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Blame 'Twilight': Street Closures in Hollywood This Morning
Photo of the Chinese Theatre by Nikhil Shahi via the LAist Featured Photos pool
If you get stuck in some heinous traffic this morning in Hollywood, blame Twilight.
Thanks to a 10:30 a.m. handprint ceremony at the Chinese Theatre for the bloodsucking sensation film franchise's Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, streets in the area will be closed down to make room for the stars...and their hordes of screaming fans.
Here are the street closures from Navigate Hollywood:
On Thursday, November 3, 2011 both North and South curb lanes of Hollywood Blvd. from Orange Dr. to Highland will be temproarily closed beginning at 4:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Hollywood Boulevard will be fully closed from Highland Ave. to Orange Dr. between 10 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on November 3, 2011.
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