersMeet Stacey Blitsch, the new face of women's rights.Gloria Allred, L.A.'s biggest name in celebrity litigation, has long fallen on the sexier side of women's rights. She's gone after pervy politicians like Herman Cain and Arnold Schwarzenegger for their rampant womanizing, and ... More >>
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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
November 2, 2011
Lindsay Lohan Court Sentence: 1 Month in Jail, 2 Months at Morgue (and Please, Stop Tweeting)
ABC7 screenshotHappy lawyer, confused Lohan.And Lindsay Lohan's love affair with the L.A. County morgue rages on. Judge Stephanie Saunter waxed somewhat soft at the young blonde train wreck's much-anticipated sentencing today, demanding she serve about two more months of community service at ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Russell Armstrong Suicide: Husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Star Taylor Armstrong Found Dead
Russell Armstrong was found hanged in a Mullholland Drive bedroom last night, according to TMZ. He was the estranged husband of Taylor Armstrong, one of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. A major narrative arc of the first season of Real Housewives focused on the couple trying to save the ... More >>
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July 23, 2011
Giovanni Ramirez, Bryan Stow Beating Suspect, Exonerated Upon LAPD Arrest of 2 New Male Suspects, Reports Say
Antonio Villaraigosa and Chief Charlie Beck wrongly announcing that Giovanni Ramirez was the attacker.Updated at the bottom: Prosecutors allege the suspects cut Stow's tongue. A notably defensive Antonio Villaraigosa was unusually short on words at a press conference this hour with Chief Char ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
VIDEO: Bryan Stow, Dodger Stadium Beating Victim, Gets Into Fight on Opening Day (But Not With Giovanni Ramirez)
TMZAs Santa Cruz paramedic Bryan Stow slowly recovers in a NorCal hospital (good news: The Giants fan has improved from "critical" to "serious" since transferring from L.A. last month), evidence of his violent side continues to surface. Of course, it goes without saying that no over-involved ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Crystal Harris, Hugh Hefner Call Off Wedding?!
Trouble in paradise?Updated after the jump: Hef squeezes out a sad, sad Tweet. (Breakup confirmed.) Egads! Say it ain't so, TMZ: "Our sources -- who are all at the mansion -- say Crystal and Hef had a nasty argument this weekend on the phone. When the dust settled Crystal decided to 86 the n ... More >>
Blogs
June 13, 2011
Osama Bin Laden's Soggy Remains to Be Hunted by SoCal Shipwreck Diver
ABC7Bill Warren, 69-year old American heroBefore his May 2011 takedown, Osama bin Laden was one of the most hunted men alive: Many a bounty hunter and U.S. soldier gone freelance vied for his $25 million head. And in death, turns out, the Al Qaeda mastermind is still relatively popular: Bi ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2011
Anthony Weiner Gym Photos Revealed: Nude, Near-Nude Pics at Taxpayer-Funded Facility?
TMZAnthony Weiner probably wishes there was no such place as Los Angeles. First an L.A. blogger revealed that the U.S. congressman from New York was sexting -- including at least one nude penis photo -- with women who aren't his wife. Now L.A.-based TMZ published 11 Weiner pics -- one nude, ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Flo Rida Gets Arrested on Suspicion of DUI, Asks Officers for "Another Test"
The eyes say it allThe rapper Flo Rida was arrested early this morning in Miami Beach on suspicion of drunk driving. His blood alcohol level was reported to be .185, more than twice the legal limit in Florida. According to TMZ, he was stopped by the police when they saw him swerving in his ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Andrew Johnson, Gay Prison Guard, Barred From Wearing Uniform in WeHo Pride Parade by Homophobic Dept. of Corrections
TMZAnthony Johnson with superlawyer Gloria AllredWe at the Weekly usually beef with the California Department of Corrections on more budget-related issues like the rich, powerful prison-guard union's ability to twist the state Legislature to its will and preserve bloated benefit packages in a ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
Montae 'M-Bone' Talbert -- Behind Cali Swag District's 'Teach Me How to Dougie' -- Shot to Death in Inglewood Drive-By
Exposay22-year-old Montae TalbertUpdate: TMZ wildly speculates that M-Bone's murder was tied to a Twitter war over a girl, while the Los Angeles Times quotes his publicist as saying it was "a random act of violence." We're not buying either theory. Here's why, after the jump. Originally poste ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Pulitzer Prizes Announced: Jonathan Gold Almost Wins (Again)
