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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences leader is under fire - Los Angeles Times (blog)
At least one member raised the possibility of buying out the remainder of her three-year contract, according to half a dozen academy insiders familiar with the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity because board deliberations are supposed to be ...
Lakers look a little thin in scrimmage - Los Angeles Times (blog)
"I've known Baron forever," said a longtime acquaintance who asked not to be identified. "All he's ever wanted to do was be a Laker." Davis was waived Wednesday by Cleveland, which must still pay him $28.7 million, though it will not count against the ...
Material girl: Madonna - Los Angeles Times (blog)
“I thought people were going to get crushed it got so crowded,” said one young woman behind a counter who declined to give her name. While the concert was in progress, the pace had slowed somewhat, but she said, “It's going to get really bad after the ...
Kobe Bryant remains high on Devin Ebanks - Los Angeles Times (blog)
And throughout his rookie season, Ebanks minimized his social life and had no interest in even pursuing branding opportunities, according to a person close to him, for one simple reason. He wanted to work on his game. The Lakers remained high on Ebanks ...
No appeal possible for blocked Chris Paul trade - Los Angeles Times (blog)
"This is technically a New Orleans decision," said an NBA official who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the trade. In other words, one of the three teams involved in Thursday's trade technically got ...
Not all HFPA members wanted Ricky Gervais back as Golden Globes host - Los Angeles Times (blog)
“This is a question of which master is being served, and the network is a big one,” said the nominee, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the relationship with the HFPA. Ratings for the last show were about the same as those for the ...
Gary Busey, Ted Haggard to appear on 'Celebrity Wife Swap' - Los Angeles Times (blog)
It will actually happen on the new reality series "Celebrity Wife Swap," a source close to production confirmed. The actor and the former evangelical pastor — both of whom have made the rounds in the media, Busey for drugs and getting arrested for ...
Lawmakers want to question Solyndra investors about its collapse - Los Angeles Times (blog)
But administration officials said Spinner did not have a role in selecting applicants for the program and was recused from the Solyndra decision because his wife's law firm represented the company. "One important question for the committee to examine ...
Ron Artest's daughter embracing World Peace - Los Angeles Times (blog)
His 8-year-old daughter, Diamond, also intends to do so out of "love and respect for her father," according to a person close to Artest who wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter. TMZ.com, the celebrity gossip site, first reported the news. ...
USC basketball: Trojans receive verbal commit from Serbian forward - Los Angeles Times (blog)
The USC men's basketball team has received a verbal commitment for 2012 from Serbian forward Strahinja Gavrilovic, said a source close to the team Sunday who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Gavrilovic is 6-foot-8, 220 pounds and ...
Anonymous sources a 'vexing problem' in Washington - Los Angeles Times (blog)
11 attacks, but he questioned the use of an anonymous source and asked whether The Times had a policy about such usage. In Dilanian's article, intelligence officials argued that their new surveillance powers had helped thwart terrorist plots. ...
Molly Shannon to serve as a guest host on 'The Talk' - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Molly Shannon will appear as a guest host on CBS' "The Talk' this month, sources close to production confirmed to Showtracker. The "Saturday Night Live" alum will join hosts Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne and new addition Sheryl Underwood, ...
Stevie Wonder, John Mayer will join Tony Bennett at Staples - Los Angeles Times (blog)
24, the iconic crooner will be come to Staples Center, where he will be joined onstage by Stevie Wonder, Diana Krall, John Mayer and Carrie Underwood, according to a source close to the singer. For the so-called birthday concert, the source says, ...
Ron Artest won't attend hearing Friday for proposed name change to Metta World ... - Los Angeles Times (blog)
According to a person close to Artest who wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter, however, Artest doesn't plan to attend Friday's name-changing hearing scheduled for 9 am at Los Angeles Superior Court. The attorney who filed the proposal, ...
Ron Artest won't attend hearing Friday for proposed name change to Metta World ... - Los Angeles Times (blog)
According to a person close to Artest who wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter, however, Artest doesn't plan to attend Friday's name-changing hearing scheduled for 9 am at Los Angeles Superior Court. The attorney who filed the proposal, ...
Aaliyah: 10 years later, impact holds without posthumous releases - Los Angeles Times (blog)
“I don't think we'll ever hear anything,” said the employee, who requested anonymity for legal reasons, “and I hate to say that. But I don't even know if we will because there was so much internal beef between family, producer and label. ...
Pau Gasol hasn't committed to exhibition games in Australia - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Contrary to a report from the Australian newspaper the Herald Sun, Lakers forward Pau Gasol hasn't committed to playing in three exhibition games sometime this year at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, according to a person close to Gasol who ...
Assistant coach candidate profiles: Michael Malone - Los Angeles Times (blog)
1 assistant under Hornets Coach Monty Williams, but an NBA official briefed on the matter told Turner that the Hornets are mulling their options with Malone. CBS Sports' Ken Berger reported that Malone is also considered a candidate for the Golden ...
Seann William Scott out of rehab in time for 'American Pie' sequel - Los Angeles Times (blog)
"He completed the 30 days successfully ... he's doing great," a person close to Scott told TMZ. The funnyman took in a Knicks game in New York on Wednesday night, the first time he had appeared in public since checking into treatment. ...
Disney to break ground on Shanghai theme park - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Walt Disney Co. will hold a ground-breaking ceremony Friday in Shanghai for a long-awaited theme park and resort, sources close to the matter said. The event could mark the end of 16 years of speculation over when Disney would begin building its first ...
Screeching Weasel cans tour, members walk out after SXSW debacle - Los Angeles Times (blog)
... will go on sale this Saturday at 10 am, a longtime associate of Weasel’s team, who was hesitant to speak to the press because of the notoriety surrounding the incident and asked not to be identified, said that the Bay Area date has been canceled ...
Predicting Coachella 2011: The best of the fake posters (and word on the ... - Los Angeles Times (blog)
The buzz today online is that KROQ-FM (106.7) is planning some sort of announcement Tuesday evening, but sources close to the event say in no uncertain ...
Exclusive: Pete Yorn marries photographer Beth Kaltman before tour kickoff - Los Angeles Times (blog)
The weekend before Thanksgiving, Yorn and his sweetheart hit a Los Angeles courthouse to make their union official, a source close to the situation tells ...
VH1 teams with Weinstein Co. for 'Mob Wives' - Los Angeles Times (blog)
According to sources close to production, the network is teaming up with the Weinstein Co. and Ben Silverman's Electus to add yet another show to its ...
LA Unified suspends top facilities contractors pending internal investigation - Los Angeles Times (blog)
... according to district officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the issue publicly.