NEW YORK -- There won't be much "livin' la vida loca" for Ricky Martin these days -- he's now the father of twin boys.
LUCKY MAGAZINE'S LA SHOPPING GUIDE with the 50 best stores in Los Angeles as chosen by editor at large, Elise Loehnen.
MALIBU -- A producer and talent manager, who was critically
injured after being struck by a car on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu,
underwent surgery late this afternoon, her office reported.
Raquel Maria Dillon | 5:52 AM PDT
LOS ANGELES -- LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose
signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic
sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from
injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band
said. He was 46.
LOS ANGELES -- Police have issued a citation to the owner of a car that crashed into a pickup truck driven by actor
Shia LaBeouf.
NEW YORK -- Christina Applegate is taking the long view of
her battle with breast cancer - the really long view.
BANGKOK, Thailand -- British glam rocker Gary
Glitter from freed from a Vietnam prison Tuesday, after nearly three years of confinement.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Girls Gone Wild" entrepreneur Joe Francis
wants a California court to rescind a settlement he claims a
federal judge coerced him into signing.
BEVERLY HILLS -- There was much dancing: Ellen
DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are married, according to reports.
LOS ANGELES -- " CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" has solved
the mystery of who will replace departing CBS series star William
Petersen: It's Laurence Fishburne.
CHICAGO -- As Cedric the Entertainer scanned the crowd of
more than 6,000 gathered on Chicago's South Side to remember Bernie
Mac on Saturday, he cracked that the comedy king was "still the
hottest ticket in town."
LOS ANGELES -- Madonna has reached her half century, but the queen of pop shows no signs of relinquishing her crown.
NEW YORK -- Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who
helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha
Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his
co-author, David Ritz. He was 91.
LOS ANGELES -- Hardcore fans of 30 Seconds to Mars aren't
the only ones who want more of the band's music. Virgin Records has
sued the group for $30 million, saying it has failed to deliver.
LOS ANGELES -- "The Dark Knight" has fallen. It took four of Hollywood's biggest stars to take down Batman,
but the Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder" ended the four-week
run of "The Dark Knight" as the nation's top movie.
LOS ANGELES -- A state appellate court panel rejected a
defense request Friday to temporarily halt proceedings in music producer Phil
Spector's murder case and to bar the prosecution from arguing the lesser charge
of manslaughter.
LOS ANGELES -- William "Engineer Bill" Stulla, an early Los Angeles children's television show host who inspired a generation of Southern California baby boomers to drink their milk with his signature "Red Light, Green Light" game, has died. He was 97.
LONDON -- Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges
relating to an alleged assault on his mother and sister at the
Dorchester Hotel on July 20, British prosecutors said Thursday.
SAN DIEGO -- Bail has been increased to 10 million dollars
for actor Shelley Malil who has pleaded not guilty to attempted
murder in San Diego in the stabbing of his girlfriend.
Concert Info for Singer Idina Menzel:
MIAMI -- Paris Hilton didn't do enough pledging for a 2006
sorority comedy, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Woody Baird | 6:30 AM PDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke,
officials with the sheriff's department said Tuesday.
WEST HOLLYWOOD -- The father of "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere is behind bars after being arrested for allegedly hitting his wife.
George Clooney has bought the movie rights to tell the story of Osama bin Laden's driver.
Richard Richtmyer | 1:27 PM PDT
ALBANY, NY -- John Lennon's killer was denied parole for a fifth time Tuesday by a board that said he remains a threat to the public. Mark David Chapman will remain in New York's Attica Correctional Facility for at least two more years for gunning down the former Beatle nearly three decades ago on a Manhattan sidewalk.
NEW YORK -- Matthew McConaughey says the birth of his son
will help bring a little joy to others in the world someday.
LOS ANGELES -- The Walt Disney Co. is closing down all three
McDonald's outlets at its Disneyland resort in Anaheim, Calif., on
Sept. 2 as part of a planned refurbishment, the company said.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former "American Idol" runner-up Clay
Aiken is a father. The 29-year-old crooner from Raleigh announced the birth of
Parker Foster Aiken on his Web site's blog Friday
LOS ANGELES -- Bernie Brillstein, a veteran Hollywood
manager, producer and power broker, has died of heart disease, his
production company said Friday. He was 77.
HOLLYWOOD -- Mr. Blackwell is reportedly showing signs of improvement.
JACKSON, Miss. -- Morgan Freeman was discharged Thursday
from a Tennessee hospital after the Oscar-winning actor was treated
for broken bones and other injuries sustained in a weekend car
crash in Mississippi.
Tom Hays | 6:01 PM PDT
NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a
criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the powerful
painkillers that contributed to his overdose death this year, a law
enforcement official said Wednesday.
From the Los Angeles Times
By Bob Pool | 3:15 PM PDT
Hollywood is learning that reality bites.
NEW YORK -- Scarlett Johansson can laugh about it now, but the actress says she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called "e-mail relationship" with Barack Obama.
OCALA, Fla. -- Actor Wesley Snipes must reimburse the
government in prosecution costs for his tax conviction.
LOS ANGELES -- Lauren Conrad has designs on an Emmy - or at
least designing a dress for next month's awards ceremony.
KTLA News | 11:54 AM PDT
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Kelsey Grammer has been released from a New York hospital,, one week after feeling faint, his Los Angeles-based publicist said.
Ken Ritter | 9:01 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson's only remaining co-defendant made
a last-ditch pitch Wednesday to persuade a judge to postpone the
start of their armed robbery and kidnapping trial.
LONDON -- A British celebrity chef says he's sorry for
mistakenly recommending a deadly plant as a tasty salad ingredient.
CHICAGO -- Conservative political commentator Robert Novak
has announced his immediate retirement after being diagnosed with a
brain tumor.
Erin Carlson | 1:47 PM PDT
NEW YORK -- People magazine has published the $14 million
photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's weeks-old twins, Vivienne
Marcheline and Knox Leon.
DALLAS -- It may have been Snoop Dogg's tour bus that smelled
of marijuana, but the hip-hop artist wasn't one of the two men
arrested on drug charges Thursday.
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