No, Jonathan Gold has not won a second Pulitzer, but he's come pretty damn close. As the Weekly's editor Drex Heikes just emailed us all: Jonathan Gold was one of the three finalists this year for the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, Columbia University just announced. The prize went to Boston Globe ... More >>
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April 2, 2011
Charlie Sheen Detroit Live Show with LA Rapper Simon Rex/Dirt Nasty Turns into Total Disaster
Charlie Sheen's "musical director" Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen stare dumbfounded at a Detroit crowd that wants its money back (actually, this is from Scary Movie 3) We're receiving several reports from multiple sources that the debut of Charlie Sheen's incomprehensible victory tour of live sh ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Hackers Who Targeted Celebrities' Nude-Photo-Filled Laptops Allegedly Aiming at Politicians, Sports Stars Too
Sony / RCAChristina Aguilera was a hacking victim, reportedly.Updated after the jump with some doubt cast on the latest report. Hackers who allegedly have nude photos and video of Vanessa Hudgens, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, and more have apparently also set their s ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
Smashing Pumpkins' D'Arcy Wretzky's New Mug Shot Will Haunt You, Kill Your '90s Alt-Rock Fantasies Forever
The picture to the right is, of course, how we'd all prefer to think of former Smashing Pumpkins' bassist D'arcy Wretzky, forever glorious in her weirded out, lysergic '90s alt-rock glory. But today she got arrested in Michigan and, well, she don't look like that no more. Courtesy of (what el ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Zsa Zsa Gabor's $28 Million Bel Air House up for Sale Following Her Leg Amputation
Von A-Hole.Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, has been giving reporters tours of their Bel Air mansion, hoping it will drum up good publicity for a hoped-for $28 million sale following Gabor's stint in hospital that ended with a leg being amputated. Von Anhalt, who TMZ has ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Lindsay Lohan Accused Of 'Hand-To-Hand Battery' After Late Night Out With Da Girls
Having a more affectionate momentUpdated after the jump: Predictably, this has gotten way out of control. Betty Ford staffer and Lohan duke it out on TMZ. Originally posted Dec. 21 at 1:20 p.m. Since we happen to have an entire category on this here news blog for all things Lohanian, we migh ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
L.A.'s Simon Wiesenthal Center: 'Top 10 Anti-Semitic Slurs of 2010'
Mel, this list needs you.TMZ called it (as usual): Mel Gibson didn't make the "Top 10 Anti-Semitic Slurs of 2010'' list? Surprising, innit? It's a whole new era in unenlightened Jew hating. And the L.A.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center has the list of fresh recruits. At the top, former Associa ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Stage Raw: Hyperbole: Origins
NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on John Steppling's Phantom LuckNEW REVIEW GO HYPERBOLE: ORIGINS Photo by Rogue Theatre Ensemble It's not easy to wrap sentences around this fantastical storytelling spectacle created by a collaboration of artists under Sean T. Calwelti's direction, a ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Celebrity Chef Scandals: Pastry Dude Pleads in Plot to Pop Wife His Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
One of the more twisted stories in fooddom came to a near-close today when Juan-Carlos Cruz, the former Calorie Commando host on the Food Network, pleaded no contest to the charge that he solicited three homeless men at the Santa Monica Promenade to rub out his wife, Jennifer Campbell. Sen ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
A Spooky Death For Visitor Laura Finley At Biltmore Hotel In Downtown L.A. On Weekend Of 'America's Got Talent' Auditions There
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel was the site of a spooky death.Updated after the jump with the woman's husband, who allegedly was on ecstasy that morning, claiming that someone pushed her. First posted at 6 a.m. The Millennium Biltmore Hotel downtown was built in 1923, and if its walls could s ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Valet Killed: West Hollywood Club Shooting Caught On Video
A valet at a West Hollywood nightclub was fatally shot early Monday after two groups of party-goers got into a fracas. The man was apparently not the target of the gunman. KNX 1070 Newsradio reports that two other people were wounded in the attack. The shooting outside Guys & Dolls in the 87 ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
