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Earlier this week, we introduced you to Megan Rossee, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps' L.A.-based girlfriend. But no sooner has Rossee made her introduction to the world then she immediately gets left behind.
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Actor Bob Hoskins announced that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and has decided to retire from acting at age 69. Hoskins most recently had a role in "Snow White and the Huntsman," but he might best be known for his role as P.I. Eddie Valiant in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
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Kanye West tweeted yesterday that he has a new track coming out titled "Perfect Bitch" and that the muse for the song was none other than his current gf Kim Kardashian. A short while later he took the tweet down, but we're wondering how Kardashian feels about the honorific.
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There are a number of interesting events tonight in LA, including a cocktail crafting session in Beverly Hills; a printmaking workshop at CAFAM; a book signing with Jeanne Cooper of The Young and the Restless; a DVD signing with Ziggy Marley and his sister Karen; and Jesca Hoop takes to the Largo stage. Read on for all the details.
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Though a movie about the 1992 L.A. Riots has been in talks for years, with perhaps a renewed interest in the Rodney King story, comes word director Justin Lin is in negotiations to direct the film.
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Once upon a time, "South Park" declared that it was A-OK to joke about AIDS, since 22.3 years had gone by since the onset of the epidemic. Whether you agree with that or not, most of us can get on board with the idea that three weeks isn't enough time to have a laugh at the expense of the shooting victims in Aurora.
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Just when you thought Snoop Lion was as real as it gets in the hip-hop world, his former mentor Dr. Dre is taking it to the next level: FX has just inked a deal with the former Death Row Records co-owner to produce a TV show about Los Angeles, seen through the eyes of both the crime world and the music business.
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There's some competitive comedy happening around town this week, but don't worry, everyone still loves each other very much. So much so, in fact, that the Westside Comedy is hosting a love-fest of former Chicago performers. Should be a great time.
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Octomom has put herself up for auction on a dating site. The opening bid for a date with the mother of 14 starts at $500.
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The LAPD is investigating a series of death threats made against Ellen Page that came through Twitter and calls to the L.A. Film Festival. The death threats started this June around the time that Page's latest film "To Rome With Love" premiered at the L.A. Film Festival.
