A recently released 9-1-1 call made from the Beverly Hilton's security team demonstrates the chaotic moments after Whitney Houston's body was found in a bathtub. A member of the Beverly Hilton security team reports to a dispatcher that an unidentified 46-year-old woman was discovered in her hotel bathroom not breathing. more ›

While the toxicology report released in March laid the world's speculation about the cause of Whitney Houston's death to rest, the mystery still remained: Where was the cocaine? Initial reports found no evidence of illegal drugs in the late singer's Beverly Hilton hotel room where she died, but reports of "white, powdery remnants" found in her room surfaced in late March. more ›

News updates on the untimely death of Whitney Houston last Saturday are flooding the Interwebs, print media and social networking sites, making it impossible to forget the unfortunate event of February 11 that saw the end of an unforgettable talent. more ›

In the wake of Whitney Houston's untimely death, the third annual Beverly Hills Wine Festival has modified its programming to include a very special tribute to the very special star. "Remembering Whitney" will take place at the Beverly Hilton Sunday, February 26, from 2pm to 6pm. more ›

President Barack Obama is returning to Los Angeles Wednesday for another campaign fundraising visit, and he'll follow that up with a trip to Orange County for more of the same. So, naturally, Angelenos are already bracing for a potential Obamajam, aka major traffic snafus courtesy the Commander in Chief's motorcade. more ›

An autopsy found that there was water in the lungs of Whitney Houston, who was found unconscious in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton suite yesterday afternoon. more ›

Whitney Houston's 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown collapsed and was rushed out of the Beverly Hilton last night when she tried to return to the hotel where her mother died. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, music superstar Whitney Houston was found dead in her hotel suite at the Beverly Hilton. Her body was removed from the hotel to the morgue for an autopsy, but Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen said, "There were no obvious signs of criminal intent," though it's unclear whether she died of natural causes. more ›

Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48, the singer's publicist confirmed with the Associated Press this evening. more ›

Here's our summary of our experiences at the 2012 Golden Globes complete with videos of people we spoke with. --- We look at our scorecard of winning picks (6 out of 11) as well as the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more ›

The 69th annual Golden Globe Awards are taking over the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills Sunday evening from 5pm to 8pm, and Angelenos should plan for road closures, bus route changes and street parking restrictions. more ›

If you're in town this weekend and hungry for some fun, there are two days left in the four-day bonanza food and drink event called The Taste. Merging two of last year's big food events, the long weekend of chefs, eat, drink, demos, panels, and live music is actually several events taking place in three locations around town. more ›

They landed, they were greeted by grinning politicians, they motorcaded, they mingled with venture capitalists, they were received at a Hancock Park garden party. Ah, what a first day for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Los Angeles. more ›

The Royals are coming, the Royals are coming! Los Angeles is rolling out the red carpet for a British Invasion of an altogether other kind: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Newlywed couple Prince William and his bride Kate arrive this afternoon in L.A. for a whirlwind weekend of do-gooding and glad-handing. more ›

In case his eyebrow-raising (warranted or not) emcee gig at Golden Globes didn't leave enough of a lingering aftertaste of the Brit's trip to Los Angeles, Ricky Gervais has left his mark on the side of the Beverly Hilton. Or at least someone has, in his name. MELROSE & FAIRFAX points to a piece of vandalism declaring "Ricky Gervais was here" spied recently: "We can't verify whether this was truly done by Ricky or not. Rumor has it that he is back in New York, while other rumors still place him in LA." Do you think Gervais is behind this spray paint stunt? more ›

Day three of The Taste of Beverly Hills brought out more local restaurants and chefs, as well as representatives from spirits and wine makers, along with nationally prominent food celebs for an afternoon of eat and drink under the sun called "Secrets from the Kitchen and Cellar." more ›

One will address the war and the other, Prop 8. At 3:30 and until 5 p.m., activists from CODEPINK and ANSWER LA will protest troops in Afghanistan and war funding outside the Beverly HIlton, where President Obama is attending a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. Then at 6 p.m., the Courage Campaign is organizing one about Prop 8. "Let's take this opportunity, just one day after the CA Supreme Court makes its decision on Proposition 8, to show our President our support for his daring promise to our community and to highlight the growing movement towards FULL FEDERAL EQUALITY," their website says. more ›