Shocker!: Vampire Weekend Preppie Album Cover Model Grows Up to Be Litigious, Money-Hungry Malibu Dweller
Litigious Malibu-dweller Kirsten Kennis, back in the '80sIt's always a red-letter day when Pitchfork has to link back to TMZ and all the sub-worlds of entertainment, as John Lennon and Timothy Leary would say, come together. And all through the magic of Vampire Weekend, the preppie gift that ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
Man With Pants Down Terrorizes Celebrity Shoppers On Robertson Boulevard
Swaggahottie via TweetphotoRobertson Boulevard has a high-concentration of star power for the sightseer: Kitson and The Ivy, Paris and Lohan. But the street's high-end shoppers and paparazzi were treated to an extra eyeful on Monday when a man with his pants down put on a show, according to t ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
Mel Gibson Investigated For Domestic Violence In Malibu
Actor Mel Gibson was being investigated for domestic violence, county sheriff's officials said Thursday. The case involves girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, who gave birth to the pair's daughter in 2009. A statement from the sheriff's Lost Hills Station, which patrols Malibu, reads that the depa ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Clippers Owner Donald T. Sterling Sued by 'West Wing' Actress
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling, who's no stranger to lawsuits of one kind or another, is now being sued by former West Wing actress Kim Webster, TMZ reported yesterday afternoon.Mr. FishL.A. Clippers owner Donald T. SterlingIt's been a rough few months for the billionaire, who made ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Johnson & Johnson Heir Dead, LAPD Is Investigating
Casey Johnson.Thirty-year-old Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson was found dead in her home near West Hollywood, and police have reportedly opened a death investigation. After a maid reportedly came out of the home screaming "she's dead," Los Angeles police officers responded to 910 N. ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Alleged Mistress Of Tiger Woods Pulls Out Of Press Conference
Tiger Woods FoundationGloria Allred canceled a press conference scheduled for Thursday that was to showcase Rachel Uchitel's denials of an affair with golfer Tiger Woods. TMZ managing editor Harvey Levin stated on KNX 1070 (AM) Newsradio this morning that Uchitel had an ongoing affair with Wo ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
The Balloon Has Burst: Papa Heene Is A Former Convict
Last week it was hard to avoid the saga of "Balloon Boy," 6-year-old Falcon Heene, who was believed to have been aboard his family's homemade weather balloon as it drifted above Colorado but who was later found safe at home. The sheriff in Larimer County, Colorado, where the Heenes live, called the ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
BREAKING: DJ AM Dies in New York
Story developing. Refresh often for updates. Flier for DJ AM's welcome home gig last fall at Avalon Hollywood TMZ is reporting that DJ AM, born in Philadelphia but a longtime LA resident, has been found dead in New York. AM was the co-owner of the popular high-end Hollywood nightclub LAX, ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
Iconic Filmmaker John Hughes Dies
L.A. Weekly just got word via MTV News, and now confirmed by TMZ, that iconic filmmaker John Hughes has died. Hughes, 59, reportedly died of a heart attack. He won over audiences with comedy hits like The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and more. Story de ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup
Candlelight for 200 Several hundred same-sex marriage supporters backing the overturn of Proposition 8 held a rainy vigil in downtown L.A. on the eve of state supreme court hearings on the measure's constitutionality. L.A. TimesD.A. to Decide on Chris Brown The District Attorney's office might decid ... More >>
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February 20, 2009
Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup
Sheriff Lowered Bar to Raise Ranks The L.A. County Sheriff's Department loosened hiring practices in order to meet recruiting goals, charges a report by the Office of Independent Review. L.A. TimesWorkers Protest Postal Ax About four dozen union postal workers rallied outside the Industry Processing ... More >>
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February 9, 2009
Chris Brown & Rihanna: A Bruising Story
L.A. Observed carries a roundup of dish from TMZ and RadarOnline on the beating R&B singer Chris Brown allegedly gave chanteuse girlfriend Rihanna in Hancock Park this past Saturday evening. The word is that Rihanna was treated and released at Cedars Sinai.Backseat driver: Chris Brown in attorne ... More >>
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