A woman who pulled over and got out of her car to help an ailing animal in Griffith Park this weekend was killed in a hit-and-run, reports KTLA. Zina Freeley, 66, who went by her maiden name Zina Bethune, was struck by two different vehicles on Forest Lawn Drive shortly after midnight Sunday. more ›

Well folks, it looks like the woman suing IMDb for posting her real age has come to a crossroads: "Jane Doe" was told that she either needed to reveal her identity publicly, or the case would be dropped. The decision was issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman, according to The Hollywood Reporter. more ›

The naked body of a woman authorities first was that of a teenager was discovered washed ashore at Camp Pendleton back on January 4, 2011, and now investigators are hoping the public can help determine how she came to be there. The woman was 58-year-old Anneka Vasta, also known as Anneka Di Lorenzo and Marjorie Thoresen, an actress and Penthouse "Pet of the Year" model from the 1970s. more ›

Actress and pop singer Selena Gomez, 19, says she has been living in "extreme fear" of a mentally ill man she says is stalking her. A judge has granted the Disney channel star a temporary restraining order against Thomas Brodnicki, 46, according to ABC7. Gomez says Brodnicki has threatened to kill her. more ›

480 hours of community service is a lot of work, and actress Lindsay Lohan has barely scratched the surface of her sentence. LiLo has logged a mere four of the 60 days--just 33 hours of work--ordered in conjunction with the necklace theft case that had her in and out of the courtroom recently. more ›

For stealing a necklace from a Venice jewelry store, Lindsay Lohan will be charged with a misdemeanor rather than grand theft, a judge decided today. KCBS reports that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner told the courtroom that she was "giving [Lohan] an opportunity" by reducing the charges. more ›

Known first as the young star with the stunning violet eyes, then the sensual but talented performer with a penchant for marriage, then a tireless crusader in the fight against AIDS, actress Elizabeth Taylor has died. She was 79. Taylor died of congestive heart failure this morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, after six weeks of hospitalization. more ›

Hollywood is a-tingle this morning, and not because of the impending arrival of Christmas. Awards season is on the horizon, and this morning brought with the dawn the announcement of the nominees for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Honoring the best in film and television, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's awards are considered a strong, though not always accurate, indicator of the ensuing Oscar wins. more ›

Actress Lindsay Lohan arrived at the Beverly Hills Courthouse shortly after 8 this morning for an 8:30 a.m. appearance in the courtroom of Judge Elden Fox, who is expected "to hand down a sentence," in the ongoing case involving the young star and her misdemeanor probation violation, reports LA Now. more ›

Authorities revealed yesterday that they did not suspect foul play in the sudden death of actress Brittany Murphy, 32, who appears to have died inside her Hollywood Hills home early Sunday morning. However, Los Angeles coroner's officials have scheduled an autopsy for tomorrow and the police are conducting an investigation, according to LA Now. more ›

In a story labeled "developing" celebrity gossip website TMZ reports that 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy has died. The star of Clueless and 8 Mile allegedly "died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived." TMZ adds that the Los Angeles City Fire Department confirmed that a "911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack," and that Murphy "was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival." [UPDATE: 1:09 PM] A Cedars-Sinai Spokesperson confirms that Murphy was pronounced dead at their facility at 10:04 this morning, reports KTLA. more ›

A new exhibit honoring actress Sharon Tate opened this weekend, timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the iconic Hollywood blonde's brutal murder by members of Charles Manson's "Family." ICON is described as a mixed media exhibition honoring the life and style of Tate which features the work of Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell. Included in this art and fashion-based showing are items from the actress' "never before revealed wardrobe," many of which were worn by model Lauren Hastings, who was photographed in the outfits. more ›

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If you've ever driven past the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood you may have wondered just who Beverly Garland was. more ›

Tween and teen boys and girls around the world may have gone into panic if they stumbled on either Yahoo! news or Wikipedia on Friday and learned that their beloved Hannah Montana, aka 15-year-old actress and singer Miley Cyrus, had died in a horrible car accident in Los Angeles. The report was a hoax that sent shockwave ripples through the internet, but was easily confirmed as false. MyFox Los Angeles knows it just couldn't be true because, well, they are The Media: "We would have heard about the story if it were true, especially since it was reported to have happened here in Los Angeles," the explain in an article posted today on their site. They also direct us towards the "old" version of the Wikipedia page that listed Cyrus' death. Only, well, another way to know it couldn't be true--look at the given date of death. Hopefully Wiki isn't in the prediction business. more ›