Starting last month, the Beverly Hills City Council voted to approve a series of amendments to city ordinances and laws, including the General Plan -- the bible of city planning. The changes were set to help pave the way for the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and condos, which will replace the current Beverly Hilton with a 170-room, 12-story hotel and an additional 110 condos that are said to be each sold for an average of $5.6 million (Trader Vics is opening a downtown location). Many residents of Beverly Hills, already sick of traffic and congestion, are opposed to the dense project, which is slated for the city's most congested intersection. So yesterday, after a 20-day petition drive, LAist Photographer Tom Andrews followed as they marched to city hall and delivered around 3200 signatures to place the issue on the November ballot. If enough signatures are verified, the fate of the project will be left up to Beverly Hills voters. more ›

After touristing in Hollywood, hanging at the beach and partying like a rock star at Mr T's Bowl, we hit Beverly Hills. Tourists go to Hollywood to see stars, but you won't see a movie star within miles of Mann's Chinese Theater. Stars work in Burbank, glam it up in Beverly Hills, and get in trouble on the Sunset Strip (Oops, is my Chateau Marmont film missing? I mean, ummm, I accidentally erased that disk). Let's just stick to the Christian awards for now...
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That's Chanell, from Riverside County, who graciously let us photograph her tattoo last night at the Beverly Hilton. Causing the most commotion on the red carpet was Eduardo Verastequi, the star of "Bella," who would shortly walk off with The Grace Award for Most Inspirational Movie Acting in 2007. A small group of women in front of me swooned and reached for their cameras, grabbing him before he even made it on to the carpet and he graciously acquiesced. Hmm - this I had to follow. As I made my way into the swarm of photographers, one excited scribe whispered: more ›

The Hollywood Foreign Press has just announced that the traditional Golden Globes awards banquet and show are being canceled and will be replaced by a news conference format that NBC will air. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, the new format will be an "hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton to be covered live by NBC News beginning at 6:00 pm PST on January 13." more ›

"Atonement" leads the pack of nominees for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards with seven nods, including top actor nominations for both leads, Keira Knightly and James McAvoy. "American Gangster," "No Country for Old Men," and "Sweeney Todd" also garnered nominations; you can read a partial list of the nominees here at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association website. Hayden Panettiere, Dane Cook, Ryan Reynolds and Quentin Tarantino read the list at the Beverly Hilton at... more ›

Talk show host, real estate mogul, crooner and all-around entertainer Merv Griffin has died. He was 82. Merv got his first big break as a singer with band leader Freddy Martin at L.A.'s Coconut Grove in 1948. He parlayed his singing career into acting in feature films in the 1950s. He jumped from the big to the small screen and found success as a game show host and sometime guest host for Jack Paar on... more ›

We interviewed Mike Davidson, CEO of Newsvine, at the EconSM conference at the Beverly Hilton today. We discussed everything from how anyone can make a cit-journalism hit on Newsvine (and take 90% of the revenues), to the details of the 13-month-old Web site's re-launch this week to Davidson's longing for the now-shuttered Mort's Deli in Pacific Palisades, where he grew up. This interview is not rudely cut-off, despite the distraction of the pool area below.... more ›

The inaugural EconSM conference, produced by Rafat Ali's ContentNext Media Network (parent of the excellent PaidContent site) is rockin' the Beverly Hilton with entertainment and new media heavies. EconSM addresses the present and potential economy of the social media marketplace in regards to online news, Hollywood, music, mobile media, and more. The amusing "Social Media Meets Hollywood" panel, in which Carson Daly sat alongside The L Word executive producer Ilene Chaiken, preceded lunch. Daly... more ›

- Malingering gets accosted by the craziest things - The Real Malingering - An LAPD detective was arrested for working as a celebrity bodyguard while being on paid medical leave from the department - LAT - MTV reality curse continues: The Bonaduces are getting divorced after 17 years of bliss - TMZ - 21 UCLA students were charged hefty fines by RIAA for downloading music - Daily Bruin - Millions of embedded videos on... more ›

The New York Times seems to think so. We can confirm that among the 800 or so who paid $2,300 a head to rub elbows with Barack Obama for a minute or two at the Beverly Hilton were: Jennifer Aniston, Burt Bacharach, Mario van Peebles, Stephen Spielberg, Arianna Huffington, Ben Stiller, Morgan Freeman, Zach Braff, Eddie Murphy, Ron Howard, Taye Diggs, Norman Lear, JJ Abrams, Paul Reiser, Christine Lahti, Jackson Browne, and Natalie Maines.... more ›

The big honchos in the upstairs offices are being forced to be nice for one more day this week. First there is Administrative Assistant Day (keep dropping those hints) and then tomorrow is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. more ›

As has been noted elsewhere, the LA Business Journal is reporting that Trader Vic's may soon be history. The bar and restaurant at the Beverly Hilton, which are rumored to be where the Mai Tai was invented, will be replaced by luxury condos and more hotel rooms, if the developer gets approval. more ›